Both beloved Americans...Will Rogers sitting next to Lindbergh, chatting...In August 1935 Rogers would tragically die with fellow Oklahoman Wiley Post on a fishing trip to Alaska...in Post's Lockheed Vega.

(Written on 2017年 05月 12日)(Permalink)

It's all economics. Were Concorde a moneymaker...we'd still be flying it. Best of luck to BOOM.

(Written on 2016年 03月 25日)(Permalink)

These maneuvers make no sense to me. They prove what? Are you planning to chase down a Mig 35 someday?

(Written on 2015年 06月 27日)(Permalink)

To paraphrase Margaret Thatcher...'Socialism works great...until you run out of other people's money.'

(Written on 2015年 03月 28日)(Permalink)

@Jon..a marvelous and factually accurate response. The realities of a planned economy are deadly. I refer to the 3 S's of socialism...Shortages...Slavery (just try changing your job) and Secret Police. Cuba, Venezuela's icon is a total shambles. Friedrich Hayek has absolute clarity over socialism's consequences.

(Written on 2015年 03月 28日)(Permalink)

There ought be an award for this GREAT photo essay. The author loves A/C like everyone here. Hope he does another essay...like the TU95.

(Written on 2015年 02月 16日)(Permalink)

It's just a scenario...but everything is on the table now. A catastrophic software malfunction. The system crashed. Pilots struggled to get the lost functions running again but ran out of fuel. This is a fly-by wire aircraft.

(Written on 2014年 03月 14日)(Permalink)

Amazing flying and nice photography. Quebec 1 and Quebec 2. They were invaluable containing the Colby fire. These pilots are simply the best.

(Written on 2014年 01月 24日)(Permalink)