Sunday, March 2, 2014

Fair St. Louis 2013 Airshow Reprise: Jive and Rifle RV-8 Precision Aerobatics

By The Aero Experience Team
As we prepare for the 2014 Midwest Aviation airshow season, The Aero Experience salutes the RV-8 team of Jerry "Jive" Kerby and Joe "Rifle" Shetterly by sharing some of our photos from Fair St. Louis 2013. Our team descended on St. Louis Downtown Airport, located just a few miles flying distance from the St. Louis riverfront and the Gateway Arch, and captured the airshow performance from start to finish. We combined our coverage of the solo and team performances in this extended photo essay.  Here's to a great airshow season for "Jive" and "Rifle" in 2014 from The Aero Experience Team.


















































































Saturday, March 1, 2014

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Cessna Aircraft Company Citations Provide Stylish Ride

Fred Harl and Carmelo Turdo
http://www.airassociatesmo.com/tae/The Aero Experience continues our coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 with another feature on the Cessna Aircraft Company (Textron) Citation series of business jets.  We previously included the Citation jets as part of the Textron exhibit, and we now include those that were part of the normal flow of air traffic.  A variety of paint schemes can be seen in this collection, from factory colors to digital camouflage to military look-alike blue and white.  Here are but a few examples of Cessna's incredibly successful Citation family of jets: