Social Flight

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 […]

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 […]

The holiday spirit is gearing up on SocialFlight, where winter flying and Christmas treats are plentiful, snow or no snow. On Saturday, Oceano Airport in California will host its annual Toys for Tots event in cooperation with the U.S. Marine Corps. Bring a new, unwrapped toy and enjoy the fun. Arrivals and holiday beverages will […]

As the fall colors peak nationwide and Halloween approaches, the fly-ins continue at full throttle. Our weekly review of SocialFlight revealed a pumpkin drop at an airport birthday bash, two chili cook-offs and a classic fly-in breakfast. To celebrate its 70th birthday, there will be a full-scale fly-in at the North Omaha, Nebraska Airport Sunday […]

As the season changes, the fly-in circuit shows no sign of slowing down-our review of all things SocialFlight uncovered everything from an air race for everyone through an historic airport appreciation day to a fly-in for omelets. The Cleveland Air Races are being revived-a bit more than 1000 miles away and using airplanes that mere […]

It’s getting to be that time of year-the leaf-peeping flights are beginning in the far north and the high country, as are associated fly-ins and poker runs. Thanks to SocialFlight, we found out about the first of the fall color fly-ins, two poker runs and a fly-in dedicated to the “Grasshoppers” of World War II. […]