by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 24, 2021 | Aviation News, cfi, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, pilot, Wright brothers Master Pilot Award
Nominated by friends and colleagues, Sue said getting the award “was quite a surprise and a wonderful honor. I am just an ordinary pilot doing what pilots do.” Read...
by William E. Dubois | Apr 22, 2021 | 20210415, Airports, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, pilot, Questions from the Cockpit
Are non-towered airports really like the wild, wild west? And should there be more laws governing them? Read...
by Joanna Manning | Apr 21, 2021 | 20210415, Aviation News, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
A grassroots effort to help veterans dealing with PTSD by combining flying in a general aviation aircraft and fellowship afterwards led by a counselor has proven so successful that it’s been expanded to help kids dealing with drug and alcohol addiction. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 20, 2021 | 20210506, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
“The pilots’ reasoning for their decisions suggests that although they were aware of the risks of flying while ill or tired, the pilots considered flight to be a stress relieving activity, and so they were less likely to cancel a flight based on being under stress....
by Joni M. Fisher | Apr 18, 2021 | 20210415, Aviation News, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
The Old Farts Flying Club is very informal and simple: There are no dues, initiation, requirements, or vetting. Just an email list informing pilots where the next gathering will be. Events range from meeting for the mythical $100 hamburger to hangar flying to tours of...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 17, 2021 | Aviation News, faa, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Video
“A lack of awareness, with respect to angle of attack (AOA), has resulted in the loss of aircraft control and contributed to fatal GA accidents,” FAA officials note in the video’s introduction. “Increasing a pilot’s awareness of the aerodynamic...
