by Alan Armstrong | Oct 15, 2009 | Air Museums, Aircraft, History, Travel
A Visit to the Candler Field Museum A Visit to the Candler Field Museum A Man of Vision and Focus Captain Ron Alexander retired from Delta Airlines and now has set his sights on replicating Candler Field (which is today Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport) as it...
by Alan Armstrong | Sep 15, 2009 | Aircraft, History
Flying an Original 1909 Bleriot XI Flying an Original 1909 Bleriot XI It has been my honor to fly an original 1909 Bleriot this summer at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. It is the oldest flying airplane in the country, and its sister ship was the first plane to cross the...
by Alan Armstrong | Aug 15, 2009 | Airshows, History, Travel, War Aircraft
Oshkosh 2009 – – A 21 Hour Odyssey OSHKOSH 2009 – – A Twenty-One Hour Odyssey An Early Morning Departure Our cadre of Oshkosh adventurers reported to Epps Air Service at PDK around 04:00 for an early morning departure in Milo Pinckney’s Navajo...
by Alan Armstrong | Mar 15, 2009 | Airshows, FAA, History, Second World War, War Aircraft
Battle Of Midway Practice Session THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY PRACTICE PREPARATION, PREPARATON, PREPARATION The week before the Battle of Midway practice session had been a hectic one. I had to prepare for a deposition in Alabama, fly to Alabama meet with the client and...
