News and Opinion
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The End of the National Championship Air Races at the Reno-Stead Airport
My take on the March 9th announcement that the Reno Air Races will conduct their last event at the Reno-Stead Airport in 2023.
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NTSB Releases a General Aviation Accident Dashboard
The NTSB has made it a bit easier for the general public to search the NTSB general Aviation Accident database.
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Some Restrictions Lifted for Pilots Using BasicMed
Effective in May 2023 pilots operating under BasicMed will be able to act as required crew members.
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Truckee-Tahoe Airshow 2022
It was a fun day at the Truckee-Tahoe Airshow. There were lots of families enjoying the outing looking at the aircraft on display and watching the airshow.
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More Traffic Pattern Decisions
At the end of the last article I was returning from the practice area to land at the Stead Airport (KRTS). The winds on departure, according to the AWOS, were 110/8 and I had selected Runway 08 as my departure runway. At that time there was no other traffic operating at the airport. Since I […]
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Decisions in the Traffic Pattern
I managed to get a short flight in over the weekend – only about 45 minutes but that was enough. I wanted to fly on Saturday because a weak cold front was forecast to pass through on Sunday and to pick up the winds a bit (it did). A series of circumstances resulted in not […]