29 years to build, 15 years of flying

Tom Baker, 92, landed his hand-made Volmer amphibian aircraft at Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday, October 30, 2008, where he is donating the plane to the Kentucky Aviation Museum. Baker built the plane from plans he bought and it took him 29 years to complete. He has been flying the plane, which can land on water or land, for 15 years. Read more about it.

Officer Don flies a WWII-era Warbird

Most days, Lexington Police Officer Don Evans, who is better known as “Officer Don”, can be found flying a police helicopter or reporting from the air as a traffic reporter for WKYT-TV. But in the evenings, he can often be found flying a 60-year-old WWII era warbird. The plane is one of 15 war-era planes owned and flown by Mojo Aerospace at Blue Grass Airport. Charles Bertram | Staff