Archives: Fly-Ins & Air Shows

EAA Featured Tankers & Other Big Jets & Welcomed British Participation

by Jim LaMalfa Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2018 issue EAA’s 2018 AirVenture opened Monday, July 23rd with ideal weather and large crowds. EAA had announced its 2018 event as honoring the year of the tanker and the Royal … Continue reading

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Royal Air Force Celebrates 100th Anniversary At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018

Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2018 issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – The 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force was commemorated with historic aircraft, flyovers, and special programming during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, July 23-29, 2018, at Wittman Regional Airport in … Continue reading

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The American Barnstormers Tour Makes Six Stops In The Upper Midwest

Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2018 issue The American Barnstormers Tour landed its vintage aircraft in five Midwest states in July 2018. Founders Clay Adams and Rob Lock brought as many as 25 pilots and aircraft to Jefferson City, … Continue reading

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MAAC Grassroots 2018 Fly-In Brodhead, Wisconsin Updates

Brodhead Airport – EAA Chapter 431 Field Condition Update for Grassroots Fly-In News Release from Monday, Sept. 3, 2018 Brodhead Airport has received several inches of new rain over the weekend and along with the already saturated ground, the grass conditions … Continue reading

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Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow Helps Spectators Never To Forget The Contributions of the Greatest Generation!

Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue GRANITE FALLS, MINN. – The Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow, the Greatest Generation Celebration, was held June 16, 2018 at the Lenzen-Roe-Fagen Memorial Airport in Granite Falls, Minnesota – home of Fagen Fighters … Continue reading

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The Rotors ’n Ribs Helicopter Fly-In Returns!

Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue GOSHEN, IND. – One of the nation’s largest helicopter fly-ins, Rotors ’n Ribs, will take place the evening of Friday, July 6, 2018 at Goshen Municipal Airport (KGSH), Goshen, Indiana, after a … Continue reading

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Southern Illinois Airport To Roll Out Red Carpet As Host of AOPA’s Regional Fly-In

Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue If you are a pilot living in the Midwest, you won’t want to miss AOPA’s Great Lakes Regional Fly-In to be held October 5 and 6, 2018 at Southern Illinois Airport in … Continue reading

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AOPA’s Carbondale Fly-In Will Be One For The Books!

Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue More than 300 miles south of the hustle and bustle of Chicago, lies Carbondale, Illinois. Known for its rolling hills and surrounded by tens of thousands of acres of natural beauty, this … Continue reading

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Log Cabin Airport 32nd Annual Fly-In HAS BEEN CANCELED

Log Cabin Airport 32nd Annual Fly-In HAS BEEN CANCELED at Mondovi (WS69), Wisconsin on September 2, 2018.  Please share with others.

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A Flight Back To Another Era

by Bill Blake Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue On April 11, 2018, military veteran and crew chief, Sergeant Bill Kelly of Lakeland, Florida, made his first flight in a bomber since World War II. Now, 75 years … Continue reading

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