Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

She walked me through the foyer to the spotless, freshly painted hangar. The GameBird is right at home on the grass, pavement, or TacAeros clean hangar. A steam gauge airspeed indicator, Garmin G3X, autopilot, Garmin G5, transponder, fuel selector, accelerometer, and steam gauge altimeter were centered directly in front of me.

Knot 111

Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 15, 2025

Inside the hangars of the Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing (CAF SoCal) in Camarillo, California, a rare and legendary warbird is undergoing a complete transformation. We had aileron linkage problems, wing fold lockdown problemsthe list is massive, McMahon said. The aircraft, a Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat (BuNo.

Aileron 98

Aileron Rudder Transponder Cockpit 98

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Vendors set up to sell souvenirs and parts, and the new International Stearman Community Hangar hosts its own gift shop, historical library, and museum inside. They go through great lengths to preserve history, yet allow modern items of safety and convenience, such as LED lighting, radios, transponders and ADS-B equipment.

Tail 122

Tail Airplanes Aileron Transponder 122

Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

Depressions in the vertical stabilizer and rudder, as well as stabilator skins and ailerons, all help increase panel stiffness while allowing less under-skin structure. The owner I joined in partnership was the second owner of the Cherokee, and it was based right here, Widell says, gesturing to his spotless hangar at Twin Oaks.

Approach 73

Approach Airplanes Stability Weight-Shift-Control 73

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The J-4, also known as a Cub Coupe, had been dropped off in Kennett for annual in 2008 by its then-owner and ended up becoming a permanent resident when Hurricane Ike stretched inland all the way to the Missouri Bootheel, lifting it from the ground and depositing it on top of the FBO’s maintenance hangar.

Runway 98

Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Planespotters note the F2’s separate ailerons and flaps, conventional tail. Airtime inhabits a large hangar at the Tulsa Riverside Airport (KRVS) where newly imported CTs are prepped, and ongoing maintenance and upgrades are carried out for aircraft in the U.S. distributor for Flight Design aircraft. Owned by Tom Gutmann Jr.,

Rudder 98

Rudder Airplanes Aileron Crosswind 98

Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

In an effort to sidestep the Wright Brothers' patent on wing warping, Curtiss implemented ailerons as a practical solution for roll control that are still used by most modern aircraft. I spotted something new incongruously placed in the Curtiss hangar. However, turning the wheel actuates the rudder (instead of the ailerons).

Airplanes 59

Airplanes Runway Pilot Aileron 59