A-4 Skyhawk

Interview: Dogfighting with Learjets

July 4, 2015 // 2 Comments

Not too long ago, I posted an article on Draken International, a firm based out of Florida that is home to the largest private air force in the world (meaning that its [read more...]

The World’s Largest Private Air Force

June 22, 2015 // 12 Comments

Lakeland, Florida isn’t America’s most happening city. It’s not constantly in the news for any particular reason, nor does it boast the presence of sports [read more...]

TOPGUN

May 13, 2014 // 3 Comments

Top Gun has been enshrined in the military aviation community as the official movie of fighter pilots. The film, pretty much functioning as one large recruitment commercial, [read more...]

Star Wars’ Connection to WWII-era Military Aviation

by Ian D'Costa in The Ready Room

The long-awaited seventh movie in the Star Wars saga is close to hitting theaters, and nerds everywhere are beside themselves. While most young males in North America grow up with a love of Star Wars (or Star Trek, if you have poor taste), I didn’t really find myself catching onto the movies in the same way as most of my peers did… In [read more...]