Seaplane bingo, a flying scavenger hunt, and an airplane beauty pageant were just some of the activities at this year’s Seaplane-A-Palooza.
Godspeed Billy
Billy wasn’t tall, yet he was a giant.
Video: First flight of the Stratolaunch
Also included in the video are rare images from a New Guinea AAF boneyard in 1945, plus a March visit to the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin AFB in Florida.
Loss of control study seeks pilot input
The research project explores the connection between the flight training process and preventing loss of control accidents.
Duncan Aviation endows new aviation maintenance scholarship
Besides the $2,500 scholarship, the student also receives a paid internship at Duncan Aviation’s Battle Creek, Michigan, location.
Short field takeoff goes awry
Probable cause: The pilot’s improper pretakeoff planning, his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a short-field takeoff with a tailwind, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Picture of the Day: He’s already planning
Timothy Nealey submitted the following photo and note: “My best gal and our 2-year-old son in our 1946 L4 Grasshopper at Brookeridge Aeropark (LL22) Chicagoland. Their body language says it all. Beth the concerned mother and Brayden the little planner. Fishing for trouble! “Don’t mind the tape mommy, the fabric on the wall proves its […]
Work begins on student-built plane for disabled flyers
The aircraft, which will be named the “Spirit of Lakeland,” will be built entirely by high school students.
New name for Bye Aerospace electric airplane
The new name “more accurately represents the aircraft’s high-tech all-electric propulsion system,” company officials said.