The latest episode in the Why I Fly series features Shane Albers, chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Seaplane Base. Produced by Hemlock Films, in partnership with the EAA, this episode introduces us to Shane, who leads a dedicated group of volunteers at the annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Seaplane Base.
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Video: The Myth of Multitasking
A distracted pilot is a dangerous pilot.
Expansion begins at Warhawk Air Museum
Officials with the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho, broke ground on an expansion to the museum that will be dedicated to the Global War on Terror (GWOT) and the men and women who served the United States in what became America’s longest war, spanning more than the first two decades of the 21st Century.
A fun flying sport: Navigation Flying
In its “Aviation No Tie Downs” YouTube video series, Lightspeed Aviation introduces us to Navigation Flying, a general aviation sport of flying as precisely as possible.
Videos from the last Reno Air Races
In the days before the tragic accident that ended racing at Reno, General Aviation News’ Fred Johnsen captured some exciting video of the action.
Video: Bristol Bulldog
Fred Johnsen, the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel and General Aviation News Of Wings & Things columnist, recently posted this video from the 2023 Hood River Fly-In at the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM). About 350 aircraft came to the fly-in, ranging from antiques to classic general aviation aircraft, a few warbirds, and homebuilts, Fred reports.
Video: Warbirds and Wheels
Smitty Smith of FunPlacesToFly.com just uploaded a video to YouTube shot at the Commemorative Air Force Warbirds and Wheels aviation event in Lancaster, Texas. The video, which features warbirds, experimentals, and other general aviation airplanes, does not include music, so you can hear all the wonderful engine sounds as the planes takeoff, land, and taxi.
Is there a better way to get medical documents to the FAA?
In the latest episode of the Pilot Minute, Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup, MD, explains how pilots can make it easier to get documents to the FAA by bringing them with you to your AME appointment. Take a little bit more than a minute to watch the video — it might save you some time and headaches.
Video: Gowen Thunder
Of Wings & Things columnist Frederick A. Johnsen, who is also the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel, sent in this video he shot at Gowen Thunder, an air show held Aug. 26-27, 2023, in Boise, Idaho.