EAA AirVenture airshow awesomeness
In addition to boasting airplanes everywhere, with arrivals and overflights at all hours, a fantastic feature of AirVenture at Oshkosh is the …
A week wandering aviation Disneyland
Trying to describe EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh to pilots who have never been is hard enough, but whenever I talk about it to non-pilots, …
A grateful heart: My thanks to those who serve
Jason Sommes flying the Grumman Bearcat in Watsonville, CA. Photo by yours truly. A couple weeks ago, a colleague asked me how …
My favorite weekend of the year: The Reno Air Races
Grumman F7F-Tigercat “La Patrona” formerly known as “El Hefe” and ALWAYS “Big Boss Man” to me. It’s the rumble of history overhead. …
Saying farewell to the Boeing Stearman
1943 Boeing Stearman N2S-5 On an unusually warm February afternoon, I climbed in the big yellow biplane for the last time. I …
To OSH or bust! EAA AirVenture 2013 in photos, part 2
Greetings from the desert! Literally, I’m writing from Phoenix today, and also from that desperately dry patch between big aviation events where …
To OSH or bust! EAA AirVenture 2013 in photos, part 1
Third time’s a charm, they say. Well, if that references my third trek to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, then I’d say it’s …
Fly Girl in Training: Visiting Oshkosh as a student pilot
Team Aerodynamix (formerly Team RV) performing aerobatics in Vans RVs during the Oshkosh Airshow. I admit it. In my previous two trips …
Golden West Regional Fly-in and Airshow in Marysville June 7-9
West Coast Ravens RV formation flying team at the Golden West Regional Fly-in and Airshow in Marysville. Photo by Mark E. Loper. …
EAA Oshkosh 2012: Out and about at AirVenture
When I refer to Mr. T as a “walking aviation encyclopedia,” I mean it. The man can walk up to nearly any aircraft …