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“Never Forget” June 6, 1944 (6/6/2019)(Ed. Note: For many years those of us who knew Charlie Harris as a writer would wake up on the morning of June 6th with the following message in our inboxes. Today on the 75th anniversary Charlie’s life-long friend, business partner, and dedicated member of our Vintage family Betsey Kersey forwarded Charlie’s traditional June 6th [&hellip… Read More

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 NOTAM Released (5/2/2019)From EAA: May 2, 2019 – The EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 NOTAM contains FAA-approved procedural changes that emerged from pilot feedback, and EAA has made additional arrival procedure recommendations to enhance safety. The NOTAM contains a new diversion procedure implemented by the FAA based on EAA recommendations, which flows traffic to Fond du Lac County Airport (KFDL) in [&hellip… Read More

SAVE THE DATES: June 8-10, 2018 – Young Aviators Fly-In at Triple Tree (12/26/2017)by Cayla McLeod Calling all young adults and youth in aviation for the first annual Young Aviators Fly-In at Triple Tree Aerodrome! Any age is welcome (including the young at heart) to come and celebrate the next generation of aviators. Aircraft and guests can begin arriving on Friday, June 8th at 9 AM and the event will [&hellip… Read More

Honor the Legacy of Ron Alexander with a Memorial Wristband (2/24/2017)Cayla McLeod, who was featured this month in Vintage AirMail, has created a wristband fundraiser in memory of her mentor and Vintage Director Ron Alexander. The wristbands are $10 each, and all of the proceeds will go directly to fund tools and equipment for the Candler Field Museum Youth Aviation Program which Ron founded at his PeachState [&hellip… Read More

Ron Alexander Celebration of Life – March 25, 2017 at PeachState Aerodrome (2/4/2017)by Cayla Mcleod Ron Alexander was a very special person in my life. Mr. Ron taught me how to fly among many other things related and not related to aviation. I did not realize the large role Ron played in the Vintage Aircraft Association until he left for Oshkosh a few weeks before the accident [&hellip… Read More

DC-3 Weekend at Marion, IN Fly-In/Cruise-In (9/30/2016)by Ron Alexander What a weekend in anyone’s book! I was privileged to fly my DC-3 to Marion, Indiana to participate in the annual Fly-In/Cruise-In event spearheaded by VAA member Ray Johnson. If you have not attended this fly-in you should put it on your list. It is a gathering of airplanes, tractors, cars, etc. [&hellip… Read More

YOUTH IN ACTION: Gleb Liashedko (1/25/2016)by Ron Alexander, VAA 27150 For the past couple of years I have been writing an article in AirMail about “Airport’s in Action.” In each issue we have presented several EAA and VAA Chapters around the country whose membership places a priority on developing young people. I have been very pleased to find that a [&hellip… Read More

Lee Bowden 2015 Memorial Tour (1/8/2016)by Jim Zangger, Vintage #23221 Watch the video slideshow of the Memorial Tour here. Our small group of mid-western Taylorcraft pilots were saddened to learn that, our good friend, Lee Bowden suffered a life ending heart attack last winter. Lee, a very enthusiastic supporter of aviation, loved flying his Taylorcraft across the United States. Sadly, his [&hellip… Read More

June 6, 1944 (6/5/2015)by Charlie Harris, Vintage Life Member #2158, Director Emeritus. June 6, 1944 … Seventy one years ago tomorrow, very early in the morning, the greatest seaborne military force ever assembled began our Great Crusade to free Europe from the horribly oppressive clutches of the all-powerful and murderous German dictator Adolf Hitler. The channel and flying [&hellip… Read More

Pilots’ Bill of Rights with Medical Reform introduced in House, Senate. Needs Our Support. (2/27/2015)From EAA: February 26, 2015 – Bipartisan “Pilot’s Bill of Rights II” legislation has been introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives that would put EAA-supported aeromedical reform into effect along with a number of other protections for pilots and other airmen. You can read details and TAKE ACTION at both the [&hellip… Read More