The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) Weekend at Ryan Field (2MT1) in West Glacier, Mont., is slated for June 24-26. The “no-host” fly-in is open to everyone, RAF officials note.However, due to space and safety, the number of aircraft is limited to 35. There is no limit on vehicles, campers, or people, RAF officials note. If you prefer, […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Innovations in Flight Day at Smithsonian June 18
More than 50 aircraft will be flown in for one day only for the “Innovations in Flight” family day and outdoor aviation display, held annually at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. In honor of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 100th anniversary, a variety of Coast Guard aircraft will join […]
Air Race Classic prepares for takeoff
More than 100 women pilots will take off on the adventure of a lifetime when the flag drops to mark the start of the 40th annual Air Race Classic (ARC), the oldest airplane race of its kind in the United States. Starting at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 55 planes will launch down the […]
Air Racing from the Cockpit: The champs and the challenger
Dispatch from KMDH, Carbondale/Murphysboro, Illinois: Standing on my wing, I look down the long double row of airplanes. Like an old-style barn dance, the two lines of planes face each other, spinner to spinner, across a wide taxiway. We’re arranged from fastest to slowest; the fastest planes on the east, the slowest planes on the west. […]
Video: Red Bull Air Race demo at SUN ‘n FUN
While he appreciated our coverage following SUN ‘n FUN of the first-ever Red Bull Air Race demo at a fly-in, Jeff Lee of LiveAirShowTV says he’s got something better: The official video that was shown on the Jumbotrons at the airshow. Check it out here to see Kirby Chambliss and Michael Goulian race through the […]
27th annual Father’s Day Fly-In set at 62PA
SocialFlight’s Event of the Week is the 27th Annual Father’s Day Fly-In, slated for June 17-18 at Shreveport North Airport (62PA) in Wellsville, Pennsylvania. Hosted by the Mason-Dixon Sport Flyers, organizers say they welcome any aircraft capable of operating from a well-maintained, lighted, 2,600-foot turf runway. On the grounds of the Footlight Ranch, the fly-in […]
Antique airplanes to flock to Texas
The Texas Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association will host its 54th annual fly-in Oct. 7-8 at Gainesville Municipal Airport (KGLE). According to organizers, the Fall Festival of Flight will be aa weekend of celebration, including: Antiques, classics, warbirds, replicas, and homebuilts; Static displays, exhibits, and vendors; Discounts on fuel; Door prizes; and Food, music, and flying. […]
Biggest Little Airshow draws 13,000 spectators
HONOLULU — Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s remote control “Biggest Little Airshow in Hawaii” hit record crowds with an estimated 13,000 in attendance June 4-5, for the museum’s ninth aviation event. The airshow featured open cockpits, hangar tours, restored World War II aircraft and remote control flying by some of the best pilots and aircraft from the Mainland, […]
Chino warbirds saturate the senses
By Frederick A. Johnsen Wave after wave of warbirds roared over the Chino Airport in California April 29 through May 1 in three days of commemorative flights that saturated the air with the sounds of radial and inline engines and the silhouettes of classic warplanes from another era. Put on annually by the Planes of […]