Translational lift is a more efficient way to take off. Read more

Wingtip vortices can last several minutes but usually move away from the landing zone with proper winds. This time, the tailwind actually kept it directly over the runway. Read more

It's not super boring, so it's got that going for it, which is nice. Read more

Whoa...

laughing at the darwin comments. Wondering how many commenter's have a SEL or MEL...or have even been PIC for a few minutes.....find one bad video and group us all into your little category. Enjoy your safe chair in front of your PC and comment on. The rest of us making wakes, bailing out and enjoying the privilege of… Read more

Instructions unclear. Bearfooted behind an Aircam:

Eh, I mean, that's neat and all, but I think it's better to water ski *behind* the airplane (Piper Cub in this case). I got to witness this little feat on a work retreat at Lake Powell a bit over a year ago.

Today the Udvar-Hazy Center, aka the Air and Space Museum by Dulles airport, had their restoration area open to the public today. They only do this once a year. Here are a few photos I took. They include a Sikorsky patrol craft that not only is the last of it's kind, but it's the last known aircraft in existence that…

Uh, it is really frightening, the speech is absolutely vulgar but I can undersand why. By the way it happened here: http://goo.gl/VWyyid . Famous small airport near Budapest, Hungary. Read more

dude starts screaming... cameraman detaches. Read more

Even though the FAA doesn't permit overhauls on these engines, I'll bet it still has more than enough life on it to function in a passenger car. You could sell your old engine that isn't airworthy for someone to use in a car. Replacing the entire engine at that point would probably be less expensive than an overhaul… Read more

Per person! It requires 4 people to book the flight, so the service is collecting $4,000/hour of actual flight time. I don't know what costs are involved for all of that, but I would think if there were enough flights, this could be quick lucrative. Read more

There's, like, an app. Read more

[How come new luxury car designs have tons of squiggles? I much prefer this ultra smooth 1998 Lancia Dialogos Concept's approach. Photo: Lancia] Read more

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