The folks at FunPlacesToFly.com just posted this video of “incredible takeoffs and landings in the grass” at the AOPA Fly-In in Norman, Oklahoma, Sept. 8-9. “These guys are good!” notes FunPlacestoFly.com’s Smitty Smith.
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Video: AOPA Fly-In
The folks at FunPlacesToFly.com posted a short video of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Fly-In in Norman, Oklahoma, over the weekend of Sept. 9, 2017. “What a great fly-in,” they said. “A large crowd and tons of cool aircraft to drool over. A good time was had by all!”
Video: Warbirds on parade
Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com recently posted this video of Warbirds on parade at the Dallas/Fort Worth Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, which operates out of the Lancaster Airport in Lancaster, Texas.
Video: Experiencing the eclipse at 10,000 feet
Arthur Billingsley sent us this video, with a quick explanation: “Decided to experience the solar eclipse 2017 on the wing at 10,000 feet over South Carolina. Afternoon summer coastal weather would have made viewing from the ground less than best. Departed from Charleston, S.C., (KCHS) heading toward Columbia, S.C. The event was great and surreal […]
Video: Chasing the Eclipse
On the morning of Aug. 21, 2017, officials at Quest Aircraft dispatched a Kodiak from the company’s headquarters in Sandpoint, Idaho, along with partners from Garmin Aviation with special equipment to record the total solar eclipse from the air. The pilot flew south toward Driggs, Idaho, at an altitude of 7,500 feet heading 100°. Production […]
Video: ‘Flying was Plan B’
When was the last time you heard someone say “Flying was Plan B”? I’ll guess never. But that is exactly what flying is for Alaska’s Leighan Falley. Once she decided mountain guiding wasn’t a long-term path for her, she executed Plan B. The short film, “Denali’s Raven” is Leighan’s story…
Video: Flying into Oshkosh
Ever wonder what it would be like to fly into Oshkosh? How about flying into Oshkosh in John Glenn’s Baron? The folks at MZeroA.com just posted a 16-minute video of what was going on in the cockpit while approaching and arriving at the biggest airshow on the planet. Check it out here:
Video: Cessna 2 Oshkosh
As the entire aviation industry prepares for the kickoff of this year’s AirVenture on July 24, 2017, our friends at FlightChops posted a video about last year’s mass arrival of 87 Cessnas in the annual Cessnas 2 Oshkosh.
Video: From jungle to sky
The population of flyable Japanese Zeros has grown by one. Plucked from the Papua New Guinean jungle, a restored Japanese Zero fighter has taken to the skies pic.twitter.com/R6IJ9D9871 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 27, 2017