FORT WORTH, Texas — Colorado airport advocates Dave Shepard and Steve Wood have been named the 2013 winners of the Laurence P. Sharples Perpetual Award. The award is the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) highest honor for individuals. It is presented annually to those who have made the most significant contributions to the advancement […]
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AOPA Summit: Rep. John Barrow recognized
FORT WORTH, Texas — U.S. Congressman John Barrow (D-Ga.) is the 2013 recipient of the Joseph B. Hartranft Jr. Award, one of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s highest honors, for his work on behalf of general aviation (GA) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Joseph B. Hartranft Jr. award is presented annually to […]
Red Bull Air Races return in 2014
The Red Bull Air Race World Championship will be back in the skies beginning in February 2014, with a seven-race World Championship staged in six countries on three continents. Two of the races will take place in the U.S.: In the Dallas/Fort Worth area at Texas Motor Speedway on Sept. 6-7 and at Las Vegas […]
World Aerobatic Championships take off
Swiss watch manufacturer Breitling has signed on as a sponsor of the 27th World Aerobatic Championships, which began today in Texas and will run through Oct. 20 at North Texas Regional Airport (KGYI). This is the first time in 10 years that the United States has hosted the championships. Organized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), […]
Back to Blakesburg
Though the weather was sizzling hot in Iowa during Labor Day weekend, hundreds of aviators, friends, and families enthusiastically made the annual pilgrimage “Back to Blakesburg.” The Antique Airplane Association had its genesis in 1953, when founder Robert Taylor placed a classified ad in Flying. The first annual fly-in was held in 1954 at Ottumwa; […]
Barrington Irving tells students to ‘Dream & Soar’
LAS VEGAS — Barrington Irving, the first black pilot to fly solo around the world — when he was just 23 — will present his inspirational message of pursuing one’s dreams to 400 students and VIP guests from Rancho High School on Oct. 23. Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson will also be speaking about the importance of […]
Plane races Bentley during Reno Air Races
Breitling’s CAP 232 airplane challenged Bentley’s Continental GT Speed flagship coupe to an exhibition race at the world famous National Air Race Championships in Reno, on Sunday, Sept. 15. Reaching speeds of nearly 200 mph, the Continental GT Speed Le Mans limited edition proved victorious, narrowly defeating the plane through the course. Breitling organized the […]
Sunny skies for Southeast Aviation Expo
For the first time in its three-year history, the sun shone on the Southeast Aviation Expo at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina. Held Sept. 27-28, this year’s expo attracted a number of pilots, who showed up to browse the exhibitors, attend educational forums and hear National Business Aviation Association President Ed Bolen discuss […]
2013 inductees into Air Show Hall of Fame named
Air show pioneer William W. “Pappy” Kobelt, the Thrasher Brothers, and lifelong performer Eddie Andreini are the 2013 inductees into the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) Foundation Hall of Fame. Andreini (pictured) has performed in nearly 1,000 air shows over a period just shy of 50 years, flying a customized Russian Yak, a modified 500-hp […]