Category: legends

July 6, 2015

There Is No Business Like The Airshow Business

Bill Adams said many times… “There is no business like the airshow business.” “Stunt Flying”, was the old term used for aerobatics many years ago. To me, aerobatics are carefully planned and executed to maximize the thrill for crowd...

bombers / legends / warbirds

May 24, 2014

Memphis Belle On Memorial Day

The early morning fog is thick, heavy and low hanging. It blankets the fields in a gray mist dense enough to block the early morning sun as it creeps over the eastern horizon. The fog touches everything, and when...

legends / tribute

February 1, 2014

Roger Peterson’s Last Flight… 55 Years Ago

Every pilot has a last flight. Some will know this is THE last flight before takeoff and others simply will not. Roger Peterson’s last flight was on February 3, 1959 and when he took off, he had no idea...

fighters / Interviews / legends

January 21, 2014

General Chuck Yeager Interview- By Dr.Sky

Here is a rare interview that I did back in 2006, with General Chuck Yeager, the first official man, to break the sound barrier, back in October 1947……. It is hard to believe that it has been some 67...

air force / air racing / Interviews / legends / military / museums

December 12, 2013

Dr.Sky Interviews Christina Olds

Dr Sky interviews Christina Olds the daughter of Legendary Triple Ace Robin Olds at the Reno Air Races 2013. Listen to the interview above..

legends / museums / space / tribute

October 18, 2013

Neil Armstrong’s Champ

In 1946, a 16 year old Neil Armstrong was landing an Aeronca Champ in a field in Ohio. He probably looked out the side window and saw a bright red sun rapidly descending in the western sky, illuminating some...

featured / Interviews / legends

October 16, 2013

Dr Sky interviews Dick Rutan

I had the honor of meeting a true legend of aviation at the recent Reno Air Races! Dick Rutan was the pilot, with Jeana Yeager, as they flew the futuristic looking VOYAGER aircraft, around the world on December 14th...

air force / legends / military

October 14, 2012

Gen.Chuck Yeager celebrates 65th anniversary with re-enactment at Nellis

10/14/2012 – NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Retired United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, celebrated the 65th anniversary of his ground breaking event with a re-enactment here Oct....

assignments / featured / friends / legends / post / published

October 14, 2012

Red Bull Stratos: Mission Accomplished

Red Bull Stratos: Mission Accomplished Austria’s Felix Baumgartner earned his place in the history books on Sunday after overcoming concerns with the power for his visor heater that impaired his vision and nearly jeopardized the mission. Baumgartner reached an...

air force / legends / space

August 25, 2012

One Sad Day for Mankind…the Passing of Neil Armstrong

I awoke today to the sad news that Neil Armstrong Had passed at age 82. Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American NASA astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, United States Naval...