William Hunt submitted this photo and note: “The Imperial War Museum at Duxford, England, has many artifacts that are displayed as found. Notable is the tail of a German aircraft with a pair of holes in the middle of the swastika. If you looks closely, the holes are square rather than round. The museum says that they were made by a pickaxe rather than a gun. To paraphrase a favorite movie: “This wasn’t business. This was personal.”
General Aviation
Passion and a plan: Zach Drum’s aviation journey
Zachary attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, with his friend Drew Wilson. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He earned his commission as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy in 2012 and a Master of Science in Finance from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
Tecnam introduces new two-seat trainer
The new two-seat aircraft is designed to guide student pilots from their first flight up to an instrument rating, according to Tecnam officials.
Turbine teaser
“The first tests are very promising indeed. We are continuing the tests to validate the performance, but the advantages are already visible: No vibration, quieter than the VL3-915, higher reliability, and a TBO multiplied by two.”
TV helicopter pilot wins King Schools scholarship
“While working on my CFI-Helicopter certificate and in my final semester of my undergraduate degree at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, I was involved in a car accident that halted my flight training and completely changed the trajectory of my life.”
When a loud cracking noise is a good thing…
My student forced the nose trim wheel downwards to get some nose up trim action and we heard a loud snapping or cracking noise. After the noise, the trim wheel operated normally.
Pictures of the Day: Ready for departure
Megan Vande Voort submitted these two photos of airplanes heading home after the close of the 2022 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo on Sunday, April 10. Above, a 1944 Consolidated Vultee PBY based out of Wilmington, Delaware, takes off, while below a Cessna 172 departs Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Florida.
Honoring a hometown hero
Sergeant Chad Mumbauer is the epitome of a 25-plus year public servant and Marine Corps veteran who leads by example. With the heart of a warrior, he has overcome brain cancer three times in the past 10 years and returned to full duty as a leader of the department’s Special Operations Unit in the City of Lakeland Police Department.”
Maiden flight of student-built aircraft is a soaring success
Officials at Wings Over the Rockies are celebrating the successful first flight of an RV-12 built by students as part of the museum’s’ education program, Wings Aerospace Pathways.