AV Web

MAY 19, 2024

Our local flying club was having its yearly “Talk Like a Pilot Day” cookout at their hangar, and I was invited to give the keynote address. The public sees us as swashbuckling adventurers bent on destruction and mayhem as we sail our carbon-producing chem-tail-spewing airplanes above their heads. Scratch a pilot, find a pirate.

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Pilot General Aviation Airplanes Hangar 114

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

What stupid airplane antics have I recently participated in that would warrant the query? My name is Andrew, and I used to fly that airplane in the early 2000s. Its a great airplane. Both of us had neighbors who owned airplanes and took us flying when we were not yet teens. I find myself staring at the phone in disbelief.

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Airplanes Hangar Runway Tarmac 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

What happened is important, I think, because so many of us fly elderly GA airplanes with key-style ignition switches that may be faulty and not know it. READ MORE: There Was Just Something About Michael So, next time you fly and shut down near the hangar, throttle way back to idle and briefly turn the switch to “off” and then back to “both.”

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Airplanes Hangar Pilot Tail 99

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 9, 2025

On this day in aviation history, January 9, 1943, a large four engine transport aircraft with three tail fins rose from the runway at Burbank Airport, California. San Diego Air and Space Museum Archives) For its time, the Constellation was one of the most innovative airplanes in the world.

Tail 116

Tail Stability Pilot Hangar 116

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Even during his student days, however, Albree was fascinated with airplanes, often to the detriment of his academic studies, and he began to build his own designs. But the most radical feature of the Pigeon-Fraser was Albree’s all-moving tail design. serial numbers 116 and 117, with U.S.

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Tail Airplanes Stability Aileron 98

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Buying an airplane for the first time is an exciting milestone for any pilot. As a first-time aircraft owner, there is a lot to learn about the process of buying and maintaining an airplane. With all of the time youll log in your new airplane, youll want to make sure your headset is both functional and comfortable.

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Pitot Tube Weather Airplanes Pilot 92

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

Measuring 804 feet nose to tail, it was larger than the record-setting LZ-127, the Graf Zeppelin , commanded by factory manager Hugo Eckner. READ MORE: 20 Most Famous Airplanes and Aircraft Werline’s father is one of the Navy men who was on hand to help the Hindenburg moor that day. He survived.

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Tail Hangar Weather Approach 109

Gary's Flight Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2024

When I arrived at the hangar It was pretty comfortable inside so I didn't bother to preheat. I got the fan turning then set up my video cameras, having forgot my tail tie down camera. We enjoyed a good chat about airplanes and just spent time catching up. I made a nice landing and taxied for the hangar. Simmons trip.

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Runway Tail Hangar Approach 88

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 17, 2024

Any dust, dirt, and debris that may have accumulated while being worked on in the hangar was first washed off. Using a sprayer system that does not create much overspray, the aircraft would be painted in place in the museum’s main hangar. Next came the process of acid etching the aluminum surface.

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Cockpit Rudder Tail Hangar 105

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

Tucked inside the main hangar, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania artist Jennifer “Hot Rod Jen” Thomas was steadying her hand against the side of the P-61. When member’s day came around and the first visitors rounded the tail of the museum’s replica D3A “Val” there was a sense of awe as they spotted the nose art.

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Tail Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 126

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

There it was mislabeled as a Zero and was displayed outdoors alongside old trains and a few other surplus airplanes, but in 1958, Edward T. By 1952, the Raiden was donated by the Frank Wiggins School to the Travel Town Museum, managed by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks in Griffith Park.

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Pilot Ceiling Knot Tail 126

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

A standard 150, equipped with a Land-O-Matic gear, 40-degree Para-Lift flaps, two seats, a straight tail, and powered by a 100 hp Continental O-200 engine fit the bill for many, especially those who did not want to deal with the 150s trickier tailwheel predecessors, the Cessna 120 and 140. We trusted the airplane. It was awesome.

