If airport events conjure up big crowds on acres of concrete, you might be pleasantly surprised to learn that one of America’s quaint little islands is about to host its fifth annual Fly-In and Community Open House, Saturday, July 26. Friday Harbor Airport, on San Juan Island in Washington state, hosts a free day-long family friendly event, […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
The ‘voice’ of the Friday Harbor Fly-In
If you have been at Friday Harbor Airport in Washington state for its annual Fly-In and Community Open House, you have heard its announcer describing the exciting fly-bys of antique and military planes. But you may not know that you were hearing the voice of Richard Drury. Rick really knows airplanes, especially the giant Douglas […]
Pilot Proficiency Project returns to AirVenture
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and Redbird Flight Simulations will host free Pilot Proficiency Program sessions at AirVenture 2014 from Monday, July 28, through Saturday, Aug. 2. The sessions will focus solely on 11 VFR and IFR scenarios in a Redbird MCX motion simulator, which is a full-motion Aviation Training Device with dual controls […]
Avemco Oshkosh forums focus on safety tips
Avemco Insurance Company will present educational sessions before and during EAA’s AirVenture 2014. Mike Adams, Avemco’s Vice President of Underwriting, will present “Claim Proof Yourself (as best you can)”, geared specifically towards Cessna and Piper aircraft at the Cessna Pilot Organization and Piper Owner Society annual “Gateway to Oshkosh” convention at Stevens Point (STE) in Wisconsin […]
Aircraft Spruce to sponsor Aviation Expo
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. has been brought on as a premiere sponsor of the 2014 FLYING Aviation Expo. Aircraft Spruce has been a mainstay in the aircraft business, selling parts to pilots all over the world for nearly 50 years. “Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. is known throughout the aviation industry as a trusted […]
Red Bull Air Race moves finale from China to Austria
The 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season final will now be staged at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, on October 25 and 26. The final race of the season has been moved to the F1 circuit in the Styrian mountains in place of the original race location in China due to feasibility. This will serve as a homecoming of sorts, as the series started with its first-ever race in Zeltweg, Austria.
Flying a seaplane to OSH Seaplane Base?
Are you planning to fly to the AirVenture Oshkosh Seaplane Base on Lake Winnebego? If so, you might want to swing by EAA’s Seaplane Base Arrivals website.
Annual ‘migration’ to Willapa Harbor Airport approaching
Pilots from throughout the northwest – and beyond – are invited to “flock” to the Willapa Harbor Airport (2S9) Saturday, August 9 (11 a.m.-4 p.m.). The promise of fresh succulent Willapa Bay Oysters beckons private pilots to the fifth annual Oyster Feed Fly-in sponsored by the EAA Willapa Harbor Pilots Association chapter.
Greg Koontz to receive 2014 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship
Greg Koontz has been named the 2014 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. Koontz is known throughout North America and parts of Latin America as a foremost authority on American Champion Super Decathlon aircraft, according to officials with World Airshow News, which bestows the award. His aerobatic routines in both the Super Decathlon and the […]