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| April 17, 2025

The best Aero yet

The thirty-first Aero Friedrichshafen closed with record numbers this year. Over the course of four days, it hosted 32,100 visitors from more than 80 nations, 760 exhibitors from 38 nations, and a total of 328 aircraft ranging from drones and gliders to business jets.

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| February 20, 2025

Better each time

What began as a small airport open house in the early 2000s has developed into one of the most vibrant aviation events in the western United States. 2025 marks the third year that AOPA has partnered with the city of Buckeye, Arizona, to support the Air Fair with an exhibit hall, static display, and educational and industry seminars, and it was the best one yet.

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| January 29, 2025

Reasons to join us at Buckeye Air Fair

The AOPA Fly-In at the Buckeye Air Fair in Arizona February 14 through 16 offers a lot of attractions, aviation entertainment, and fascinating personalities, and this year all eyes are on AOPA President Darren Pleasance.

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| January 22, 2025

Volunteer at Buckeye Air Fair

The AOPA Fly-In at the Buckeye Air Fair in Arizona February 14 through 16 is one of the finest aviation events on the calendar. Grown from modest roots, it is now an action-packed weekend with airshows, a static display, seminars, and exhibits. But we couldn’t pull it off without volunteers —and we need a couple more.

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| December 11, 2024

NTSB says warbird airshow collision reflects poor planning

The NTSB attributed the midair collision of a Bell P–63F Kingcobra fighter with a B–17G bomber during the Commemorative Air Force’s Wings Over Dallas airshow on November 12, 2022, to factors ranging from “inadequate prebriefing” to a lack of oversight by the FAA and airshow industry officials. The investigative agency released the findings December 9, ahead of the final report scheduled to be published December 12.

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| April 11, 2024

Celebrating the fiftieth Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo

Big smiles, big celebrations, and another year of sky’s-the-limit aviation excitement marked the fiftieth Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida.

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| April 11, 2024

Sun 'n Fun night airshow: Mustang, Texans, pyro, drones

The first of two planned night airshows at the Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, lit up the sky April 10. If you're at the show and missed it, your second chance to see this amazing display will come on April 13.

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| March 21, 2024

Michigan's National Cherry Festival Airshow faces uncertain future

Unrealistic stipulations about airshow operations left a contract unsigned. Now the future of the airshow is in jeopardy.

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| December 11, 2023

Time machine

“The story of Mid-Atlantic Aviation is not just the story of airplanes, but of ideas. It is also a story of productivity, perseverance, patriotism, and above all, the people that made these ideas a reality. The story of Mid-Atlantic Aviation begins with people.”

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| March 30, 2023

Sunset serenade

As many Aerospace Expo regulars will tell you, Sun ’n Fun’s aerial entertainment doesn’t slip away when the sun goes down—it’s just getting started.

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| December 7, 2022

Florida club hosts annual vintage conveyance celebration

Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida, welcomed members and registered attendees to its four-day celebration of classic aircraft, automobiles, and yachts at its one-of-a-kind oceanside resort.

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| August 2, 2022

The year everything changed

Not long ago, news of a kit manufacturer flying a prototype airplane would have been a minor footnote at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

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| July 28, 2022

Burning bright in the AirVenture night

Lighting the night with an airshow and fireworks is a tried-and-true EAA AirVenture tradition that never loses its luster—and remains one of our favorite photographic assignments of the week.

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| July 26, 2022

The show goes on

Hearts made heavy by the death of Tom Poberezny were lifted by the spectacular array of aeronautical prowess on display that maintains the tempo each day of the modern event that is his legacy.

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| January 27, 2022

Airshow performer Jacqueline Warda dies

Aerobatic pilot and airshow performer Jacqueline Warda died January 26 of complications from lung cancer.

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| January 10, 2022

Attention warbird enthusiasts: Get your calendars ready

If you’re starting to plan your 2022 aviation calendar, make sure to pencil in some of the year’s best warbird events. Here are a few of our top recommendations.

