Kansas-based Kilo Charlie Aviation has placed an order for 30 Tecnam aircraft to be delivered over the next two years. Phase I of the order includes three twin-engine P2006Ts and 12 single-engine P-Mentors. Delivery of all Phase I aircraft should be complete by the second quarter of 2024 according to Tecnam officials. Phase II deliveries […]
Flight Training
The pitfalls of flying at night
“Night flying introduces challenges that are reflected in the data,” said Robert Geske, AOPA Air Safety Institute manager of aviation safety analysis. “More than one-quarter of fatal night flying accidents occurred because of spatial disorientation, a condition that can bring about loss of control in flight — the leading cause of all night flying accidents.”
E6B Classroom Trainer debuts
The new E6B Classroom Trainer functions exactly like a handheld E6B flight computer, according to ASA officials. It features a wind component grid and crosswind correction chart on one side, while on the other side the slide computes time, speed, distance, altitude, true airspeed, and density altitude problems, as well as conversions.
Questions from the Cockpit: Burning off the fog
Denise, working on her private ticket in California, writes: Help me out! I’m getting ready to take my written, and I keep mixing up my fog types. Is there any clever way to sort them out?
Proposed rule to restore flight training in experimental aircraft
The FAA is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that will allow flight training in experimental aircraft, such as for transition training.
When all hell breaks loose at 2,700 feet
When his airplane started shaking violently at 2,700 feet, Yves A. Didier was at first petrified. Then, suddenly, something amazing happened. Cops and military folks refer to it as “muscle memory” — when your training kicks in and you take action without even thinking much about it.
Advocates save KGBR
A effort led by local community supporters and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) led to Walter J Koladza Airport (KGBR) in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, earning a “special permit” to continue operating from town officials.
ASA updates Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide
The 13th edition has been updated with new information on weather services, regulations, airport operations, airspace, and flight planning.
It’s the gear that gets us
The truth is pilots can adopt procedures that, if followed, would prevent most gear-up events. We should, too. Fewer insurance claims result in lower insurance costs. Fewer gear-ups also means fewer runway closures. Everybody wins.