Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadvertent excessive use of brakes which resulted in a nose-over.
General Aviation
Picture of the Day: Dawn at 7,000 feet
Mark Carter submitted this photo and note: “Wing bathed in the red navlight as the sun comes up near the Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (KSME) in Somerset, Kentucky.”
Preparing your airplane for the cold weather
Why am I talking about signs of colder weather in an aviation fuels and lubricants column? What does fall have to do with your average general aviation aircraft? It is one of the most important times because for almost every plane it is time to change the oil.
ATC cuts include some VFR approaches
Some VFR approaches will be prohibited at the air traffic control facilities that are part of the 10% reduction in flights at high traffic airports across the country.
Electrifying Florida
The partnership will focus on the research and exploration of infrastructure for UrbanLink’s future fleet of BETA Technologies electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) aircraft at Signature’s network of FBOs, company officials explained.
Air Plains Services earns PMA for Cessna 172 spinner bulkhead
This component joins the Air Plains parts catalog, which also includes a Cessna 172 aft spinner bulkhead PMA component and forward and aft bulkhead assemblies designed specifically for any Cessna 172 with the Air Plains 180-hp engine upgrade STC.
Distracted pilot lands gear up during flight review
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight.
Picture of the Day: Cessna plans
Gary Westlind submitted this photo and note: “In Anchorage this spring and found this drawing of a Cessna Model 120 and 140 that I wanted to share with anyone who has time in this magnificent flying machine, especially after reading Jamie Beckett’s Politics for Pilots column, “At least 12% of this story is true.”
One big aviation family
Sometimes a fly-in plan comes together perfectly as was the case for the Carolinas Virginia Antique Airplane Foundation 2025 fall fly-in at historic Woodward Field (KCDN) in Camden, South Carolina.