Gary Jones submitted this photo and note: “My granddaughter, Adrianne Fazio, at the controls of a Piper Warrior.”
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Are you prepared to encounter a mountain wave?
Many general aviation pilots don’t think they have to worry about mountain waves — those are for King Air drivers. But Margaret Lamb, an expert on mountain weather, says “Just because you are flying a single-engine piston aircraft at a lower altitude, don’t think for a minute that you will be less exposed to severe turbulence and downdrafts under mountain wave conditions.”
Civil Air Patrol marks full year of pandemic operations
As the Civil Air Patrol enters the second year of its COVID-19 operations, officials take stock of the ongoing mission, including helping at vaccine sites, donating blood, delivering food, test kits, and vaccines, and much more.
Oshkosh camping experience prize in Pilot Your Own Adventure contest
To win, you must write up to 1,000 words about flying in a general aviation aircraft to a unique adventure. Deadline for entries is June 1, 2021.
Handbook for G3000 and G5000 glass cockpits released
Max Trescott, the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year, uses a narrative approach to explain the G3000 and G5000 from a pilot’s perspective in ways that both beginners and experts can understand.
Pilot crashes after exceeding plane’s critical angle of attack
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an uncoordinated turn while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Picture of the Day: Loadstar and Roadster
Reb Stimson submitted this photo and note: “A Lockheed Loadstar and a 1934 Ford Roadster in Fort Worth, Texas.”
Airparks: The ultimate aviation lifestyle
Airpark living, for an aviator, is the ultimate aviation lifestyle. Start your search at Living With Your Plane.
Fabric from first Wright Flyer on Mars
In 1969, the Wright family gave Neil Armstrong a piece of the 1903 flyer fabric to take with him to the Moon. In 1998, Carillon Park and the family gave John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, a piece of the fabric to take with him on his flight in the Space Shuttle.