<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Chateau Aeronautique Winery, Blue Skies Brewery, & Mile High Distillery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where wine, beer, and spirits take flight.]]></description><link>https://www.milehighdistillery.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:19:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.milehighdistillery.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Now the rest of the story]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have not read "An interesting experience from a pilot " please go back and read that blog before this one! My first flight trip on the DC-8 was a day trip through South America. I was a brand-new Flight Engineer operating under the watchful eye of a 75-year-old Flight Engineer instructor. The first leg, from Miami to Lima, Peru, was an exhilarating five-hour flight over Cuba, the Caribbean Sea, and the mountainous jungles of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. I still remember the moment we...]]></description><link>https://www.milehighdistillery.com/post/now-the-rest-of-the-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6ca270bd59259eef880b62</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:35:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/33cdca_c06c50eaae3f49b6a90ba48915ee8fe4~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_840,h_556,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>chateauaeronautiqu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An interesting experience from a pilot....]]></title><description><![CDATA[The DC-8 was originally built in 1958 by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was Mr. Douglas's first jet transport; its predecessor, the DC-7, was a piston-powered airliner. The DC-8 is a large airplane. The stretched versions could carry up to 18 cargo containers (4.5 tractor-trailer loads) or, in passenger service, as many as 259 passengers. Early jet engines were loud, smoky, and thirsty. I remember standing on the ramp in Trinidad watching friends depart in a DC-8. The ground literally shook...]]></description><link>https://www.milehighdistillery.com/post/an-interesting-experience-from-a-pilot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6ca0d2bd59259eef8806e2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:24:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/33cdca_59f8f617fe3b41309e74fd227e50b2b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>chateauaeronautiqu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[✈️The Remarkable Story Behind Our 1940 Stearman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered where our 1940 Boeing Stearman has been… and whose hands have guided it over the past 86 years? This week I took a deep dive into our Stearman’s history, and what I uncovered was far more fascinating than I ever expected.  Among the aircraft records is the original Bill of Sale showing that Kenneth L. Bemis of Brawley, California purchased our Stearman in 1952—for the princely sum of $10.00.  Yes… ten dollars. Forty-two years later, in 1994, Mr. Bemis sold the...]]></description><link>https://www.milehighdistillery.com/post/the-remarkable-story-behind-our-1940-stearman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6c9cdf1cbb638c174343aa</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:02:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/33cdca_b80da190a0a340598085a399563344d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>chateauaeronautiqu</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>