A friend recently alerted me to this recent interview on the Moth website.  Dawn is a WWII veteran and member of the Women Airforce Service Pilot's, otherwise known as the WASP's.

Colonel Jill Long was initially a KC-10 aerial refueling tanker pilot in the US Air Force.  Later, she became a decorated A-10 Thunderbolt pilot who flew over 50 combat missions in Afghanistan.  She then moved on to become a squadron commander in Germany, and is a recent graduate of the US Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

For anyone who enjoys a good English accent, this interview is a real treat.  John Beattie has had quite the career flying in the Royal Navy, and in several other venues.  When the Seafire restoration project was nearing completion, he was contacted about test flying the aircraft.

Recently we had the opportunity to appear as a guest on the simpleflight.net internet radio program, hosted by Al Waterloo and Marc Epner. The archive version of the show is available below, in case you missed it.  I come in at about the 28 minute mark, and the interview lasts for almost an hour.  Enjoy!

Underneath the tail assembly of the enormous Airbus A-380. AirVenture 2009, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

We are pleased to report that we had the cover image to the 4 March issue of GA News, as well as a full page spread on page 14.

One of the toughest things any photographer can be called upon to do is to create an image of a large group of people. I'm not talking about five or six people, but of several hundred people...the ultimate group shot.

Three years ago I walked into a small aviation supply store, and it literally changed my life.  It's a small store, with advertisements provided by various vendors tacked up on the wall, and an exceedingly ordinary display area.  The products are neatly arranged and the florescent light makes it easy to read the small tags under each item.  Think antiseptic.  To be honest, I can't even remember why I went in, as I'm not yet a pilot, or an aircraft owner.

The Women Airforce Service Pilots that served during World War II are set to receive a Congressional Gold Medal. Former WASP, Bernice "Bee" Haydu talks about her experience and meets with Holly Hutchinson, a modern-day female pilot.

John Slemp has been busy. . . He's been shooting great photos at the EAA AirVenture in OshKosh Wisconsin, (this year's event was so rainy it's unofficially been called "Splosh-Kosh.")

Another Airventure has come and gone. This year the reported attendance was up to 575,000 for the week, the “North 40” campground was full on the first day, and there were more RV’s than Cessna’s for the first time ever. Some attribute the record breaking attendance to the poor economy, as there is some historical evidence that suggests when the economy is ailing, airshow attendance increases. Haven’t heard any definitive evidence, but there seems to be enough of a correlation that there might be some truth to that belief. In any event, the week was an overwhelming success, despite the economic doldrums.

For those in the know, just the mention of “Oshkosh” brings an instant glimmer of recognition. It is simply the “Mecca” of aviation, at least in the United States. The largest General Aviation (GA) show in the country, it is said that at any one time, 10% of the GA fleet in the USA is at Oshkosh during the week of the fly-in. It is a fly-in, a trade show, an airshow, but it is also much more.