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Just Like This B-52 With No Fin And Rudder, I'm Gonna Make It!
Check out my June 2011 post on this amazing B-52 story! (with video) It's true, I'm feeling a lot like this B-52 from 1964... I've got some problems (kinda big ones) but I'm gonna make it! I won't go...
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Chew The Fat At OSH13: AirPigz Bacon Parties At CampBacon!
AirPigz Bacon Parties at CampBacon - sponsored by Fill Holdings LLC Tuesday, July 30 and Saturday, August 3 (6-8pm) click here for location map CampBacon for Oshkosh 2013 is indeed in the same...
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AirPigz OSH13 Fundraiser #3 - Buy A Book So I Can Eat At Oshkosh (7 Books)
#HELP (click pic to enlarge - this is a composite pic of the same book, closed and open) Sled Driver $360.00 Brian Shul 1994 151pgs Excellent Condition!(this rare book is also posted here with more...
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OSH13 Will Be The Best Oshkosh Ever!
(click pic for hi-res) Proud lineup of Cessna 195 noses at Oshkosh 2010 It's a bit of a tradition now for me to make that statement... that this year's Oshkosh will be the best one ever. What's the...
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OSH13: CampBacon Starts To Sizzle - Opening Day Tomorrow!
The AirPigz mobile on the corner of the CampBacon compound at OSH13 My original plan of heading up to Hartford Wisconsin on the Friday before OSH13 for the staging of the aircraft participating in the...
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OSH13: Wide Angle View Of Opening Day (Monday 7.29.13 - 9Pix)
(click pic to enlarge) Wide-angle view of a beautiful Jim Clement built Wittman Tailwind While the few days before Oshkosh 2013 began were almost chilly enough for us to call it FrostKosh, opening day...
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OSH13: Tuesday Airshow Action - CoolPix Triple Play!
(click pic for hi-res) Fascinating contrast of the Sea Harrier and Lockheed Electra You'll notice that my OSH13 coverage this year is scaled back from previous years... 18 hour days for a week...
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OSH13: A Trip To The Seaplane Base (Wednesday 7.31.13 - 6 Pix)
(click pic to enlarge) Beautiful seaplanes at the beautiful seaplane base... ahhhh In addition to being all over Wittman Field on Wednesday, I also joined three other avgeeks staying at CampBacon for...
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OSH13: Dawn Patrol - Warbirds (Thursday 8.1.13 - 6 Pix)
(click pic to enlarge) North American FJ-4B in the beautiful morning sun Getting up early and heading out about 5am to get sunrise pictures of fabulous airplanes is one of the most satisfying things...
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OSH13: CoolPix - James Redmon And His Fabulous Berkut (Friday 8.2.13)
(click pic for hi-res) James Redmon under the wing of his gorgeous Berkut homebuilt There's been some great press on James Redmon and his Berkut recently, including the July Sport Aviation magazine...
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Jetman In The Sky OSH13 - But You Gotta look Close! (With Video)
Jetman high (very high) over the Oshkosh sky... pic taken with a long telephoto lens! We were tempted to call him Speckman rather than Jetman after Yves Rossy flew on Tuesday (July 30, 2013) at...
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Check Out Me(!) On the Airplane Geeks Podcast (Episode 260 - OSH13 Debrief)
Click the pic to go to AirplaneGeeks.com and listen to Episode 260, with me a a guest! Max Flight from the Airplane Geeks Podcast invited me to be a guest on a show that was recorded on Monday...
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Video: The Slick View Of OSH13 - Must See!
We didn't get a video from 'Slick' for OSH12 with his involvement in the U.S. Navy, but this year he was able to get behind the camera at OSH13 and capture more awesome avgeek beauty from the world's...
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Video: Wasabi Reveals Hot New Formula One Air Racer! (Wasabi Siren)
Elliot Seguin works for Scaled Composites in Mojave California, but he also runs Wasabi Air Racing with his crew chief Jenn Whaley. They've been busy for the last couple years designing and building...
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OSH13: Rutan Catbird... Wide Angle In The Evening Sun (4 Pix)
(click pic to enlarge) From the late 80's, Burt Rutan's Model 81 Catbird at OSH13 Two years ago at OSH11 we saw the return of both the Catbird and the Boomerang, two of Burt Rutan's designs from back...
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Video: Wolfe Air Shows Why We Love To Fly! (Air To Air - Must See)
Videos like this one that showcase Wolfe Air's ability to produce stunning air to air video of airliners and military aircraft serve to remind us all of why we love to fly. Such grace, beauty, and...
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Video: The Antique Airplane Association Fly-In! (Aug 28 - Sept 2, 2013)
2013 Antique Airplane Association Invitational Fly-In: Aug 28-Sept 2 (must be a member, or join the AAA on-site) I was at the 2012 Antique Airplane Association fly-in last year near Blakesburg...
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EAA Founder Paul H. Poberezny: September 14, 1921 ~ August 22, 2013
EAA founder Paul Poberezny passed away August 22, 2013 at the age of 91 Experimental Aircraft Association founder Paul H. Poberezny passed away on Thursday August 22, 2013 at Evergreen Retirement...
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Video: Building The Gee Bee Q.E.D. Replica (And First Flight Coming Soon!)
Back in May I posted a pic and a link to more pix of the amazing Gee Bee Q.E.D. replica being built by Jim Moss out in the pacific northwest. This recently released high-quality video shares so many...
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Video: Bombardier CSeries Twinjet Gets Paint - And First Flight Coming Soon
My previous post shared a video showing the homebuilt Gee Bee Q.E.D. that's expected to make its first flight here before long... and here's another aircraft (tho a very different one) that's...
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