Memories. C-150 by the dual exhaust Continental. !966 or later by the swept tail. I learned in a 1965. The rudder seemed much more effective with the straight up vertical stabilizer.

Written on 2019年 08月 16日

What a beautiful airplane. Looks like it is flying while sitting on the ground.

Written on 2019年 06月 07日

There is something about a DC=3 that just screams Aviator.

Written on 2019年 03月 01日

The Buick Grand National of airplanes. Prettiest airplane ever designed.

Written on 2018年 10月 13日

Talk about one of a kind!

Written on 2018年 07月 06日

Probably the captain's final flight before retiring.

Written on 2017年 11月 17日

One of my students flew Warthogs in the Gulf war. He said that cannon would literally make targets vanish. Perfect for radical islamists trying to breach our southern border.

Written on 2017年 08月 26日

I hope Don is jesting. There is a distinct and important difference between airplane drivers and airplane pilots. Also I have heard of a first responder salute to a Captain who is taxing in on his final flight before retiring, by making a water arch over the aircraft.

Written on 2017年 08月 25日

Can you imagine flying into that vortex off the right wing that close to the ground with no dust to see it at that proximity to the ground?

Written on 2017年 05月 26日

What a beautiful shot of the potentially fatal wingtip vortices in the dust cloud.

Written on 2017年 05月 26日