Plane and Pilot
MAY 19, 2025
Luscombe 8F Palmer, Texas/Injuries: None NTSB Report: CEN23LA17 The pilot, who had approximately 820 hours total time of which 573 hours were in the accident aircraft, reported that during the landing approach, he felt the left rudder cable break, resulting in a loss of rudder control.
Vintage Aviation News
JANUARY 29, 2025
The rudder and elevators have their fabric doped, but the elevators have not been painted yet. Engine mount being fitted to the firewall of the SDASM’s Hughes H-1 reproduction. The ailerons have yet to have this treatment. There it will stand as one of the most accurate depictions of this legendary aircraft.
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Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
The large canopy pivots at the firewall, so it’s up and out of the way as you settle in. Like most homebuilts and many SLSAs, the RV-12 steers on the ground via differential braking, but the good-sized rudder does contribute if you have a bit of wind. The rudder hardly calls attention to itself outside of having plenty of authority.
Plane and Pilot
MAY 3, 2025
Depressions in the vertical stabilizer and rudder, as well as stabilator skins and ailerons, all help increase panel stiffness while allowing less under-skin structure. Even though the CFI immediately firewalled the throttle, a wingtip hit the ground and ended the flight. The student then closed the throttle.
Vintage Aviation News
JULY 19, 2024
The power plant modifications plate on the engine bay’s firewall. The rudder and elevators both had some internal work done to the ribs prior to re-covering the surfaces, but not much. Today, Ens. Johnson is interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. We had to do some welding on that.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
The large canopy pivots at the firewall, so it’s up and out of the way as you settle in. Like most homebuilts and many SLSAs, the RV-12 steers on the ground via differential braking, but the good-sized rudder does contribute if you have a bit of wind. The rudder hardly calls attention to itself outside of having plenty of authority.
iPad Pilot News
MAY 29, 2024
To get started, ensure your computer firewall and Wi-Fi router are not blocking UDP traffic port 49002. You’ll have to consult your router and firewall support documents to configure your settings appropriately. Redbird offers a professional-grade yoke , familiar vernier throttle quadrant , and advanced spring system rudder pedals.
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