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GENERAL AVIATION NEWSThe General Aviation News website serves up aviation news for pilots and aircraft owners primarily at the grass roots level. In print twice a month, General Aviation News reports aviation news, information and entertainment rarely read elsewhere. |
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'I wrote this book because when I was learning to fly and first starting out, I wished a book like this was available to pilots. It wasn't - until now.'
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Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and improper decision to not refuel before the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
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Michael Williams submitted the following photo and note: “I captured this unique view of my 1965 Mooney C (“Lola”) at the Santa Rosa, California, airport getting ready for a San Francisco Golden Gate Bay tour flight at sunset on Sunday Sept. 15, 2019.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the ... Read More!
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If you like high flight, don't pass up any chance to get a turbocharged engine.
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Only 40% of single- and multi-engine piston aircraft are already equipped with ADS-B.
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More than 40,000-square-feet of hangar space to be coming online soon at Johnston Regional Airport near Raleigh, N.C.
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The book gives us a glimpse into life growing up in a 'flying family' with two pilots for parents, a family plane named Charlie and, quite literally, a propeller under her parents' bed.
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Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off in high-density altitude and gusting quartering tailwind conditions, which resulted in a loss of lift and an inability to gain altitude during the initial climb.
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Frequent contributor Jim Roberts sent us this photo he took at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 of a Howard DGA spinner. N1785H is owned by Jim Kreutzfeld, he added. Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of the ... Read More!
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Even when NOTAMs are issued, the human factor leads to miscommunication.
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