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. Andrew with the Taylorcraft in the 1980s, before it received the checkerboard tail.

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Airplanes Hangar Runway Tarmac 97

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

Pilots avoid vortices by maintaining safe separation and adjusting flight paths. As seen from the aircrafts tail, the vortex rotates in the anti-clockwise direction on the right wingtip and the clockwise direction on the left wingtip. Key Takeaways Wingtip vortices, not engine exhaust, create the strongest wake turbulence.

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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Aerotime

JUNE 21, 2024

For this purpose, the aircraft had its water tanks removed and a hydraulic under-tail integrated airstair installed, along with a 14-seat passenger interior and spectacular rear one-piece Perspex blisters for unrivaled panoramic views of the passing landscape.

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Pilot Tail Ferry Flight Clearance 286

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 9, 2025

On this day in aviation history, January 9, 1943, a large four engine transport aircraft with three tail fins rose from the runway at Burbank Airport, California. The tail was the most distinctive part of the Connie’s design. Burcham, as copilot.

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Tail Stability Pilot Hangar 116

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

The pilot held instructor ratings for helicopter and instrument helicopter, with 872 hours flight time, of which 29 were on type. Five minutes later, about two miles south of Teterboro, the pilot said “What is going on here?” The controller asked if the pilot needed assistance but the pilot said no.

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Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot 98

Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Pilot on this flight was U.S. There are no hangars for gliders in Boulder and tie down space is limited. While some of this may be due to continued pilot improvements, a more than 8% improvement is remarkable! A lifting aid is required to mount and remove the tail dolly which is a bit of a nuisance.

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Density Altitude Cockpit Tail Runway 98

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Some pilots come to Galesburg, park their airplane and just enjoy the fellowship for the week. The Shipleys are very welcoming and always have an open door for pilots who need a spot to rest, and are some of the friendliest people in aviation. What can you possibly do for a whole week in Galesburg, you might ask. The Recall Stearman.

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Tail Airplanes Transponder Aileron 122

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 14, 2025

At that time, the warbird industry in the United States had already seen several F-86s from other Latin American countries traded back to the United States, and collectors and pilots were eager to get their hands on the now surplus Sabres. North American F-86F Sabre FAB 658 (former USAF s/n 52-4689) at Santa Cruz de Sierra. Udvar-Hazy Center.

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Hangar Stability Tail Aviation Technology 97

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Among those interests in jet engines was the US Navy, but early jet engines lacked reliability and had throttles that were slow to respond to pilot input. On February 27, 1945, Curtiss XF15C BuNo 01213 made the type’s first flight, with veteran Curtiss test pilot Henry Lloyd Child at the controls. 01213-01215).

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Tail Jet Ceiling Pilot 93

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

A hangar home at Pecan Plantation. READ MORE: New App Helps Pilots Connect, Find New Places to Explore The real appeal here is that it’s an amenity-rich community. Milton said that the relative proximity to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area is a positive attraction for career pilots who fly from area airports. and he answered.”

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Runway Hangar Pilot Tail 116

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 6, 2024

Brooks had long wished to own an airworthy Flying Fortress as his father, Elton Brooks, had flown 35 missions as a B-17 tail gunner with the 570th BS, 390th BG from RAF Framlingham in England. With a crew of three (pilot, copilot & flight engineer) and four volunteers aboard, Liberty Belle took off, bound for Indianapolis.

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Tail Airplanes Cockpit Firewall 126

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

For the rest of the war, the aircraft was flown at several training bases across the United States, such as Jackson Army Airfield in Mississippi, Terrell Field, Texas, Memphis, Tennessee, and Hicks Field, Texas to instruct countless pilot cadets through primary training. While restoring the aircraft, Torchia was not alone in his hangar.

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Weather Airplanes Tail Hangar 122

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 12, 2025

On January 12, 1935, famed aviator Amelia Earhart landed at Oakland Municipal Airport in Oakland, California, after an 18-hour flight from Wheeler Field, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, becoming the first pilot, male or female, to fly nonstop and solo from Hawaii to the United States mainland.

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Airplanes Tail Pilot Cockpit 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I lamented that there was no tail tie-down until I remembered that I had brought three welded rebar tie-downs and a heavy hammer to drive them in. Photo: Ed Wischmeyer] Didn’t make the first turnoff, barely, but was quickly at the hangar to unload the interlocking baggage and enjoy the humid, 92-degree Georgia summer. No complaints.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 73

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 17, 2025

The retired Pan Am pilot spent nearly a quarter of a century rebuilding the classic sport trainer with the help of his late brother Bob and a small army of collaborators, returning it to the air after 50 years. But the tail feathers and the landing gear struts were OK.” I moved here in 2000.”

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Cockpit Airplanes Tail Firewall 115

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 11, 2024

Navy had equipped both the USS Akron and Macon airships with a hangar deck and trapezes to carry and launch Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk fighter planes. The pilot sat on top of the engine in an ejection seat, like a cowboy astride a bucking bronco. The post McDonnell XF-85 Goblin appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine.

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Tail Jet Pilot Descent 80

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Buying an airplane for the first time is an exciting milestone for any pilot. From building time for pilot jobs to flying for fun, aircraft ownership can be a great lifestyle fit for pilots of all experience levels. Pilot gear Headsets Every pilot needs a good headset.

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Pitot Tube Weather Airplanes Pilot 87

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. Next came the process of acid etching the aluminum surface.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

Tucked inside the main hangar, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania artist Jennifer “Hot Rod Jen” Thomas was steadying her hand against the side of the P-61. When member’s day came around and the first visitors rounded the tail of the museum’s replica D3A “Val” there was a sense of awe as they spotted the nose art.

