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I am a huge fan of this publication and read it cover to cover every month. Thank you for this valuable contribution to aviation safety. The recent article by Amy Laboda (“Engine-Related,” February 2012) was excellent. I have a Cessna 182 with an engine monitor, but feel I need an education in using it properly. I do not find it in the manual provided. I recently lost a cylinder to a stuck exhaust valve but didn’t recognize the warning signs, if there were any. I know there are multiple models with different features, but a generic article on what to look for would be useful. Any help in this regard would be appreciated.

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has won the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy, one of the aerospace industry’s most prestigious annual awards, by beating out a slate of other noteworthy finalists that included the Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy, the Gamera human-powered helicopter, and Pipistrel’s Taurus G4 electric-powered airplane. “We were very pleased with this year’s slate of […]

A Buffalo Airways Lockheed Electra featured in the reality TV series “Ice Pilots NWT” made a successful belly landing at Yellowknife Airport in Canada on Monday after its right landing gear became stuck in the up position. The 50-year-old Electra skidded to a halt off the runway after its pilots spent more than an hour […]

Microsoft made its highly anticipated, new-generation flight simulation game available for free download a day earlier than originally announced, but that only seemed to ensure the negative reaction to Flight, available for the PC, came early as well. Pilots generally are giving the game a thumbs down for taking a big step backward from the […]

After a decade-long hiatus, Santa Monica Airport’s Museum of Flying, which was originally founded in 1974, opened its doors last weekend. Located on the south side of the runway adjacent to a large DC-3 monument maintained by the City of Santa Monica, the exhibit area houses a theater, several interactive displays and about two-dozen airplanes […]

(March 2012) Weighing five pounds fewer than I had three days before we began training in the steamy heat of south Florida, I finally breathed a huge sigh of relief. Bill Conrad had just told me I’d passed the type rating and multi-ATP check ride in the Lockheed 18 Lodestar. As we took the runway […]

(March 2012) I debated putting words on paper regarding the recent Chapter 11 filing by my airline. Bankruptcy has become so vogue that the flying public now yawns at the notion, knowing that very little will change from their perspective. Frequent flyer miles remain intact. Steerage class food remains inedible. Baggage mishandling remains an everyday […]

The U.S. Air Force unveiled the X-56A last week, its newest experimental aircraft specifically crafted to explore ways to protect against flutter. Flutter is an aerodynamic effect – one that has caused a number of fatal accidents over the years – that occurs when the vibrations of an aircraft’s wing trigger a potentially dangerous increase […]

The Pipistrel Taurus G4, a four-seat electric aircraft that won NASA’s $1.35 million Green Flight Challenge last year, has been nominated for this year’s prestigious Collier Trophy. The competition this year is especially tough. The National Aeronautic Association named four nominees for the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy, one of which — the Boeing 787 […]

(February 2012) This story is not only about an aviation experience, but it is also about a man who went out of his way to help a young pilot he didn’t even know. It is also a story about meeting some really great people in this country. It all happened back in 1964 when I […]