From the South China Sea, Airailimages put a time lapse effect on MH-60R Seahawk helicopter operations from the USS Fort Worth. Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 is conducting deck landing qualifications. Currently on a 16-month rotational deployment in support of the Indo-Asia-Pacific Rebalance. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joe Bishop/Released)
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Video: Through the jungle — Above the treetops in Suriname
As we kick off Backcountry Flying month at General Aviation News, thank you to BackcountyPilot.org for finding this video gem. There’s a lot of backcountry flying happening all over the world. Enjoy. [vimeo 121031392 w=800 h=450] A look at flying in Suriname courtesy fontafilm and Blue Wing Airlines.
Video: 1,000 veteran missions for Ageless Aviation Dreams
Ageless Aviation Dreams has flown its 1,000th mission. Over the recent Memorial Day Weekend, Ageless Aviation took former B-17 pilot Bob Campbell up for a milestone flight. Following is a CBS News segment on Ageless Aviation and some of its 1,000 special passengers.
Video: Ag ops in Northern Idaho
A turbine-powered Ayres Thrush working a field in Northern Idaho is thing of beauty. No high-altitude operations in this Airailimages video…
Video: Remove cat before flight
A French couple found they had an unexpected passenger on a recent flight: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_8mdH20qTQ&w=420&h=315]
Pictures of the day: Flying through the heart of ‘The D’
Gene Sanders sent in these shots from Detroit River Days this past weekend. Ron Staley and Bill Werth, among others, were taking advantage of a box of waivered airspace 7,000 feet long and 500 feet wide straight through the heart of “The D” above the Detroit River,” he reports.
Video: F-104 to be unveiled at Nampa museum
“The F-104 Starfighter in the Warhawk Air Museum is scheduled to be painted and marked in its original USAF colors for static display at the Warbird Roundup at Nampa, Idaho 27-28 June 2015. Other World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War-era aircraft are on the show’s flying schedule.”
Video: Highlights from the Budapest Air Show
Enjoy these highlights from last year’s Budapest Air Show: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0px9HFIVYjY&w=560&h=315]
Video: Inside the Dreamliner’s flight deck
OK, so definitely not GA, but Boeing just released a video that allows you into the flight deck of the 787-9 Dreamliner as the Boeing crew rehearsed for the 2015 Paris Air Show. The new video offers the full flight routine and a new experience: Viewers can choose between camera angles to see the full airplane […]