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Flight Hobbies

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During a July 2012 jaunt, pilot Bob Newhouse raises his hands to prove that Fichera, in the front cockpit, is flying the 1930s-era aircraft.

Lindbergh’s Trainer: The Brunner-Winkle Bird

The plane that taught Anne Morrow Lindbergh to fly is flying again.
April 2013 | By Paul Glenshaw

Roy Davis

Gyroplanes Swarm in Florida

The Annual Bensen Days fly-in welcomes rotorheads.
July 2012 | By Bill Wilson

Extra 330

The Kids Are Trying to Crash

Remote-control models face off in the Extreme Flight Championships.
January 2012 | By Preston Lerner

Pilot Bruce Moore and photographer Jim Koepnick

Pointer and Shooter

To nail the air-to-air shot, pilot and photographer have to work together like, well, this pair.
January 2012 | By Debbie Gary

Paul Mantz, circa 1928, fresh out of the Army Air Corps and headed for Hollywood.

Above and Beyond: Mantz Versus the Volcano

Filming for Cinerama with a fearless flyer.
August 2011 | By James Morrison

Jamie Stowell the sole female cadet enjoyed her turn at a 50 caliber machine gun Im not a gun nut she says But oh my God Its just astonishing power

Two Days in the Life of a B-24 Crew

Take a fantasy flight in a real, live Liberator.
July 2011 | By Stephen Joiner

Two things you will find every July in Oshkosh Wisconsin The DC 3 Duggy and planeloads of international tourists

The United Nations of Oshkosh

Flying. The other universal language.
July 2011 | By James Wynbrandt

A 1921 Robert Spence photo of Venice Pier.

Oldies and Oddities:He Shot California

November 2010 | By Vickey Kalambakal

Kit-copter pioneer B.J. Schramm gives Homer Bell tips on the blade grips on Bell’s Helicycle in 2003.

Build-It-Yourself Helicopters

If you have 700 hours to spare and can shim a rotor assembly to within .001 of an inch, here's a hobby for you.
August 2010 | By James R. Chiles

The Mizar at Oxnard Airport in August 1973.

Oldies and Oddities: A Different Kind of Hybrid

July 2010 | By Peter Garrison

The Wall of Honor is dedicated to honoring men and women who have a passion for flight.

In the Museum: Honor Roll

May 2010 | By Rebecca Maksel

Dick Navratil, who owns two Pietenpols.

The Pride of Cherry Grove

With little more than Bernard Pietenpol's plans, anybody could build an airplane.
May 2010 | By Marshall Lumsden

Every day, a network of virtual air traffic supports thousands of takeoffs.

Welcome to Cyberairspace

Where you can fly from Chicago to Atlanta without leaving your living room.
January 2009 | By Ed Regis

Tuning In

What to listen to when you're pretending to be a pilot.
November 18, 2008 | By Diane Tedeschi

Make Your Own X-15

Download and build your own paper model.
November 01, 2007 | By airspacemag.com

Astronaut John Blaha stands inside the Shuttle Launch Experience "crew pod."

Your Space Shuttle Ride Awaits

A new ride at the Kennedy Space Center is -- sadly -- the closest most of us will come to experiencing the thrill of a shuttle launch.
July 2007 | By Irene Klotz

In the 1930s, a group of air-minded Oregonians started one of the first homebuilding clubs. Here, the pilots and builders banded together against a new threat: federal regulation.

The Resistance

A hub of creativity for early airplane builders: North Carolina? Ohio? Nope—Oregon. And these Oregonians had an independent streak.
May 2007 | By Ken Scott

Scott hopes the duct tape reduces excess cooling airflow to the engine.

Build This Airplane for 10 Grand

How to get from the dollar store to the runway.
January 2007 | By Bettina H. Chavanne

How much is my Lindbergh photo worth?

Some Lindys are luckier than others.
November 01, 2006 | By Joe Pappalardo

Celebrating the RCCA

Fight Club

Model airplanes battle each other for dominance and acclaim.
September 2006 | By Joe Pappalardo


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