For pilots that fly in the Northeast United States. Valuable content (for all pilots) hidden within stories of aviation adventures in the skies of the northeast!
Earlier today, around lunchtime, my fiancée Emily and I stood on our porch and watched four F-15s from the Massachusetts Air Guard 104th Fighter Wing scream by. They were a little ways off, but it was still just like our … Continue reading
The first powered aircraft flight was not all that long ago in the perspective of human history. December 17, 1903 was just over 117 years ago. When you compare that to Michelangelo completing the painting of the Sistine Chapel in … Continue reading
Just a hop, skip and a jump from our home airport of Newburgh Stewart (KSWF), Dutchess County (KPOU) is a nice place to visit for some instrument work (NY Approach, 132.75) or some turns in the pattern at a welcoming … Continue reading
The fall seasons offers a lot of great opportunities for pilots. In Florida it means that the temperatures are going to start coming back to earth and it won’t be incredibly hot ALL the time… In the northeast we look … Continue reading
On February 2nd, 2019 there was a meeting at the Barnstable Municipal Airport about the formation of a local Experimental Aircraft Association chapter. Having been an EAA member for some time, including with Chapter 534 is Central Florida during my … Continue reading
Roger Lee was the Chief Pilot for KING Aviation-Mansfield for many years before retiring to Maine. I learned of Roger’s passing on social media a few weeks ago, however it wasn’t until just recently that I found his obituary and … Continue reading
Today is the first official start to the winter season according to the calendar… Though I’d argue that “winter” has been here for a while in New England with the snow and well-below freezing temperatures we saw back in mid-November! … Continue reading
An early fall Monday at the airport went from a good day at work to the opportunity of a lifetime, a flight in a B-24 Liberator. Just how rare is flying in a B-24? As it turns out, pretty rare … Continue reading
Located just about 5 nm to the southeast of beautiful Lake George, KGFL (Floyd Bennett Memorial aka Glens Falls) is a truly picturesque locale to visit any time of the year. Ray and I decided to celebrate the 114th anniversary … Continue reading
Some time ago I posted an installment of “The Art of the (Aeronautical) Chart…” series titled, “What you see versus reality!” One of the topics discussed within this multi-point post was the symbol for a closed airport appearing on an … Continue reading
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