by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 4, 2022 | #Aircraft, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Antique Airfield, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Photo of the Day, Pilots
General Aviation News photographer Megan Vande Voort went “back to Blakesburg” for the 2022 Antique Airplane Association annual fly-in at Antique Airfield (IA27) in Iowa, which was held Aug. 30-Sept. 5. On opening day, she captured this Staggerwing getting...
by Sparky Barnes | Sep 23, 2021 | 20211007, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Antique Airfield, Aviation News, Feature, General Aviation
“No other fly-in I know of can boast the aircraft that were continually hauling rides, including a Swift, Waco UPF-7, Staggerwing, Stinson SR-5, and a Lockheed Vega. Add to that such activities as a Town Hall with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association...
by Sparky Barnes | Jun 20, 2021 | 20210617, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Antique Airfield, Aviation News, Feature, General Aviation
Bill Clifford and Ace Prechtl of Long Island, New York, co-own Serendipity, a 1940 N3N-3 that Ace restored several decades ago. According to Bill, the the N3N is “just a wonderful airplane — the controls are all balanced so it handles great, it flies straight...
by Sparky Barnes | Jun 6, 2021 | Airshows & Fly-Ins, Antique Airfield, Aviation News, Feature, General Aviation
Iowa’s Mark Lancaster owns just one of nine Fairchild Model 24-Js on the FAA registry. He reports the antique airplane is “just fun and simple flying!” Read...
