Jim Roberts sent in one of his favorite photographs with this note: “The late Charlie Nelson, founder of the Swift Museum Foundation, holds his rare Temco T-35 ‘Buckaroo’ tight to the wing of a Beechcraft T-34. The T-34 is owned and flown by USAF Major General (retired) Fred Womack. Photo taken in June 2007.”
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One Pilot’s view: A rescue mission
We all know about the $100 hamburger, but this is the tale of the $200 smoked chicken.
Video: Flying an electric airplane
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly in an electric airplane?
Your chance for a Hangar Talk with a Lightning Ace
Here’s your chance to learn the story of P-38 Lightning Ace PJ Dahl, who survived being shot up, a runway crash, a midair, a bailout, and two days in a life raft during World War II.
Put your resume on autopilot
A new integration between the LogTen pilot logbook with Pilotbase pilot job platform enables pilots to automatically connect their LogTen Pro flight data to their Pilotbase job profile. Automatic updates include total flight time, PIC time, and sim time grouped by aircraft type.
Stearman noses over when passenger mistakenly applies brakes
The passenger’s inadvertent brake application during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
Picture of the Day: Bearcat and Mustang
Tom McCord submitted this photo and note: “It was a beautiful day in Central Indiana for some fighter formation practice over Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport.”
Could you have to pay $1,000 every time you land in Massachusetts?
The bill seeks to charge personal, corporate and charter rental aircraft $1,000 to land at publicly-owned airports in the Commonwealth.
Ferry pilot completes 900th flight
Since 1991, Waltz has delivered more than 200 TBMs to the North American market.