NetJets and FlightSafety International have given grants totaling $225,000 towards the Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame and Learning Center, unlocking a matching state grant of $550,000.
Aviation News
Sporty’s slates free webinars
The free webinar cover a variety of topics, from Garmin avionics to home flight simulators.
Flight review ends with fire
The flight instructor’s inadequate communication with the pilot under review about his intention to simulate a single-engine failure and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack when the pilot did not respond as expected, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.
Picture of the Day: Share the experience
Clint Gosch submitted this photo and note: “Evening flight with a friend, his first flight in a light aircraft was in my handcrafted plans-built CH750 STOL…Brave man indeed!”
Can you crowdfund a flight training scholarship?
Learning to fly is expensive, but if a community comes together and everyone donates just a little, that could easily pay for the flight training for a new pilot every year.
Ice runway opens for business
The ice runway at the Alton Bay Seaplane Base in New Hampshire has opened for the 2022 season.
First ever Washington Airport Guide photo contest launches
Photos will be accepted through March 6, 2022, with the winning photo announced March 18.
National Air and Space Museum’s flagship building to close in March
While the main building will be closed until the fall of 2022, the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport remains open.
RV-4 hits prairie dog on landing
Upon inspection of the runway a dead Prairie Dog was found in the vicinity of where I landed. It appears as though my right main tire struck the Prairie Dog, which caused me to veer to the right. There were no injuries.