The pilot’s excessive brake application during landing on a short runway due to his lack of familiarity with the toe brakes, which resulted in a nose-over.
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Picture of the Day: Home of experimental aviation
Charlie Derk submitted this photo and note: “After I finished the build of my Van’s RV-10, I thought it was only fitting to take my first long cross country trip down to where it all began. I’ve been to First Flight Airport (KFFA) a number of times before, but its meaning is so much more when you show up with a plane you built in your garage — much like Wilbur and Orville.”
Tri-Motor Tales
“You’re never high in the Ford. When you pull power, it comes down like a brick.”
FAA accepts avionics technician apprenticeship program
FAA approval gives companies “another tool to grow their own and successfully recruit, train, and retain qualified technicians,” said Mike Adamson, AEA president and chief executive officer. “It is another critical step in our industry’s ongoing workforce development efforts and offers a new career pathway where individuals can simultaneously earn a competitive wage, gain knowledge with structured learning and on-the-job training, and achieve industry-recognized credentials.”
Head Up Display for GA approved
“SKYDISPLAY raises the proficiency of all pilots in all conditions and phases of flight given the reduction in pilot workload and significant enhancement to situational awareness,” company officials said in announcing the certification. “Simply stated, HUDs make flying safer. Critical flight information from the aircraft’s digital flight deck is displayed head-up.”
Piper makes forced landing in marsh after pilot forgets to lean the mixture
The pilot’s failure to properly lean the fuel mixture in flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a subsequent total loss of engine power, and a forced landing with the landing gear retracted.
Picture of the Day: Vette and RV-8
Blain Stumpf submitted this photo and note: “Life is good.”
The young ones
From Young Eagle to CFI in less than five years.
How to avoid CFIT accidents
Recommendations from a new report include increased use of Enhanced Vision Systems and Synthetic Vision Systems, mitigating the pressure to complete a mission, changing how we teach VFR into IMC, and continuing to revamp the FAA’s WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program.