During its annual convention in Las Vegas last week, the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) recognized several individuals and organizations for their achievements and contributions during the 2012 airshow season. Air boss Wayne Boggs, airshow performer Rob Holland, former U.S. Navy Blue Angels team lead Captain Greg McWherter, and the Airpower Arkansas at Little […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Looking ahead to the Sebring LSA Expo
The holidays approach like a lumbering airliner on final, sure and certain. With its arrival, aviation in America can take stock of the year and begin the anticipation for a new season to dawn once the days begin to lengthen. Winter in many northern states is a time of reduced recreational flying activity but (speaking […]
Snakes on a (vintage) plane
There are certain traditions at airshows. For example, AirVenture is not complete for me until I see Ron Johnson’s 1941 PT-22. Although it’s technically a Warbird, Johnson, who hails from Rockford, Ill., parks in the Vintage Area — and places toy rubber snakes on the wings of his airplane. According to Johnson, the snakes are […]
The family Cub
“They look like a field of buttercups,” is how one visitor to AirVenture 2012 described the sea of J-3 Cubs parked in the vintage area of Oshkosh. This year is the 75th anniversary of the popular Piper airplane and as part of the celebration Cubs arrived in droves at the big show, one after another […]
All new Paradise City at SUN ’n FUN
After a lengthy delay while various government agencies squabbled about exact plans (gee… sound familiar?), earth is being moved on the grounds of the SUN ’n FUN campus on Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport in Florida, to create an all-new Paradise City. “You’d be amazed at all the activity,” related longtime Paradise City area chairman Dave Piper. […]
SocialFlight 2.0 launches
Where2 Interactive has launched SocialFlight 2.0, a newly enhanced version of the free mobile app that provides pilots with an interactive map of thousands of aviation events and the ability to share those events with friends. This new release also coincides with membership surpassing 10,000 users and the database reaching over 3,000 aviation events in […]
Rocky Mountain Airshow moves up a week next year
DENVER — Advance tickets are now on sale for the Rocky Mountain Airshow, which moves up a week in 2013 with new dates of Aug. 16-18. Organizers report that this year’s airshow broke all previous attendance records throughout the weekend with attendance of 60,000. Featuring aerial performances, the show added Hot Air Balloons and expanded […]
Wings of Freedom Tour to stop at Sebring LSA Expo
The Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour will stop at the Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, this January. Expected to attend the show, known by most as the Sebring LSA Expo, is the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine,” Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft,” and P-51 Mustang (pictured). All are slated to fly into […]
Toys for Tots returns to Ramona Airport
POWAY, Calif. — Airport tenants, local families, San Diego County Airports and Delkin Devices, a local manufacturer in Poway, are once again partnering with the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to bring the event back to Ramona Airport for the sixth time this Saturday, Dec. 8. Toys for Tots collects new, unopened toys, which are […]