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Video: flying a 1941 Piper J-3 Cub

The J-3 Cub has a legendary reputation among pilots – it taught thousands to fly in the 1940s, and it’s still a fun way to get in the air today. In this video, you’ll first fly in a Piper to a beautiful airport with a grass runway (the modern way to fly). Then go flying in a 1941 Cub (the classic way to fly). Oh yeah, the Cub window is open of course!

Friday photo: Michael Gibbs first solo flight

The moment: 20th anniversary of first solo flight The pilot: Michael Gibbs (left) The place: Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, Phoenix, AZ (KDVT) The aircraft: Cessna 150 The memory: when I first soloed, on October 8th, 1978, the flight school I was attending did not do the cut-the-back-of-your-shirt-off thing for first solo flights. Over the years I felt as […]

Video: flying a 1941 Piper J-3 Cub

The J-3 Cub has a legendary reputation among pilots – it taught thousands to fly in the 1940s, and it’s still a fun way to get in the air today. In this video, you’ll first fly in a Piper to a beautiful airport with a grass runway (the modern way to fly). Then go flying in a 1941 Cub (the classic way to fly). Oh yeah, the Cub window is open of course!

Friday photo: Michael Gibbs first solo flight

The moment: 20th anniversary of first solo flight The pilot: Michael Gibbs (left) The place: Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, Phoenix, AZ (KDVT) The aircraft: Cessna 150 The memory: when I first soloed, on October 8th, 1978, the flight school I was attending did not do the cut-the-back-of-your-shirt-off thing for first solo flights. Over the years I felt as […]