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Student’s second solo thwarted by bird strike
About 50 feet over the runway and prior to touchdown, my student states she “hit something and there was a loud thud on the right side of the plane.”
Picture of the Day: The view from the window
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “The view from inside the Grant County Airport (W99) in West Virginia shows perfect weather for fun in the sky.”
Should I pre-oil these Lycoming engines?
My guess is that you want to eliminate any possibility of internal lack of lubrication during engine start-up. As I mentioned previously, since the cam and tappet area are only served by splash oil, if you really want to focus on that area and keeping it in the best of health, here are a few suggestions.
Commemorative Air Force soars to new heights with Pinto jet
The jet has been assigned to a newly established Super Pinto Sponsor Group, which will be based at the CAF hangar in Memphis. Group members noted the aircraft will divide its time between Memphis, Pensacola, and Dallas. The group also hopes to be able to start offering living history flights in the Pinto in 2024.
Aerox acquires Fluid Power
Fluid Power, which will continue to operate as an independent company, has been re-branded as “Aerox Fluid Power.”
Signature opens new FBO terminal at KDSM
The new FBO at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) in Iowa features a 5,000-square-foot guest terminal and a 30,000-square-foot hangar.
Task-saturated pilot seriously injured in crash
The pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a loss of engine power on the left engine due to fuel starvation.
Picture of the Day: Doc visits Tucson
Paul Keidel submitted this photo and note: “As part of its History Restored tour, the B-29 “Doc” spent a week in late September 2023 at Tucson International Airport. Tours and rides were offered. I’m fortunate to have an insider’s view to its operations since I work here at the airport. And having been immersed in aviation since I was a kid, it’s a thrill to be in the presence of one of the two only airworthy Superfortresses. Fun fact: My driver instructor from back in the early 1980s was a former B-36J pilot and a KB-50 pilot who gifted me both sets of his pilot manuals.”