by Matt | Mar 5, 2012 | Aircraft, Blog, Fun Flying, Videos
My dad emailed me this video and, after seeing some of the ‘toys’ these people had, I felt compelled to post it here. I’m not really sure how you convince your wife that a 1/4th scale RC plane is a good idea. I’m serious, one of these RC planes...
by Matt | Feb 3, 2012 | Aircraft, Blog, Lessons
I just saw the following story: Micron CEO Appleton dies in plane crash. According to the article, if they got their story straight, his plane was on fire when, based on ATC recordings, he stated his intentions to turn back just before crashing. Unfortunately, it...
by Matt | Jan 30, 2012 | Aircraft, Blog, Videos
When I was a kid, my grandmother used to take me to the airport to watch planes and to airshows. A consequence of this was that I got pretty good at identifying aircraft. This was before September 11th, 2001, so airports were much more accessible than they are today....
by Matt | Jan 16, 2012 | Aircraft, Blog, Videos
I know it’s been a while since I last posted since I took a bit of a winter break for the holidays. I did a lot of strategic thinking, which I will discuss in another post. For now, I want to share the first Movie Monday post of the new year. This video, which...
by Matt | Nov 14, 2011 | Aircraft, Blog, Videos
Today’s movie is from a more mainstream source, so I ask that you ignore the over-simplification of the process. The video offers a little tour of the production process at the Maule factory down in Moultrie, GA. Maule’s are tube and fabric, so you Cub...
by Matt | Nov 7, 2011 | Aircraft, Blog, Fun Flying, Videos
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I wish there were some awesome back-country airstrips around here. I’d probably make a sorry bush pilot and I might fold up anything I tried to fly into those awesome back-country strips, but I can dream. Now, instead...
