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...
Royal International Air Tattoo 2023
RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, 14-16th July 2023 Reputed to be the largest military airshow in the world RIAT certainly lived up to its name this year. Compared to the dry sweltering heat of 2022 the weather this year was disappointing; Friday was almost...
Paris Air Show 2023
Le Bourget, Paris, France 18-25 June 2023 This spectacular showcase of world aviation, returning after the pandemic, never fails to impress. This year just arriving on time was an issue with almost no car parking due to a new rail station being...
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...
Royal International Air Tattoo 2022
RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK 15-17th July 2022 Well, what a scorcher! Record temperatures, record crowd and a mind-blowing selection of exhibits both static and flying. After two years off the calendar a memorable return of the World’s greatest military airshow. Given the...
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...