by William E. Dubois | May 4, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Human Factors, NTSB, Opinion, Pilots
The two shattered links of the accident chain were not adjacent, as they so often are. The first came during an otherwise diligent preflight. The second was a skipped memory item from the emergency checklist that, otherwise, would have saved the day. Read...
by Ben Sclair | May 1, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, airport, Airports, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots
Once residents of Naples, Florida, were made aware of their local airport’s impact, more than 82% said the airport is important to the community. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Apr 28, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots
Through the 1970s, air shows in the Northwest U.S. and across the border in British Columbia could count on a roaring, rousing opener performed by McDonnell F-101 Voodoo interceptors. Read...
by Paul McBride | Apr 25, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots, Van's Aircraft
The engine you choose will definitely impact the design of the cowling, engine baffling, etc., which is why your best source of engine choice and installation will be from “someone who has been there and done that.” Read...
by Ben Visser | Apr 22, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250424, avgas, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, unleaded avgas
Today’s search for an unleaded avgas is so different from similar searches in the past, which was a very large cooperative effort to find an answer — and they were looking for one fuel that could be produced by any oil company. Read...
by Jamie Beckett | Apr 22, 2025 | #Aircraft, Aviation Careers, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
Of all the amazing, memorable, soul-enriching experiences I’ve had in the general aviation industry, none has come close to the satisfaction I have gotten from helping someone get started. Those smiling faces fill my memory and tug at my heartstrings. Read...
