Richard Neville submitted this photo and note: “Two Goodyear blimps buzzing the control tower on arrival at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025.”
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.
A-10 Warthog welcomed home
Fairchild-Republic A-10C, tail number 79-0087, made its return to Hagerstown, Maryland, Sept. 22, 2025, where it joins the largest collection of Fairchild aircraft anywhere in the world at the Hagerstown Aviation Museum.
Rider Jet Center to host Aviation Education & Career Expo
Designed primarily for students aged 16 to 22, the event offers a full day of exploration and hands-on discovery into the world of aviation. It gives students “a rare opportunity to connect directly with aviation professionals and learn about a wide range of high-demand careers in aerospace,” according to organizers.
Blue Angels headline Wings Over North Georgia
New for this year is a Friday night air show. If you want to attend the show you must buy tickets online.
Fatigue failure leads to forced landing
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of a retaining circlip in one of the No. 2 crankshaft cheek counterweights, which resulted in liberation of the counterweight.
Picture of the Day: Sunrise
Cenk Ozer submitted this photo and note: “I was on a cross-country flight with my Van’s RV-4, which I named after Phoenix the bird, from Dallas, Texas, to Seattle, Washington. I stopped overnight in Redding, California, and captured this picture before taxiing out. She has been a wonderful airplane for me and we have been on many states and adventures together.”
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.
Young Eagles unveils Mission 2.5
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program is asking pilots to help it reach 2.5 million Young Eagles flown by July 2026 with the “Mission 2.5” campaign.