The fifth Annual Touchdown Autorotation competition will be held June 28 at Jerry Trimble Helicopters (JTH) at the McMinnville Airport in Oregon. The contest begins at 10 a.m., and an all-you-can eat pancake breakfast is offered from 7 a.m.-12 p.m. The cost to enter is $75, and includes a Robinson R22 helicopter to use in the contest. […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Zenith Fly-In slated for June 20
MEXICO, Missouri — The annual Zenith Aircraft Co. Fly-In will be held Saturday, June 20, at the company’s factory on the Mexico Memorial Airport (KMYJ). Unlike the traditional Open Hangar Days in September, which host forums and technical sessions, June’s Fly-In To Summer is “informal and unstructured, keeping with the joy of summertime flying and the urge […]
Warbird Evening & Bomber Boogie in Pasco
PASCO, Wash. – Bergstrom Aircraft, Inc. will host the Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour June 12-14 at the Tri-Cities Airport (KPSC). Three iconic World War II aircraft — the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator and P-51 Mustang — will be on display with aircraft tours throughout the day. Flights in these beautifully restored historic aircraft are also available. In […]
Arch wins Red Bull Air Race in Croatia
ROVINJ, Croatia — Austria’s Hannes Arch won the Red Bull Air Race in Rovinj for the second year in a row in the most competitive race in the history of the high-speed, low-altitude sport. Martin Sonka of the Czech Republic got a career-best second place in the race, where pilots hit speeds of 370 km/h, […]
Bluebonnet Fly-In postponed due to recovery efforts at San Marcos Airport
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Due to the recent hardships faced by the local community after the Hays County flooding during Memorial Day weekend, Redbird Skyport will postpone the Bluebonnet Fly-In at San Marcos Airport. The fly-in, originally scheduled for this Saturday, May 30, will now take place on June 6. To support those affected by […]
Warbird Weekend postponed
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho — Due to scheduling conflicts, organizers for Warbird Weekend have reluctantly decided to postpone this year’s event, resuming the normal schedule for 2016. Normally held the second week in July at the Idaho County Airport, Warbird Weekend was moved up two weeks this year to June 27-28 in anticipation of the federal runway reconstruction […]
SUN ’n FUN celebrates being debt free
As the gates opened April 21 for the 41st annual SUN ‘n FUN, officials were celebrating the fact that the organization is officially debt free. When SUN ’n FUN President John “Lites” Leenhouts took the helm of the non-profit, he found it was not only $2.3 million in debut, but the organization was surviving on […]
Sporty’s awards sweepstakes plane at fly-in
A few lingering showers didn’t keep pilots from Sporty’s 11th annual fly-in, which attracted hundreds of attendees. While fly-in traffic was down, drive in traffic was up – and Sporty’s customers consumed upwards of 700 free hot dogs. This year’s fly-in hosted the largest number of exhibitors ever, according to Sporty’s officials. Seminars from Sporty’s, […]
Reno performers revealed
The Reno Air Racing Association will host a new line-up of performers at the 2015 National Championship Air Races, slated for Sept. 16-20 at the Reno Stead Airport. This year’s performers include the Breitling Jet Team, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the Commemorative Air Force’s Tora, Tora, Tora Airshow. Tora, Tora, Tora were the words transmitted by […]