During cruise in my Velocity XL, one tank was consuming fuel faster than the other, even though they are interconnected.
Picture of the Day: Rough landing, spectacular views
David Wade submitted this photo and note: “Marble Canyon (L41) is an Arizona airport in the Grand Canyon with spectacular views and a dangerously rough landing strip.”
STC vs ASTM: What’s best for unleaded fuels?
There is some confusion as to how the ASTM process compares to Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the unleaded fuels that will replace 100LL. Some people even think that they are basically the same. In reality they are very different and most of that difference goes back to our old friend liability.
Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum contender for top new museum
The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum is in the final stretch of online voting as one of 16 new museums across the United States nominated for the “Best New Museum” by USA Today’s Reader’s Choice Travel Awards for 2024. Other contenders include The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas; the Museum of Broadway in New York; and the Gettysburg Beyond Battle Museum in Gettsyburg, Pennsylvania.
CubCrafters public offer closes at end of year
Share price is $5.45 in the first public offering of the 42-year-old company.
uAvionix updates AV-30-E software for experimental aircraft
One of the primary features of the update is support for the AV-APA (Analog Port Adapter), an accessory that connects the AV-30 to legacy installed autopilots, company officials noted.
Just purchased plane crashes on flight home
A loss of yaw control while on final approach, which resulted in the pilot performing an off-runway landing, and a subsequent nose over. The reason for the loss of yaw control could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Picture of the Day: Red Arrows
Geoffrey Hall submitted this photo of the Red Arrows performing at an air show in Folkestone in Kent, England, in August 2023, and a note: “That’s one ‘L’ of a maneuver!”
Family brings the future into reality
The Wright brothers did the impossible, which then became the improbable. Eventually transitioning into the realm of the mundane with flights being so common, safe, and affordable that virtually everyone you or I know has flown. That wasn’t true when I was a kid. It was absolute fantasy when Orville was a child.