Reno Air Races prepare for takeoff · General Aviation News Staff | Fifty years after planes first took to Reno’s skies in 1964, the National Championship Air Races begins this week. Dubbed “the world’s fastest motorsport,” the Reno Air Races officially takes off Wednesday, Sept. 11, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 15...
Washoe County’s North Valleys Park and Reno Air Races will dedicate Rare Bear replica Sept. 9 - This is Reno | Washoe County will honor the 50th anniversary of the Reno Air Races with the installation of a replica of the legendary F8F Bearcat airplane Rare Bear at the North Valleys Regional Park Monday, Sept. 9, at 9:30 a.m....
Scheyden Catalina Air Show moves to Oct. 26-27 · General Aviation News Staff | HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – The Second Annual Scheyden Catalina Air Show has been moved to Oct. 26-27. One of Southern California’s most scenic and historic harbors, Catalina routinely plays host to numerous events, so the City Council and organizers agreed that a new weekend would enhance the airshow by making it the sole attraction, officials with Scheyden Precision Eyewear said...
Scenes from a Russian Airshow - Air & Space Magazine | Late last month, Russia held the MAKS 2013 air and space show at the Ramenskoe airfield near Moscow. The biannual event, which traces its roots to the end of the Cold War, has become the largest and most important public exhibition for the nation’s aviation and space industry...
Best of Show! The Very Best/Worst of Oshkosh '13! (Part 3) - Aero-News Network | Compiled By The Staff and Readership of the Aero-News Network and Aero-TV (Part 3 of 5) | For quite a while, we have recognized the highs and lows inherent in the general and sport aviation community -- and yes, we’ve had a bit of fun in the process. There are but a few places where that is more apropos than at a major event like the Oshkosh Fly-In -- a place where one can take a solid read on the heart and soul of aviation. It's hard to know what really is going to make a difference and what really qualifies as exceptional unless you've been watching this industry carefully for several years... as we have....
Announcing the F-104 Starfighter Association - Warbird News | A new warbird enthusiast group is forming up, the F-104 Starfighter Association. The F-104 Starfighter Association is dedicated to preserving more of the history of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, the Canadair CF-104 Starfighter and all of their variants, through first-person accounts and photographs from the pilots, engineers, maintainers and others who were associated with the legacy of these historically significant jet fighters...
Wright B Flyer Inc. wins two awards · General Aviation News Staff | Wright “B” Flyer Inc., the organization that flies the well-known Wright “B” Flyer lookalike and operates a free aviation museum, is the recipient of two prestigious community awards this year. The Engineers Club of Dayton has selected Wright “B” Flyer to receive its Wilson A. Charbonneaux award this month. In August, the National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) presented its PROPS (Partner Recognition of Outstanding Support) award to Wright “B” Flyer at NAHA’s annual meeting...
Niagara Aerospace Museum Builds its Collection - Warbirds News | The Niagara Aerospace Museum has recently relocated to a new facility within a former terminal building at Niagara Falls International Airport. The museum is dedicated to preserving the rich aviation heritage of Western New York, and showcasing the aviation and aerospace history the companies that were once vital components of the region’s economy, including Bell Aircraft, Consolidated Aircraft and Curtiss-Wright. With their new facility recently opened, they have been expanding their collection...
Pakistan's only female fighter pilot becomes role model for millions of girls - You Fly, Girl | She has already made history by becoming the first woman assigned to one of Pakistan's front line dogfighting squadrons. Now at the age of 26 Flight Lieutenant Farooq says she is ready for the ultimate test. "If war breaks out, I will be flying on my senior's wing as his wingman, well, wingwoman," she said in an interview with...
Celebrating 30 Years of In Flight USA From Pica Poles to A Current Day Spirit By Annamarie Buonocore | First issue: September 1983A pica is a unit of measurement that most people know little about. A pica pole is a ruler that measures in pica units. As I am sitting at my desk, I can see my dad’s old layout board where he would lay out In Flight USA, using razor knives and pica poles. In Flight USA was one of the last publications laid out this old-fashioned way, and it took some nudging from the printer before dad finally got with the program and went digital. As I look at these old razors, triangles, and pica poles, I cannot help but think about the 30-year journey of In Flight USA...
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