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Airplanes Pilot Jet Pilot in Command 77

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 11, 2024

Navy had equipped both the USS Akron and Macon airships with a hangar deck and trapezes to carry and launch Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk fighter planes. So, what kind of airplane might fill the bill?The When it returned to the bomber, it could be refueled, rearmed, and ready for the next attack.

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Jet Tail Pilot Descent 85

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

With carrier aviation still in its infancy, airships could fly further than many airplanes of the day and remain in the air for days on end without the need to land to refuel and replenish their supplies. Unlike their German cousins, both the USS Akron and the USS Macon were designed to have a 75-by-60-by-16-foot hangar amidships.

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Lift Tail Stability Wind Shear 59

Inspire

JULY 23, 2019

Whether it was the German registration, the German flag on the tail, or the combination of those with the P-51 Mustang markings and invasion stripes on the sides that caused you to do a double-take, it was Hermann Schiele’s airplane […] The post A Homebuilder’s Dream Flight: From Germany to Oshkosh — Meet Hermann Schiele first appeared on Hangar (..)

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Tail Airplanes Hangar 40

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Kenny Roth was the pilot and fought the plane all the way to the ground, hitting tail first. View of NC9684_s tail, May 2016. By mid September, the team hopes to have the wings completely painted, and to have the outer panels and the landing gear put back on the airplane by New Year’s. 1 (left) and No.

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Tail Pilot Airlines Airline 111

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

Tucked inside the main hangar, Hummelstown, PA artist Jennifer “Hot Rod Jen” Thomas was steadying her hand against the side of the P-61. When member’s day came around and the first visitors rounded the tail of the museum’s replica Aichi D3A Val there was a sense of awe as they spotted the nose art.

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Tail Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 105

Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

BOOP , BOOP, boop," said the airplane as the propeller came to a stop. Scott started the airplane again for Ray. said the airplane again. Ray later found that the nuts securing the remaining three mounts were insufficiently torqued by whomever mounted that engine before the Williamson Flying Club bought the airplane in 2021.

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Torque Airplanes Clearance Horizontal Stabilizer 52

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 14, 2025

The airplane did not merely settle to the ground, but literally rolled her wheels on in what was my most gratifying landing in a while. When I finally settled the Warrior back into the hangar after sunset, I was satisfied that I had enjoyed some Zen time and meaningfully exercised both myself and the airplane. Break the glide."

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Airplanes Tail Runway Hangar 52

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 12, 2025

Earhart and her entourage would celebrate Christmas at sea aboard the Lurline , which arrived in Honolulu on December 27, with the airplane being barged to the Army/Navy airfield on Ford Island, inside Pearl Harbor. The tail came up as it gathered speed, throwing up a cataract of red-brown mud.

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Airplanes Tail Pilot Cockpit 52

Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

There are no hangars for gliders in Boulder and tie down space is limited. There’s nothing that can beat it except for highly powered airplanes without glider in tow. A lifting aid is required to mount and remove the tail dolly which is a bit of a nuisance. Easy rigging and ground handling.

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Density Altitude Cockpit Tail Runway 98

Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Most modern training airplanes provide a comfortable, warm cabin up in the air, even as the temperature approaches 0° F outside. If your flight needs to get out early in the morning, the airplane should be hangared overnight and pulled out just before departure.

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Weather Runway Airplanes NOTAMs 52

NYC Aviation

JANUARY 19, 2022

Tuesday evening saw a significant milestone in Northern Pacific Airways’ path to launch, as they unveiled their first aircraft at a paint hangar in San Bernardino, California. Their first airplane is registered N627NP. The tail of the aircraft, showing the N627NP registration. So how did the 757 land at NPA’s passenger outfit?

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Payload Cargo Airplanes Tail 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Fussing with the avionics to keep tabs on the weather gave many more knob touches than the airplane itself. I lamented that there was no tail tie-down until I remembered that I had brought three welded rebar tie-downs and a heavy hammer to drive them in. On this leg, being able to fly under the clouds was an unexpected gift.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 78

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Located on the northwest edge of Rogers Dry Lake, the complex was originally centered around the administrative hangar building constructed in 1954. One of the most notable structures is the space shuttle program’s Mate-Demate Device and hangar, located in Area A to the north of the main complex.

