The National Warplane Museum’s 36th annual airshow, “The Greatest Show on Turf,” will be held July 8-10 at the museum in Geneseo, N.Y. Performing acts include: Focke Wulf FW-190; MIG 17 jet; Class of ’45, featuring the P-51 Mustang Quicksilver and the F4U Corsair; B-25 Panchito. The airshow will once again feature a World War […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Old Glory Honor Flight returns to Oshkosh, vets can apply for flight
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — EAA AirVenture has a strong tradition of honoring America’s veterans, and this year is no exception. Old Glory Honor Flight, partnered with EAA and American Airlines, is bringing Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight IV to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. This flight will take place on Friday, July 29. The veterans […]
Georgia airpark plans airshow and concert with Flying Musicians Association
The Flying Musicians Association‘s newest corporate member, Heaven’s Landing Mountain Estate Airpark in Georgia, will host its second annual airshow and concert June 25. “Heaven’s Landing supports the Flying Musicians Association because the FMA promotes both higher education and general aviation,” said Mike Ciochetti, Heaven’s Landing developer. “Funding for continued education in both fields of […]
Evening With Eagles Dinner unheralded heroine of Flight 1549
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — AirExpo 2016’s Evening With Eagles Dinner and Symposium on Saturday, July 16, will feature Doreen Welsh as the main speaker. When US Airways Flight 1549 crash-landed into New York’s Hudson River in 2009, Welsh was one of three flight attendants on board. Welsh will take everyone on the emotional journey of that fateful […]
A 1949 Piper Clipper in the spotlight
There are a couple of good reasons Gilbert and Barbara Pierce’s bright red 1949 Piper PA-16 Clipper occupied Space 1 on Row 1 of the vintage aircraft parking at this year’s SUN ’n FUN. First, they were early arrivals and, more importantly, their aircraft is a past champion and always receives a prime display spot. […]
Going fast on less gas
Would anyone be interested in a 250-horsepower aircraft capable of crossing the continent in just over eight hours at an average speed of 252 miles per hour while using only 61 gallons of aviation fuel, about 40 miles per gallon in cruise? That’s what California aviator Klaus Savier did the day before SUN ‘n FUN […]
The world’s smallest air show
SocialFlight.com’s Event of the Week is the 22nd Annual World’s Smallest Air Show, which will be held May 28-29 at Brian Ranch (CL13) in Llano, California. The event, which runs from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., will feature ultralight, light sport, and general aviation flying and static displays, RC airplanes, a rocket demonstration, sky divers, and other events. Food […]
AOPA Fly-In succeeds despite the rain
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association leadership and membership both turned out in impressive numbers despite rainy weather for the year’s first regional fly-in at Michael J. Smith Field in Beaufort, N.C., May 20-21. AOPA President Mark Baker brought the top members of the management team from the association’s headquarters at Frederick, Md., for the fly-in and […]
AirVenture NOTAM now available
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The FAA has released the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), featuring arrival and departure procedures for EAA’s 64th annual fly-in convention July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The NOTAM, which is in effect 6 a.m. CDT on Friday, July 22, until noon CDT on Aug. […]