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Vintage Flying Machines Acquires AD-5W Skyraider For Its Growing Collection

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A Korean War-era airplane will always hold a special place in our hangar. Preparing for the Ferry Flight As part of the aircrafts transition to its new home, Job Savage is undergoing a thorough checkout process under the instruction of Tony Wood, a seasoned pilot known for flying the Cavanaugh Flight Museums Skyraiders.

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Reflection 2024: A Grassroots Year

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It was not something that I dreamed of even as a student pilot and two decades on, I sometimes struggle to grasp the reality of it. Twenty Years of Adventure Twenty years ago, I became an aircraft owner. I did not visit many new places in 2024, but my time machine returned me to many favorites.

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Awesome at 80: Europe’s last Catalina flying boat remains air show favorite 

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David Legg Collection / Courtesy photo Once the decision to acquire C-FNJF was made, there followed a long period of work on the aircraft to make it ready not only for the long ferry flight to the UK but also for ongoing operations.

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Broke Down at AirVenture?

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Since 1962, EAA chapter 75 from the Moline Quad-Cities area has staffed the Emergency Aircraft Repair area, helping out pilots and owners with mechanical issues that spring up at Airventure. The chapter includes airframe and powerplant mechanics, tech counselors, homebuilders, and pilots who can help out with mechanical issues.

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Martin Mars: Interview With British Columbia Aviation Museum Project Lead

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The ferry flight to the museum , tentatively scheduled for August 10th this year, will likely mark the type’s final ever journey skyward under its own power. Transport Canada will do all of the approvals… And then, there might be a practice flight. Donations can be placed HERE.

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Broke Down at AirVenture?

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Since 1962, EAA chapter 75 from the Moline Quad-Cities area has staffed the Emergency Aircraft Repair area, helping out pilots and owners with mechanical issues that spring up at Airventure. The chapter includes airframe and powerplant mechanics, tech counselors, homebuilders, and pilots who can help out with mechanical issues.

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Fairchild XNQ-1 Donated to The Hagerstown Aviation Museum

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This aircraft is currently preparing for a ferry flight from its longtime home at Fairview Airport in Rhome, Texas back to the place of its birth in Hagerstown, Maryland. Naval Test Pilot School. It was in a hangar in Waco circa 1980 that Dom Pellegreno first saw the aircraft, while he and his wife, Ann, sheltered from a storm.