Sullivan Vande Voort celebrated his 16th birthday May 26, 2025, by completing solo flights in 13 different airplane types, ranging from a 1940 Meyers OTW to the Cirrus SR-20
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AOPA president’s tour lands in Bozeman
AOPA’s new president is touring the country, speaking to pilots about everything from Air Traffic Control to the transition to unleaded avgas.
Marginal Aviation’s Marvelous First Ditch Fly-In
Marginal Aviation’s annual First Ditch Fly-In attracts the “movers and shakers” of vintage aviation.
Dreaming of endless joy and smiles
The mission of Dream Flights is to give back to those who gave. Since its founding in 2011, the organization has given more than 7,000 dream flights in more than 1,000 cities, and 49 states. But the non-profit organization’s favorite statistic is this: “Endless joy and smiles.”
The #1 reason people quit flight training
To no one’s surprise, money tops the list in the top reasons people drop out of pilot training.
Fourth generation earns his wings
On April 28, 2025, Carl Reigle continued a proud family tradition, earning his private pilot certificate at Reigle Airport (58N) in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. Carl’s great-grandfather, Charles “Chas” Reigle, founded Reigle Airport in 1942.
A day at KLVK
With events like this, it’s hard to know in advance what you’ll see, but any airplane is better than no airplane.
Warhawk Air Museum’s Memorial Day Fly-Over draws thousands
Each Memorial Day for about 15 years, an historic flight with the Warhawk Air Museum’s three flying warbirds flies along a circuitous route that highlights the Veterans’ Cemetery, Veterans Memorial Park, other parks, hospitals, and other sites in the Boise, Idaho, Treasure Valley.
An old-timey Carolina fly-in
When the owners of Bradford Field in North Carolina invited pilots to lunch, it turned into an old-timey fly-in.