The 2016 edition of the Planes of Fame airshow was held April 30. Airailimages was on hand to film this commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. During the recreation, Japanese aircraft engage a civilian airplane before the actual attack. For the re-enactment, two restored A6M Zero fighters and a replica Val […]
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Video: Pilots as superheroes
Smarter Every Day host Destin Sandlin recently paid a visit to Nampa, Idaho’s Mission Aviation Fellowship to learn about “superhero” pilots… The video series, hosted at YouTube, has more than 3.8 million subscribers who have watched more than 276 million views.
Video: Pilot flies slalom course through wind turbines
As the Red Bull Air Race World Championship heads to Spielberg, Austria, for the second race of the season, Austrian pilot Hannes Arch got in a little practice at the Tauern Wind Park in his hometown of Styria, Austria. Arch turned one of the world’s highest windfarms – located at 6,200 feet above sea level […]
Video: I love to fly
The title to the newest video from our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com says it all: “I love to fly. It doesn’t matter how much it costs!” But they do add: “If you love something this much, you’ll find a way to make it happen.”
Video: Drone display set world record
A display of drone technology by Intel Corporation with 100 small remotely piloted aircraft being launched skywards in formation has earned a new world record title for the Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously.
Video: Backcountry adventures
A quick search for backcountry flying on YouTube brought up this stunning video by Flying Pooch Productions. Check it out: https://youtu.be/NGA5kZCC8Sc
Video: Head-to-head comparison of inflight cameras
Our friends at The HD Pilot recently uploaded this video, explaining: “Up until now, all of our HD Pilot videos have been made with a GoPro camera. But recently, we were given the opportunity to evaluate a Drift Ghost-S HD camera and compare it with the top of the line GoPro 4 Black.”
Video: Professor develops ‘drone catcher’
When Michigan Technological University Professor Mo Rastgaar was watching World Cup soccer, he heard about snipers protecting the crowd from drones — not a good idea, he thought. “I thought, ‘If the threat is a drone, you really don’t want to shoot it down — it might contain explosives and blow up. What you want […]
Video: Want to go bar hopping?
Backcountry Pilot‘s Zane Jacobsen readily admits the inspiration for his latest 1 Minute Film: “In the grip of the wet El Nino winter, dredging up nearly 3-year-old footage from a warmer season can help the seasonal-affective disorder. How about a gaggle of CubCrafters Carbon Cubs playing on some river bars that are currently under several feet […]