by Paul McBride | Jul 8, 2021 | 20210701, Ask Paul, aviation engines, Aviation Maintenance, Aviation News, General Aviation, Lycoming, Opinion
A reader’s solution for his engine troubles highlighted in a recent “Tips & tricks from our readers” post may hold the answer for this aviation maintenance pro and the engine problem that’s frustrating him. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 8, 2021 | 20210701, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath during a night landing, which resulted in impact with a tree. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 7, 2021 | 20210701, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s failure to verify that the landing gear was extended due to distraction, which resulted in a gear-up landing. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 6, 2021 | 20210701, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The failure of the left main landing gear attachment point during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because the attachment was not examined, which resulted in a loss of directional control, collision with a drainage culvert, and a subsequent...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 5, 2021 | 20210701, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a low-altitude climbing turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Jul 1, 2021 | 20210701, Aviation News, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion
It took people to design, build, and fly the airplanes that are featured in Of Wings & Things. Columnist Frederick A. Johnsen takes a brief look at six of those aviation personalities – some you may know, others you may not. Read...
