Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to a seized piston in the power take-off cylinder.
Pilots
Picture of the Day: Flying over Patagonia
Art Danley submitted this photo and note: “While touring the Bariloche area in Patagonia, Argentina, I met the owner of a pristine 1961 Cessna 172 who took us for one-hour ride in one of the most spectacular regions on the planet, including Nahuel Huapi Lake. I’m a retired TWA/AAL pilot. Long-time and current light plane owner and CFII.”
34th annual Fly/In Cruise/In sets records
The 34th annual Fly/In Cruise/In, held Aug. 30, 2025, at Marion Municipal Airport-McKinney Field (KMZZ) in Marion, Indiana, attracted hundreds of people, who took the opportunity to stroll along the hangar rows and fields to behold a diverse array of vehicles.
Caldwell Collection opens at KRQO
The Caldwell Collection, which opened to the public Oct. 4, 2025, totals more than 20 classic aircraft, housed in a restored 1943 World War II hangar at El Reno Regional Airport in Oklahoma.
International Air & Space Hall of Fame names Class of 2025
The Goodyear blimp, Grumman Cats, and two of general aviation’s staunchest advocates are part of the Class of 2025.
ALSIM introduces AL2006 Tecnam simulator
Designed to EASA FNPT II and FTD Level 5 standards, the sim features a full-size flight deck replica, a semi-enclosed instructor station, active control loading, and a specific flight model based on aircraft flight characteristics.
Pilot seriously injured trying to avoid deer
Probable Cause: Loss of directional control to avoid a deer during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a culvert.
Picture of the Day: Farm aid
Jerry Kemp submitted this photo and note: “My Piper L-4 in front of the hangar out on the farm. Just checked the corn and beans. They looked good.”
For the love of airplane noise
Before I understood much of anything about manned flight, I was attracted to the sound of aircraft passing over my head. I knew nothing of density altitude, stochiometric mixtures, cloud types, or weather patterns. I had little understanding of lift or thrust or drag. But the sound caught my ear.