Search Results for: Citation X

Before I was an air traffic controller, I dabbled with computer programming. Both fields involve complex problems that are often broken down to simple if/then statements: if condition A is true, you do X. If condition A is false, you do Y. Thousands of these tiny statements may be the bricks of a massive application […]

As GA aircraft fly higher and higher, the risk of hypoxia increases. In August and September 2014, a Cirrus SR22T and a TBM 700 with two aboard were lost. Most recently, a Cessna 560 Citation was lost with five aboard. Hypoxia is a suspected cause. Hypoxia is a state of oxygen deficiency in the body […]

Jimmy Buffett, pilot, musician, sailor, and author, passed away on. September 1.

June 1, 2023, Pellston, Mich. Piper PA-28-181 Archer II/III At about 1155 Eastern time, the airplane sustained substantial damage when its left main landing gear strut failed, leaving the wheel assembly attached only by the brake line. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured in the subsequent landing. On takeoff following a touch-and-go […]

(Editor’s Note: This is the second contribution to a multi-part series on going beyond the standard preflight weather briefing to find the details underlying what our EFBs tell us. Look for subsequent installments in future issues.) The forecast for Monterey, California (KMRY), advertised clear weather for the whole day. This didn’t make any sense, because […]

So I’m flying along one day, fat, dumb and happy in the pattern at the Winchester (Va.) Regional Airport, KOKV. When I lived in the area not too long ago, Winchester was our preferred local practice field when Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO), my airplane’s home base, got too sporty. There were many other area airports […]

In the 1950s, Cessna acquired Seibel Helicopter Co. and began work on the CH-1 Skyhook.

Irresistible forces cause unexpected pain.

A gap in the 4,000 to 6,000 nm range prompts the question: Who will take advantage of this sweet spot?

Skyhawk on display at AirVenture includes upgraded seats, interior trim, and instrument panel.