by Ben Sclair | Oct 16, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251023, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Headset, Lightspeed Aviation, Opinion, Pilots
A new headset is put to the test in a Piper J-3 Cub. Read More
by Paul McBride | Oct 10, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251009, Ask Paul, Aviation News, Engines, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots
If you look closely at the photo, you’ll notice that the exhaust valve pushrod shroud tube on the right is bent severely and has fractured the pushrod shroud tube. The intake pushrod shroud tube is also bent, but you’ll also notice that this has caused...
by Ben Sclair | Oct 7, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251009, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, ATC, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, user fees
When talking about paying for access to airports and ATC, it’s important to compare apples to apples. Read...
by Jamie Beckett | Oct 7, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251106, Airports, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
Before I understood much of anything about manned flight, I was attracted to the sound of aircraft passing over my head. I knew nothing of density altitude, stochiometric mixtures, cloud types, or weather patterns. I had little understanding of lift or thrust or drag....
by William E. Dubois | Oct 4, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251023, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Human Factors, NTSB, Opinion, Pilots
The big takeaway from this accident is clearly that flying as a crew requires good communication and a clear discussion of who is responsible for each aspect of the flight. If we really want to take a page from airline crew resource management, duties should be...
by Jamie Beckett | Oct 1, 2025 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
Whether it’s learning to fly or pursuing some other life goal. we’re not held back by some nefarious outside force. With few exceptions we are the governor that limits the scope and breadth of our own lives. Read...
