Air America Aviation Services

10/19/2026

Did you know that the entire distance of the Wright Brothers' historical first flight in 1903 was only 120 feet?

Fast forward to today: a Boeing 747-400 has a wingspan of 211 feet!🛩

That means Orville Wright could have taken his entire legendary first flight INSIDE a modern airliner and still had over 90 feet of space to spare! 🤯

10/17/2026

Did you know that in a car, a stall means your engine stopped running. But in an airplane, a stall has nothing to do with the engine at all!

An airplane can stall while the engine is running at full power! 🤯

An aerodynamic stall happens purely because of the angle of the wing. If a pilot pulls the nose up too high, the smooth air flowing over the wings breaks away, turbulence takes over, and the wing suddenly stops generating lift—even if the engine is screaming at 100% throttle.

Flight instructors spend hours teaching students how to deliberately stall the airplane high in the air and practice recovering from it in seconds. Once you know how to fix it (just push the nose forward!), it becomes routine.

Did you know a stall meant something completely different in the air than on the road? Drop a comment below! 👇✨

10/16/2026

10/15/2026

What was the first aircraft you flew?

10/13/2026

Learn to fly a plane!

10/12/2026

Did you know that in the United States, you can actually fly a plane all by yourself before you’re legally allowed to drive a car alone in most states? There is actually NO official minimum age to start taking flying lessons! You can hop in the cockpit with a Certified Flight Instructor and start logging official flight hours. Then, on your 16th birthday, the FAA legally allows you to take your first solo flight—flying an entire airplane completely on your own. You just have to wait until you turn 17 to officially get your full Private Pilot License!

10/10/2026

Happy Saturday from KTDZ!

10/09/2026

Happy Fun Fact Friday! ✈️🏙️

Think about how huge the island of Manhattan feels with its endless streets, central park, and towering skyscrapers. Now imagine an airport that makes it look tiny!

Denver International Airport (DEN) is more than TWICE the size of Manhattan! 🤯

Covering a staggering 53.5 square miles (over 33,500 acres), DEN is by far the largest airport in North America by land area. In fact, the airport’s property is geographically larger than the entire cities of San Francisco, Miami, or Boston!

Why so much space? Most of it was purchased for noise control and future growth—giving them enough room to eventually expand up to 12 full-sized runways!

10/08/2026

That plane was close!