Penny Hamilton, a volunteer with the Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum at Granby/Grand County Airport in Colorado, sent in these photos, taken when a group of 8- to 12-year-old day campers visited the airport.
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See the stars at 9I0
An Astronomy Night Fly-In is planned this weekend, June 23-24, 2017, at Havana Regional Airport (9I0 – Niner-India-Zero) in Illinois. “We will have nine ‘Deep Space’ telescopes set up from the University of Illinois Astronomy Club,” reports Michael Purpura, Illinois State Liaison of the Recreational Aviation Foundation To give us just an idea of what […]
At the end of the rainbow
Megan Vande Voort sent us this photo, with a quick note: “I thought you may enjoy this shot at Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA) in Iowa.”
Flying a Zenith 750 to Puerto Rico
Galin Hernandez of PuertoRicoFlyer.com sent us these photos, taken between May 30-June 2, 2017, when he flew a Zenith 750 STOL (N750JH) from St. Augustine, Florida, to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. “The trip covered over 1,324 miles in 16.8 hours of flying,” he reported, adding he averaged 68 knots during the entire trip. “It took four days and I landed in four different countries.” […]
Future pilot on the move
Megan Vande Voort sent us this photo of her son riding his tricycle at Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA) in Iowa.
A backcountry formation flight
Kevin Quinn sent us this photo of a formation flight in the backcountry.
On the spot
One of our favorite contributors, Star Novak, sent in this photo, explaining: “In September 2016, this 1946 Fairchild participated in the spot landing contest at the first Amelia Earhart Airport Fly-In at K59 in Atchinson, Kansas.”
Trojan Phlyers flying high
Dwayne Kear of Norman, Oklahoma, sent us this photo of the Trojan Phlyers performing at the Claremore Regional Airshow in Oklahoma in June 2016.
Cascade Warbirds to fly at Olympia Airshow
Members of the Cascade Warbirds will be flying in and exhibiting their aircraft at the Olympic Flight Museum Airshow, Fathers’ Day weekend, June 17-18. These historic military planes from different countries will be featured along with the Olympic Flight Museum’s P-51D Mustang and FG-1D Corsair. Twenty owners are expected to have their historic aircraft on display and […]