On November 29, 2015, the last ever C-17 Globemaster III military airlifter departed Boeing’s Long Beach, California production plant. This take off marks the end of the C-17 production era, along with all aircraft production in Long Beach. Prior to flying to Boeing’s San Antonio location, the airplane overflew the assembly facility and a gathered […]
Being a charter pilot is an interesting occupation within the aviation industry. In this piece, we take you inside the life of a charter pilot. 5:30 AM My day started at 5:30 AM on a cloudy Tuesday morning. I was going flying, but not on a big passenger jet. Instead, I would be flying in […]
The airplane; easily one of most influential inventions of the 20th century, if not all time. Let’s be honest, nothing has come along that has revolutionized our world as much as aviation. Granted, the internet is a pretty decent invention, it didn’t shrink the world as much as it did connect it. Air travel really […]
For reference, a solo in aviation terms is when a student pilot flies by themselves during their training. The first solo, for any pilot, is a huge step forward in their training and aviation lives, mine came on a cloudy April day in 2014. I have always had an interest in aviation. Not a day […]
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