Total Of Six People Involved, With One Car Fatality

Rare though these accidents may be, the difficulties involved in deadsticking an airplane onto an occupied highway is not for the faint of heart... or the less than skillful. A Southern California Lancair IV accident, about 50 miles North of San Diego resulted in a landing in Interstate 15 where all those onboard the Lancair fared better than those in a car stopped on the side of the road. Still; both of the aircraft's occupants did receive significant injuries. According to local sources, the Lancair, N438Y (shown) managed to avoid moving traffic in the approach and touchdown on the Interstate but failed to avoid a small vehicle stopped to the right of the highway. One woman, in the back of the vehicle, peris

Electronic Primary Or Backup Flight Instrument For Experimental Aircraft

Garmin has introduced the G5 electronic flight instrument for experimental amateur-built (EAB) and light sport aircraft (LSA). The compact and cost-effective G5 delivers exceptional performance and reliability serving as either a back-up instrument to G3X or other EFIS systems or as a standalone primary flight instrument, with optional autopilot mode annunciation.