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This article originally appeared in IFR Refresher, Oct. 2007. Aviation magazines that talk to instrument pilots seem to focus on the importance of currency as the critical element of a safe flight in the clouds. Here’s a look at some of the building blocks to currency and what happens when they’re ignored. Loss of Scanning […]

Pilot Leaves Controls I enjoy your Web site a great deal, but the fact that a pilot recently left the controls to untangle a ‘chutist (AVwebFlash, July 20) is a bit similar to the typical news article where the airplane that crashed had no flight plan.Leaving the controls is not that big of a deal, […]

This article originally appeared in Kitplanes, Dec. 2007. Launching from the softly rippling surface of Lake Seminole in St. Petersburg, Fla., felt slightly like what a stone must feel like after a youngster’s sidearm sling sends it skipping across the water. There’s a little bounce, a slight skip, then another. But, unlike the rock, the […]

This article originally appeared in Aviation Safety, June 2006. There’s something about the typical experienced-pilot’s personality that is antithetical to safety. I’m not an expert in analyzing personalities — though I know what I like — but it seems the very traits that make someone a “good stick” also make that same skilled pilot a […]

Today we pack up and say our goodbyes to Oshkosh for another year. Before we go, though, let’s rifle through Mariano’s photos one last time and see what he’s caught on film since yesterday. CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW An airshow attendee gets a weather briefing at […]

Click for a larger image We hope you like hot pink! Thursday morning saw a record gathering of female pilots on AeroShell Square here at EAA AirVenture. The rendezvous reminded visitors to the show that aviation isn’t just for the boys’ club and hopefully encouraged women of all ages and backgrounds to pursue their interest […]

World-renowned air show performer Patty Wagstaff has confirmed to AVweb that “an incident” involving her took place on a runway at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh late Thursday night and that police and security officials are now reviewing the chain of events. “All I can say is that I was in a place that I […]

Among the latest ideas for roadable aircraft is Sam Bousfield’s Skybike, a three-wheeled two-seat motorcycle that will convert itself, with the simple pull of a lever, into an airplane. Beyond its slippery bullet-shaped design, the most eye-catching piece of engineering on the vehicle will be its patent-pending telescoping wing, which retracts the lifting surfaces into […]

Saturday is here, and while many campers and weeklong attendees are beginning to pack up, the one-day visitors have packed into EAA AirVenture, trying to see as much of the show as possible. Oh, and we finally got out to the Seaplane Base! CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW […]

Anyone on Aeroshell Square at 10:30 a.m. on Friday found their way blocked by a sea of pink-shirted women that covered the concrete from the KC-135 Tanker to the Ford Trimotor to the DC-3s. An estimated 1,000 women pilots turned up to be seen and photographed in an effort to set a record as being […]