2017 Blog Roundup: Looking Back at our Favorites

Nearing the end of the year always brings a certain type of nostalgia. As we look towards the future, it's always good to reflect on past accomplishments, too. By doing so, we can measure our growth. It's kinda like time travel that way--a blast from the past! We've grown a lot over the past year [...]

By |January 1st, 2018|Aviation History, General Aviation|Comments Off on 2017 Blog Roundup: Looking Back at our Favorites

What Does a Serial Killer and the First Airplane Have in Common?

Did a killer unintentionally change the course of aviation history as we know it?  In 2015, famed historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough released a new book, “The Wright Brothers.” Early in his text, he recounts an event that ultimately changed the course of Wilbur’s life—and arguably the history of aviation as we know [...]

By |June 14th, 2017|Aviation History|Comments Off on What Does a Serial Killer and the First Airplane Have in Common?

Celebrate National Siblings Day with These Famous Sibling Aviators

When it comes to having siblings, it tends to be a love/hate situation--sometimes a little more of one than the other (I can say that I know this from experience). And if there's anything more challenging than simply having siblings, working with them can be a completely different matter altogether. Some siblings, however, have made [...]

By |April 10th, 2017|Aviation History, General Aviation|Comments Off on Celebrate National Siblings Day with These Famous Sibling Aviators

Santos-Dumont vs The Wright Brothers: Who Really Invented the Airplane?

It's official: the 2016 Summer Olympics are over in Rio. America took away the most medals with a total of 121 (46 gold). Britain followed with a total of 67 medals (27 gold), and China a respectable third with 70 total medals (26 gold). A lot has happened over the past two weeks, but amid [...]

By |August 23rd, 2016|Aviation History|Comments Off on Santos-Dumont vs The Wright Brothers: Who Really Invented the Airplane?