Perhaps it was the newly-passed Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 and improved business conditions, but the mood at AirVenture 2016 was especially positive and upbeat this year, with Experimental Aircraft Association CEO and Chairman Jack Pelton calling it the best Oshkosh ever. Although this year’s overall attendance was up only slightly — 563,000 versus 558,000 last year — camping […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Southeast Aviators celebrate one-year anniversary with fly-in
The one-year anniversary of the the inaugural fly-in for the Southeast Aviators will be held Aug 27 at 11 a.m. at Donaldson Jet Center at Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH) in Greenville, S.C. The Southeast Aviators (SEA) is a group of pilots and aviation enthusiasts who enjoy flying and helping other pilots. While the expressed purpose for the […]
Picture of the day: AirVenture arrivals and takeoffs
In the many photos Bill Walker sent in from this year’s AirVenture was this one that shows a Cessna 195 departing the show as another aircraft arrives over Wittman Regional Airport at Oshkosh.
Picture of the day: Patriotic plane
Frequent contributor Bill Walker caught this photo of an experimental SP150 as it literally drops onto the runway at the STOL competition and demonstration at AirVenture 2016.
Plymouth Airshow this weekend
The SocialFlight event of the week is the Plymouth Airshow and Open House Saturday, Aug. 20, at Plymouth Municipal Airport (KPYM) in Massachusetts. The airshow, which starts at 10 a.m. and goes until 2 p.m., features one of Plymouth’s own hometown heroes, Michael Goulian. Goulian will be performing in his Extra 330SC. Other activities will include helicopter […]
Picture of the day: Yee Haw!
Frequent contributor Bill Walker snapped this photo at AirVenture 2016 of Yee Haw IV, a Just Aircraft Super STOL, as it launched during the Short Take Off and Landing competition at Oshkosh.
Two concerts slated for Reno Air Races
RENO, Nevada – For the first time in its 53 year history, the National Championship Air Races will feature two concerts this year. The concerts, which will be on Friday and Saturday night, will occur after the day’s final air race and are free to race attendees. “We know that when the final air race […]
Pictures of the day: Yankee Lady at Oshkosh
Frequent contributor Bill Walker snapped these shots of Yankee Lady at AirVenture 2016:
Pictures of the day: A good day to practice
David Baldwin sent in these photos of an F-22 Raptor and P-51 Mustang, and a LockheedT-33 Shooting Star, snapped July 29, 2016, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, during an Arctic Thunder Special Needs and Family Day. “Special Needs and Family Day was a by-invitation-only event designed to accommodate those with a physical, intellectual, […]