Matt Smith submitted this photo and note: “This was the morning that SpaceX took off and it left the streak in front of us at Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) in Florida.”
General Aviation
Martin bombers: From World War I and beyond
Glenn Martin, characterized by some biographers as a prim and proper son who doted on his mother, was also an aviation visionary who leapfrogged his early bomber successes into a growing line of warplanes for the Air Force, Navy, and foreign customers.
KJPX finally correctly labeled on charts
After nearly three years, New York’s East Hampton Town Airport (JPX) has been correctly depicted as a public-use airport on the latest FAA aeronautical charts.
More days to explore
To accommodate growing interest, the Aviation Museum of N.H. is expanding its public schedule from three days to five days each week.
Sporty’s introduces Cockpit Hook
Pilots can hang flight bags, headsets, oxygen bags, or other small accessories, on the hook, which can be placed on the front or back of a seat.
Forgetful controller needs to get his head in the game
While taxiing I heard the Tower say to another plane “Aircraft Z — I forget — did I clear you to land?”
Picture of the Day: Smile for the camera!
Jim Roberts submitted this photo and note: “A warbird fan getting up close for a T-28 shot at the 2024 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo.”
Internalize the lesson
How do you best learn? Positive reinforcement? Admonishment for mistakes made? Writing and re-writing the lessons learned? And when you learn something, how do you internalize that lesson?
Video: Draco flies Alaska
In the video’s introduction, Mike notes he had “an unbelievable time flying through Alaska with my best friend Ron. So many beautiful sites and wonderful people.”