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| October 28, 2021

‘Flying Farmer’ Charles ‘Charlie’ Kulp was 96

Charles A. “Charlie” Kulp, a seasoned pilot who camouflaged his considerable aviation skills behind the bumbling Flying Farmer airshow routine where he “accidentally” took off, learned how to fly, and then miraculously landed a wayward 65-horsepower Piper J–3 Cub, died October 17 at age 96.

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| August 23, 2021

Geico Skytyper Andy Travnicek killed in aircraft crash

The Great Pocono Raceway Airshow confirmed “with heavy hearts” the death August 20 of Geico Skytypers Air Show Team pilot Andy Travnicek, 50, who was killed near Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania, after a takeoff accident in a North American SNJ–2 warbird during a practice flight for the show.

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| July 26, 2021

Airshow pilot Dale Snodgrass killed in Idaho crash

Airshow performer and former U.S. Navy fighter pilot Dale Snodgrass, known around aviation as “the real Top Gun,” was killed in a crash on takeoff of a single-engine airplane at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport in Idaho on July 24, according to news reports.

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| April 21, 2021

'Follow everyone in'

Aviation enthusiasts turned out in droves for the 2021 Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo at Lakeland Linder International Airport in Lakeland, Florida, April 13 through 18.

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| April 14, 2021

US Air Force demo squadron launches new show

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds have redesigned their airshow demonstrations to present a shorter, tighter, more intense show that “tells a story,” team members said.

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| February 2, 2021

Go Wheels Up! Texas is a go

Go Wheels Up! Texas, an airshow, car show, and concert event, is on track for May 29 and 30 at San Marcos Regional Airport in San Marcos, Texas.

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| January 15, 2021

Buckeye Air Fair plans virtual Aviation Week

The 2021 Buckeye Air Fair in Buckeye, Arizona, will host a virtual Aviation Week February 7 through 13 instead of an in-person event, organizers announced January 14.

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| November 24, 2020

Santa to add a bow on Sun 'n Fun holiday show

The pandemic has put a wet blanket on in-person events in this challenging year, but aviation enthusiasts can satisfy their appetite to socialize (safely) with fellow pilots at the Holiday Flying Festival and Car Show on December 4 and 5 on the Sun 'n Fun Expo campus at Florida’s Lakeland Linder International Airport.

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| November 12, 2020

STOL contest to headline Sun 'n Fun holiday event

It’s hard to count the ways that the year 2020 has come up short. Aviation will briefly turn that vice into a virtue in Lakeland, Florida, on December 4 and 5 when up to 125 pilots flying five classes of aircraft compete to achieve the best short takeoff and landing (STOL) performances, with $12,500 in cash prizes and a chance to achieve a national ranking on the line.

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| September 4, 2020

Sun 'n Fun announces Holiday Flying Festival and Car Show

A two-day event in Lakeland, Florida, will help quench the thirst of aviation enthusiasts who missed out on the annual Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo, which was canceled earlier this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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| August 24, 2020

Airshow tailgate party

If you’re craving an airshow—not a virtual one, but an actual in-person, feel-the-jets-screaming-overhead airshow—the 2020 Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Air Show with tailgating might be up your alley.

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| July 9, 2020

EAA celebrates Spirit of Aviation Week with packed schedule

More than 170 streamed and on-demand events are on tap for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s virtual Spirit of Aviation Week July 21 to 25 to entertain and educate aviation enthusiasts in lieu of this year’s EAA AirVenture, which was called off because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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| June 30, 2020

Sporty’s virtual airshow takes off

It’s no secret that the new format for 2020’s aviation events is trending in the virtual direction, and Sporty’s has joined the action. Aware of the void left by the cancellation of so many aviation events this year, Sporty’s is hosting a virtual airshow on its website and other social media platforms.

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| May 1, 2020

EAA AirVenture canceled

EAA AirVenture officials held out hope as long as possible of keeping the popular summer airshow on schedule but ended up canceling the event for 2020.

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