R. A. “Bob” Hoover will forever cast a huge shadow over all of aviation. His recent passing (October 25) at the age of 94 sent a shockwave through the broader aviation family. From Airailimages: “Fifteen hundred friends of Bob Hoover gathered at Clay Lacy Aviation in Van Nuys, California, on 18 November for a heartfelt send-off and […]
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Video: CAF Wings Over Dallas
The latest video from our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com is from the 2016 CAF Wings Over Dallas World War II Airshow in Dallas, Texas. The event commemorated the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor and featured TORA! TORA! TORA!, an award winning re-creation of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Dozens of other World War II-era aircraft were exhibited on […]
Video: Piper M600 flight demo
Ride along with Piper Aircraft salesman Mike Murphy, as he takes you on a flight demonstration of the M600.
Video: SouthEast Aviators Fly-In
The SouthEast Aviators held a fly-in at Ocracoke Island Airport (W95) in North Carolina Oct. 1, 2016, and recently posted this video of the event:
Video: Texas Antique Airplane Fly-In
Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com went to the 54th annual Texas Antique Airplane Association’s 54th annual fly-in last weekend and put together this video:
Video documenting flood’s damage recognized
Just a week shy of the anniversary of a catastrophic “thousand-year” rain in South Carolina, Woolpert’s video on its groundbreaking disaster relief efforts employed immediately following that event has been recognized. “Aerial Imagery Assists Flood Disaster Response in South Carolina, and in Record Time,” a video by Woolpert Project Director Brian Bates, received an Interactive […]
Video: Drone-assisted water rescue
HAMBURG, Germany — microdrones has released a video demonstrating a new water rescue tactic it hs developed that uses drones. The company says it may revolutionize lifeguard rescue operations all over the world. https://youtu.be/d6Qhq9yFdKo In the video, a specially trained lifeguard spots a drowning swimmer and immediately deploys a microdrones unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as another lifeguard rushes […]
Video: My GoPro has gone to my head…
Smitty Smith from FunPlacesToFly.com recently posted a video detailing a quick and easy way to capture video, while giving viewers the feeling of really being in the pilot’s seat. He clipped his GoPro camera to his EAA baseball cap and off he went. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/CnKHgETlkVg
Video: Sonex B-Model takes flight
Sonex Aircraft recently posted a video of the B-Model flight test process in Red One, the company’s Waiex-B prototype. Flown by Joe Norris of Sonex Aircraft, Red One is AeroVee Turbo powered. Company officials say the the flight test process revealed no surprises — “it flies exactly like a Sonex and meets all published B-Model specs.”