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Went back and forth on posting this for a while but figured I'd share The summary is: I went out flying in one of our twins, not my beloved Aztec (luckily) for sightseeing with family. Everything nominal, but on approach to the pattern the left main did not come down. Flew several low passes...

..so both our Aztec and Comanche in the club are of an older 1960s vintage, and both have the peculiar yoke emblem that I can't figure out Is this a bird shooting into the sky with a snake in its mouth? I don't have actual pictures from the plane but Google does a good enough job There...

From Flying https://www.flyingmag.com/ntsb-to-cirrus-address-fuel-boost-pump-issues-with-sr22t/ Emphasis mine " After investigating six takeoff accidents involving uncommanded loss of engine power in Cirrus SR22T, the National Transportation Safety Board is recommending the aircraft...

Regular Car Reviews RCR does good, 'different' styles of reviews of cars.. occasionally he'll do a plane. Years ago he did a Cherokee, I missed this from a year ago but thought this was a good review worth a share. Not your usual 'SMASH THE LIKE' over hyped YouTube trash PS - he compares it...

Did you guys like the Lancair / Columbia / TTX ? What about the Bonanza? Do you appreciate how Textron works hard to keep piston planes alive and innovative? Do you want to see the same treatment given to Pipistrel that Textron has bestowed on those above?? Well then you're in luck! Textron is...

Wow There's a shot of the DC3 barely clearing some planes on approach and struggling to climb post take off. Douglas sure built a tough plane though, stayed intact and all are safe. Landed gear up...

..I've sat in a few Mooney on the ground, but I finally got a ride and some stick time in one this past weekend, a good 3 on the hobbes in a J model TLDR; flew great, fast, responsive, tight. Only real complaint is my headset kept hitting the top of the door seam. If I could have lowered my...

Something cool about amphibs and twins.. sadly there's not a good offering here in the US for this type of plane.. or at all. We recently stayed at a Hangar Home up in the Yosemite area where the guy had a twin Seabee.. really cool plane. Sent me down a twin amphib rabbit hole.. and found this...

Something about me loves twins. Just feels the way a plane "should" It's well known here that the top of the list for me is the Aerostar, but the Velocity Twin, Aztec, T-Bone, are all up there Anyway, there aren't many Navion Twins out there, allegedly there are less than 5 left flying in the...

Seems like a pretty big step forward, even if it's outside the reach of most piston GA. Most interesting to me is the cloud connectivity. Even though it's a buzzword I hate it seems like this was only a matter of time Forbes is skeptical: "Honeywell Aerospace is touting the benefits of its new...

Interesting.. https://aerovisions.ch/skyshark/ Pressurized 4-6 seat 250 knots under 3K gross and 20 gph

Not sure if anyone here follows Sam Chui, he's a well known aviation photographer, anyway, from his site: https://samchui.com/2021/08/18/make-your-own-decision-one-of-the-last-civilian-departures-out-of-kabul/#.YR5je4hKhPb There's a YouTube as well but it's not translated, excerpt below " On...

Fast forward to the 3:57 mark.. pretty cool shot of the AN-225 departing and blasting past a drone, they leave in the cockpit sounds and recording as a side note, love the sound of the inner and middle marker as they depart.. at least I assume that's what that is

Interesting story about these guys.. they initially wanted to build an airplane engine but realized they could test much more easily and cheaply if they make it applicable to cars too Sort of the inverse of turning a car engine into an airplane engine.. And it's a radial! .. anyway, flame...

1:30 for the time mark Pompano Beach it seems

BLANCOLIRIO makes some of the best aviation content on YouTube, and no needless or annoying pizazz either Anyway.. 5,800 field elevation and 3,000' runway, Bonanza departing with tailwind in gusty conditions rejects and ends up in ditch Both people onboard okay..

The Google is not turning up too many results Do you guys know any outfit near the Palm Beach area that has rentals we could take to Bahamas? Preferably multi (over water and all that) but given the lack of options I'd be open to anything Any ideas?

Article here: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40694/amphibious-mc-130j-transport-is-on-special-operations-commands-wishlist China just recently launched a large 4 engine amphibious plane.. I imagine that is not insignificant news for the US, given the changing pacific theater

Hey Guys, FLABOB has been on my "go to" list since I've lived in Southern California but so far haven't made it there yet I love unique airports and enjoy AVX, SZP, Kern, Columbia, Agua Dulce (L70), etc., for that bit of challenge. FLABOB with the 700' pattern sounds fun, and given its history...

..say if someone was budgeting for something like the turbine powered (not yet released) Velocity.. how much should one assume to spend for a turboprop.. understand there's a wide range of options.. but give me some idea ..what about for the small Williams type jet engines that power the...