Inspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Vic Syracuse discusses his return flight home from Alaska. The post Alaska — Returning Home first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Hangar 40

CockPit Conversation

JANUARY 30, 2023

I've discovered a fantastic interview question. "Tell me about a time you had to use all your piloting skill to succeed." The answers show me how a pilot thinks about their own limits, what they consider piloting skills to be, what they understand about their aircraft, weather, or whatever the situation was, and a surprising number of times it results in the pilot telling on themselves about how they violated the regulations, and how they feel about that.

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NYC Aviation

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

(Welcome to Social Media Focus. In this new series for NYCAviation, we will spend time and focus on a regular aviation social media poster. In this first installment, we meet and spend a little time with Scott Bateman. Scott is a current A350 and former 747 pilot for an airline based in the United Kingdom. Prior to that, he flew in the Royal Air Force (RAF).

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Inspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A rare razorback P-47D, owned by the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot, North Dakota, is restored and nearly ready to fly for the first time since 1944. Fingers crossed we’ll see this one here in Oshkosh this summer! The post Rare P-47 Restoration Nearly Complete first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Mark Murray discusses the revitalization of a local ultralight club. The post The Michigan Ultralight Association first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Hangar 40

Inspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

John Barber, EAA 1240641, flew his first Young Eagle on January 29! John is the fifth Ray scholar in EAA Chapter 677 to reach this milestone. The post Young Eagles Milestone — John Barber first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Hangar 40

Inspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Mark Stanfield, EAA 1499607, shares the story of the time he went a long way in a little airplane, ferrying a rare Mooney M10 Cadet from Wisconsin to New York. The post Hand-Flying for 900 Miles first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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