World Airshow News has named Skip Stewart the 2013 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. Skip is known worldwide for his high-energy airshow performances in his highly modified Pitts biplane. He is a master at grabbing the audience’s attention with his spine-tingling tumbles, ribbon cuts, and knife-edge passes. Skip has also been an […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Forward momentum
Transitioning from flying a Cessna 152 to an RV-7 is a lot like learning to drive in the family station wagon, then getting a Porsche. You can’t help but envy the guys who get to do it. Scott Sundstrom from Friendswood, Texas, had that very experience just in time for last summer’s AirVenture. Scott, accompanied […]
Rod Machado featured at Iowa’s PilotPalooza
Rod Machado, who is on a mission to keep the fun in aviation education, is the featured speaker for the first ever Iowa PilotPalooza. The Iowa PilotPalooza will be held June 1 at the Boone Municipal Airport (25 mi northwest of Des Moines) from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Event organizers are challenging all pilots […]
Breitling increases Reno Air Race sponsorship
The National Championship Air Races has announced that its longtime sponsor, Breitling, has significantly increased its sponsorship over the next three years and will also be bringing the world famous Jetman to Reno this fall for a rare North American performance. This is the largest sponsorship commitment in the Reno Air Race’s 49-year history, according […]
Museum cancels RC airshow, family days due to sequestration
DAYTON, Ohio — The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has cancelled the annual Giant Scale Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Show and the July and August Family Days as the impacts of sequestration continue. The events are being cancelled due to restrictions associated with the planned Department of Defense furloughs, which are scheduled to begin […]
Maryland Festival of Flight slated
The third annual Maryland Regional Festival of Flight will be held on Saturday, June 8, at The Ocean City Airport from 7 a.m. until noon. The airshow begins at noon at the beach. The Festival, hosted by The Federal Aviation Administration’s Safety Team (FAAST), will feature Wings approved seminars for aviators of all backgrounds throughout […]
EAA asked to cover some costs for AirVenture controllers
Even after the Congress enacted legislation that enabled the FAA to fully fund air traffic services, the agency is asking the Experimental Aircraft Association to cover some of the costs for its AirVenture operations, including air traffic controllers’ travel, per diems, and overtime, which had traditionally been covered by the FAA. “This issue is significantly […]
Sporty’s Fly-In draws enthusiastic crowds
Sporty’s Ninth Annual Fly-In went off without a hitch last Saturday despite the all-day threat of thunderstorms. About 100 aircraft made the trip to Ohio’s Clermont County Airport (I69), coming from as far away as Virginia, Maryland and Michigan. “We’re thrilled with the number of attendees, especially from the local community” says Sporty’s President Michael […]
Star of Disney’s Planes to appear at Oshkosh
The star of Disney’s “Planes,” the animated feature set to be released this summer, will be featured at this year’s AirVenture in Oshkosh during the airshow. Playing the role of Dusty in the airshow performances is Texas-based aerial applicator Rusty Lindeman, who customized one of his own Air Tractor AT-301 airplanes to match Dusty’s paint […]