LAKELAND, Florida — About 200,000 people from more than 60 countries visited the 42nd Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, held April 5-10 at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport. Other numbers of note: Brazil, Canada and United Kingdom once again had the highest amount of visitors 251 attendees took advantage of the free ticket offer for active […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Reno Air Races issues call for volunteers
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has issued a call for volunteers for this year’s National Championship Air Races, slated for Sept. 14-18 at the Reno-Stead Airport in Nevada. Volunteers are needed in areas including security/gate control, parking management, food and beverage services, hospitality, transportation services, ticket sales, site preparation, operations, logistics, and in the office. RARA […]
45th annual Antique Fly-In slated for Saturday
SocialFlight’s Event of the Week is the Potomac Antique Aero Squadron 45th Annual Antique Fly-In. The fly-in will be held Saturday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Massey Aerodrome (MD1) in Massey, Maryland. Early arrivals are more than welcome to arrive on Friday, organizers note. Aircraft judging will commence on Saturday morning at 9 […]
Air Racing from the Cockpit: A hard day’s work
Dispatch from KTRL, Terrell, Texas: I pull my mixture control knob all the way back, turn the key three clicks to the left to shut off the mags, and reach up to flip the master switch down. Race 53’s engine doesn’t like to stop running, but finally sputters, coughs, stops. The spinning prop makes one last […]
Blue Angels will be star attraction at this year’s Reno Air Races
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) have revealed that the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels will headline this year’s performers at the 2016 National Championship Air Races, slated from Sept. 14-18, at the Reno-Stead Airport. The Wings of Blue United States Air Force (USAF) Jump Team will also perform and Jim Peitz will pilot an aerobatic Beechcraft […]
The Flying Proms Symphony Air Show takes flight June 11
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Military Aviation Museum is hosting The Flying Proms Symphony Air Show on Saturday, June 11, at the Military Aviation Museum in Pungo. Gates open at 3 p.m. with the concert starting at 7 p.m. Now in its sixth installment, the Military Aviation Museum’s Flying Proms is the only event of […]
Annual Ojibwa All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Fly-In Saturday
SocialFlight’s Event of the Week is the Annual Ojibwa All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Fly-In, slated for Saturday, June 4, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Ojibwa Airpark (D11) in Weidman, Michigan. D11 is a 3,600 -oot X 125-foot grass strip located approximately 13 nm northwest (302 radial) of Mount Pleasant (KMOP). The attendance at this annual event has […]
Pristine Waco 10 stuns SUN ‘n FUN crowds
In the beginning, Waco 10 owners Dave and Jeanne Allen had a 1930 Waco 10 data plate, some paperwork and a mountain of dreams. Now, 28 years later, they fly NC662Y, a pristine, vintage flyer that draws a crowd at nearly every airport they land. Dave, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot who later flew […]
Video: Warbirds over Addison
Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com attended the “Warbirds Over Addison” event at Cavanaugh Flight Museum, in Addison, Texas. Cavanaugh Flight Museum is home to the largest collection of flying historic and military aircraft in the Southwest.