Check out this video of the SkySpark‘s (an electric-powered airplane) record setting flight.

Charlie Harris, Chairman of the National Biplane Association submitted the following report from “The Grande Finale Biplane Expo” in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. After 23 successful years, the event is being retired. Below is a photo gallery from the show. Images from Rick Bryant of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Under three days of perfect blue skies and full moon cloudless evenings, “The Final Curtain” of The Biplane Expo’s extraordinarily successful run of 23 years of “Biplanes at Bartlesville” came to a standing ovation close on Saturday evening June 6, 2009.

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As a newspaperman, and a pilot, this CBS News story is a kick. Do yourself a favor. Take a 5-minute break and watch this video. Enjoy! (Note: there is a 30-second commercial before the video starts.)

Diamond Star XLS attracted a long look from a young family.

Galvin Flying Services hosted its first Piston Aircraft Expo last Friday at Seattle’s Boeing Field. The idea was simple enough. Galvin opened a portion of their ramp to showcase some of the new aircraft a prospective buyer might find on the market. This was not a Galvin exclusive event either. Pete Aldassy, an aircraft salesman for Galvin, invited a number of area salespeople to show off their product.

Included on the ramp was a CubCrafters SportCub, a Cessna Corvaliss TT and 400, a Hawker Beechcraft Premier I, a KingAir B200 and a Baron 58, a Piper Meridian G1000, one Remos GX, a Jabiru J250-SP, an Evektor SportStar Plus, a Diamond Star XLS, a Mooney Acclaim, and a Cirrus SR22 Turbo GS. In addition, to spice up the ramp even more, local auto dealer, Barrier Motors was invited to bring a few vehicles as well. Barrier brought a Porsche Carrera S, an Audi Q5, a Porsche Cayenne Transsyberia Tiptronic, a Mercedes Benz C63, and a Volvo XC60.

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The University of North Dakota (UND) Flying Team recorded their 15th National Championship at the recently concluded National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) SAFECON competition in St. Louis. “The NIFA National Championship is equivalent to the NCAA Championships for athletics,” said Bruce Smith, dean of UND Aerospace. “It is a benchmark for measuring the overall excellence of our college’s academic and flight operations activities.”

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach placed second with a score of 398 points and Western Michigan University was third with 291 points.

For more information, read the complete UND press release.