Monthly Archives: September 2010

Aircraft of the Week

Jets 1967 BOEING 727-100 CALL 1981 CESSNA CITATION CALL 1980 CITATION II CALL 2006 CITATION SOVEREIGN CALL 1996 CITATION X $5,900,000 2004 CITATION XLS CALL 1996 CITATION X $5,900,000 2011 PHENOM 100 CALL 1989 FALCON 50 CALL 1988  FALCON 50 … Continue reading

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Little Known Aviation Historians

By:      Norm Goyer The last time I had flown my Fairchild PT-19 I had checked it and cleaned it before putting it away. My pre-flight this morning revealed all systems working just fine. I had taxied out to the runway … Continue reading

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1928 Spartan C-3, My Inspiration

By:      Norm Goyer By now, many of our readers know that I tend to classify most pilots into two categories, pilots and airplane drivers. I truly believe that one cannot learn to be a pilot unless he has flying in … Continue reading

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Aircraft of the Week – September 17, 2010

Jets 2000 ASTRA SPX CALL 2007 PREMIER I CALL 1967 BOEING 727-100 CALL 1989 CHALLENGER 601-3A $4,850,000 2003 CITATION BRAVO $2,995,000 2000 CITATION EXCEL CALL 1982 CITATION II CALL 2008 CITATION MUSTANG $2,395,000 2002 CITATION X CALL 1996 CITATION X … Continue reading

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Callair A-2, Ain’t She Purdy

By:      Norm Goyer (I also wrote about this aircraft in a column during February 2009, it was a very unusual, sometimes fun airplane.NG) I must admit, I have always owned cars and airplanes that I thought were beautiful, sometimes I … Continue reading

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Norm’s Choice of Ugly Ducklings

By:      Norm Goyer (This is a tongue in cheek review of some of my thoughts on the various airplanes that several generations of pilots have flown. NG) Now for a few words on my favorite subject, pretty and ugly airplanes. … Continue reading

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Cluster Balloons, Flying for Dummies

By:      Norm Goyer I often amuse myself by assigning categories to various subjects, such as pilot competency. Now I know that this will probably get a lot of hate mail but remember, these are just my thoughts, not the website … Continue reading

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Up, Up and Away, Well, Not Quite

By:      Norm Goyer Many years ago I produced public relegations and travel films in New England and New York. One day, I received a call from a large Massachusetts mutual insurance company based in Springfield. Their PR group had come … Continue reading

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Engine of the Week, Liberty V-12

By:      Norm Goyer Our thanks to Wikipedia for the facts about the Liberty, NG There is little doubt that one of sweetest sounds in the field of aviation is the roar of a Mustang with a Packard V-12 Merlin, swinging … Continue reading

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Geronimo, Look Out Below

By:      Norm Goyer I have never jumped out of an airplane, came very close one time, but, I chickened out. What happened? I had recently purchased a Ryan PT-22 for $450.00, complete with two surplus parachutes. Neither the surplus primary … Continue reading

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