Transition training is essential when moving to a different aircraft, according to FAA officials in this video.
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Video: Highlights of NTSB Loss of Control roundtable
The NTSB has released a video of its roundtable on preventing loss of control accidents.
Video: First flight of Mike Patey’s Draco
A new video captures the first flight of Mike Patey’s upgraded bush plane, Draco.
Video: What contributes to wrong surface landings?
A new video delves into what contributes to pilots landing on the wrong surface.
Videos: Flying into Oshkosh
Two videos posted by Zenith Aircraft show pilots flying into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017.
Video: What’s it like to fly under a bridge?
For those interested in flying under a bridge, this video is worth a watch. But we wouldn’t recommend it.
Video: STOL competition on a Belgian beach
Recently posted on YouTube is a video of a short takeoff and landing competition held on Knokke Beach in Belgium. Organized by the folks behind the Vintage Air Rally, the Zoute Air Trophy competition attracted pilots from all over the world.
Video: A visit to Star Wars Canyon
On the map it is Rainbow Canyon, west of Death Valley in California’s starkly beautiful desert. To fighter pilots and aviation photographers, it is called Star Wars Canyon, or the Jedi Transition. This is where military pilots in the western United States hone their low-level evasion tactics. Frederick A. Johnsen visited the canyon in May […]
Video: The debut of the Yak 110
Of Wings & Things columnist Frederick A. Johnsen sent in this video of the much-anticipated air show debut of the “Yak-110” — two Yak-55s plus a jet engine merged into one trimotor aircraft — at the Mountain Home Air Force Base airshow on June 3, 2018. “The aircraft’s air show performance is impressive,” he reports. […]