This beautifully restored Cessna Beech T-34 Mentor trained many new military pilots in its day. It was resting its wings for the night, having just arrived at sunset at Carolina Avionics & Aircraft Interiors in Salisbury, North Carolina (KRUQ), where it will have new ADS-B Out and autopilot equipment installed, according to Warren Ludlam with the […]
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A plane with stories to tell
Frequent contributor Star Novak sent us this photo of Vintage Aircraft Association Chapter 16 President Ron Sipple flying his newly acquired Swift out of Gardner Municipal Airport (K34) in Kansas, on a recent warm winter Saturday. Sipple has quite a story to tell about his new plane: “The previous caretaker had this plane for about 40 […]
Flying the colors
Smitty Smith of FunPlacesToFly.com sent us this photo, taken at the Texas Antique Airplane Association Fly-in, of a plane that’s flying the colors and proud to be in the USA.
Taking off at KBJC
Frequent contributor Steve Nelson sent in these shots taken over the weekend ramp side at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport (KBJC) in Broomfield, Colo.
Flying over San Francisco
Mike Citro recently sent in these photos, snapped during a flight from Buchanan Field Airport (KCCR) in Concord, California, to Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF) in Half Moon Bay, California, which included flying by San Francisco.
The runway behind me…
Smitty Smith from FunPlacesToFly.com sent us this picture, with this note: “The runway behind me. You know the old saying, don’t you?” (In case you don’t, check below the picture…) Things that do you no good in aviation: Altitude above you. Runway behind you. Fuel in the truck. Half a second ago. Approach plates in the […]
Start ‘er up
Lukas Pritchard sent in this photo with a quick note: “M20F Mooney start-up.”
Business as usual
Star Novak sent in this photo, with a quick note: “Headed northbound for yet another business flight, the pilot of this PA28 takes up the gear as he departs from a grass strip in Kansas.”
Blessing a new plane
In the most recent TBM newsletter, there was an interesting story of a traditional Buddhist blessing for a new TBM 930 delivered to Anutin Charnvirakul, who previously owned a TBM 850 (SN 624). On the occasion of this new delivery, the aircraft received a traditional Buddhist blessing by Phramaha Kreang krai Boonpacom, Abbot of Wat Thammapathip […]