Delivered in partnership with North Iowa Air Service, the program is a five-semester curriculum that combines classroom instruction at North Iowa Area Community College with hands-on lab and flight training at Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW).
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Run the runway at Chicago’s oldest airport
More than 1,000 aviation fans and runners are expected to run a 5K on the runway at Chicago’s oldest airport, Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK), on June 28, 2025.
Hard landing breaks plane, injures two
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and hard landing, which resulted in the left axle fracturing from bending overstress.
Picture of the Day: Indian Mounds
Jeff Wolf submitted this photo and note: “I love history! This is a picture of Talahina Airport (6F1) in Southeast Oklahoma, nestled in the valley between the Jackfork and Kiamichi Mountains. My wife Nikki took this picture while we were flying over the airport. The sun was setting and it cast the shadows just right to be able to see what we know as Indian Mounds. I have flown into this airport many times and never noticed that the Talahina strip was built right on top of an old Indian encampment. The Mounds appear to be on both sides of the runway. It is intriguing to know that for every mound you see, there lived a family. By the way, Nikki and I were flying in our Cessna 172F.”
Blame it on the lawyers
When there is a problem with the transition to unleaded avgas, maybe those affected will sue the EPA or the FAA. But more realistically they will sue everyone from the airplane manufacturers to the fuel distributor, letting the courts sort it out to determine the winners and losers.
French companies collaborate on hybrid-electric propulsion for GA
Supported financially by the French Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the civil aeronautics research council (CORAC) the project aims to assess the technical feasibility, economic viability, and decarbonization potential of hybrid-electric propulsion architecture, using one of Daher’s Kodiak airplanes.
1.5 million aviation professionals needed in next decade
That number includes 300,000 pilots, 416,000 mechanics, and 71,000 air traffic controllers — and that’s without counting business aviation.
ASA releases An Aviator’s Field Guide to the Pilot Career Path
“This book is for anyone who has dreamed of flying professionally since they were old enough to spot a jet crossing the sky,” ASA officials said. “The path to a pilot career can be rigorous and expensive. With this new book, readers have a knowledgeable advisor to help new pilots get started and stay on the right track.”
Stall fatal for two
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.