Bolt holding the throttle cable bracket goes missing, leaving Meyers 200 pilot unable to adjust power setting.
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Picture of the Day: Toys and tools at rest
An AOPA seminar on non-towered airport operations at Wisconsin Aviation in Madison packed in aircraft of all sizes and shapes.
Through the eyes of a child
By CALEB MUNDT When I took my first flight lesson over four years ago, I remember feeling a wonder at the miracle of flight. There is nothing quite like the feeling of an airplane finally reaching rotation speed and breaking contact with the ground. Over time, though, it can be easy for such experiences to […]
A great place to fly
A friendly gathering of pilots at KONX produced the consensus that the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. is a great place to fly.
FAA launches drone pilot survey
If you fly a drone (not a toy) the FAA wants to hear from you. Results of the 10-minute anonymous survey will drive future FAA services for drone operators.
AML-STC for Stratus ADS-B transponders expanded
FARGO, North Dakota — Appareo has received FAA approval of an expanded Approved Model List (AML) for the company’s Stratus ADS-B Out transponders. In addition to the previous STCs for popular Cessna, Piper and Mooney models, the AML-STC now includes Cirrus, Diamond, and AeroSedan. Appareo has continued adding to the AML-STC since the initial certification […]
Duncan Aviation to open satellite avionics shop at KBED
Duncan Aviation will open a Satellite Avionics Shop in Bedford, Mass., in early August. The shop will be located in the Jet Aviation hangar at Laurence G Hanscom Field (KBED). “We’re excited to make more of our skilled technicians and Duncan Aviation experience available to our customers along the northern Atlantic seaboard,” says Manager of […]
Student hits power lines during simulated engine failure
The flight instructor reported he was providing simulated engine failure (SEF) training, with a left 180° turn, to the student pilot. During the second SEF, he cut the power and the student pilot slowly made a left turn from downwind to base to the airport in Gilmer, Texas. The flight instructor recalled that the student […]
Picture of the Day: Flying over KHPN
Bill Pixley submitted the following photo of West Chester County Airport (KHPN) in White Plains, N.Y., noting: “Taken with an iPhone8 on June 22, 2018, on departure from JFK en-route to PIT at 4:15 p.m. Altitude was 4,422′.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via […]