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Mar 19, 2019 |

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Why is it that student pilots are being taught to fly traffic patterns that would be too large for even a Boeing 777? AVweb's Paul Bertorelli explores the question in ...
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Why is it that student pilots are being taught to fly traffic patterns that would be too large for even a Boeing 777? AVweb's Paul Bertorelli explores the question in ...
A Sarcastic View of Pattern Flying
Sound travels at about 760 miles per hour, or 340 meters per second and about 661 knots on an average day at sea level. And sometimes, you can almost see it ...
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Sound travels at about 760 miles per hour, or 340 meters per second and about 661 knots on an average day at sea level. And sometimes, you can almost see it ...
Supersonic Flight, Sonic Booms
Sunday, July 10, The P-51 Mustang dubbed Big Beautiful Doll was lost after a midair collision with a Douglas Skyraider while performing a flyby at the Duxford ...
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Sunday, July 10, The P-51 Mustang dubbed Big Beautiful Doll was lost after a midair collision with a Douglas Skyraider while performing a flyby at the Duxford ...
Midair Collision P51 Mustang amp; Skyraider
Light sport airplanes were supposed to be a cheaper alternative to certified aircraft and they are. But AVweb's look at the accident record of these airplanes ...
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Light sport airplanes were supposed to be a cheaper alternative to certified aircraft and they are. But AVweb's look at the accident record of these airplanes ...
Why Light Sport Airplanes Suffer So Many Crashes
Glenn Pew ( http://www.glennpew.com/) for AVweb.com. Presumably the low pass of an Argentinean FMA IA 63 Pampa. This footage has been floating around ...
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Glenn Pew ( http://www.glennpew.com/) for AVweb.com. Presumably the low pass of an Argentinean FMA IA 63 Pampa. This footage has been floating around ...
Extreme Low Pass
Glenn Pew ( http://www.glennpew.com/) for AVweb.com. This story is legendary. And it begins with a legendary aircraft, the F8 Crusader. The Crusader was the ...
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Glenn Pew ( http://www.glennpew.com/) for AVweb.com. This story is legendary. And it begins with a legendary aircraft, the F8 Crusader. The Crusader was the ...
William Rankin, The Man Who Rode The Thunder
Piper's venerable J-3 Cub and the Aeronca Champion are classic ragwing taildraggers that are becoming popular as LSA choices. In this nose-to-nose ...
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Piper's venerable J-3 Cub and the Aeronca Champion are classic ragwing taildraggers that are becoming popular as LSA choices. In this nose-to-nose ...
AVweb #39;s Cub vs. Champ Shootout
At Sun 'n Fun last month, AVWeb's demo'd Cessna's Citation Mustang. Here's a detailed report.
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At Sun 'n Fun last month, AVWeb's demo'd Cessna's Citation Mustang. Here's a detailed report.
Cessna Mustang AVweb Demo Flight
Pratt & Whitney's venerable PT-6 turbine is one of the marvels of aviation. But like everything else in aviation, it requires overhaul. In this engaging video, ...
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Pratt & Whitney's venerable PT-6 turbine is one of the marvels of aviation. But like everything else in aviation, it requires overhaul. In this engaging video, ...
How PT-6 Turbines Are Overhauled
Gear-up landings in retractable aircraft don't happen everyday, but they happen often enough that the accident file is rich with examples. In this video, AVweb's ...
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Gear-up landings in retractable aircraft don't happen everyday, but they happen often enough that the accident file is rich with examples. In this video, AVweb's ...
Why Gear Up Landings Happen
Autogyros are big in Europe -- but in the U.S., not so much. The reason for that is primarily regulatory. The U.S. light sport rule doesn't include rotorcraft. As Paul ...
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Autogyros are big in Europe -- but in the U.S., not so much. The reason for that is primarily regulatory. The U.S. light sport rule doesn't include rotorcraft. As Paul ...
AVweb Flies the Autogyro
More at: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/heeman_hovercraft_wing_ground_effect_sale_202111-1.html New Zealander (he's half Australian) Rudy ...
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More at: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/heeman_hovercraft_wing_ground_effect_sale_202111-1.html New Zealander (he's half Australian) Rudy ...
Rudy Heeman #39;s quot;Flying quot; Hovercraft
The wing of a Rans S-9 Chaos piloted by 22-year-old Dino Moline broke off during an air show routine in Argentina, Sunday. Because it was equipped with a ...
