by Alan Armstrong | Mar 8, 2019 | Airports, FAA, Law, Legal, Travel
Palm Beach County Jet Ban Struck Down for the Second Time by the FAA by Alan Armstrong1 On February 22, 2019, the FAA Director of Airport Compliance found that the jet ban implemented by Palm Beach County at Lantana Airport violated FAA Sponsor Grant Assurance No. 22...
by Alan Armstrong | Jan 22, 2019 | Aerobatic Aircraft, Aircraft, Airshows, Formation Flying, History, Second World War, War Aircraft
Greenwood Lake, New Jersey and Reading, Pennsylvania—An Aerial Odyssey The story of thirteen exhilarating and challenging days on the air show circuit in a seventy-six-year-old aircraft. Same Drill – Get up at Dark Thirty and Go As I look in the mirror, it’s...
by Alan Armstrong | Jan 11, 2019 | Accident, Media appearance, Video
Interview on CNN about Southwest Flight 1380 Alan Armstrong, aviation attorney and pilot is interviewed by Brooke Baldwin of CNN about Southwest Flight 1380 where jet engine compressor blade penetrated the cabin window resulting in the death of a passenger. Armstrong...
by Alan Armstrong | Jan 10, 2019 | Air Museum, Aircraft, History, Movies, National Security, National Treasure, Second World War, War Aircraft
Barber’s Point Naval Air Station – and its place in Aviation History Barber’s Point Naval Air Station is an iconic military airfield complete with massive hangars, long runways and a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean in the background. In short, it is...
by Alan Armstrong | Nov 1, 2018 | Aircraft, Airshows, History, Second World War, War Aircraft
Randy Ball, The MiG-17F and Secrets of “Top Gun” WHO IS RANDY BALL? Randy Ball grew up in Tyler, Texas. His father was a pilot and his great uncle was a 56-mission veteran who flew B-17s in World War Two. With the war’s end, Randy’s uncle served as pilot to President...