R. A. “Bob” Hoover will forever cast a huge shadow over all of aviation. His recent passing (October 25) at the age of 94 sent a shockwave through the broader aviation family. From Airailimages: “Fifteen hundred friends of Bob Hoover gathered at Clay Lacy Aviation in Van Nuys, California, on 18 November for a heartfelt send-off and […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
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 […]
GA encouraged to join air show pros at annual convention
The International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) will hold its 49th annual convention Dec. 5-8, 2016, at Paris Las Vegas on the famous Las Vegas Strip, and its encouraging aviation professionals, from airport managers to pilots, to join the air show industry’s largest business gathering of air show professionals. “If you’re thinking about hosting an […]
WAAAM opens its doors for Second Saturday
The SocialFlight.com Event of the Week is the Second Saturday at the Western Antique Airplane and Automobile Museum, this Saturday, Nov. 12, Ken Jernstedt Airfield in Hood River, Oregon. The museum will open its doors to roll out some of its antique airplanes and cars. Visitors will be able to watch airplane operations up close and […]
DeLand Fun Flying Showcase impressive
By BILL WILSON The competition among Florida’s airports to capture the high end of the general aviation fleet is intense, and now it has spread to sport aviation. DeLand Municipal Airport, tucked into the state’s interior just 20 miles west of Daytona, is vastly expanding its previous role as a champion of recreational aviation into […]
A glimpse of the future of aviation
If you looked a little deeper into a couple of the displays at the DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase, held Nov. 3-5, 2016, at the Deland Municipal Airport in Florida, you might have been pleased to notice the number of young people that were there. There were many light sport and ultralight sport aircraft on display. […]
Pictures of the day: DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase
What’s the best way to open a new sport aviation show? With a sport aviation flyover, say officials with the DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase, which had its inaugural event Nov. 3-5 at DeLand Airport in Florida. During the opening ceremony for the first day of the showcase, two waves of aircraft from the nearby Spruce […]
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. […]
Maybelle Fletcher Memorial Fly-In Saturday
A fly-in memorial for Maybelle Fletcher will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, at the 1940 Air Museum at Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas. The fly-in will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aircraft can start arriving at 9 a.m.