Tom Wilson
Pumping avgas and waxing flight school airplanes got Tom into general aviation in 1973, but the lure of racing cars and motorcycles sent him down a motor journalism career heavy on engines and racing. Today he still writes for peanuts and flies for fun.
Promise Fulfilled
Ever since Andrew Findlay appeared with his splashy graphics and youthful team full of brains and enthusiasm the only real question was when would...
Biplane Gold
Surprising absolutely no one, Andrew Buehler started first, immediately began lapping nearly everyone and finished first in today's Biplane Gold race. Flying Phantom, the...
Robbed!
Anticipation is one thing, but racing is something else. And we were all robbed of a great Formula One Gold race this morning by...
A Promising New Race Day
It's 45 degrees as the night hints at ceding itself to the sun in Reno, Nevada. In countless hotel rooms, houses, trailers and motorhomes...
Sport Close!
Things are heating up in the headlining Sport Gold class at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada. The last few years the...
AirVenture Whatsit?
You're forgiven if you thought Homebuilt Camping at AirVenture was an RV fly-in. The Van Grunsven aluminum squad so out numbers all other designs...
Aerocreeper
AirVenture is long over, but we're still digging out from the information deluge the show provides. A good example is the Aerocreeper, an adjustable...
Dark Aero 1
First time exhibitors, Dark Aero is three brothers with an engineering bent and a promising kit plane in the works. Called Dark Aero 1,...
Authentic Sopwith & Gnome
If you've had the rare chance to closely examine a World War I aircraft it soon became obvious why so few early warbirds have...
