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Dang, I thought I'd seen every good ol' aviation movie made (before CGI) but I missed this one somehow. You can see it on youtube.

Wow, isn’t that like 2800 feet per minute? How could anyone have lived through that?

Why does this meme exist in our pilot's dictionary? We know that once airborne the only wind effect on our aircraft (outside of sudden gusts, shifts or shears - aka turbulence) is our path across the now disconnected ground. Yet it keeps coming up time and again in discussions and it keeps...

Seems like there was a thread here but it's gone now and even a Google search pretty much shows complete silence over the past week.

At first glance I found this surprising until I read the story. This is for operations with conventional aircraft, not their eVTOL flying taxi. As all of this moves forward I'm beginning to wonder - where are they going to get the pilots from? Joby receives Part 135 certification by FAA

I just picked up a 1946 GC-1B project to keep me occupied in retirement. I've always had a secret desire to own a Swift even though I've never flown in one. My intention is to restore it as original with the C-125 and polished skins. Maybe Oshkosh 2025. Let's hear some stories.

Something that just sort of blossomed out of nowhere YouTube really took off. Like Facebook and Twitter, not things that I would have betted on at the time. But then, I'm just an old man so what do I know? Well, I know that YouTube is startin' to **** me off. First the commercials started as...

Well, it's another first if nothing else... Ingenuity flight scrubbed due to weather

I've been working on adjustments to the GoPro Hero 7 to make videos that look more like they do in real life which means trying to eliminate the propeller strobe effects that are caused by the high shutter speeds the camera uses in the auto mode. The way to do it is to use the Protune feature to...

Does anyone know the internal workings of the Stratux? Specifically the wifi. My unit is about 2 years old, always worked fine but started having trouble about a month ago, I reflashed the SD card but I don't think that's the issue because it's intermittent, it will work and then it won't so I...

Where's Tom? I was taking the impulse coupler off of one of my S4 mags on the Champ and well - I don't want to get into the details but, long story short, I need to get the spring back in the housing and I don't have no fancy Bendix spring winding tool. I've done this before when I was a kid...

I know there are plenty of aviation movie threads but this one just showed up on YouTube and I think it deserves special mention. Yea it's a love story but the aviation stuff is real and not dumbed down, almost like they expected you to have some intelligence. No CGI either there's some pretty...

For hangar wall art. I need one CE-15 and two CD-11's to start. Any other Alaska charts CC-8, CC-9 or CD-10 I would be interested in too. Dates and even general condition don't matter, I will be embedding them in clear epoxy. PM me. Thanks.

I know the term has come to be associated with a competition sport where pilots flying highly modified experimental aircraft bordering on ultralight weights skip lunch in hopes of making the shortest take off and landing but I just came across this promotional video made by Helio back ion 1954...

I know there are two pedals but unless you are flying an Ercoupe, D18 or B24... there's usually only one rudder. I don't know, it just bugs me. If you're doing it - stop.

Do left turns just feel more natural or is it just me? Even in a tandem seat aircraft where you're on the centerline left turns just seem "easier". Maybe it has something to do with the brain, or at least the brain of a right handed person. I notice that pretty much all race tracks are...

Yesterday around 1:30. I did not see it but heard what sounded like complete engine failure at what was probably the most inopportune point - about 2/3 down the runway and 150 ft. Glider got down okay. The plane was a Bellanca Scout. RIP pilot. :( EDIT: see post #6 - this was not an engine...

I recently updated the database on my GPS296. I don't keep it current but like to update it at least once a year as it's a backup but right after I updated last month they made a major change to the SFO class B so I decided to update again. This time although it says "North US/Can Aviation Data...

I was passing through New York last week on travels and had a couple of days to kill so I rented a car and drove up to Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome to watch their opening show of the season. Every airplane nut should go she this show at least once. Amoung a number of WWI classics they also flew a...

My little handheld Vertex stopped working, won't turn on. It will work when the charger is plugged in but not on the battery. I bought a new battery but no help. So I'm looking for someplace that can fix it. Any ideas or advise out there? EDIT: can't change title but it's a VXA-710