This is our feature section for the aviators (girls and guys) we like to pin-up on the hanger wall…

Pin Ups’ Category

Amanda’s Bench

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@juliewillfly on twitter has a new mission.  She decided with Kyle Franklin’s permission (husband of Amanda Franklin who we lost to an accident this year), to collect money to erect a memorial bench to be placed at the Neosho Airport.

She went on a road trip to scout out the perfect bench design. She found the design that would be perfect at the National Museum of the US Air Force.  Several examples can be found here:  http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/photos/mediagallery.asp?galleryID=532 

 

The bottom line is she’s trying to collect $2900.  In airplane dollars that’s nothing. Like a few tires. A crappy prop. One instrument.

Please forward this post, repost it and let’s help get the word out.

Amanda was an amazing woman, who touched many lives and inspired people everywhere. Please make this happen for her. 

You can donate at: www.moonlightfund.org and specify the Kyle & Amanda Franklin Fund (Amanda’s Bench). You can also send a check to the Kyle & Amanda Franklin Fund (Amanda’s Bench), c/o The Moonlight Fund, PO Box 1299, Bandera TX 78003. The Moonlight Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides 24/7-assistance to burn survivors and their families in their hour of need.

You can find out more about Kyle and Amanda at: http://www.franklinairshow.com

 

Do The Twist – Cessna 172 Style

Getting into an airplane can make you feel like those gals you see on late night TV doing all the weird yoga poses.  Seriously, how DO they twist like that?

Special thanks to Jim as he shows us the easy way to get into a Cessna 172. This is a great tip that everyone can use! Be sure to pass it on!

Dude, Chicks Fly Too

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And that’s exactly what Marilyn Dash told the guy asking her where the pilot was standing in front of her single seat Pitts in her flight suit. Duh….Marilyn went from driving past the airport to getting her pilots license to being qualified to race at Reno in about 3 1/2 years.

AirplanePorn.com’s Chris Batcheller interviews Marilyn about how she got her start in racing, how you can get started in racing. They also discuss the Reno gang and what it’s like to zip around the pylons.  She also talks about how aviation photographers play an important role from safety to making the airplanes faster.

You like airplanes, too?

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Yea, there’s a website for that! youlikeairplanestoo.com is a website that showcases some of the web’s best aviation photography.

AirplanePorn’s Chris Batcheller interviews youlikeairplanestoo.com Marvin Smith. They talk about the site, how it started and what you can expect to see on the site. Check it out!

Gene Soucy Looking Sweet At OSH10

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Gene put on an amazing show at Oshkosh, as usual! You can almost hear the big radial wind up…

Support the site! Click on the image to buy this image from postcard to poster size! You can even order a mousepad, coffee mugs and luggage tags! Thanks, Chris

Drop Trow…Buy a Calendar!

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Save an antique! These pilots bare all, yes ALL in the name of well – antiqueness. The Antique Airplane Club of Greater New York just published their 2011 “Pilots Without Pants” calendar.  I mean this is right up airplane porn alley don’t ya think?

Watch the making of video where the brains of the operation Ann Marie uncovers this fine publication from inception (or is that conception) to print.

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