Search Results for: DC-3

Oklahoma City FSDO needed a DC-3 “specialist” for certification flight checks with Cascade Airlines, a Part 125 operator who, curiously, didn’t actually operate in Oklahoma … nobody seemed to know exactly who they were and where they did fly. But for right now the airplane and pilots were in Guymon, Oklahoma. Having spent a considerable […]

A full page ad in the morning paper invited readers to a showing and reception for one of the new small jets (VLJs) at Million Air Cincinnati on the following Tuesday evening. It sounded like fun so I called the 800 number for an invitation. The young salesman was cordial but seemed intent on establishing […]

In many ways, my AirVenture experience at Oshkosh this year was one of my best. On the day before the official opening of the show, I won a Garmin 496. It was during Garmin’s press conference where the new top-of-the-line GPSMAP was introduced. The contest was to guess closest to the number of handheld aviation […]

Every pilot keeps a bucket list of aircraft they wish to conquer someday.

Goal set of reaching 2.5 million total participants in time for AirVenture in July.

Pilots and enthusiasts demonstrate a profound commitment to community support.

From the Wright Flyer to the DC-3 and the birth of the EAA, the date recalls many historic milestones.

Ron Kaplan’s personal connection to WWII aviation culminates in a heartfelt tribute to his father and the legendary aviators.

Final fly-in to Oshkosh wasn’t exactly a pleasant experience.

There’s an art to learning to fly with another aviator.