Planes Past and Present

One of the difficulties I have had in teaching Hapkido to military people is that either they or I have to transfer every three to four years. It is fair to say that I have students all over the world at this point. I myself would have to spend hours upon hours in a car just to get to my own Hapkido teacher. A students commitm...

Hapkido: Do you want to learn Martial Arts? I am here to help.

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Thatcher CX4, ain't she sweet. courtesy of Peter Beck The Thatcher CX4 is part of a new generation of aircraft that are practical, affordable, and easy to build. Roger Miller in his partially built CX4, good time to make airplane noises. Courtesy Roger Miller How easy? Well most of the plane is 6061-T6 Aluminum cut with tin sni...

Aviation: The New Breed, Thatcher CX4

The Legend of Pancho Barnes Recently Netflix has added a documentary called The Legend of Pancho Barnes. It is available for instant viewing. For most of you Florence "Pancho" Barnes needs no introduction but for you young people out there I shall provide a brief history lesson. Most of us came to know of the aviatrix Pancho B...

Aviation: Netflix for Pilots Update 'The Legend of Pancho Barnes''

Permission Requested. Cherished readers a recent study points to systemic pesticides as the largest contributing factor in Colony Collapse Disorder. For those of you who don't know. The honeybee (Apis mellifera) is currently in decline. The toll on the honey producing, pollination, and beekeeping industry have been catastrophi...

Beekeeping: Systemic Pesticides and Colony Collapse Disorder

Hi Folks, I just want to let you know that my childhood airport has made the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfield registry: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/MO/Airfields_MO_NE.html#haerr It pleases me that the place will be remembered here for pilots past, present, and future. I would especially like to show my gratitude to Mr. Paul ...

Aviation: My Childhood Airport Immortalized

I am alive. Up here with the song of the engine and the air whispering on my face as the sunlight and shadows play upon the banking, wheeling wings, I am completely, vibrantly alive. With the stick in my right hand, the throttle in my left, and the rudder beneath my feet, I can savor that essence from which life is made.
— Stephen Coonts, FLY! A Colorado Sunrise, A Stearman, and A Vision

A growing collection of jokes about traveling & vacations.

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A growing collection of free vehicle graphics.

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A growing collection of jokes about cars, trucks. etc. & their owners.

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Small town, home town, states, and countries; sites and 'rings of sites' about places and means of travel.

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This top site is for all bike, car, truck, plane, boat or hot air balloon sites. Whether its on the ground, in the air or on the water, if it's a vehicle it belongs here.


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This WebRing contains web-sites that have pictures, history, and information about past and present aircraft and aviation.

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Covers detailed profiles of Military aircraft with British and Commonwealth FAA and naval aviation history, with 1000 pages about Royal Navy squadron units, aircraft, aircraft carriers, museums, research and veteran memorial honour rolls.


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Lots of links, pictures of all kinds, book reviews, my questions... permanently under construction. The site is a back-up information source for people searching for good homepages related to aircraft, airships and ships.

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