When he was just a 16-year-old student pilot Dan Helsper saw a Pietenpol Air Camper, “the most beautiful thing” he’d ever seen. He vowed then and there to build one of his own some day.
A Culver Cadet family
Culver Cadets have been a part of the Rezich family since 1940. Their newest Cadet took top honors at the 2020 Antique Airfield Association’s fly-in in Blakesburg, Iowa.
One sweet Cessna 140A
Elliot Block’s new (to him) Cessna 140A is a modern day aviation story, made possible by Instagram, Craigslist and new friends who encourage new adventures.
A perfectly pleasing Piel Emeraude
More than a half century later, David Wiebe is still flying the Piel Emeraude his father built from plans — and there’s a good chance the homebuilt will be flying well into the future, perhaps introducing another generation of Wiebes to the sky.
Cessna 180 is a part of the family
Jim and Linda Densmore’s Cessna 180 Skywagon has been a treasured part of the family since 1960.
A life immersed in aviation
Kate Tiffany is a star at restoration, education, and inspiration.
A pandemic can’t stop the annual pilgrimage to Blakesburg
“Blakesburg is a throwback — it’s about the way it was and where we came from.”
A tribute to the patriarch
The 2020 Blakesburg fly-in was a tribute to Robert Taylor.
Still turning a wrench at 96
A youthful 96, Harold McMurran says he can’t imagine not working.