The FAA has posted a series of three animated videos exploring the anatomy of a wrong surface event — where a general aviation pilot lands (or almost lands) on the wrong runway. The first video looks at the pilot and human factors. The second focuses on environment and third on training.
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4 Rules of Thumb for Safer Takeoffs
The latest video in the FAA’s 57 Seconds to Safer Flying series lays out 4 Rules of Thumb for Safer Takeoffs.
Love at first flight
Textron Aviation posted four new videos to its YouTube channel in February 2023 showcasing employees and their stories of Love At First Flight.
What’s in that hangar?
The latest in a series of videos by Smitty Smith of FunPlacesToFly.com takes a peek into the hangars of avid aviators. The latest features Bob Rogers, who bases his two aircraft at McKinney National Airport (KTKI) in Texas. Bob’s hangar houses his 1966 V35 Bonanza and his experimental Mustang II, which Bob says means he has the “best of both worlds.”
The cure for get-there-itis
Why do so many general aviation pilots risk their lives to get to their destinations?
Airplane eye candy
Smitty Smith, the force behind FunPlacesToFly.com and VansAircraftBuilders.com, recently posted a video on YouTube that’s a slideshow of “a really nice collection of beautiful RV aircraft and projects, uploaded by RV lovers from all over,” he says.
A pilot’s paradise
For those pilots who couldn’t make the 2022 fly-in at Triple Tree Aerodrome, you can visit virtually by checking out a new vide by John Rob Holland. The 10-minute video covers the entire week at Triple Tree, which officials call a “pilot’s paradise.”
More thorough preflights needed after maintenance
Lately I’ve been noticing more reports on accidents and incidents that happen on the first flight after maintenance. An FAA video offers lots of tips on how to make sure this doesn’t happen to you.
What’s in that hangar?
Smitty Smith, the force behind FunPlacesToFly.com, has launched a new video series, “What’s in that hangar?” The first installment features Pat Long, who takes us inside his hangar at McKinney National Airport (KTKI) in Texas to see two of his experimental aircraft creations, a Spacewalker II and a Hatz Classic.