With a cruise speed of around 100 knots, soon we were lined up to land on a stretch of water in front of a lovely lakefront home. The plane handled a couple of swells with no problem and Shevy demonstrated an impressive high speed step turn that could be used to take off from a confined area.
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A family reunion, thanks to GA
Just before Thanksgiving 2017, a US Air Force active duty service member was able to give his mother a special early Thanksgiving surprise, thanks to a family friend who is a general aviation pilot. Major James Carpenter III had just completed training in Washington, D.C., for a new post in Southwest Asia. He was scheduled […]
Video: A look at 2017 from the perspective of one Zenith STOL CH 701
John Marzulli must take video and pictures every time he launches skyward. His retrospective of 2017 sums up his year nicely. Enjoy.
Transferring a dream
By JOHN WEBER On Dec. 21, 2017, several members of Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 were involved with transferring a dream. Members traveled from the chapter’s hangar at Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Florida, to the home of an 87-year-old gentleman in The Villages. There, they picked up a project from Harry Farmer, who admitted […]
Video: Rare footage of the Red Baron
Reader Tom Lasser shared this link to 100-year-old footage of the Red Baron during World War I. Shot on March 9, 1917, the very rare piece of film gives us an up-close and personal look at the infamous Red Baron, Manfred Von Richthofen. Some observers note that if you look close, you also will see Hermann Goering […]
Video: A great day for flying
Jared Wellman posted this video on YouTube in early December 2017 of his 5-year-old son Deklyn’s first flight. While they didn’t make their destination due to low clouds, it didn’t seem to matter to either dad or Deklyn.
Video: Fourth birthday, first aerobatic flight
PlaneJunkies posted the video on Dec. 14, 2017, taken on his daughter’s fourth birthday and her first aerobatic flight in a Christen Eagle. “She has been flying in the Eagle since the age of two riding along, but was just to small to put on a parachute until now,” dad reports. Her first request: A four-point […]
Video: Tips to flying with a nervous passenger
Lyle Townsend posted this video Dec. 15, 2017, of his flight with his new friend Crystal, who is a self-admitted nervous flyer. She reached out to Lyle on Instagram and asked if pilots are willing to take “scaredy cats” up flying in small airplanes. “The only correct answer to this question is “ABSOLUTELY!” Lyle says. […]
Video: Top 7 Mistakes You’ll Make as a Pilot
Nick Cyganski of Friendly Skies Film posted “Top 7 Mistakes You’ll Make as a Pilot.” He notes that “although you should always do your best to be the best pilot you can be, it’s ok to make mistakes, and that’s often how we learn.” The video chronicles “just a few of the silly things, and […]