Air Shows & Events

Getting Together With Some Friends… WAI convened in the beautiful Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. “I’m tired of being a minority, and this makes me feellike I’m not,” says Christine Poelma, a flight instructor from Louisville,Ky., carrying her tow-headed toddler Sophie in her arms. Poelma is checking outthe exhibits in the crowded hall at last […]

Orlando – Many segments of general aviation sufferedunnecessarily under the often-nonsensical constraints of our”post-nine-one-one” airspace system:  flight training, electronicnewsgathering and other operations heavily dominated by helicopters. In fact,some helicopter-dominated segments continued to bleed the red ink borne ofillogical restrictions for nearly a dozen weeks after the terroristattacks-by-airliners; some still do. This state of affairs generated […]

Click on any image to view a larger version.   Heli-Expo opened Thursday to an enthusiastic crowd.   The “fun” began earlier in the week…   …as the display aircraft arrived at the conventioncenter…   …and AVweb was there, for these behind-the-scenesshots.    But it was the convention floor, seminars, and displays…   …where folks gathered… […]

Click on any image to view a larger version. Although downsized, the static display still offers plenty tolook at. The Bombardier Special Edition The Fairchild 328 Turboprop Fairchild’s 328Jet, executive commuter configuration Cessna’s Citation X Cessna’s Citation Excel The TBM 700 with and without the pilot door option Piper’s Malibu Mirage (left and center) and […]

Click on any image to view a larger version. The NBAA 2001 convention opens to crowds that are smaller thanusual, but motivated and enthusiastic. Thousands come to look and learn, and to wheel and deal. Look closely, ask questions, and get answers. Friendly experts stand ready to explain and show off theirproducts. And visitors make […]

AVweb‘s coveragethis year is in three parts: 1. It’s Back to Business at NBAA 2001 Notwithstanding a three months’ delay and an uncertain economy, it was back to business in New Orleans at the 54th National Business Aviation Association Annual Meeting and Convention. As expected, attendance was down. Some of the usual exhibitors could not […]

Given the ongoing pre-Christmas sales, it has been difficult to avoid ananalogous view of this year’s attack-delayed convention of the National BusinessAviation Association: deeply discounted, like so much holiday merchandise. Many within the aviation community discounted the potential value of the 54thannual meeting after NBAA postponed its original September 18-20 dates inthe aftermath of the […]

Each year, September brings aviation fans the National Championship Air Races, staged at Reno/Stead Airport in Reno, Nev. This year, the racing was schedule to start next Thursday, September 13. Unfortunately for race fans, national security concerns which, at this writing, have grounded VFR Part 91 flight operations also spelled the end of this year’s […]

Each year, September brings aviation fans the National Championship Air Races, staged at Reno/Stead Airport in Reno, Nev. This year, the racing was schedule to start next Thursday, September 13. Unfortunately for race fans, national security concerns which, at this writing, have grounded VFR Part 91 flight operations also spelled the end of this year’s […]

Part One of AVweb‘s exclusive coverage of the National Championship Air Races at Reno includes some discussion of the goings-on within the unlimited racing community, plus some great images of the planes – including the jets – that had been slated to race this year. Part Two rounds out AVweb‘s coverage with a discussion of […]