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Aviation News
Fuel starvation proves fatal for pilot
The pilot’s fuel mismanagement during flight, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Picture of the Day: Time for a skate
Nano Jacobsen submitted this photo and note: “A Cessna 206 on a frozen lake in Alaska.”
Giant Antonov AN-225 destroyed in Ukraine
The one and only An-225 has become a casualty of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Video: How many Gs can you take?
A new video looks into why it’s important for general aviation pilots to understand their tolerance to G forces, including what factors could lead to G-force induced loss of consciousness.
Pilot shelter in the works at Creighton Island airstrip
The plan is to mill the lumber from the island’s timber to build the shelter.
Work begins on new hangar at KDVT
The first phase of the 60,000-square-foot hangar complex is expected to be completed by early 2023.
Birds interrupt landing
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around to avoid birds, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over.
Picture of the Day: In the air, finally
James Wiebe submitted this photo and note: “This Belite Aircraft Chipper 2 was built three years ago but was never flown late 2021. The Belite Aircraft factory fire, life, and so forth got in the way. But I’m flying it now. This photo was shot with an Insta360 X2 on a 10′ boom mounted to the lift strut over McMaster Gliderport (29KS) in Kansas, which the base of my airplane activities.”