airplanes

There are lots of things that can freak you out when they go bump in the night, but I'm thinking that few things are more freak-out worthy than an airplane tire hitting your roof.

Fresh off setting records for cargo and passengers, the Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) just got more good news. And money, too.

Travel during the holiday season is supposed to be an adventure, right? Maybe not quite to this level.

This past weekend should have been the Rockford AirFest, but since it was cancelled, we'll have to find another place to hang with some jets.

For those who didn't know, the annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Convention (or Fly-In) is billed as the "World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," and it draws over 500,000 people each year to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It's been in Oshkosh since 1970, but before that, between 1959 and 1969, it was held right here in Rockford.

Just a quick warning here...if you're a white-knuckled flier like I am, this story might not be the thing you should be looking at if you're planning on flying anytime soon. The fun began when a passenger, flying to Sao Paulo, Brazil, decided he'd try to record his plane's takeoff on a routine flight from Rio de Janeiro...