As the Civil Air Patrol enters the second year of its COVID-19 operations, officials take stock of the ongoing mission, including helping at vaccine sites, donating blood, delivering food, test kits, and vaccines, and much more.
General Aviation
Oshkosh camping experience prize in Pilot Your Own Adventure contest
To win, you must write up to 1,000 words about flying in a general aviation aircraft to a unique adventure. Deadline for entries is June 1, 2021.
Handbook for G3000 and G5000 glass cockpits released
Max Trescott, the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year, uses a narrative approach to explain the G3000 and G5000 from a pilot’s perspective in ways that both beginners and experts can understand.
Pilot crashes after exceeding plane’s critical angle of attack
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an uncoordinated turn while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Picture of the Day: Loadstar and Roadster
Reb Stimson submitted this photo and note: “A Lockheed Loadstar and a 1934 Ford Roadster in Fort Worth, Texas.”
Airparks: The ultimate aviation lifestyle
Airpark living, for an aviator, is the ultimate aviation lifestyle. Start your search at Living With Your Plane.
Fabric from first Wright Flyer on Mars
In 1969, the Wright family gave Neil Armstrong a piece of the 1903 flyer fabric to take with him to the Moon. In 1998, Carillon Park and the family gave John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, a piece of the fabric to take with him on his flight in the Space Shuttle.
Demand spikes for recruiting employees as aviation industry recovers from pandemic
Demand for direct-hire recruiting services in the aviation industry is on the rise, so much so that Aviation Search Group, a 20-year-old firm that specializes in the aviation industry, had to hire more recruiters.
FAA updates bank of sample test questions
The bank of sample Airman Knowledge Test Questions is being updated March 29, 2021.