The 65th annual reunion of the Doolittle Raiders is slated for April 18-21 next year in San Antonio. Host will be the Yellow Rose B-25 Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), which has invited at least 16 flying B-25s. They plan a flyover, as well as a public access static display. 830-379-6540 or [email protected].
Diamond Aircraft’s new D-Jet makes debut at Oshkosh
Diamond Aircraft’s new D-Jet made its public debut July 26 at AirVenture. The jet made its dramatic entrance to AeroShell Square after performing several fly-bys for the crowd. “Is this an elegant plane or what?” asked Marion Blakey, FAA adminstrator. The jet, which has been flying for about 30 hours, is powered by a single […]
Cessna Unveils its LSA, surprises crowd with “next generation” aircraft
Cessna Aircraft Co. opened this year’s AirVenture with a buzz, showing off its proof-of-concept Light Sport Aircraft, then wowing the crowd with a fly-by of its Next Generation Piston aircraft. The much-anticipated unveiling of the Cessna LSA took place at AeroShell Square, attracting hundreds of onlookers, including many industry insiders who spent the minutes before […]
Play like a pro: Pilots get a special invitation to Pinehurst
Ever wish you could play on the same golf course as the professionals? You can, at North Carolina’s Pinehurst Resort, site of the 2005 U.S. Open Championship. The 2,000-acre resort, which boasts eight championship golf courses, is just one of three U.S. Open sites open to the public, according to Janeen Driscoll, communications manager. And […]
Crowd Stopper, Jerry Sater’s Wilga attracts attention whereever it lands
If there was one owner whose plane got a lot of quizzical stares at the Northwest EAA Fly-In at Arlington, Wash., this year, it was Jerry T. Sater of Kettle Falls, Wash. Sater’s bright green Wilga was a rarity among the line of homebuilt and vintage machines. Sater had barely landed before curious pilots surrounded […]
The Lizard has landed: Christopher Desmond’s reptilian Zenith
You can tell a lot about the flying habits of a pilot by the kind of aircraft he or she owns. For example, one look at Christopher Desmond’s Zenith CH 701 and you would probably surmise that he’s a pilot who likes to head for the back country where riverbanks are the runways and the […]
Pilot dies in plane crash at Oregon Intl Air Show
A vintage British fighter jet taking part in the Oregon International Air Show July 16 crashed shortly after takeoff. The pilot, 73-year-old Robert Guilford of Los Angeles, died in the crash. The aircraft, a Hawker Hunter, had been part of the warbird display at the show. Guilford, who was described as an experienced pilot, was […]
Blimp: The next generation
For decades blimps have been used as flying billboards. Now The Lightship Group of Orlando, Fla., has created an airship that is sort of a flying movie screen. The A-170 Video Lightsign measures 170 feet long, 55 feet high and 46 feet wide, and sports a 70 foot-by-30 foot LED screen. The picture streams from […]
The Buzzzzzzzzzzzz
“We need to speak with one voice and quit picking on one another, and then maybe we’d get somewhere.” — Alan Klapmeier, co-founder, Cirrus Design Corp. “When you buy a new airplane from a new company, you’re buying a part of the company in some respects.” — Dr. Gerard Kenney, who just bought an Adam […]