For most aviators, air racing is on the Bucket List, somewhere between flying into AirVenture and getting a seaplane rating. The Sport Air Racing League can help you cross that one off the list — and you don’t need a special airplane to do it. Established in 2006, the Sport Air Race League conducts races […]
Parks Service to operate Pearson Air Museum
Despite attempts at mediation, the Pearson Air Museum near Portland, Ore., will remain under the control of the National Park Service. In February 2013 the NPS, citing concerns about operations at the museum, which is on NPS property, ordered the Fort Vancouver National Trust, which operated the museum, to turn over the keys to the […]
Wayne Boggs: Air Boss and reality television star
“For everyone who has ever gazed skyward.” That’s the tagline from “The Aviators,” a reality television show focusing on aviation. Since 2010, the show has brought the wonderful world of aviation into the living rooms and laptops of thousands. Each segment is approximately five minutes in length and covers topics ranging from the life of an […]
Air show pilot Eddie Andreini killed
Air show pilot Eddie Andreini was killed May 4 during his performance at the Thunder over Solano Airshow at Travis Air Force Base in Solano County, Calif. The accident happened at 2:05 p.m. during the finale as Andreini attempted to do a low-altitude inverted ribbon cut in his Super Steaman. Video shot by a spectator […]
Training that’s just your type
“Too much airplane, not enough pilot.” We’ve all heard that before, referring to an accident where the pilot lacks sufficient knowledge of an airplane’s systems or flight characteristics or he gets behind the airplane because it is too technologically advanced for his capabilities and proficiency level. That’s why pilots who fly high performance airplanes often […]
Iconic pilot supply store up for sale
The airport pilot supply store can become like a second home to aviators — especially if the store has been in the same family for decades. Nancy Griffith has owned and operated The Aviator’s Store and Aviation Book Co. at King County International Airport/Boeing Field in Seattle for the last 32 years. She recently put […]
P-51 raffle winner named
And the winner is…Jim Penn. At SUN ’n FUN, Penn’s raffle ticket was plucked from a tumbler filled with hundreds of tickets and now he gets an orientation flight in the P-51 “Crazy Horse” operated by Stallion 51. The raffle is a benefit for Mercy Flight and Angel Flight SE, whose volunteer pilots provide free air […]
Happy anniversary Captain Capra
This year’s SUN ’n FUN marked the 10th anniversary of Jason Capra as co-pilot on the Douglas C-54 “Spirit of Freedom,” a flying museum dedicated to telling the story of the Berlin Airlift. And he’s only 30. “This is my 15th year as a member of the Spirit of Freedom Foundation,” he said. Capra began his […]
Flying Challenge debuts this week
There is something about aviation that brings out the competitor in all of us. Redbird Flight Simulations and a cadre of sponsors, including Flying Magazine, Jeppesen and ForeFlight, have thrown down the virtual Gauntlet of Challenge to those who want show they have the right stuff through the Flying Challenge Cup. The Challenge, which debuts […]