Applications are due Oct. 17, 2021, for next year’s program, which includes a free online component as well as a six-day residency at the museum during the summer.
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Cirrus expands to Central Florida
CIrrus will open new locations at Kissimmee Gateway Airport and Orlando Executive Airport.
Misjudgments, mistakes, and missing the big picture
Since I had cut off the PA28, I figured the only possibility was that I had turned into my crosswind turn too early. However, I was confused about this as the PA28 had reported being on crosswind at least a full minute before I had even started my crosswind turn, and I could not figure out as to how they would then end up behind me.
Picture of the day: On the right track
Ted Luebbers sent in this photo with a note: “Granpa Frank McCutcheon shows his granddaughter, Molly, how to fly using one of EAA Chapter 534’s simulators. Frank is one of the chapter’s A&Ps and private pilot who keeps both young and old on the right track while repairing and building aircraft.”
A stay of execution in Hawaii
This is where the family feud analogy comes full circle in my mind. HDOT, the Army, and the FAA are all cousins, and on this topic, they aren’t getting along all that well.
Scenes from the Zenith homecoming
The 30th annual Zenith Homecoming featured STOL demonstrations, seminars and workshops, and a tribute to designer Chris Heintz, who passed away in April 2021.
Congress tackles FAA’s new flight training policy
“This is an important first step toward a solution to the FAA’s misguided interpretation on flight training. The FAA did not heed the committee’s bipartisan call to work toward a consensus solution in July and now Congress is taking action,” said Rep. Sam Graves.
Registration opens for virtual IA renewal series
For 2022, Concorde is offering IA seminars focused on three distinct disciplines: Piston, turbine, and rotorcraft.
Fuel exhaustion, failure to follow emergency checklist lands plane in a ditch
The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport landing and impact with vegetation and a ditch. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the Emergency Power Loss During Flight checklist.