Tear­ing Up The Desert in an F-5 ven in an era of advanced sen­sors, increased sit­u­a­tional aware­ness, and smart weaponry, the US mil­i­tary con­tin­ues to see the need for air­craft com­bat maneu­ver­ing – known as dogfighting. This need became very appar­ent dur­ing the war Read More

s I pulled onto a gravel dri­ve­way about two hours before sun­set on a beau­ti­ful, mild Fri­day after­noon in Feb­ru­ary, I con­sid­ered what moti­vated me to come to this place: climb­ing fuel prices, steep main­te­nance fees, and mind-numbing pat­tern work at the loca Read More

When one thinks of the ulti­mate avi­a­tion des­ti­na­tion, cen­tral Florida doesn’t usu­ally spring to mind, but retired Navy Cap­tain John “Lites” Leen­houts is look­ing to change that. He’s made it his mis­sion to make Sun ‘n Fun in Lake­land the avi­a­tion attrac­tion for the Read More