Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s failure to effectively utilize carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor ice that formed during the engine run-up and taxi.
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Incorrect installation of fuel pickups leads to crash
Probable Cause: The incorrect installation of the fuel pickups, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing was the lack of documentation of the airplane’s unusable fuel.
The Renaissance pilot of Texas
Andrea McGilvray took a winding road to a life in aviation, from cooking to electrician’s apprentice to selling real estate, but she finally find her home in the sky.
Fly Like A Local
“The app is designed to help pilots when they need it most,” says creator Les Vancil. “Fly Like A Local gives pilots access to a local contact when things go wrong or when they need local information.”
Pilot crashes after taking off with inoperative fuel selector valve
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing was the pilot’s decision to depart on the flight with an inoperative fuel selector valve.
Human Factors: Planes, trains, and…
What lessons can we learn from a pilot who hits a train while taking off from a grass airstrip?
Pilot seriously injured when he tries to take off with damaged wing
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper decision to takeoff with known damage to the wing and his failure to maintain directional control during takeoff on rough terrain.
What’s not to love about Betty?
Airport Greeter Betty Easley’s devotion to all things aviation makes a lasting and positive impression upon aviators, with compliments about her posted on Foreflight and AirNav.com.
Kidnapping Hank or how I got my tailwheel endorsement
When Rajeev “kidnaps” Hank, a nursing home resident, to take him to an airport open house, he learns the value of connection in the general aviation community, as well as the value of an old man’s aviation memories.