This week, Brian Shul, SR-71 pilot, photographer, and motivational speaker, passed away after suffering a heart attack. The stories and pictures he shared of his time as an SR-71 pilot are breathtaking. If you've ever heard of the "LA Speed Story," that's Brian. https://www.flyingmag.com/r...

First off getting in to this show via the Oak Forest Gate was a total nightmare, took over an hour to get into the base and get parked after the gates supposedly opened and I wasn't even that far back in the queue of cars, once I was parked however in the yellow area getting in was really straightf...

Here is an article explaining the green F-15's paint scheme.

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I thought this would be a safety concern, but nope. This has to do with the "flag can't touch the ground" rule. I honestly don't understand that. I'm not a service member, and I'm sure they are held to a stricter code of conduct that I just don't understand, but honestly who cares? The fla...

The caveat is, they’re only permitted to utilize flares at military and civilian over water shows OR at military bases where the flare storage, handling and dispensing/plan area was approved at the required level of military leadership. Dispensing the flares also cannot risk the closure of the airs...

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Seeing the Raptor is always awesome, but I got the surprise of the year when it dumped about 20 flares during the power loop and ended its Heritage Flight sequence with a pedal turn with flares. I was gonna wait to do the Raptor video as I've already seen it this year, but now I guess I don't have ...

Well, I came with low expectations for this show given the forecast, and I am leaving having seen some of the coolest stuff I have ever seen at air shows. What happened with the weather is unfortunate, especially considering tomorrow will be much worse. No KC-46 or E-3, and Rob Holland did sort of a...

THE F-22 USED FLARES!!!

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