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29 Oct 2018

Flying With The Canadian Forces Snowbirds

by RyanS | posted in: AirshowStuff, Canadian Snowbirds, Featured Videos, Jet Teams, Popular Posts | 1

I have always been a fan of the Canadian Snowbirds. When I was just getting into airshows, their spectacular bursts were unlike anything I had seen before. As I became more familiar with the industry, their large formation rolls where they pull over the top while pointing right at the crowd stuck out as even… Read more

23 Oct 2018

New Photo Album – Battle Creek Field of Flight Airshow and Balloon Festival 2018

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, AirshowStuff, Event Recap | 0

A new album is now available in our photo gallery! This album from the 2018 Battle Creek Field of Flight Airshow and Balloon Festival in Battle Creek, MI. This relaxed event is always one of our favorites because they treat the crowd right! Check it out here: Battle Creek Field of Flight Airshow and Balloon… Read more

21 Oct 2018

Red Arrows Announce 2019 North American Tour

by RickyM | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams | 26

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, are set to embark on a nine-week programme across the skies of North America is 2019. The team announced “Western Hawk 19,” an August and September of 2019 tour across Canada and the United States. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said the Red Arrows would display across… Read more

13 Oct 2018

Aerobatic Pilot Killed During Night Airshow In Virginia

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows | 3

Aerobatic pilot Jon Thocker was killed in a crash while performing during the Friday night airshow at the 2018 Culpeper Air Fest in Culpeper, Virginia. Jon was the #2 pilot on the Redline Airshows team. The other Redline pilot, Ken Rieder, landed safely shortly after the incident. There is little information on what happened as… Read more

27 Jul 2018

WATCH: Must See Videos From EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018

by RickyM | posted in: Airshows, Event Recap | 1

The annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow is well underway and the week has already provided some awesome highlights. On Monday, the F7F Tigercats flew. Unfortunately, upon landing, one of them encountered a gear issue, but we’ve heard the aircraft has been fully repaired since then. Tuesday featured the departure of the Honeywell Flying Testbed 757.… Read more

23 May 2018

Canadian Snowbirds Visit Blue Angels, Perform In Pensacola

by RickyM | posted in: Canadian Snowbirds, Jet Teams, US Navy Blue Angels | 1

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds made a visit to NAS Pensacola, home of the US Navy Blue Angels, ahead of their show in Anderson, SC. The team arrived Sunday night, and joined the Blues in ‘buzzing the beach’, their tradition when returning home from a show. Because the Snowbirds were low on fuel, the teams did… Read more

11 May 2018

Thunder In The Valley Airshow To Cease Operations Following 2018 Airshow

by RickyM | posted in: Airshows | 0

The Thunder in the Valley airshow, held annually in Columbus, GA will not be returning in 2019. The Board of Directors of the event announced that due to raising costs and a difficulty in obtaining sponsorship money, the event would not continue. “We feel the air show competes with many other events for the same… Read more

9 Apr 2018

USAF Thunderbirds Cancel Appearance At Wings Over Columbus 2018

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams, Schedules, US Air Force Thunderbirds | 1

The USAF Thunderbirds have canceled their planned appearance at the 2018 Wings Over Columbus airshow at Columbus AFB in Mississippi. The move was announced in a video update by Thunderbird #1 following the death of Thunderbird #4, Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, in a crash during practice last week. The team had previously announced they were… Read more

6 Apr 2018

USAF Thunderbirds Cancel Appearances After Fatal Accident

by RickyM | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams, US Air Force Thunderbirds | 1

Following a crash which killed Thunderbird #4, the team has canceled some upcoming shows. As of April 6th, the team’s performances at March AFB and Sun ‘n Fun have been canceled. The rest of the season schedule is still to be determined. Canceling shows while the team stands down to investigate the mishap and take… Read more

20 Feb 2018

Major Changes to 2018 F-35 Lightning II Airshow Schedule

by RickyM | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams, Military, Schedules | 6

A recent update to the ACC schedule has removed five shows originally scheduled for 2018. This comes after a few shows were added to the schedule a few weeks ago. The canceled shows are: – Myrtle Beach, SC – April 28-29th – MCAS Cherry Point, NC – May 5-6th – Seattle, WA SeaFair – Aug… Read more