Meg Godlewski

1 week ago | flyingmag.com | Meg Godlewski

The FAA has issued an emergency order grounding the operators of the Bell 206 helicopter that crashed last week in the Hudson River outside of New York City, killing all six persons on board. The helicopter was operated by New York Helicopter Inc., a Part 135 operation that provides aerial tours of the New York and New Jersey areas.

1 week ago | flyingmag.com | Meg Godlewski

"Am I supposed to pay you?"The independent CFI heard this after completing a flight review for a customer who owned a Cessna 182. The CFI was a relatively low-time instructor. He had spent a little over 2.5 hours with the client and asked for $50, which was considerably less than the C-182 owner would have spent if he went through one of the flight schools at the airport even using his own airplane. The CFI had grown up at the airport.

1 week ago | flyingmag.com | Meg Godlewski

“What is that guy doing?”That guy was the pilot of a Cessna 172 doing right traffic for Runway 15 at a nontowered airport where the published traffic pattern was to the left. This was particularly alarming as there were three student pilots in the pattern already, and one of them was mine on his first solo. A quick call on the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) advised the C-172 in right traffic that this airport utilized left traffic.

1 week ago | flyingmag.com | Meg Godlewski

One of the most popular Lockheed stealth designs still in use will be one of the winged guests to be featured at EAA AirVenture in July. The U.S. Air Force plans to bring in a Lockheed U-2 for display. The stealth aircraft, nicknamed "Dragon Lady," will be coming in from Beale Air Force Base in California. This year marks the U-2’s 70th anniversary. The sleek design made its first flight on August 1, 1955.

1 week ago | flyingmag.com | Meg Godlewski

If your bucket list includes air racing and visiting Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for the EAA AirVenture, you may be able to check off both this year as the applications are now available for the 2025 EAA AirVenture Cup Race. The race, now in its 27th year, will be held on July 20 starting and ending at Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW), with the first aircraft lifting off at 9 a.m. CDT. This is a round-robin-style, timed event covering 400 nm. More than 80 aircraft are expected to participate.