by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 7, 2022 | 20220707, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The left seated flight instructor’s improper manipulation of the landing gear position selection lever to the up position while still on the landing roll, which ultimately resulted in a landing gear collapse during a subsequent landing. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Jul 6, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220707, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots
The Thomas-Morse S-4, known as the Tommy, was a plane at the intersection between aircraft development during World War I and Roaring Twenties sport flying. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 5, 2022 | 20220707, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to ensure that the engine oil cap was installed before takeoff, which resulted in the oil obscuring the pilot’s view through the windshield and necessitated a forced landing on unsuitable terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s...
by Paul McBride | Jul 3, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220707, Ask Paul, Aviation News, Engines, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
I suspect the cause of all of this would be that when the higher compression ratio pistons were installed, the carburetor was never compensated to provide a higher fuel ratio to support the higher horsepower being taken out of the engine. Read...
by Joni M. Fisher | Jun 30, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220707, Aviation News, Feature, flying, flying clubs, General Aviation, Pilots
Started by a star of “Airplane Repo,” the Tango 31 Aero Clube in McKinney, Texas, is bringing kids inside the airport fence to learn how to fly and work on airplanes. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 29, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220707, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Aviation News, Briefings, Electric Aircraft, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The Vertical Flight Society’s 16th annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), will be in person in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 23-24, 2022. Read...
