After 14 successful years, the Virginia Aviation Council is adding a crowd-pleasing flying event to its popular Virginia Regional Festival of Flight. Surveys have shown that attendees want to see more aircraft in flight, so this year a Directed Parade of Flight will take place on Saturday, April 28, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Sun ‘n Fun warbirds judging suspended for 2012
A decline in recent years of participation in the warbird aircraft judging program at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Florida, has prompted officials to suspend the program in 2012. According to officials from the Warbirds of America, they and Sun ‘n Fun officials will reevaluate the program during the one-year […]
Steve Miller Band to rock out Oshkosh
The Steve Miller Band will play at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on Monday, July 23, for the opening night concert, presented by Ford Motor Company. The concert is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., following the opening day’s air show, and is included with AirVenture admission for that day. The 60th annual edition of EAA AirVenture […]
Students at Flabob to speak with astronauts
Jurupa Valley, CA – Middle and high school students at the Tom Wathen Center located on Historic Flabob Airport in Jurupa Valley (near Riverside) are preparing to talk to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The live question-and-answer session is scheduled for 10 minutes during the week of April 16, 2012. The contact, via […]
Banyan to host Customer Appreciation Day
Fort Lauderdale, FLA. – Banyan Pilot Shop located at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport will host its sixth annual customer appreciation day, Saturday, April 7, from 11 am – 2 pm rain or shine. There will be hot dogs, hamburgers, prize drawings, kid’s activities, special sales, product demonstrations and aircraft on display. “It’s a fun day […]
‘FIFI’ kicks off month-long Florida tour
The Commemorative Air Force’s star attraction, the B-29 “FIFI,” landed late in Daytona Beach March 1 because she flies “VFR only” these days. But she immediately swelled the hearts of World War II vets and awed general aviation flyers here more than a decade after her last Florida appearance. And there’s more to come. Sun […]
Sun ’n Fun to feature Splash-In again this year
The Sun ’n Fun Splash-In will once again be held at Fantasy of Flight on Lake Agnes in Polk City, Florida. The Splash-In, an event dedicated to seaplanes and float flying, is held every year as part of the fly-in. A few years ago, Fantasy of Flight owner Kermit Weeks invited the seaplanes to his […]
Maryland Regional Aviation Conference slated
All CFIs, general aviation pilots and airport personnel are invited to the Maryland Regional Aviation Conference May 3-5 at Hagerstown Regional Airport. The annual conference is sponsored by the Maryland Airport Managers Association in partnership with the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) and Hagerstown Regional Airport. It kicks off May 3 with a fun day of […]
Stallion 51 celebrates 25th anniversary
Stallion 51 will kick off a yearlong “Silver Jubilee” commemoration at this year’s Sun ’n Fun International Fly-in and Expo in Lakeland, Fla., March 27-April 1. Sun ’n Fun will dedicate Friday, March 30, to Stallion 51 in commemoration of its 25 years. Lee Lauderback, Stallion 51’s president and chief pilot, will perform his signature […]