Aviation No Tie Downs: We’re going to put it in the trees
October 18, 2021
Episode 1 In the Spring of 2021, Truman O’Brien and Craig Beles, two pilots from Vashon Island, WA experienced what pilots prepare for and fear the most – a crashREAD MORE
Going There: Flying Over Niagara Falls
September 17, 2021
For our second installment of “Going There—the blog series where we present the how-to’s and highlights of flights to amazing places—we talked to pilot and aviation YouTuber Kevin Thornton, aboutREAD MORE
Lightspeed Tours Orbis at EAA AirVenture 2021
August 19, 2021
You couldn’t help but see the huge Orbis logo painted on the massive tail mounted jet engine of the MD-10 on the AirVenture grounds. Surprisingly, very few people in theREAD MORE
Lightspeed Video Features at EAA AirVenture 2021
August 7, 2021
We had such a blast at Oshkosh 2021 – check out what Lightspeed was up to and who we were collaborating with at the show, for some fun features! WeREAD MORE
AirVenture 2021 Was a Success!
August 6, 2021
We are back from Oshkosh 2021 and so happy to have been able to attend this year! Because of 2020’s “interruption”, we missed all of our lovely Lightspeed customers andREAD MORE
EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship makes difference for young pilots
August 1, 2021
The program supports the dreams of young aviators. Pictured above are Lightspeed Aviation President and Co-Founder Allan Schrader and Hobie Lippold, 2020 Ray Scholar. EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin —READ MORE
ATC Light Gun Signals in Real Life
June 22, 2021
You learned about them when you were studying for your pilot’s license. You can picture the chart. But would you recognize or even spot an ATC light gun signal ifREAD MORE
Going There: Flying the Hudson River Corridor
June 10, 2021
Welcome to Going There, a new blog series where we present the how-to’s and highlights of flights to amazing places—the ones that are on your bucket list or should be.READ MORE
25 Years at Lightspeed: Finding a Better Way
May 28, 2021
After the last year of COVID and everything else, can you even remember the last decade? Well, let us refresh your memory. The 2010s started off with a bang: Vancouver,READ MORE
25 Years at Lightspeed: Continuing the Ascent
May 28, 2021
They were the best of times; they were the worst of times. They were the 2000s. We worried about the Y2K bug, and celebrated when it fizzled. Pop culture splitREAD MORE
25 Years at Lightspeed: Taking Off in the 1990s
May 27, 2021
Remember the 1990s? They were the years of Beanie Babies and Bart Simpson, designer yo-yos and the first color Game Boys, Doc Marten combat boots and everything plaid. From theREAD MORE
Surviving A Night In the Rockies – A Course in Preparedness
May 20, 2021
Lightspeed recently supported an adventurous flying club in Alberta, Canada to share our connected passion for general aviation safety and survival of off airport landings. The Foothills Flying Club willREAD MORE
