Terry Bowden submitted this photo and note: “I snapped this photo while visiting a nearby airstrip. The photo shows my friend Paul Milton’s hangar in the background. I love his Texas flag door. This is our 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, which is modified with a Continental C90-12F engine.”
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What does the future hold for general aviation?
While 2023 was a “banner year” for general aviation, how will the industry handle the many challenges it faces in 2024?
New Approach Lighting System commissioned at KART
Airport officials note Watertown International Airport is one of a few airports in the nation with the new Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicators (MALSR).
Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame names Class of 2024
The Class of 2024 will be inducted into the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame Sept. 21, 2024.
Iconic aircraft featured in limited edition diecast models
Sporty’s has introduced limited edition diecast models of iconic general aviation aircraft, including the Cessna 172M Skyhawk and Piper J-3 Cub.
Biplane hits Mooney while taxiing
The biplane pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in an on-ground collision with another airplane while taxiing.
Pictures of the Day: Missing man formation flight
David Dickins submitted this photo and note: “It was a privilege to be invited along as a passenger as part of a formation memorial flight over Vallejo and San Pablo Bay north of San Francisco in February 2023. The photo was shot with an iPhone 11 from an SIAI Marchetti SF.260. This was my first experience in formation; it was quite a thrill. We were the ‘missing man.'”
Flight training is getting safer
While flight training is getting safer according to an updated report from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute, there is still “plenty of work to do, particularly in mitigating the risk of loss of control in flight.”
A banner year for general aviation
“For the first time in more than a decade, the general aviation manufacturing industry has eclipsed 4,000 aircraft delivered,” officials with the General Aviation Manufacturers Association report.