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 | Nov 24, 2010 | Aircraft, Blog
I get the Flightaware email newsletter and periodically it includes images of aircraft that strike a particular chord with me. Recently, I was presented with a rather interesting looking aircraft. It was a tilt-rotor, like an V-22 Osprey, but obviously civil. It...
by Matt | Oct 15, 2010 | Aircraft, Blog, Fun Flying, Photos
One of the more spectacular aerobatic acts is Chuck Aaron in the Red Bull Helicopter. Not only does he have a killer mustache, but he does some pretty cool stuff in a helicopter. If you’ve never seen his act, I’ll offer this 2 part video interview: The...
by Matt | Sep 27, 2010 | Aircraft, Blog, Fun Flying
The centuries-old dream of a human-powered ornithopter, such as the one sketched by Leonardo Da Vinci, has until recently been quite elusive. Early in August, an engineering student at the University of Toronto made history in his own creation. Todd Reichert, a Ph.D....
by Matt | Sep 3, 2010 | Aircraft, Blog, Photos
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...
by Matt | Jul 29, 2010 | Aircraft, Blog, Fun Flying, Photos
One of the performances I’m most looking forward to is Sean D. Tucker in the Oracle Challenger III. After the recent announcement of the Challenger III, I started eying air-shows for an opportunity to see Sean perform. He is one of the most talented aerobatic...
