Battery Issues Stall Tecnam Electric Program Lacking a major battery breakthrough, Tecnam says its all-electric P-Volt twin-engine commuter plane is ahead of its time. The company began researching the electrification of its nine-seat P2012 Traveller several years ago but battery limitations caused it to pause the effort in June. The company said the rapid degradation […]
GNS Can Hold I’ve certainly enjoyed your magazine for some time now, but with the March article, “Random Holds” by Mark Kolber, I was a little surprised he did not mention the use of the OBS function on the GNS 4xx and 5xx Garmin navigators with regards to creating a random hold. I’m sure many […]
In 1997 the worst runway incursion in aviation history occurred in foggy weather on the island of Tenerife when a KLM 747 began a takeoff with a lost Pan American 747 on the runway. In all, 583 people lost their lives. More recently, runway incursions remain in the news. Fortunately, there have been no accidents. […]
Flight training isn’t just about learning the right way to do things. A huge portion concerns recovering when things go wrong—self-inflicted or otherwise. For instance, take the power-off stall. I remember my first one, as the instructor pulled the power and I held the yoke back, stall horn screeching, until our Cessna Skyhawk’s nose snapped […]
Portland-Hillsboro has several flight schools on the field, and one in particular heavily recruits students from Asia who are not all fluent in English. Overheard last week: Portland Departure: “Skyhawk 1234, ident and say destination.” Skyhawk 1234: “Skyhawk 1234.” A few moments later… Portland Departure: “Skyhawk 1234, ident please.” Skyhawk 1234: “I am Skyhawk 1234.” […]
You’re the owner, operator, and chief (only) pilot of Totally Legal Charters, flying passengers between the Hawaiian Islands and making questionable decisions. Pick whatever single-engine sim plane you like and base it at Kalaupapa (PHLU). Today’s weather is good enough for some sightseeing, barely, but poor enough that you’ll fly IFR—you know, just for safety. […]
Occasionally, a reader will complain that our Sim Challenges are too difficult. Really? That’s the point. Some pilots, a group that I reluctantly admit occasionally includes me, prefer to keep their exercises within their capabilities. Going well outside those capabilities is intimidating and, presumably, we don’t want to reveal our limitations, especially if we’re working […]
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