When thinking about the modern world with all its technology and achievements it can be amusing to see how the newspapers dealt with the expansion of the use of technology during WW II.
This p...
Recently I was invited to a friend house to build the Fournier RF-4. You can find the information about the model here .
I have to say this was very challanging as the model is complex and in...
For the frequent flying pilot the Aviation Mentor offers a good review on the latest electronic logbook by iphone. The new iphone makes life easier,
The iPhone has help simplify m...
A glass cockpit!
I've heard about the decision to create the plan ten days ago - here
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite na...
Just kidding it is another article from the Modern Mechanix that bring the hottest news in aviation for 1936!
I just thought that the enthusiasm over cloud jumping is a little funny so it is...
From the Garmin Blog :
Recently the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) changed some of the information that is needed to file an international flight plan. The ICAO wants interna...
I know this is supposed to be a soaring blog but I found the post on SAMAA blog and found it interesting so I followed the link and reached the story.
I reached the special project website ...
The only survivor among eight people on a plane that crashed on a remote British Columbia island told rescuers he was able to climb out just before the wreckage exploded in flames. The man told r...
Plastic Pilot mentions the relatively high number for airplane types that were introduced during 2008. Thinking about it we are in the middle of the year so there are more things that can happe...
The 2008 contest of The Eastern Soaring League is open now for registrations.
The contest would be held in May and would have two tracks one for Winch launched gliders and the other for Hand la...
Real Podcasts of a F-15 pilot.
Check the Airspeed blog for great opportunity to listen to podcasts of a test pilot and lot's of cool stuff. I can't say that I know much about the world...
No I'm not talking first class I'm talking about flying in space. It seems that Google co-founder Sergey Brin has paid the 5 million dollars advance payment on a flight to the international space sta...
Max from the Thirty Thousand Feet Blog found this great idea for airplane food, the GoPicnic company- GoPicnic has introduced an entirely new kind of meal: one that combines great tasting high ...
WoW!! I've recently got an email from a friend that went on tour in Europe and while in Austria took the time to paraglide with a guide from this amazingly beautiful place. According to the email...
I usually don't write about space ships in this website but the coming of a new book that tells the story of SpaceShipOne "SpaceShipOne: An Illustrated History" is a good enough reason.
The ...
Fisher Towers, located about 20 miles northeast of Moab in southeastern Utah, is one of the most scenic landscapes along the Colorado River. Administered by the Bureau of Land Management, ...
Found the video on Life, Work, and Hanggliding and thought the video was clear enough to deserve a link so if you have a problem installing or uninstalling the tip wand try it.
Glow fuel is a generic term used to describe a fuel source used by models -- generally the same or similar fuels can be used in model airplanes, helicopters, cars and boats. Glow fuel can be burned b...
A pilot for Turkey’s Anadolujet was fired after he allowed a 15-year-old to sit in his seat while the plane was flying from Ankara to Erzurum (and while the pilot went to the bathroom). T...
From The Digital Aviator :
A UK-built solar-powered plane has set an unofficial world endurance record for a flight by an unmanned aircraft. The Zephyr-6, as it is known, stayed aloft for more...
Maybe it's just me but I can't remember so many plans accidents in just one week. The Spanish one was the biggest and the most serious incident but there were other smaller cases too.
Wh...
Most athletes are known for their drive and desire to compete, it run well into their blood stream, paragliaders are no different. One of the most important competitions that paragli...
The important role of parachutes and parachuters in war times are not to be taken lightly but as this article from 1944 shaw us they are not be taken too seriously either.
Suppose, for a min...
No the photo has nothing to do with a stunt show in Russia but it is really sweet so I just decided to bring it.
I've read Curt Warren 's recent post and found myself thinking these Russians ...
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I thought you might enjoy reading about the hang gliding event. You can read the post here or if you really love photos do directly to this page and check them out.
I can't imagine...
I've been reading that there are not enough pilots registered to the hang gliding competition in Lakeview.
If you think you can save the day and prevent the competition from being canceled you can...
I know many people that can spends days building some model of advanced toy planes and people that are into the actual skydiving.
They are usually not the same people as those who enjoy operat...
Reading Cockpit Conversation for some time now I have to say that I've learned that even for pilots it is not always easy to do what they want.
There is some distorted image on many p...
If you can afford it it sounds like fun, a little too much fun if you ask me. For the price of the First class ticket at the A380.
If you want to know how they plan to save weight for ...
The CAPblog is congratulating members of the Civil Air Patrol on the occasion of their 67th anniversary . The Civil Air Patrol -CAP is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. The...
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