Have a High Flying Thanksgiving! Folks, from the flight blog, Happy Thanksgiving! I’m working on an awesome post entitled, “Adventures of Cap’n Raph.” It’ll be up later this week! In the meantime, here’s an updated, encore version of last year’s Thanksgiving post. Bon appétite! In celebration of our Holiday for giving Thanks, Bunny and I […]
An Interview by Tally One—& Free Stuff! Folks, from the flight blog, Not only do I enjoy writing and blogging about flying, like you, I also enjoy reading about flying. One of my favorite pilot-bloggers is former F-22 Raptor pilot (now an airline pilot), Major Rob Burgon, over at tallyone.com. If you’ve read There I Wuz! […]
WotR Video: Post Halloween Pre Presidential Election Hangover Edition Folks, from the flight blog, welcome to another edition of . . . WORRRRD ON THE RAMP! Our Periodic Video Roundup of All Cool Things Aviation! Episode 16-6 In this issue: A tribute to Bob Hoover; dramatic airline fires and evacuations; a vide-presidential overrun; scary Halloween figures; […]
Safety-A Frightfully Serious Matter . . . THIS POST IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF “THE PILOT’S PILOT” BOB HOOVER Cap’n Aux shares his thoughts for pilots on the lessons Bob Hoover taught us all . . . Direct Link: https://vimeo.com/capnaux/hoover Both Chuck Yeager and Jimmy Doolittle called Hoover the best stick-and-rudder pilot they’d ever seen. From […]
RIP TO THE “PILOT’S PILOT” BOB HOOVER whom both Chuck Yeager and Jimmy Doolittle called, “the greatest stick-and-rudder pilot who ever lived.” From WWII fighter pilot to ’50’s test pilot, to show-stopping aerobatics, Bob did it all. GODSPEED, BOB THE AVIATION COMMUNITY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. Story: http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/simply-the-best-10490510/?no-ist — — — Halloween Darwin Awards Aviation […]
Futuristic Concepts from the Aviation Industry . . . Folks, from the flight blog, some times I like to sit back, relax, and let YOU do the flying. Well, today we have a guest post from aviation industry expert Rachael Stires. What makes her an expert? She grew up around her daddy’s hangars and planes! […]