AOPA will take the coming year off from producing its regional fly-ins, instead debuting the AOPA Aviator Showcase and the AOPA Pilot Gathering Air Tour.
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Video: Best air show vapor action
“Here’s the best air show vapor action we’ve seen in one place in a long time.”
DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase rescheduled, hopefully to January
Officials said they’ll put on the show “as soon as circumstances allow — hopefully in late January 2021, a date already suggested by several fans of the showcase.”
A baby of a fly-in
The fly-in, which attracted four airplanes, was the largest gathering of “our beloved tiny Baby Great Lakes biplane.”
Blast from the past: A classic air show
Slip back in time to 1976. Gasoline cost 57 cents a gallon. That January saw the first commercial Concorde supersonic transport flight. The Winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck, Austria. Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs started a new company called Apple Computers. And in Harlingen, Texas, the Confederate Air Force gave an air show for the ages.
Drone conference to go virtual
XPONENTIAL 2020, the largest trade show for the drone industry, will be held virtually Oct. 5-8.
Fly-In awards YouTube stars
The fly-in, one of the few held this year, honored YouTube stars.
Airshow memories
Photorapher Robert Talarczyk presents some memorable shots from past airshows to help us get over this year’s cancellations.
Dynon plans week of ‘Oshkosh’ events
Programming includes virtual booth visits, webinars, forums and a virtual “hangar” happy hour.