Probable Cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other resulting in a collision on the airstrip. Contributing was the pilots’ failure to announce their intentions over their radios as they were taking off and landing.
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Picture of the Day: Anticipation
John Drago submitted this photo and note: “A Taylorcraft L2-A anticipating takeoff at a grass strip in northeast Florida.”
Coloring the weather
New graphics enhancements have debuted on 1800WxBrief.com, designed to give pilots access to enhanced weather graphics that offer clearer and more comprehensive data to support flight planning and decision-making, according to FAA officials.
Unmanned Safety Institute named ASTM-approved training provider
The approval marks a milestone for USI as the first company in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) training and certification industry to receive this designation, according to ASTM officials.
Atlantic Aviation to open new FBO at KJWN
Groundbreaking for the new facility at John C. Tune Airport (KJWN) in Nashville. is anticipated to take place in early 2026.
Test flight after fuel system mods ends in crash
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s modifications to the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff despite observing lower than anticipated propeller rpm, his decision to delay his precautionary landing to allow another airplane to land, and his decision to conduct flight testing of the airplane following multiple modifications.
Picture of the Day: Camping in the California desert
Richard “Rick” Lach submitted this photo and note: “Camping in the California desert at the Chicken Strip Oasis in Death Valley National Park. As always the perfect sunset after an afternoon of relaxing in the natural hot spring pools. The plane is a 1953 Piper TriPacer converted with the Raven Aviation STC to a Pacer taildragger configuration. The engine has been upgraded to the Lycoming O-320, 160-hp version from the 135-hp original.”
When mixing beer and aviation is a good thing
A brewery that began in a hangar at a general aviation airport is expanding, with the C-54 the “Spirit of Freedom” serving as home to a new bar.
The rarest Mustang?
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) recently posted a video featuring Walt Bowe’s P-51A, an early Mustang variant with just 310 produced.