STORY and PHOTOS By HAYMAN TAM Colorado is the home of several airshows and mile-high airshow fans turned out in force to welcome the birth of a new airshow in the state. The inaugural Pikes Peak Regional Air Show took place in August at Colorado Springs Airport (COS). The show benefits two museums in Colorado Springs: […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Sisters sweep Scheme Designers Oshkosh scavenger hunt
The Scheme Designers Scavenger Hunt at this year’s AirVenture drew contestants of all ages and nationalities. Ultimately, the winners of the scavenger hunt was a team of sisters, Amelia Stagg, 11, and Piper Stagg, 9, of Lancaster, Pa. (shown in the photo below with Craig Barnett, Scheme Designers president). The girls spent the week at KOSH, and made the scavenger […]
LiveAirShowTV releases Heritage Invitational preview
LiveAirshowTV has released its annual preview of the planes participating in the National Aviation Heritage Invitational during the Reno Air Races. This year over 25 planes are entered.
Culpeper Air Fest slates flight over Washington, D.C., monuments
CULPEPER, Va. — Culpeper Air Fest will serve as a home base on Friday, Oct. 10 for the ground-breaking Potomac Flight, a unique flyover of Washington D.C.’s greatest landmarks including the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery. This once-in-a-lifetime flight will feature the North American T-6 Texans, a two-seat aircraft used as the advanced trainer for World War II […]
Silver Wings Fraternity convention slated for Oct. 2-4
By MICHAEL TAYLOR, Silver Wings Fraternity PAO The Silver Wings Fraternity Aviation Scholarship Foundation will host its 2014 annual convention in Pensacola, Florida, from Oct. 2-4. The convention hotel is the Comfort Inn on North Davis Highway and is located northwest of the Pensacola Regional Airport (KPNS). Most activities take place on Naval Air Station Pensacola. President […]
SocialFlight expands worldwide
SocialFlight, a web and mobile app for finding events and interesting places to fly, is expanding worldwide. This includes international aviation events, airports and Points-of-Interest (POIs) within walking distance of airports and aviation events. Local aviation METAR weather is also provided for most airports. Following this latest expansion, SocialFlight now contains nearly 30,000 airports around the […]
Second annual Maule Homecoming Fly-In slated
The second annual Maule Homecoming Fly-In will be held Sept. 26-28 at Maule Air at Spence Field (KMUL) in Moultrie, Ga. Last year’s event was a great success, even considering the short notice and weather blocking many attendees from coming, according to company officials, who note that more than 100 people and 22 aircraft (Maules, Cirrus, Cessnas, […]
Triple Tree Fly-In features Southern hospitality
By JONI M. FISHER This is not your port-a-potty and picnic table kind of fly-in. No, siree. The 8th Annual Triple Tree Fly-In near Greenville, South Carolina, will be held Sept. 3-7, featuring the finest in Southern hospitality. A veteran of six Triple Tree Fly-Ins, I enthusiastically recommend it. In rain and shine, Triple Tree […]
Flying Cup Challenge winners compete at Oshkosh
Performing in an airshow is on many a pilot’s bucket list. Twelve young men from all over the world had that special opportunity at AirVenture this year through the Flying Cup Challenge. The young men competed against one another in a Redbird FMX, a full-motion flight simulator placed on the main stage in the center of […]