The pilot’s failure to ensure that the amphibious airplane’s wheels were retracted before attempting a water landing, resulting in a nose over during touch down. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a checklist available to the pilot.
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Pictures of the Day: My son’s first flight in a Cub
Matt Hofeldt submitted this photo and note: “My son, Jet, 4, riding in a Cub for the first time as we fly over rural Wisconsin.”
Not your granddad’s hot spot
In my granddad’s day, an airport hot spot was a bar or a diner close to the field where pilots, mechanics, line service personnel, and aviation enthusiasts could gather for a cold one at the end of the day. Today, that designation refers to a point on the airport grounds where it is possible, if not likely, that confusion may result in an airplane, truck, car, or other motorized vehicle straying onto a chunk of pavement other than the one the pilot or driver intended — potentially with tragic results.
Improve your piloting skills at the big show
Breakfast is included with each morning session and lunch with each afternoon session.
A fly-in with a twist
A fly-in and yard sale will be held July 23, 2022, at Compass Aviation’s facility at KEHO to raise funds for mission aviation and flight training scholarships.
Free drone training from Reno Air Races
The class is free for military veterans and their families, public safety officers, and high school educators and high school students.
Training flight ends in runway excursion
We were over the runway at about 15 feet AGL when the engine went quiet. The right wing dropped and we lost all lift without hearing the stall horn.
Picture of the Day: Husky Fly-In
James Ayers submitted this photo and note: “Planes line up at the 2022 Husky Fly-In in Idaho.”
Fun and fellowship at the Gathering of Warbirds Reunion
The Gathering of Warbirds Reunion had a small town intimacy to it with friendly folks happy to chat about planes or cars or both.