The award was presented at the annual Spirit of Flight Day held in July as an outdoor event at the museum’s new location in Westminster, Colorado, close to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in Denver.
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Air Plains named Alpha Systems AOA dealer
Air Plains now offers Alpha Systems’ full line of stand-alone angle of attack systems for general aviation aircraft.
Inadequate maintenance proves fatal for pilot
Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate maintenance of the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation when organic debris restricted available fuel to the carburetor, and the pilot’s impairment due to the ingestion of alcohol, which affected his ability to safely operate the airplane following the loss of engine power.
Picture of the Day: Birds of a feather
Mike Guidry submitted this photo and note: “Two Cardinals meet each other at Peter O’Knight Airport (KTPF) in Florida. The skyline of Tampa is on the horizon.” 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 Picture of the […]
Blast from the past: A classic air show
Slip back in time to 1976. Gasoline cost 57 cents a gallon. That January saw the first commercial Concorde supersonic transport flight. The Winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck, Austria. Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs started a new company called Apple Computers. And in Harlingen, Texas, the Confederate Air Force gave an air show for the ages.
Have you ever seen a DC-3 on floats?
There’s one at Greenville Municipal
Airport in Maine.
Michigan pilot creates hangar man cave
The hangar’s man cave has a bathroom, shower, kitchen, and bedroom with bunk beds for his grandchildren.
FAA approval for new ELT options for experimental and GA aircraft
The ARTEX beacon provides search and rescue the pilot’s ELT emergency distress message and location in less than three minutes.
Stearman crashes after bolt breaks off in brakes
Probable cause: The failed retaining bolt and cracked backing plate, which resulted in a shift of the brake lining to contact the brake drum and a subsequent wheel lock when the brakes were applied.