Tag "stories"

December 27, 2012

What brought you here? Your journey to General Aviation

[sc:Top-of-Post ] What brought you here? Your journey to General Aviation All of us have a different story of how we came to be involved in general aviation. For some, you are just starting this journey, for others, it has been a life’s quest. Being involved doesn’t mean you have to be a licensed pilot…

December 25, 2012

A Christmas story from WWII

[sc:Top-of-Post ]   A Christmas story from WWII Four days before Christmas 1943, in the darkest hours of WWII, a miracle took place. Two enemies—an American bomber pilot and a German fighter ace—met in combat over Germany and did the unexpected: They decided not to kill one another. Even more incredibly, as old men, they…

December 24, 2012

Twas the night before Christmas…mustang style

[sc:Top-of-Post ] Twas the night before Christmas all over the place, When we were suddenly confronted by an old flying ace. There was icing reported and turbulent air, He said “File me a flight plan, I gotta get there.”

December 22, 2012

It’s the end of the world. What did you do?

[sc:Top-of-Post ] It’s the end of the world. What did you do? Yesterday marked the end of the Mayan calendar, 12/21/12. I hope everyone got out and flew, just incase! Unfortunately, the weather across Ohio was bad all day and I had to work, so I was left to fantasize about the whole thing. What…

October 20, 2012

Lynda Meeks: The Sky’s the Limit

[sc:Top-of-Post ]   Lynda Meeks: The Sky’s the Limit Editor: If you haven’t read the Huffington Post article about Lynda and some of the things she is doing is is posted below. Great stuff! Congrats Lynda! There should be nothing unusual about Lynda Meeks, Army veteran and licensed pilot, sitting in an airplane. But this…