Category Archives: Flying

Straight up, up UP!!

By Joel Thurtell A reporter for The New York Times got lucky. C.J. Chivers put his bragging rights into the dateline of his January 16, 2012 Times story: INSIDE STRIKE FIGHTER VENGEANCE 13 Chivers got one of those rare chances … Continue reading

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Blimping along

I like to hitch rides in airplanes. The smallest plane I ever rode in was an Aeronca, sort of like a Piper Cub. The fastest plane I ever went up in was a Navy F/A-18, and what a ride that … Continue reading

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