A revitalization effort has begun at Coleman A. Young International Airport (KDET), the first significant initiative in 50 years at the Detroit airport.
Aviation News
Pre-buy flight ends in serious injuries for pilot
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Pictures of the Day: Old Crow
Matthew Baker submitted these photos and note: “The P51 ‘Old Crow’ made a visit to the former airbase in Bartow, Florida.”
An intellectual wandering
Because of its incredible pace of improvement, aviation is perhaps the best example of how the impossible becomes possible.
Iowa college to open flight school at KCID
Coe College, in partnership with Revv Aviation and the Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is opening a flight school and aviation management program.
A new accolade for Amelia Earhart
The “Concert in the Sky” fireworks show at the annual Amelia Earhart Festival has been voted #3 in the nation by USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards for “Best Places to See Fireworks.”
Italian company brings new life to iconic Fairey-Reed propeller
Now undergoing production for the U.S. market, the original all-metal fixed-pitch propeller has been reproduced by GT-Propellers of Italy in a wood composite with metal leading-edge protection.
The importance of communicating
The problem arose from what I believe was a lack of communication and pilot negligence.
Picture of the Day: It’s a dog’s life
Anitra Goddard submitted this photo and note: “Katie Waito and I took her 1949 Piper Clipper sandbar hopping in the Arkansas River and let the dog frolic in the sand.”