The 2023 National Championship Air Races attracted a number of vintage racing aircraft to the final event held at storied Reno/Stead Field (KRTS), including the pristine white P-51D Mustang known as the Bardahl Special.
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What’s in that hangar?
In the latest episode of FunPlacesToFly’s video series “What’s in that hangar” Smitty Smith visits with Tom Ferraro, show shows off his 1938 Stinson SR 10J, which was flown at one time by Jimmy Doolittle.
Behind the scenes at the Oshkosh tower
Ever wonder what it would be like to be an air traffic controller at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh? In the newest video in the “Why I Fly” series from the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
Fun, friendship, and Southern hospitality
If you’ve been to the Triple Tree Fly-In, you make it an annual getaway. If you haven’t, raise your standards. Treat yourself to Triple Tree.
A fun flying sport: Navigation Flying
In its “Aviation No Tie Downs” YouTube video series, Lightspeed Aviation introduces us to Navigation Flying, a general aviation sport of flying as precisely as possible.
British Bulldog is inspired Oregon creation
“This thing takes off like a bat out of hell,” said Oregon’s Ed Storos, who took two decades to build his replica British Bulldog.
The magical Grassroots Fly-In
The Midwest Antique Airplane Club’s private, members-only Grassroots Fly-in is held annually at Brodhead Airport (C37) in Wisconsin the weekend after Labor Day. At this scintillating field of dreams, life’s concerns and complexities are literally transcended.
STOL racing and more from 2023 Reno Air Races
General Aviation News‘ Fred Johnsen was on hand to catch all the action at the last-ever races held in Reno. Here’s his videos from all the action on Friday and Saturday of the 2023 event, as well as the STOL racing.
The 32nd annual Fly/In Cruise/In sets records
2023 was a record-setting year for the 32nd annual Fly/In Cruise/In. Held on Saturday of Labor Day weekend every year, the weather was perfect this year. The sky was brilliant blue, and the traffic pattern was humming with all sorts of aircraft, while the well-orchestrated mass arrival of vintage and antique cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, and more poured through the gates and onto the grounds of Marion Municipal Airport-McKinney Field in Indiana.