Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

These aircraft, for administrative purposes, were designated as PT-27 Kaydets, though they differed only from the PT-17 in that they were equipped with enclosed cockpits and cold weather equipment for winter training. While restoring the aircraft, Torchia was not alone in his hangar.

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Inspire

AUGUST 22, 2024

It was years ago when a group of us instructors and pilots stood outside our vehicles on the outskirts of a local airport, gazing at the clouded sky along […] The post A Cloud of Confusion first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 24, 2024

Make notes of where you saw the Genzu knives or plane-shaped jewelry because it’s easy to mistake Hangar A for the D building. Speakers and demonstrators love rainy days because their bright-weather crowd of a half-dozen can swell to a much fuller house. appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine. Enjoy the rain.

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Professional Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Climate Scientist T he pilots of the intercontinental business jet had just finished transmitting their position report from FL330 over the Philippine Sea when one noticed the contrails of a commercial jet approaching their position a few thousand feet above their altitude. By Karsten Shein Comm-Inst. Turbulence intensity table.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 16, 2024

After refuelling, checking weather, filing my VFR flight plan using ForeFlight, coffee and a washroom break, I launched to my next destination, Greensboro. Back in the late 90s the FBO at the time (Atlantic) had crew cars for transient pilots. It still has lots of aviation including vendors, pilots and enthusiasts.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 6, 2024

” Proudly wearing his khaki pilot’s shirt and helmet to look the part on airshow day, Clay Hammond (aged 7 or 8) stands in front of the collection’s Curtiss Jenny. ” With this background it’s not surprising Hammond became an ORA pilot and has flown many of the aircraft in this unique collection.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

Almost as an afterthought, we told them that while we’d be busy building our hangar/apartment for the 2022-23 season, we’d come fly with them in December 2023. READ MORE : Pilot Mental Health Remains the Last Taboo in Aviation The roads were scenic and engaging, the locals exceptionally friendly and helpful, the cities few and far in between.

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Learn to Fly

AUGUST 15, 2024

On your road to becoming a certified pilot you’ll reach several milestones. Taking classes with an instructor and spending time in the pilot’s seat make up just part of the path. Here’s an example from the Helicopter Pilot Oral Exam Guide by Ryan Dale. The weather forecast is clear with light winds, ideal for VFR conditions.

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Photographic Logbook

JUNE 15, 2024

Within the pilot community, Port Meadville is best known as the home of the $100 hot dog. (At A mere five minute walk takes pilots from the airport parking apron to the start of the line for ordering at Eddie's. Tragically, her instructor's Cessna Cardinal crashed after departing into severe weather from Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Your next-door hangar neighbor says, “probably needs new spark plugs ,” and the CFI at the flight school tells you to try a favorite trick that always works on his E-series Continental. The engine was idling, but the propeller is unrepairable, despite being able to propel the airplane back to the hangar. Why Can’t I…?

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AeroSavvy

JANUARY 16, 2024

The lights change color to indicate weather conditions based on METAR reports via internet. Either way, METAR is a format for reporting weather observations. ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System) or older AWOS (Automated Weather Observing System) stations automatically collect the data used in METARs. Take your pick.

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Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

Transatlantic routes While safety is still the primary concern for pilots, today’s challenges are not so much the vastness and weather on this ocean, but traffic density and regulatory compliance. Jet Nassau offers ground support services at NAS (Nassau, Bahamas), with 20,000 sq ft of hangar space and 300,000 sq ft of ramp space.

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Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

Transatlantic routes While safety is still the primary concern for pilots, today’s challenges are not so much the vastness and weather on this ocean, but traffic density and regulatory compliance. Jet Nassau offers ground support services at NAS (Nassau, Bahamas), with 20,000 sq ft of hangar space and 300,000 sq ft of ramp space.

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Inspire

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Last week he turned 16 and on October 30 the weather allowed him to experience flight as a solo pilot for the first time. The post Solo Milestone — Jake Marchese first appeared on Hangar Flying. Jake landed an airplane for the first time at age 13 on July 1, 2019.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

I promised my private pilot student, Ned, a surprise for today’s dual cross-country. My student sat at the briefing picnic table outside my t-hangar and, with a “humph,” laid out the sectional chart, the dead reckoning planning chart, and his solar/battery-powered flight computer calculator thingy.

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Gary's Flight Journal

APRIL 24, 2024

Granted the weather hasn’t helped and my knee issue has diminished my desire to climb aboard. The student pilot greased his final landing and I added my two cents with a simple call, butter! The pilot thanked me. The pilot asked if I wanted to depart they would slow up. I made a nice landing and taxi clear for my hangar.

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Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

Johnson splits his daily activities between flying, working on FAA-related duties, and coordinating activities with 60 pilots and maintenance personnel. In about 3 years, when the merger is complete, we’ll have close to 200 pilots.” Pilots work 12-hour shifts, starting at 7 am, on a 7-days-on, 7-days-off rotation.

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Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

Johnson splits his daily activities between flying, working on FAA-related duties, and coordinating activities with 60 pilots and maintenance personnel. In about 3 years, when the merger is complete, we’ll have close to 200 pilots.” Pilots work 12-hour shifts, starting at 7 am, on a 7-days-on, 7-days-off rotation.

