Fly-Ins

With more than 10,000 aircraft flying in, and 608,000 pilots and enthusiasts joining the fun, the world’s largest general aviation gathering came back to life. At Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, EAA AirVenture 2021 saw a total of 16,378 aircraft operations in the ten days spanning from July 22 to 31—an average of 116 […]

It feels like forever ago that we last met up as pilots and aviation enthusiasts at the world’s largest general aviation gathering—EAA AirVenture—even though it was only two years ago. Though EAA did a fantastic job producing a virtual AirVenture last year, we all know there’s no substitute for seeing it in person. You can […]

The National WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, said in a news release that more than 1,000 people showed up to Avenger Field on May 8 to celebrate the WASP Homecoming 2021 and the BT-13 & Warbird Fly-In. More than 200 children learned about the Fly Girls and the warbirds they flew in the fly-in’s […]

Already, 2021 is fulfilling more promise than last year, when one air show after another failed to launch in face the oncoming waves of the pandemic. But this year proves to be different. With appropriate safety measures in place—and no small portion of pilots now vaccinated—air shows and other large-scale events can go forward. Sun […]

If you’re planning to be in central Florida later this week, you have the opportunity to test out one of the industry’s first live events, specially designed to follow current pandemic restrictions. The Sun ‘n Fun Holiday Flying Festival and Car Show takes place on December 4 and 5 in Lakeland, Florida, and pilots can […]

In its second year, what organizers have cheekily termed “Osh-Upolu” gathered pilots on the Big Island of Hawaii on August 22 for fun times, awards, and flying camaraderie. The fly-in took place at Upolu Airport (PHUP/UPP) near Hawi, Hawaii, that features a single runway, 7/25 that’s 3,800 feet in length. The first event was held […]

The general aviation industry has always harnessed a sense of optimism towards the future—the completed first solo flight, the new aircraft brought to production, the historic milestone crossed. So, it was with a collective heavy heart that organizations across its breadth elected to cancel the first round of spring shows for 2020, with the most […]

Many things have to fall into place for a skiplane fly-in to come together, and each is a moving target. A nice snow base is needed, the snow itself shouldn’t be too icy or slushy, and of course ceilings, winds, and visibility need to be conducive to flying. Fortunately, all converged perfectly on Saturday, February […]

If you subscribe to the philosophy that pilots love to help other pilots and enjoy building camaraderie as they work to improve general aviation for the greater good, you need not look any farther than South Carolina’s Triple Tree Aerodrome (TTA) to see this in action during their planned 2020 season. At the aerodrome’s many […]