The student pilot, accompanied by a CFI, was practicing maneuvers in a Beech Bonanza near Fort Stockton, Texas. During the approach to landing, the student was instructed to move the fuel selector from the right tank to the left tank. When the plane was on the downwind leg for landing, the instructor told the pilot […]
General Aviation
Pics of the Day: ‘The last toy to go’
Reader John Watkins has owned his PA-18 Super Cub for 37 years. “I’ve flown that plane all over the place,” noted John in a phone call. One peak at his pictures will tell you that. So fond of his Cub, John says it’ll be “the last toy to go.” Sea of Cortez 80 miles south of […]
Formation flight
By IVY McIVER. Formation flight has intrigued me for as long as I can remember. Seeing the Blue Angels for the first time as a child, I remember thinking not just about how cool they looked, but how disciplined and precise the pilots must be, and how well they worked together as a team. It […]
Hollywood stars embrace flying with passion
Harrison Ford, recovering Friday from the crash of a vintage World War II trainer, is just one of many Hollywood stars who embrace flying as passionately as they do acting, according to a story in The Daily Mail, which lists a number of stars who have their pilot’s certificate, including Tom Cruise, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Angelina […]
Women in Aviation conference ‘like no other’
Despite a snowy start in Dallas, the 26th Annual Women in Aviation, International Conference (WAI) attracted more than 4,700 people from all over the world March 5-7, according to association officials. “A WAI conference is like no other,” said WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian. “This year, we had the same high level of enthusiasm and […]
Textron Aviation expands King Air service
WICHITA, Kansas – Textron Aviation reports its company-owned service centers in Sacramento, California; Mesa, Arizona; and Paris, France, have gained certification for Beechcraft King Air 90-, 200- and 300-series aircraft service and repair. The Sacramento and Mesa facilities are the first Citation service centers in North America to gain FAA authorization for Beechcraft King Air service, opening […]
New book released on pioneering woman pilot in North Carolina
The History Press has published a new book, “North Carolina Aviatrix Viola Gentry: The Flying Cashier,” by Jennifer Bean Bower. Viola Gentry of Rockingham County, North Carolina, learned to fly in 1924. She took her first solo flight in 1925. The following year, she flew under the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, and in 1928, she […]
ASA releases latest edition of Aviation Weather Service Advisory Circular
ASA has released the latest edition of the Aviation Weather Services Advisory Circular ((AC00-45G). The update includes Change 2, effective October 2014, as well as full-color illustrations throughout, and details on the interpretation and application of advisories, coded weather reports, forecasts, observed and prognostic weather charts, and radar and satellite imagery. Produced jointly by the National Weather […]
Bellanca hits power line
The student pilot, who had logged 24 hours, including eight in the Bellanca Viking, accompanied by a passenger, took off at night from Plainview, Texas, although as a student pilot, flight with a passenger was prohibited. Visual conditions prevailed. During cruise flight, the plane hit a power line located 102 feet above ground. The power line […]