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A Great First Impression: B100 captures the heart of the Briers Family

A Great First Impression: B100 captures the heart of the Briers Family

When Ray Briers returned from a trip to the Bahamas with his family earlier this year, his team at The Pipe Yard, Inc.—the pipe purchasing and cleaning company he owns near Houston, Texas—fell in love with a photo Ray showed them. It wasn’t one of the images showing the family having fun among the beautiful…

Olympics-inspired Destinations – Get in the game with these active adventures

Olympics-inspired Destinations – Get in the game with these active adventures

Is the competitive spirit from the 2024 Paris Olympics still pulsing through your veins? Or maybe you’re looking forward to the 2026 Winter Olympics happening in Italy, or the return of the Summer Olympics to the U.S. in Los Angeles in 2028. You don’t have to wait to create your own golden experiences at these…

‘This Aircraft  Deserved It’ – Commemorative 1982 Model F90 Gets Full Makeover

‘This Aircraft Deserved It’ – Commemorative 1982 Model F90 Gets Full Makeover

Are they making the Beechcraft King Air F90 again? That’s the question David and Shawn Edgington hope to inspire when you see N721RF/serial number LA-190 sitting on the ramp. A gleaming paint scheme with a playful color palette, BLR Aerospace five-bladed Whisper Props, American Aviation’s Pitot Cowling System and Aerodynamic Speed Stacks – the airplane…

Three in a Million – Meet the Beechcraft-loving family behind  the Million Air brand

Three in a Million – Meet the Beechcraft-loving family behind the Million Air brand

Roger Woolsey became an entrepreneur in the aviation world while still a teenager. That early success – and his knack for tackling problems that needed solutions – propelled him to broaden his reach, from a pilot-for-hire to an air carrier, an air medical service provider, an FBO owner, FBO franchisee and eventually an FBO franchisor.…

Fly Ball: Make plans to fly in for  a game in 30 MLB cities

Fly Ball: Make plans to fly in for a game in 30 MLB cities

By the time my husband, Lee, had turned 25, he had watched a game in just three Major League Baseball (MLB) stadiums – Kansas City, Houston and Arlington, Texas. That makes it even more impressive that in the next 18 years he would manage to complete his goal of seeing a game in every city…

Volunteering While Vacationing: Tips for finding ways to give back

Volunteering While Vacationing: Tips for finding ways to give back

The first time we volunteered at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, the staff at the nation’s largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals tasked me and my husband with socializing a litter of puppies that had recently been dumped. The goal was to show them some love and help get them comfortable being handled,…

Helping Friends and Neighbors – King Air pilot among founders of Pilots for Patients

Helping Friends and Neighbors – King Air pilot among founders of Pilots for Patients

When pilots Wayne Petrus and Philip Thomas flew missions for Angel Flight South Central in the early 2000s, they noticed the tremendous need for flights originating from their home state of Louisiana. Angel Flight was doing an admiral job, but with the organization based in the Dallas metro area, many of their pilots were also…