As we kick off Backcountry Flying month at General Aviation News, thank you to BackcountyPilot.org for finding this video gem. There’s a lot of backcountry flying happening all over the world. Enjoy. [vimeo 121031392 w=800 h=450] A look at flying in Suriname courtesy fontafilm and Blue Wing Airlines.
Video: 1,000 veteran missions for Ageless Aviation Dreams
Ageless Aviation Dreams has flown its 1,000th mission. Over the recent Memorial Day Weekend, Ageless Aviation took former B-17 pilot Bob Campbell up for a milestone flight. Following is a CBS News segment on Ageless Aviation and some of its 1,000 special passengers.
Video: Ag ops in Northern Idaho
A turbine-powered Ayres Thrush working a field in Northern Idaho is thing of beauty. No high-altitude operations in this Airailimages video…
Direct To: How’d you get your start in aviation?
It is easy to get caught up in the minutiae and challenges of aviation. But we need to remember the WHY we fly. So, the Boldmethod crew asked their readers to leave a voice mail with the answer to two simple questions, “How’d you get your start in aviation?” and “What was your most memorable flight with […]
Video: F-104 to be unveiled at Nampa museum
“The F-104 Starfighter in the Warhawk Air Museum is scheduled to be painted and marked in its original USAF colors for static display at the Warbird Roundup at Nampa, Idaho 27-28 June 2015. Other World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War-era aircraft are on the show’s flying schedule.”
MRKT Aviation Fuel open for business in Havre
HAVRE, Mont. – You are retired from a 50-year career as a farmer and aerial applicator. What next? If you are Roger Lincoln, you and your wife Mable go into partnership with friends Tony and Katherine Dolphay and open MRKT Aviation Fuel on the Havre City/County Airport (KHVR) in Montana. Truth be told, MRKT Aviation […]
Video: Wyoming Ridge Top Landing Above the Clouds
Many aspire to flying in the backcountry. Few do. YouTuber RanchPilot is one who does. Better yet, he videos his flights and beautifully edits them in to masterpieces that are sure to get your blood pumping. https://youtu.be/LGTDCB-UDE4 In Wyoming Ridgetop Landing Above the Clouds, RanchPilot happens upon a landing site he’d have certainly missed if not […]
Q&A: So you fly RCs
Radio-controlled (RC) flying is a popular hobby for full-scale pilots and non-pilots alike. For those full-scale pilots who haven’t had the pleasure of flying an RC, I thought I’d share a recent conversation with Seattle-area full-scale and RC pilot Doug Wilson. General Aviation News: You’re a pilot. Tell me what certificates and ratings you hold. […]
Eagle Scout Project builds shelter at airport campground
PAYSON, Ariz. – Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. While the camping/picnic shelter was invented long ago, having one at the Payson Airport (KPAN) campground would’ve been nice when then 6-year-old James Nebrig and his family waited out a very wet thunderstorm in a tent. Sitting in that soaking tent, James started […]