Below you will find an assortment of aviation sites that we find interesting and YOU MIGHT TOO! ENJOY!
http://www.nationalcapitolsquadron.org/ This is the Washington, DC metro area squadron of the Commemorative Air Force organization.The National CAF’s objectives are ones that we here at Texan Flight are committed to as well.Both Gintac and Tex are members of the National Capitol Squadron and encourage all to come to open hanger day for a visit!
CAF hangar at Culpeper Airport
http://www.blueridgebiplanes.com John Corradi, a retired United Airlines Boeing 777 Captain, was born in 1942, the same year as his Waco. He has logged well over 23,000 hours of flight time during a flying career spanning over 40 years. He has flown tail-draggers for over 25 years and has been flying his Waco in the Flying Circus since 1999. If you want a great ride in a biplane that is close by, we suggest you give John a call!
http://www.aviationadventures.com/ Welcome to Aviation Adventures!Our mission is to provide you with quality flight instruction and exceptionally well-maintained and equipped aircraft.If you are interested in learning HOW to fly, this is a great place to begin that journey!Josh is a fulltime CFI for Aviation Adventures.
WACO at the Flying Circus in Bealeton, VA
http://www.northamericantrainer.org/index2.htm The North American Trainer Association (NATA) is an independent, non-profit corporation dedicated to the restoration and safe flying of North American Trainers such as the AT-6/SNJ/Harvard, NA-64, NA-50, TB-25, TF-51, AND T-28 aircraft. This site has a wealth of articles, manuals, and merchandise for warbird enthusiasts!
Gintac and Tex at the NATA formation clinic July 08
http://www.nasm.si.edu/udvarhazy/ The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport is the companion facility to the Museum on the National Mall. The building opened in December, 2003, and provides enough space for the Smithsonian to display the thousands of aviation and space artifacts that cannot be exhibited on the National Mall. The two sites together showcase the largest collection of aviation and space artifacts in the world.
Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum "Be a Pilot Day", June 2008.
http://waspmuseum.org/ The National WASP WWII Museum seeks to educate and inspire all generations with the story of the WASP: Women Airforce Service Pilots - the first women to fly American’s military aircraft - women who forever changed the role of women in aviation! Check out the website....it's great!
http://www.visitculpeperva.com/ The Culpeper Department of Tourism's website is the official source for what to see and do in Culpeper! In one easy place, you'll find information about historic sites like Brandy Station, Cedar Mountain, and Kelly's Ford battlefields, the Graffiti House, and the Museum of Culpeper History. Recreation abounds in Culpeper, from equestrian activities to bicycling to bowling and more. Culpeper Department of Tourism has been very supportive of Texan Flight and the National Capital Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force.We encourage you to check out their website!
http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org. The aircraft collection at Hickory Aviation Museum includes an F-14D Tomcat, an FJ-3M Fury, and several other vintage military aircraft.On Nov. 7th, 2008, we will be once again traveling to Hickory, North Carolina to visit the Hickory Aviation Museum for their Veterans Day weekend celebration.We will be offering rides in our Texan and hope that you will join us there.To learn more about the Hickory Aviation Museum or the Sabre Society, please call 828-323-1963 or visit the museum’s website.
Member Appreciation Day, Raffle Winner, Will Hill, straps in for his first Warbird ride! May 2008.
http://www.vansantairport.com/ Vintage Aero Sports at Van Sant Airport, Erwinna, PA is in the heart of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.At Vintage Aero Sports you can travel back in time and experience the Golden Age of Flight. Experience the ride of a lifetime and "slip the surly bonds of earth" in one of our gliders or the Stearman. Come and spend the day at Van Sant Airport -- bring the family, bring a picnic and enjoy the festivities. Although out of the Washington DC Metro area, this is well-worth the drive!
Check out the video below. You will probably notice that TEX is at the beginning of the video giving a ride in the Stearman. Watch to the end and experience an aerobatic ride with Tex in the Stearman. Just imagine yourself in the TEXAN now.....more engine and faster!
On the grass at Van Sant Airport
Skillman Aviation, is located at the Pearland Regional Airport-KLVJ, just south of Houston, Texas.Pearland is your full service resource for all things aviation related.In addition to their flight school, EARN YOUR WINGS, they also offer onsite maintenance and many other aviation supplies.Texan Flight is excited about the opportunity to be affiliated with Skillman Aviation beginning in November 2009.
Crazy Horse: A different kind of office!
http://www.stallion51.com/ Welcome
to Stallion 51, FAA certified and the world's premier P-51 Mustang
flight operation. Come take a flight with us and take the controls of
the legendary WWII P-51 Mustang! Stallion 51 is also home to CRAZY HORSE and CRAZY HORSE ², the dual-cockpit, dual-control TF-51 Mustangs.This is the “Cadillac” of all warbird training facilities.“Tex”
received his initial T6 training and followed their course all the way
through to getting his P51 type rating with the Stallion folks!Only for those “seriously addicted Warbird fanatics"!
http://www.airventure.org/ The Experimental Aircraft Association's Fly-In Convention, now known as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, has been in existence nearly as long as the association itself. The first gathering was in September 1953 as a small part of the Milwaukee (Wis.) Air Pageant. That original EAA fly-in at Wright-Curtiss (now Timmerman) Field was attended by a handful of airplanes, mostly homebuilt and modified aircraft. Fewer than 100 people registered as visitors. The larger Milwaukee Air Pageant has faded away but the EAA gathering has become one of the world's largest aviation events and the world's largest annual convention of any kind.
Old “77” as well as Gintac and Tex participated in the airshow Warbird flyovers. Gintac flew in the “70” formation in honor of the 70th anniversary of the T6’s first flight.Since “Tex” earned his “wingman” qualification card at the Dubuque, IA formation clinic, he participated in the Friday Warbird Airshow.
Gintac is in "77" on the top of the 7, the 3rd plane in. He looks GREAT!
Warbird Spectacular, 8/1/08, Oshkosh,WI. Tex is in "77" which is the 4th plane from the left.
Don't just settle for watching the video below, FLY with TEXAN FLIGHT at OSH!!
Another happy rider! This is actually Tex's Uncle Dewey. This was his first flight in a Warbird and he loved it!
http://www.fdlskyport.com/ FDL Skyport offers a wide variety of services to our based and transient aviation friends. We are truly a full service FBO. You'll find our facilities impressive and our staff second to none. Next time you need to visit the FoxValley, use the Fond du LacCountyAirport. Looking for a home base for your aircraft? You won't find a better or friendlier home, with a large base of private aircraft like yours, an EAA chapter with it's own beautiful facility, and people that share your passion you'll love it here. This is where “77” provided rides. We hope to do this again next summer during the EAA Airventure week.
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