The student pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
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Picture of the Day: Final descent
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “Pilot Lt. Col. Rich Judy with the Civil Air Patrol’s West Virginia Wing makes his final descent prior to landing at Grant County Airport (W99) during glider operations.”
Ugly and slow, but airworthy
There is one piece of advice I pass along to almost everyone who asks me about flight training. It’s as counter-intuitive today as it was when a CFI gave this same advice to me nearly 40 years ago. It’s also every bit as true as it ever was. It is this: Buy an airplane.
Get ready for flying season with free webinars
The Experimental Aircraft Association has a slate of free webinars in February and March designed to get general aviation pilots ready for flying season.
New terminal at Purdue University Airport to be named for Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart’s connection to Purdue University will be recognized by naming the new terminal at Purdue University Airport after the famous flyer.
South Florida Business Aviation Association raises more than $50,000 for scholarships and charity
The funds, raised through the association’s annual Charity Golf Classic in Palm Beach Garden, go towards multiple student scholarships, as well as the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Angel Flight Southeast.
Experimental pilot’s complacency leads to forced landing
The specific mistake happened during my preflight. I missed the fact that the fuel shutoff valve was closed. I believe this happened because I got complacent.
Picture of the Day: Two T-6s
Kevin Cotter submitted this photo and note: “Two T-6s.”
Murphy’s Law and the search for an unleaded fuel for general aviation
Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. In the transition to unleaded fuel for general aviation, what could possibly go wrong?