Seven Stearmans and more than a dozen Stearman owners gathered at Stafford Regional Airport (KRMN) in Virginia on May 18, 2019, for the first fly-in of the Mid-Atlantic Stearman Association. The association hopes to make the fly-in an annual event. According to Lee Fox, those attending admired each others’ planes and swapped knowledge and tips […]
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Ageless Aviation expands Stearman fleet to honor Midwest veterans
A Dream Flight inspired a community to raise $125,000 to buy a Stearman to honor military veterans.
Bad weather doesn’t dampen National Stearman Fly-In
A little bad weather didn’t stop the success of the 47th National Stearman Fly-In.
Pictures of the Day: Stearman reflections
Lee Fox submitted the following photos, taken by Brian Rosenstein, and a note: “Topping off this newly acquired Stearman right after a passing rain shower created a chance puddle that afforded a photo op that was not to be passed up. The picture was taken at Shannon Airport (KEZF) in Virginia, home of the Shannon […]
Picture of the Day: Waiting for takeoff
Jeff Kimball sent in this photo for Picture of the Day, calling it “Waiting for takeoff.” It was taken at Gillespie Field near San Diego, May 11, 2018, during a Stearman Fly-In. Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent […]
Historic plane finds a home at an historic place
For Mike Cifelli, three’s the charm. The Long Island resident owns three airplanes: A Bonanza, a Piper Cub, and a 1942 Stearman. “The wife and I, we travel,” he explains. “The Bonanza is what we use to travel, but the Stearman’s just a plane that you can get in and, when you have no place […]
The magic of making dreams come true
This story was updated in 2023 to reflect the new name of the organization from Ageless Aviation Dreams to Dream Flights. Back in 2011, Darryl Fisher took a flight that changed his life — and the lives of thousands of veterans and senior citizens. On a cross-country trip in a Stearman with his father, Darryl […]
A veteran pilot’s favorite aircraft
Longtime pilot Ken Haenlein’s favorite flights are at the controls of his 1941 Boeing Stearman over the pine-covered North Carolina Sandhill region. But his professional flying has always taken him a lot farther from home. Haenlein is owner and chief pilot of Time Saver Aviation, a Part 135 on-demand flying operation headquartered at Moore County […]
Video: Celebrating the Stearman
Smitty Smith of FunPlacesToFly.com recently posted a video that features a collection of Stearmans from over the years of attending airshow and fly-ins. “The Boeing Stearman was used as a military trainer aircraft,” he notes. “At least 10,626 were built in the US during the 1930s and 1940s.” https://youtu.be/CFFozx2l81I