EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The lone remaining veteran of the famed Doolittle Raiders mission of April 1942 and at least 16 B-25 bombers will be part of the raid’s 75th anniversary commemoration and air show activities at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The 65th annual Experimental Aircraft […]
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US Flight Expo debuts May 3-6 in Arizona
MARANA, Ariz. — The inaugural US Flight Expo for pilots and enthusiasts in the western U.S. runs May 3-6, 2017, at Marana Regional Airport (KAVQ) near Tucson, Arizona, about an hour south of Phoenix. Show organizers say they’ve built this event for the benefit of airplane enthusiasts and the vendors who serve them. They note that early May […]
SkyVector adds MRMS Weather Radar Layer
SkyVector has added MRMS Weather Radar to its online flight planning platform. But what is MRMS? It stands for Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor. The Multi-Radar part means that data streams from multiple radar stations, be they NEXRAD WSR-88Ds or TDWRs, are collected and combined to produce a product that’s better than a single station could do alone, company […]
LSA crashes after unauthorized aerobatics
The CFI piloting the light-sport aircraft, an Aero SP Z 0 0 AT-4, reported he was not performing aerobatic maneuvers, however a review of the onboard airplane video by the FAA Air Safety Inspector revealed that he had been performing aerobatic maneuvers in an airplane not certified for aerobatic flight. During the flight, the airplane […]
Red Bull Air Races soar over San Diego
Glenn Brasch, developer of AirportCourtesyCars.com, sent in this photo from the Red Bull Air Race in San Diego, California, April 15-16, 2017.
Strive for a bucket-less life
I apportion the blame this way: 40% goes to Jack Nicholson, while a slightly lesser share, 30%, goes to Morgan Freeman, with Rob Reiner picking up the remainder. All three did a magnificent job of portraying men staring eternity in the face, in the 2007 blockbuster hit, “The Bucket List.” The story was excellent, the […]
Triathlon
Dispatch from KSPA, Spartanburg, South Carolina: I pull the wicked-looking black helmet over my head and cinch the chinstrap down tight. Next comes the neck guard, a thick foam collar that encircles my neck below the helmet. I step down into the cockpit and settle in, pulling the dual shoulder straps across my chest and snapping […]
The cost of $3,200
United Airlines has had a rough few weeks. And yet, the days of overbooked commercial flights are likely here to stay. So what’s an airline to do? When crew must get from A to B and all the seats are filled with paying passengers, the options are often limited. United Airlines recently offered four passengers […]
PlaneLogiX releases Aircraft Profiles Status Sheet
PlaneLogiX has released its Aircraft Profiles Status Sheet, which is included with every PlaneLogiX subscription. According to company officials, this is possibly the biggest single feature in the PlaneLogiX offering. Aircraft Profiles allow you to track and “roll” inspections or recurring part replacements without the need for generating maintenance records in the system, but with the […]