The pilot’s decision to continue flight in instrument meteorological conditions in an airplane not equipped for instrument flight, which forced her to perform a precautionary landing to a muddy field resulting in the airplane nosing over.
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Picture of the Day: All in the details
Brett Bonnville submitted this photo and note: “The quality of your experience as a student pilot, rental customer, advancing pilot, patron or airfield guest at New Garden Airport (N57) in Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, is all in the details.”
Lakeland Aero Club: A prototype for success
The largest teen flying club on the planet is helping other clubs on their airplane projects, as well as serving as a model for what success looks like.
Record high prices for jet fuel across U.S.
Not only are jet fuel prices hitting a record-high spike, but April 2022 was the first time that Jet-A prices surpassed 100LL prices, according to a new analysis from GlobalAir.com. Plus, where’s the cheapest 100LL in the nation? The most expensive?
New importer for Ukraine LSA
Aeroprakt is based in the Ukraine, specifically in Kyiv. If you weren’t sure where that was in 2021, you surely know now.
A photo is worth 1,000 words
New from Bluetail is RecordSnap, which allows aviation maintenance technicians to use their smartphone’s camera to scan, upload, and store records in real time. Even better? The photos are converted to searchable PDFs.
Controller takes blame for near mid-air collision
This is the second near mid-air collision I’ve experienced at this facility within the last three weeks. In the other incident, the controller also admitted 100% fault due to a loss of situational awareness on the east side of the airport.
Picture of the Day: Me and my shadow
Stu Tracy submitted this photo and note: “A wing-mounted GoPro captured this shot of our Cardinal flying in formation with its shadow on takeoff from the Prescott, Arizona airport.”
A love letter to the Stearman
Yes, from every angle that you view the Stearman, it has clean lines. Certainly, it fits the adage that if a plane looks right it’ll fly right. However, its physical contours and flying attributes are just one side of the larger equation that accounts for what I call the Stearman phenomenon — the power of enchantment that causes this biplane to be a fitting symbol of the flying brotherhood.