Smitty Smith of FunPlacesToFly.com just uploaded a video to YouTube shot at the Commemorative Air Force Warbirds and Wheels aviation event in Lancaster, Texas. The video, which features warbirds, experimentals, and other general aviation airplanes, does not include music, so you can hear all the wonderful engine sounds as the planes takeoff, land, and taxi.
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Is there a better way to get medical documents to the FAA?
In the latest episode of the Pilot Minute, Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup, MD, explains how pilots can make it easier to get documents to the FAA by bringing them with you to your AME appointment. Take a little bit more than a minute to watch the video — it might save you some time and headaches.
Video: Gowen Thunder
Of Wings & Things columnist Frederick A. Johnsen, who is also the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel, sent in this video he shot at Gowen Thunder, an air show held Aug. 26-27, 2023, in Boise, Idaho.
Warbird Roundup 2023
Fred Johnsen, the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel and General Aviation News‘ Of Wings & Things columnist, sent in these two videos from Warbird Roundup 2023, held Aug. 12-13 in Nampa, Idaho.
Video: More Oshkosh action
Of Wings & Things columnist Frederick A. Johnsen, who is also the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel, sent in these videos of the action on Wednesday, July 26, and Thursday, July 27, of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023.
Video: Jimmy Stewart’s Mustang
“Yes, that’s a MiG-23 landing at Oshkosh on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Later in the day, the beautifully restored Mustang racer once owned by Jimmy Stewart was flown to perfection. And the sub-scale Wisk autonomous electric aircraft with lift fans on the wing and a pusher propulsive prop was flown with nobody aboard. And look at all those Texans!”
Video: EAA Chapter 1246 gathering features happy people and tall tales
The June 2023 gathering of EAA Chapter 1246 at McKinney National Airport in Texas attracted a pair of helicopters and many planes and people as this video from Smitty Smith shows.
An aerial ballet
Of Wings & Things columnist Frederick A. Johnsen, who is also the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel, recently posted a video that showcases the masterful flying by the pilot of an Air Tractor turbine-powered agricultural aircraft — a crop duster in the old-school terminology — as the aircraft weaves, climbs, and dives to match rolling farm terrain dotted with tall trees, antennas, and utility poles near Eltopia, Washington, in June 2023.
What’s it like to fly a Fire Boss?
In Peak Performance: Flying the Fire Boss, the Air Safety Institute’s Richard McSpadden rides along to see how firefighting pilots safely scoop 800 gallons of water out of a lake in 15 seconds, and then release the roughly 6,600-pound load in less than two seconds to douse fires — and then he tries it and sees how hard it really is.