Showing posts with label Aviation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aviation. Show all posts
Friday, August 01, 2025

The Winner Of The 2025 Oshkosh Idiot Award Is:

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The pilot of N4301R:   Not only did he cut off aircraft in the conga line to fly into Oshkosh, his exit from Air Venture was much more memor...
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Thursday, July 31, 2025

Keep Your Seat Belts Fastened

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Seat belts save lives and prevent injuries on the road and in the air. The Detroit Free Press:  'Significant' turbulence on Delta fl...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Ouch. Time Flies.

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Yes, time flies.  As do airplanes.  
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Friday, May 14, 2021

No Sympathy For BLM-Type That Blinded Helicopter Crew With A Laser

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 The Detroit News:  Detroit Will Breathe' protestor blinded flight crew, feds say  First, we can note that the dipstick in question, as ...
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Friday, December 04, 2020

Nice To See General Aviation Get Some Recognition In Michigan

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There was a nice op-ed article in the Detroit News about the importance of General Aviation in Michigan. The Detroit News: Opinion: Think av...
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Thursday, August 02, 2018

Stupid Criminal Tricks - It's A Lot More Complicated Than That

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Our latest stupid criminal is an 18-year-old who decided he had to go to a rap concert, which illustrates his baseline stupidity right there...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

RIP Martin J. Tibbitts, Founder of World Heritage Air Museum

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Mr. Tibbitts died at Sheboygan Wisconsin's airport on the way to Oshkosh in a crash on takeoff of the World Heritage Air Museum's de...
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Sunday, June 24, 2018

Devotion - A Story of Heroism In The Air And On The Ground During The Korean War

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Devotion is an excellent story of friendship, heroism, and the challenges of aviation and the Korean War. Very well written by Adam Makos...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Now That Was A Close Call!

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Matt Hall in 2010 demonstrated some very skillful stall recovery: A recovery like that shows why he's a top-notch aerobatic pilot and...
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Saturday, February 18, 2017

Right On Cue, As Soon As A Republican Takes Office...

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The Media discovers the inconvenience to airports and general aviation of Presidential Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs). The Detroit N...
Monday, January 02, 2017

All These Airfields Are For You -- Except KXTA Attempt No Landing There

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A little aviation database oddity to open the new year. While there are a plethora of airfields you can land on in the USA, and you can eve...
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Today, The Loss Of One Of The Greatest Aviators To Have Slipped The Surly Bonds Of Earth

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MPR: Bob Hoover, One of history's Greatest Pilots Dead at 94 A World War 2 Fighter pilot, A test pilot, and an aerobatic pilot extrao...
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Monday, October 05, 2015

A Very Cool EAA Project

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An Experimental Aviation Association Chapter in Brighton, Michigan is getting teens interested in aviation, not to mention keeping them gain...