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Los Gatos Glider Pilot, 14, Sets His Sights High
At the age of 14, Andy Jardetzky already has a record of completed solo flights to his name.
Corona-based Pilots Fly Supplies to Poor American Indians
Pilots in Southern California have been working together to deliver supplies and religious items to impoverished American Indians in the Southwest.
Grantham Fly-in Helps Keep Pilots in Touch, in Air
Organizers advertised the June 6 fly-in at Cox-Grantham field in North Carolina with this message: "Fly in for good BBQ, lots of lies and lots of fun."
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Advertising Gimmick Turns Into Balloon Business
Two decades after he bought an inflatable advertising balloon shaped like a hot air balloon to promote his U.S. Cellular business, Wil LaPointe of Parsons, Kan., is now a longtime hot air balloonist himself.
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Record-setting Flight Links Aviation’s Past, Future
Fifteen-year-old Kimberly Anyadike has become the youngest black female to fly from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic.
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Kirkwood’s Dennis Kelly Flies ‘Home Built’ Aircraft
After some four years of work, pilot Dennis Kelly of the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood, Mo., has made the maiden flight of the Thatcher CX4 aircraft that he began building from scratch in his garage in 2005.
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ISU Team Flies to Second at All-Women Air Race Classic
The two-person Indiana State University aviation team of Jessica L. Campbell and Victoria Dunbar took the winning collegiate trophy and second place overall in the all-women 2009 Air race Classic, covering 2,369 nautical miles.
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Swiss Team Unveils Prototype for Sun-powered Plane
A Swiss team has demonstrated a prototype for a solar-powered airplane called the Solar Impulse, intended as a prototype for a round-the-world solar-powered flight.
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Lookout Doubles as a Pilot
Chattanooga Lookouts outfielder Tommy Giles is a licensed commercial pilot, and during the offseason he flies his family’s twin-engine Piper Seneca throughout his home state of Florida.
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Idaho Pilot Becomes Keeper of Backcountry Lifestyle, Carries Mail Tradition Since the 1970s
Hang Glide Wisconsin, based at Gutzmer¿s Twin Oaks Airport near Whitewater, Wis., has become a hub for hang gliding in Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and upper Iowa, with 55 people regularly flying and a community always searching for more members.
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Pilot, Wife Provide Eyes in the Sky
Bill Ross of Marshall, Mich., already knew what he and wife Becky could do for money when he was forced into early retirement. Bill is a longtime pilot and Becky a photographer, making aerial photography a natural business for the two.
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Sundlun’s No Longer Driving - but He’s Still Flying
Former Rhode Island Gov. Bruce G. Sundlun, 89, has surrendered his driver’s license, but he is still a licensed pilot who flew an aircraft as recently as a few months ago.
