Banks High School Jet Memorial Nearing Completion
BIRMINGHAM AL- On February 2, 2012, the newly restored Banks High School mascot, an F-86, made its debut when moved from the restoration hangar for exhibition in front of the Southern Museum of...
View ArticleAnnual Spring EAA Young Eagles Fly In Coming to Wetumpka Airport
WETUMPKA AL- Flowers are budding, grass is turning green- get ready for the biggest and best Young Eagles event in Alabama- Wetumpka's Spring Fly In. For over a decade, every year, the airport...
View ArticleAlabama's US Navy Blue Angel Video
Coming this March 31 thru April 1, Alabama's own member of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, LT Dave Tickle will perform as the Blue Angel Opposing Solo in an F/A 18 Hornet number 6. Flying in...
View ArticleCullman Restaurant Opens Under New Management
CULLMAN AL- Just in time for flying weather, the Cullman Airport's restaurant is open under new management. The Windsock Café is now serving Breakfast and Lunch - Thursday through Sunday, a great place...
View ArticleRV-1 Tribute Tour Stops at Wetumpka Airport
WETUMPKA AL- One of the most popular prototype homebuilt aircraft in the world landed at the Wetumpka Airport this week, the RV-1. About 40 EAA Chapter 822 members and guests turned out on Thursday to...
View ArticleFree SUN 'n FUN App Available from Sporty's
Sporty's, in partnership with SUN ‘n FUN, has created a mobile app for the 2012 show, which is now available for both Apple and Android devices. The SUN ‘n FUN app may be downloaded free at...
View ArticleEvery Day is a Highlight at EAA AirVenture 2012
Special activities set for each day of 'The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration'- EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh lives up to its role of "The World's Greatest Aviation...
View ArticleGet Ready for EAA 416 Annual Grass Field Fly In on the Bayou
Roy E Ray airport is one of the few airports in Alabama with a subdivision located on the field. The airport, established in 1962, now consists of about 20 homes, with hangars and taxiway access to...
View ArticleSenate Co-sponsors Secured for CAP Congressional Gold Medal Action
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS - Civil Air Patrol has secured the number of co-sponsors needed for committee action on its proposal for a Congressional Gold Medal recognizing its early members' service during...
View ArticleRound Trip: Art from the Bone Yard Project
Contemporary Artists use WWII Aircraft as Canvas at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson -Tucson AZ - The Pima Air & Space Museum is exhibiting Round Trip: Art From the Bone Yard Project in...
View ArticleAOPA, EAA File 3RD CLASS Medical Exemption Request with FAA
Frederick, MD and EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) today jointly filed a request for an exemption...
View ArticleCelebrating Amelia Earhart- Renewing the Pacific Search
WASHINGTON DC- Today Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined by Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, hosted an event to celebrate Amelia Earhart and the United States' ties to its Pacific...
View ArticleRegister Now for Sun n Fun FAA Safety Forums Webinar
This is your personal invitation to join us at this year's Sun 'n Fun event in Lakeland, Florida! Okay, we know that everyone will not be able to join us in Florida for the great Sun 'n Fun...
View ArticleSpring Alabama Aviation Events Blooming
- Edited for clarity 3/22- Official Spring is here with a new airshow season and aviation events that aspire to inspire, entertain and delight. Alabama offers a full schedule of flying fun this year...
View ArticleBlue Angels to Fly Over New Orleans for Historic 1812 Celebration
New Orleans will serve as the inaugural city in a three-year national celebration commemorating the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner. The 2012 celebration will take place April 17 - 23, 2012,...
View ArticleFantasy of Flight Welcomes Seaplanes for Annual "Splash-In"
POLK CITY, Fla. - Fantasy of Flight is pleased to once again play host to one of Central Florida's splashiest events where the fun may be watered down but it's never diluted... On Thursday, March 29...
View ArticleAir Racers 3D Lands at IMAX Theatre
Columbus, Georgia - March 22, 2012- The IMAX Theatre at Patriot Park will premiere Air Racers 3D: The Ultimate Air Show Experience on Thursday, April 5. The film, narrated by Fast and Furious co-star...
View Article'TORA! TORA! TORA!' RE-enactment Coming to EAA AirVenture
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. -The "Tora! Tora! Tora!" aerial re-enactment of the events of December 7, 1941 - one of the most dazzling warbird air show performances flying today - will be part...
View ArticleAnnual Great Moonbuggy Race Coming to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center
HUNTSVILLE AL- The 19th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race will be held April 13 - 14, 2012 in Huntsville, Alabama, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Come Join the Fun! Students are required to design a...
View ArticleTom Poberezny Joins Citation Jet Pilots Owner-Pilot Team
Ralph Lloyd, Executive Director and COO of the Citation Jet Pilots Owner-Pilot Association (CJP) announced today that Tom Poberezny will be joining their leadership team as Vice President, CJP Events...
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