Missing Cessna 150 Found, Pilot Suffers Fatal Injuries
Our news story on Friday reported on a missing pilot on a flight in the Northwest. Our update is a sad one.
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Six Light Single-Engine Planes They Totally Need to Bring Back!
Sometimes planes fall from production status despite being much beloved. Here are several that we hereby demand they put back into production.
High Sierra Wraps Up Big Event; FAA Launches Alaska Safety Programs and Feds Still Looking for Pilot Of Missing Plane In Midair.
Plus, new developments in MD-87 Houston crash, UND pauses flight training after fatal accident, and the EAA launches a safety study on turnarounds.
NTSB Searching For Second Plane That Was In Midair And Is Nowhere To Be Found
The ’missing’ plane probably didn’t crash, but the agency can’t find where it did go. We’ve got three theories.
Pilot Records Post-Crash Video Before First Responders Show!
The pilot of a Lancair ES kitplane used its installed whole-airplane parachute recovery system to save the day, as he tells the FB-verse.
FAA Unveils Its Alaska Safety Initiative. Our Big Takeaway: Yes!
The agency’s approach to enhancing safety of flight was uncharacteristically cooperative. Our takeaway? Hooray.
“Miraculous.”No Fatalities As Chartered MD-87 Crashes Near Houston.
The plane burst into flames after going off the end of the runway at Houston Executive, according to local reports.
Light Personal Aircraft Are Coming
This expanded definition of what constitutes a light plane and how they can be built could revive a segment facing existential challenges.
Shatner in Space!
Actor William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk on the original Star Trek series, went to actual space this week in a Blue Origin flight. This photo says it all.
