While some missions may not be a surprise — including the rush of hurricane-related flying towards the end of the fiscal year — other missions are not what most of us traditionally consider when we think Civil Air Patrol.
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Air Racing’s Royal Flush
Some people say air racing is dead. I say those folks aren’t playing with a full deck. Not only is the game of air racing alive and well, this year I was dealt a royal flush, and won a huge pot of fun. The Ace of Hearts A handful of ace aerobatic pilots from around […]
Video: Flying like a bird
Ever wonder what it would be like to fly like a bird? Paraglider Jean-Baptiste Chandelier’s new video, called “Weightless,” may give you some idea. It’s a tour around the world that’s worth the almost six minutes to watch.
Santa ushers in the holiday season at KHGR
Santa and Mrs. Claus welcomed more than 100 children to Rider Jet Center at Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A Henson Field in Maryland as part of the third annual Paws and Planes: Holiday at the Airport event. Families took pictures with Santa, participated in aviation and rescue activity stations, while the local animal control facility brought kittens and […]
Video: 5 things that are different in the mountains
Interested in mountain flying and have some spare time? “5 things that are different in the mountains,” a free mountain flying seminar by Latitude Aviation, is now available on YouTube. Hosted at the Spokane chapter of the Washington Pilot’s Association, the 1 hour and 18 minute video (below) covers a myriad of topics, including flying the […]
Bücker Jungmeisters, times two
What could be nicer than building and flying your own Jungmeister? Why, having a buddy who’s doing the same! That’s precisely what Hank Galpin and Jay Billmayer have been up to for more than a decade. The two are longtime friends and hangar neighbors at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Montana. But first there […]
Balloon aeronaut wins aviation weather quiz
Ed Chapman knows a thing or two about weather. When Paxton Calvanese, the developer of weather app Wx24Pilot, produced an online weather quiz for aviators, he anticipated that flight students, flight instructors and professional pilots would participate. But Calvanese was pleased to learn that the winner is not only a fixed-wing pilot in the Minnesota […]
Flying through time
Ryan Lihs of Sioux City, Iowa, is an enthusiastic-yet-humble sort of aviator. When he flew his handsome black-and-gold biplane to Antique Airfield for the 2017 Antique Airplane Association Fly-In in Blakesburg, Iowa, this past Labor Day, numerous admirers were irresistibly drawn to it. He happily shared the history of his 1929 Pitcairn PA-6. In fact, […]
Videos: My Metal Mistress
Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com recently posted a couple of videos about Mike Laney’s restored 1956 Cessna 172 that he calls “My Metal Mistress.” The first documents an early morning flight, while the second gives an indoor tour of the classic airplane.