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As written, this has the potential to save a lot of orphaned airplanes. This is going to breath new life into some lower end airplanes like the Traumahawk, Beech Skipper and Sundowner, both Commander Models Lark and Darter. If this is accepted, I'm in the market for a Lark! (I have always...

As written, this has the potential to save a lot of orphaned airplanes. I imagine they will not be the only ones. Several factory built LSA''s were shoehorned down slightly to meet the LSA/EASA rules. Off the top of my head I can think of the Jabiru, Paradise/Texas Colt, and others...

I can relate. in 2019 I visited the Paris Air Show on a non-public day, just a schmuck among all of the diplomatic dignitaries, Air Force Commanders, and a few actual National Leaders in attendance. When a Jet started an unannounced demonstration overhead with lots of money noise, almost every...

I have seen this story before, unfortunately. A friend died this way at Lansing in 2018.

My plan for years has been 1st alternate Appleton, 2nd Madison, 3rd Stay somewhere south of the front and wait it out. And there is almost always a front of some kind that week. With the new arrivals plan, Madison is a good place to stop anyway, to grab breakfast or coffee and get your head...

Think it’s bad now? Just wait…. All of those Petrodollars are beginning to come home as nations start trading in other currencies.

Lol…..

FAA Report is finally out. Looks like the initial takes were correct. Official cause is Pilot became spatially disoriented in the cloud after departure. "The board determined nearly two years later the pilot, Joe Lara, became disoriented while maneuvering shortly after taking off in Smyrna...

Given the time of year, at the end of Air Show season, I would imagine Mojave, or Thermal. Change the time of year to mid-summer, I would suggest Glasgow, MT. That huge Air Force Base has a great runway, and sits almost abandoned but for a Boeing test facility, with no one else around for miles...

Several years ago, to “Go Green!”, auto manufacturers switched from using petroleum-based wiring insulation to a soy oil based-type. Turns out that it didn’t take rodents long to figure out they can eat the stuff. Lessons from the past forgotten or simply ignored. There is a class action suit...

I would suggest Red River State Bank. Very knowledgeable folks.

Sportcruiser…. It is what I ended up with, for partially that very reason. I do not feel crammed into it, and have plenty of space. I am long-legged, the adjustable pedals makes in very comfortable for my 6’ body. I like a higher view over the panel, so I use cushions to boost my worn seat pad...

Lol… I have slept in the car there more than once…. There is a place on Knapp, just across from the Red Barn entrance on the south edge of Scholler by Ultralights called Rellumtdats (or something). I always park there, 100 yd walk to the gate, 200 to the shuttle. They do allow short stay...

I have always thought of SnF as “Spring Break for Pilots”. Depending on your schedule, you can see most everything in Two days, or just one if you have something specific you want to see. Many vendors are the same you will find in Oshkosh, but you can spend more time with them going into...

LA Media reporting that the pilot was a former mayor of Santa Monica, 95 years old (??) and didn’t make it.

From Twitter, including the ejection. Apparently this is a Northrop-owned aircraft. They are still trying to iron out the Vectored Thrust issues...

Pilot and passenger rescued a few minutes ago, now on the way to a local hospital.

Rescuers now securing the airplane to the tower.

These folks need to play the lottery when they get down….. Looks like they hit the one in 100 million chance of surviving this one. The tower arm that supports the cable is embedded into the rear section of the airframe, just behind the cabin area. <img src=”