A British air ambulance crew stripped for a fundraising calendar shoot…
A Florida couple circled the world in 90 days in their Beechcraft Baron. “We proved Columbus right, the world is round,” said Larry Sietsma, returning to Melbourne on Aug. 28, said to the laughter from a crowd of about 50 people. “We disproved Disney. It’s not a small world after all.”…
Flight instructors John and Martha King landed in San Diego on Tuesday, completing a 13-day flight around the world in a Falcon 10…
A passenger’s suitcase fell 12,000 feet into the North Sea when a baggage door opened in flight on a Jetstream 32 turboprop after hitting turbulence. The Eastern Airways flight was bound for Aberdeen, Scotland, on Aug. 18…
Plans to build an International Fighter Pilots Museum in Scottsdale, Ariz., have been abandoned, after fundraising efforts fell short…
New book argues that King Air crash that killed Sen. Paul Wellstone and seven others was foul play.
On The Fly…
Key Takeaways:
- The article features multiple aviation achievements, including two separate round-the-world flights completed by a Florida couple and flight instructors John and Martha King.
- Fundraising efforts saw varied outcomes, from a British air ambulance crew stripping for a calendar to the abandonment of an International Fighter Pilots Museum due to lack of funds.
- Other news includes an in-flight incident where a passenger's suitcase fell into the North Sea, and a controversial new book alleging foul play in the King Air crash that killed Sen. Paul Wellstone.
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