The Tuskegee Airmen were recently recognized for their courage and valor in combat, as they helped pave the way for racial integration in the armed services, by receiving the 2014 Omar N. Bradley “Spirit of Independence Award” in a ceremony held at the 2014 Duck Commander Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. Representing the Tuskegee Airmen […]
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Picture of the day: Over the top
Gene Lee sent int this screen shot from his Go-Pro camera of a recent aerobatic flight he took with former SR-71 Blackbird and F-4 Phantom pilot Colonel Richard Graham.
FAA halts night flights into Daniel Field
Daniel Field in Augusta, Georgia, has some big problems with trees, light poles and other structures getting in the way of safe landings for planes at night, according to a report from The Augusta Chronicle. Daniel Field, managed by operations company Augusta Aviation, has spent more than $30,000 conducting land surveys, removing 30 trees and installing […]
Aviation in the movies
Aviation in the movies will be the focus of the Living History Flying Day Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, Calif. Beginning at 10 a.m., The Living History Day will feature the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. Featured speakers are Mark Carlson, author of “Flying On Film: A Century of Aviaiton in […]
Museum to host Discover Your Future in Aviation
HONOLULU — Young people interested in aviation as a career, as well as school groups, Scouts, and families are expected to attend Discover Your Future in Aviation at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Saturday, March 7, from 9:30 am to 4 pm. This is the sixth year for this special aviation day, which features aircraft flyovers, […]
Picture of the day: Reflections
Penny Hamilton from Colorado sent in this “artsy” photo — as she calls it — of a plane’s “own reflection in its shiny nose.”
Minter Field: A nest of eagles
By TRACY THURMAN When you fly into Minter Field (KMIT) in Shaftner, Calif., you notice a sprawling, fairly quiet airport situated in the heart of California’s central valley. It is flanked to the east by industry and Highway 99. The other three sides are surrounded by farm lands and orchards. Keep your eyes open for crop […]
Senator presses Air Force to ensure training complex doesn’t hurt GA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) has pressed the U.S. Air Force to improve its plan for the expansion of the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC) airspace so it better addresses the concerns of local communities and businesses. These improvements will help the Air Force keep the commitments it made to protect the commercial […]
Ohio lawmaker introduces bill in defense of the Wright brothers
Rick Perales, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, has introduced a bill — HCR 63 — which repudiates a Connecticut law that claims the Wright brothers were not the first to fly in a powered flying machine. The on-going flight of the actual birthplace of aviation — Dayton, Ohio, or Kill Devil Hills, N.C. — […]