Carbon Fiber Warbird Copy Ready for Purchase

Many classic aircraft lie sadly out of reach for the average pilot. With production lines shut down a half-century prior, the few surviving warbirds in the world find their value increasing with each passing year. They’re the subject of fantasy for daydreaming pilots, accustomed to dog-earing the classifieds and hoping that “call for price” is secret code for “Less than a house”. Scalewings Aircraft has the perfect remedy. A P-51 Mustang replica, at 70% scale of the original, with ultra lightweight carbon fiber manufacture and economical, reliable operation. 

75th Anniversary Routine Flying Oct. 30-31

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are headlining the ninth annual Wings Over North Georgia Drive-in Air Show this week, their only 2021 appearance in the state. This season is a special year, as the team celebrates their 75th anniversary. Due to the record breaking attendance for their 2017 performance, tickets are required, and selling quickly. One pilot on the team will return to his home state, flying the Number 6 aircraft for the Angels’ routine as the opposing solo pilot. Lieutenant Commander Cary Rickoff, a graduate of Atlanta’s Riverwood High, joined the Blue Angels in 2018 and has logged more than 2,000 hours and 180+ carrier landings throughout his flying career.

(Aircraft) ...Pitched Up, Climbed About 300 Ft, Then Descended Nose-Down In A Right Spiral

On October 14, 2021, about 1551 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Velocity SE RG, N755V, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Titusville, Florida. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot owned the airplane and based it at Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX), Titusville, Florida. According to witness statements, radar data and airport surveillance video, the airplane flew uneventfully from TIX to Sebastian Municipal Airport (X26), Sebastian, Florida during the day of the accident. While at X26, at the airplane kit manufacturer&rsq