Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to yield to traffic established on the taxiway, which resulted in a ground collision.
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Picture of the Day: Instructing in the age of Rona
Neita Montague submitted this photo and note: “Neita Montague before closing the canopy in the back seat of her ASK 21 for a first flight of for 15-year-old Syd Whisler. Neita will also wear oxygen, her student a mask, and all vents will be open.” Wouldyou like to have your photo featured as Picture of […]
What’s it worth to ya?
I have never met anyone, ever, who believed their life was better before they learned to fly.
DC-3 Society launches
Over the years, D-Day Squadron officials say they witnessed a plethora of young people whose minds and curiosity were sparked with the site of a DC-3.
TBMs joins Millennium Club
The 1,000th TBM is a TBM 940 destined for an owner in the United States.
Tail Slide now available in Canada
The validation allows the Tail Slide to be immediately installed on every Canada-registered Cessna 172, 172RG, 175, T-41, Hawk XP, 182, 206, 207, and 210.
Pilot selects empty fuel tank for takeoff
Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an empty fuel tank for takeoff, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
Picture of the Day: Home Sweet Home
Gerald Griggs submitted this photo and note: “At home in the neighborhood of Blakesburg, Iowa’s Antique Airplane Association fly-in, Labor Day weekend, 2020. Airplane is NC28050, a 1940 Piper J-5A.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for […]
Why is the cockpit called the cockpit?
There are three competing theories to explain the use of the word “cockpit” as the name for the nerve center of an airplane.