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Flight to drop candy ends in crash
The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude while maneuvering the airplane at a low altitude, which resulted in impact with trees and terrain.
Picture of the Day: A Mountain Air morning
David Hayes submitted this photo and note: “Early morning at the highest airfield east of the Mississippi, Mountain Air Airport (2NC0) in Burnsville, North Carolina. At 4,432 feet field elevation, with a runway that’s 2,900 feet long at 50 feet wide, it is a special place!”
What we can learn from accident reports
Among the most popular features in General Aviation News are the NTSB accident reports and excerpts from reports made to the Aviation Safety Reporting System (NASA reports). Readers share the lessons they’ve learned to avoid similar mishaps.
Book about flight jackets named Fashion Book of the Year
Photographer John Slemp’s book, “Bomber Boys: WWII Flight Jacket Art,” has been named “Fashion Book of the Year” by the Ivy Style blog.
Two win Hayward Air Rally scholarships
The Hayward Air rally awards two scholarships to help college students achieve their aviation dreams.
Sporty’s introduces Pull-Down Tie-Down Kit
Designed to accommodate both high- and low-wing aircraft, the Flight Gear Pull-Down Tie-Down Kit includes two ropes, measuring 10 feet each, and one rope, measuring 6 feet, for the aircraft tail. All ropes are 3/8-inches in diameter, “providing ample strength for a secure hold, even in gusty conditions,” Sporty’s officials said.
Attempt at soft field takeoff lands Cessna 182 in canal
The pilot’s failure to attain a proper soft field takeoff pitch attitude during takeoff that resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with a canal.
Picture of the Day: East Bay Sunrise
William Spencer submitted this photo and note: “I was flying my Vashon Ranger in the East Bay of San Francisco in early February 2024. The rains were expected later that day so I went up early. When I noticed the beautiful sunrise I held up my phone and snapped one picture then put the phone back down. After landing I checked the photo, and wish I had taken more. (That’s a GoPro mounted on the tie-down).”