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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 →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, History
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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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The New Airplanista is Here!
Here it is, October 1. This is the launch date of the new electronic magazine Airplanista. If you like airplanes, all kinds of airplanes, from Jenny’s to jets to ultralights to antique Cessnas and Pipers to biplanes and sailplanes and … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged Airplanista, Airshow, and Tim Plunkett’s World War I Aviation Collection, Corky Fornof, Daytona Beach, Greg Poe, Jason Newberg, Julie Clark, Matt Chapman, Mike Goulian, Mike Wiskus, October 8 – 10, P-51 Mustang, Rob Holland, The New Airplanista is Here!, the Skytypers, the Snowbirds Demonstration Team, U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet, United States Air Force’s F-22 Raptor and F-16 Viper, Wings and Waves Air Show
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Airplanista – A New Aviation Magazine
Heads-up: a new aviation electronic magazine is set to break out on Friday, October 1 and you really should make sure to check out the first issue. Airplanista is the brain-child of Dan Pimentel, an aviator from Oregon who has … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Publishing, Reading, Writing
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Tagged airplanes, Airplanista, aviation magazine, aviation photography, aviation stories, electronic magazine, flying articles
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