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The wing of a Rans S-9 Chaos piloted by 22-year-old Dino Moline broke off during an air show routine in Argentina, Sunday. Because it was equipped with a ...
Real Aircraft Loses Wing, Lands Safely (Under Canopy)
The Cirrus line of aircraft have been flying for 20 years and although most people in aviation know they have full aircraft parachutes, it's fair to ask how effective ...
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The Cirrus line of aircraft have been flying for 20 years and although most people in aviation know they have full aircraft parachutes, it's fair to ask how effective ...
Are Planes With Parachutes Really Safer?
Hey, admit: You'd own a P-51 Mustang if you could. In this AVweb video shot at Sun 'n Fun, P-51 owner Louis Horschel explains what's involved in P-51 ...
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Hey, admit: You'd own a P-51 Mustang if you could. In this AVweb video shot at Sun 'n Fun, P-51 owner Louis Horschel explains what's involved in P-51 ...
What It #39;s Like to Own a P 51 Mustang
Pipistrel is taking orders for its pure-electric Alpha Electro aircraft. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli recently went to Slovenia to fly the aircraft and prepared this video ...
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Pipistrel is taking orders for its pure-electric Alpha Electro aircraft. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli recently went to Slovenia to fly the aircraft and prepared this video ...
Flying Pipistrel #39;s Electric Airplane
For more, click here: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/woopy_fly_inflatable_wing_ultralight_aircraft_202561-1.html The WoopyFly, a sort of ...
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For more, click here: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/woopy_fly_inflatable_wing_ultralight_aircraft_202561-1.html The WoopyFly, a sort of ...
WoopyFly Inflatable Wing Ultralight Aircraft
So-called over-the-top or cross-control stall accidents have been common among general aviation pilots for years. But no one has ever really documented what ...
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So-called over-the-top or cross-control stall accidents have been common among general aviation pilots for years. But no one has ever really documented what ...
Anatomy of a Cirrus Stall Accident
Wanna go fast and climb like hell? That's what the Silver Conversion of a P210 with a Rolls Royce turbine engine does. Aviation Consumer's Paul Bertorelli ...
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Wanna go fast and climb like hell? That's what the Silver Conversion of a P210 with a Rolls Royce turbine engine does. Aviation Consumer's Paul Bertorelli ...
Silver Eagle Turbine Conversion
http://www.avweb.com At Edwards Air Force Base, they still test F16 fighters, because each software upgrade and each new weapons package introduces new ...
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http://www.avweb.com At Edwards Air Force Base, they still test F16 fighters, because each software upgrade and each new weapons package introduces new ...
F-16 Loss of Control, Test Pilot on Yaw Departure
Although Cessna's P210 introduced the world to pressurized comfort in a small single, it was never an impressive performer. Vitatoe Aviation has turned that ...
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Although Cessna's P210 introduced the world to pressurized comfort in a small single, it was never an impressive performer. Vitatoe Aviation has turned that ...
Vitatoe Aviation #39;s Turbonormalized P210
Test pilot Major Desmond Brophy (Canadian Air Force Exchange pilot) gives a tour of an F-16 Fighting Falcon (aka Viper) cockpit used for flight testing at ...
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Test pilot Major Desmond Brophy (Canadian Air Force Exchange pilot) gives a tour of an F-16 Fighting Falcon (aka Viper) cockpit used for flight testing at ...
F-16 Viper Cockpit Tour, Test Pilot, Edwards AFB
St. Barts, in the eastern Caribbean, is famous for having a short, narrow runway with a tall hill off one end. It's tricky to get into and more than one pilot has come ...
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St. Barts, in the eastern Caribbean, is famous for having a short, narrow runway with a tall hill off one end. It's tricky to get into and more than one pilot has come ...
Why This Landing Went Wrong
Since its launch in 1985, the Cessna Caravan and later the Grand Caravan have been strong sellers for Cessna. In this video, AVweb takes a flight demo in the ...
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Since its launch in 1985, the Cessna Caravan and later the Grand Caravan have been strong sellers for Cessna. In this video, AVweb takes a flight demo in the ...
Cessna Caravan Flight Demo
Cirrus is out with a new version of the SR22, the SR22T, with a TSIO-550-K groundboosted turbo system. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli took a demo flight in the new ...
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Cirrus is out with a new version of the SR22, the SR22T, with a TSIO-550-K groundboosted turbo system. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli took a demo flight in the new ...
Cirrus SR22T Flight Demo
With a cruise speed of around 270 knots and a price tag of nearly $5 million, the 2013 Pilatus PC-12NG isn't the fastest or the least expensive single-engine ...
