The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control after a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing while maneuvering for […]
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Weather reports going visual
The National Weather Service will retire the text-based traditional alphanumeric code, or TAC, airmet and area forecast (FA) reporting systems, […]
Picture of the Day: Reaching for the sky
Jim Roberts submitted this photo and note: “A Just Aircraft Super STOL shows its stuff at Paradise City during the […]
Questions from the Cockpit: Re-branding induced drag
Joseph, a student pilot in Georgia, writes: I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around induced drag. Can you […]
Federal government seeks input on foreign drone ban
The U.S. Department of Commerce took the first step to restrict or ban outright the most popular drones currently in […]
Picture of the Day: Sunset on the ramp at KICT
Madi Johnson submitted this photo and note: “The autumn sky is painted in gorgeous colors over Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower […]
Never fly a kid in your airplane
Unless he or she is signed up in a formal program that can give follow-up resources and support. Source: general […]
Training and Safety Tip: The click
There is nothing more satisfying to a flight instructor than “hearing” that metaphorical “click” that signals that a student has […]
Picture of the Day: The shadow
John Schmidt submitted this photo and note: “Ken Asbe of Mason City, Iowa, taxied up to his hangar at sundown […]
How am I doing coach?
Imagine the reaction if an NFL player said, “I’m good coach. I don’t need to practice this week.” That attitude […]