by Joni M. Fisher | Jun 3, 2021 | 20210603, Aviation News, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Piper Cub, Triple Tree
After his high school graduation, Ben Templeton plans a solo cross county flying to the 48 states in the continental U.S. as a youth ambassador for Triple Tree Aerodrome in South Carolina. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 3, 2021 | 20210603, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to properly tighten his seat belt, which allowed him to slide forward in his seat and resulted in his inadvertent application of excessive brake application during the landing roll and a subsequent noseover. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 2, 2021 | 20210603, Aviation News, General Aviation, News
Our readers weigh in with their own advice on everything from high engine temperatures to meandering flight to what to put in your pilot survival kit. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 2, 2021 | 20210603, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power, and his improper landing flare during a forced autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the inoperative fuel gauge,...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 1, 2021 | 20210603, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The airplane’s collision with deer during the landing and the airport’s failure to provide an adequate barrier to prevent wildlife from entering the runway environment despite previous deer strikes. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | May 31, 2021 | 20210603, Aviation News, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion
The Army Air Services wanted a ground attack aircraft with heavy firepower and protected by armor plating to ensure its survival in low-altitude battlefield warfare. The GAX (Ground Attack Experimental) didn’t win any beauty contests, with its truncated nose and...
