by Matt | Mar 31, 2011 | Aircraft, Blog, Photos
I’d like to start out by saying that I hope everything works out as best it can for everyone that is actually at Sun ‘n Fun. From what I understand, some severe storms and potentially a tornado tore through the airport there earlier today. According to the...
by Matt | Mar 30, 2011 | Blog, Fun Flying
I apologize for the late hour of this post, but in case you didn’t know, Sun ‘n Fun started Tuesday. The event runs from 29th March until 3rd April at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (KLAL) in Florida. Unfortunately, I won’t be enjoying the sun nor the fun as I...
by Matt | Mar 28, 2011 | Blog, Fun Flying, Photos
No doubt many of you are familiar with Fat Albert Airlines, the all Marine crewed support aircraft for the US Navy blue Angels. In addition to carrying everything and everyone required to keep the Blue Angels doing what they do, the Fat Albert Airlines crew put on a...
by Matt | Mar 22, 2011 | Blog
I mentioned in my post yesterday that I’d made some decisions regarding this blog that I think will help me create better content. To boil those decisions down to the basics, I’m implementing an editorial calendar on the back end that will help me with...
by Matt | Mar 21, 2011 | Blog, Photos
Hello again. I feel I owe everyone an apology for going silent over the last little bit, but time just got away from me. Anyway, in an effort to be more organized and get more content and better content out on a regular basis, I’m implementing a new editorial...
by Matt | Jan 29, 2011 | Aircraft, Blog, Fun Flying, Photos
I can’t recall if I’ve ever posted this video here, but I felt it is appropriate for a Saturday. The video features Harold Johnson as he puts a Ford Trimotor through some aerobatics. I don’t expect this type of activity would happen in the EAA...
by Matt | Jan 25, 2011 | Blog
I recently liked the Tutima Academy and Sean D. Tucker Facebook pages, so now their updates show up on my wall. Well, I didn’t realize this would happen, but I’m starting to get really excited about airshow season. I’m particularly looking forward to...
by Matt | Jan 20, 2011 | Photos
I just wanted to post a video I encountered recently that highlights the single most important rule in flying – always fly the airplane. The video shows a pilot/flight instructor who apparently faints or becomes otherwise incapacitated. Unfortunately, the guy in...
by Matt | Jan 19, 2011 | Aircraft, Fun Flying, Photos
I didn’t realize it had been so long since my last post. I’m getting back into the swing of things now and I’ll definitely be posting more. Anyway, as of late I’ve been addicted to two new shows on ‘normal’ TV: Alaska Wing Men and...
by Matt | Jan 1, 2011 | Blog, Fun Flying
Last month I got my copy of Sport Aviation, EAA’s fantastic magazine, and I was inspired to write a blog entry relating to one of the articles. The article is a list of 50 potential flying resolutions for the new year. The article suggests things ranging from...
