Air Shows and Adventures

All photos taken by our friend and frequent collaborator, John Slemp of Aerographs Aviation. Stay tuned for an interview we’ll be posting in the next few weeks on this amazing artist and photographer. John was recently named one of 24 “Best Photographers of 2015″ by the American Society of Media Photographers. Way to go John!…

by Hillel Glazer Talking about the weather is usually not a good sign in polite conversation. It usually means there’s nothing better to talk about. However when it comes to aviation the weather is a highly interesting topic—if not outright critical. On this day even more relevant. AOPA’s homecoming fly-in was under threat of unpleasant…

— 5th Annual Tennessee BBQ Celebrates Aviation Beech-style — Fifty Beechcraft airplanes from a dozen states touched down at DKX on Saturday May 30 for the 5th Annual BeechTalk Downtown Knoxville Airport BBQ. Hosted by Tennessee resident and favorite son Max Grogan, 100 pilots and aviation buffs enjoyed a Southern barbecue feast. Grogan, who hangars his F35 Beechcraft Bonanza at…

For most people, airports are places to start a journey, not destinations in themselves. But outside large commercial airports, lies a world waiting to be discovered! Off the beaten path, local airports are often treasure troves of art, architecture, antiques and adventure.

Awesome video footage showing the Blue Angels doing what they do best! Taken at the MCAS Beaufort Air Show in 2011.

Watch this Flying Magazine piece profiling Chuck Aaron, the first — and only — civilian pilot ever to be licensed to perform helicopter aerobatics in the United States.

Behind the scenes video from EAA of Yves “Jetman” Rossy during his U.S. public debut at Oshkosh last year.