Marco De Luigi submitted the following photo and note: “Piper 28 Warrior II I-BJOE is taxiing at Torino Aeritalia (LIMA), in the northwest of Italy. The mountains of Valle di Susa, white after the heavy snows of the day before, create an amazing background and a nice contrast with the green grass of the airfield.”
[Read more…]That’s all, Brother: A veteran for the ages
From a distance, it looks like a new airplane. Closer, it wears a mantle of age gracefully. It is the Douglas C-47 called “That’s All, Brother,” and it is testament that everything old is new again.
Any C-47 flying today deserves the respect reserved for such a long-lived classic. “That’s All, Brother” rises far above that level with a story of heroism that turned the course of history.
This C-47 — yes, this very aircraft, not just one like it — led a stream of 800 C-47s on the initial airdrop missions opening the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. That’s the day the Allies had waited years to see. The western European continent was being reclaimed and liberated from German occupation from that date on.
[Read more…]Video: Flying formation over the Florida Keys
What do you do after SUN ‘n FUN? For the YouTubers behind Aviation101 and AngleOfAttack, they flew in formation to Miami and the Key West.
“Seriously, one of the best days of flying I’ve had to date,” one pilot said.
[Read more…]CubCrafters Carbon Cub EX-3 kit gets FAA OK
YAKIMA, Washington – The FAA’s National Kit Evaluation Team has approved the CubCrafters’ Carbon Cub EX-3 amateur-built aircraft kit.
This means the Carbon Cub EX-3 has been added to the list of Amateur-Built Aircraft Kits that satisfy the majority build requirement (commonly referred to as the 51% rule), CubCrafters officials explain.
[Read more…]Run on the runway May 25 at KGMU
The Take Flight 5K at South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport will be held Saturday, May 25, 2019, during Memorial Day weekend. The race, in its seventh year, raises money for Runway Park at the airport.
[Read more…]Applications now open for airport association scholarships
Applications are now being taken for the Massachusetts Airport Management Association’s 2019 Crocker Snow Scholarship.
MAMA will be awarding two $2,000 scholarships in 2019. Deadline for applying is June 31, 2019.
[Read more…]Pilot crashes during slow flight competition
The pilot reported that, while participating in a slow flight competition in Talkeetna, Alaska, he was over the target area for the radar speed check about 30′ above the ground, at 17 mph ground speed, when the left wing stalled.
He did not have sufficient altitude to recover, so the Backcountry Super Cub hit the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. [Read more…]
Picture of the Day: Rise above the storm
Weston Brown submitted the following photo and note: “Thunderstorms at Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ) in Mesa, Arizona, are beautiful miracles.”
When Nancy flew the Atlantic first
A century ago in May 1919, three huge seaplanes set out to be the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic, albeit with stops en route in Canada and the Azores. One of the three, designated NC-4, completed the journey, reaching the final destination of Plymouth, England, on May 31.
The aircraft that proved capable of crossing the Atlantic in 1919 was born in desperate times during World War I. The German navy had perfected its U-boats in that war, and Allied shipping paid a terrible price. The U.S. Navy sought a far-ranging flying boat to combat the enemy submarines at sea.
Designed by Glenn Curtiss in collaboration with Navy engineers and pilots in the fall of 1917, the resulting seaplane was too late for wartime service. But its great range made this aircraft a natural for long overwater flights.
[Read more…]Video: A world record setting STOL landing
A video posted in March 2019 on YouTube takes us to the Short take off and landing (STOL) competition in Valdez, Alaska. It first focuses on the 2017 competition, in which Frank Napp set a new world record, for both takeoff and landing, in a highly modified 1939 Little Piper Cub. In 2018, Dan Reynolds set a new world record landing in 9′ 5″, a whole foot shorter than Frank Napp.
Just three minutes long, the video also delves into the mechanics behind the competition.
[Read more…]