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Two single-pilot aircraft accidents in Europe this week ended up with crash landings in treetops, leaving one pilot injured and the other in a tree all night waiting to be rescued. A 59-year-old ultralight pilot crashed Monday evening while over woods near Degenfeld in southern Germany, The Associated Press reported. Rescue crews found the pilot […]
How many of us are interested in fun flying? We occasionally use our airplanes for transportation, but for the most part, don’t we fly for fun? Have you attended a grass-roots fly-in and done some fun flying? If not, you should. Here’s why. Get any group of pilots together and the topic invariably turns to […]
The FAA has established 12 Centers of Excellence to pursue research into safety, alternative fuels, airport operations and other aviation topics, and now the agency has announced its next COE will focus on training the next generation of aviation professionals. Teams from the University of Oklahoma and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will lead the new Air […]
The FAA has issued its final rule on the controversial airworthiness directive that will require the replacement of cylinders on 6,200 high-displacement Continental engines. It takes effect on Sept. 15. The AD, which scraps thousands of aftermarket cylinders made by ECi, was initially proposed in 2013 for 520, 550 and some 470 model Continentals that […]
A total of 12 people died in two separate crashes of light twins over last few days. A Beech Baron crashed at Shannon Airport in Fredericksburg, Virginia, at midday on Friday and a Piper Navajo went down in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Sunday morning. In both cases, all six aboard each of the aircraft died. Local […]
Walla Walla Regional Airport (KALW) tower provided instructions to an incoming flight. “Cessna XXXXXX, incoming Alaska Q400 number two behind you. Make your best speed.” Response: “Walla Walla Tower, Cessna XXXXXX is a 152 and I’m pedaling as fast as I can!” Mark Carlile
Airshow spectators in southern England likely saved the life of a performer whose open-cockpit aircraft crashed into the ocean at the Herne Bay Air Show Sunday. According to the Telegraph, the Turbulent D31, a tiny single-seat homebuilt, may have had mechanical issues before the unidentified pilot may have ditched it in shallow water of the […]
For the second time in a week, Canadian authorities are investigating a crash involving an apparently stolen aircraft, this time with tragic consequences. The Piper Tomahawk crashed on a main street in Peterborough, Ontario, about 1:30 a.m. local time Friday. The pilot and lone occupant was killed in the crash. The plane hit an illuminated […]
Violent turbulence injured two dozen people and damaged parts of the cabin on a JetBlue flight that was forced to divert Thursday night and land in South Dakota. The Airbus A320, en route from Boston to Sacramento, apparently encountered multiple thunderstorms about 6:30 p.m. The crew attempted to steer clear of the worst weather but […]
General aviation accidents have continued to drop since 2013, according to AOPA’s 25th Joseph T. Nall Report. FAA data show that overall accident rates examined from 2004 to 2013 for non-commercial fixed-wing flights fell to 5.77 per 100,000 hours, while the fatal accident rate was 0.99 per 100,000 hours, Thursday’s report found. The trends could […]
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