Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 1, 2025

At the controls were veteran pilots Don Hindle and Bob Small who, as HARS report, have “flown their fair share of aircraft in their long careers.” ” Blowing burnt oil after startup from the two 640 hp Alvis Leonides 531 radial engines.

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Ferry Flight Pilot Airlines Airline 52

Aerotime

JUNE 21, 2024

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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Pilot Tail Ferry Flight Clearance 286

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

After two stops in Ohio and Nebraska, the two pilots landed N43XX at Pierce County Airport in Puyallup, WA, also known as Thun Field, which had been founded by John Thun, Erics father. Thun also tracked down one of the wartime pilots who flew 42-68738, 1st Lt. said it was such a good machine.”

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Ferry Flight Aileron Pilot Airlines 105

Plane and Pilot

JULY 24, 2024

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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Ferry Flight Airplanes Pilot Runway 98

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 7, 2024

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. The Hagerstown Aviation Museum has just accepted the donation of the unique Fairchild XNQ-1 Navy Trainer (BuNo.75726),

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Ferry Flight Cockpit Pilot Hangar 124

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Making a trip across the pond for then-owner Greenpeace in the 1990s, she was eventually in need of restoration and last flew in 2009 on a ferry flight within the United Kingdom. The Foundation hired Warbird Aero Restorations of Pearland, TX, headed up by well-known warbird pilot Lt. Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A Catalina BuNo.

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Ferry Flight Pilot 111

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 26, 2025

However, once the issue was resolved, Frdric Vormezeele undertook the challenging ferry flight from Brasschaat, Belgium, to Siegerland. After filming, American pilot Wilson “Connie” Edwards acquired the aircraft and moved it to Texas. After careful monitoring and deliberation, the decision was made at 1:35 PM.

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Ferry Flight Approach Pilot 98

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 1, 2025

At the controls were veteran pilots Don Hindle and Bob Small who, as HARS report, have “flown their fair share of aircraft in their long careers.” ” Blowing burnt oil after startup from the two 640 hp Alvis Leonides 531 radial engines.

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Ferry Flight Pilot Airlines Airline 98

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The storm knocked down tents, scattered debris across the airfield, and made it unsafe to continue,” explained CAF Colonel Allan Feek, a pilot for the A-26 Lady Liberty who was also present at the event. We’ve already sourced replacement parts and will begin work shortly,” said Ben Sorenson, the wing’s operations officer, mechanic, and pilot.

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Ferry Flight Tail Pilot 98

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 27, 2024

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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Ferry Flight Airplanes Weather Runway 131

Plane and Pilot

JULY 24, 2024

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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Ferry Flight Airplanes Pilot Runway 52

ABEAM

JULY 5, 2024

Well it is a long and slow story, but it started with meeting Sam Rutherford Theferrypilot from Prepare2Go at a posh event in Brussel with his son Macksolo and daughter Zara Rutherford who both hold the record of having rounded the earth solo in a small aircraft as the youngest pilots.

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Ferry Flight Pilot 40

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 1, 2025

At the controls were veteran pilots Don Hindle and Bob Small who, as HARS report, have “flown their fair share of aircraft in their long careers.” ” Blowing burnt oil after startup from the two 640 hp Alvis Leonides 531 radial engines.

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Ferry Flight Pilot Airlines Airline 52

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 14, 2024

Lacey was a charming man and was able to convince the base commander to let him take a B-17 that he was interested in for a test flight, as he was a pilot. A young Art Lacey before the ferry flight. 1 British Flying Training School had trained RAF pilots during WWII. This location was where the No.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Runway 119

Professional Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Dassault’s advanced Digital Flight Control System enhances crew resource management. Founder & CEO Stefano Albinati is a pilot with more than 6000 hr TT, much of it gained in Bombardier Challengers and Learjets, Dassault Falcon 900s, 50s, and 2000s, and assorted King Airs. Background Falcon 6X has a range of 5500 nm.

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Pilot Weight-Shift-Control Flight Plan Airplanes 52

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 18, 2024

When training is complete, the students are assigned to their flight crews and given safety briefs before loading aboard Ye Olde Pub. Warbird pilots Mike Oliver and Doug Griffin start the engines after first pre-oiling and priming each engine, setting the mixtures to idle-cutoff and the magnetos off. Only three more to go. Former U.S.

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Airplanes Descent Pilot Stability 105

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The two stabilizing floats on the wingtips, consisting of duralumin bottoms and inflatable fabric tops reinforced with rubber, could partially retract into the wings to reduce drag, and the centrally mounted float was designed to be jettisoned should a pilot feel he needed to evade a pursuing fighter. A Kawanishi E15K taxing on the water.

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Drag Stability Airfoil Torque 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 12, 2024

In January 2017, it was cleared for a maintenance ferry flight from Frederick to Tulsa. WildKat logged 2000 miles and 12 hours of flight time, consuming 1400 gallons of av gas and many gallons of oil. ADT pilots Brad O’Connor and Jim Dagg’s thousands of hours of combined flight experience was evident on the flight deck.

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Cargo Hangar Ferry Flight Weather 116

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The aircraft, which was operating a ferry flight between Tretyakovo Airport (ICAO: UUMT), where it had been undergoing maintenance, and Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), crashed in a forested area in the Kolomensky district near the Russian capital, causing the death of the three crew members onboard.

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Ferry Flight Descent Knot Pilot 286

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Special before being tragically lost on March 30, 1945 with pilot 2nd Lt. On July 25, 1944, Darbois took this Bf 109G-6 (Werknummer 160756 ‘Yellow 4’ of Jagdgeschwader 4) on a formation ferry flight over northern Italy. being s/n 44-14771, which was later renamed Webster St. John Matula.

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Hangar Torque Ferry Flight Pilot 116

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

The pilot would bank the 747 away from the rocket, and after five seconds, it would ignite and take the payload the rest of the distance into orbit. It flew 70 of the 87 ferry missions, including 46 of the 54 post-mission ferry flights from Dryden to the Kennedy Space Center. But in 1989, the SCA got a sister.

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Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 269