High-Performance Experimental Turbine Goes Down After Balked
Landing
No matter the sum of one's experience, there is no
substitute for having 'time in type.' In the case of a recent fatal
Comp Air 8 Turboprop taildragger accident, the ferry pilot had a
fair amount of PIC time overall, but a comparatively short amount
of time in type... and with a machine like the CA8, with a
significant power to weight ratio, knowing the bird is a big deal
when it comes to correcting a bad situation like a balked
landing.
Mark Your Calendars -- It Sounds Like A Heck Of A Show....
ANN is told that the 26th Annual Wings Over Houston Airshow will
take flight Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24 at
Ellington Airport with 'thrilling aerial performances, aerobatics
and demonstrations' (but... ain't they all???). The United States
Air Force Thunderbirds will perform in the F-16C Fighting Falcon
Block 52 aircraft.
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