Aviation in the movies will be the focus of the Living History Flying Day Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, Calif. Beginning at 10 a.m., The Living History Day will feature the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. Featured speakers are Mark Carlson, author of “Flying On Film: A Century of Aviaiton in […]
Museum to host Discover Your Future in Aviation
HONOLULU — Young people interested in aviation as a career, as well as school groups, Scouts, and families are expected to attend Discover Your Future in Aviation at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Saturday, March 7, from 9:30 am to 4 pm. This is the sixth year for this special aviation day, which features aircraft flyovers, […]
Lapizta premieres aviation-inspired watch
New from Lapizta is the Skyros aviation-inspired collection. The new watch features a steel/gunmetal black case. It is water resistant, with its glass reinforced mineral crystal with sapphire coating. Price: $350. Lapizta features eight watch collections, all inspired by an extreme sport or vehicle, including automobiles, motorcycles, airplanes, and boats.
Super Decathalon weathervanes on landing
Aircraft: Super Decathalon. Injuries: None. Location: Melbourne, Ark. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, the accident happened during a landing attempt. He intended to perform a three-point landing. The touch-down was normal, but during the landing roll the airplane weathervaned to the right side of the runway. The pilot applied left rudder […]
Picture of the day: Reflections
Penny Hamilton from Colorado sent in this “artsy” photo — as she calls it — of a plane’s “own reflection in its shiny nose.”
It’s called Expo, y’all
As I sit down to write this morning the thermometer is nudging its way toward 80°. The sun is shining, the sky is blue, and the breeze is slight enough to be refreshing without mussing even the most carefully coiffed hairstyle. Welcome to central Florida. This is winter at its finest. I mention this meteorological […]
Minter Field: A nest of eagles
By TRACY THURMAN When you fly into Minter Field (KMIT) in Shaftner, Calif., you notice a sprawling, fairly quiet airport situated in the heart of California’s central valley. It is flanked to the east by industry and Highway 99. The other three sides are surrounded by farm lands and orchards. Keep your eyes open for crop […]
Senator presses Air Force to ensure training complex doesn’t hurt GA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) has pressed the U.S. Air Force to improve its plan for the expansion of the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC) airspace so it better addresses the concerns of local communities and businesses. These improvements will help the Air Force keep the commitments it made to protect the commercial […]
Ohio lawmaker introduces bill in defense of the Wright brothers
Rick Perales, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, has introduced a bill — HCR 63 — which repudiates a Connecticut law that claims the Wright brothers were not the first to fly in a powered flying machine. The on-going flight of the actual birthplace of aviation — Dayton, Ohio, or Kill Devil Hills, N.C. — […]