Bob Grimm submitted this photo and note: “This Cabin Waco is patiently waiting for a summer storm to pass to go on its way. Ma Nature is always the boss! Taken Sept. 2, 2022, at the Antique Airplane Association fly-in in Blakesburg, Iowa.”
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Fatal accident suspends 2022 Reno Air Races
The fatal accident of an L-29 stopped all operations at the 2022 Reno Air Races on Sunday, Sept. 18.
The mesmerizingly sleek Skyleader 600
The Skyleader 600 displayed at AirVenture 2022 conveyed a sense of lightness and sportiness — and isn’t that the heart of a light sport aircraft?
The cross country that wouldn’t end
Flying home from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh should have been simple. But weather forced this Skywagon pilot on the cross-country flight that seemed like it would never end.
Zeniths head home for annual gathering
This year’s Zenith Aircraft Homecoming Annual Open Hangar Days and Fly-In celebrates the company’s 30th anniversary.
Warbird Roundup 2022: Rare aircraft and record attendance
Take a sunny weekend in Idaho’s Treasure Valley, add about 20 warbirds, and mix with the friendly ambience of the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa. This recipe created the largest crowd on record for the museum’s Warbird Roundup.
First-ever Blakesburg Bendix challenges pilots
For the Blakesburg Bendix, pilots estimated how long it would take them to fly from Hastings Municipal Airport (KHSI) in Nebraska, making stops at Crete Municipal Airport (KCEK) in Nebraska, Red Oak Municipal Airport (KRDK) in Iowa, and Greenfield Municipal Airport (KGFZ) in Iowa, with Blakesburg, Iowa’s Antique Airfield the end of the race during the 2022 Antique Airplane Association Fly-In.
Picture of the Day: Airplanes everywhere
General Aviation News photographer Megan Vande Voort captured this photo of a pilot wearing a T-shirt with an airplane on the back taking his own photos of airplanes at the 2022 Antique Airfield Association’s annual fly-in in Blakesburg, Iowa, over Labor Day weekend.
Antiques make their way Back to Blakesburg
While this year’s fly-in was not the biggest, “it certainly was one of the best,” says Brent Taylor, president of the Antique Airplane Association, “with good weather, a great crowd with many new faces, as well as familiar ones, lots of flying, plus an outstanding variety of aircraft.”