On Saturday, May 20, 2017, Minter Field Air Museum in Shafter, California, will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to celebrate Armed Forces Day. Officials note there will be free admission to the museum for everyone. The first 50 visitors on Armed Forces Day will also receive free homemade ice cream, cookies and punch.
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Flight Instructor Oral Exam Guide updated
The seventh edition of the “Flight Instructor Oral Exam Guide” has been released. Updated to reflect the latest regulations and procedures, the Flight Instructor Oral Exam Guide by Michael D. Hayes was written to help prepare applicants for their oral exam with FAA examiners. Using a question-and-answer format, the guide lists the questions most likely to be […]
Off-airport takeoff, crosswind bad combination
The pilot of the Cessna 150 reported he experienced a total loss of engine power and performed an uneventful forced landing to a road near Balsam Grove, N.C. The reason for the engine failure was later attributed to a blocked fuel vent tube. After landing, he added additional fuel to the airplane, conducted a normal engine run-up, […]
Beautiful, but unforgiving
Daniel Wenke sent in these photos from a late 2016 flight over the Italian Riviera. He notes: “Very panoramic. Unforgiving terrain in case of engine failure, though. Fortunately there is a ballistic parachute on the Savannah.”
From hooves to helicopters
By Alexa Paprosky. The only thing I had ever piloted before my intro flight had four legs, a mane and a tail. I was type rated in thoroughbreds and had only soloed airframes with hooves and brains. I walked into the hangar expecting to see a Clydesdale of a machine, but instead was faced with […]
Rare P-63 Kingcobra to fly at Warbirds Over the Beach
After years of restoration, the Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Air Force’s Bell P-63 Kingcobra will grace the skies above the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach at the annual Warbirds Over the Beach air show May 20-21. After over 17 years of restoration work, this rare airworthy P-63 will take part in aerial displays both […]
REMOS hits milestone
PASEWALK, Germany – Since producing its first aircraft, a G-3 Mirage, 20 years ago, REMOS Aircraft recently hit a milestone, delivering serial number 450. Susanne and Harmut Lang, the new owners of the GXNXT, (known as a GXnXES in the United States), took possession at their aircraft after it was flown to Bremgarten in southern Germany by […]
Wyoming Jet Center applies to open FBO at KJAC
A second FBO could soon come to Jackson Hole Airport (KJAC) in Wyoming. Wyoming Jet Center has submitted an application to open an FBO at the airport. If approved by the Jackson Hole Airport Board, airport users will again have a choice of FBOs at KJAC after a two-decade hiatus. “We look forward to establishing a world-class FBO […]
Upgrades begin at New England Air Museum
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — Work has begun on major improvements at the New England Air Museum adjacent to Bradley International Airport. The $1.9 million project includes creating mezzanines in two of the aircraft hangars. Complete with staircases and elevators, they will provide amazing vistas over the museum’s aircraft collections and provide much needed space for additional exhibits, […]