Professional Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In 1992, he started work for Transairco, a Beechcraft dealership, as an assistant aircraft salesman and demo/ferry pilot. One such customer was Breitling, and it was during a ferry flight that Albinati first met Breitling CEO Théodore Schneider. Albinati would often fly new King Airs from the US to customers in Europe.

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Pilot Weight-Shift-Control Flight Plan Airplanes 52

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Boeing 747 is an icon of the jet age, a giant aircraft that democratized air travel for the masses and shrank the world throughout the latter 20th century. The upper deck houses the communications center and cockpit, while the 4,000 square feet of floor space on the main deck is configured for presidential duties.

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Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 269

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 30, 2025

However, with the construction of new airports around the world, and the advent of jet travel, the age of the flying boat airliner, like that of the ocean liner, had met its end, with much of the flying boat airliners being sent to the scrapyards. Side view of the Short Solent N9946 at the Oakland Aviation Museum.

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Airlines Airline Ferry Flight Tail 99

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 14, 2024

Over the years, the plane became a local legend, with kids getting to play inside the cockpit, and many local teenagers made their first paychecks filling gas under the wings of the old bomber. A young Art Lacey before the ferry flight. Art Lacey posing with his wife in front of the “Bomber Gas Station.”

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Runway 119