“After a long flight, many general aviation pilots have found themselves in front of a marshaller, realizing they were either unfamiliar with, or very rusty on, marshalling signals,” said Martha King. “We developed this course to help fill that gap in aviation training.”
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Pictures of the Day: Blue Angels honor first responder
Megan Vande Voort snapped these pictures during the 2021 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, held April 13-18, in Lakeland, Florida. Whenever the Blue Angels perform at an airshow, a local person is selected for a flight in one of the Blues’ jets. At this year’s show, SUN ‘n FUN officials were adamant that person would be someone who was on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. They reached out to Lakeland Regional Health and officials there nominated Medical Intensive Care unit manager Regina Wilkins. She got her chance to fly with Blue Angels No. 7 on April 14 during the show.
Pictures of the Day: More scenes from SUN ‘n FUN
Megan Vande Voort sent in these photos, taken during the 2021 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo.
Pictures of the Day: Scenes from SUN ‘n FUN opening day
Jason McLemore sent in these photos, taken on opening day of the 2021 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, April 13.
Thank goodness for SUN ‘n FUN
Although we aviation geeks think of SUN ‘n FUN as the start of the fly-in season, the first irrefutable sign of Spring, and a custom-made opportunity for us to get up, get out, and visit with thousands of others who are as intrigued by aviation as we are, it’s actually far more than that.
Seaplane-A-Palooza gets blown away
Seaplane-A-Palooza, held every year the weekend before the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, began on Friday April 9, 2021, with much promise for the weekend — but Mother Nature intervened and blew it away on Saturday and Sunday with heavy winds and rain.
A new aviation event coming to Ohio in August
Organizers are adding an aircraft and aviation memorabilia auction.
The Dayton Air Show with a twist
“The show will convert its spectator area to a drive-in theater-type parking lot. Guests will be able to purchase 20-foot x 20-foot Private Viewing Area using half the area to park their car and the other half to view the show in tailgate fashion.”
Picture of the Day: How my blind son watches an air show
Joanne Greco submitted the following photo and note: “My son is totally blind. This is how he watches an air show. We bring a bunch of different planes that are usually at air shows. He holds them up in the air and I describe what they are doing. He tries to mimic the moves. He is learning all the correct names for the stunts. He is already flying planes and does a great job.”