by Alan Armstrong | Apr 28, 2020 | Aerobatic Aircraft, Airshows, FAA, Flying Clubs, Formation Flying
Pilot’s Knee Board Summary of Permitted Maneuvers (FAA, Oct 10, 2019) Alan Armstrong alan@alanarmstronglaw.com | 770-451-0313 Get Updates About FlightWatch First Name Last Name Email Address Submit Search FlightWatch Search for: Recent...
by Alan Armstrong | Apr 9, 2020 | Accident, Air Museums, Aircraft, Airshows, FAA, Legal
FAA Rescinds and Refuses to Extend Exemption of Collings Foundation to Operate Aircraft as Part of Living History Flights The FAA in an Order issued March 25, 2020, rescinded and refused to extend the exemption for the Collings Foundation to operate former military...
by Alan Armstrong | Feb 13, 2020 | Aerobatic Aircraft, Air Races, Aircraft, Airshows, FAA, Flying Clubs, Formation Flying
Aerial Demonstrations and Dynamic Maneuvering The airshow industry is constantly evolving as are the regulations and policies that inform and regulate airshow performers. On October 10, 2019, the FAA promulgated FAA Order N8900.526, Policy Updates for Issuing...
by Alan Armstrong | Nov 14, 2019 | Aerobatic Aircraft, Air Force, Airshows, Flying Clubs, Formation Flying, MIlitary
Moody Air Force Base – Getting Back in the Saddle The two-month layoff from flying had been filled with physical therapy appointments and work until I could return to flight status. I was cleared to resume flying 52 days after a total knee replacement. It was...
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 | 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...