“Fun fact: Ken Godfrey is the fourth person I’ve given a ride to that became a pilot. And the second to become a pilot and buy his own aircraft. Long live general aviation!”
Zenith CH701 goes virtual
Caution for elephants near the runway.
VNY toys top 1,100
Airport employees and businesses donated new toys to Stagg Street Elementary, the Northeast Valley Health Corporation, Salvation Army, and the San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center.
Aviation youth camps take off at Fargo Air Museum
“There are so many aspects of aviation that many people never get the chance to see up close. We want to help change that for the upcoming generation.”
Leading Edge Jet Center buys Montana FBO
Exec Air is the sole FBO at the Helena Regional Airport. In addition to its FBO, it offers air ambulance and aircraft maintenance services to a diversified customer base, including aerial firefighting, the Montana National Guard, and airlines.
Student pilot loses control on ice-covered runway
The student pilot’s loss of directional control while landing on an ice-covered runway and his failure to attain sufficient airspeed during a subsequent aborted landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
Picture of the Day: Rusty Pilot’s First Flight
Jeff Irvin submitted this photo and note: “15 minutes out of Juneau, Alaska at 2,500 feet. Why did I ever stop flying?”
The benefits of leaping in with both feet
How could I have known Bob Hoover and I would walk along a wooded path chatting casually like old friends? Or that I would literally bump into Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman while prowling the hangars of a local airport?
Flying with Jack Hallett, age 94 to 100
The documentary chronicles the many aircraft the 100-year-old WWII fighter pilot has flown since being “adopted” by the aviation family at KLEE: L-39 Albatros Jet, twin engine Arrowstar, Pitts S-2B, Zlin, 1942 Boeing Stearman, P-51, Mooney, and a Swearingen SX-300.