My takeaway is to look, look, and look again for aircraft that have turned for excessively long finals and also for planes doing wide (and I mean really wide) downwind legs. What you do about unwise training these days, I don’t know.
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Picture of the Day: Over Wisconsin on a fall afternoon
Jim Stevenson submitted this photo and note: “Ross Wilke in his Aviat Husky over Southern Wisconsin in October 2020.”
Paying it forward
Tuskegee Next Founder Steve Davis wants to give back to disadvantaged youth in his home town, Knoxville, Tennessee. Davis, who believes, “you can’t be what you can’t see,” plans to establish a branch of the program there permanently. Based in Chicago, Tuskegee Next has trained nearly 60 pilots since 2015.
Video: Triple Tree Fly-In
The five-minute video covers the highlights of the 14th annual Triple Tree Fly-In, with lots of shots of airplanes landing.
Fly for a Cure mascots take flight
The annual campaign has pilots flying the company’s mascots to FBOs. The more FBOs the mascots visit, the more money Paragon Aviation Group will donate to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Pilot’s improper fuel planning ends in bent Taylorcraft
The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, an off-airport landing, and impact with trees.
Picture of the Day: Tongass Narrows
Jeff DeFreest submitted this photo and note: “Floats planes on the ramp at Murphy’s Landing (8K9) in Ketchikan, Alaska. After landing on the saltwater, it’s advisable to get high and dry, and then rinse off with fresh water if you can!”
Battery swap in aviation would be a dream come true
While a scooter and an airplane share little in common, I can still dream.
TBM Owners and Pilots Association gathers
The annual convention, which drew 101 TBMs and more than 280 people, also raised more than $207,000 for the TBMOPA Foundation, which offers safety seminars, advanced training programs, and scholarships.