The flight instructor’s failure to retract the flaps during an attempted go-around and his failure to maintain the runway heading, which resulted in a collision with terrain left of the runway.
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Picture of the Day: Winter bird
Harry Fenton submitted this photo and note: “Our white Champ resting at Bob Hilbert’s airstrip near Marengo, Illinois, after a day of skiplane flying. Some of the best flying of the year is during the middle of the winter with the plane on skis. Landing on frozen lakes and open fields next to farm homes are off-airport fun that can only be experienced during the winter. Despite the cold, if the sun is out, the radiant glow of the sun makes for some ‘warm’ winter days that only northern people understand.”
Flying the Learjet
I felt a certain amount of sadness when I learned that this great airplane that has been an enormous part our aviation history will no longer be manufactured. Bombardier has decided to pull the plug on the Learjet. As a former Learjet pilot, I feel a certain amount of pride knowing I am, in a way, part of that history.
Pandemic hits airplane deliveries in 2020
General aviation took a hit in 2020 due to the pandemic, with billing and deliveries down, but GA officials are confident recovery is on the way.
Banyan Air Service Inspector receives Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award
The award acknowledges 50 years of 50 years of civil and/or military maintenance experience with no violations.
Celebrating motoring enthusiasts at all altitudes
The new website offers original works of art celebrating aviation, as well as other merchandise, including hats and T-shirts.
Plane flips while landing on frozen lake
The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
Picture of the Day: Winter sunset at the airport
Megan Vande Voort sent in this photo with a note: “After a long day of training flights, the C172 takes in the winter Iowa sunset.”
Make Englaero official – finally
Englaero is English spoken by an individual who mixes a thick dose of aeronautical terms into their vocabulary. To a native English speaker, it’s absolute gibberish. To a college level English teacher with no aeronautical background, it’s incomprehensible.