What can we learn from a training flight that never left the ground?
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Student and CFI Land on Road After Starving the Engine of Fuel
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s lack of fuel management during the flight and the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of his student’s fuel management, resulting in fuel starvation and a forced landing to a highway.
Pilot Seriously Injured When Hit by Prop
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to disengage the ignition prior to moving the propeller by hand resulting in the inadvertent starting of the engine.
A Labor of Love: Keeping the Oldest Cessna 140 Flying
Jeremy King has always had a “crush” on the Cessna 140, so he jumped on the opportunity to buy one. Then he discovered it was the sixth 140 ever built.
A Comanche Returns Home
About 43 years after his great-grandfather sold his 1966 Piper Comanche 260B, Brenden Rowland was able to return it to the family.
Hobbs Flyer Introduces USB-Powered LEMO to GA Adapter
The adapter is compatible with a wide range of headsets, including Bose A20, A30, ProFlight, and AHX models, as well as Lightspeed Zulu and Delta Zulu, and David Clark One-XP, Pro-X, and Jet-X headsets equipped with 6-pin LEMO connectors.
Fight to Recover Stinson Seized by Tribe Continues
A Minnesota pilot is fighting to get his airplane back after the Red Lake Nation seized it following an emergency landing. While he’s handling the fight on his own, he’s asking for help for an even bigger fight: Protecting the National Airspace System.
Sporty’s Launches New Seaplane Rating Course
The new course is taught by Patty Wagstaff.
FAA Invites Pilots to Share Their Stories
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, the FAA has launched Flight Path to America’s 250th, which includes videos, resources to learn more about aviation, and the chance to share your aviation stories and memories.