Getting Ready to Race at Reno
The Sunday before the races is a quiet time. The pit areas are set up and in some cases airplanes have been on the field for over a week. No real restrictions yet, no need for tickets, pit passes...
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Radom’s Superlative 2013 Air Show
Radom is a city a little more than an hour’s drive south of Warsaw, Poland. On the southeastern edge of town is the Radom-Sadkow airport; home to a Polish Air Force training base. Originally built in the late 1920s...
Van Nuys Airport – Community Day
Saturday, August 31st, 2013 marked the eighty fifth anniversary of the Van Nuys Airport (VNY) as well as the grand opening of a $20.5 million project to improve Van Nuys Airport’s historic 8,000-foot main runway — One Six Right...
CAF “Celebrating America’s Aviation Heritage” 2013
On August 17th and 18th, the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force held their annual air show at their Headquarters in Camarillo, California. With the lack of military air shows due to the on going fiscal budget...
Willow Run Bomber Plant Needs Your Help
There is an effort at the Yankee Air Museum to save part of the Willow Run Bomber Plant. Their currently trying to raise funds to save a portion of the old Ford plant that produced B-24 bombers during World...
The Jetman: From EAA Oshkosh to the Reno Air Races
Brave? The Right Stuff? That doesn’t even start to cover it somedays. Yves Rossy is an amazing pilot, if you want to call him that. He clearly breaks into my list of the greatest pilots in the world; ranking...
My Breezy Ride at AirVenture: Third Time’s a Charm?
It almost happened at AirVenture 2011. I knew I’d be waiting for hours. My nephew brought me famous EAA donuts and held my place in line while I visited the porta potty. Just as it seemed I was...
Meet the C.O.
This is the first in a series, where we informally sit down and speak with the Commanding Officer of various military units. Simply called the C.O. he/she is responsible for everything, and I do mean everything that happens within...
Dusty from “Planes” At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013
Coming to the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is a great experience. Sometimes you even get to sort out things you see on the internet that make you wonder if they exist or not. Take Dusty for instance.Dusty is the star...
Juniper Stallion 13
Juniper Stallion 13 and Noble Melinda 13 were bilateral exercises held between the U.S. and Israeli air forces respectively. The exercises took place as part of regularly scheduled training between USA and Israel. Juniper Stallion 13 was a combined, bilateral...
WHISTLING DEATH – Solomon Islands & The Vought F4U Corsair
Living History Day On the first Saturday of every month, the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California holds a ‘Living History Day’. The Air Museum focuses on a specific event or a specific aircraft, and honors those...
NASCAR Teams Descend Upon New Hampshire
Since 1990, the New Hampshire Motor Speedway has hosted one or two major NASCAR auto races under the Busch/Winston/Nextel/Sprint series banner. These are the biggest races in the New England states, and attract spectators from the northeastern U.S. and...
