Launched at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016, the AeroShell Aerobatic Team 360Virtual Reality film was experienced by more than 1,600 visitors to the AeroShell Booth. This was the first time that a simulated flight with the team, while performing in formation during an airshow, has ever been produced. Check it out below.
Able Flight pilot to work in space program
Non-profit now accepting applications for flight training scholarships Eric Ingram will soon leave Houston for Washington, D.C., and his new career with the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation. A member of Able Flight‘s Class of 2011, Eric will work as an aerospace engineer on the team that reviews licensing and permitting of technologies and […]
Sporty’s hosts 10th Annual Youth Aviation Adventure Day
A fast-paced day of aviation activity and fun was delivered to more than 100 youth on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, at Sporty’s Clermont County Airport. While the event was open to all youth, Boy Scouts attending the event were able to meet the qualifications for their Aviation Merit Badge. More than 20 volunteers, composed of […]
Classroom to the Sky prepares for takeoff
LAKELAND, Florida – SUN ‘n FUN and the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) are hosting the fourth annual Classroom to the Sky, an aeronautic learning experience for teachers on Oct. 1, 2016, from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. More than 40 teachers from five surrounding counties have signed up to be a part of this educational experience. Classroom […]
Warbirds dazzle at the Carolinas Aviation Museum
I went to the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte earlier this month to see the Miracle on the Hudson airliner. And the big jet was certainly impressive. But my lasting memories from the trip are about the warbirds on display. The museum centerpiece is the A320-214 Airbus that Capt. Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff […]
DeLand Showcase seeks forum presenters
The first annual DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase will be “open for business” in a little more than two months, with the inaugural event slated for Nov. 3-5 at Florida’s DeLand Municipal Airport (KDED). Since the close of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016, nearly all of the Showcase’s 100 indoor and outdoor exhibit spaces have been filled, ensuring […]
‘Hump Pilot’ published
A new book, “Hump Pilot,” has just been published. In the high-flying narrative flashing between the life of American pilot Ned Thomas and events of World War II, Nedda Thomas recreates her father’s most dangerous missions. Lethal and capricious weather conditions, radio silence and the uncharted terrain of the “roof of the world” meant the pilots […]
In-flight separation of propeller proves fatal for Lancair pilot
Shortly after departing on a personal cross-country flight in the Lancair IV and leveling off at the filed cruise altitude, the commercial pilot reported trouble maintaining altitude and descended to a lower altitude. He then reported both engine and instrument problems and requested to divert to a nearby airport. Subsequently, he reported that the engine […]
Pictures of the day: Smoking’ Aerobat
Frequent photo contributor Annemarie Bain sent in these photos of Michael S. DeMita flying his smokin’ Aerobat out of Bayport Aerodrome during the 2016 Antique Airplane Club of Greater New York‘s Fly-In.