Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and improper decision to not refuel before the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
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Picture of the Day: Mooney sunset flight
Michael Williams submitted the following photo and note: “I captured this unique view of my 1965 Mooney C (“Lola”) at the Santa Rosa, California, airport getting ready for a San Francisco Golden Gate Bay tour flight at sunset on Sunday Sept. 15, 2019.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the […]
Questions from the Cockpit: High flight
If you like high flight, don’t pass up any chance to get a turbocharged engine.
Only 44% of GA aircraft equipped with ADS-B
Only 40% of single- and multi-engine piston aircraft are already equipped with ADS-B.
Blue Line Aviation breaks ground on $13 million facility at KJNX
More than 40,000-square-feet of hangar space to be coming online soon at Johnston Regional Airport near Raleigh, N.C.
Daughter’s story of dad’s record-setting homebuilt now available in paperback
The book gives us a glimpse into life growing up in a “flying family” with two pilots for parents, a family plane named Charlie and, quite literally, a propeller under her parents’ bed.
High density altitude impairs 172’s takeoff performance
Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off in high-density altitude and gusting quartering tailwind conditions, which resulted in a loss of lift and an inability to gain altitude during the initial climb.
Picture of the day: Reflecting on Oshkosh
Frequent contributor Jim Roberts sent us this photo he took at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 of a Howard DGA spinner. N1785H is owned by Jim Kreutzfeld, he added. 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 […]
Miscommunication common at airshows
Even when NOTAMs are issued, the human factor leads to miscommunication.