LAKELAND, FLA. – Any Midwest pilots considering flying to Florida for the 41st Annual Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, April 21-26, 2015 in Lakeland, Fla., won’t be disappointed…
Category: Fly-Ins & Air Shows
Breitling Jet Team Announces Show Dates For First U.S. Tour
WILTON, CT. – The “Breitling Jet Team” has announced its tour dates for 2015. The team is the first and largest of its kind, comprised of seven L-39 C Albatros…
Washington Island Lions Fish Boil Fly-In
by Jim LaMalfa Approximately, 120 airplanes flew to Washington Island off the Door County Peninsula for the annual Lion’s Club Fish Boil Fly-In on Saturday, July 19. The weather was…
Discover Aviation Days – Education & PR At Their Finest!
by Dave Weiman BLAINE, MINN. – There is so much happening at Anoka-County Blaine Airport/Jane’s Field (KANE) nowadays with over 400 based aircraft, more than a dozen air charter and…
Involved & In Touch With Minnesota Aviation
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics The warmth of spring has finally arrived after what seemed to be a very long winter. But your Minnesota DOT Office…
Ice Leaves Gull Lake In The Nick of Time For Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Seminar & Fly-In
by Dave Weiman When the ice left Gull Lake in Brainerd, Minnesota, organizers of the “Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Seminar & Fly-In,” May 2-4, at Madden’s Resort, breathed a sigh…
AOPA Regional Fly-Ins Off To A Good Start
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – More than 2,500 people participated in the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) regional fly-in, April 26, in San Marcos, Texas. This was the first of…
Minnesota Pilots Gathering At ANE
BLAINE, MINN. – The first “Minnesota Pilots Association Great Aviation Gathering” was held March 21-22, 2014 at Golden Wings Air Museum on Anoka County-Blaine Airport (ANE) in the Twin Cities….
Good Snow For Annual EAA Skiplane Fly-In
PIONEER AIRPORT, OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Skiplane Fly-In had plenty of snow, February 8, 2014; so much that some participants were challenged in flying home that…
Iceport 2014
GARRISON, MINN. – “Who needs an airport when you have 3000 feet of plowed frozen lake?” This is the motto of organizers of the Second Annual “Iceport” Fly-In, March 8,…
No Show At Manitowoc In 2014
MANITOWOC, WIS. – The Thunder On The Lakeshore Airshow is taking a break this year, with the hope of returning in 2015, according to producer Curt Drumm and director Jutta…
Wisconsin Fly-Ins & Points of Interest
We all know Wisconsin hosts what is billed as “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.” Of course, that’s the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. However, did you know several other airports…
Antique Airplane Association To Host Invitational Fly-In
BLAKESBURG, IOWA – One of the best venues for inspiring interest in aviation today, as well as throughout the last 100-plus years of flight, can be found in entertainment venues,…
The 10th Annual Flying Cloud Air Tour
by Ben McQuillan EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – This year 25 airplanes from all over the Twin Cities descended upon Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, for the annual “Flying…
Promoting GA At The Mason Aviation Day Fly-In
by Vickie Vandenbelt MASON, MICH. – Mason Jewett Field (TEW) is a wonderful general aviation airport in mid-Michigan, located 15 miles south of the state capitol in Lansing. The 4000…