The pilots’ failure to ensure that the electric fuel pumps were on before takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of power on both engines during initial climb.
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Picture of the Day: The ultimate toy box
Bob Hayes submitted this photo and note: “This is always a good place to go to get out of the rain storms that come through every year at EAA AirVenture. We can spend the whole day at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh.”
Top 10 best-selling turboprops in 2021
The Pilatus PC-12 was once again the top-selling turboprop, with the TBM 940 and the King Air 350 sharing second place.
Alaska couple lives a pilot’s dream
Andrew and Carri Ann Mueller of Palmer, Alaska, live in a “pilot’s dream” home that gives them a spectacular view of Pioneer Peak, where they can taxi their 1973 Citabria 7GCBC or 1966 PA-18 Super Cub right to their hangar.
Swiss pilots on around-the-world flight make pit stop in Texas
The globe-hopping Diamond DA50 RG will also be part of Premier Aircraft Sales’ exhibit during the US Aircraft Expo, March 4-5, at Addison Airport (KADS) in Addison, Texas.
Take a trip back to World War II in Panchito
For one day only, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, “Panchito,” will be giving rides at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) in Florida.
A stupid mistake I would never make…
I attempted to takeoff from the wrong runway at Charles M Schulz Sonoma County Airport (KSTS), at a known hot spot (Taxiway Hotel at Runway 20). This is a stupid mistake that “I would never make,” nonetheless, even after I made the mistake, I was not convinced that it happened, so much did I believe that I had lined up correctly.
Picture of the Day: A family at play
Dale Weir in his Cessna 170B for a flight around the neighborhood. At the same time, Dale’s son Ryan Weir happened to be flying his Cessna 180, giving an out-of-town guest a scenic tour of the neighborhood. Ryan’s passenger in the back seat, Shannon Beaty, visiting from Anchorage, Alaska, captured Dale’s 170B over the Enumclaw Plateau.
Top 10 best selling business jets of 2021
2021 was a much better year for business jet sales than 2020, with Gulfstream and Cirrus taking the top spots in a list of the best-selling bizjets.