Filed in archive Aircraft
by on May 31, 2005
It's every pilot's dream to own a plane. I've only been flying for a few months and I'm chomping at the bit to find one I can afford. If you've got the bug too, you might want to...
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Filed in archive Aircraft
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by on May 30, 2005
Antique and classic aircraft will be featured as the subject of the monthly special event at The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" on the Chino Airport on Saturday, June 4, 2005. The event will...
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Filed in archive Airshows
by on May 27, 2005
Tunica, Mississippi may be best known for the number of casinos that populate the otherwise sparsely populated community. Thousands flock there every day in hopes of winning big money. However, June...
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Filed in archive Airshows
by on May 27, 2005
On June 2-5, 2005, the skies over Tunica, Mississippi will erupt with the sounds of some of the finest air racers on the planet. Unlimiteds, T-6 and Formula One aircraft racing for their spot in...
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Filed in archive Fun Stuff
by on May 26, 2005
The guys at Chicken Wings Comics are on a roll! They've produced their 2nd strip about the Washington DC incident, and are working on a third, which will be out later this week probably....
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Filed in archive Aviation News
by on May 24, 2005
Remember Steve Fossett, the pilot who broke records circling the globe in the Global Flyer? Less than a month after that historic flight, he's gone considerably less high-tech, but not any less...
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Filed in archive Aviation Travel
by on May 24, 2005
Are you a pilot AND a golfer? This time of the year is the best of both worlds, great flying weather and great golfing weather as well. Aviator's Guide offers a list of the top eleven golf...
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Filed in archive Aviation News
by on May 23, 2005
In an effort to rebuild general aviation's bismirched reputation the AOPA ran a full-page ad in USA Today and Roll Call. (Click here to download a full-size copy of the ad in PDF form.) To say...
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Filed in archive Aviation News
by on May 23, 2005
What? Again?! Yep, another small plane, a Cessna 340, has flown into restricted airspace over the nation's capitol. It happened earlier today. This one didn't cause citywide panic, though the...
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Filed in archive Aviation News
by on May 23, 2005
Well, it finally happened. The FAA has yanked pilot Jim Sheaffer's ticket for citing numerous violations. And rightly so. The man's careless disregard for proper flight planning alone should...
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Filed in archive Fun Stuff
by on May 21, 2005
Don't know if you're famliar with Chickenwings, and aviation cartoon series done by brothers Michael and Stefan Strasser. If not, you need to be. It's funny stuff. The other day I emailed...
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Filed in archive Personal Thoughts
by on May 21, 2005
I finally got a chance to take my sons flying today. My eldest, Alan, age 23, had flown a couple of times, once commercially and once on his 21st birthday when he took a weekend parachuting course...
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Filed in archive Fun Stuff
by on May 20, 2005
Courtesy: Aviator's Guide, Lasting Image section......
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Here's a must have book that's ideal for everyone who has a sense of adventure, a love of travel and a special fondness for airplanes. Author John Purner covers aviation-related events and...
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Filed in archive Aviation Travel
by on May 19, 2005
The other day I came across a website that so tickled my flying fancy I knew it had to serve as the inspiration for a new category, avation Travel. The site is Aviator's Guide and it is jam-packed...
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I've run across a list of some very cool aviation websites, and picked out the cream of the crop for you...(not in any particular order) AviationNow.comAll Aviation Flightline OnlineSouthwest...
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Filed in archive Airshows
by on May 18, 2005
I've just applied for my press credentials for the Tunica Air Races and Airshow. If you want to learn more about the event, visit their website or download this media kit (3 MB PDF) they just...
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The Aviation Weblog now features its own community of aviation blogs. I was so impressed by another aviation blog community I decided to start my own. If you are a private pilot, or student pilot, I...
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Filed in archive Aviation News
by on May 16, 2005
Many private pilots I've heard talk agree that the two Pennsylvanians who haplessly flew into prohibited airspace over DC made one of the "dumbest aviation mistakes" ever. One pilot...
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Filed in archive Aviation News
by on May 13, 2005
I should perhaps title this post "How two regular guys in a Cessna 150 set the Homeland Security department on its heels." The fact that two unfortunate pilots flitting around in a Cessna...
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Filed in archive Aviation News
by on May 12, 2005
In a column on ABCNews.com, expert aviation analyst John J. Nance gives a more measured response to the incident involving the two pilots who veered into restricted airspace twice above Washington...
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Filed in archive Aviation News
by on May 12, 2005
I wonder what went through the mind of AOPA exec Phil Boyer when that Cessna 150 which entered restricted airspace over the Capitol in DC landed at their airfield in Fredrick, Maryland? Here's...
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Filed in archive Aviation News
by on May 12, 2005
By now, you've all heard the news about the Cessna 150 flown by a student pilot that entered restricted airspace over Washington, D.C. I have a question for you. How dumb can you be? OK, so they...
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Filed in archive Airshows
by on May 11, 2005
Imagine flying at nearly 200 knots around a set of pylons travelling 10 feet off the ground. If the thought of that scares you like it does me, then you probably wouldn't be a candidate for air...
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