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 | 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 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...
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....
