Shawn Wells submitted this photo and note: “14,000 in southwest Colorado near Telluride in my pressurized Lancair ES-P.”
General Aviation
Ogden Osprey couldn’t outclimb the Depression
The Ogden Osprey sought a niche as a small six-place trimotor suitable as a business aircraft, a feeder, or air taxi vehicle. The 1929 stock market crash was a death knell for the new design.
Preflight planning gets safety boost with FAA weather cams
The FAA provides more than 600 camera sites throughout the United States with 230 FAA sites in Alaska. Another estimated 360 cameras operate in North America as third-party systems, such as those installed by NAVCanada and the states of Colorado and Montana. The camera images are updated every 10 minutes to give pilots a view of the latest weather.
Student pilot wins Sporty’s scholarship
Christopher Barnes is now ready to make his dreams of becoming a pilot a reality by training toward a private pilot certificate at Reigle Field (58N) in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. Once he earns his fixed-wing certification, Christopher plans on pursuing his glider certificate at a local soaring club.
Signature expands FBO network with latest acquisition
Signature Aviation has acquired Meridian, which has FBO locations in Teterboro, New Jersey (KTEB) and Hayward, California (KHWD).
Pilot violates TSA designated area while following tower instructions
This is a safety and security concern that should be mitigated immediately.
Picture of the Day: Keeping focus
William Vergonet submitted this photo and note: “Flying with my boss Bob Fullard of Fullard Flight Aircraft Maintenance. I was so lucky to be able to capture the movement and beauty I saw.”
The woes of winter
Regardless of what you think constitutes uncomfortably cold, winter brings risks to us all. That’s true when driving over a combination of packed snow and ice to an intersection near the bottom of a downhill grade, and it’s true when we climb into an airplane to fly through that thick, clear winter air.
Video: Magical Mooney
Just posted to the YouTube channel “Flying with Rich” is a video about the “magical Mooney,” which was owned, at one time, by Bill Cox of ABC’s Wide World of Flying. It starts with some vintage video that’s truly enjoyable.