BoldMethod offers online training courses and a daily aviation blog that helps all pilots learn to fly and keep skills sharp. Their blog is informative and often quite entertaining. But Friday’s blog post, titled “6 Things You Can Do With General Aviation News” made us blush a little. Item #2 – and associated graphic – is worth the price of admission. Thanks guys.
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Video: Way too close
While not general aviation, this video shows in moving pictures a near collision as a result of a runway incursion.
BackcountryPilot.org: 400-hp Zenith CH801
A Ford V-8 400-horsepower Zenith CH801 is not all that common. Want to see, and hear one? Hop over to BackcountryPilot.org to read Zane Jacobson’s great write up and watch smartly edited video.
Idaho Aviation Expo set for May 16-17
The annual Idaho Aviation Expo, May 16-17 this year, is once again taking place in the 30,000-square-foot Aero Mark hangar at IDA. Admission is $10 at the door, but I’ve got some “Free Admission” tickets. Send me an email if you are interested.
How I Did It: Cirrus Aircraft’s Dale Klapmeier
I read a good many “How I Did It” type stories in various business magazines. It is always interesting to learn that “now successful” business operators struggled with the same challenges I, and many others, struggle with. So when I learned that Cirrus Aircraft CEO Dale Klapmeier would be in the Seattle area retelling his “How I Did It” type story, I had to sign on.
10,000 miles in an LSA in a month-and-a-half
From one end of the United States, and back, to the other end, and back. Stick & Rudder Aviation‘s Paul Leadabrand flew his Kitfox S-LSA from Boise to Lakeland, Florida for the SUN ‘n FUN Fly-In and back to Boise. 4,800 miles round-trip so the Rotax 914-powered “Big Foot” edition of the Kitfox could be on display at the Rotax booth.
Touch & Go: Perspective matters
I’m excited to see what comes of the future of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones. There is a great deal yet to learn, and ways UAV technology will scale up to the benefit of all aerospace. Of that, I have no doubt.
However, there is also much to figure out and, frankly, worry about.
For Sale: 1945 J-3, 518 TT
“1945 J-3 Cub, 518 hours. 501-337-9939. [email protected]. $42,000.” That’s the ad as it appears in our classified section. 518 hours? Really. I called Tom Sabus, who placed the ad via mail, for a little more information. “I was visiting the Aerospace Education Center in Little Rock, Ark., when I found out the place was closing […]
Video: What fear of flying looks like
A brilliant 10-minute video profiles two women (An & Ria) who’ve never met, and never flown. One is excited, the other less so. Admittedly, a first flight via business jet is beyond the reach of most, but the emotional roller-coaster has to be much the same.