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Latatuide 33 Aviation

JULY 22, 2024

This is a meticulous process that demands thorough attention to detail and consideration of specifications such as passenger capacity, sleep accommodations, baggage storage, owner-pilot, chartering, and range. These risk management strategies can include thorough pre-flight checks and adherence to weather advisories and safety guidelines.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 6, 2024

” Proudly wearing his khaki pilot’s shirt and helmet to look the part on airshow day, Clay Hammond (aged 7 or 8) stands in front of the collection’s Curtiss Jenny. ” With this background it’s not surprising Hammond became an ORA pilot and has flown many of the aircraft in this unique collection.

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Air Facts

MAY 29, 2024

From the archive: round trip to Europe in an Aero Commander Air Facts Journal Editor’s Note: Flying over the North Atlantic presents a multitude of challenges that make it a daunting task for pilots and aircraft alike, but can you imagine making this trip 70 years ago? Going to the weather bureau.

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 2, 2024

Photo by Nick Chismar] After a few days of a break, Doc opened to excited crowds on Thursday May 9th, however Pennsylvania’s weather isn’t always the most cooperative. Friday’s weather took a turn with seemingly endless rain, but while some may have stayed home there was still a crowd lining up at the airport.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 14, 2024

On the 15th of October 2023, a private pilot rented a Cessna 172M from Air Gold Coast for a private flight from Gold Coast Airport, Queensland, to Murwilumbah, New South Wales. The pilot continued to take dual and solo flights with the operator; however, on the day of the accident, it had been 121 days since the pilot’s last flight.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Your next-door hangar neighbor says, “probably needs new spark plugs ,” and the CFI at the flight school tells you to try a favorite trick that always works on his E-series Continental. The engine was idling, but the propeller is unrepairable, despite being able to propel the airplane back to the hangar. Why Can’t I…?

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ABEAM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Weather was good along the way but the closer we got to our destination, the worse the weather below. This got very clear as the radio was filled with canadian French speaking pilots… still very difficult to understand. We taxied to the whole other end of the airport to the FBO Hangar Q60 which served avgas.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 1, 2024

This year’s 33rd Annual World War II Weekend took place June 7th, 8th, and 9th, and the combined near-perfect weather with fantastic air displays alongside endless encampments and reenactors. Many visitors stay at the show well after the airshow itself comes to a close as the hangar dance takes over on both Friday and Saturday nights.

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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

However, there are many others out there that have worked hard to climb the warbird ladder and are primed to take the reigns as leaders in the warbird community and one such pilot is Johnny Mazza III, who is a third generation pilot and flies with the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) in Pungo, Virginia. ” Johnny related.

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Fullthrottle Aviation

DECEMBER 25, 2023

hours for their private pilot exam. For example, under part 61, an applicant needs only 15 hours with an instrument instructor and the other 25 can be with a safety pilot. However, simulator training is never an equal substitute for time spent in the airplane navigating real world challenges like weather, ATC, etc.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 17, 2024

But whether you are an active or pending pilot, or you want to learn to fly, chances are you know someone who could use a little direction on that path. Either way, you start with an initial pilot certification—either a light sport or private pilot certificate—as your first goal. It may be the weather.

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Gary's Flight Journal

MAY 3, 2024

I also secured hangar space for the week to the tune of $75 a night. The weather is perfect with a cool breeze as we searched for sone late lunch. Wednesday 5/1 I’m up early and as all pilots do, I’m checking weather for our return home. We sat in the pilot lunge and enjoyed our lunch. What a nice guy.

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Photographic Logbook

MARCH 10, 2024

It was evidence that high wing pilots who buy low wing airplanes need to process their surroundings in a different way. With March being one of those "you never know what you're going to get" months in the wintry north, I found myself creeping forward, state to state, VFR only, and hypervigilant of weather conditions. What's that?)

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CockPit Conversation

JANUARY 30, 2023

"Tell me about a time you had to use all your piloting skill to succeed." They just hop into hangar flying mode and pull out a favourite "there I was" story. There are two things a pilot can learn from making dumb decisions and getting into trouble. The pilot tells them there’s no way they can take off with the two moose.

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ABEAM

AUGUST 26, 2023

And so we landed without any issue and taxied via Charlie to the Apron, arriving at the first location of the Blue Spruce Routes because we saw all the old WW2 hangars in various state of repair or disrepair … Wick is a classic stop-over for ferry pilots in both directions. So perfect weather.

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NYC Aviation

JUNE 17, 2020

If you spend any amount of time planespotting at an airport , sharing photos on the NYCAviation Photo Hangar , combing through # AvGeek hashtagged conversations on Twitter or doing any other similar aircraft-centric activity, you’ve likely heard hundreds of aviation terms thrown around. It is accessible by both radio broadcast and telephone.

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Gary's Flight Journal

MARCH 18, 2024

The Weather Watch Some of my go to weather pages have changed or gone away but I have been working on some new to me weather tools for my cross country flight planning. I always use Foreflights Imagery and MOS on the weather selection along with Windy, Aviation Weather Center, Weather Underground.

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 2, 2024

We were lucky to miss most of the stormy weather that was around and were treated to a great show with some sometimes stunning backdrops to celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Spitfire Mk.XIV’s already-weathered invasion stripes are shown to great effect as Brice Ohayen pulls his aircraft past the crowd.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We didn’t have a heated hangar, but our chief instructor pointed out that, if we did, melted water could collect in the control surfaces, waiting to refreeze once the plane left the hangar and put the control surfaces out of balance. In solid soup, approaching minimums, the pilot friend in the right seat said, “I’ve got the lights.”

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