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Tail Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 126

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 4, 2024

Watching CPO Wright’s team prepare the Harrier for moving by low-loader (the whole process took nearly 12 hours and ended after nightfall) was former jump jet pilot Lieutenant Commander Jason Flintham, who as commander of 727 Naval Air Squadron today assesses whether trainees possess what is needed to make it as aviators with the Royal Navy.

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Tail Jet Hangar Pilot 96

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 2, 2024

Everyone I’ve spoken to rated it very highly in all respects, one warbird pilot said it was the best show he had been to in years, and an American friend who has been going to airshows in the US for 50 years (this was his first European airshow) said it was the best he’d ever seen. MH434 (G-ASJV) and two Mk.Vs

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Tail Hangar Pilot 116

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Whether youre an accomplished pilot with thousands of hours or just starting out, chances are youve spent time in a 150. For a mere $6,995, for a standard model, a pilot could find themselves in the left seat as an aircraft owner. Yall are awesome, keep up the great work, a pilot in the pattern announced over frequency.

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Airplanes Pilot Jet Pilot in Command 98

Air Facts

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We dropped my youngest son off at his job at a local garden shop and high tailed it to our hangar at Sky Manor Airport (N40) located in Pittstown, New Jersey. We socialized with the other pilots that flew in that day learning of their adventures before they arrived at this resting spot.

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Weather Hangar Rudder Tail 94

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Noah S, a new student pilot at the club, joined me for the flight to Benton in Warrior 481. I wondered if the pilot was taking aerial pictures of the event and, if so, I wondered where I might find them. Next were Eric and Dawn with a teenager who aspires to become a pilot. Re-purposed T-shirt on the wall of my hangar.

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Runway Airplanes Pilot General Aviation 76

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

He flew F-86As and F-100As in the Arizona Air National Guard until 1960 when he was hired by Lockheed as an F-104 production test pilot. In 1963, he attended the United States Air Force Aerospace Research Pilots School at Edwards AFB, California. However, it had built from literally dozens of F-104s of all variants.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Approach Thrust 124

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

Tucked inside the main hangar, Hummelstown, PA artist Jennifer “Hot Rod Jen” Thomas was steadying her hand against the side of the P-61. When member’s day came around and the first visitors rounded the tail of the museum’s replica Aichi D3A Val there was a sense of awe as they spotted the nose art.

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Tail Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 105

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The aircraft would carry a crew of two pilots in a semi-open cockpit and four passengers in an enclosed cabin. The Vernon Museum and Archives, Vernon, British Columbia) CF-ALX was reassembled in a hangar at the Wells Air Harbour on Lulu Island, Vancouver, with the assembly being overseen by British-born flight engineer Ted Cressy.

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Airplanes Pilot Cockpit Cargo 103

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 5, 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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Pilot Thrust Hangar Tail 52

Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

If your flight needs to get out early in the morning, the airplane should be hangared overnight and pulled out just before departure. When you come back to your airplane 30 – 60 minutes later, there’s a good chance you’ll find a fresh layer of frost on the wings and tail.

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Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Unfortunately it was Eric, a relatively new student pilot who was looking forward to riding along on a club adventure. To our surprise, the musician bore a strong resemblance to an A-10 Warthog pilot we met at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island and a speed skater we once saw in Lake Placid. It was super embarrassing."

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Torque Airplanes Clearance Horizontal Stabilizer 52

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 14, 2025

It seemed awfully passive aggressive for an assemblage of metal components, but the appearance of personality goes toward explaining why pilots so often anthropomorphize their aircraft. I chose a mildly hilly tail, my feet eventually finding an old, comfortable rhythm. In addition to the sky, these are Zen spaces for me as well.

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Airplanes Tail Runway Hangar 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

You may lust after a vintage Beech Staggerwing , but a radial-engine tail-wheel airplane with unique quirks will need to be approached with a careful transition. In this day and age, finding a hangar, or even a tie-down spot, is a major undertaking, given the collapsing number of airports. Don’t wait if you find one for sale.

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Airplanes Knot Annual Inspection Tail 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I lamented that there was no tail tie-down until I remembered that I had brought three welded rebar tie-downs and a heavy hammer to drive them in. Photo: Ed Wischmeyer] Didn’t make the first turnoff, barely, but was quickly at the hangar to unload the interlocking baggage and enjoy the humid, 92-degree Georgia summer. No complaints.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Among General Aviation pilots, there was great fear that private aircraft would be permanently barred from controlled airspace, particularly around the epicenters of those attacks in New York City and Washington DC. This hardly seems equitable, but is a reality that pilots have borne for many years. ounce toiletries.

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

He is said to have been very hands-on with the refurbishment of the Lisa Marie, picking fabrics, finishes, and colors, and regularly visiting the hangar at Meacham Field in Fort Worth to check on progress. His pilot, with the remarkable name Milo High, took Presley and five others on a brief one-hour joyride to test out the jet.

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Jet Airplanes Tail Pilot 246

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 22, 2025

In October 1914, Albree and Timson drew up plans for a new monoplane, the Model G Scout, which was first flown by test pilot Clifford Webster on July 15, 1915, at Nahant Beach, just south of the Swampscott garage. But the most radical feature of the Pigeon-Fraser was Albree’s all-moving tail design.

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Tail Airplanes Stability Aileron 98

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The Raiden, which became known to American pilots as the “Jack,” would see combat for the first time during the Battle of Philippine Sea flying out of airfields on Guam and Saipan, and would later fight American aircraft over the Philippines.

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