Gilles Roy submitted this photo and note: “I love my T182T. I’ve owned it since new in 2007. From the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, it has seen the best world.”
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Picture of the Day: Freedom fighters
Adam Alexander submitted this photo and note: “The United States Air Force pays tribute to the previous generation of aviators while also displaying its impressive new technology with the F-35 and P-51 at the 2024 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo.”
Picture of the Day: The true adventure
Garry Dudley submitted this photo and note: “At Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR) in Nebraska beginning the third day of our four-day trip returning to Turlock Municipal Airport (O15) in California, from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023. Oshkosh was exciting, but the 3,300 mile flight was the true adventure!”
On seven wings and a prayer
The ultimate path was illuminated by the failures, as well as the successes. That’s the year [1916] a patent was filed for the Johns Multiplane, a seven-winged whopper ultimately powered by three Liberty engines.
See your plane in 3D
To celebrate its 25th anniversary Scheme Designers is inviting past customers to submit photos of their aircraft. One owner will win a 3D rendering of their aircraft.
PWI introduces LED Ice Light
The light is a direct drop-in replacement for several incandescent bulbs in a variety of aircraft ranging from Barons, King Airs, Cessna 210s, 208s, Citation business jets, and more.
Things are looking up for business aviation post-pandemic
“Despite the ongoing challenges presented by the pandemic, flight hours have recovered and grown beyond pre-pandemic levels. The overall health of the business jet market is strong, and growth is expected to continue.”
Win a Grumman AA5 Traveler, help future aviators
Proceeds from the raffle will go to the East Central Ohio Pilots Association’s Education and Safety Foundation, which provides flight training scholarships to future pilots. Tickets are $75 for one and $195 for three, with just 4,000 tickets being sold.
A promise made and kept
When he was just a 16-year-old student pilot Dan Helsper saw a Pietenpol Air Camper, “the most beautiful thing” he’d ever seen. He vowed then and there to build one of his own some day.