Stu Tracy submitted this photo and note: “Transitioning through Class B over Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) in Arizona at 5,500 feet on a New Year’s Eve breakfast flight from Marana Regional Airport (KAVQ) to Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (KDVT). The plane is a 1973 Cessna Cardinal 177B we have owned for 34 years. Great way to end the old year.”
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SPAD for two
While the French SPAD single-seat fighters were ace-makers, disappointing performance and maneuverability in the two-seat derivatives failed to justify their use as a fighter. Instead, the two-seat versions earned a niche in the war as bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.
A celebration of air shows
Airshow Announcer Ric Peterson recently posted a new video to YouTube, “A Celebration of Air Shows.” It’s two minutes of really cool scenes from the 2022 air show season.
Just in time for the new year
CubCrafters is once again offering a free calendar…the airplane manufacturer even covers the cost of shipping.
Aviation Weather Handbook released
The book discusses each aspect of weather as it relates to aircraft operation and flight safety and provides information on the tools available for flight planning and in-flight weather decisions, including observations, analyses, and forecasts.
Would this airport be safer without a control tower?
I’m very disappointed in how the Tower was not helpful in my situation. Even on a normal day, that controller seems overwhelmed and stressed out, spacing airplanes on 5+ mile finals, yelling at planes to widen the base leg to abnormal sizes, then when I experienced my problem, gives me instructions contrary to what I felt was the safest course of action and unhelpful overall.
What are the advantages to a high compression conversion of my aircraft’s engine?
Reader Jeffrey A. Hughes asks our engines expert: What is the advantage to doing a high compression conversion to a Lycoming O-320 (from 150 hp to 160 hp)? I suppose the obvious answer is 10 more horsepower, but my natural inclination, given the name “high compression,” would be improved fuel economy. Are there other advantages?
Free education program blasts off
EAA’s free AeroEducate program, designed to introduce youth to the many career paths in aviation, is poised for growth in 2023.
FAA gives nod to Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The FAA requires pilots wait 48 hours after getting the single-dose vaccine before flying to account for potential side effects.