From a farm in Illinois to flying a 747 across the ocean, Lynn Ripplemeyer celebrated her 50th year of flying by going up in a seaplane at Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base.
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Teen develops products to make flying safer and more enjoyable
A teenager has solved a problem facing ICON aircraft owners and is now working on products for other aircraft.
Video: Stinsons on display
Smitty Smith, the man behind the website Fun Places to Fly, recently posted a new video capturing two Stinsons flying in to a gathering of EAA Chapter 1246 in McKinney, Texas.
Video captures effect of climate change on Alaska glacier
“The video distills 40 years of flying over the same glacier area and how things have changed,” Marshall Severson told General Aviation News staff.
A Santa Fly-In
A few days before his epic flight around the world Santa showed up at a Texas airport in a Waco UPF-7 to the delight of hundreds of local residents.
The day the sky fell
When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina, airports along the storm’s path were flooded, airplanes were destroyed, and the clean-up process continues months after the storm.
Picking pilots: Losing ground in finding the right stuff
Now anyone can be a pilot, even those we may not want.
The heart of an airplane
Talent and dedication — those words sum up all those who have cared for our little bird. They personify the saying, “Without mechanics, pilots would just be pedestrians with leather jackets, big sunglasses, and expensive watches.”
First solo on a Sunday
Watching Ethan solo his 1946 Champ 7AC was a joy — so much hard work had gone into this moment that you couldn’t help but break into a smile.