Upon realizing that it is 10 pm and I didn't post anything for the day, I thought I would put up a quick note regarding an interesting challenge bracket AOPA have put together. Today is the day to vote on the quarter-finals of the AOPA Favorite Aircraft Challenge. Tomorrow and Saturday will decide the semi-finals,... Read more »
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Nice Breitling Commercial | Movie Monday
I know this an advert for Breitling, you can't really miss it, but the existence of some nice P-51 flying is more than enough to make this worth the 3 minutes it will take to watch it. Anyway, that's really all I have today. Feel free to check out the other video on the Facebook... Read more »
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A Warbird. Sort Of… | Warbird Wednesday
Last week, while attempting to write, I was wasting time perusing Youtube when I came across the video above. It made me wonder, "how flexible is my definition of a warbird?" The aircraft in question is a Titan T-51 Mustang. It is a 3/4th scale replica of a P-51. Like any kit plane, it comes to you... Read more »
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17 Reasons Not to Litter in Texas | Warbird Wednesday
If you're a fan of warbirds and you're (presumably) not a fan of littering, have I got a treat for you. It's a long lost (I'm basing this on some of the comments) commercial from Texas. It was born out of a partnership with the State of Texas and the (then) Confederate Air Force. At... Read more »
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Airshow Routine Featuring a Pair of Merlins | Warbird Wednesday
If you read this blog much, or even if you don't, you could probably guess that I love P-51s. While there are definitely other aircraft that tickle my fancy, there is just something special about watching a P-51 fly. I imagine there is something special about actually flying one, but the money and flying a... Read more »
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It’s almost that time…
Well, we're nearing the week before Oshkosh. Since I missed two posts this week, I'm going to include them in this update. Forgive me if it seem like a couple of unrelated stories. Anyway, with less than two weeks until the show, the Airventure Info Guide is avaiable. The guide lists all the hours, shows,... Read more »
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Awesome P-51 cockpit 360 degree tour
I don't know if you've seen this or not, but it is pretty awesome. It has been making the rounds of the aviation community for a little bit now and I thought I might post it up here. There's a group called St Clair Photo Imaging that has done a 360 degree panorama of the... Read more »
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Hello, my name is Matt Everett and as of 1/1/2010 I am a private pilot ASEL. I started this blog early in my training and used it primarily as a place to keep notes of my lessons. Since then it has grown to much more than that, but my main focus is still on aviation experiences.
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