“A summer thunderstorm in Tennessee quickly turned a very nice sunset flight into a landing nightmare,” says Jon Humberd, who captured the whole thing on video and is sharing it in the hopes that all pilots can learn something from it.
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New hangar complex coming to San Carlos Airport
The hangars are named for female aviators “to honor Zelda Levin as the matriarch of the family (that owned the property), and until she recently passed, was the oldest living resident of San Mateo County,” said Douglas Wilson of FBO Partners, as leasing agent for Skyway Center. The property that Skyway Center will sit upon is now part of the Levin Trust.
Flight school introduces merit-based financing
Coast Flight Training, a veteran led flight school with locations in San Diego, Dallas and San Marcos, Texas, now offers merit-based financing that rewards borrowers for past educational and military experiences.
Distracted pilot lands with gear up
The pilot’s distraction while looking for traffic, which led to his failure to extend the landing gear before landing, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a subsequent go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Picture of the Day: First solo at 14
Jerry Cornwell submitted this photo and note: “James Garmin turned 14 in November 2020 and completed his solo flight. The picture shown here is him flying a Schweizer 1-26 sailplane known as the little racer. Photo was taken at Herlong Recreational Airfield. James is a member of the North Florida Soaring Society in Jacksonville, Florida.”
What should my oil consumption be?
This is one of those questions that doesn’t have a perfect answer, but don’t make the mistake of thinking your aircraft engine is like your car’s engine.
Want to be a pilot? Charlie says send him the bill
Charlie Gasmire wants the world to have more pilots — and he’s willing to help pay for your introduction to the cockpit.
Milestone reached for new EPIC Caravan
Raisbeck Engineering reports it has successfully completed its pre-certification flight tests for its new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) program for the EPIC Caravan, a drag reduction system designed for the Cessna Caravan 208B.
New features added to S-TEC 3100
The new Version 1.4 update includes both software and hardware changes to the S-TEC 3100.