CONROE, Texas — The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has reached an agreement with NextGen Aero for anchor sponsorship of the inaugural MODAERO NextGen Aviation Festival, slated for March 16-19, 2016, at the Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport. “MODAERO was created to meet the untapped demand for an aviation event featuring the topics, interests and culture […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Snowbirds to appear at Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Canadian Forces Snowbirds, one of the most popular military aerial demonstration teams in the world, will include EAA AirVenture Oshkosh as part of its 2016 schedule, which would be the first time in more than 30 years that the team will be back at Oshkosh. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the 64th […]
Pictures of the day: Santa visits KDDH
Approximately 400 people attended the Christmas Fly-In Santa Drop and Potluck Lunch at the William H. Morse State Airport (KDDH) in Bennington, Vermont. The two-day event, which was free to the community, was highlighted by Santa Claus arriving by plane on Saturday, Dec. 19, and Supersonic Skydiving Santa and his Saratoga Skydiving Elves arriving by skydiving on […]
Drones to be featured at Sebring Expo
Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also known as drones and remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) will be on display at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Jan. 20-23, in Sebring, Florida. The drones will be exhibited and demonstrated inside Hangar 60 in an area designated as the “Drone Home.” Exhibits inside the hangar will flank a flight demonstration […]
Fighting off boredom
Chuck and Shannon Avon attended the 2015 Blakesburg Fly-In. When Chuck came across Sparky Barnes Sargent’s story on the fly-in on the General Aviation News website, he called me to buy a copy of the print edition with that story. His Stinson 108 was in the “sunset” photo at the end of the online story. Sadly, […]
Pictures of the day: Stuart Air Show
The annual Stuart Air Show was held in early November at Witham Field Airport (KSUA) in Stuart, Florida. Photographer Kenneth Strohm was there and captured some of the action. Check out his photos below:
Survey finds airshows a great way to attract next generation of pilots
Nearly 10% of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people who attend airshows each year have a pilot’s license. Another 39.5% say they are considering taking flying lessons, according to the most recent airshow spectator survey from the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS). “Airshows and the experiences young people have at airshows are a driving […]
The incentives young aviators need: Fast planes, new friends and good food
By ALLISON LEEWARD I’m awoken on a cool Georgia morning by the sound of a shiny blue beauty buzzing my tent only 50 yards away. Long-time friend and fellow aviator Rocky Driggers enjoys waking us all up with a dawn patrol, whether it is in his pristine V-tail Bonanza or with the grumbling radial of […]
AERO takes aim at next generation
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — The AERO will take off with about 600 exhibitors from April 20-23, 2016. The focus of Europe’s largest general aviation trade fair will stretch from light aircraft and helicopters to business jets. At the same time, special focus areas like the e- flight expo, Avionics Avenue, the Aero Conferences, the Engine Area and […]