Dean Heistad submitted this photo and note: “Fog on departure presents a risk I’m unwilling to take. I’ll wait another hour for sunrise, fog to burn off, and safety to increase exponentially!”
Pilots
Why I Love Tailwheel Flying
I’ve long believed tailwheel flying is more than just a gear configuration. It is a discipline, a mindset, and in many ways its own culture within aviation.
Aviation Fuel Prices Up Sharply in March
The Southeast saw the biggest jump in prices for 100LL, with the Southwest and Hawaii not far behind.
FAA Releases Report on Pilot Training Modernization With Only a 10-Day Comment Period
The unusually short comment period means that action is required now to make sure your voice is heard.
New Propeller STC’d for Cirrus SR22
MT-Propeller has received an FAA STC for the installation of its scimitar 3-blade propeller on Cirrus SR22s powered by Continental IO-550-N engines.
Pilot Crashes After Ignoring Go/No-Go Decision Point
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and failure to abort the takeoff at the predetermined decision point.
Picture of the Day: Black Beauty
Steve Hawley submitted this photo and note: “I built this Thorp T-18 and have been flying it now for 47 years. It will cruise 200 mph but I laugh and tell the curious that at that speed I really don’t go any faster, just land more often and pump more gas in it. My normal cruise is 175 at 2,250 rpm. Very economical. Just finished installing two SureFlight electronic ignition modules. Looking forward to a warm spring!”
An Everyday “Oops” Destroys a Mooney
What can we learn from a pilot who experienced a fire from a battery in his portable ADS-B unit?
Something To Brag About
The 68th annual Cactus Fly-In at Casa Grande Municipal Airport in Arizona was “blessed” with spectacular weather, according to organizers.