EAA AirVenture 2024: Day Two
Story and photos by Ken Kula Tuesday July 23, 2024 was a stormy day in Oshkosh. A thundershower arrived around 4 AM, followed by a rain shower at 6 AM. Weather forecasts called for heavier thunderstorms later in the...
Category: General Aviation
EAA AirVenture 2024: Opening Day Sights
Review and photos by Ken Kula The 2024 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is off to a great start. Fair weather offered ample time for show attendees and performers to arrive at the airport. There was plenty of gawking as aviators...
Ultimate Harrier: The 2024 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show
Story by Shawn Byers, photos by Shawn Byers and Bryan T. Mangan I would have been here anyway, but the 2024 edition of the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show was not to be missed. Among the...
MKE SPOTTING PART 2
Story and photographs by Scott Jankowski We continue our look into the variety of unusual and unique visitors to my hometown airport, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. As seen in part 1 of this article, Mitchell does get a...
MKE SPOTTING PART 1
Story and Photographs by Scott Jankowski Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is my hometown airport, living just 9 miles to the west. Mitchell is currently served by 28 passenger and cargo airlines, please note that this number includes multiple regional...
Heli-Expo 2024 Report
Story and photographs by Jeff Serpa Anaheim, Ca The world’s leading Manufacturers of Rotary Aircraft gathered at the 35th annual Heli-Expo in Anaheim, California. Heli-Expo—the show’s 35th-anniversary edition and final under that branding—set a new record attendance, attracting 15,000...
A Look at Waterbury – Oxford Airport in Connecticut
Story and photos by Andrew Spry Waterbury-Oxford Airport is the largest General Aviation airport in the state of Connecticut with a 5,801-foot runway. It houses multiple charter companies that operate regular flights down the eastern seaboard but we do...
Plane Spotting – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Story and photos by Ken Kula Our winter 2024 cruise departed from and returned to San Juan, Puerto Rico. My wife and I flew nonstop between Boston, Massachusetts’ Logan International Airport to the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU...
Wings Over Batavia 2023
Story and photos by Shawn Byers Compelling. That was the word I kept saying as I read up on this airshow at the Genesee County Airport in Batavia, New York. For the first time since 1999, an airshow would...
“America’s Hangar” Celebrates 20 Years
Lockheed SR-71A Story and photos by Corey Beitler (Originally published in Corey’s “Distelfink Airlines” magazine, December 2023 edition – photo selection altered from original) When its doors open to the public each day, the National Air and Space Museum’s...
THE 2023 MILWAUKEE AIR AND WATER SHOW
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The 2023 Milwaukee Air and Water show was once again held in the skies and waters around Downtown Milwaukee WI on July 22nd and 23rd. This annual air and water show is centered...
EAA AIRVENTURE 2023: A Little Bit of Everything for Everyone.
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture 2023 is in the record books after celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. This year’s 6-day celebration was held from July 24th to July 30th, 2023, for those who have never attended...
