A highlight of the Swift Museum Foundation’s annual event is a raffle, with the grand prize of a $30,000 credit with Ly-Con Aircraft Engines for a new or re-built engine. The winner can choose $20,000 in cash instead of the engine credit.
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Date, location set for 2024 FlightSimExpo
The fifth annual FlightSimExpo will be held June 21-23, 2024, in Las Vegas.
A new tradition: PeepsKosh
When Christian “Peeps” Roy had to miss EAA AirVenture Oshkosh a few years ago, he was devastated. That when his neighbors at Stearman Field in Kansas stepped up and created what has now become an annual tradition: PeepsKosh.
Video: Bristol Bulldog
Fred Johnsen, the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel and General Aviation News Of Wings & Things columnist, recently posted this video from the 2023 Hood River Fly-In at the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM). About 350 aircraft came to the fly-in, ranging from antiques to classic general aviation aircraft, a few warbirds, and homebuilts, Fred reports.
Picture of the Day: Back in the Montana nest
Michael Schwartz submitted this photo and note: “Returning my 1964 Cessna 182 to the Stevensville, Montana, airport, after attending a summer morning EAA breakfast event in Missoula, Montana. There were thunderstorms in the nearby mountains, which is common for this time of year, so it was time to safely retreat to the nest and enjoy coffee and friendship with local aviators.”
Jimmy Stewart’s Mustang is the best of old and new
It’s a wonderful life for Jimmy Stewart’s newly restored Mustang, now ensconced in the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot, North Dakota.
Picture of the Day: Flying over the Zenith Homecoming
Sebastien Heintz submitted this photo and note: “Jon Humberd flies his Zenith Super 701 light sport utility Sky Jeep at the annual Zenith Homecoming fly-in at the kit aircraft factory in Mexico, Missouri. The 2023 Homecoming fly-in is set for Sept. 15-16.”
Thunder and lightning over Boise for Gowen Thunder air show
It’s been seven years since the Idaho National Guard unleashed its Gowen Thunder air show spectacular in Boise — and Idaho’s aviation-thirsty segment of the population was ready for it
Video: Warbirds and Wheels
Smitty Smith of FunPlacesToFly.com just uploaded a video to YouTube shot at the Commemorative Air Force Warbirds and Wheels aviation event in Lancaster, Texas. The video, which features warbirds, experimentals, and other general aviation airplanes, does not include music, so you can hear all the wonderful engine sounds as the planes takeoff, land, and taxi.