Air Facts

JULY 3, 2024

The time when I almost landed short Air Facts Journal The runway alingment and airspeed were good, but I was drifting below glideslope. Stubbornly, I firewalled the black knob. What an embarrassing end to the second leg of my Private pilot solo long cross-country. The engine did not respond and—how odd!—it

Firewall 75

Firewall Runway Approach Cockpit 75

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The couple would serve their country during the war, with Joe flying overseas and Pinky serving as a member of the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), graduating in Class 44-W-9 and being assigned to Minter Field near Bakersfield, CA. Some parts were re-fabricated at Faribault, such as the firewall.

Firewall 98

Firewall Airplanes Hangar Tail 98

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 21, 2024

” [Photo by Mark Watt] Work ahead of the firewall was facilitated by Ezell installation kits. Between 2017 and 2021, Smoot piloted Argonaut in thirteen races, scoring one win. Certainly, the technology to fix that section existed at the time, but it hadn’t trickled into the warbird scene at that point.

Cockpit 105

Cockpit Airplanes Tail Firewall 105