I don’t talk or write much about flying because I don’t do much flying - at least I have not been. Part of it is a slight resentment that my ol’ bird has been in restoration for 8 years. Part of it is embarrassment of the same. That’s a bit long even for a 1941 [...]

I’ve been watching the restoration of this Stearman Model 40C mail plane for a few years now via the regular update on the internet. Just two days ago, it took flight once again.

This is the oldest Stearman flying in the world. It is also much bigger than it would appear in the photos. [...]

There is a small airfield on the Eastern Shore known as Campbell Field located in Weirwood. The have a regular even called “Soup on Sunday” and in the sumer it can be quite busy. This weekend was especially so. There were a number of Grummans, Cessnas, and Bonanzas as well a pair of Piper Cubs [...]