Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.
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Picture of the Day: Ready for Santa!
Dave Joecks submitted the following photo and note: “Hoping Santa brings me a GTN 650 and G5, but I might be on the naughty list…” “Happy holidays!” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of the […]
An epic cross country for the Littlefield trio
A family flies to Antique Airfield in Iowa, with dad, mom, and son each flying an airplane.
Video: Santa files his flight plan
A recently uncovered video shows Santa filing his flight plan for the big night.
Four more Ray scholarship recipients earn their wings
They’ve earned their Private before graduating high school.
Santa visits schoolchildren, thanks to VNY
Through its Adopt-A-School program, Van Nuys brought Santa to a local elementary school.
New name for KAPF FBO
An FBO at KAPF in now named Naples Aviation.
Fuel exhaustion leads to student’s forced landing in a field
Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
Picture of the Day: Floating along the coast
Peter Bowers submitted the following photo and note: “A Pilatus PC-6 on floats shot from a WACO YMF-5F float plane off Hilton Head Island.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of the Day are also considered […]