Fun was had by all at this past weekends Commemorative Air Force Parade of Warbirds the Lancaster Airport in Lancaster, Texas. World War II Fighters, Trainers and Bombers. See this Video on YouTube!
The C-47 that led 500 other aircraft, carrying over 13,000 paratroopers on D-Day in 1944. See the interior, including the cockpit, of this famous transport aircraft. The Commemorative Air Force. See this Video on YouTube!
We had a great time visiting the Mid America Flight Museum in Mt Pleasant, Texas. There are a lot of beautiful Aviation museums across the country that have their own particular mission. Mid America Flight Museum is based in Mt. Pleasant Texas (KOSA). Their museum differentiates itself from many other museums in that the great majority of the airplanes in the museum fly on a regular bases, and that ongoing projects are being restored to fly! Check out there website: http://www.midamericaflightmuseum.org/ See this Video on YouTube!
This is the first installment of the new My Airplane Series. Listen and watch while Garry Ackerman talks about his new acquisition, the Stinson SR-7. See a full walk-around, instrument panel review and engine start-up. Congratulations to Garry! See this Video on YouTube!
On this particular day, we had an extreme crosswind,straight across the runway with winds gusting at 25 mph. I asked my instructor, who has over 5,000 hours of flight time, to take us up for this video. We have and ADS-B setup using ForeFlight Stratus II for displaying traffic. See this Video on YouTube!
Join us as visit The Taxiway Cafe at the Lancaster Airport in Lancaster, Texas. We flew out of McKinney National Airport, flying over Mesquite and then direct to Lancaster. The Taxiway Cafe has some of the best food around. Be sure and give them a visit. You won't be sorry! See this Video on YouTube!
After several weeks of bad weather, we took the opportunity to go up and try out our new ADS-B Transceiver. We also purchased the Stratus 2 ADS-B Receiver for our iPad. This ADS-B Transceiver also has WiFi for the WingX Pro7 app, which we haven't tried out yet, but it does give the copilot and passengers the option to use either the ForeFlight app or the Wingx app. On this particular day, we had an extreme crosswind,straight across the runway at 17 mph, gusting to 23 mph. I asked my instructor, who has over 5,000 hours of flight time, to take us up for this video. See this Video on YouTube!
In this video we visited the Dallas/Fort Worth Wing of the Commemorative Air Force in Lancaster, Texas. We had a special opportunity to watch the members of this Wing as they worked on their WWII Aircraft. At this particular meeting, Adam Smith, Exec. Vice President of Strategic Development for the CAF Headquarters was their special guest, speaking about the CAF Headquarters moving to the Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas. If you have a chance, this is a great tour of Warbirds and Vintage Aircraft, plus they offer rides for the general public for a nominal fee. See this Video on YouTube!
General Aviation Product Reviews, How to's, and Maintenance Tips. Arispe Aviation of AirspeedAttitude.com brings you the hard to find video advice on your aircraft from the latest and greatest products and news too the maintenance items every aircraft owner should do themselves. See this Video on YouTube!
The Fly Days and Car Show is a festival featuring Cavanaugh's famed collection of vintage aircraft and military vehicles. There was a Sherman tank demonstration and many aircraft tours. Also at the show were the finest array of muscle cars in the DFW area.The event also hosted a gathering P-40 Warhawks. See this Video on YouTube!
We visited the McKinney Air Center at the McKinney National Airport in McKinney, Texas for their Open House and Fly-in. What a beautiful facility!! It has been totally remodeled from end to end. You have to see it. A great pilot lounge, kids play area, movie room and so much more! The friendliest staff around! Visit their website at: http://www.FlyTki.com/ See this Video on YouTube!
An evening flight in our Cessna 172 that is equipped with a full Horton STOL kit. We flew out to Caddo Mills Airport in Texas and did some touch and go's. We had 3 GoPro Hero3+'s shooting the footage. See this Video on YouTube!