The folks at FunPlacesToFly.com posted a short video of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Fly-In in Norman, Oklahoma, over the weekend of Sept. 9, 2017. “What a great fly-in,” they said. “A large crowd and tons of cool aircraft to drool over. A good time was had by all!”
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Wings Over Weatherford set for Sept. 30
Wings over Weatherford will take place at the Stafford Air and Space Museum on Sept. 30, 2017. The museum is at the Stafford Airport in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Organizers note that Wings over Weatherford will be one of the first warbird based fly-in events hosted in western Oklahoma. According to organizers, the special event will feature historical […]
Flying to Burning Man
More than 70,000 folks gathered in the high desert of Black Rock, Nevada, Aug. 27-Sept. 4, for the 2017 Burning Man Festival, a nine-day celebration of community, art and music that has been held since 1986. The dry lake bed is transformed into Black Rock City, complete with an airport (88NV). The airport saw up […]
Zenith’s 25th anniversary calls for two-day party
It’s not every day a popular kit manufacturer turns 25. Celebrating that milestone will be the highlight of this year’s Zenith Aircraft Open Hangar Days & Fly-In Sept. 22-23 at the factory in Mexico, Missouri. Day 1 – Sept. 22, 2017 Education seminars kick off the event Friday morning. Various airframe, engine, avionics and options will be […]
Aerobatic star helps young girls soar
For the past decade, women have been gathering at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture, capped off with a photo of all the participating women, wearing matching T-shirts, in Boeing Plaza. Smack dab in the middle of this year’s photo was Debby Rihn-Harvey, an aerobatic pilot and retired Southwest Airlines captain who now runs a flight […]
Midwest LSA Expo prepares for takeoff
The Midwest LSA Expo is slated for Sept. 7-9, 2017, at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Touted as “the place to be for sport aviation this September,” the Midwest LSA Expo will feature many Light-Sport Aircraft, including Part 103, STOL (Short Take off and Land) and Gyroplanes “on one easily accessible and […]
New Mexico students to be exposed to aviation
The fifth annual New Mexico Aviation Aerospace STEM Expo is set for Oct. 5, 2017, at Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport. The purpose of the event is to expose middle and high school students to all aspects of aviation, according to organizers. Moving the STEM Expo to Alamogordo Airport in 2017 greatly expands the number […]
Wings Over Dallas returns in October
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Wings Over Dallas World War II Airshow takes off Oct. 6-8, 2017, at Dallas Executive Airport (DEA). The inaugural event in 2016 attracted more than 19,000 visitors from 32 states, according to a CAF official. Plans for this year’s show include a 75th anniversary commemoration of the Doolittle Raid. A […]
Wings Out West slated for Oct. 7
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the City of Prescott, Arizona, will co-host Wings Out West Oct. 7, 2017. The event will feature an aerial demonstration, static displays, an aeronautical tech fair, and a regional fly-in. Gates at Prescott’s Ernest A. Love Field will open to the public at 9 a.m., with the aerial demonstration taking place […]