There is little doubt the MV-22B is one of the more unique aircraft in the U.S. military inventory. Airailimages pieced together some video clips, including helmet-mounted, first person view, of operation over Romania. “U.S. Marine MV-22B Ospreys from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa departed Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, with a platoon of […]
Video: 170s in the Wrangells
Prepare to be jealous. Very jealous. BackcountryPilot.org founder Zane Jacobson enjoyed a multi-day trip into the wilds of the Wrangell Mountains in Alaska. What’d he get all of us? A video. A very beautiful video (and story). https://vimeo.com/128831330 Want more of the story, there’s more at BackcountryPilot.org. Do go live vicariously through Zane.
Video: Emergency landing in a TBM Avenger
It’s not often we get to learn – in such a graphic way – from an inflight emergency. At the May 8, 2015 Arsenal of Democracy Flyover a TBM Avenger suffered a “1500psi pinhole hydraulic leak vaporized in the cockpit, appeared like smoke, and prompted a decision to abort the flyover and land at Reagan […]
DTC DUAT contract extended for 60 days
As previously reported, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and Lockheed Martin were each awarded DUATS (direct user access terminal services) contracts in early May 2015. The service was formerly provided by CSC and Data Transformation Corporation (DTC). So what now? If you are a DTC DUAT user, know that DTC has been granted a 60-day [until July 15] […]
iCloth for grubby screens
I know a guy who hates it – HATES IT – when anyone touches his computer screen. He’s a big guy, with a dark beard, long hair and many tattoos. Get close to his screen and you can hear the grumble starting deep down in his belly. In today’s world of smartphones, tablets and touchscreen […]
Video: The Story of the Wright Brothers on CBS
Author David McCullough was profiled on CBS Sunday Morning ahead of the May 5 release of his new book The Wright Brothers. McCullough is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who penned Presidential biographies Truman and John Adams. In The Wright Brothers, McCullough also “illuminates the little-known but vital role in the success of the bachelor brothers […]
Airlines expect ADS-B Out ‘grace period’
Aviation Week is reporting, “U.S. airlines expect that FAA will allow a five-year “grace period” for full compliance with the agency’s 2010 mandate that carriers’ aircraft be Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out capable by Jan. 1, 2020.” Airlines for America filed a “grace period” petition, but it isn’t just the industry begging for more time. Technical […]
Video: Rare A-26 now a business aircraft
This rare On Mark Marketeer – filmed by Airailimages – is an elegant luxury business aircraft converted from an A-26 Invader bomber in an era before purpose-built business jets. On Mark conversions filled a niche for high-speed, high-end personal and corporate transportation going back to the 1950s. ‘Sexy Sue’ continues the tradition today, as seen […]
Boldmethod Launches Weekly Podcast
In the first episode of BoldMethod’s new weekly Podcast – Direct To – Aleks Udris and Colin Cutler explore the history of the transponder, and why pilots use the phrase “squawk” with ATC. They also dig into why airliners are required to use nitrogen in their tires, and if the payoff is worth the cost […]