Aircraft Spruce will once again offer customers the option to pick up orders placed in advance at SUN ‘n FUN, slated for April 5-10 in Lakeland, Florida. Company officials note they will have a limited amount of stock available at the SUN ‘n FUN booth, so they encourage customers to place their orders before the […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Annual RAF Weekend moves to Triple Tree
The annual donor appreciation fly-in for the Recreational Aviation Foundation will move this year to Triple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, South Carolina.The fly-in, slated for June 3-5, was moved to the South Carolina field to accommodate more airplanes and people, according to RAF officials. The fly-in has traditionally been held the last weekend of June […]
Greg Koontz lands Super Legend on pickup truck
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas — American Legend Aircraft Company reports the successful completion and testing of a new Super Legend HP aircraft to be used in Greg Koontz Airshows’ World’s Smallest Airport flying routine. Pilot and performer Greg Koontz concluded the tests of the Super Legend by successfully landing the aircraft on top of a moving pickup truck. The […]
Tour NASA and the Lone Star Flight Museum
Join in for the United States Pilots Association (USPA) spring fly out to Houston, Galveston, and NASA Friday March 4 to Sunday March 6. Highlights include a private, behind the scenes tour of NASA and the Lone Star Flight Museum, along with dinner theater and local sightseeing. Membership in USPA is not necessary, but advance registration is. […]
Tips: Flying into airshows
Several of our readers responded to a request for pilot tips on airshows. Here are just a few: Don Howard, Blanco, Texas: Every pilot HAS to go at least once to AirVenture, and fly if possible. Talk to someone responsible who has flown to Oshkosh. It’s not hard, but it is certainly different, You have […]
SocialFlight Event of the Week: Challenge Air
Join Challenge Air this Saturday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Brown Field Municipal Airport (KSDM) in San Diego for the Challenge Air for kids and friends fly-in. Challenge Air gives children with special need the gift of flight from volunteer pilots. The goal of Challenge Air is to give children with special […]
Small shows with big impact
Twelve years ago when Light-Sport Aircraft burst on the aviation scene, pilots were hungry to learn more about these machines. Not only could they be flown without a medical, they were packed with new technologies. Glass cockpits and carbon fiber fuselages are now common, but LSA were among the first to adopt them. Most of […]
NBC Sports to air special on Reno Air Races
The NBC Sports Network will air a one-hour show Sunday, March 27, featuring the National Championship Air Races. The program begins at noon Pacific Standard Time. “The fact that the National Championship Air Races, the fastest motor sport in the world, will be the feature of a one-hour show to air on the NBC Sports […]
SocialFlight.com Event of the Week: Falcon Warbirds
On Saturday, Feb. 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., check out the Falcon Warbirds Breakfast, Warbird and Classic Car Show at Falcon Field (KFFZ) in Mesa, Arizona. The Falcon Warbirds include a Beechcraft T-34 Mentor, a Nanchang CJ6-A, a North American T-28 Trojan, a Ryan Navion, a Yakovlev Yak-50, and a Yakovlev Yak-52. These are […]