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RAF Training WWII in U.S.A.
With Memorial Day coming up soon many thanks go out to the veterans that made it possible for us to enjoy our freedom that we have here in the United States of America. But did you know that Royal Air...
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New Details Regarding FAA Medical Checklist And BasicMed Program
On July 15, 2016, Congress passed legislation to extend the FAA’s funding. This legislation, FAA Extension, Safety, Security Act of 2016 (FESSA) includes relief from holding an FAA medical certificate...
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First Floatplane
The first successful flight of a seaplane occurred on March 28, 1910. Henri Fabre was the inventor and pilot of the historical flight which took off from Étang de Berre, a lagoon on the Mediterranean...
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New RV14A BUILD Tab
Specifications Van’s RV14A • Crew: 1 • Capacity: one passenger • Length: 21 ft. 1 in. • Wingspan: 27 ft. /wing area: 126.1 sq.ft. • Height: 8 ft. 2 in. • Empty weight: 1240 lb. (562 kg) • Gross...
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What’s In A Name?
The Manhattan Project was a World War II nuclear weapons research and development program beginning as early as 1939 but starting in 1942 under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves. In 1942...
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Pearl Harbor USS Arizona Casualty List- 1941
December 7, 2016 is the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the United States naval fleet at Pearl Harbor which entered us into World War II. Of the 2,402 people killed that day 1,177 were...
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Quadcopter Syma X5C
We have all heard of quadcopters, drones, and UAV’s, they seem to be very popular these days so I decided to purchase one to see what everyone was so excited about. What to buy was the next big...
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Salute To Veterans
Many thanks go to the veterans that made it possible for us to enjoy our freedom that we have here in the United States of America.
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Chicago Cubs Win Worlds Series, Ending 108 Year Drought!
1908 Chicago Cubs 1908 Chicago Cubs Score Card Congratulations go out to the 2016 Chicago Cubs for their winning of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians. The 108 year drought has ended...
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Aviation Loses A Legend
Famous Airshow and Military/Test Pilot Robert A. “Bob” Hoover passed away October 25, 2016 (age 94). He will be missed. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee and started his service with the U.S. Army...
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1/3 Scale Bally Bomber Taxiing
I wanted to post a follow up from our previous post about the super cool 1/3 scale B-17 airplane project (Bally Bomber) and report that it has successfully moved under its own power! Click here to see...
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C-172 Hanging From Ceiling At McCarran Las Vegas Airport
There is a 1958 Cessna 172 hanging from the ceiling in the north end of the Terminal 1 Baggage Claim area at the Las Vegas McCarran airport. But why is it there? Aircraft (N9217B) restored 1958 Cessna...
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A Trip to the Bodie, California Ghostown
The “wild west” gold rush town of Bodie, California is said to be one of the best preserved ghost towns of all times. W.S. Bodie (W.S. because his first name isn’t really known) discovered gold here...
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Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann
The 1963 World War II epic film “The Great Escape” is one of my personal all time favorites. The movie is loosely based on the non-fiction, first-hand-account book (“The Great Escape”) by Paul...
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Boeing Turns 100 Years Old!
Boeing turns 100 years old on July 15, 2016. This is Boeing Plant 1 and was located on the lower Duwamish River in Seattle, Washington. The company was originally called Pacific Aero Products Co and...
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Germany WWII Aircraft Carrier
Germany was a power to be dealt with during World War II but did they ever have an aircraft carrier? Well, the answer to that is yes….sort of! Construction of Germany’s only aircraft carrier began on...
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Flightbox
We have been using the Appareo Stratus for some time now and have been quite happy with it but recently I read about a quickstart project by Open Flight Solutions offering a build-it-yourself ADS-B...
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Quadcopter Syma X5C
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New Aviation Book Project- “Museums Of The Sky”
The major museums of the world house aircraft from the beginning of aviation to modern times but there are no books that feature these collections. A fellow aviator named Olivier Catta is currently...
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Licensed Pilots vs. Drone Operators
The FAA announced that as of February 2016 there were more registered drone operators than there were licensed pilots in the U.S. (325,000 drone operators vs. 320,000 licensed pilots). This might a...
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