The NTSB has asked the FAA to Issue an Airworthiness Directive that describes the safety risk associated with the continued use of some rudder posts made of 1025 carbon steel in some vintage PA-12s, PA-14s, and PA-18s.
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Do you know a great teacher?
The National Aviation Hall of Fame has put out a call for nominations for the annual A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award. Deadline for submissions is June 10, 2022.
‘This is an uncontrolled airport, I don’t have to make radio calls’
I think he missed me by less than 20 feet. It was incredibly close. Then I rejoined final, and went around. As I went around I saw the offending 172 landing in front of me. I vehemently asked for an explanation, as I was very shaken by what had happened. The 172 pilot finally replied and stated: “This is an uncontrolled airport, I don’t have to make radio calls.”
Picture of the Day: Rainforest rainbow
Jeff DeFreest submitted this photo and note: “The sun came out in between rain showers and cast a rainbow over our Cessna 180H Skywagon docked at the FloatPond at Juneau International Airport (PAJN) in Alaska in August 2021.”
To Infinity and beyond
The mission of the Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay is to make learning to fly — as well as flying every day — affordable. It’s also reaching out to kids in socially and economically disadvantaged communities to make aviation more accessible. One of the club’s mottos says it all: “Fostering dreams 2 reality.”
$50,000 grant will improve, expand airstrip at Alaska’s Childs Glacier
The grant will be used to add 400 feet to the airstrip just north of the glacier’s face. Improvements also call for cutting cottonwood trees an additional 200 feet, which will yield “a reasonably safe bush strip,” according to officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation.
First-ever Utah Aeronautics Conference takes off in May
Slated for May 9-11, 2022, the conference features a variety of training sessions for mechanics, pilots, airport managers, drone pilots, and airport engineers. A Student Career Fair is also planned, along with many other activities.
Preparing for your airline interview
Just in time for the boom in hiring at the airlines comes the updated edition of Airline Pilot Technical Interviews by Ron McElroy.
Picture of the Day: On approach
Dietmar Zschogner submitted this photo and note: “Doing a winter approach over blueberry fields at Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, in our Cessna 150 into our turf strip. Great Cessna performance at ~10° Celsius.”