Tag: aviation
Skip the morning rush
FLOAT, or Fly Over All Traffic, promoting air travel for commuters who drive more than 50 miles offered a demo flight Monday, from Brackett Field Airport in La Verne to Santa Monica. By car that commute could take an hour-and-a-half or more. But the flight is just 15 minutes. The view out of the nine-passenger Mokulele plane shows 405 Freeway stretching south into the horizon.
Warbird tour lands at Brackett Field
Planes from the past delighted guests at the Wings of Freedom Tour held at La Verne’s Brackett Field airport Monday through Thursday as World War II history came to life through aviation.
WWII pilots share flying stories
The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino invited two World War II Air Force veterans to speak on Saturday March 1, each telling their own personal stories of the battles they fought in France, Russia and Japan.
Gary Colby shares story of photography
As a professor of photography, Gary Colby has channeled his passion for photography into the department as the enrollment jumps beyond what was originally expected.
Astronaut speaks about his experiences in space
Captain Robert Gibson spoke at the Chino Airport Planes of Fame Museum Friday about his experiences with NASA, his interactions with the Russians aboard the space station Mir and about life aboard the space vessel.
Cargo headlines aviation issues
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce held the second annual aviation summit March 12.