The Boy Scout Law isn’t something that keeps me up nights. Well, not most nights, anyway. Yet I find myself thinking about it more and more often these days. Those 12 points from my youthful, somewhat rudderless phase of life seem to keep coming back to me at the oddest times now. If you were […]
Aviation News
Video: Avoiding a close call in the air
Have you ever had a mid-air close call in what seemed like wide-open skies? Even the most seasoned pilots have occasionally been surprised by unseen aircraft. In a new video from the FAA posted on YouTube, several pilots talk about the advantages of having ADS-B in their airplanes, noting that having a near-miss turned them […]
Sport Air Racing League prepares for takeoff
The first race of the 2018 Sport Air Racing League season will take off April 7, 2018, at Sandersville, Georgia, with the Sunrise 100 Air Race. The fourth annual Sunshine Express 400 takes off the next day, April 8, with racers making their way to Winter Haven, Florida, in time for SUN ‘n FUN in nearby […]
Geospatial Intelligence program goes online
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — With drone technology advancing into more and more industries, the aerospace department at Northland Community & Technical College (NCTC) is gearing up to take its Geospatial Intelligence Analysis program online this fall. The move to a distance learning format will allow the college to train students around the world for […]
Fatigue crack ends in ground loop
The private pilot was landing the Cessna 140 on a dry, hard-surfaced runway in Independence, Oregon. He said the approach and touchdown were normal. Just after touchdown, he felt “something similar to a bump,” and the airplane started to drift to the left. He thought that the plane possibly had a flat tire and tried to […]
Picture of the day: Spacewalker
Don Tevis sent in this photograph for Picture of the Day, explaining: “Spacewalker II resting just off the grass runway at Emporia Municipal Airport (KEMP) in Kansas after a perfectly fun afternoon of flying. This Spacewalker has the Lycoming 0-235 engine.” Would you to like have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You […]
Boeing P-12, F4B refined the art of American biplane fighters
The decade of the 1920s was a transitional time for American military aircraft design and construction. Early fighters of the era, though better than the machines of the recently concluded Great War, were hardly revolutionary. They began employing welded steel tube fuselages, a design advancement proven in combat with Fokker fighters flown by German airmen. […]
Video: From first rivet to first flight
Smitty Smith, the force behind FunPlacesToFly.com, recently posted this video of Pat Long’s Hatz Classic experimental aircraft, built in his garage. The video shows the aircraft from the beginning of construction to first flight.
KSAV working to integrate drones into airport operations
SAVANNAH, Georgia — Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is partnering with Woolpert to integrate unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technologies into airport and airfield operations. KSAV is one of the first commercial service airports to formally integrate drone technologies into its regular operational programs for inspection, maintenance, monitoring and facility management, including supporting its Part 139 […]