Air Shows & Events

The Weekender’s SocialFlight calendar has everything from ski flying up north to summer-like fun in the southwest, whatever your preference. EAA Chapter 745 will host a Ski Fly-in/Drive-in Pancake Breakfast Saturday at Benson Airport in Minnesota. The private turf runway is not plowed, so it’s tailored for skiplanes if there’s snow on the ground. Fuel […]

Weekender found some fun and informative outings to check out on the SocialFlightcalendar. On Saturday, free cotton candy awaits those who fly in to the Community Open House/Fly-In at Palatka Municipal in Florida. There will be food, displays and activities including rides in a helicopter, a Waco biplane or EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor. Also Saturday, San […]

The Weekender’s SocialFlight calendar is filling up with a diverse selection of destinations, whether it’s underground or out-of-doors. Fly in to Luray Caverns Airport in Luray, Virginia, on Saturday for a tour of the famous caves with the Beech Aero Club, followed by lunch at the Heart Pine Cafe. Luray Caverns will send a car […]

Coping with January weather — wherever you fly — is first up on Weekender’s SocialFlight calendar. A seminar on winter flying will be held Saturday at the Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, New York. Bill Korbel, a chief meteorologist at News12, will discuss “the good, the bad, and the ugly.” Hazards, advanced NEXRAD discussions […]

The first fly-ins and drive-ins of 2015 are on the way, cold or no cold, as seen on Weekender’s SocialFlightcalendar. On Saturday, EAA Chapter 50 will meet at Hinde Field in Huron, Ohio, to present a program on the history of Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Bill Meixner, president of the Society of Air Racing Historians, Cleveland […]

AVweb readers provided us with a wealth of fantastic photos in 2014, and here’s a nice summary look at many of them edited together by Paul Bertorelli. And thanks to everyone who contributed. Best wishes for 2015. Click here for the back story on this video. view on YouTube

This weekend’s annual holiday airport parties get perfect timing just a few days before Christmas, as seen on SocialFlight‘s calendar. This month’s Wings and Wheels fly-in on Saturday at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston will honor museum volunteers and planespotters. Weather permitting, Hobby Ops will offer airport tours with rare photo ops. Santa arrives […]

Following House approval earlier this month, the Senate on Tuesday passed a tax package that includes the revival of bonus depreciation on capital investments, including aircraft. The measure allows businesses to write off up to 50 percent of the value of equipment purchased in and put into service in 2014. Industry groups applauded Congress’ approval […]

Weekend activities on SocialFlight offer holiday fly-ins and even a marathon. Santa will land at the Lapeer Airport in Michigan Saturday. Fly (or drive) in and look to the skies as Santa makes a special appearance at 12:30 p.m., so be sure to arrive in time to see his approach into Lapeer. Bring the little […]

Let’s start at the very beginning since that’s where tales of all good adventures originate. When you are raised by two pilots it is natural to have flying in the blood, but passion is not something inherited; it’s something discovered. For me, true passion came in the form of four hooves and a soft nicker […]