FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Collings Foundation brings its Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress “Nine-O-Nine” heavy bomber, Consolidated B-24J Liberator “Witchcraft” heavy bomber and North American Dual Control P-51C Mustang “Betty Jane” fighter to Page Field (KFMY) Feb. 9-12. The stop in Fort Myers is part of the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour, an annual 110-city nationwide […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Red Bull Air Race revamps
The 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship will include an extra head-to-head knock out round. Organizers have also expanded the competition to include 14 pilots from 11 countries. The race format has been revamped to feature seven head-to-head race battles in the opening Round of 14. Then in the Round of 8, seven winners of […]
20th annual N.J. aviation conference set for May
SOMERSET, N.J. — The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Coalition (MAAC) has revealed the dates for its 20th Annual New Jersey State Aviation Conference: May 1-2. Featuring an expanded format for the second year, the conference combines a traditional symposium with a day at a New Jersey airport. According to MAAC President Frank Steinberg, “The two-day conference encourages greater participation […]
Registration opens for Women Soar at AirVenture
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Women Soar You Soar day camp program, which allows 100 high school-age girls to discover more about aviation and all its possibilities from aviators, engineers and leaders during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, is now open for registration. The Women Soar You Soar program, scheduled for July […]
Pilots join forces with Mozart for unique fly-in
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Mainly Mozart, a classical music organization, is joining forces with the Allen Airways Flying Museum at Gillespie Field (KSEE) in El Cajon, Calif., to present a concert of classical chamber music amidst one of the finest collections of historic aviation memorabilia in Southern California. The event will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March […]
Sebring LSA Expo grows
By BILL WILSON Florida’s sometimes finicky winter weather released its grip midway through the 11th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, allowing the event to hit its stride. Attendees, and a record number of exhibitors, crammed four days worth of activity into the last two days of the show Jan. 16-17. From preliminary reads, […]
World record skydiving attempts to be part of AirVenture
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — A world-record skydive attempt will be part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, with an international team of skydivers aiming to make history. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Skydiving Hall of Fame based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, will organize the 108-person jump team […]
Third annual Take to the Skies AirFest prepares for takeoff
Returning to Durant, Oklahoma, the Take to the Skies AirFest will be held at the Durant Regional Airport-Eaker Field (KDUA) on Saturday, April 25. Presented by the Choctaw Casino Resort, this will be the first airshow of the season in Oklahoma, according to Debby Standefer, president of the Take to the Skies AirFest. “We are excited to […]
75th anniversary of Ercoupe to be celebrated at AirVenture
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — The 75th anniversary of the Ercoupe will be celebrated at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 with a gathering of these unique airplanes and their owners. The 63rd annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The festivities at Oshkosh welcome all versions of […]