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Pilot Thrust Tail Hangar 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Fussing with the avionics to keep tabs on the weather gave many more knob touches than the airplane itself. I lamented that there was no tail tie-down until I remembered that I had brought three welded rebar tie-downs and a heavy hammer to drive them in. On this leg, being able to fly under the clouds was an unexpected gift.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When landing in the SFRA/FRZ, that code must be maintained until the airplane is on the ground. I shut down the Warrior, tidied up the cockpit, and met him at the nose of my airplane. A prop lock is required on all aircraft parked outside of a hangar at the MD-3 airports, though throttle locks provide an alternate means of compliance.

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 6, 2024

Brooks had long wished to own an airworthy Flying Fortress as his father, Elton Brooks, had flown 35 missions as a B-17 tail gunner with the 570th BS, 390th BG from RAF Framlingham in England. Left unchecked, the fire consumed most of the aircraft; just the tail and outboard wing sections survived the blaze.

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Tail Airplanes Cockpit Firewall 126

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Under its wings, stood Garry and Janne Ackerman of Plano, Texas, the owners of this magnificent machine, who told attendees all about the story of this airplane and the effort they helped start to return a basket case of an airplane back to its former glory. One month later, on February 1, it was sold to Air Service Inc.,

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Firewall Airplanes Hangar Annual Inspection 98

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Some pilots come to Galesburg, park their airplane and just enjoy the fellowship for the week. Vendors set up to sell souvenirs and parts, and the new International Stearman Community Hangar hosts its own gift shop, historical library, and museum inside. What can you possibly do for a whole week in Galesburg, you might ask.

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Tail Airplanes Transponder Aileron 122

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Annual Invitation In 2018 and 2019, we discovered that we were not the only flying club in the region that routinely mustered several airplanes for simple breakfast runs. In 2019, five of us made the flight to Benton in three airplanes and it was a terrific experience. Mary's, PA and Cherry Ridge, PA. 1947 North American Navion.

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Runway Airplanes Pilot General Aviation 76

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Torchia stated that he bought the airplane because he wanted an airworthy aircraft that would be in need of restoration. After troubleshooting the engine I determined it was time for an overhaul and pulled the engine off the airplane and sent it to Radial Engines Ltd in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

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Weather Airplanes Tail Hangar 122

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

A hangar home at Pecan Plantation. Some buyers have even planned well in advance for their retirement, snapping up lots years before building their dream hangar home. Mills learned to fly in the aircraft and has completed a tip-to-tail restoration, sparing no expense since assuming its ownership several years ago.

Runway 116

Runway Hangar Pilot Tail 116

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 23, 2024

” Bob Sturges of Columbia Airmotive in Troutdale, OR won the bid for the aircraft but the bill of sale was unacceptable to the FAA (listed as “one F-40 [sic] airplane” with no serial or registration numbers) so Sturges registered the aircraft as a P-40N by using the identity of a scrapped P-40N (N1009N, USAAF 43-23484/RCAF 877).

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Tail Cargo Pilot Airplanes 98

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

I urged all participants to be airborne by 7:00 am if we were to have any chance of securing limited airplane parking spots on the ice of Alton Bay. He grew up near Lake Winnipesaukee, had watched airplanes landing on the ice as a kid, and never dreamed that he would someday arrive in one. Photo by Ed. Is he moving?!"

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Runway Airplanes Threshold Approach 68

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

No Buck Rogers,” Darryl says, “I thought if I used the airplane to break the 3km speed record held by the Navy, I could raise a sponsor for the altitude record.” The tail section, minus horizontal stabilizer, came from a crashed TF-104G that was found in an Ontario, California junkyard.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Approach Thrust 124

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

82 Tiger Moth, the airplane that trained thousands of pilots from across the British Empire to take to the air in World War II. Frustrated at work, in 1909 he received a gift of 1,000 pounds from his grandfather to build his first airplane, just a few years after the Wright brothers had made their first flight.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Lift 115