Abbotsford Airshow 2024
Abbotsford, British Columbia, 9-11 August 2024 Report by Peter and Kim Davison This annual event is unique on the Canadien west coast, just north of the United States border. It attracts a wide cross section of aeronautical subjects, both civilian and military....
Popham Microlight Trade Show 2024
4-5 May 2024 This annual microlight event showcases the rapid development of this sector. Numerous new designs, often from the former Eastern Block nations, bring modern technology and lightweight materials combining with engine maturity. Those slightly lower down the income scale can...
Warbirds over Wanaka 2024
Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand 29-31 March 2024 After cancellation due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2022, justice was served when rare perfect weather blessed this, the greatest southern hemisphere warbird airshow. Both the Saturday and Sunday sold out in advance,...
Mosquito NZ2308
Mosquito public debut, Wanaka, New Zealand, March 29th-31st 2024 WOW stands for ‘Warbirds over Wanaka’ the greatest warbird airshow in the southern hemisphere held at Easter on the South Island of New Zealand on even numbered years. WOW is also what many...
Moth Club Meet – New Zealand
Taupo Gliding Club, New Zealand, 16-17th March 2024 The Tiger Moth Club of New Zealand aims to nurture an interest in flying and sharing the magic and history of classic and vintage aircraft; particularly the de Havilland Tiger Moth.
Malta International 2023
Luqa Airport and St Paul’s Bay, Malta 23-24th September 2023 This biennial gathering on a Mediterranean island was disrupted by Covid so had not been held since 2018; hence the local population was ready and waiting in large numbers, particularly with advanced...
Grass Roots Fly-in 2023
Popham Airfield, Hampshire, UK, 18-20th August 2023 This eagerly awaited event is the annual gathering for microlight and homebuilt aircraft from around the United Kingdom. Although the early weather forecast looked fine a wind and rain event scuppered arrivals on the Friday...
UK Grand Prix Helicopters 2023
Turweston Aerodrome, Buckinghamshire, 9th July 2023 The British Grand Prix is held at Silverstone Circuit and, as the event grows in status and popularity, the road closures and parking restrictions have increased to a point where dawn departures and extreme patience are...
Microlight Trade Fair 2023
Popham Airfield, Winchester, Hampshire, UK 29-30 April 2023 This annual festival of lightweight aviation incorporates a compact trade event with lectures, talks and sales areas with a popular start to Britain’s shrinking airshow diary. Blessed with some of the best spring weather...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022
Whittman Field, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA 25-31 July 2022 This event just keeps getting bigger! Attendance: Approximately 650,000 – A record total (previous mark: 642,000 in 2019) and 7 percent above 2021’s attendance of 608,000. Total aircraft: More than 10,000 aircraft arrived at...