by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 2, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230921, Airports, Aviation News, Briefings, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Recreational Aviation Foundation
A group of 25 volunteers gathered in late July 2023 to make improvements to Waterbury Airport (N41) in Connecticut, according to officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF). Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Aug 31, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230907, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Aviation News, faa, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Medical, Pilots
General aviation pilots at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 volunteered to sustain oxygen deprivation, turn blue, and emulate barely-sentient zombies in the interest of flight safety — their own flight safety. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Aug 31, 2023 | #Aircraft, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, aviation accidents, Aviation News, Feature, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, Pilots
The new video from the AOPA’s Air Safety Institute, “High Aspirations,” recreates the events that led a Piper PA 32 Cherokee Lance to crash only minutes after takeoff from South Valley Regional Airport (U42). Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Aug 30, 2023 | #Aircraft, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Aviation News, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Video
Of Wings & Things columnist Frederick A. Johnsen, who is also the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel, sent in this video he shot at Gowen Thunder, an air show held Aug. 26-27, 2023, in Boise, Idaho. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Aug 30, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230907, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Aviation News, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
The oldest plane to fly in to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 was this freshly restored 1926 Waco 9, which won the Golden Age (1918-1927) Champion — Bronze Lindy Award. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Aug 26, 2023 | #Aircraft, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Aviation News, Feature, General Aviation, Pilots
St. Clair County International Airport (KPHN) in Port Huron, Michigan, recently hosted a Wings & Wheels Day, which featured a variety of aircraft, as well as cars, according to reader Dave Brownburg. Read...
