Every year, from spring to autumn, hundreds of thousands of air show fans trek to small airfields and major airports to watch flying displays. If you are one of them, here are some aspects of these events that you may recognise. Arriving You set off in good time only to be held up on the…
Airshows are a great day out for individuals and families. They can be enjoyed by anyone from aviation enthusiasts to those who may not a first consider themselves interested in aircraft, but who enjoy the spectacle and the occasion. With that in mind here are 5 essential tips for enjoying airshows that will help you to…
Oshkosh is arguably one of the biggest events on the global aviation calendar, so in this post we thought we’d provide a history of AirVenture Oshkosh from 1953 to recent times. Way back in 2000, Jill Rutan Hoffman, the daughter of Dick Rutan, put together a book of essays written by pilots called, “First Flights:…
A day at an airshow is a high-octane assault on all the senses. Once experienced, it’s never forgotten. No wonder so many people catch the airshow bug and become addicts. First, there’s the smell. The unmistakable scent of jet fuel hangs in the air, mingling with, if you’re lucky and the weather is kind, the…
At an airshow you’re likely to see the newest and the fastest things in aviation but for some the draw is the World War I aircraft. It’s a very different spectacle, as propeller-driven biplanes and triplanes take to the sky to recreate a dogfight of the First World War. World War I aircraft may not…