USAF Aggressors 40th Reunion
At the invitation of Col (ret) Gail “Evil” Peck, I got a rare “outsider’s” opportunity to attend part of the USAF Aggressors’ 40th Reunion on June 1st 2012 at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The Friday event was...
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Respect the Airplane, Or the Guppy Will Bite You!
Michael Robinson is the newest Flight Engineer aboard NASA’s Super Guppy transport, the bulbous amalgam of 1940’s aviation technology, 1960’s entrepreneurial spirit, and Airbus Industries’ 1970’s answer for moving large airplane parts around Europe. NASA displayed the sole airworthy...
Planes of Fame Airshow Preview
On May 5th and 6th, the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino California is going to open its hangar doors and roll out some of the finest examples of restored aircraft in flying condition from years past. ...
10 Tanker Air Carrier: I drop in on the company that drops on fires
Article and Photos by Matt Shinavar 10 Tanker operates a pair of DC-10s which have been modified to enable water or retardant to be dropped on forest fires. When fires get out of hand, nobody calls Ghostbusters; rather, the...
Aviation Nation 2011 – Review
Aviation Nation 2011 turned out to be the best show I have attend in many years. Being held the second week of November usually is hit or miss with the weather normally cold and wet. Having it on Veteran’s...
Heritage Flight Training Conference 2011
On March 3-6, 2011, vintage warbirds and United States Air Force aircraft from across the country came to Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona for the annual Heritage Flight Training Conference. During a large number of airshows...
