Flying World War I-era Nieuport 11s, the Kansas City Dawn Patrol was formed in 1988 to show folks at Missouri fly-ins the first airplane flown in combat by an organized U.S. squadron. One of the founders, Dick Starks, says that when F-22 or F-15 pilots accept an invitation to jump in his Nieuport cockpit, Theyre amazed. Three instruments on the panel, a stick, rudder, and throttle. And thats all. (Video: Chris Gerlach and Tim Gerlach)

There's nothing more disconcerting than the words 'engine' and 'lost', especially when you put those words together and you take into account the fact that you're in an airplane. And you're flying it. And you're 17 years old.

Sierra Lund was 400 feet in the air during a solo flight when the plane’s engine quit. She had just taken off from Atlanta Regional Airport in Peachtree City. Read more: http://2wsb.tv/29l6sh0

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