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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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

However, there are many others out there that have worked hard to climb the warbird ladder and are primed to take the reigns as leaders in the warbird community and one such pilot is Johnny Mazza III, who is a third generation pilot and flies with the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) in Pungo, Virginia. ” Johnny related.

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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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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

In 2008, pilot Martin Michaud of Monte Vista, CA, acquired the aircraft from the late John Hannigan, whose name remains on the forward canopy frame in his honor. Wanting to share his passion for warbirds, Michaud took pilots up in the backseat of the Vultee, registered as N59842, around the San Francisco Bay area.

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Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Photo by Robert Domandl In 2010 Aerobatic pilot Gustavo Passano was thinking about what he wanted to do next and wanted to buy an interesting aircraft to fly at airshows. Then another pilot told him there was one abandoned in Argentina at Santiago Del Estero. It was great, so I went to the fly-in a couple of times on holiday.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Upon its delivery to the RDAF in January 1972, AT-155 was flown and maintained by two squadrons at Flyvestation Karup (Karup Air Base), Eskadrille 725 and Eskadrille 729, with AT-155 being used to qualify Danish pilots in flying the Drakens. After declaring an emergency the pilot climbed to 35,000 feet, where its engine flamed out.

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Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 11, 2024

The arrival of the F-104D marks an exciting moment for the museum, enhancing its display of historic military aircraft and offering visitors a closer look at a piece of aviation history that played a crucial role in training pilots during the Cold War era. The F-104D was a two-seat combat trainer version of the F-104C.

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Inspire

MARCH 26, 2020

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

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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.

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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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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

This organization, composed of pilots, scientists, engineers, technicians, mechanics, and administrative professionals, has been and continues to be a leader in the field of advanced aeronautics. Located on the northwest edge of Rogers Dry Lake, the complex was originally centered around the administrative hangar building constructed in 1954.

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This means it can be flown by sport pilots without an FAA medical certificate. 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. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Gary's Flight Journal

JANUARY 26, 2025

I did an abbreviated video at the hangar yesterday showing some of my preflight, off camera I did an extensive check of the plane, she is good to go. There is something to be said for exercising your pilot in command duties. I made a nice landing and taxied for the hangar. Yes, it's time to cowboy up and get in the air.

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Inspire

AUGUST 16, 2018

Take a look inside the Eagle Vistas ag pilot training school — and inside the cockpit of a mighty Ag Cat during a crop dusting lesson — and learn how and why Randy, EAA 677384, and Beverly, EAA 1014721, Berry started their boot camp for ag pilots. The post Eagle Vistas Ag Pilot Training first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

Every new aircraft has kinks that must be worked out, but the Coronado showed off its kinks at the wrong time, according to Frank DeLorenzo, Naval Aviator Number 6449 and a Coronado command pilot who flew the boat through the entirety of World War II. ” On Christmas Eve, 1941, DeLorenzo was one of the pilots who flew Adm.

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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.

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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. Naval Test Pilot School. The first prototype (BuNo.75725)

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Air Facts

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Navy primary flight training—the instructor had it coming Air Facts Journal Second Lieutenant Arnold Reiner Marine Corps recruitment brochures in the early ’60s described three pilot training pipelines: jets, transports and helicopters. We were grouped in sections of about 15 to 20 student pilots.

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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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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This organization, composed of pilots, scientists, engineers, technicians, mechanics, and administrative professionals, has been and continues to be a leader in the field of advanced aeronautics. Located on the northwest edge of Rogers Dry Lake, the complex was originally centered around the administrative hangar building constructed in 1954.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We didn’t have a heated hangar, but our chief instructor pointed out that, if we did, melted water could collect in the control surfaces, waiting to refreeze once the plane left the hangar and put the control surfaces out of balance. In solid soup, approaching minimums, the pilot friend in the right seat said, “I’ve got the lights.”

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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.

