Moth Club DH60 Centenary
Shuttleworth, Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade, UK 31 July – 1st August 2025 In 1925 was first flown by Geoffrey de Havilland from Stag Lane and, in 1975, fifty years later, the de Havilland Moth Club was formed. It was therefore an ideal...
Private Flyer Fest (London)
Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire, UK 16-17th May 2025 Report by Peter & Kim Davison Organised by Elite Events this is an interesting blend of interests aimed at the well-off section of society. It starts well with a free glass of champagne on...
Microlight Trade Fair 2025
Popham Airfield, UK 3-4th May 2025 Report by Peter Davison, Kim Davison & Colin Coulthard This annual gathering has grown substantially in the UK show calendar even though the host aerodrome is under threat from housing development. The grass runways and predominantly...
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...