Go-Around Required
Experienced pilot never realized Beechcraft Bonanza landing at Big Bear, California, could not be saved.
Experienced pilot never realized Beechcraft Bonanza landing at Big Bear, California, could not be saved.
These gems were made for hauling a crowd, and today they still represent the crème de la crème
Piper’s six-seater, introduced in the 1960s, looked pretty much like what it was, a stretched-out version of one of Piper’s wildly popular, four-seat PA-28s. And then some. The “then some” part is critical here because Piper designed the plane right. Instead of merely giving it a stretched fuselage and a couple more seats, Piper’s designers […]
With the advent of mandated computerized surveillance, Big Brother is indeed watching. Here’s what you can, and can’t, do about it.
The ditching, after a claimed engine failure, was captured on video both before and after splashdown. But the pilot has a history, including criminal charges, in his background.
GPS wasn’t the first long-range nav. It is the best, though.
Garmin has announced FAA approvals for the installation of its new lower-cost autopilots in some popular airplanes.
NOTE: The following reports republished here are from the NTSB and are printed verbatim and in their complete form. CESSNA 340 Bartow, FL/Injuries: 5 Fatal The instrument-rated private pilot and four passengers boarded the multiengine airplane inside a hangar. The pilot then requested that the airplane be towed from the hangar to the ramp, since […]
Knowing when to give it another try is a key to avoiding a big safety risk.