A Cedar Rapids pilot is currently flying across the Atlantic Ocean to support polio eradication efforts with a goal of raising $1 million for the cause. The campaign has already raised $100,000.
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The pilot had reported engine trouble shortly after takeoff on the radio. Less than a minute later he knew he would be crashing in a beanfield. Another plane located the crash site moments later.
The pilot of the T-28B aircraft was killed in the crash near Monticello Monday.
“They hit the ceiling, and then they fell to the ground,” Leann Clement-Nash told ABC News. “And the carts also hit the ceiling and fell to the ground and people were injured. It happened several times, so it was really scary.”
The Gazette’s Nick Rohlman captured photos of a crop duster flying over a field near Glidden in western Iowa on Tuesday
Congress’ passage of President Donald Trump’s spending and tax cuts bill this month could help grow the market for sustainable aviation fuel, which could be a boon for corn-producing states like Iowa as airline operators work to decarbonize the sector.
At least 1 dead after plane crashes into home in Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park
It will be unveiled this week at product show in Germany
Vijay Pisini, a hobby pilot who has been flying for 20 years, made his first emergency landing in rural southwest Cedar Rapids on Saturday, when the engine cut out on his new Berkut 540 plane during its maiden voyage.
Collins’ product increases comfort for business class travelers
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