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Tag Archives: Charles Lindbergh
Classic
In their latest issue, Flying Magazine published an interesting article about the DC-3. It made me realize that sometimes we get so busy living life that time just passes by without our noticing. Such is the case with the DC-3. To … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, History
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Tagged 1927, 1935, a classic airplane, air travel, Airbus, airplanes, Charles Lindbergh, Charles Stewart Rolls, December 17, flying the oceans, Kitty Hawk, May 27, McDonnell Douglas, memories, military service, Rolls-Royce Ltd., taildraggers, the DC-3, The Mojave, the Wrights, train travel, World War II
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Solitude, at Icy Altitudes
This is a little bundled treat from music, aviation history, and my time. By my time, I mean from the time of my youth when the music was … different. The artist is Joni Mitchell, who was a fantastic composer, … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation History, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged Amelia Earhart, aviation history, barnstormers, Both Sides Now, Charles Lindbergh, clouds, Hejira, Joni Mitchell, memories, music, open cockpit biplanes
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Truly, I am not dead, no matter what they say…
I have been busy. For you loyal readers, trust me when I say, I am cataloging ideas for when I am free from this work in which I am now engaged–work which is keeping me from the blog. Should I tell you … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, History, Life in General
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Tagged airplanes, Charles Lindbergh, Florida, flying, professional pilots
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Flying, Biplanes, and Museums
This morning when I got up, I began trying to catch up on some of my reading. One of the emails I read came from AOPA_ePilot@aopa.org and the lead article, titled, “Plane Jane makes last flight,” made me reflect on … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged a 1929 Fleet biplane, a birdcage of flying wires and anti-drag wires, AOPA_ePilot@aopa.org, barnstormers, Charles Lindbergh, emails, Ernest K. Gann, flying, Flying Biplanes and Museums, Gene Breiner, maintaining older planes in flying condition a retired FAA maintenance inspector, museum artifacts, open cockpit biplanes, qualified pilots and mechanics, rare antique airplanes, Richard Bach, Sarah Brown, Smithsonian, struts, the secret, training aircraft, two wings, working on antique airplanes, World War II, “Plane Jane makes last flight”, “the peculiarly sensual delight” of flying an open cockpit biplane an open cockpit, “You haven’t flown until you’ve flown a double-winger.”
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“Like a Sack of Potatoes”
When Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic Ocean in May of 1927, he ignited the imaginations of many. One enthralled by the idea of being the first woman to fly across the Atlantic was Amy Phipps Guest. Amy Phipps was … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, History
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Tagged a suitable girl with “the right image”, a ticker-tape parade, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Amelia Earhart, Amy Phipps Guest, barnstormers, Captain Hilton H. Railey, Charles Lindbergh, copilot Louis Gordon, discipline, England, flying, Frederick Edward Guest, Friendship Trepassey Harbor Newfoundland Burry Port in Wales, instrument flying, Lockheed Vega, New York City, Pilot Wilmer Stultz, President Calvin Coolidge, publishers, the Atlantic Ocean, the Fokker F.VIIbb/3m, “Like a Sack of Potatoes”, “Maybe someday I’ll try it alone.”, “Would you like to fly the Atlantic?”
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Jerrie Mock Returns Home
Today, 47 years ago, Jerrie Mock returned from her trip. It was a special trip and she was no passenger. She was the pilot. And the only one onboard her 1953 Cessna 180 she named the “Spirit of Columbus.” … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1953 Cessna 180, 1970), a rough running engine, airplanes, Airplanista, Amelia Earhart Memorial Award, bad weather, Cessnas, Charles Lindbergh, Columbus OH, Dan Pimental, electronic magazine, fatigue, Federal Aviation Administration Gold Medal for Exceptional Service, Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, First Flight, first to cross both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans solo., first woman to cross the Pacific Ocean in a single-engine aircraft, flying, her book titled Three Eight Charlie (Lippincott, Jerri Mock Returns Home, judgment, Kill Devil Hill, Louis Bleriot Silver Medal, pilots, professional pilots, radio malfunctions, taildraggers, the first solo circumnavigation of the globe by a woman aviator, the first woman to fly from the US to Africa via the North Atlantic, the first woman to solo around the world, “Spirit of Columbus”
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New York to Paris
It took Charles Lindbergh 33 hours and 30 minutes to fly from New York to Paris. On this date in 1946, Trans World Airlines began international passenger service along Lindbergh’s route flying Lockheed Constellations, or “Connies.” Originally, Lockheed produced the … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged Charles Lindbergh, Connies, deregulation in 1978, international travel, Lockheed Constellations, New York to Paris, nonstop passenger service, ocean liners, Pan American Airways, pressurized comfort, Trans World Airlines
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107 Years
A century plus seven years. It is almost too much to comprehend, especially when you give some thought to the amazing accomplishments which have taken place since then. It was 107 years ago today the Wright Brothers officially “cracked the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 107 Years, 1941, aerial combat maneuvering, aerial combatants, airmail, aviation, B-25 Mitchell bombers, B-29 Superfortresses, barnstormers, Charles Lindbergh, Chuck Yeager, December 7, Douglas DC-3, H.G. Wells, history, jet fighters, Jimmy Doolittle, John Kennedy, Jules Verne, Maritime aviation, October 14 1947, open cockpit biplanes, the airline industry, the aviation industry, the Boeing 707, The Korean War, the moon, the sound barrier, the space race, the USS Hornet, the Wright Brothers, times of war, turbojets, World War I
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A Brand New Airplane
Many would not know what the Ryan NYP is if asked about the airplane in that manner. The NYP is one of the most important airplanes ever designed, built, and flown and today, resides in the Air & Space Museum … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Brand New Airplane, Air & Space Museum, Charles Lindbergh, Donald Hall, Lambert Field, Le Bourget, N-X-211, Orteig Prize, Roosevelt Field, Ryan Airlines Company, Ryan M-2, Ryan NYP, San Diego, St. Louis, Wright J-5C “Whirlwind”, “New York to Paris”
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Automation
One thing which tends to strike fear into the heart of a young student pilot working on a career in aviation is the word, automation. Young people hate to hear that word because they think it might keep them from getting … Continue reading →
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Tagged airline crews, airline pilots, airplanes, Airplanista online magazine, Automation, Charles Lindbergh, FedEx, first officer, flight engineer, flying across the Atlantic, Fred Smith, fully automated cockpits, life support systems, navigator, passenger flights, pilot, pilots, professional pilots, radio operator, student pilots, unmanned aerial vehicles, Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), young student pilots
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