Aerobatic

Beloved airshow performer Sean D. Tucker had not only his first show for the year this weekend, but also the inaugural Team Oracle formation flight show with aerobatic performer and air racer Jessy Panzer. Tucker is flying a modified Pitts biplane while Panzer flies an Extra 300, both painted in the recognizable Oracle orange. The […]

The U.S. National Aerobatic Championships took place this week at the Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, bringing the country’s best aerobatic pilots together to battle it out in the skies. Rob Holland took home the gold in the Unlimited category for the 8th consecutive year, breaking the all-time record set by Leo Loudenslager in […]

If you’ve been to a major airshow in the past two decades or so, chances are really good that you’ve had the pleasure of watching four rumbling T-6 Texan airplanes, dancing closely in the sky in graceful aerobatic patterns. One of the pilots who has been on the team since its inception more than 25 […]

Last week, aerobatic flight champ Rob Holland tied the record for the number of U.S. National Aerobatic Championships won. Holland won for the seventh consecutive year, the same number as the legendary Leo Loudenslager. The Championships were held at the Whitman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where Leo Loudenslager won the World Championship in 1980. […]

Of all the commands that Cameron Jaxheimer gave me as we took off in an Extra 300 from Oshkosh’s Wittman Regional Airport, “Clench everything” is the order that stood out. After all, every moment leading up to our flight, including my flight preparation and the crucial instructions on how to use my parachute in a […]

The Ocean Reef Vintage Weekend, which started in 1994, attracts dozens of vintage airplanes, cars and yachts. The collection continues to grow each year. For the first few years, only a handful of airplanes flew into the airstrip at the private Key Largo, Florida, community. For the most recent event, in early December, 2016, nearly […]

The schedule for the 2017 Red Bull Air Race season has been released, and this year’s tour stops feature a brand-new venue in Russia as well as an old U.S. favorite. The eight-race season kicks off February 10 in Abu Dhabi, which has hosted the season opener for the past nine seasons. Next, on April […]

The weekend is a way for locals to celebrate the nation’s sea services, but all heads were turned toward the sky during San Francisco’s Fleet Week airshow in early October 2016. The aerobatic performers included the Navy Blue Angels, the Breitling Jet Team, the Royal Canadian Air Force and more. Here are some shots submitted […]

Organizers are already gearing up for the annual event that kicks off the airshow season, and this year they plan to welcome some special guests from abroad. The French Air Force demonstration team Patrouille de France (PAF) has confirmed it will perform at Sun ’n Fun International Fly-in & Expo 2017. The team will commemorate […]

Flying magazine’s Pia Bergqvist recently had the chance to fly the GB1 GameBird, a new two-seat aerobatic airplane from Game Composites. With some help from freestyle world aerobatic champion Rob Holland, we put the GameBird’s performance capabilities to the test — and we weren’t disappointed. Check out some photos from our test flight at AirVenture […]