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 13, 2012 | Blog, Multimedia, Videos
Before I run out of time, here’s a video. It was put together by Utah Valley University and highlights some of the most important events in aviation history. As you can see at the end, it’s a little promo for their programs, but it is still pretty cool. My...
by Matt | Feb 7, 2012 | Blog, Fun Flying, Lessons, Multimedia, Videos
Depending on the phase of flight, a stiff headwind can hurt or it can really help. In cruise, you’re hoping and praying that the wind doesn’t fight you too much. You get too much headwind and you might as well be flying backward (maybe you are). That same...
by Matt | Feb 6, 2012 | Blog, Fun Flying, Videos
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...
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 23, 2012 | Blog, Videos
Did you ever have a model train set? I had a couple, but my brother and I always enjoyed trying to get the trains to fly off the tracks more than we enjoyed building. Still, I can appreciate the work that goes in to creating detailed dioramas. Sometimes people put in...
