All Biplane Fly In to Land at Ozark
Ozark Biplane Fly In - Saturday, October 13- The free Ozark All Biplanes Fly-In is set from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, at Ozark Blackwell Airport- 71J. The fly-in is in memory of Curtis Pitts, the...
View ArticleDulles Day Festival and 20th Annual Plane Pull
WASHINGTON DC-The Dulles Day Festival and Plane Pull is not your typical aviation event. Organized to raise money for the Special Olympics, the Dulles Day Festival features military and civilian...
View ArticleGordo Wins T6 Silver Class Reno Championship
JASPER AL- Alabama's Reno Air Race star, Joey "Gordo" Sanders brought home his third Silver Class Championship Trophy this year. Air Racing at Reno since 2004, the Sanders Race Team consistently...
View ArticleSpaceX Launch to Resupply ISS
CAPE CANAVERAL FL- The Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft on top, launched on Sunday night. SpaceX CRS-1 will be the first commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station by...
View ArticleLamar Adds to Its Electronics Business; Hartzell Picks Up Starters
Montgomery, Alabama - Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC of Montgomery, Alabama, and Lamar Technologies LLC of Marysville, Washington, executed a transaction to exchange certain product lines within...
View Article8th Annual Barber Vintage Festival Includes Air Show Act
BIRMINGHAM AL- One week to go... this year's Barber Vintage Festival is even bigger than ever before. New this year is Jerry Wood's Cyclemarket & Auction. The America's First Federal Credit Union...
View ArticleRedbird Media to Change How Pilots and Instructors Think About Simulation
Austin, TX -There's wide agreement that flight simulation is crucial to making flight training more affordable. But truly integrating simulation into flight training too often falls short in the real...
View ArticleBest of Fall Season Aviation Events
When air turns cool and crisp and the sky becomes clear and blue down South; it's time to welcome Fall. Leaves turn red and gold; it is the best of autumn leaf trail, festivals and flying time in...
View ArticleRed Bull Stratos Breaks Records
ROSWELL NM- Red Bull Stratos, mission to the edge of space, transcends human limits that have existed for 50 years succeeds today. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner ascends to over...
View ArticleColumbus AFB Hosts FAA Seminar
COLUMBUS AFB, MS- Pilots from Mississippi and Alabama flew to Columbus Air Force Base for a FAASTeam seminar last Saturday. About 24 civilian aircraft descended on the military base. Weather and Flight...
View ArticleBiplanes Flock to Ozark Fly In
OZARK AL- Blackwell Field hosted nearly 30 aircraft and thousands of aviation fans on Saturday, according to an airport official. The annual Biplane Fly In drew crowds estimated of two thousand, many...
View ArticleHightower Resigns as EAA President/CEO
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Board of Directors accepted the resignation of President and CEO Rod Hightower today. Hightower will be returning to...
View ArticleAlabama Gov Proclaims General Aviation Appreciation Month
MONTGOMERY AL- In a ceremony held at the state capital in Montgomery on October 9, 2012 Governor Robert Bentley signed a proclamation establishing October 2012 as General Aviation Appreciation Month...
View ArticleMoody Hosts Open House
MOODY AFB GEORGIA - An A-10C Thunderbolt II and two F-4 Phantom IIs perform a Heritage Flight during the Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Legacy of Liberty Open House air show Oct. 27, 2012. The U.S Air...
View ArticleSouth East Regional Fly In 2012
EVERGREEN ALABAMA- Gray skies and cool temperatures didn't dampen the fun and enthusiasm at Middleton Field last Saturday for the annual South East Regional Fly In. Aircraft from across the spectrum...
View ArticlePryor Field WW II Historical Marker Unveiling VIDEO
DECATUR ALABAMA - Officials with the airport authority at Pryor Field hosted a historical marker dedication commemorating the airfield's role in World War II pilot training. An open house in the new...
View ArticleWright Brothers Aeroplane Museum?
MONTGOMERY AL- Ohio and Alabama have a wealth of aviation history in common. Both have ongoing efforts for a Wright Brothers history museum. Both museum plans were close but neither off the ground....
View ArticleNew Opa Locka Tower Operational Today
SUBJECT: New Tower Operational and a change to the tower frequency. CANCELLATION: November 15, 2012 Effective Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 1100 UTC, the new Opa-Locka Tower (Miami/Opa Locka...
View ArticleNo Plan No Gain Proclaims Alabama Governor for GA Appreciation
Gov. Robert Bentley recently proclaimed October 2012 as GA Appreciation Month, making Alabama the 46th state to recognize the value of general aviation since the beginning of the No Plane No Gain...
View ArticleTuskegee Airman Col Carter to Speak at Patriot's Association Luncheon
GADSDEN ALABAMA- Lt. Col. Herbert Eugene "Gene" Carter (USAF Ret.), one of the few remaining famous Tuskegee Airmen, will speak at the Gadsden/Etowah Patriots Hall of Honor Luncheon on Wednesday,...
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