Lincoln Beachey was the most famous aviator in America before his death at 28 - his flying redefined what aircraft could do and built public trust in aviation.
TaildraggerAVweb's September 10 Picture of the Day from Wings Over Batavia 2026 reveals the legal and technical requirements to perform aerobatics in front of a crowd.
TowerLincoln Beachey was the most celebrated aviator of the early aviation era - a San Francisco daredevil who performed for an estimated 17 million Americans before dying in front of 250,000 at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition.
TaildraggerA Wolf Pitts Pro photo from EAA AirVenture reveals why aerobatic training sharpens every pilot, regardless of what they fly or where they fly it.
TowerAVweb's September 1, 2026 photo of a Super Decathlon maneuvering over AirVenture captures why aerobatic training remains essential for every pilot, not just competitors.
TowerHow Bob Hoover flew a dead-stick Shrike Commander and poured iced tea mid-roll to teach the pilot's most vital skill: energy management.
TaildraggerHow British aerobatic champion Neil Williams saved a Zlin with a folded wing in 1970 by flying it inverted and landing upside down.
TaildraggerHow Betty Skelton and her red Pitts Special 'Little Stinker' broke aviation's barriers with inverted ribbon cuts and 17 records.
TaildraggerHow professor Art Scholl turned a gentle de Havilland Chipmunk into the Pennzoil Super Chipmunk and mastered the inverted flat spin.
TaildraggerHow Curtis Pitts and pilot Betty Skelton turned a homemade Florida biplane into the airplane that taught the world to roll.
TaildraggerLincoln Beachey flew before 17 million Americans and was called the greatest aviator who ever lived by Orville Wright - before dying at age 28.
TaildraggerHow Betty Skelton flew her Pitts Special 'Little Stinker' inverted through a ribbon 12 feet off the grass and became aviation's First Lady of Firsts.
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