Stash Away, One-Stop Crash Preparedness

Lightspeed Aviation, purveyor of noise-cancelling headsets and other essential flight equipment, has released their Aviation Survival Gear Kit, an easy, compact, all-in-one solution to off-airport landings. Designed by pilots to maximize capability in a lightweight footprint roughly equivalent to a headset case, Lightspeed aims to simplify survival requisitions for owners and pilots who want to spend more time flying, and less time researching equipment to assemble a kit from scratch. Leveraging their expertise gleaned from their custom pilot bags, they created a small canvas tote with external MOLLE webbing, external hook velcro for patches, and straps for easy carry. Weighing in at 10 ounces, the bag

Attempts By ATC To Contact The Pilot After The Airplane Climbed Through 18,000 Ft Were Not Successful

On October 27, 2021, at 1817 central daylight time, a Beech B36TC airplane, N75RM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lena, Wisconsin. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Airplane position data indicated that the flight departed Fort Worth Meacham Airport (FTW), Fort Worth, Texas, at 1357 and proceeded on a northeasterly course. The airplane initially leveled about 15,500 ft mean sea level (msl). However, as the airplane approached a line of storms, the pilot began to deviate. Ultimately, the airplane leveled about 24,000 ft msl