Inspire

JUNE 13, 2024

To all aspiring pilots out there, remember: the journey may be long and arduous, but the view from the cockpit makes it all worthwhile. The post Navigating the Skies of Doubt: A South African Pilot’s Journey first appeared on Hangar Flying. Keep your eyes on the horizon and your heart in the clouds.

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Cockpit Hangar Pilot 97

Inspire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

By Sam Oleson Richard (Dick) Koehler, who flew the A-6 Intruder during the Vietnam War, will speak about his career and experiences in the cockpit on Thursday, October 10, at 7 p.m. as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series.

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Pilot Cockpit Hangar 98

Inspire

AUGUST 3, 2023

The post Vacuuming the Cockpit first appeared on Hangar Flying. How does an airplane find its way? Modern aircraft use satellite navigation but what if the computer goes down? And what happened before satellites were invented?

Cockpit 40

Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 40

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Bill and volunteer Mike Borkhuis briefed in the cockpit on startup procedures and goals to accomplish. Bill shouted from the cockpit window, “Clear!” After a quick debrief, the 70-year-old Beech was pushed back into the hangar. ” and began the starting process. Number two was shut down and they called it a day.

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Tarmac Cockpit Hangar Weather 105

Inspire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266, Montreal There is a dynamic to two people working in a cockpit. Today, on a wide-body airliner, the CARs (regs) stipulate when a third or fourth […] The post The Dumbing Down of the Flight Deck first appeared on Hangar Flying. Days gone by it had three or four.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Hangar Airline 98

Inspire

MARCH 26, 2020

The post Keep Your Head in the Cockpit first appeared on Hangar Flying. Ten tips each for student and active pilots to make use of their downtime in a world of self-isolation and social distancing.

Cockpit 40

Cockpit Hangar Pilot 40

Inspire

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

A look at flight simulator cockpits and their value to potential pilots and the general aviation community at large. The post Bits and Pieces: Simulated Cockpits — An Unrealized Potential? first appeared on Hangar Flying.

Cockpit 40

Cockpit General Aviation Hangar Pilot 40

Inspire

MARCH 26, 2021

The post Cockpit Checks — What Can Possibly Go Wrong? first appeared on Hangar Flying. Due to the pandemic, I have found myself rereading books purchased some time ago. Some of these are, not surprisingly, about flying.

Cockpit 40

Cockpit Hangar 40

Inspire

MARCH 31, 2020

The post Erroneous Indications — Avoiding Confusion in the Cockpit first appeared on Hangar Flying. If we know our airplane, pay attention, and perform the right cross-checks, we can avoid the confusion that comes with erroneous indications.

Cockpit 40

Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 40

Inspire

JULY 24, 2024

A little more than a year later, he’s helping folks climb up into the cockpit of the Corsair he flew in for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024. Paul, EAA Lifetime 456283, a longtime warbird pilot from Brookhaven, Mississippi, made what he described as a […] The post From Adversity to Purpose first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Cockpit Hangar Pilot 83

Inspire

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The post Flying the Yosemite Valley in an Open-Cockpit Gyroplane first appeared on Hangar Flying. An EAA member shares his memorable flight over one of our country’s national parks.

Cockpit 40

Cockpit Hangar 40

Inspire

JUNE 21, 2021

The post Open Cockpit Video Camera Mount – I Made it Myself! first appeared on Hangar Flying. When I flew the Sonerai with the J3300 engine I had my friends Leo and Nora take video.

Cockpit 40

Cockpit Hangar 40

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 11, 2024

Air Force’s restoration hangar which suffered damage in the February 28th, 2024 storm. Lockheed F-104D Starfighter 57-1322 when parked outside the NMUSAF’s restoration hangar. It was modified by having the nose wheel gear retract rearward and by removing the 20mm gun to make room for the second cockpit.

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Cockpit Hangar Airplanes Pilot 116

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 3, 2024

MJ444’s front cockpit showing the Spitfire’s distinctive control column. The rear face of MJ444’s front cockpit instrument panel. Photo by Martin Overall] “The remaining systems will be tested in the hangar before we wheel MJ outside to the tie-down for the first engine runs. The aileron cables are in.

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Aileron Firewall Cockpit Hangar 131

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

New rear cockpit low fuel light is installed, and only finish wiring is needed, plugs were pulled, and engine has been cranked over to pre-oil, and we have 15 to 20 PSI in the system. One of Annie ‘s cockpits. Also, for safety to the crews, weʼre installing new fire extinguishers in both the front and rear cockpits.…the

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Pitot Tube Cockpit Pilot Runway 110

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

at Republic Airport, Hangar 3, 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale. Enjoy your shopping experience with the historic hangar and aircraft backdrop, period music classics, and food and drink for purchase served hot from a local food truck parked outside Hangar 3. to 3:00 p.m.,

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Hangar Cockpit 91

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 5, 2024

The tour stop hosted by the Commemorative Air Force Heart of America Wing will include flight experience rides on B-25 Berlin Express and B-29 Doc, along with ground and cockpit tours of both aircraft when they are not flying. Admission for ground and cockpit tours will be $10 per person or $20 per family. to 4 p.m., to 4 p.m.,

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Flight Deck Cockpit Hangar 105

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

.” The airframe retains its last operational configuration, and ZF372 will be moved inside Hangar 2 at the museum. Museum staff and volunteers will complete its reassembly and start the long process of sourcing instrumentation to complete the cockpits.

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Cockpit Hangar Jet 77

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. Electrical and hydraulic systems are done and the cockpit and interior are nearly complete.

