World War II Weekend 2025
Story and Photos by Shawn Byers The Mid Atlantic Air Museum held their 34th annual World War II Weekend at Reading Regional Airport in Pennsylvania on June 6, 7 and 8. Weather was…a factor. Temperatures were warm and the...
Category: Aviation Themes
Dream Flights: Giving back to those who have given
Story and photos by Shawn Byers (Editor’s note: Unfortunately, we couldn’t publish Shawn’s article ahead of the CenterPoint Energy Dayton Airshow but present it now with our wishes for great success!). It is a real pleasure to bring you...
Alternative Fuels Drive Existing Aircraft Modifications and New Aircraft Designs – Twenty Examples
BETA Technologies ALIA CX300 BETA Technologies ALIA A250 VTOL Story and photos by Ken Kula, unless otherwise noted Burlington, Vermont’s BETA Technologies is “an aerospace company manufacturing electric flight”. The company describes itself as “pilots who build planes” and...
Homebuilt, Kit Planes and Other Light Aircraft at the 2024 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh
Photos by Ken Kula and Anne Taylor Here are twenty-seven photos of home-built or “kit planes” we saw at AirVenture Oshkosh 2024. How many do you recognize? VIKING DRAGONFLY MK 2 ACRO SPORT II ARION LIGHTNING XS BREEZY RLU-2...
Pacific Airshow Project with the Aviation PhotoCrew
Story and photos by David Campion In October 2023, I decided to tick off a bucket list item and sign up for an air-to-air project with the Aviation Photo Crew after the chance to photograph aerial refueling during Pitch...
The 2024 Green Mountain Aviation Field Days
Story and photos by Ken Kula, Scott Zeno and Alice Leong Editor’s note: Photos of each of the 51 aircraft on the grounds are contained in the Galleries. With today’s security concerns, the opportunity to leisurely stroll among more...
RAF Fairford RIAT 2024
Story and photos by Jeff Serpa Royal International Air Tattoo 2024 is in the books. This year RIAT promoted several themes for 2024 and welcomed its 58th participating nation to the airshow. RIAT 2024 attracted a sell out crowd...
Amphibious Planes In and Out of the Water at This Year’s AirVenture
Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer Cessna C-182S on floats at the EAA AirVenture Seaplane Base on Lake Winnebago Story by Ken Kula, photos by Anne Taylor and Ken Kula An amphibious airplane can operate from water or land. There are several...
Worldwide Aircraft Registration Guide: Part One
Z3-AAG BOMBARDIER CRJ-900 at EHAM: North Macedonia Photography by Ken Kula The Annex Seven of the International Civil Aviation Organization specifies nationality markings for every country’s registered aircraft. Many of these markings begin with a single letter – such...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh: Arrival Day Sunday 2024
With over 1,000 aircraft on the ground already at Oshkosh, I guessed that Sunday would bring a rather orderly, steady stream of general aviation aircraft to watch. A quartering headwind for arrivals on runways 36 Left and Right was...
Air Show T-Shirts From My Past
The Kansas Air National Guard operated ten B-1B Lancers from 1994 to 2002. They participated in the Royal International Air Tattoo in 1997, where I got this great shirt. Collecting aviation memorabilia has been a hobby of mine for...
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum Night-Engine-Run Photo Shoot
Story and photos by Corey Beitler The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum held its 33rd annual World War II Weekend living history event and airshow on June 7, 8, and 9 at the Reading Regional Airport in Reading, Pennsylvania. The museum’s...
