Airport Day at KPAO showcased everything from a $1 million Piaggo P.180 Avanti to warbirds to vintage Cessnas.
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Why musicians make great pilots
A group of students at the University of North Dakota who started the first collegiate chapter of the Flying Musicians Association have discovered that the skills that make a great musician also make a great pilot.
Small town pride for the local airport
One appeal of Airport Day events is that you can never predict what will be brought out or flown in for display, and Rio Vista Airport (O88) in California was no different.
34th annual Fly/In Cruise/In sets records
The 34th annual Fly/In Cruise/In, held Aug. 30, 2025, at Marion Municipal Airport-McKinney Field (KMZZ) in Marion, Indiana, attracted hundreds of people, who took the opportunity to stroll along the hangar rows and fields to behold a diverse array of vehicles.
Let the Spirit move you
When you first see the Spirit Engineering SE-1, it stops you in your tracks. It conjures airplanes from an earlier era that were designed for aerodynamic efficiency that did not forget art and beauty.
A hobby that got out of control
The Creve Coeur Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, offers visitors an exciting window into what is often called the Golden Age of Aviation from 1920 to 1941.
True grassroots flying
While it looked and sounded like 1928 at Brodhead Airport in Wisconsin, it actually was early September 2025 at the Midwest Antique Airplane Club’s Grassroots Fly-In.
New Global War on Terror wing opens at Warhawk Air Museum
The new wing is a clear acknowledgement that history does not belong to a receding past alone, but is as current as those who served, and continue to serve, the armed forces of the United States in its efforts to counter terrorist activity.
Tuskegee Airmen fly into the 21st century
Isaiah Hand, a 20-year-old Aviation Science major at Tuskegee University, made history in August 2025 by earning his private pilot certificate at Moton Field — the first Tuskegee student in nearly 80 years to earn his wings under the relaunched four-year Aviation Science Degree Program. He follows the legacy of Tuskegee Airmen, who became the nation’s first Black military pilots in 1942.