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With a cruise speed of around 270 knots and a price tag of nearly $5 million, the 2013 Pilatus PC-12NG isn't the fastest or the least expensive single-engine ...
Pilatus PC-12NG Flight Review
Glenn Pew for AVweb.com. Video of a plane crash as it was experienced from the right seat, inside the cockpit. The accident took place on Saturday June 30, ...
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Glenn Pew for AVweb.com. Video of a plane crash as it was experienced from the right seat, inside the cockpit. The accident took place on Saturday June 30, ...
Airplane Crash In-Cockpit Footage: Stinson 108-3
Chuck Aaron is an FAA-certified aerobatic helicopter pilot. And he flies for Red Bull. The helicopter is a modified Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO-105.
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Chuck Aaron is an FAA-certified aerobatic helicopter pilot. And he flies for Red Bull. The helicopter is a modified Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO-105.
The Story of Red Bull #39;s Aerobatic Heli
Cub Crafters this week rolled out a new airplane. It's a Part 23 certified aircraft called the XCub, which the company says takes the Cub idea to the ultra level, ...
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Cub Crafters this week rolled out a new airplane. It's a Part 23 certified aircraft called the XCub, which the company says takes the Cub idea to the ultra level, ...
Cub Crafters #39; New XCub
As with any airplane there are specific techniques to managing the finer points of the critical phases of flight. Historic Flight Foundation's John Sessions got some ...
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As with any airplane there are specific techniques to managing the finer points of the critical phases of flight. Historic Flight Foundation's John Sessions got some ...
How To Take Off And Land A DC-3
As important as batteries are, the brushless DC motors that power electric airplanes are just as critical. In this brief Avweb video, Siemen's Frank Anton explains ...
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As important as batteries are, the brushless DC motors that power electric airplanes are just as critical. In this brief Avweb video, Siemen's Frank Anton explains ...
How Brushless DC Airplane Motors Work
Diamond Aircraft has been touring with its new luxe twin, the DA62. Avweb's Paul Bertorelli recently flew with the airplane and shot this flight trail video.
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Diamond Aircraft has been touring with its new luxe twin, the DA62. Avweb's Paul Bertorelli recently flew with the airplane and shot this flight trail video.
Diamond DA62 Flight Trial
Cirrus markets the new SR20 as a dual-role aircraft — easy to manage for a newer pilot and suitable for business travel. It's also an airplane that can make for an ...
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Cirrus markets the new SR20 as a dual-role aircraft — easy to manage for a newer pilot and suitable for business travel. It's also an airplane that can make for an ...
2014 Cirrus SR20 Flight Evaluation
AVweb's Glenn Pew http://www.glennpew.com takes a look at the factors leading to the crash. This video includes all previously released footage and images ...
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AVweb's Glenn Pew http://www.glennpew.com takes a look at the factors leading to the crash. This video includes all previously released footage and images ...
Thunderbirds Eject/Crash -- How It Happened
What's special about preflighting the Rotax engines found on most LSAs? Tim Brooks, Director of Maintenance for Heart of Virginia Aviation, takes you on a ...
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What's special about preflighting the Rotax engines found on most LSAs? Tim Brooks, Director of Maintenance for Heart of Virginia Aviation, takes you on a ...
Rotax Engine Essentials
At AirVenture, the Military Aviation Museum of Virginia Beach brought a real treat: a superbly restored de Havilland Mosquito. In this exclude AVweb AirVenture ...
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At AirVenture, the Military Aviation Museum of Virginia Beach brought a real treat: a superbly restored de Havilland Mosquito. In this exclude AVweb AirVenture ...
AirVenture Mosquito Cockpit Tour
Justin Lewis, a former F-14 and A-10 driver, has updated his homebuilt BD-5 with the help of FLSMicrojet. He was invited to perform at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh ...
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Justin Lewis, a former F-14 and A-10 driver, has updated his homebuilt BD-5 with the help of FLSMicrojet. He was invited to perform at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh ...
BD-5 quot;Smallest Jet quot; Flies At AirVenture
Glenn Pew ( http://www.glennpew.com/) for AVweb.com. This is an unusual story. The jet you're looking at is an F-106 Delta Dart. A storied interceptor in its day.
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Glenn Pew ( http://www.glennpew.com/) for AVweb.com. This is an unusual story. The jet you're looking at is an F-106 Delta Dart. A storied interceptor in its day.