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Inspire

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Air Force’s Strategic Air Command, will speak about his career and experiences in the cockpit on Thursday, October 20, at 7 p.m. The post Hustler Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series first appeared on Hangar Flying. as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series.

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Inspire

MAY 12, 2022

Jerry Bradley, who flew the EC-47 electronic warfare aircraft during the Vietnam War, will speak about his career and experiences in the cockpit on Thursday, May 19, as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series. The post EC-47 Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

JUNE 8, 2023

James Markel, who flew the F-8 Crusader during the Vietnam War, will speak about his career and experiences in the cockpit on Thursday, June 15, at 7 p.m. The post F-8 Crusader Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series first appeared on Hangar Flying. as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series.

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In those years, I never missed a trip as a commuter, never scratched the paint on one of our airplanes, never got an FAA violation, never injured a passenger, and never had a less than cordial conversation with the chief pilot. After my rude dismissal from United, I fell into the most beautiful retirement job an old pilot could ever find.

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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. Bill was a pilot for Eastern Airlines and he wore a toupee. One of the hangars still stands out of line with the modern homes.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 6, 2024

” Proudly wearing his khaki pilot’s shirt and helmet to look the part on airshow day, Clay Hammond (aged 7 or 8) stands in front of the collection’s Curtiss Jenny. ” With this background it’s not surprising Hammond became an ORA pilot and has flown many of the aircraft in this unique collection.

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Inflight Pilot Training

JULY 2, 2024

Let’s explore some strategies that certified instructors like those at Inflight Pilot Training swear by to create a welcoming environment in their flight schools. Inflight Pilot Training, for example, uses the Flight Circle digital platform to make aircraft scheduling and lesson management easy.

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Inspire

JANUARY 13, 2022

Carl Trout, who flew the legendary Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft for a dozen years, will present about his career and experiences in the cockpit of the Dragon Lady on Thursday, January 20, as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The J-4’s cockpit is wider than the more common J-3, and the second generation brought about the replacement of the open cowl with exposed exhaust ports with a fully enclosed cowl. Efforts like this freed male pilots for combat missions, and her dedication led to her appointment as commander of Reading Station.

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Fear of Landing

JULY 19, 2024

On the 26th of May 2024, a private pilot in a Cessna T210 Centurion II suffered an engine failure while downwind at Bankstown Airport in New South Wales, Australia. Pilot of VH-MYW : Bankstown …Tower, MYW is approaching the [undecipherable]. Pilot of VH-MYW : Join 29R, maintain 1,500. The reservoir. Track as required.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 7, 2024

Learning to fly is undoubtedly a team effort, and the relationships that pilots build with their fellow students and instructors can greatly impact their success in the field. This is especially true in flight school, where aspiring pilots are learning the necessary skills to navigate the skies.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We didn’t have a heated hangar, but our chief instructor pointed out that, if we did, melted water could collect in the control surfaces, waiting to refreeze once the plane left the hangar and put the control surfaces out of balance. In solid soup, approaching minimums, the pilot friend in the right seat said, “I’ve got the lights.”

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Air Facts

JULY 22, 2024

Passing the torch Air Facts Journal Pilots are life-long learners, and, per the Feynman Learning Technique, the best way to learn anything is to teach it to someone else. With that in mind, plus a desire to pass the torch to a new generation, some old pilots developed a week-long aviation camp for youth, ages 14-18.

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 26, 2024

At the controls was a 27-year-old former USAF fighter pilot determined to capture the spirit of the barnstormers and pioneer aviators, of the wind in the wires and the carefree “pick a field and land for the night” era. This latter work chronicled Bach’s adventure with friends touring the U.S.

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Air Facts

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Another reason to fly—Young Eagles Air Facts Journal Most Pilots do not need a reason to fly. We have a passion for looking at the world from the confines of a cockpit. The reason for most pilots does not matter. Some 30 years later I became a Private pilot. I enjoy introducing other pilots to the Young Eagles Program.

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