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DC-9-50 Nearly Loses Engines On Hard Landing

On Septembr 26, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 operated by Aeropostal landed at Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela with enough force to crack both engine pylons at the airframe, leaving them dangling at the rear fuselage sides. None of the five crew and 125 passengers were seriously injured and all were evacuated onto the runway after the aircraft [...]

New Jersey pilot completes quest

Like so many people, Larry Cutler was fascinated by flight when he was a young boy. And like so many people, that fascination was put on the back burner while life got in the way. But unlike most people, Cutler decided — at the age of 60 — to pursue that fascination. Once he got [...]

Question of the Week: Third Class Medicals and Recreational Flying

EAA and AOPA will propose to the FAA that the driver’s license medical that now applies to Sport Pilot certificate holders be expanded, and their initial suggestion is that it be limited to the ability to fly four-place aircraft (with one passenger) having 180 horsepower or less, fixed gear, day VFR. What do you [...]