Biographical Feature

Jimmy Leeward rarely has both feet on the ground. If he isn't flying one of the many aircraft he hangars here in Marion County, he might be racing his P-51 Mustang in Reno, or he could be doing some stunt flying on a movie set...  read more »

For Jim and Marge Gorman, two passionate, long-time pilots, aviation is a family affair. Three generations of the Gorman family have inherited the passion for flight.  read more »

This begins a series of articles concerning the many pilots who flight tested Grumman’s line of aircraft from 1930 to 1994.  read more »

This begins a series of articles concerning the many pilots who flight tested Grumman’s line of aircraft from 1930 to 1994.  read more »

CarolAnn Garratt’s name is familiar to those who know a young Florida woman made a solo flight around the world in her Mooney M20J in 2003 to increase awareness about ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease.  read more »

"John and Peggy Bishop's journey to Ocala has been a circuitous route based on the appreciation of powerful cars and a romance with airplanes.  read more »

Three local aviators awarded the prestigious Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award  read more »

As was explained in a column two weeks ago, three local aviators were awarded the prestigious Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award at Lakeland-Linder Regio  read more »

A vast collection of memorabilia tells the life story of a family of aviators, beginning with Al Leeward, who flew a mail run in Pennsylvania in the 1930s.

"Flight of five, fly-by, break pass, 36." If you’re out flying and monitoring 122.9 and hear that or a similar phrase, spoken in comma  read more »