Zenith Aircraft’s sixth annual “Fly in to Summer” Open Hangar Day and Fly-In Gathering at its kit factory at Mexico Memorial Airport (MYJ) in Missouri is slated for this Saturday, June 22. This will be a fun gathering of Zenith builders, flyers, and enthusiasts, and is an informal grass-roots fly-in gathering open to all aviation […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Scheyden sponsors ‘Super Dave’ Mathieson
Scheyden Precision Eyewear reports that airshow pilot “Super Dave” Mathieson has joined Team Scheyden and will fly a customized Scheyden MX2 aerobatic aircraft while sporting the company’s sunglasses and the soon-to-be-released True Aviator watch. Super Dave became an airshow pilot four years ago and has now been flying for 27 years. During that span he […]
SocialFlight teams with Cessna to support general aviation
SocialFlight has teamed with Cessna to host the event tracking and social media for Cessna’s 2013 Discover Flying Challenge. SocialFlight’s mission is to support and energize general aviation by giving pilots places to go and more reasons to fly, according to officials. The SocialFlight event database includes activities important to pilots, such as fly-ins, airshows, […]
Well-known airshow announcer Roscoe Morton dies
Renowned airshow announcer Roscoe D. Morton passed away Saturday, June 15, at his home in Frostproof, Florida. Born Dec. 10, 1931, in Elk Falls, Kansas, to the late Raymond G. and Grace E. Morton, he began his aviation career by soloing in 1947 at the age 15. He was a United States Air Force veteran […]
Heart of Texas Airshow to make its debut in September
In a year when so many airshows have been cancelled due to sequestration, D&D Marketing Concepts Inc. will debut The Heart Of Texas Airshow Sept. 28 at Texas State Technical College Airport (CNW) in Waco, Texas. The Heart Of Texas Airshow promises to provide something for everyone in an action-packed day of fun for the […]
Reno Air Races debuts new racing class for 50th anniversary
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) will unveil the Unlimited Warbird Racing Class at the 50th annual National Championship Air Races this September. Headquartered in northern Nevada, the Unlimited Warbird Racing Class (UWRC) was formed to take the place of the previous Unlimited Racing Division of the National Air Racing Group. The UWRC has secured […]
EAA signs deal with FAA to cover controller expenses at Oshkosh
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has finalized a one-time agreement with the FAA to cover nearly $450,000 in expenses related to air traffic control services at the 2013 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in, which begins on July 29. “Let me be clear: We have consistently regarded the FAA’s move as holding AirVenture and GA hostage this […]
Vertical Power to sponsor AirVenture Cup
The EAA AirVenture Cup Race has welcomed Vertical Power, a designer and producer of electronic circuit breakers for experimental and light-sport aircraft, as a major sponsor of the 2013 AirVenture Cup Race. In addition to a monetary donation, Vertical Power is donating two VP-X Pro electronic circuit breaker systems and accompanying wiring harnesses. The units […]
The show must go on
GUEST EDITORIAL By PHILIP HANDLEMAN Sequestration is forcing the Pentagon to slash $41 billion this year on top of the $487 billion reduction in defense spending already mandated over the next 10 years. Resultantly, a cruel triage within the Defense Department has taken hold. Communities across America are waking to the reality that their scheduled […]