Dan Patterson

The world famous aviator, General Chuck Yeager, died earlier this month he was 97. Yeager was born in Hamlin, West Virginia, enlisted after high school, and flew 64 combat missions as a fighter pilot against Germany during world during world war two. After that, he trained as a test pilot here in Dayton and in 1947 became the first man to break the sound barrier. WYSO’s aviation commentator Dan Patterson, met Yeager several times and has this remembrance.

If you need a break from man-made entertainment, there’s still time to see Comet NEOWISE in the night sky over southwest Ohio. Get a pair of binoculars...

WYSO’s aviation commentator Dan Patterson has had some time on his hands lately like many of us. And he’s used the extra hours of isolation to return to...

The basics of flying are a time tested routine that goes back to the Wright brothers. Aviation commentator Dan Patterson has some thoughts about that...

World War I ended 100 years ago. It was called The Great War and the War to end all Wars, and the centuries long way of fighting on the ground changed...

On May 17, the National Museum of the United States Air Force opens an exhibit about the Memphis Belle, a WWII B-17 Flying Fortress. The exhibit tells...

Over the weekend the Dayton International Airport celebrated its 80th anniversary. When it opened, it was called Dayton Municipal Airport. And opening...

Memorial services will be held Friday in Louisville Kentucky for Muhammad Ali. Local photographer Dan Patterson has fond memories of Ali. In 1971, I...

Last Saturday night, the future of aviation came to Dayton, where manned flight was created. The Solar Impulse, an electrically powered aircraft, which...

A story on NPR last month got our aviation commentator's attention. Dan Patterson heard that the US Navy has returned to teaching celestial navigation –...