Smitty Smith from FunPlacesToFly.com recently posted a video detailing a quick and easy way to capture video, while giving viewers the feeling of really being in the pilot’s seat. He clipped his GoPro camera to his EAA baseball cap and off he went. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/CnKHgETlkVg
New York to Oregon in a Super Breezy
Washington’s Sanford Reim is flying a Breezy – N800PY – from Penn Yan, New York, to Hillsboro, Oregon. Reim launched on Friday, Sept. 9 and as of Sept. 14, he’d made it to Billings, Montana. You can follow along via his SPOT. Reim stopped in Albert Lea – his home town and where he learned to […]
New safety program to debut at Texas Antique Airplane Fly-In
GAINESVILLE, Texas — A new safety program will debut at the 54th annual fly-in for the Texas Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association. The fly-in will be held Oct. 7-8 at the Gainesville Municipal Airport (KGLE). The safety program, led by Gary Reeves, will offer free safety classes to pilots on topics ranging from using […]
Ford Tri Motor wings its way to Columbia, S.C.
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s 1929 Ford Tri Motor will be in Columbia, S.C., Oct. 13-16. EAA Chapter 242, Palmetto Sport Aviation, is sponsoring the plane at its home base, Jim Hamilton-LB Owens Airport (KCUB). The stop at KCUB is the first leg of the Tri-Motor’s Southern Winter tour, according to officials. Along with the Tri Motor, the chapter […]
Wheels & Warbirds takes off Sept. 24
Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas, will host Wheels & Warbirds Sept. 24-25, 2016. The fall festival features the opportunity for guests to ride in the museum’s collection of vintage aircraft and military vehicles. Families will enjoy the carnival-like atmosphere featuring games and activities for the kids, Word War II tank demonstrations, concessions, aircraft tours […]
Breitling introduces Navitimer Aurora Blue
Breitling has introduced the Breitling Navitimer GMT Aurora Blue. The 1,000-piece limited edition features an aviation slide rule and a dual timezone system. To adjust the main hour hand to local time, the wearer need only pull out the crown and turn it in either direction in one-hour increments – without losing any precision in terms of the minutes […]
Jet ski distracts pilot
According to the pilot, he was performing both water and pavement touch-and-go landings in his amphibious Piper PA-18A-150 in Gunthersville, Ala. On final approach for a water landing, he observed a jet ski come out of a slew area and his attention was drawn to it. Upon landing, “I found myself inverted,” he reported. FAA […]
Picture of the day: A father-son activity
Carlos Bultron sent in this photo with a quick note: “I was with my 6 month son at home, sitting on the balcony. When a plane passed by, my son was amazed and couldn’t stop looking at it. Aviation unites family and I guess flying or plane spotting together will be a father and son […]
10,000 hours is much more than a lot of hours
Rich Stowell recently logged his “10,000th hour of total flight time.” For those who haven’t heard of Rich, he’s a flight instructor from Cascade, Idaho. He’s written a trio of books focused on stall/spin awareness and emergency maneuver training. I found out about Rich’s milestone via Facebook. He wrote it took “almost 34 years to the […]