A True Story: Landing at the Wrong Airport- [Good story, kinda funny & instructive]
I've almost done it. Spent about 2 or 3 minutes visually lining up on a military airport instead of a small rural airport about 3 miles away (hidden by low...Light Sport Airplane Emergency Landing on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive (LSD)- with video!
Story and video HERE Two hours after landing his plane on Lake Shore Drive early Sunday, John Pedersen peered past rows of police cars, gaping drivers and news trucks, searchin...Low & Slow Fly-In May 17th to 19th- Flabob Airport, Riverside, CA
...by buying you a lasagna dinner with all the fixins. Saturday morning continental breakfast with coffee included. Flour Drop and Spot Landing Contests. Cheap Hamburg...Bush Pilot: 'Brakes were my enemy': Landing a one-way airstrip in Southcentral Alaska
It doesn't look challenging -- it looks like a huge airstrip with a tiny bit of snow. I could try to be cool, and say "ya, it was no big deal," but the truth is, it was hard work. The runway is plenty long enough, but it's a one-way landing because of that mountain dominating the uphill...Tags: Bush Pilot, Brakes were my enemy, Landing, one-way airstrip, Southcentral Alaska, Trike flying, Triking
Flying With George - Felts Field Fun Four Minute Fast Frigid Freeze Flight
A Four Minute (actually under 4 minutes Takeoff to Land) Flight once around the pattern at Felts Field just before sunset on December 28th 2012. Yes it was freezing out but I stayed nice and warm in my new Sedici Hotwired heated gear which I was testing and it works great. Special thanks to non...Tags: Flying With George, Aviation, Light Sport Aircraft, Trike, WSC, Aircraft, Astra, Astra S2, Felts Field, Traffic Pattern, Takeoff, Landing, Winter, Cold Weather, Sedici Hotwired, Spokane, Washington