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On facebook I am a part of a group called “Old pics of Colorado Springs” and Colorado Springs has a extensive aviation history. Our municipal airport was built in the 1920’s, we are, or were, home to (among others) the Air Force Academy, Peterson AFB, the former Ent AFB and Alexander Aircraft...

I'd get one.....who else?

We live under the approach path for Colorado Springs and adopted our rescue pup back in November. It didn't take long and whenever she's out in the backyard and a plane flies overhead she'll stop whatever she's doing and watch it till it's gone. Guess I'll need to look for something with a...

Pilot crashed into snowplow in Telluride during a closure for snow removal. What a way to start off a vacation. ... http://www.koaa.com/story/30822078/plane-crash-at-telluride-airport?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KOAA_5 Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk

m.krdo.com/news/deaths-confirmed-in-small-plane-crash-near-colorado-springs-airport/36344490 RIP Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk

Well...I'm guessing it's in Alaska, either way I thought this was pretty cool (I can't do anything about the fact that it's a Facebook video) https://www.facebook.com/Everyonescarscene/videos/967126966682157/

I finally got my solo in this morning. It's been a long time coming but I wanted to make damn sure that I was comfortable with my landing skills before I let my CFI out. Between switching CFIs, weather, and life, it took me quite a bit longer than "normal" but that's fine with me...I'm getting...

This just happened a little bit ago. Little information yet. I have heard a rumor that the pilot was practicing stalls. http://www.koaa.com/story/28935977/single-engine-plane-down-in-black-forest The crash site is a very wooded area about 20ish miles north of KCOS. Two on board walked...

2 fatal. http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/p-51-mustang-a-wwii-plane-crashes-after-take-off-from-durango-la-plata-county-airport

http://gazette.com/2-dead-in-fiery-plane-crash-at-loveland-ski-area/article/1522251 From the article: Capt. Randy Long of the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office says a witness said the plane was trying to cross the Continental Divide and tried to turn around when it appeared it didn't have...

http://www.ourcoloradonews.com/news/daredevil-aviator-it-s-going-to-get-me-someday/article_ecad06ae-6269-11e3-83c8-001a4bcf887a.html From the article: "When you get into the air, you get the intoxication of flying. No man can help feeling it. Then he begins to flirt with it, tilt his plane...

Got these first via email but I found a website that has them too.... http://txfellowship.blogspot.com/2013/07/most-unusual-pixs-of-interesting.html

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/pilot-dad-daughter-try-to-set-flight-record-and-raise-money From the article: With dad in the pilot's seat and Keira riding shotgun, they took off Sunday to see how many take-off's and landings they could do in a two-hour period.

...and for only $899,000 http://gazette.com/small-airport-east-of-colorado-springs-can-be-yours-for-899000/article/1507376

Not a lot of information so far... http://www.koaa.com/news/plane-crashes-at-sand-dunes-national-park/ http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23419732/plane-crashes-at-sand-dunes-national-park On KOAA's Facebook page they have witnesses reporting everything from minor injuries to...

I'm starting to get very, very close to starting down the road to my PPL training and I'd like to get some names of some places/CFIs that would provide me the best training and the best value for my money. I would prefer KCOS just because it's the closest to me, but KFLY is certainly doable as...