Can’t keep my mind from the circling sky…
Airplane Flies Through Tunnel at 150 MPH
Red Bull is all about the stunts. The crazier, the better. For their next trick, pilot Dario Costa flew his Zivko Edge 540 through not one, but two Turkish tunnels at 150 mph, reports Aero News Network. I look forward to seeing the full video, but this teaser shows us just how fast and narrow…
Cessna Hits Errant Police Drone
Two weeks ago, a Cessna 172 making a routine approach to Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport in Ontario, Canada, collided with a police drone operating in the area, reports Jalopnik. Despite being a student pilot under the watchful eye of an instructor, it appears that it was the police who were in the wrong here. Drones…
You Can’t Autocross a Cessna
I have fond memories of many autocrosses on the runways of the old Fort Devens. I grew up nearby, and used to dream of taking a car out there and tearing around. In that way, I got to live a childhood dream. A Cessna 152, however, can’t turn on a dime the way my Mazda…
Teenage Woman To Attempt a Flight Around the World
Nineteen-year-old Zara Rutherford takes off from Kortrijk, Belgium tomorrow to begin a solo flight around the world, which would make her by far the youngest woman to ever do this. The current record holder for this feat is an elderly 30 years old. She’ll be flying a Shark, which will also make her the youngest…
Oregon Fires Need Eyes In the Sky
The Pacific Northwest seems to have joined northern California in that it is consistently on fire these days. According to AOPA, the authorities are asking civilian pilots to help them spot and monitor these wildfires from the air. Col. Paul Ehrhardt with the Benton County Oregon Sheriff’s Office Air Search and Rescue department has asked…
Piston Slap 