Biplane pilot survives E. Oregon crash - Sacramento Bee | The Harney County sheriff's office says a biplane flown by a California aerobatic pilot crashed in the remote high desert southwest of Burns, Ore., but she escaped serious injury. The sheriff's office says 58-year-old Jacquie Warda was able to ...
Where's Huell? ( June 27-July 2) KCET | Friday- July 1, 7:30pm: Blue Angels- They're one of the most famous air squadrons in the world -- serving as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors not only for our Navy, but for our country. We're talking about the Blue Angels who, ...
Get thee to Oshkosh - AOPA Pilot | I'm talking to those of you who, for whatever reason, haven't made it it to Airventure yet, or (because you spent your formative aviation years in a bunker) don't know what it is. AirVenture is one of the biggest airshows in the world, ...
Get thee to Oshkosh - AOPA Pilot | I'm talking to those of you who, for whatever reason, haven't made it it to Airventure yet, or (because you spent your formative aviation years in a bunker) don't know what it is. AirVenture is one of the biggest airshows in the world, ...
Topgun Days — book review from Travel for Aircraft | This book by Dave Baranek is a delightfully and easily read book taking the reader through the career of this naval aviator — a Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) on Grumman F-14 Tomcats. The perspective from a RIO is a different from a pilot’s, naturally, making this book worth a read…
The final Space Shuttle launch - who's going? from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | You may recall me mentioning a couple weeks ago that Gina and I were considering going down to Florida to see the final Shuttle launch. Well the cards aligned and I managed to fight my way through massive server overload (as you may imagine, the tickets are in slightly high demand) and snag us Causeway tickets to see Atlantis blast off into space for the last time on July 8th. Sooo... we're heading down south in about two weeks…Museum to raffle off vintage 172 from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Houston’s 1940 Air Terminal Museum at Hobby Airport will give away a vintage 1957 Cessna 172 in a live raffle drawing on July 16. The drawing will be the culmination of a year-long fundraiser and will be the museum’s fourth airplane give away. Continue Reading »
The Hunting Percival Pembroke, and the importance of communications! Welcome to Post # 300 from Shortfinals's Blog | The Farnborough Air Display is always a showcase for new and interesting aircraft types. The 1953 event was a noteworthy one; there was a splendid display by the Westland Wyvern TF.2 naval turboprop fighter, and a fantastic finale by a formation of two Avro Vulcans and four Avro 707 test aircraft. In between, another, less spectacular, display was given by the Hunting Percival C.66 Pembroke, appearing as an RAF C. Mk 1, ‘WV701′ . This 10 seat aircraft - 2 crew, 8 passengers – had been developed from the earlier Percival Prince feeder-liner, and was powered by two 560 hp Alvis Leonides 127 radial engines…
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