Matthew Baker submitted these photos and note: “The P51 ‘Old Crow’ made a visit to the former airbase in Bartow, Florida.”
An intellectual wandering
Because of its incredible pace of improvement, aviation is perhaps the best example of how the impossible becomes possible.
Iowa college to open flight school at KCID
Coe College, in partnership with Revv Aviation and the Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is opening a flight school and aviation management program.
A new accolade for Amelia Earhart
The “Concert in the Sky” fireworks show at the annual Amelia Earhart Festival has been voted #3 in the nation by USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards for “Best Places to See Fireworks.”
Italian company brings new life to iconic Fairey-Reed propeller
Now undergoing production for the U.S. market, the original all-metal fixed-pitch propeller has been reproduced by GT-Propellers of Italy in a wood composite with metal leading-edge protection.
The importance of communicating
The problem arose from what I believe was a lack of communication and pilot negligence.
Picture of the Day: It’s a dog’s life
Anitra Goddard submitted this photo and note: “Katie Waito and I took her 1949 Piper Clipper sandbar hopping in the Arkansas River and let the dog frolic in the sand.”
The library is now open
All issues from our print archives dating back to 1959 — except one — are now available digitally on our website.
A Flying Start
For EAA Chapter 534 at Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Florida, the 2024 Flying Start program brought some familiar faces to the airport — all 10 adults who participated in this year’s program were parents or relatives of recent Young Eagles.