Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.
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Picture of the Day: Sunset, one way or another!
Roger Montambo submitted this photo and note: “This photo captures a sunset on a gorgeous day. The photo has the sun almost exactly behind the Cub wheel while flying westerly near Lake Norman Airpark in North Carolina.”
Human Factors: A tragic celebration
A flight to celebrate a dad earning his private pilot certificate ends tragically. What can we learn from it?
North Dakota college to launch aviation maintenance program in fall 2025
Set to launch in Fall 2025, the program is the only FAA-certified offering of its kind in North Dakota, according to college officials, who note instruction will take place in both the classroom and at the AMT Program Hangar in collaboration with the Fargo Jet Center.
New CEO for Lightspeed Aviation
Lightspeed Aviation, a manufacturer of aviation headsets, has named Heider Lazzarini as its new Chief Executive Officer.
SkyVoice Alert enhanced with new 1,000 foot range
Building on the SkyVoice Alert 500, the extended-range version is designed to deliver heightened situational awareness for general aviation pilots during critical takeoff and landing operations, company officials explain.
Training flight causes DC-3 to scramble off runway
The airport manager notified us that the offending 172 was a student pilot with an instructor and they were on the incorrect frequency. Apparently, they never noticed the DC-3 on the opposite end of the runway.
Picture of the Day: Wheels up
Gord McNulty submitted this photo and note: “A vintage Harvard Mark 4 trainer takes flight at the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association’s 40th anniversary open house and fly day in Tillsonburg, Ontario, on July 5, 2025. The all-volunteer organization, founded in 1985, has eight Harvards and one Yale in its collection.”
Slow start for legislation that could rein in ADS-B misuse
One of the things I do appreciate about the Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act, as I understand it, is all of general aviation is treated the same.