One of the Venice Municipal Airports many roles in serving the community has been a special event venue. Its island location and the abundance of available event space at the temporary festival grounds has made it a practical option for many annual events. This has...
ANATOMY OF A NEAR TRAGEDY A True Story by Lyle Wheeler Get-there-itus – Get-home-itus, it really does not matter, they are both the same. Not the most desirable trait to be found in any airplane pilot no matter what his or her experience. There is very little...
Plant City, Fla. – Saturday, March 23, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the third annual Planes, Trains & Automobiles event will take place at the Plant City Airport. It's a chance to see real airplanes, remote control planes, helicopters, model trains in operation and...
"This is not just a one-week party," says incoming Sun 'n Fun President and CEO John 'Lites' Leenhouts of the celebrated fly-in event. Addressing the joint VASI EAA membership at City Hall February 20th, Leenhouts put out the distress call for General Aviation, citing political pressures,...
[Editor's Note: Ed Stephenson is a VASI corporate member and won the door prize raffle at the January meeting - a complementary flight aboard the B-17 Flying Fortress during the Wings of Freedom Tour visit to Venice. Ed recounts his 'trip worth taking.' Photos courtesy...