Brett Godown of Salinas, California, sent in this photo, with quite a story to tell: “Funny story, Sean D. Tucker of Team Oracle walks into my office and during our conversation I show him the airport’s flight simulator. While demonstrating the capabilities of the simulator I decided it would be fun to do a loop […]
A museum about the best of mankind
By DEREK ROBERTS. Celebrating the period of aviation from 1927-1957, the Historic Flight Foundation in Mukilteo, Washington is a museum about more than just aircraft technology — it’s a museum about the best of mankind. Striving to share the enthusiasm not only of engineering, but of an era, each aircraft in the collection is complemented […]
Video: Flying a MiG-17 at Oshkosh
Ever wonder what it would be like to fly a MiG-17? How about flying one at Oshkosh? In this recently posted video, you get to join pilot Jeff Kaney in the cockpit of his MiG-17 Fresco as he performs low-level fly-bys during the daily airshows at the 2017 EAA AirVenture.
National Air and Space Museum releases virtual reality app
You can now use your mobile phone to see moments that made history with the new VR Hangar from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. The VR Hangar brings some of the museum’s most important milestone artifacts to life using real 3-D-scan data in immersive virtual-reality vignettes. The app is optimized for use with […]
Canada Aviation Hall of Fame Class of 2018 unveiled
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) will induct four new members in 2018. The 2018 inductees will join the ranks of the 228 men and women inducted since the hall’s formation in 1973. The new members are: John Bogie, co-founder of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association ; General Paul D. Manson, O.C., CMM, CD., former […]
Updated flight school scheduling aims to help retain student pilots
Flight Schedule Pro V4 has been introduced, with an emphasis on solving the problem of retaining students for flight schools. “High turnover is a significant burden for flight schools. It’s difficult for schools to schedule instructors and staff, manage resources and cash flow, and to provide a stable and consistent experience with students coming and […]
Holiday vacation fun at New England Air Museum
WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. – The New England Air Museum is offering an array of family activities during December School Vacation Week, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, through Friday, Dec. 30. Explore three giant exhibit hangars filled with more than 60 historic aircraft and experience the wonders of flight through hands-on activities, including daily hands-on Build & […]
Lack of maintenance leads to forced landing
The sport pilot was conducting a cross-country flight in the light-sport airplane, a Rans S12XL, when, after about an hour of flight, the engine first experienced a partial loss of power, followed shortly by a total loss of power. The pilot twice unsuccessfully attempted to restart the engine using the emergency checklist before performing a […]
Picture of the day: A pilot can dream…
Jeff Shultz of Clinton, Mississippi, sent in this photo, explaining: “Here is my homebuilt Sonex in warbird livery parked next to EAA’s B-17 Aluminum Overcast. We can’t all fly warbirds, but we can all dream!”