A weekend visit to the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is akin to walking into the past.
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Video: What’s it like to fly under a bridge?
For those interested in flying under a bridge, this video is worth a watch. But we wouldn’t recommend it.
Video: Missing World War II B-24 discovered
B-24 “Heaven Can Wait” – missing since March 11, 1944 – has been found in the waters off Papua New Guinea by Project Recover.
Video: STOL competition on a Belgian beach
Recently posted on YouTube is a video of a short takeoff and landing competition held on Knokke Beach in Belgium. Organized by the folks behind the Vintage Air Rally, the Zoute Air Trophy competition attracted pilots from all over the world.
Video: A visit to Star Wars Canyon
On the map it is Rainbow Canyon, west of Death Valley in California’s starkly beautiful desert. To fighter pilots and aviation photographers, it is called Star Wars Canyon, or the Jedi Transition. This is where military pilots in the western United States hone their low-level evasion tactics. Frederick A. Johnsen visited the canyon in May […]
Through the eyes of a child
By CALEB MUNDT When I took my first flight lesson over four years ago, I remember feeling a wonder at the miracle of flight. There is nothing quite like the feeling of an airplane finally reaching rotation speed and breaking contact with the ground. Over time, though, it can be easy for such experiences to […]
A great place to fly
A friendly gathering of pilots at KONX produced the consensus that the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. is a great place to fly.
Virginia helicopter hangar wins building of the year award
A helicopter hangar in Purcellville, Virginia, won the 2017 Building of the Year award for commercial buildings under 5,000 square feet from the National Frame Building Association. Hangar owner Chuck Kuhn worked with Fuog/InterBuild to design the barn-style hangar. The hangar boasts a Schweiss Doors hydraulic one-piece 55′ by 16′ designer door. The exterior Hardie Plank […]
Terrific twin T-34s
In 1987, Reid Garrison bought a shell of a T-34A Beechcraft Mentor that had been languishing in a hangar in Memphis to restore with his sons Brett and Jeff. It had no canopy, no engine, no instrument panel, and no control surfaces. This did not faze Reid. He had already restored two T-6s. And his […]