One of the first things you notice when you drive into Rantoul, Illinois from the west on Highway 136 is that there are moderately

    If you read this blog regularly, you know that I’ve been living temporarily in Florida since November of last year.  I get back to

         Since it is ridiculously hot and humid in Florida from May until October, folks spend a lot of time indoors to escape the

     AirVenture ended on Sunday afternoon and airplanes and participants began the journey home – except for the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit.  Before you could

With the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and the Mustang at the 2012 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this week (and I’m not…), it’s been mighty quiet.  That

    Since the day I first saw one, the solid Boeing 747 has been an airplane that lifts my spirits simply by looking at it. 

     Have you ever thought about how the title “Civil War” is an oxymoron, like “jumbo shrimp” or “authentic reproduction”?  There is nothing “civil” about

     As big/fast airplanes become obsolete, they are typically just parked somewhere.  The lucky ones get a second life like the last DC-7 produced which

     Next week the Montford Point Marines will receive, as a group, the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington, DC.  This honor recognizes their contributions –