Cockpit 105

Cockpit Rudder Tail Hangar 105

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Detail of Draken N155XD’s cockpit (Adam Estes) However, on June 26, 1998, one of AT-155/N155XD’s sister ships, AT-156/N156XD was badly damaged during an exercise at NAS Oceana, VA, in which the pilot noted after completing three passes by a US Navy ship, his fuel was rapidly running out. .”

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Pilot in Command Pilot Cockpit Knot 124

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 14, 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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Stability Cockpit Pilot Thrust 91

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

One of the Mid-America Flight Museum Hangars in Mount Pleasant, Tx This particular aircraft, a Curtiss P-40N Warhawk (serial number 42-104977), carries a remarkable combat history. Hennon, who has shot down at least five Japanese aircraft, is sitting in the cockpit of P-40 No. It was flown by then-1st Lt. Captain W.J.

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Cockpit Hangar 119

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This particular example is a two-owner airplane, hangared since new and looks the part. Also, unlike many J-3-based Cubs, this one has both left- and right-side cockpit doors. Army L-4 Grasshopper colors, this unique airplane was factory-built in 2007 as a light sport aircraft (LSA).

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True Airspeed Transponder Airplanes Cockpit 81

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Huey Cockpit Tours & Flight Simulator | October 11 & 12, 2024 | General Admission Step into history with the chance to sit inside a Huey helicopter cockpit and experience the excitement of a flight simulator. Halloween in the Hangars | October 26, 2024, 10 a.m. Grab tickets at flyingheritage.org. – 2 p.m.

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Cockpit Hangar Jet 94

Air Facts

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It was a beefed up, militarized version of the Beechcraft Bonanza with a narrowed fuselage and conventional tail, seating two pilots in tandem cockpits with controls and indicators configured similarly to tactical aircraft of the period. The plane’s mechanic, known as a plane captain, was up on the wing and helped me settle into the cockpit.

Cockpit 98

Cockpit Rudder Tail Indicated Airspeed 98

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 7, 2024

Despite several advanced features for a trainer of its era, such as a bubble canopy for greater pilot/instructor vision, electronically retractable landing gear, and an all-metal, semi-monocoque construction, the Navy rejected it due to cockpit exhaust gas ingestion issues.

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Ferry Flight Cockpit Pilot Hangar 124

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 7, 2024

Ground and cockpit tour tickets will be available for purchase on the days of the event at the gate. While the aircraft is on the ground, visitors will be able to climb inside the cockpit through the forward bomb bay to get a look inside one of only two B-29 Superfortresses still airworthy and flying today. both days. and 11 a.m.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Hangar 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 21, 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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Stability Airfoil Airplanes Pilot 98

Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

There are no hangars for gliders in Boulder and tie down space is limited. In addition, the chargers were too bulky to bring along in the cockpit. Upon landing I can clear the runway and steer the glider right into its parking position before getting out of the cockpit, usually without having to start the engine at all.

Density Altitude 98

Density Altitude Cockpit Tail Runway 98

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 26, 2024

who in 1964 traded it to Richard Bach for the latter’s recently-rebuilt, “modern” 1946 Fairchild F-24. “Before the Parks was completely disassembled for restoration, I enjoyed reading passages from some of these books while sitting in the aft cockpit. It made its way to Lumberton lawyer Evander Munn Britt Jr.,

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Airplanes Aileron 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. Beneath the cockpit could be seen the name “Annie” in honor of Russ’ late mother, painted in bright red. After 79 years, their P-61 has its own identity and nose art; Moonbeam Deam.

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Tail Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 126

Air Facts

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In 2017, I got hired to be the personal pilot for a family in Pennsylvania flying their high-tech, all glass cockpit $5m, Pilatus PC-12NG single engine turboprop. I got hired to be the personal pilot on an all glass cockpit $5m, Pilatus PC-12NG. In fact, I have been their Chief Pilot for nearly eight years.

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Clearance Airplanes Annual Inspection Pilot 92

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

mph)) at 6,000 m (19,685 ft), climb to 6,000 m in 5 minutes, 30 seconds, with a maximum ceiling of 11,000 m (36, 089 ft), an armament of two 20mm autocannons and two 7.7mm machine guns, and an armored bulletproof plate at the back of the cockpit.

Pilot 126

Pilot Ceiling Knot Tail 126

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The familiar yellow Taylorcraft is parked by a galvanized corrugated steel roof shed-style hangar. With the airplane up on blocks and tied down in the hangar, I sent Andrew a photo. One of the hangars still stands out of line with the modern homes. We hop out of the cockpit, and Andrew ties the ship to the tarmac for the night.

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Airplanes Hangar Runway Tarmac 71

Inspire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Faster than many fighters of the day, the B-10 featured an all-metal airframe, enclosed cockpits, an internal bomb bay, and rotating gun turrets, all features that would become standard for bombers of World War II. The post EAA’s Attic — Martin B-10 Fuel Tank first appeared on Hangar Flying.

Cockpit 40

Cockpit Hangar 40

Inspire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

After more than 30 years, my big brother finally fought his way back to the cockpit. The post Worth the Wait first appeared on Hangar Flying.

Cockpit 40

Cockpit Hangar 40

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 17, 2024

While the interior and exterior paint show wear, the logbooks are complete, and the airplane has been hangared since 1998 and owned by the same owner. A Garmin 430 provides GPS duties, and a uAvionix Skybeacon provides ADS-B out, ensuring all airspace is equally accessible. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Airplanes Cockpit Hangar Pilot 68