Admit it. It probably has been a long time since you last calculated an airplane’s center of gravity. Many pilots haven’t performed such a calculation since their last FAA written or practical exam.
Two thirds of our planet is covered with water, so it is no surprise that airplanes can be fitted with floats to enable operations on rivers, lakes, and oceans.
There’s a treat at the end of Runway 6 at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH) in Ohio. Young’s Jersey Dairy, midway between the towns of Springfield and Yellow Springs, and within spitting distance of the SGH runway, is a happy place to visit when you are in the area.
There has been a great deal of attention in the past couple of years to the growing epidemic of mental health issues that affect not just the pilot population but our entire population.
Aircraft designer and manufacturer CubCrafters announced the integration of a thermal infrared camera option for improved situational awareness in low light and reduced visibility.
For aficionados of big, boxy aircraft, or the Civil War, or both, Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) should be on your 2024 list of airports to visit. Troops wearing blue and gray marched across this landscape in the nineteenth century, while in the twentieth, Fairchild Aircraft Corporation made it home. Today, it’s a good base for visiting some of America’s most historic battlefields and one unusual aviation museum.
In a gripping account of quick thinking and teamwork, the story of a Cessna Caravan’s near miss shows the importance of preparing passengers for emergencies.
I generally steer clear of offering advice that focuses on passing a checkride as I like to think that we examiners are in the business of certificating knowledgeable, skilled, and safe pilots.
Reliable Robotics, a developer of autonomous aircraft systems, achieved a milestone in its effort to improve aviation safety with the company’s first unmanned flight in a Cessna 208B Caravan.
Anyone who has gone through the FAA’s onerous process to obtain a discretionary special issuance medical certificate knows that the special issuance comes with strings attached—continuing obligations to obtain and provide medical evaluations, reports, and records.
The airshow demonstration team known to fans for decades as the AeroShell Aerobatic Team has announced it will replace its distinctive orange-and-white livery with new colors and fly as the Titan Aerobatic Team sponsored by Titan Aviation Fuels.
On August 21, 2017, GA pilots flew en masse to airports in the path of a total solar eclipse, which arced across the United States from Oregon to South Carolina.
It was a clear and beautiful Friday night in May as a work colleague and I lifted off Teterboro’s Runway 1 for a short trip to Schenectady, New York, his home.
Until her senior year of high school, Alexis Noel was uninspired and had no idea what she wanted to do in life. It wasn’t until she attended an Explorer Post/STEM club event at the Boeing campus that she finally found her calling in aviation.
It’s springtime. One of our favorite times of year when the weather gets warmer, the days get longer, and the pull to spend time aloft gets stronger (even though that allure to fly is always strong for the GA community).
For most of my nearly six decades as an aircraft owner and three decades as an A&P, the rule about cylinders was simple: If the compression reading was less than 60/80, the cylinder had to come off for repair or replacement, period.
General Aviation Modifications Inc., perhaps better known as GAMI, following the success of its GAMIjector balanced fuel injectors, has been on a 13-year crusade to get the lead out of general aviation fuel.
In 2015 AOPA launched the tremendously successful You Can Fly initiative. Primary among the goals was to encourage and support individuals and groups with an interest in forming flying clubs.
A picture may be worth a thousand words. But even as you fly over the magnificent red rock canyons on final approach into Moab, Utah, it is evident: No picture will be able to adequately compare to the stunning geological masterpiece of a region you’re about to see in person.
Admit it. It probably has been a long time since you last calculated an airplane’s center of gravity. Many pilots haven’t performed such a calculation since their last FAA written or practical exam.
Two thirds of our planet is covered with water, so it is no surprise that airplanes can be fitted with floats to enable operations on rivers, lakes, and oceans.
There’s a treat at the end of Runway 6 at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH) in Ohio. Young’s Jersey Dairy, midway between the towns of Springfield and Yellow Springs, and within spitting distance of the SGH runway, is a happy place to visit when you are in the area.
There has been a great deal of attention in the past couple of years to the growing epidemic of mental health issues that affect not just the pilot population but our entire population.
Aircraft designer and manufacturer CubCrafters announced the integration of a thermal infrared camera option for improved situational awareness in low light and reduced visibility.
For aficionados of big, boxy aircraft, or the Civil War, or both, Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) should be on your 2024 list of airports to visit. Troops wearing blue and gray marched across this landscape in the nineteenth century, while in the twentieth, Fairchild Aircraft Corporation made it home. Today, it’s a good base for visiting some of America’s most historic battlefields and one unusual aviation museum.
In a gripping account of quick thinking and teamwork, the story of a Cessna Caravan’s near miss shows the importance of preparing passengers for emergencies.
I generally steer clear of offering advice that focuses on passing a checkride as I like to think that we examiners are in the business of certificating knowledgeable, skilled, and safe pilots.
Reliable Robotics, a developer of autonomous aircraft systems, achieved a milestone in its effort to improve aviation safety with the company’s first unmanned flight in a Cessna 208B Caravan.
Anyone who has gone through the FAA’s onerous process to obtain a discretionary special issuance medical certificate knows that the special issuance comes with strings attached—continuing obligations to obtain and provide medical evaluations, reports, and records.
The airshow demonstration team known to fans for decades as the AeroShell Aerobatic Team has announced it will replace its distinctive orange-and-white livery with new colors and fly as the Titan Aerobatic Team sponsored by Titan Aviation Fuels.
On August 21, 2017, GA pilots flew en masse to airports in the path of a total solar eclipse, which arced across the United States from Oregon to South Carolina.
It was a clear and beautiful Friday night in May as a work colleague and I lifted off Teterboro’s Runway 1 for a short trip to Schenectady, New York, his home.
Until her senior year of high school, Alexis Noel was uninspired and had no idea what she wanted to do in life. It wasn’t until she attended an Explorer Post/STEM club event at the Boeing campus that she finally found her calling in aviation.
It’s springtime. One of our favorite times of year when the weather gets warmer, the days get longer, and the pull to spend time aloft gets stronger (even though that allure to fly is always strong for the GA community).
For most of my nearly six decades as an aircraft owner and three decades as an A&P, the rule about cylinders was simple: If the compression reading was less than 60/80, the cylinder had to come off for repair or replacement, period.
General Aviation Modifications Inc., perhaps better known as GAMI, following the success of its GAMIjector balanced fuel injectors, has been on a 13-year crusade to get the lead out of general aviation fuel.
In 2015 AOPA launched the tremendously successful You Can Fly initiative. Primary among the goals was to encourage and support individuals and groups with an interest in forming flying clubs.
A picture may be worth a thousand words. But even as you fly over the magnificent red rock canyons on final approach into Moab, Utah, it is evident: No picture will be able to adequately compare to the stunning geological masterpiece of a region you’re about to see in person.