The total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.
Aircraft
Picture of the Day: Hidden surprise
Kent Shoemaker submitted this photo and note: “I visited a motorcycle shop in Western Pennsylvania and to my surprise found this beautiful plane on display. I wonder if it will ever fly again.”
Video: Luscombe, the greatest general aviation innovator
The latest video posted on the Flying Doodles YouTube channel features a 1946 Luscombe 8A.
Picture of the Day: Fly day
Kevin B submitted this photo and note: “Getting ready to fly the P-47 with my granddaughter. Photo by Maggie Bott.”
Slipping the surly bonds of ice
When Lancair pilot Matt Johnson was told to descend by ATC, he complied, then found his airplane was picking up ice. He remembers thinking about “how insane it was that I descended into ice-filled clouds from blue sky, no traffic within a hundred miles of me, just because some guy told me to.”
Customers hold the key to Van’s future
New filings in bankruptcy court by Van’s Aircraft shows that one of the big unknowns is how many customers are willing to accept a 30% price increase on a kit they already ordered.
ASA updates Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide
The new edition aligns with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS), with new and expanded information on pilot regulations, airworthiness, weather, airplane systems, emergency procedures, performance and limitations, cross-country flight, human factors, flight maneuvers, and scenario-based training.
Cessnas collide on taxiway
The pilot of the Cessna 150’s failure to avoid the taxiing Cessna 172.
Picture of the Day: Cessna sunset
Matthew Baker submitted this photo and note: “A very cool Cessna 150 during a beautiful sunset at Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) in Florida.”