As I released the brakes to start my roll forward I saw an airplane taxiing at high speed past me on the right and then in front of me onto the runway. There is no way he could have not seen me. He had to taxi forward of my position and around me in a very tight area to avoid striking my wingtip or going off of the narrow 40-foot-wide runway.
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Picture of the Day: Formation flight in Chile
Carlos Valle C. submitted this photo and note: “Three PA-18s, a Maule M-4-180V, and a Cessna 172 on formation for a low pass over Runway 19 at Santa Teresa del Almendral Airport in Chile at sunset.”
Getting the lead out is just the first step
Most pilots think once they start flying with unleaded fuel, general aviation will no longer be polluting the air. A quick look at the automobile industry and the changes it has had to make show that this is just the beginning.
Back to the Backcountry
Now available to view for free is a recording of an Air Safety Institute webinar that looks at accidents in the backcountry, with an eye towards preventing these accidents in the future. Not a backcountry pilot? You can still learn something, says Bill McGlynn, president of the Recreational Aviation Foundation, who was one of the panelists on the webinar, along with Mike Patey, and the presidents of the Utah Back Country Pilots Association and the Montana Pilots Association.
New Aircraft Mechanic Training Center in the works at Dayton airport
The new training center, which will be housed in a renovated hangar at Dayton International Airport, is expected to open in early 2023.
Ice Light gets FAA nod
The PWI LED Ice light is approved for a variety of aircraft from Barons and King Airs to Cessna Caravans and Centurions.
Stearman narrowly avoids mid-air with banner tow airplane
I realized that I had made a mistake. Even though I had visually cleared the area in front of me, I should not have flown a shallow, wings level, straight-ahead descent. I should have made one (or more) S-turns during the descent to scan for traffic ahead and below my flight path.
Picture of the Day: Rainbow Cub
Rusty Eichorn submitted this photo and note: “A Super Cub on the ramp at KGPZ in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, after an October day of rain and a beautiful end to the day. There is nothing more fun or simplistic than a Super Cub. I’ve been flying them for almost 40 years.”
The future is behind us
The idea of replacing more than 100 aging traditional control towers with more than 100 new traditional control towers is frustrating to me.