Aircraft Spruce is offering a pre-order pick-up option for the upcoming AirVenture in Oshkosh. Company officials note that they have a limited supply of stock available at the booth in Oshkosh, so they encourage customers to place a pre-order by phone, fax or online and then pick up their merchandise at the show, which runs […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Summer celebration of flight
As summer begins to heat up, that can mean only one thing to true-blue aviation enthusiasts. Yup, AirVenture is coming at us like a jet fighter. In mere weeks, the annual migration of tens of thousands of pilots will start to converge on the small town of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The population swells from 50,000 to […]
Sebring Expo confirms 2014 dates
The 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo — known by most as the Sebring LSA Expo — will take center stage at Florida’s Sebring Regional Airport Jan. 16-19, 2014. Returning to its original format as an exhibition-only event, the aircraft, avionics, aviation equipment, and flying activities of Expo exhibitors will be the stars of the […]
Entry deadline for AirVenture Cup approaching
The entry deadline for the EAA AirVenture Cup Race is July 1, and race organizers are urging interested participants to get their application in as soon as possible. In the past, race participants had until a week before the race to submit their applications, but the deadline for entry is earlier this year to give […]
Burlington Aviation to host open house
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Burlington Aviation, a Cessna Pilot Center and a FAA Part 141 flight school at Burlington Alamance Regional Airport (BUY) , will host a Discover Flying Open House July 6 from 12:30 to 3:00pm. The public is invited to learn more about flying, see and tour the new Cessna Skyhawk aircraft, and enter to […]
CAF and EAA join forces for Heavy Bombers Weekend
MADISON, Wis. — In a rare gathering of World War II era aircraft, the Commemorative Air Force and the Experimental Aircraft Association are joining forces for a Heavy Bombers Weekend the weekend before EAA AirVenture. The event starts Friday, July 26, and will feature the world’s only airworthy B-29 Superfortress FIFI (pictured); the B-17 Aluminum […]
Open house slated
MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Big Bend Community College’s Aviation Maintenance Technology and Flight programs are teaming up with The Port of Moses Lake, Sonico, MillionAir, and Columbia Pacific Aviation to host an open house Sept. 21 at Grant County International Airport (MWH). The event will include a static airshow, with planes both large and small. […]
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome to hold artists, authors and photographers weekend
RHINEBECK, N.Y. — An open invitation has been offered to artists, photographers, authors and poets to participate in the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s Artists Authors and Photographers Weekend June 29-30. The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a not-for-profit organization specializing in early aviation. The museum and grounds boast some of the rarest authentic and replica planes from […]
Warbird Weekend
By DAVID RAUZI GRANGEVILLE, Idaho – All it took was 30 minutes to turn a sleepy rural airstrip into roaring runway of Warbirds. Scrambled together within a few months and hurriedly promoted, the Idaho County Airport’s first Warbird Weekend event held July 14 last year exceeded all expectations: The region exploded with cars filling the […]