By CELIA VANDERPOOL Down a twisty, two-lane country road about an hour’s drive southeast of Nashville, Tennessee, is an uncommon sight, even for a rural airport runway. The expected pilot challenges of trees, split rail fences, a log cabin, and nostalgic-looking hangars give way to an enormous grass runway extension. There was more than ample […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Uncooperative weather doesn’t dampen Searey fly-in enthusiasm
Uncooperative weather didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the pilots and aircraft owners who attended the Searey Splash-In, Nov. 12, 2017, at Bowden’s Landing Island Lake Seaplane Base in Umatilla, Florida. Members of Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 were instrumental in the fly-in, with host Tom Bowden a member of the chapter. Other members provided food, […]
Sebring’s DroneZone to feature one of largest drone races in the world
The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo‘s DroneZone 2018 will feature one of the largest drone races in the world with participants from all major continents. This is the second year for the DroneZone at the expo, held at the Sebring Regional Airport (KSEF) in Florida. The event is slated for Jan. 24-27, 2018. Highlighting the excitement will […]
2018 Red Bull Races to include first-ever stop in France
In 2018, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship will make eight stops around the globe, including a premiere in Cannes, the first French race in the history of the sport. The 2018 season kicks off Feb. 2-3 with a record 11th consecutive season opener in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Cannes then rolls out the red […]
DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase returns bigger and better
Aviation enthusiasts were drawn for the second year in a row to the DeLand Municipal Airport in Deland, Florida, to attend the DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase on Nov. 2-4, 2017. This year’s show seemed bigger with more displays outside and inside. Three days of good flying weather meant that people considering buying an ultralight or […]
AeroShell Aerobatic Team’s Gene McNeely retires
As the 2017 Stuart Air Show closed at Witham Field in Florida on Nov. 5, aviation enthusiasts bid a fond farewell to AeroShell Aerobatic Team member Gene McNeely, who retired after 24 years of flying the “slot” position for the team. His favorite memories are flying the night shows that he humbly explains away as […]
Classics on display at Livermore Airport
For my last airshow of the season, I ventured east of the San Francisco Bay over to the 21st annual Livermore Airport Open House and Air Show. This was my first time to this event and I was not disappointed. It had all the hallmarks of a local show: Free admission, friendly people, a laid-back […]
Pull of dry lake bed too strong to pass up for pair of Zenith
Zenith CH 601 XL-B builder Steve Smith snapped this photo and noted a “Quick stop on a dry lake bed on the way to the Copperstate Fly-in. We could not pass up the opportunity to land on this dry lake bed in Western Utah on the way to Arizona.” The high-wing plane is a Zenith […]
Scenes from the Copperstate Fly-In
Glenn Brasch of AirportCourtesyCars.com was at the 2017 Copperstate Fly-In, held Oct. 27-28 at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, and sent us these photos taken during the show: