Aircraft: Mooney M20K. Injuries: None. Location: Willmar, Minn. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was practicing solo takeoffs and landings. On the third approach he extended his downwind leg to provide spacing for another airplane. He said that he forgot to lower the landing gear and inadvertently landed with the gear up. He reported that […]
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Want to sell your plane? Be prepared to dance
By BILL WILSON If you plan to sell your airplane in this market, be prepared to dance. You’ll probably have to two-step, twist, boogie and maybe try some new routines before you’ll get that plane sold. And it won’t be the romantic experience you were looking for. Love is not in the air in the […]
Play Plane on the Brain
The Greteman Group, an aviation-specialty marketing firm, has designed an online aviation trivia game called Plane on the Brain. The free game was developed for use on desktops, tablets, and smartphones. Users click “play the game” and six categories in the form of flashcards appear on the screen: Early Days, Manufacturers, People, Terminology, Cockpit, and […]
CFIs tell FAA: Policy change will hurt aviation safety
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) have informed the FAA that an unexpected change in agency policy on Letters of Authorization (LOAs) for GA flight simulators will harm aviation safety, create a burden on the industry, and run counter to the intent of current LOAs. “The FAA should be encouraging better pilot training, […]
Video: Doors Off Over Baja California
Escape the polar vortex with this new 7-minute video that chronicles LightHawk‘s recent aerial photography expedition over Baja California.
Inside Airshows premieres
LiveAirShowTV premiered a new series Jan. 7: Inside Airshows with an in-depth look at Goulian Aerosports as they wrapped up the 2013 airshow season at the Wings Over Houston Airshow. Episode 1 looks at the team members, their arrival and set up as Michael Goulian prepares for the weekend show. Each Tuesday for the next […]
Zenith now shipping CH 750 Cruzer kits
Zenith Aircraft has begun shipping kits for its newest model, the CH 750 Cruzer. Introduced last April at SUN ’n FUN, the Cruzer is an “on airport version” of the STOL CH 750 that was originally designed for back country flying, according to company officials. Built for runways, it uses smaller wheels (with optional wheel fairings) […]
Intoxicated pilot crashes
Aircraft: Cessna 150. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Denmark, Wis. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: During a flight before the accident flight, the cockpit lighting failed and the pilot made an unscheduled landing at an airport. Later, a witness saw the pilot walking back to the airport with a 12-pack of beer. The pilot explained that he was […]
The best of times, the worst of times…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom; it was the age of foolishness.” So said Charles Dickens in “The Tale of Two Cities.” Little did he know he was writing about general aviation in 2013 — and possibly the year 2014. […]