F-106 Corn Field Bomber, Convair Delta Dart
Scaring birds away from airports is a huge challenge. A Canadian company is doing it with a robotic Peregrine Falcon called the Robird. They showed the drone ...
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Scaring birds away from airports is a huge challenge. A Canadian company is doing it with a robotic Peregrine Falcon called the Robird. They showed the drone ...
Aerium #39;s Robird Ornithopter Drone V3
At Sun 'n Fun 2012, AVweb's Paul Bertorelli took a flight demo in Aviat's new Husky A1C with the higher gross weight and shock-absorbing landing gear.
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At Sun 'n Fun 2012, AVweb's Paul Bertorelli took a flight demo in Aviat's new Husky A1C with the higher gross weight and shock-absorbing landing gear.
Sun #39;n Fun Husky A1C Flight Trial
When AVweb visited the Cirrus factory last summer, it was in the process of reorganizing to ramp up production of the new Cirrus SF50 VisionJet. In this detailed ...
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When AVweb visited the Cirrus factory last summer, it was in the process of reorganizing to ramp up production of the new Cirrus SF50 VisionJet. In this detailed ...
How Cirrus Builds Airplanes
With a base price of $295000, the M-7-235C is the least expensive production STOL aircraft on the market (based on a per-seat basis). An upcoming 300-pound ...
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With a base price of $295000, the M-7-235C is the least expensive production STOL aircraft on the market (based on a per-seat basis). An upcoming 300-pound ...
Maule M-7-235C Utility STOL Flight Review
Facing ever-growing global competition, Cessna has to find way to make airplanes more efficiently. In this video, Terry Clark explains how the company has ...
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Facing ever-growing global competition, Cessna has to find way to make airplanes more efficiently. In this video, Terry Clark explains how the company has ...
A Look Inside the Cessna Factory
Piper's Navajo was one of the most successful cabin class twins, mainly because it carries a lot at a good cruise speed. But It hasn't been made since the 1980s, ...
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Piper's Navajo was one of the most successful cabin class twins, mainly because it carries a lot at a good cruise speed. But It hasn't been made since the 1980s, ...
Lock and Key Navajo Upgrade
Bonanzas are great cross-country platforms and Jim Peitz cherishes that capability, when he isn't pulling six Gs in his at airshows around the country.
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Bonanzas are great cross-country platforms and Jim Peitz cherishes that capability, when he isn't pulling six Gs in his at airshows around the country.
Jim Peitz #39;s Aerobatic Bonanza
By Glenn Pew for AVweb.com Boeing has flown a manned aircraft on hydrogen fuel cell power. The full text of Boeing's release follows: MADRID, Spain, April 03 ...
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By Glenn Pew for AVweb.com Boeing has flown a manned aircraft on hydrogen fuel cell power. The full text of Boeing's release follows: MADRID, Spain, April 03 ...
Story of Boeing #39;s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Aircraft
Cirrus started building the first production Vision SF50 this week. AVweb's Russ Niles toured the plant in Duluth.
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Cirrus started building the first production Vision SF50 this week. AVweb's Russ Niles toured the plant in Duluth.
Production Starts On Cirrus Vision SF50 Jet
NTSB animation shows the track, speed, and altitude of US Airways Flight 1549 that crashed in the Hudson, January 15, 2009. It is supplemented by ATC (air ...
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NTSB animation shows the track, speed, and altitude of US Airways Flight 1549 that crashed in the Hudson, January 15, 2009. It is supplemented by ATC (air ...
NTSB Crash Animation US Airways 1549 w/ CVR and audio Hudson
Daher's TBM turboprop is the fastest single-engine turbine on the market. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli recently visited the company's Tarbes, France factory to see ...
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Daher's TBM turboprop is the fastest single-engine turbine on the market. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli recently visited the company's Tarbes, France factory to see ...
How Daher Builds the TBM Turboprop
Piper's Matrix — an unpressurized version of its Mirage — has proven a popular seller and a stalwart of the company's M-class product line. AVweb's Paul ...
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Piper's Matrix — an unpressurized version of its Mirage — has proven a popular seller and a stalwart of the company's M-class product line. AVweb's Paul ...
Piper Matrix Flight Trial

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This famous Grumman Mallard, registered N130FB was used by Chalks in Florida. Here is part 1 of 3 of the footage recorded June 1990 by Gerhard Mackrodt.
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This famous Grumman Mallard, registered N130FB was used by Chalks in Florida. Here is part 1 of 3 of the footage recorded June 1990 by Gerhard Mackrodt.
