Darrin Towers submitted this photo and note: “Maiden flight of my Zenith CH 750 STOL. Two and a half years after starting the build I watched from a chase plane as the test pilot took it up. There were no bad tendencies, so after that 30-minute flight I took it up for a couple of laps around the pattern. Most exciting flight since my first solo.”
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Is this work or playtime?
For someone whose labors are often indistinguishable from what most folks would consider playtime, the desire to lay low, to do nothing, to disconnect from the workaday world may seem like a petty complaint. And maybe it is. This conundrum is complicated by the fact that I truly love what I do. Every bit of it. A truth that is evident in the existence of this column itself.
Missouri general aviation pilots fight hunger
What’s better than flying on a beautiful March day? Helping others, as some general aviation pilots in Missouri discovered over the weekend of March 19.
Hartzell extends backcountry discount
Hartzell Propeller is extending a $1,000 discount through the end of 2022 to members of the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) on all new Hartzell backcountry propellers.
People on runway stop pilot from landing
The person on the edge of the runway failed to clear the runway; in fact he stepped out on the runway while I was on my final approach.
Picture of the Day: Serenity in the air
Ricky Kabalan submitted this photo and note: “A morning balloon flight in Teotihuacan, Mexico.”
Full circle with Dick Willetts and his Comedy Cub Capers
Dick Willetts of Albia, Iowa, is an integral part of air show history, performing his Comedy Cub Capers for 50 years. In 2021, he celebrated the restoration of his beloved Cub at Antique Airfield in Iowa.
Seaplane-A-Palooza returns to America’s Seaplane City
Seaplane-A-Palooza fly-in is always held the weekend before SUN ‘n FUN, the second largest air show in the country, which is held in Lakeland, Florida, this year between April 5-10. Many seaplane pilots like to arrive on Friday, spend the weekend in America’s Seaplane City, then leave on Monday morning for the short one-hour flight to Lakeland.
Researchers put out call for helicopter and drone pilots
Researchers at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) are looking for input from helicopter and drone pilots for a study on remotely piloted air taxi and air cargo operations.