The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Ford Tri-Motor tour takes off April 4 in New Mexico.
Pilots
Victory’s Arsenal Theatre returns to SUN ‘n FUN
Featured aircraft include everything from a Ryan PT-19 trainer to a twin-engine B-25 Mitchell bomber to an iconic tri-tail Lockheed Constellation once used as a transport by General Douglas MacArthur and President Eisenhower.
Cirrus pilot hits power lines
The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate altitude above obstacles, which resulted controlled flight into a powerline.
Turnabout is fair play
The unintended consequence of providing sufficient facilities to one group naturally limited the availability of those facilities to another. This is how a woman entering aviation at any level may have found the industry treating her in the past. To some extent, they may find this lack of accommodation happening today, as well.
Could your Cherokee be immortalized in a model?
“This is your chance to see your beloved Piper Cherokee transformed into a stunning, intricately detailed die-cast model at a 1:72 scale,” officials said.
$20 million to upgrade and build control towers across the nation
Is your airport’s tower getting an upgrade?
ASA introduces Overcasters 2 for instrument training
When flipped down, Overcasters provide simulated instrument conditions, and when flipped up, the device serves to mimic “instrument-to-visual” transition, ASA officials explain.
Sagging radio stack delays flight
They quickly discovered the radio stack was sagging in the rear and the vent tray for the factory radio stack was resting on the controls. They also indicated the straps were not secured.
Picture of the Day: Chicago from a Tri-Motor
Bill Sleeper submitted this photo and note: “This picture was taken in November 2023 when I was ferrying a Ford 5AT-B Tri-Motor from Oshkosh to Port Clinton, Ohio, for the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). The offshore route under the ORD Class B airspace gives you a great view of downtown Chicago.”