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You would think when transporting a kilo of coke, the emergency landing checklist would include: Perform clearing turns Establish best glide attitude for 68 KIAS Ensure that the flaps are up Trim to maintain airspeed Determine the wind direction Select a reference point that is near an area...

I have a friend that lives in Florida and often goes fishing offshore. He's always looking to catch a few Florida Square Groupers, but no luck so far.

I hate to be a wet blanket, but... If you find this "clean little retract" for the amount of money mentioned, the expenses to make and keep it reliable and safe will almost undoubtedly exceed your worst assumptions.

How is it a "mistake" if the inspection requirement for most affected aircraft is 12,000 hours or some similarly large calculated value? Considering that, the almost insignificant number of failures and faults found so far along with impossibility of determining how these aircraft have been...

You can't legally do a lot of things while flying an airplane. That doesn't mean no one does it.

What a list of aircraft! I'd like to see that collection.

The pilot even attached the tow bar to maneuver onto the shoulder. It sounds like his pulse didn't go above 70 during the entire incident. :biggrin:

I always like seeing rudder pedals and a stick with the paint worn off.

Looks like poking around identified some other issues. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/09/19/ellsworth-air-force-base-fires-second-commander-just-2-months.html?amp

Crash a multi-million dollar bomber, your employer finds you responsible for the mishap, and in the aftermath it's discovered you failed to adhere to training and physical standards set by the service. What happens next? That's easily answered. You have your mother-in-law write the governor...

I've posted this before, but it's a good story about the men that flew the bombers. This happened during a visit of the Collings Foundation's bombers to KDAL. I was there to fly on their B-25, Tondelayo, and while waiting, I was standing in front of Nine-O-Nine. A tall elderly man walked up...

I doubt its veracity. I've been reading and researching WWII aviation for forty some years and I've found somewhere around 400 was the minimum for heavy bomber pilots.

One of my favorite scenes in a damned funny movie. Probably the best military satire ever.

My friend COL Ralph W. Evans, USAF (Ret) was a B-29 pilot in the 498th Bomb Group, Saipan, Marianas Islands group, 1944-1945. Ralph began his B-29 training in mid 1944, flying a modified B-17. There weren't enough B-29s to fill the training requirements at that time. Later, in the winter of...

It's fascinating to explore the efforts made to train military aircrews during WWII. One operation in particular stands out, Great Britain's Empire Air Training Command. It established huge training bases in all of its dominions across the world, and also the United States. Because I'm a little...

I got a good look at the nose wheel when I took a ride in the Collings Foundation's B-24, taking a seat on the floor in the cockpit prior to takeoff. At wheels up, the copilot motioned it was OK for me to climb through the tunnel on the left side of the nose gear and enter the greenhouse nose...

This recalls the Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun, first designed in the 1920s by the Swedish manufacturer. Several iterations built by multiple countries followed during the 30s. When the US entered WWII, the need for an effective naval AA weapon became critical, and eventually Chrysler began...

The River Rouge facility built tanks, amphibious vehicles, tank engines, aircraft parts and engines, jeeps, and many other war materials, but not aircraft. Ford's B-24 production was accomplished at Willow Run, an entirely new plant built on farmland west of Detroit that was owned by Henry Ford...

I've been following Scott's channel for a couple of years. His knowledge of the various space programs is top shelf. His videos surrounding his decision to become a pilot and the journey through today have shown he takes the program seriously. There's nothing in his videos that is self...

To get a head start on what's required, download copies of the relevant exploded parts diagrams and part number list for both aircraft, then compare the two. Edit: I posted before reading all replies to the thread, and see, to no surprise, Dan Thomas has done my suggestion one better. He is the...