Wai Kuen Leung submitted this photo and note: “During my short instructor life I met some amazing peeps.”
Aircraft
Coming back from devastation: KRSV recovers from a tornado
After two and a half years, airport officials are putting the finishing touches on a brand new $3.8 million terminal building that will complete the airport’s rebuild.
GA steps up to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has activated its Humanitarian Emergency Response Operator (HERO) Database, while other organizations, such as Operation Air Drop, AEROBridge, Airlink, and Samaritan’s Purse are assisting in the relief efforts.
Work begins on new terminal at 1F0
The new terminal is expected to be completed by November 2026. Other improvements slated for Ardmore’s downtown airport include the installation of a perimeter fence around the airfield to be completed by mid-2026, as well as a planned rehabilitation of Runway 17/35 to be completed by mid-2028.
Washington State Airport Guide Photo Contest takes off
The Washington State Department Of Transportation Aviation Division is offering two chances for aviation enthusiasts to have their best photographs featured on the front and back covers of the 2026 Airport Guide.
Pre-buy flight goes awry
Probable Cause: The sport pilot’s poor decision to allow a non-certificated pilot to land the airplane which resulted in a loss of control during landing.
Pictures of the Day: Vintage Bonanza check-out
Scott Crane submitted these photos and note: “Our son Scotty Crane finishing his American Bonanza Society Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program (BPPP) check-out at our home airport in Poplar Grove, Illinois, following a seven-year restoration of our 1948 Bonanza. ABS Recognized CFI Craig Baily provided instruction in our Bonanza to a future ABS Recognized CFI. Photos by proud mom Beth Crane.”
I met my teenage doppelgänger
During a presentation to the Spokane chapter of the Washington Pilots Association, I met someone who had a childhood very similar to mine.
Carbon Cub UL soars to new heights
“We were outside the normal realm of operating parameters, so we were proceeding with caution. It was pretty dang cool to be in a tube-and-fabric bush plane that high, and it was surreal hearing airline pilots over ATC wondering what a Cub was doing up there.”