If you’re tired of the traditional fly-in or $100 hamburger, there’s Burning Man. This free-form collection of artists and whatever in the desert near Gerlach, Nev., is busy enough that it rates a temporary tower for the airstrip. Bring food, water, a dust mask and your free spirit…
A landing floatplane ripped the fiberglass roof from a 22-foot boat in a collision near Craig, Alaska. No one was hurt on either craft and the plane, a Beaver with a damaged float, was able to land at the airport at Ketchikan…
The FAA has proposed an airworthiness directive to fix the fix of an AD on the front seat tracks of some Cessna 172s, 182s and 206s. The locking mechanisms previously installed to prevent the seats from unexpectedly moving backwards are wearing and cracking and need inspection and/or replacement.
On The Fly…
Key Takeaways:
- Burning Man offers a unique flying destination with a temporary airstrip and tower, requiring pilots to bring their own supplies.
- A floatplane collided with a boat in Alaska, ripping off the boat's roof and damaging the plane's float, though no one was injured and the plane landed safely.
- The FAA has proposed a new airworthiness directive for some Cessna 172s, 182s, and 206s to address wearing and cracking front seat track locking mechanisms, which were a fix for a previous AD.
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