by Matt | Apr 24, 2012 | Aircraft, Blog, Multimedia, Photos
Do you like airplanes? What about helicopters? If you like both, and I’m sure you know where this is going, for the low, low price of only about 5 to 30 million dollars you can buy an AW609. Well, more realistically, you can buy a spot on the waiting list with...
by Matt | Mar 6, 2012 | Blog, Fun Flying, Multimedia, Photos
I just received an email that has the first hint of the approaching summer (i.e., airshow season)–you other EAA members probably got it, too. I’ll give you a hint: the subject line reads, “[B]uy your AirVenture 2012 tickets and camping today.”...
by Matt | Sep 7, 2011 | Blog, Fun Flying, Multimedia, Photos, Videos
I want to start off with an update from the World Aerobatic Championship. Right now we are 3rd in the overall team rankings behind France and Russia. Rob Holland and Goody Thomas are currently occupying the 7th and 8th spots in the individual rankings. While...
by Matt | Jul 30, 2011 | Blog, Multimedia, Photos, Videos
Tomorrow will be our last full day here at AirVenture 2011. It has been a great week and I’ll be sad it’s over, but I’m kinda looking forward to my own bed and seeing my wife and dog. Anyway, it stayed overcast all day on Thursday and in fact it...
by Matt | Jul 28, 2011 | Blog, Photos, Videos
I missed posting an update yesterday, because I spent quite a while at AirPigz’s Camp Bacon meeting a bunch of people from Twitter and eating bacon. I had a really great time and I put some faces with names. If you’d like to see some absolutely stunning...
by Matt | Jul 26, 2011 | Blog, Multimedia, Photos
We arrived about 8pm last night. There was still enough light that we were able to find a camp site. Unfortunately, between Saturday and our arrival all spots close to the field apparently filled. The end result is that we are camped out next to the highway–6th...