A MiG-15 Caused My Best Greased Landing in an F-86 Sabre This article marks the second story from Bill’s Korea Files. Click here to read part 1. August 18, 1951 It began as another hot, sultry...
Finally, I made it back into the sky for more flying lessons! It’s been almost two months to the day that I’ve been ground-bound, and I can hardly put into words...
Do You Make your Copilot calculate Holdover Time? Now There’s an App for That! Figuring out Holdover Time (HOT) is usually pawned off onto the copilot. I know, because as a new copilot flying a...
Exploring the life of ace pilot Lydia Litvyak, The White Rose of Stalingrad Born in Moscow, USSR on August 18, 1921, Lydia Vladirmirovna Litvyak always had an interest in flying. Raised in a Jewish...
The Korea Files: An Introduction to Life on the Base This article is the first in a series of articles, called the Korea Files, from retired USAF fighter pilot and Korean war veteran, Captain Bill...
A truly gifted engineer, Hugo Junkers work in aviation truly began at the age of nearly 50. Hugo Junkers was born on February 3, 1859, Rheydt, in Rhine Province of Prussia to successful German...
In 1937, the Lockheed XC-35 arrived, featuring both a pressurized cockpit and passenger cabin. As early as the 1700’s, scientists were hypothesizing that the air around them was not just empty space...
The Pitts Special remains the quintessential aerobatic performer, especially in the eyes of the general public. By Crista Worthy and Ron Chadwick Mention aerobatics and air shows to almost anyone and...
I recently had a chance to explore the FLIGHT Exhibit at the Leonardo Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. As we walked down the streets of Salt Lake City, Utah, the snow clustered like Styrofoam beads in...
