Joe McMurray submitted the following photo and note: “Dr. Joe McMurrayin his Carbon Cub on floats on Lake New Melones in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.” 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 […]
Aviation News
Passing the commercial check ride
Bill Walker offers tips to help you pass your commercial check ride.
Original North American Aviation engineering drawings shown to the public for first time
“These drawings are going to change what we know about the amazing aircraft that North American manufactured during World War II,”
Changes to FAA call sign requirements affect charitable flying
ACA now assigns discrete COMPASSION call signs to volunteer pilots through its website.
Pilot looking at iPad hits another plane on the taxiway
Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to see and avoid an airplane holding short of the runway on the taxiway and the flight instructor’s lack of situational awareness.
Picture of the Day: Detour around the rain clouds
Matthew McCoy submitted the following photo and note: “My nephew Zachary captured this view as we detoured around some rain clouds en route to Hillsboro, Oregon.” 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 Day […]
The Spirit of Octogenarians
It took 57 years from first solo to getting his certificate, but 84-year-old Larry Long has fulfilled his life-long dream of flight.
Triple Tree adds new fly-in to line up
The fly-in honors John Hartness, 96, uncle to Triple Tree’s founder and a long-time volunteer at the field.
Sporty’s partners with Patty Wagstaff on new aerobatics course
Patty shows off all the maneuvers, from basics like loops and spins to advanced maneuvers like hammerheads and lomcevaks.