General aviation took a hit in 2020 due to the pandemic, with billing and deliveries down, but GA officials are confident recovery is on the way.
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Banyan Air Service Inspector receives Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award
The award acknowledges 50 years of 50 years of civil and/or military maintenance experience with no violations.
Celebrating motoring enthusiasts at all altitudes
The new website offers original works of art celebrating aviation, as well as other merchandise, including hats and T-shirts.
Plane flips while landing on frozen lake
The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
Picture of the Day: Winter sunset at the airport
Megan Vande Voort sent in this photo with a note: “After a long day of training flights, the C172 takes in the winter Iowa sunset.”
Make Englaero official – finally
Englaero is English spoken by an individual who mixes a thick dose of aeronautical terms into their vocabulary. To a native English speaker, it’s absolute gibberish. To a college level English teacher with no aeronautical background, it’s incomprehensible.
Video: Landing on a frozen lake
Robin Johansson recently posted a video to YouTube that documents two days of flying in February in Scandinavia, including several landings and takeoffs from a frozen lake.
99s, Women in Aviation awarded $750,000 in grants from Hilton Foundation
Women in Aviation will use its $250,000 grant to offer 47 additional scholarships in 2021, while the Ninety-Nines will use its $500,000 grant to develop additional pilot proficiency programs and increase its outreach activities.
Instructional flight fatal for two
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during initial climb after a touch-and-go landing, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.