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...
UK Grand Prix Helicopters
Turweston Airfield, Buckinghamshire, England, Sunday 3rd July 2022 Turweston is unusual in these days of General Aviation airfield closures in that it has grown in status over the last decade. This is partly due to it being the Headquarters of Britain’s Light...
Microlight Fly-in 2022
Popham Airfield, 30 April-2 May 2022 As Covid restrictions ease it was a welcome return to this annual gathering of all things plastic and fabric and Saturday’s weather was bright, clear and cool; almost perfect for the mass migration of ‘lightweights’. Samuel...
Duxford Autumn Flying Day
Flying Day, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, UK 9 October 21 Duxford needs little introduction, home of an Imperial War Museum, the Duxford Aviation Society (DAS) with world class collections and impressive flying events that include Europe’s largest collection of airworthy warbirds. This event...
LAA Rally 2021
Light Aviation Association Rally, Sywell, Northampton, UK 3rd-5th September This long awaited event coincided with one of the best weather weekends of the British Summer. Nearly a thousand historic, light and homebuilt aircraft flew in, to the delight of over a thousand...
Yorkshire Balloon Fiesta 2021
York Racecourse, Yorkshire, UK 27-30 August 2021 This annual extravaganza sees a large fairground, live music and a Hot-Air Balloon Festival combine to bring crowds to this heritage city on the River Ouse. As ever, ballooning requires minimal wind and still, clear...