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North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber

North American B-25J Mitchell HOT GEN! Medium Bomber

B-25J Mitchell “HOT GEN!” Medium Bomber

B-25 Hot Gen!
The North American B-25J Mitchell Medium Bomber owned by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWHM) is affectionately known as Hot Gen because of its painted Nose Art. It was customary to paint either ”Pin-Ups” or Comic Strip Characters on the noses of W.W. II Warbirds and bombers.

Nose Art
Nose Art is

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July 29th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Air Shows, Air Shows, Aircraft, Videos, Vintage | Leave a comment

Applied Aerodynamics for Private and Commercial Pilots

Applied Aerodynamics for Private and Commercial Pilots

A Practival Guide to Aircraft Handling, Stability, and Performance

Aviation Reading
As an editor for LearnToFly.ca, I read many Aviation Magazines and Aviation Books. Recently, I received a copy of Steve Pomroy’s aviation book Applied Aerodynamics for Private and Commercial Pilots: A practical guide to aircraft handling, stability, and performance.

I just finished reading Steve’s book, and I really enjoyed

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July 20th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Aviation Reading | Leave a comment

2011 Webster Memorial Trophy Finalists

Grondair Saint-Frederic Quebec City

Finalists to Compete at Grondair in Saint-Frédéric, Quebec

Congratulations!
Congratulations to the nine finalists in the 2011 Webster Memorial Trophy Competition.  These finalists will compete for the coveted title as Canada’s Top Amateur Pilot of 2011. The final round of the competition will take place August 17-20, 2011 at Grondair in Saint-Frédéric, Quebec City.

100+ Milestone
This year, the Webster Trophy

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July 16th, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: Learn To Fly | Leave a comment