Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The J-4, also known as a Cub Coupe, had been dropped off in Kennett for annual in 2008 by its then-owner and ended up becoming a permanent resident when Hurricane Ike stretched inland all the way to the Missouri Bootheel, lifting it from the ground and depositing it on top of the FBO’s maintenance hangar.

Runway 98

Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For context, this amount of noise is between the 110 dB characteristic of front rows at rock concerts and 130 dB generally accepted as the threshold of pain. Without a transponder, this aircraft would have been barred from today's Washington DC airspace. But at least the pilots got to sit inside with the passengers. Cockpit of a DC-7.

Airplanes 52

Airplanes General Aviation Cockpit Transponder 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) differentiates an accident from an incident by imposing a threshold of aircraft damage set at $1 million. During the landing, following an excessive pitch-up movement by the aircraft, its aft fuselage contacted the runway approximately 326 meters (1,070ft) beyond the runway threshold.

Runway 261

Runway Airline Airlines Horizontal Stabilizer 261