This year’s Zenith Aircraft Homecoming Annual Open Hangar Days and Fly-In celebrates the company’s 30th anniversary.
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Warbird Roundup 2022: Rare aircraft and record attendance
Take a sunny weekend in Idaho’s Treasure Valley, add about 20 warbirds, and mix with the friendly ambience of the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa. This recipe created the largest crowd on record for the museum’s Warbird Roundup.
First-ever Blakesburg Bendix challenges pilots
For the Blakesburg Bendix, pilots estimated how long it would take them to fly from Hastings Municipal Airport (KHSI) in Nebraska, making stops at Crete Municipal Airport (KCEK) in Nebraska, Red Oak Municipal Airport (KRDK) in Iowa, and Greenfield Municipal Airport (KGFZ) in Iowa, with Blakesburg, Iowa’s Antique Airfield the end of the race during the 2022 Antique Airplane Association Fly-In.
Picture of the Day: Airplanes everywhere
General Aviation News photographer Megan Vande Voort captured this photo of a pilot wearing a T-shirt with an airplane on the back taking his own photos of airplanes at the 2022 Antique Airfield Association’s annual fly-in in Blakesburg, Iowa, over Labor Day weekend.
Antiques make their way Back to Blakesburg
While this year’s fly-in was not the biggest, “it certainly was one of the best,” says Brent Taylor, president of the Antique Airplane Association, “with good weather, a great crowd with many new faces, as well as familiar ones, lots of flying, plus an outstanding variety of aircraft.”
Picture of the Day: A shiny Silvaire
General Aviation News photographer Megan Vande Voort took this photo at the 2022 Antique Airplane Association annual fly-in, which was held Aug. 30-Sept. 5 in Blakesburg, Iowa. She captured many photos, including this one of a Luscombe 8 at Antique Airfield (IA27).
Picture of the Day: An AirVenture adventure
Stephen Seidel recently submitted this photo taken through the nose turret of a B-25 during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022.
Picture of the Day: Spit and polish
General Aviation News photographer Megan Vande Voort went “back to Blakesburg” for the 2022 Antique Airplane Association annual fly-in at Antique Airfield (IA27) in Iowa, which was held Aug. 30-Sept. 5. On opening day, she captured this Staggerwing getting cleaned up before the show.
Picture of the Day: What’s a pilot without a mechanic?
General Aviation News columnist William E. Dubois spied this message at a display while at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, a message, he says, that speaks for itself.