NORDO: New Data on NW188 RevealsMore Questions That Must be Answered
There is so much that does not add up with the bizarro flight of Northwest 188, nobody analyzing this mess knows quite where to start. For those of you that are just emerging from underneath the dark side of a rock, here is the nuts and bolts, with info gleened from the official FAA "Emergency Order

Biplane Artisans Never Get the FullCredit They Truly Deserve!
Back in “the day”, we owned a small but very active art gallery, and I came to admire the artisans who displayed and sold their work in my shop. These painters, sculptors and potters never ceased to amaze me in their never-ending quest for perfection.So what does that have to do with airplanes? Stay with me now…In my life, I have had the distinct honor to know one of the finest biplane artists in this country by the name of Bob Lock. I say “biplane artists” because Lock (nobody calls him Bob) is one of a tiny group of Master Craftsmen who possess the skill set to bring those wonderful vintage biplanes literally back from the dead.

America Can Still be Attracted to Three-Eight Charlie Despite the Box Office of "Amelia"
Regular readers of this blog know I have been pounding the pavement for nine years trying to get Hollywood and the world to notice the huge, monolithic, gargantuan accomplishments of Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world. I've hit plenty of dead ends in this quest, but I have never quit believing i

The Magic of Flight:Why Your Plane is Sometimes Called a "Bird"
[This is a reprise of a previously-published post,just because I like it - dan]From the first few days when humans watched birds fly, we have been in awe of their beauty and functionality. With effortless ease, they take a few steps, flap their mighty

Aviation Weather on the iPhone: I'm Moving On
For the last two years, I have been using Digital Cyclone's Pilot My-Cast on my stupid little Samsung U740 phone. While the phone was kind of a joke, the program was just what I needed. Pilot My-Cast served me well, never crashed, and at $10 a month, was a pretty decent deal. I was really glad on many, many