One appeal of Airport Day events is that you can never predict what will be brought out or flown in for display, and Rio Vista Airport (O88) in California was no different.
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34th annual Fly/In Cruise/In sets records
The 34th annual Fly/In Cruise/In, held Aug. 30, 2025, at Marion Municipal Airport-McKinney Field (KMZZ) in Marion, Indiana, attracted hundreds of people, who took the opportunity to stroll along the hangar rows and fields to behold a diverse array of vehicles.
Let the Spirit move you
When you first see the Spirit Engineering SE-1, it stops you in your tracks. It conjures airplanes from an earlier era that were designed for aerodynamic efficiency that did not forget art and beauty.
A hobby that got out of control
The Creve Coeur Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, offers visitors an exciting window into what is often called the Golden Age of Aviation from 1920 to 1941.
True grassroots flying
While it looked and sounded like 1928 at Brodhead Airport in Wisconsin, it actually was early September 2025 at the Midwest Antique Airplane Club’s Grassroots Fly-In.
New Global War on Terror wing opens at Warhawk Air Museum
The new wing is a clear acknowledgement that history does not belong to a receding past alone, but is as current as those who served, and continue to serve, the armed forces of the United States in its efforts to counter terrorist activity.
Tuskegee Airmen fly into the 21st century
Isaiah Hand, a 20-year-old Aviation Science major at Tuskegee University, made history in August 2025 by earning his private pilot certificate at Moton Field — the first Tuskegee student in nearly 80 years to earn his wings under the relaunched four-year Aviation Science Degree Program. He follows the legacy of Tuskegee Airmen, who became the nation’s first Black military pilots in 1942.
Something for everyone at Wings Over Camarillo
One of my favorite West Coast air shows, 2025 marked the 44th year of this event. I really like the friendly, local ambience of this show, with a busy flight schedule filled with local pilots.
A community celebration of aviation
Watsonville Municipal Airport (KWVI) in California has a rich aviation history that has evolved over several decades. Having last visited in 2013, I was curious to see the current incarnation of the airport’s annual fly-in, renamed Fire in the Sky: Watsonville Airport Open House.