well it happened, a veteran trike pilot started it with him not in it, it flew off without him, went vertical stalled and crashed onto the hanger roof, at my home field arlington wash. fortunattely he wasn'tt seriously hurt but the trike was...
Second flight of 2013... Low clouds opened up in the late afternoon making for gorgeous flying conditions with a wonderful winter sunset contrasting the deep freeze of January. Jan 13th, 2013 just before sunset, -5 degrees Celsius, 28 minute...
This is very important for us all!! This also shows how unsure and scared our government is.
http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2013/130110secret-no-fly-zone.html?WT.mc_id=130111epilot&WT.mc_sect=gan
Pilots tip of the Week: Forced Landing Checklist
Question:
"I had an engine failure on downwind and a forced landing in a plowed corn field. I spent the last 500 feet concentrating on landing the airplane but did not block the...
www.jetwhine.com - Has the exemplary aviation safety record become its own worst enemy because it instills unrealistic expectations of risk in the minds of those fly? As a consequence, reactions to these infrequent but unpreventable circumstances instantly climbs to a...
blog.aopa.org - I've almost done it. Spent about 2 or 3 minutes visually lining up on a military airport instead of a small rural airport about 3 miles away (hidden by low clouds). I just kept thinking damn, that airport looks BIG !!! This...