For my last airshow of the season, I ventured east of the San Francisco Bay over to the 21st annual Livermore Airport Open House and Air Show. This was my first time to this event and I was not disappointed. It had all the hallmarks of a local show: Free admission, friendly people, a laid-back […]
A soggy start for the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow
“If you don’t like the weather in Colorado, just wait 15 minutes.” So goes the conventional wisdom from locals. Unfortunately nobody informed Mother Nature of the time limit as heavy rain rolled in during the first day of the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow and cancelled the second half of the flight schedule, including the Thunderbirds. […]
Wings soar over Camarillo
“Go see some different airshows.” With that encouragement from my better half, I found myself driving to Southern California for my first visit to the Wings Over Camarillo airshow. 2017 marked the 37th year for this event, which means they have figured out how to do it right and keep folks coming back. Sponsored by […]
Flying to Burning Man
More than 70,000 folks gathered in the high desert of Black Rock, Nevada, Aug. 27-Sept. 4, for the 2017 Burning Man Festival, a nine-day celebration of community, art and music that has been held since 1986. The dry lake bed is transformed into Black Rock City, complete with an airport (88NV). The airport saw up […]
High flying over the high desert
The sounds of high performance jet aircraft are commonplace in the high desert of California, home of Edwards Air Force Base and the civilian activities at nearby Mojave. With the cancellation of the popular Edwards AFB Open House events however, local airshow fans were left wanting. After several years of concerted effort, and the lead […]
Wings Over Solano returns
Travis Air Force Base in Northern California last hosted an air show in 2014. The show came to an abrupt halt after a fatal plane crash claimed a favorite local performer. Edward “Eddie” Andreini survived the impact, but perished in the post-crash fire that engulfed his Super Stearman biplane. Fast forward three years and, with improved […]
Wings Over Wine Country
The Northern California Bay Area is centrally located for a wide assortment of events during airshow season. An hour due north of San Francisco is Santa Rosa, located in the heart of wine country and probably best known as the home of Charles Schulz and his beloved Peanuts characters. But for one weekend in late […]
Hollister Airshow fills the sky with fun
Hollister is a quiet little agricultural town in Northern California that is probably best known for motorcycle rallies — being the inspiration for the 1953 Brando film “The Wild One.” Hollister is also getting known for its fly-in, one of the few in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. This year marked the seventh year for this event. […]
Pictures of the Day: Pacific Coast Dream Machines thrills crowds
After an extended rainy season, thanks to El Nino, airshow fans in the San Francisco Bay area were eager for the show season to begin. One event that many, including myself, consider to be the “season opener” is the Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show. Thousands of folks tie up traffic on the scenic coastal highway all […]