Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to feather the left propeller following the loss of engine power.
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New weather observation system debuts in Alaska
A team of former FAA officials have created the Montis Weather Observation System (MWOS), which they describe as a “tool that goes beyond mere weather observations, offering a multifaceted approach to enhance situational awareness and response capabilities. It provides 360° camera images, an extensive array of weather sensor data, ADS-B tracking data, and a suite of analytics.”
Son solos in same Cub as dad, 34 years later
A first solo on his 16th birthday, in the same plane Dad soloed on his 16th birthday. And behind the scenes, four instructors and a little help from Mother Nature.
Pilot encounters wind shear
Probable Cause: The pilot’s delay in performing a go-around after a likely encounter with low-level wind shear, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to recognize the severity of the actual and forecasted weather near the airport and his continued approach to the airport with a thunderstorm and associated convective activity.
Ask Paul: Is this engine a ticking time bomb?
Question for Paul McBride, the General Aviation News engines expert: Checking with you about CHTs on Cylinders 5 and 6 reaching 445° on climb and cooling to about 400° after power reduction in cruise. This is in our PA-24 260B.
Loss of control on takeoff fatal for Piper pilot
Probable Cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and loss of control that the pilot did not recover from.
According to the FAA, I should be in a nursing home
I’ve spent thousands of dollars out of pocket. I’ve met every demand the FAA has made and still they keep moving the goalposts. At this point, it feels less like a medical process and more like a war of attrition. The FAA, it seems, is simply hoping I’ll give up.
Oil starvation brings down homebuilt
Probable Cause: Oil starvation of the propeller speed reduction unit which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Appalachian airports prepare for electric aircraft
Researchers from Ohio University are assessing more than 200 airports in Appalachia to determine what they need to prepare for electric aircraft and Advance Air Mobility planes.