In an emergency situation you either cut off thinking so you can act or you cut off fear so you can think.
More delays in search for unleaded avgas for general aviation
Finding an unleaded avgas has proved more challenging than anticipated.
Australia’s Matt Hall wins latest Red Bull Air Race
Australian pilot Matt Hall blew the Red Bull Air Race World Championship open with a win at the sport’s first race at Lake Balaton, Hungary. Finishing second, Great Britain’s Ben Murphy clinched the first race podium of his World Championship career, and in third, Canada’s Pete McLeod grabbed his first race podium since 2018. Meanwhile, […]
Twin Tigers take top air show award
The team flies twin Yak-55s.
CFIT fatal for four
Probable cause: The pilot’s controlled flight into terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to fly at low altitude in close proximity to the rising terrain.
Picture of the Day: Power Off 180
JT LaGrange submitted the following photo and note: “Performing a power off 180 during commercial training at Lebanon Municipal Airport (M54) in Tennessee in a Piper Arrow. Believe it or not, as high as it looks, I hit the captain’s bars right on.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the […]
Building the next generation, one kid at a time
Long before the current shortages of pilots, mechanics, and other related positions in the aviation industry, officials with Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 set out to introduce young people to aviation. Based at Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Florida, the chapter’s youth program began informally about five years ago with the Boy Scouts. For a […]
Video: P-51 Mustang vs. Yakovlev Yak-3
A recently posted video to YouTube compares a P-51 Mustang and a Yak-3, which both performed at the same airshow. What do you think? Which aircraft is better?
60,000 Young Eagles in virtual pilot school
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Officials with the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program, which has provided more than 2.1 million free flight experiences to kids, has hit another milestone: 60,000 of those Young Eagles have enrolled in Sporty’s Learn to Fly course, offered free to the kids. The Sporty’s Learn to Fly course […]