When I was a young man headed out into the world, trying to make a success of myself, there was an expression I heard over and over again: “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” The subtext was clear. No matter how smart or capable or driven you might be, it would not […]
WWII POW reunited with last B-26
Barney Wasowicz’s B-26 Marauder was shot down by a German Focke-Wulf 190 over occupied France in 1944. He then spent 16 months as a German prisoner of war. Watch as Wasowicz is reunited with “North American’s only intact B-26.” After the war, Wasowicz chose once again to serve others by becoming a Detroit firefighter. Now, some 71 […]
FltPlan links with Angel Flight West
FltPlan has integrated with the Angel Flight Information Database System (AFIDS), enabling FltPlan users to combine their flights with an Angel Flight West mission. Angel Flight West is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization that arranges free, non-emergency air travel for children and adults with serious medical conditions and other compelling needs. Angel Flight West’s current network, […]
Pilots join forces with Mozart for unique fly-in
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Mainly Mozart, a classical music organization, is joining forces with the Allen Airways Flying Museum at Gillespie Field (KSEE) in El Cajon, Calif., to present a concert of classical chamber music amidst one of the finest collections of historic aviation memorabilia in Southern California. The event will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March […]
Jet Aviation hosts La Bella Macchina
PALM BEACH, Florida — Jet Aviation held its annual La Bella Macchina, a showcase of high-performance machinery Jan. 22, to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. More than 1,000 guests attended the annual soiree to view displays of business aircraft and Ferrari automobiles to help raise funds for the Boys & Girls Clubs […]
Air Orlando Maintenance now installing Kelly AC systems in C-206s
Air Orlando Maintenance at Florida’s Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) is now installing Kelly Thermacool air conditioning systems in Cessna’s 206/T206 series aircraft, including float-equipped 206s. The lightweight, all-electric air conditioning system does not rob engine horsepower and allows full conditioned air output on the ground with no operating limitations during taxi, takeoff, or landing, company officials […]
Carb ice blamed for off-airport landing
The student pilot was on his first solo cross-country flight in a Cessna 150 near Matlock, Wash., when the weather started to deteriorate. He descended to a lower altitude to avoid clouds and proceeded toward the nearest airport. When he tried to level off at the lower altitude, the airplane continued to descend at a rate […]
Video: Cirrus ditches under chute in Pacific Ocean
According to DCNewsroom, on Sunday, January 25, 2015, “The Coast Guard launched crews aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Barbers Point,” to intercept a Cirrus SR-22 enroute from California to Hawaii that would be ditching – fuel starvation – in the Pacific Ocean “230 miles north east of […]
Picture of the Day: Early morning adventure
Dale Andersen sent in this photo of an early morning adventure. He describes the photo: “Two Aeronca Champs departing California’s Oceano (L52) Aerodrome heading for the backcountry to play.”