AirCam

Featured aircraft is a favorite among photographers and videographers—and anyone else who wants to feel the wind on their face as they fly.

The light sport aircraft market sits poised for growth in the dawn of MOSAIC.

Developed for aerial photography, this experimental twin offers a unique flying experience.

Phil Lockwood provides insight on the most popular light sport engine.

This fireside chat recap is from FLYING’s “What’s Next in General Aviation” Virtual Event on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How AirCam designer Phil Lockwood transformed his career and influenced aviation with his unique experimental aircraft. DETAILS: FLYING’s Thom Patterson talks with Phil Lockwood about how he became interested in aviation, as well as sharing the […]

Last spring thousands of aviation enthusiasts and hundreds of companies flocked to the grounds of Sun ‘n Fun to take part in one of general aviation’s biggest annual events. One such company was Lockwood Aircraft Corp., a venture centered upon the one-of-a-kind homebuilt aircraft known as the AirCam and the tight-knit community of aviators who […]

The crash of a sightseeing plane just off the coast of Honduras on Jan. 11 that was reported on by NBC’s Today show on Monday raised questions here at Flying that the NBC report did not address. Andy Atkins, his wife Jenny and four-year-old son Logan, the story reported, were on an air tour of […]

Editor’s Note: The Lockwood AirCam is a one-of-a-kind airplane, tough, capable, ingenious and elegant all at once. Designed as a photo platform for a National Geographic_ story on the remote and pristine Ndoki Rain Forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the AirCam soon evolved into a commercially available product that continues to attract a […]

About 1804 central time, an Aircam amateur-built airplane struck power lines and crashed in a lake while maneuvering near Troy. The pilot was seriously injured. Witnesses said the airplane had been flying around the area at a low level for about 30 minutes, when it struck power lines about 70 feet above a lake. The crash site was located about one mile southeast of the airport. A witness, who happened to have military training in underwater rescue, jumped into the lake and rescued the pilot from the submerged wreckage….