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Article: Reno Air Races 2012

Early Monday morning under gorgeous Nevada skies, the dark cloud was blown away over the Reno Air Races as the Formula One Class took to the skies. ...

Also labeled: Adventure Flying, Air Races, Aviation History, Aviation News, Features, Journeys, People and Places

Article: Golden Angel

There's only one Cub, just as there's only one Wright Flyer, Joe DiMaggio or Golden Gate Bridge.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aviation History, Journeys, People and Places, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: Oshkosh 2012: Airborne Excitement

Sixty years and half-a-million airplane lovers per year can't be wrong.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aviation History, Journeys, New Aircraft, New Airplanes, New Products, People and Places, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion

The USS Hornet's radio operator intercepted a message in Japanese at 07:45; its origins were close. Just earlier, SBD Dauntless aircraft that had launched off the USS Enterprise had spotted a small Japanese fishing vessel, and then later flew...

Also labeled: Aviation History, Aviation Personalities, Features, People and Places, Vintage Aircraft, Vintage Airplanes, Vintage/Classic Airplanes, Warbirds

Article: The Maine (Seaplane) Event!

Caught up in something of a busman's holiday, I'm shooting so many images that I rip through one 8 GB CompactFlash memory card after another.

Also labeled: Adventure Flying, Air Races, Aviation Personalities, Features, Floatplanes, People and Places, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: More Sun, More Fun!

Last year: tornados and wrecked airplanes. This year: sun. Way sun. What a glorious week. Temps in the '80s. Refreshing breezes everyday. Billowy cotton-ball clouds and only one minor afternoon thunderstorm.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aviation News, Buyer's Guide, Features, Gadgets, Gear, New Products, Pilot Gear, Pilot Resources, Pilot Supplies

Article: When Airplanes Collide: Avoiding The Unexpected

It’s ironic that most general aviation pilots consider a possible engine failure as their greatest fear.

Also labeled: Aviation History, Aviation Personalities, Decision Making, Features, Floatplanes, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: 30 Ways To Make Your Pilot Certificate Sizzle

I’m still amazed when I land. I sometimes sit in the cockpit, as the gyros wind down and the prop clicks to a stop, and wonder at the magic of it all. ...

Also labeled: Adventure Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation History, Aviation News, Aviation Photography, Backcountry Flying, Features, Floatplanes, People and Places, Photography, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources

Article: Oshkosh 2011

Economies rise and fall like ocean waves. Headlines blare about this debt crisis and that stock market selloff, and through it all we keep on keeping on: That’s what humans do.

Also labeled: Aviation News, Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Cockpit Gadgets, Features, Gadgets, Gear, New Products, Pilot Gear, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Pilot Supplies

Article: Piper Cub Heaven

On an overcast, humid June day, I top a high dike built to prevent the Susquehanna River from flooding William T. Piper Memorial airport.

Also labeled: Aviation History, Aviation Personalities, Decision Making, Features, Flying Skills, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: Great New Products!

In the middle of the best of Spring Break air show times it became, for a day, the very worst of times.

Also labeled: Aviation News, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Gadgets, Gear, Gifts, New Products, Ownership, Pilot Gear, Pilot Supplies, Product Previews, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: Sebring 2011: Rays Of Hope Ahead?

The year’s first major aviation show, Florida’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, went off swimmingly, if a mite frigidly in January, with good attendance, thanks to show organizer Bob Woods and his friendly volunteers.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation History, Aviation News, Aviation Resources, Journeys, LSAs, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: Rookies of Reno

The Reno Air Races are unlike any other contest in the world.

Also labeled: Air Races, Aviation Careers, Aviation Personalities, Careers, Flight Hazards, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Splash In

For two days each September, the shores and skies of the quaint Central California town of Lakeport are taken over by the Clear Lake Splash-In. ...

Also labeled: Adventure Flying, Features, Floatplanes, People and Places, Seaplanes, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: Sharing The Passion

Aviation and flying have been an important part of my life for as long as I can remember. Aviation and flying have been an...

Also labeled: Air Races, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: Mustang Mystique

As I lower myself into the rear cockpit, I pinch myself. No, I’m not dreaming. I really am in a WWII P-51D Mustang, about to ride with the Horsemen, the world’s only P-51 aerobatic team, known for their hyperprecise formation aerobatics.

Also labeled: Flight Training, Adventure Flying, Aerobatics, Aviation Personalities, Features, Flying Skills, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Shows and Fly-Ins, Warbirds

Article: 10 Top Products

Year in, year out, up economy or down economy, enterprising aviation entrepreneurs always find new and exciting ways to get our juices flowing and our checking accounts draining.

Also labeled: Air Races, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Features, Gadgets, Gear, Gifts, Learning Center, New Products, Pilot Supplies

Article: Days Of Celebration, Days Of Dreams

We may well mark 2009 as a dramatic evocation of past and future, a time when the traditional veneration of past achievements and the bright and amazing promise of future technology both occupied center stage.

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, Learning Center, New Products, People and Places, Travel

Article: Formation Flying! Part II

Formation flying is a dangerous and, for me, compellingly beautiful and engaging experience. Formation flying is a dangerous and, for...

Also labeled: Aerobatics, Decision Making, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Journeys, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Proficiency, Safety

Article: Air Show Roundup: Sun 'n Fun 2009

In spite of lighter attendance than last year, the 2009 EAA Sun ’n Fun Fly-In drew an enthusiastic crowd to Lakeland, Fla., for the week’s festivities. ...

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, People and Places, Travel

Article: Air Show Roundup: Oshkosh!

Also labeled: People and Places, New Products, Journeys, Features, Aerobatics, New Airplanes

Article: Sun ’n Fun 2008!

As this column is being written, I’m sitting in an...

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Article: Crewing For Red Bull, Down Under

At the closing ceremonies of each Red Bull...

Also labeled: Air Races, Features, Journeys, People and Places