ASA’s checkride apps feature a flashcard format to study the questions most likely to be asked by examiners during the last step in the pilot certification process, the practical exam. Questions and answers are organized and in compliance with the most current FAA testing standards, according to ASA officials.
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Picture of the Day: Angel reborn
Ken Snyder submitted this photo and note: “This is my 1964 Cessna 150D Blue Angel tribute. I removed it from a garage in downtown Sacramento in December 2022 and finished it for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023, where this picture was taken.” I am the photographer.”
Human Factors: A change of mind…or two
What can we learn from an accident where a pilot crashed in white-out conditions over a frozen lake in Alaska?
Pipistrel Velis Electro earns LSA exemption from the FAA
The FAA exemption allows U.S. flight schools to use the electric aircraft in their flight training programs, company officials explained.
New identifier for reopened Maine airport
The FAA has assigned a new identifier, 82ME, for Red Pine Airport, which is located within The Nature Conservancy’s Saint John River Forest in northern Maine.
Hartzell Engine Tech launches POWERUP aircraft ignition systems
POWERUP Aircraft Ignition Systems include FAA/PMA approved aircraft magnetos, ignition harnesses, Slick, Bendix, and Continental replacement parts and magneto repair kits.
Oil starvation leads to crash
A loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of the failure of the No. 3 crankshaft journal bearing.
Picture of the Day: 1,000 hours
Tim LeBaron submitted this photo and note: “I was logging my 1,000th flight hour when I took this picture. I was flying my Pober Jr Ace over the battlefields of Brandy Station in Culpepper, Virginia.”
In celebration of those who stir the pot
The electrically powered airplane is as poorly regarded by the wider society today as the gasoline powered airplane was in the early 20th Century or the electrically powered motorcycle today. Yet, electric airplanes are flying all over the world with great success.