On April 6, 2023, more than 400 students and educators made the journey to American Airlines Hangar 80 at Tulsa International Airport (KTUL) to attend the first-ever Oklahoma Student Pilot Day.
Aircraft
King Schools expands Cessna Flight Training System
The complete set of courses allows a flight school to develop a professional pilot program that will take a candidate all the way from zero hours to airline hire, King Schools officials noted.
Picture of the Day: End of the day
Chris Souchon submitted this photo and note: “A Piper PA31-325 CR in Lusaka, Zambia, back in the the hangar after a day’s flying up north and just in time to beat the storm on the way home.”
Human Factors: No gentleman
In a strange case of life imitating art, an Oregon pilot crashes into the ocean after learning he has Stage 4 cancer. Can we learn anything from this crash?
Tackling the pilot shortage
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has received a $485,000 FAA grant to tackle the shortage of employees in the aviation industry by providing free training to high school students hoping to become pilots, drone operators, and aerospace engineers.
ForeFlight acquires CloudAhoy
Founded in 2011, CloudAhoy is a provider of post-flight debriefing, analytics, and flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) software for general aviation pilots and flight training organizations.
STEM Flights launches new app to aid volunteer pilot mentors
STEM Flights, a national non-profit organization that uses volunteer general aviation pilots to fly kids on missions that introduce them to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), as well as aviation careers, has released a new mobile app.
Picture of the Day: Taxi tracks
Scott Crosby submitted this photo with a note: “My 1978 Cessna 182Q, N422SP, at the Triple Tree Aerodrome (SC00), near Enoree, South Carolina. I landed early in the morning, before the morning dew had yet evaporated. Taxiing left the tracks shown in the photo.”
What is causing that popping noise in my engine?
Question for Paul McBride, General Aviation News’ engines expert: I’ve noticed that if I reduce the throttle quickly I get a popping noise from the exhaust for a few seconds that then quits. A slow reduction in power to idle doesn’t cause it.