In April of this year, I was lucky enough to be chosen to ride with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels support ship, a C-130 named Fat Albert. Not only did I get to ride in Fat Albert, I got one of the coveted cockpit jumpseats. Watching the crew perform… er, I mean fly, Fat Albert […]
FlyQ adds ADS-B receivers, Terrain X-Ray, more to new release
SEATTLE, Wash. – Seattle Avionics’ FlyQ EFB version 1.4.3 is now available in the Apple App Store. This latest version adds a number of features, including: distance/bearing measurements with Terrain X-Ray™ time and distance rings CAP search grids larger aircraft markers support for four additional ADS-B receivers (for a total of nine) latitude/longitude data entry full […]
Video: Me-262 and P-51 at Wings over Houston
The recent Wings over Houston (Nov. 1-2) Airshow played host to a rare formation flight. A Messerschmitt Me-262 and a North American P-51 in formation. The Comm
Ageless Aviation Dreams makes stop in Fort Myers
The Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation has made it a mission to give rides in a Stearman to as many U.S. military veterans as possible. I caught up with the foundation at the Olympia Airport in August 2012. More than two years later, Ageless Aviation Dreams is still at it. On Wednesday, they were at Fort Myers, Florida’s Page […]
Can you ignore the ADS-B 2020 mandate?
The Jan. 1, 2020 ADS-B mandate has a lot of aircraft owners wringing their hands and seeing red. For those of us at the recreational end of the aviating spectrum (which represents a great many aircraft), plunking down the money it’ll take to equip our aircraft to meet the mandate is not something we care […]
Wanted: Candidates For F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program at Edwards AFB
Interested in playing a part in making the J-35 Joint Strike Fighter a reality? American Systems currently has four (4) positions available, for a Database Developer, a Fighter Effectiveness Analyst, a Suitability Analyst and an Operational Test Engineer. Each position requires candidates with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. These opportunities enable the successful candidates to be […]
The year in pictures
Aircraft have to be the most picture-worthy mode of transportation (an objective opinion if I’ve ever read one) — and we’d like to see your best shots of 2014. These should be your photos you’ve taken in 2014. I can’t think of a better way to cap off 2014 than sharing your great pictures in our […]
Video: Tora! Tora! Tora!
With Veterans Day circled on the calendar, the crew at Other People’s Airplanes, put the finishing touches on their Tora! Tora! Tora! video from AirVenture 2013. Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii flown by the Commemorative Air Force.
LA Times opines about Santa Monica Airport
We’ve been saying it for years. But it’s nice to hear the mainstream media pick up the argument. The Los Angeles Times editorial board said, with regard to Santa Monica Airport, “Open to private business and recreational aircraft, it relieves Los Angeles International Airport of some smaller plane traffic. Flight schools, airplane maintenance, charter jet […]