Why do so many general aviation pilots risk their lives to get to their destinations?
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Airplane eye candy
Smitty Smith, the force behind FunPlacesToFly.com and VansAircraftBuilders.com, recently posted a video on YouTube that’s a slideshow of “a really nice collection of beautiful RV aircraft and projects, uploaded by RV lovers from all over,” he says.
A pilot’s paradise
For those pilots who couldn’t make the 2022 fly-in at Triple Tree Aerodrome, you can visit virtually by checking out a new vide by John Rob Holland. The 10-minute video covers the entire week at Triple Tree, which officials call a “pilot’s paradise.”
More thorough preflights needed after maintenance
Lately I’ve been noticing more reports on accidents and incidents that happen on the first flight after maintenance. An FAA video offers lots of tips on how to make sure this doesn’t happen to you.
What’s in that hangar?
Smitty Smith, the force behind FunPlacesToFly.com, has launched a new video series, “What’s in that hangar?” The first installment features Pat Long, who takes us inside his hangar at McKinney National Airport (KTKI) in Texas to see two of his experimental aircraft creations, a Spacewalker II and a Hatz Classic.
Helping GA pilots do the math
Sometimes airport design creates runway and taxiway challenges for general aviation pilots, which is why the FAA has released seven new videos on complex airfield geometry.
Take a look inside Elvis Presley’s jet
A private jet once owned by Elvis Presley was recently auctioned off for $500,000. That’s after the 1962 Lockheed JetStar L-1329 — which doesn’t have an engine or avionics — sat on a tarmac in New Mexico for 30 years. In this video from Forbes magazine, you can see inside the jet, which features red velvet seats and red shag carpet.
Accident Case Study: Hazardous Attitudes
The video recreates the events that led a Cessna 414 Chancellor to crash shortly after departing Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL) in California on its way to Minden, Nevada, 320 nautical miles to the north.
Do you know how to respond if a component unexpectedly fails on your aircraft?
The newest video in the FAA’s 57 Seconds series notes that when researchers looked at 10,000 aviation accidents, they found that 1/5 of the accidents were related to component failures, such as a failure of the fuel system, gear system, flight control system, and the electrical system.