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I saw the banner at the top of SOH late last night and I thought it was pure class and richly deserved. Neil will be missed by a lot of people!

Ken

Let me be the first to say, stay on the ground!!! LOL!!

Ken

At night, with no celestial references, and both of his compasses completely inoperable, I honestly don't know how he successfully crossed the Atlantic from the US to the Bahamas. I guess he just...

I do remember him. Life cannot last forever, but that does not ebb the pain of losing someone you know.

Rest in Peace!

Ken

I cannot speak to exactly how FSX determines IMC or VMC conditions, but flying VFR on top of clouds does not count as loggable hours for actual IMC. Of note, technically, you can fly under IFR while...

Paul,

One of the comments nailed the truth of this. There is absolutely nothing new about this engine. I'm not holding that against you and that was directly claimed in the news article. But,...

As long as you formatted the file into one recognized by a 3D printer, the answer would be yes. My understanding is that the standard file format is called .STL though some printers can also support...

Wow! $400 for a 23 minute flight back in 1914! That's the equivalent of over $9,000 today! If pilots could get that sort of price for a half hour flight nowadays, I'd quit my day job immediately! ...

The reason they are forgotten is because the US is often unaware of their actions. Ironically, it is more likely that there was an unanswered letter of draft posted against them, which would...

You certainly won't get any disagreement from me that it was very high on the cool scale!

Ken

BTW: Kevin I noted you were going to also include the F4F-3S, which is the Wildcatfish floatplane version. I suppose you long ago already knew this, but despite placing a production order for 100...

This is correct though you know more about the precise placements of the two types of superchargers.

The F4F-3A was really a lower performance aircraft than the F4F-3 and the reason was the use...

Now that is truly useful data!

Ken

Two most influential aircraft for the Navy in the PTO was the Dauntless and the Wildcat. For the USAAF in the PTO it was the B-25 and B-29. And I would put the P-38 as a very close third deserving...

181 is a very heavy trade wind velocity! I have seen it in the 150 range a few times, but 181 might be as high as I have seen it.

How many of you know that at the equator it is far more likely...

A very impressive series of color photos from an era and place seldom documented.

Ken

That is a common theme with high performance aircraft, especially tail draggers. If you recall the many stories of old head Corsair pilots getting together outside to watch the newbie conduct his...

Having the actual engine would be huge. The sounds of the engines are an integral part of the original aircraft and form a signature that people need to hear to appreciate. As nice as some of the...

I'm really surprised no one's made a movie about Sakai. It would make a very compelling story, especially if they included the true action that Sakai chose to omit from his autobiography when it was...

Well, flew my 310R from Portales to Lubbock to G&G Avionics to get a GDL-88 and GTX-330ES installed. This will give my 310R full ADS-B support. Well, to facilitate this ferry flight, my friend and...

Better then than now. It is now official US government policy to scrap all military aircraft before allowed to be acquired by civilians! They will be held in the boneyard for spare parts collection...

I would suggest some of the liveries flown by the Cactus Air Force off Guadalcanal. Joe Foss, Marion Carl, John Smith and those guys were studs who kept the thing in check against long odds.
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Sakai has a very fortunate early career, which even in his own book he acknowledged. In China, he never faced the P-40's flown by the AVG. Instead, he faced the overweight Brewster Buffaloes flown...

I suspect most folks cannot even imagine how much polish buffing that represented, and represents all the time to maintain!

Ken

So, how did the flight over the Antarctica go? I am assuming you flew northward to New Zealand.

Ken