SAN CARLOS, Calif. — Applications are now available for the Upwind Summer Scholarship Program, now in its third year of operation. Upwind aims to transform a high school student into a private pilot during the summer between their junior and senior year. Upwind selects high school students and awards them a scholarship that includes everything they need […]
Third annual Take to the Skies AirFest prepares for takeoff
Returning to Durant, Oklahoma, the Take to the Skies AirFest will be held at the Durant Regional Airport-Eaker Field (KDUA) on Saturday, April 25. Presented by the Choctaw Casino Resort, this will be the first airshow of the season in Oklahoma, according to Debby Standefer, president of the Take to the Skies AirFest. “We are excited to […]
Latest edition of ‘Flying IFR’ released
In the fifth edition of “Flying IFR,” author Richard Collins covers all aspects of modern IFR flying, including the perfection of basic attitude instrument flight; light airplane operation in the middle high-altitudes beginning at 18,000 feet; IFR flight in and around ice thunderstorms and at night; best practices in new, modern glass cockpits; and managing […]
Girlfriend walks into propeller
The pilot reported that he and a passenger were preparing to take off in a Quicksilver Sport from an airport in Camarillo, Calif. The airplane has a rear-mounted engine and the engine was running when the passenger’s girlfriend approached the airplane from behind to check an airframe-mounted camera she had installed to document the flight. Several […]
Picture of the day: Loop de loop
Reader Gene Lee sent in this photo of him performing a loop in his RV-7a over McKinney, Texas.
An aerial adventure to Puerto Rico
By AMELIA REIHELD. “Who wants to go along as copilot on an aerial Caribbean adventure to see the REAL Puerto Rico?” That question, posed on an online pilot forum by Bostonian and friend Dan Figueroa, caught me in a weak moment. My hand shot up well before better sense took over. It was an easy […]
Become an international pilot
By AMELIA REIHELD. It’s the stuff of dreams, I tell you, flitting off in your own little airplane to look down at the world’s prettiest water, to loll on idyllic palm-fringed beaches, to go and come as you please. Just pack your bathing suit, your credit card, and your passport, and you’re good to go. […]
National Air and Space Museum lowers ‘Spirit of St. Louis’ to ground level
For the first time in more than 20 years, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has lowered Charles Lindbergh’s Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis” to the floor. The famous aircraft will remain on the floor at eye level for visitors to see for approximately five months while it undergoes preservation work before being […]
75th anniversary of Ercoupe to be celebrated at AirVenture
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — The 75th anniversary of the Ercoupe will be celebrated at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 with a gathering of these unique airplanes and their owners. The 63rd annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The festivities at Oshkosh welcome all versions of […]