Grumman Mallard Part 1 of 3 G73 N130FB
Video shows a 1941 DC-3D (HB-ISB, built for the United States Air Force # 41-18541) landing in Sion, Switzerland. Filmed 1998 by Gerhard Mackrodt.
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Video shows a 1941 DC-3D (HB-ISB, built for the United States Air Force # 41-18541) landing in Sion, Switzerland. Filmed 1998 by Gerhard Mackrodt.
1941 DC-3 (HB-ISB) Landing In Sion, Switzerland
This famous Grumman Mallard, registered N130FB was used by Chalks in Florida. Here is part 3 of 3 of the footage recorded on June 1990 by Gerhard Mackrodt ...
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This famous Grumman Mallard, registered N130FB was used by Chalks in Florida. Here is part 3 of 3 of the footage recorded on June 1990 by Gerhard Mackrodt ...
Grumman Mallard Part 3 of 3 G73 N130FB
The Catalina Society brought its Catalina to Uetersen/ Heist for Wings & Wheels 2018. Special thanks to the organizers of the event for allowing us attend the ...
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The Catalina Society brought its Catalina to Uetersen/ Heist for Wings & Wheels 2018. Special thanks to the organizers of the event for allowing us attend the ...
PBY 5A Catalina At Wings amp; Wheels 2018
A calm evening approach to Rotenburg Wümme (EDXQ) airport, returning from a weekend full of Seaplane flying with the German Coast Guard Association and ...
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A calm evening approach to Rotenburg Wümme (EDXQ) airport, returning from a weekend full of Seaplane flying with the German Coast Guard Association and ...
Landing Minerva 220 in Rotenburg Wümme
This famous Grumman Mallard, registered N130FB was used by Chalks in Florida. Here is part 2 of 3 of the footage recorded in June 1990 by Gerhard Mackrodt.
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This famous Grumman Mallard, registered N130FB was used by Chalks in Florida. Here is part 2 of 3 of the footage recorded in June 1990 by Gerhard Mackrodt.
Grumman Mallard Part 2 of 3 G73 N130FB
Master Pilot Thomas A. Rolander learned to fly and soloed a Seaplane in 1966. In 2016 he returned to his roots with the goal to once again solo a seaplane.
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Master Pilot Thomas A. Rolander learned to fly and soloed a Seaplane in 1966. In 2016 he returned to his roots with the goal to once again solo a seaplane.
50th Flying Anniversary Seaplane Solo
Recorded in 1994 by Gerhard Mackrodt. Enjoy!
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Recorded in 1994 by Gerhard Mackrodt. Enjoy!
1994 SXF Airport Turbine Powered DC3 N96BF
Just a quick video from the boat - showing D-EALG piloted by Malte Höltken - departing for his first solo in the amphibian.
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Just a quick video from the boat - showing D-EALG piloted by Malte Höltken - departing for his first solo in the amphibian.
Slow Taxi For 1st. Solo Departure LA-4
Flywhale performing a touch and go on the Sedlitzer See, one of Germany's few registered Seaplane Bases. Visit Seaplanemagazine.com to learn more about ...
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Flywhale performing a touch and go on the Sedlitzer See, one of Germany's few registered Seaplane Bases. Visit Seaplanemagazine.com to learn more about ...
Flywhale Touch amp; Go
Chris Buckner filmed the Catalina Society's PBY-5A Catalina during one of its demo flights at Wings & Wheels in Hamburg. The event ran from August 10th to ...
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Chris Buckner filmed the Catalina Society's PBY-5A Catalina during one of its demo flights at Wings & Wheels in Hamburg. The event ran from August 10th to ...
PBY-5A Catalina Demo Flight Wings amp; Wheels Hamburg
Part 2 of 4 on the Lockheed Constellation filmed by Gerhard Mackrodt. Part 3 and 4 are coming!
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Part 2 of 4 on the Lockheed Constellation filmed by Gerhard Mackrodt. Part 3 and 4 are coming!
Constellation N494TW Antique Footage (2/4)
Another one of Gerhard Mackrodts neat videos for us to share on Seaplanemagazine.com's Youtube Channel. Part 1 of 4 and more is coming soon!
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Another one of Gerhard Mackrodts neat videos for us to share on Seaplanemagazine.com's Youtube Channel. Part 1 of 4 and more is coming soon!
N494TW Lockheed Constellation Antique Footage (1/4)

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