We’re all familiar with the broad efforts by AOPA, EAA, and others to promote general aviation to non-pilot constituencies. Films like One-Six Right and the upcoming A Pilot’s Story tug at heartstrings. And merely flying slowly over a neighborhood some severe clear Saturday morning could capture the imaginations of dozens of neighborhood kids. Read More >>
The producers of the highly anticipated aviation film 'A Pilot's Story' screened the latest trailer of the production at the Fly-In Theater on July 31st at Oshkosh. The screening of the trailer took place before the evening's scheduled film 'X-15' and was well received buy the audience.
Rico & Will were interviewed on stage by Skip Lehman of Mach 2 Management and discussed the making of the film (pictured above). Read More >>
One of the last requirements that I needed to complete for my Private Pilot's License was a cross country trip after hours. I needed to go 50 miles away, and the trip had to last a total of two hours. Dana and I met on Wednesday at 21:00 to depart Westosha to Madison, Wisconsin. We couldn't have asked for a better night. The sky was both clear and smooth with an almost full moon lighting up the darkness. The trip was one of the best trips I've taken in a long time. Read More >>
I’ve been a little quiet here on the blog, but with good excuse. I spent the last couple of keeps either getting ready for AirVenture Oshkosh or being there with tens of thousands of my best friends. But now I can take a little time to reflect on some of the experiences there.
I had the chance to fly a couple of aircraft at the show, the first of which was the Cessna Citation Mustang, Cessna’s single-pilot-certified, 340-knot, six-place very light jet (“VLJ”), and cover the experience for Airspeed.
It was a great demo. Jo Hunter, David Allen, and Rod Rakic shot all kinds of video and stills to supplement the cockpit audio I was recording up front. I’ll have audio and video episodes up soon and I’m excited about getting to the editing workstation. Read More >>
After a good shower and a night sleep, I have returned from what is the awe-inspiring, yearly event that is the EAA Convention in Oshkosh, WI. Below is a quick video shot with my flip cam and edited on Final Cut. Please forgive the shaky video, somewhat hack editing job, and lack of a story line. I would especially like to thank Cindy and George from womenfly.com for sharing their camping survival skills.
What was most impressive is that if you attended you might be forgiven for asking "what recession?" The camp grounds were overflowing with tents and the flight line with spectators.
You can see the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUbRz-E7KbQ
CBS Story Screen Grab
CBS Evening News ran a report by Sharyl Attkisson on Monday titled Tiny Airports Get Big Cut of Stimulus Cash. You can check it out at http://tinyurl.com/ltk3dr.
A half-researched and poorly-understood effort by an editorial team that doesn’t understand the subject matter that it’s covering. And doesn't seem to care. And, most disturbingly, it appears not to matter to these folks that the public is likely to take the reporting at face value despite the inaccuracies and innuendo. This is, afer all, CBS News. I heard once that Walter Cronkite spent some time there. I could be wrong. Read More >>
Airports are like gardens. If you don't water the plants, clean out the weeds, and avoid walking on the tulips, they will die. Airports need care, and that means they need money to keep them running and safe. There is evidence of this as one airport after another closes. Here is the basic pattern: The airport is neglected, the runways crack, the land becomes an eyesore and the community says "let's build a mall instead." That is why the recent CBS Evening News report that cast a critical eye on stimulus money going to small, general aviation airports was off the mark. Read More >>
I recently had the great pleasure of meeting Kevin Knapp, the Mayflower Transit hot air ballon corporate pilot. I was introduced to Kevin through our good friends Col. Joe Kittinger and his lovely wife Sherry.
Ah, this summer gets better and better! First the formation photo flight with Billy Werth at the Indianapolis Air Show. And now, full-up formation aerobatics with some of the masters of the craft, the AeroShell Team. Read More >>
Last Saturday, I got my first taste of vintage aircraft. My neighbor invited me to his friends house to take a ride in his North American AT-6 Texan. I wasn't quite sure what it was at the time, but of course I said yes. When we arrive at his home (he lives in an airport community) my jaw immediately drops at the sight of his hangar. Inside of it was not one but two aircraft! I was amazed that people could afford to do that (own more than one aircraft).
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