FlightAware has launched Aviator, a flight tracking suite for piston airplane pilots.
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Plane ends up in ditch after too much rudder
I believe this incident was caused by excessive control input, using my right leg on the rudder instead of just my toes. Too much right rudder (too long, too strong). I should have just used my toes and ankles on the rudder during the roll out.
Picture of the Day: Welcome to Oshkosh 2021
Dana Brejakova sent in this photo of the rapidly-filling RV parking area at the 2021 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show, which kicked off July 26 and runs through Aug. 1.
Giving wings to history
Putting the wings on an impeccably restored TravelAir 4000 is a huge responsibility when you realize Charles Lindbergh once flew this airplane.
GA turns to Congress to solve flight training crisis
“The FAA’s actions are actually creating safety concerns because they undermine a basic principle of aviation safety that a pilot should be trained in the aircraft he or she will be flying. This bill restores the FAA’s previous common sense interpretation of these flight training regulations and reestablishes a system which had been in place and working for decades.”
West Virginia aviation maintenance program first to incorporate virtual reality painting
In early July 2021, the Aviation Maintenance Technology program operated jointly by Marshall University and Mountwest Community & Technical College in Huntington, W.Va., received the go-ahead from the FAA to deploy the new system that simulates an aviation paint shop environment.
Italian trainer debuts at Oshkosh
The aircraft, which is making its debut at this week’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, is purpose built for flight training.
Engine failure ends in runway excursion
Having no ability to go around and concerned I would run off the end of the runway, I landed, braked hard, and then received a gust of wind that lifted my right wing and I departed the runway on the left side, striking a taxiway sign and coming to rest just beyond the sign.
Picture of the Day: Fly-In at the IBEX
Tom Herbert submitted this photo and note: “The 2020 fly-in of Utah Backcountry Pilots at the western Utah dry lake bed called IBEX.”