Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! I was going to say “my” first airshow but it’s not about me, it’s about the Stearman. I’m just her handler. The Texas Antique Aircraft Association was holding it’s annual fly-in in Gainesville, Texas and I was going to be there. As…
Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! I don’t mean to mislead but I’m not talking about the annual get-together in Galesburg, IL or even the end of season gathering in Jennings or any dozens of other fly-ins where more than one Stearman would be in attendance. No, I’m talking…
Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! This past November, right at the end of my vacation time, I got to take the Stearman for one last ride. I flew nearly 10 hours during my couple weeks off, which doesn’t seem like much now that I write this but it…
Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! Don’t take financial advice from broke people! And why you need good mentors. “Don’t take financial advice from broke people.” These words of wisdom echoed through my ear buds from one of my favorite podcasts. This piece of advice is handed out regularly…
Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! Using The Tools You Have The landing gear on the Stearman is big. Big oleo struts and tires with big springs and lots of hydraulic fluid. Every once in a while though these struts can stick and though I’ve seen some creative ways…
Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! What’s the deal with that prop? What´s the deal with that prop? You may remember when it took me forever to fly home I figured out the propeller was set to a climb setting, not a cruise setting. Most props are fixed pitch…
Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! It took me longer to fly home than it did to drive up there. Pretty much every pilot has made this joke when battling a strong headwind, slowing your progress. It would have been quicker to drive! Cars are passing us on the…
Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! Airplanes can be fun but at the end of the day, they’re just metal, wood, and composite. The one ingredient required in enjoying aviation is people. I have written before that I am the luckiest guy I know. Line guy to pilot has…
Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! So what’s it like getting checked out in a Stearman? Well, when it’s your Stearman, it’s a little terrifying. The aircraft is a taildragger so you have those attributes to contend with and the Stearman has a reputation that precedes it, and deservedly…
Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! But I thought it was a Stearman? Yes, but no not really. It’s definitely a Boeing, but listen up. Lloyd Stearman, born 1898, worked as an architect after WWI before becoming a mechanic at Laird Aircraft in 1919. Laird sold the company…