Category: Civil aviation

Oshkosh Sunday Arrivals Day

Photos by Ken Kula The EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 is almost underway, and the day prior to Monday’s beginning chapter saw hundreds of aircraft arrive at Wittman regional Airport. Active military, warbirds and General Aviation planes of all types...

Volunteering To Help AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 Get Off Of The Ground

Story and photos by Ken Kula The Experimental Aircraft Association‘s AirVenture Oshkosh has been and still is the world’s largest gathering of aircraft year after year. Oshkosh Wisconsin’s Wittman Regional Airport sees over 10,000 aircraft movements during one week,...

What We Expect to See at the EAA’s AirVenture 2025 at Oshkosh

The Douglas AD Skyraider design will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2025 EAA Press Releases with added notes and photos by Ken Kula EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 promises to be filled with dozens of examples of aviation innovations, all...

A Look Back at Some of Aerobatic Pilot Rob Holland’s Aerial Achievements

Rob Holland at Quonset Point Rhode Island in 2017 Photos by Scott Zeno and Alice Leong, story by Ken Kula. This is a short tribute to aviator Rob Holland, who was born on May 30, 1974 in Massachusetts. He...

The Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum

Story and photos by Corey Beitler The Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum is located on property formerly part of the Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove military installation that was once owned by aviation pioneer...

Alternative Fuels Drive Existing Aircraft Modifications and New Aircraft Designs – Twenty Examples

BETA Technologies ALIA CX300 BETA Technologies ALIA A250 VTOL Story and photos by Ken Kula, unless otherwise noted Burlington, Vermont’s BETA Technologies is “an aerospace company manufacturing electric flight”. The company describes itself as “pilots who build planes” and...

Alton Bay, New Hampshire’s Ice Runway Is Attracting Much Attention

Story and photos by Ken Kula Airplanes and ice normally don’t mix very well. There are issues like carburetor icing, airframe icing, and contaminated (read: icy – adverse breaking action reports of “medium”,” poor” or “nil”) runways that lend...

FALL TIME SPOTTING AT MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski This past October, I had a chance to do some spotting and photography up at the Minneapolis St-Paul Minnesota International Airport. KMSP is a major hub for Delta and Delta Connection Airlines as...

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