Flight Hobbies
Model planes, aviation-related collecting and more
In the Museum: Lindbergh for Sale
Stanley King's memorabilia collection.
September 2006 |
By Diane Tedeschi
Jump in a Lake
At the Moosehead Lake seaplane fly-in, the dress is casual, the rules are bent, the competition is crazy, and the scenery is Maine.
May 2006 |
By airspacemag.com
The People and Planes of Anoka County
Denizens of a small Minnesota airport: bombers, ones-of-a-kind, T-6s, Cubs, a 1938 Stinson SR10 once owned by the governor of Pennsylvania, and a veritable hive of homebuilders.
May 2005 |
By Carl Posey
Vintage Charmers
Visit Mountain Valley Airport and soar with the wood-and-fabric fans of the Vintage Sailplane Association.
March 2005 |
By Chad Slattery
Tiny Turbines
Ever seen a radio-controlled model aircraft do 300 mph? Visit Metropolis, Missouri, this fall.
September 2004 |
By Ed Regis
'It's All About Fire, Smoke, and Noise'
You know those little rockets made of wood and glue that you can stuff a motor in and launch from the field next door? These aren't them.
January 2004 |
By Preston Lerner
Home-Grown Simulators
Nine guys who have raised puttering in the garage to an art form.
July 2003 |
By Matthew Stibbe
All That Remains
Old aircraft crash scenes are littered with story fragments.
November 2002 |
By Howard James Stansfield
Gear Heads
Collectors of survival equipment have a craving for flight helmets, life vests, ejection seats—even shark repellant.
January 2000 |
By Tom Harpole
A Flight Along America's Highway
One man’s mid-century portrait of the United States—from 1,500 feet.
January 2000 |
By John Fleischman
