Yep, I’m up on my soapbox again. Whenever and wherever I can. Because there is at least the sliver of a chance that somebody, somewhere needs to hear the words coming out of my mouth. And I truly believe that something good might come from all this blabbering.
Video: Airplanes & Coffee
Airplanes & Coffee is held the first Saturday of every month at a different airport in Texas. Besides fun and fellowship, the monthly fly-ins raise money for scholarships for students going into aviation.
19-year-old woman’s record-breaking attempt takes off
The current female record holder is American, Shaesta Waiz who was 30 years old at the time of her circumnavigation in 2017. The youngest male record holder is just over 18 years old.
New King Schools course prepares new hires for airline flying
“Many future airline pilots will also be coming up from a charter, corporate, military, or even general aviation background. This course will give those new airline pilots the terminology and operational knowledge essential for Part 121 flying.”
Stall proves fatal for Grumman pilot
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Picture of the Day: Mom, 94, flies with twin sons
Francois Badenhorst submitted this photo and note: “My Mom got her pilot’s certificate in 1946 in a Tiger Moth. Her Father flew a Piper Cub in the 1930s and 1940s and a Piper Vagabod in the 1950s and 1960s. My late father was a flying orthopedic surgeon. She flew up with my twin brother in my late father’s Jabby SP from the Northwest Province to Limpopo Province in South Africa where I took her for a flip over the farm in my Aquilla Trike. She flew in two different provinces in two different aircraft with her twin sons, Jacques on the left and me on the right, all in a day.”
Did two Wrights make it wrong?
An eagle-eyed reader caught an error from our resident historian about a photo of the Wright brothers.
Pre-OSH Bash draws crowds
This year’s Rock The Ramp, held by Capital Flight at C29 featured airshow star Michael Goulian and more than 2,000 people on their way to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Registration opens to watch Ozark Backwoods Challenge
The STOL competition is set for Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2021, with 50 aircraft competing. Advance registration for spectators is “highly encouraged” by organizers.