A Carbon Cub Built by High School Kids for Sale?!

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Ok, I am biased, but if anyone is in the market for a pretty darn cool Carbon Cub, I can’t think of a cooler one than this that is on the market right now.

Built by students at the West Michigan Aviation Academy high school (and some seriously good advisors and builders), this Carbon Cub has some of the coolest history around if you ask me! And the sale of this one will help more kids learn about aviation while they are in high school from the proceeds of the aircraft.

The test hours were flown off by highly experienced professionals, one of them might even have been an off-duty FAA dude volunteering his time to help out. Could you ask for a better test flight process?

If you know anyone in the market for a pretty cool Carbon Cub, send them this link:

https://cubcrafters.com/c/inventory/n1226g-2023-carbon-cub-ex2/

Logging Cross-Country Time the Conservative Way

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What counts as “cross-country” flight for pilots, especially those in training, can be confusing. Just to make it more so, there are multiple differing definitions of “cross-country” flight time that a pilot might be able to log depending on the type of flight a pilot is conducting or for what the experience will be used.

If we refer to 14 CFR § 1.1 – General definitions, we find no definitions related to cross-country. We have to then proceed to 14 CFR § 61.1(b) (i) where the FAA notes that anyone (who holds a pilot certificate and does so in an aircraft) who flies from one point after takeoff to somewhere else where they land can actually log cross country flight time as long as that flight “involves the use of dead reckoning, pilotage, electronic navigation aids, radio aids, or other navigation systems to navigate to the landing point.”

So, for your logbook, you could log any flight you do as cross-country.

This flight below would be a good example of that definition applied.

It is only 19 miles, but technically by definition, it might be logged as cross-country. But that is going to make it confusing when you go to take practical tests. Continue reading →

NOAA Updating AviationWeather.Gov Resources

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Looking for improved aviation weather information before you fly? The soon-to-be updated AviationWeather.gov combines all your weather information into one place, the Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA).

The GFA holds a plethora of weather data all in one customizable map. Click any of the links in the weather drop-down to open the GFA.

Check out https://beta.aviationweather.gov/gfa/#obs to see how this will look and what new tools you will have!