After far too long a wait, the Great Colorado Air Show returned with a roar, headlined by the Blue Angels.
Pilots
New flying club in the works at KLEE
The new flying club, a spin-off from EAA Chapter 534 at Leesburg International Airport in Florida, will start with a Cessna 150.
Picture of the Day: Surf report
Dr. Joe McMurray submitted this photo and note: “A Super Decathlon surf report.”
Use it or lose it
A study by an Embry Riddle researcher shows the COVID-19 pandemic had an “alarming impact” on pilot proficiency.
Celebration of life slated for CubCrafters founder
The celebration of life will be held Dec. 4, 2021, at the CubCrafters factory in Yakima, Washington.
Picture of the Day: Last landing of the evening
Rob Stapleton submitted this photo and note: “A Cessna 185 does a high speed water taxi to its slip before dark after landing at Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage Alaska. No filter was used for this image the coloring is from natural ‘Alpenglow.'”
Video: Strategies to avoid CFIT
The new video offers several strategies to avoid Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), which make up more than 17% of all general aviation accidents.
Life lessons from fighter jet pilots
The new book offers life advice from 20 fighter jet pilots.
Pilot feels pressured to conduct ferry flight
“I shouldn’t have let the plane owner and mechanic pressure me into going when we suspected that the engine driven pump was ‘weak.’ Ironically, the owner has the fuel pump sitting in his house so he knew it was having problems and failed to tell me before I flew five hours over water outside of gliding distance of land.”