When was the last time you heard someone say “Flying was Plan B”? I’ll guess never. But that is exactly what flying is for Alaska’s Leighan Falley. Once she decided mountain guiding wasn’t a long-term path for her, she executed Plan B. The short film, “Denali’s Raven” is Leighan’s story…
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Video: Flying into Oshkosh
Ever wonder what it would be like to fly into Oshkosh? How about flying into Oshkosh in John Glenn’s Baron? The folks at MZeroA.com just posted a 16-minute video of what was going on in the cockpit while approaching and arriving at the biggest airshow on the planet. Check it out here:
From Argentina to Alaska: Part II
Dino Karagozian, a Bonanza owner, fulfilled a dream in 2011 when he flew his 1964 Bonanza from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Fairbanks, Alaska, over 35 days. Joining him on the trip was Juan Carlos Bisi, also known as JB, a professional pilot. Dino put together a daily report on his adventure, as well as took […]
Video: Cessna 2 Oshkosh
As the entire aviation industry prepares for the kickoff of this year’s AirVenture on July 24, 2017, our friends at FlightChops posted a video about last year’s mass arrival of 87 Cessnas in the annual Cessnas 2 Oshkosh.
Video: From jungle to sky
The population of flyable Japanese Zeros has grown by one. Plucked from the Papua New Guinean jungle, a restored Japanese Zero fighter has taken to the skies pic.twitter.com/R6IJ9D9871 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 27, 2017
Video: Pancake breakfast at a pilot shop
Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com recently posted this video, chronicling a flight to Tina’s Pilot Shop in Roanoke, Texas. They say: “Today, we’re visiting Tina’s Pilot Shop, otherwise known as the North Texas Pilot Supply, which is located at Northwest Regional Airport (52F), on the DFW Sectional. “The pilot shop, which has been in business for almost 20 years, […]
Flying a Zenith 750 to Puerto Rico
Galin Hernandez of PuertoRicoFlyer.com sent us these photos, taken between May 30-June 2, 2017, when he flew a Zenith 750 STOL (N750JH) from St. Augustine, Florida, to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. “The trip covered over 1,324 miles in 16.8 hours of flying,” he reported, adding he averaged 68 knots during the entire trip. “It took four days and I landed in four different countries.” […]
Video: Flying the J-3 Cub
MZeroA’s Jason Schappert’s video on Stick and Rudder Flying features the venerable J-3 Cub.
Video: Patrouille de France’s U.S. tour
Daher’s support of the Patrouille de France aerobatic team’s trans-Atlantic crossing for its U.S. tour that honored America’s entry into World War I is highlighted in a new video now available online. For the multi-stop trip from Europe to North America, Daher provided a TBM 930, which flew ahead of the French Air Force aerobatic team’s […]