Airshows & Fly-Ins
Flight School Operators Conference set for April 13-15
The Flight School Association of North America (610-791-4359) will host the Second Annual International Flight School Operators Conference on April 13-15, 2011 in Nashville. Flight school owners, operators and managers and others involved with flight training, along with exhibitors and sponsors, will join together, where industry experts will share their knowledge for the benefit of […]
Rocky Mountain LSA Expo set for May 14
The Colorado Pilots Association will host the Rocky Mountain LSA Expo on May 14 at Front Range Airport (KFTG) in Watkins, Colorado (just outside of Denver). Organizers acknowledge current economic challenges by pricing vendor spaces as low as $25.
SUN ‘n FUN Today available online this week
Can’t make it to SUN ‘n FUN this year? We have you covered with the digital edition of SUN ‘n FUN Today. Click here and enjoy. The Tuesday and Wednesday edition are posted for your enjoyment.
Hangar Hotel to host Safety Day, Fly-In
The Texas Aviation Association will hold its Hangar Hotel Safety Day & Fly-In (register here) at Gillespie County Airport (T82) in Fredericksburg, Texas on Saturday, April 2, 2011 10 AM to Noon, rain or shine! Sponsors Include: National Business Aviation Association, Austin Flight Check, Sisk Rifles. Door Prizes include a new i-Pad with ForeFlight Software […]
NTSB sets agenda for hearing on airshow safety
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has set the preliminary agenda for a one-day hearing on airshow and air race safety. The hearing, which is open to all and free to attend (there is no registration), will be held Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. The NTSB has invited to the proceedings, titled “Air Race and Air […]
Museum opening to feature Capt. Haynes, B-17
SIOUX CITY, IOWA — Captain Al Haynes, pilot of United Airlines Flight 232 (which crash landed at the Sioux Gateway Airport in 1989) will be on hand at the grand opening of the the MidAmerica Museum of Aviation & Transportation‘s new facility located at Harbor Drive and Expedition Court, just north of the Sioux Gateway […]
Cardinal Flyers Unite!
There are benefits to throwing the door open and seeing who comes sauntering through it. If airports thrive on traffic and visitors, perhaps there is benefit to hosting fly-ins both large and small throughout the year, whenever the opportunity presents itself. Failing the willingness of the management to host the event, why not let the […]
2009 Ranger, Texas Fly-In video
A note from Jared Calvert in Ranger, Texas pointed us to this video from the Ranger Fly-In and Airshow this Memorial Day week-end. The video is by Clipper pilot Wesley Perkins.