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General Aviation
First flight for pilot who only studied online ends in crash
The uncertificated pilot’s failure to attain/maintain a proper angle-of-attack during an initial climb that resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
Picture of the Day: The next generation
Jon Humberd submitted this photo and note: “My daughter and I in the Super701.”
Does a medical marijuana card trump an aviation certificate?
Basically — and I’m paraphrasing here for the benefit of those who think they can spot a loophole — if you work in aviation you will be drug tested. That means you have to make a decision: Do you want to party like it’s 1999 or do you want to work in aviation?
What’s working — and what’s not — with DPEs
Researchers from Middle Tennessee State University surveyed Designated Pilot Examiners and flight schools to find out what’s working with current DPE policies and what the FAA should change.
Young writers rewarded for tales of flights that were disrupted
The top two stories in the fourth annual Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots detail “my first time at the controls of an airplane.”
PMA granted for rear shoulder restraints for early Cessnas
Alpha Aviation recently received FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval to re-establish production of a three-point rear passenger restraint for early Cessna 170, 172, 175, 180, 182, and 185 series aircraft.
Had evasive action not been taken we would have certainly collided
I did not spot the aircraft until it was roughly 100 feet away, at which point I took evasive action and dove my aircraft.
Picture of the Day: Yard parking
Daniel Smith submitted this photo and note: “Overnight parking in the yard at Boonville Airport (26NC) in North Carolina for this 1940 Piper J-5A.”