The commercial pilot took off for a personal flight in a Cessna 162 and flew uneventfully for about 44 minutes, including a touch-and-go landing at another airport about 10 minutes before the fatal accident, after which he made several turns in the area around Borrego Springs, Calif. According to the recovered flight data from the avionics system, […]
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Picture of the day: Waiting patiently
Frequent contributor Star Novak sent in this photo with a quick note: “This pretty 1946 clipped wing Cub waits patiently for a summer evening flight at Cedar Air Park (51K) in Olathe, Kansas.”
What engine is best for my Long-EZ?
As far as which engine is the most reliable high horsepower Lycoming engine for your plane, it’s a little difficult to name just one.
Video: My GoPro has gone to my head…
Smitty Smith from FunPlacesToFly.com recently posted a video detailing a quick and easy way to capture video, while giving viewers the feeling of really being in the pilot’s seat. He clipped his GoPro camera to his EAA baseball cap and off he went. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/CnKHgETlkVg
New York to Oregon in a Super Breezy
Washington’s Sanford Reim is flying a Breezy – N800PY – from Penn Yan, New York, to Hillsboro, Oregon. Reim launched on Friday, Sept. 9 and as of Sept. 14, he’d made it to Billings, Montana. You can follow along via his SPOT. Reim stopped in Albert Lea – his home town and where he learned to […]
Ford Tri Motor wings its way to Columbia, S.C.
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s 1929 Ford Tri Motor will be in Columbia, S.C., Oct. 13-16. EAA Chapter 242, Palmetto Sport Aviation, is sponsoring the plane at its home base, Jim Hamilton-LB Owens Airport (KCUB). The stop at KCUB is the first leg of the Tri-Motor’s Southern Winter tour, according to officials. Along with the Tri Motor, the chapter […]
Wheels & Warbirds takes off Sept. 24
Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas, will host Wheels & Warbirds Sept. 24-25, 2016. The fall festival features the opportunity for guests to ride in the museum’s collection of vintage aircraft and military vehicles. Families will enjoy the carnival-like atmosphere featuring games and activities for the kids, Word War II tank demonstrations, concessions, aircraft tours […]
Breitling introduces Navitimer Aurora Blue
Breitling has introduced the Breitling Navitimer GMT Aurora Blue. The 1,000-piece limited edition features an aviation slide rule and a dual timezone system. To adjust the main hour hand to local time, the wearer need only pull out the crown and turn it in either direction in one-hour increments – without losing any precision in terms of the minutes […]
Jet ski distracts pilot
According to the pilot, he was performing both water and pavement touch-and-go landings in his amphibious Piper PA-18A-150 in Gunthersville, Ala. On final approach for a water landing, he observed a jet ski come out of a slew area and his attention was drawn to it. Upon landing, “I found myself inverted,” he reported. FAA […]