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2012 Reno Air Races Preview From 'Ruby Red Racer' Marilyn Dash
(Click pic to enlarge) (photo: AirPigz 2011) Marilyn Dash races in the Biplane Class at Reno (Ruby Red Racing) and runs The Pylon...
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Video: Mixmaster P-51 'Precious Metal' Looking Very Precious! (Air To Air)
Here's a great video (with some awesome stills thrown in) of Thom Richard and Precious Metal stopping off for some camera time with Scott Slocum. Precious Metal is now at Reno preparing for racing...
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How Many Generations Can You Fit Into One Flying Bathtub? (Newhouse Aeronca C-3)
(click pic to enlarge) 16 year old Hayden Newhouse - 4th generation to fly NC11422 (7 pix) I stumbled across a fabulous story a little over a week ago at the Antique Airplane Association Fly-In near...
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The Human Spirit Is Thriving At Reno 2012 - Thursday 9-13-12 (8 Pix)
(click pic to enlarge) Precious Metal last night in the pit area at the 2012 Reno Air Races (8 pix - click any pic to enlarge) A year ago when the 2011 Reno Air Races suddenly came to an end on...
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CoolPix: Rare Bear And Strega - Thursday Evening At Reno 2012
(click pic for hi-res) As the sun was low I found Rare Bear & Strega together on the ramp The evening sun was wonderful at Reno last evening (as it often is here) and while a really sweet photo op...
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CoolPix Triple Play - Chasing Strega At Pylon 4 (Reno 9-14-12)
(click pic for hi-res) Strega way out in front in Unlimited Heat 2A on Friday at Reno Get Reno Air Race results on this RARA page It was a great day of racing on Friday September 15th at Reno 2012,...
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14 Pix From 2012 Reno Air Races (Thru Sunday Morning 9-16-12)
(click pic to enlarge) September Fury and Hoot Gibson in Heat 2A on Friday at Reno (14 pix - click any pic to enlarge) It's been an awesome Reno Air Races thus far and we've got the big races going...
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Steven Hinton And Team Strega Win Unlimited Gold At Reno 2012! (16 Pix)
(click pic to enlarge) Reno 2012 Unlimited Gold champion Steven Hinton with Strega (16 pix - click any pic to enlarge) Get Reno Air Race results on this RARA page The winning streak for Steven Hinton...
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CoolPix: Reno 2012 - Precious Metal Evening Engine Run... Wow!
(click pic for hi-res) Precious Metal engine run on Thursday evening 9-13-12 at Reno I had several really great opportunities to take my photography up a few notches at the Reno Air Races this year,...
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The DH98 Mosquito Lives Again - Bravo Avspecs! First Flight 9-27-12
(click pic to enlarge) Mosquito flies after 8 year restoration (photo: Avspecs facebook) Here's an awesome pic from the Avspecs Limited facebook page of the Mosquito in the air near Auckland New...
View ArticleReno Air Races & The Great Reno Balloon Race - Videos By The University Of...
Sometimes I just don't understand the internet. These two videos put out by the University of Nevada have been on youtube for a week now but have hardly been viewed... but these videos are fantastic!...
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Video: The Amazing Sound Of The Avspecs Mosquito! (Plus 3 Fighters)
There was an Avspecs open house over the weekend at Ardmore Airfield in New Zealand celebrating the completion of the 8 year de Havilland Mosquito restoration project for Jerry Yagen... it must have...
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Poll: Should Goodyear Still Call Their New Zeppelin NT Airships 'Blimps'?
Zeppelin NT airships come to Goodyear in 2014, but are they 'blimps'? (photo: Zeppelin) The reviving of the relationship between the Goodyear company and the Zeppelin company is truly remarkable, as...
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CoolPix: Avspecs de Havilland Mosquito In The Air - Bravo!
(click pic for hi-res) The amazing de Havilland Mosquito in the air in New Zealand Words aren't needed here... just click this CoolPix to open it up big and savor the amazing work done by the people...
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Video: The Affordable Sport Fighter - The Sonex 'Onex' Homebuilt
I've been a fan of the Sonex Onex since it was just a concept... and as this video shows, the little single seat Onex has a long list of enticing qualities. With the first two of customer built...
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HD Video: London Heathrow Arrival Time Lapse - Busy Bees!
I just found the youtube channel for Cargospotter and I'm loving it already! This recent video is a great place to you start as well... it's a wide variety of airliners on approach to London Heathrow...
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'Name The Plane' - ID MAKE And MODEL For Free Bacon! (10.6.12)
North American F-107 - 3 built in the '50's - one on display at the Air Force Museum GAME OVER - correctly ID'd by 'tim' as the North American F-107 I really thought my cropped pic below would last...
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Video: Red Bull Stratos Spacedive (Felix Baumgartner) Delayed Til Tuesday...
Animation of the process set to unfold tomorrow - the Red Bull Stratos spacedive UPDATE: 9:47am Tuesday October 9, 2012 LAUNCH DELAYED - earliest launch time now 1:30pm EDT. (Watch...
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Winds Cancel Red Bull Stratos (Felix Baumgartner) Spacedive Launch Attempt...
Felix Baumgartner after balloon launch for 120,000' spacedive was cancelled due to wind Red Bull Stratos spacedive to be re-scheduled... possibly as early as Thursday October 11, 2012(check...
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To The Edge Of Space And Beyond! X-15 CoolPix 2Fer
(click pic for hi-res) North American X-15 on the B-52 wing about 50 years ago With all this Felix Baumgartner edge-of-space talk, I found myself getting all misty-eyed thinking about the North...
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