Vintage Aviation News
APRIL 22, 2025
Photo via CAF Gulf Coast Wing The team is currently focused on completing the annual inspection and making further external modifications to bring Spooky closer to her authentic AC-47 appearance. Volunteer support remains strong, with members traveling from other CAF unitsincluding two experts from Denverto lend their skills.
Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Flown regularly, the Wildcat remains in annual inspection and is in excellent flying condition. At some point, modifications were made to add a cabin behind the cockpit, installing four windows for passenger seating. Carlisle in Alabama with the registration N55558, followed by Alfred T. Whiteside in Jacksonville, FL, as N777A.
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Vintage Aviation News
MARCH 31, 2025
The cockpit of the PT-17 is more streamlined, has a better layout, and is overall more comfortable than earlier biplane aircraft. This cockpit familiarity proved to be vital once the Stearman began being used as a Primary Trainer in WWII. This PT-17 has also opened many doors, or cockpits, for Mike.
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 23, 2025
Add in the cost of an annual inspection and it is prudent to develop a realistic budget for the first-year surprises that inevitably arise. Get the Pre-Buy Before you start looking for your airplane, find a trusted mechanic to do a thorough pre-buy inspection. You get the picture. Round dials are generally cheaper than glass.
Flying Magazine
JULY 17, 2025
Rosen sun visors improve cockpit comfort and safety. An annual inspection is underway and pitot-static and transponder inspections are current. Seats and sidewalls are secure, although the headliner will need replacing soon. Imaged copies of the logbooks are available upon request to verify maintenance and compliance.
Pilot Institute
JULY 9, 2025
So together, let’s dig deeper into what “airworthy” really means, who’s responsible for keeping an aircraft that way, and how those requirements shape our decisions in the cockpit. Your aircraft’s current airworthiness certificate must be on board and displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance. Who should do this inspection?
Flying Magazine
JULY 17, 2025
Climbing aboard and starting up front, however, the cockpit isn’t exactly cavernous. Other than the overhead switch panel that we think leaves front-seaters vulnerable in a crash, the cockpit is well designed in both models with well-placed gauges and plenty of room for all the avionics you could ever want.
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