We recently reached out to our readers to ask them their favorite destinations. Here’s what a few of them had to say: Tori Williams: I have always loved visiting airports with restaurants on the field. My favorite airport restaurant so far has been Sky Galley at Lunken Field near Cincinnati, Ohio. The airport has a lot of […]
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Wings over Kenya
By TUCKER AXUM III I entered this world with an adventurous spirit, but my true passion for flying didn’t fully emerge until 17 years later, when I was a high school student and my friend Jared Guillory gifted me with Microsoft’s Flight Simulator. I invested hours exploring the physics of flight, deciphering the multitude of […]
Visiting where it all began
The Wright Brothers National Memorial on North Carolina’s Outer Banks ranks at or near the top of practically every aviator’s list of must-visit destinations. The Memorial is also recognized as one of the nation’s top educational experiences for visitors of all ages. The Visitor Center, only a short distance north of the famed resort of […]
An aerial adventure to Puerto Rico
By AMELIA REIHELD. “Who wants to go along as copilot on an aerial Caribbean adventure to see the REAL Puerto Rico?” That question, posed on an online pilot forum by Bostonian and friend Dan Figueroa, caught me in a weak moment. My hand shot up well before better sense took over. It was an easy […]
Become an international pilot
By AMELIA REIHELD. It’s the stuff of dreams, I tell you, flitting off in your own little airplane to look down at the world’s prettiest water, to loll on idyllic palm-fringed beaches, to go and come as you please. Just pack your bathing suit, your credit card, and your passport, and you’re good to go. […]
Destination: Santa Catalina
By RON RAPP Though many of my favorite flying activities — aerobatics, pattern work, sightseeing — are local in nature, there’s no denying that airplanes are made for going places. Even the pokiest of ‘em makes travel faster and more interesting than driving a car. One of my most memorable trips was flying a clipped-wing […]
Pilot’s paradise: Washington State’s Okanogan County
By DON FITZPATRICK JR. Do you like to fly for fun? Are you looking for a new adventure? Here is a trip that will thrill you, your passengers, and be remembered for a lifetime. Consider an air tour of Okanogan County. It is the largest county in Washington and bigger than the state of Connecticut. […]
Video: How’d you ring in the New Year?
Sailors onboard the USS Vinson rang in 2015 with some “night ops” on December 31… What’d you do to ring in 2015? Thanks to Airailimages for the video.
‘Living in the Age of Airplanes’ to be released April 10
National Geographic Studios will release “Living in the Age of Airplanes,” – formerly titled Aviation: The Invisible Highway – theatrically to Giant Screen, IMAX, Digital and Museum cinemas beginning April 10, 2015. Narrated by Harrison Ford, “Living in the Age of Airplanes” is “an epic journey through 18 countries and across all seven continents as it […]