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FAAST Seminar at Hastings Airport — May 19

The ADS-B Out requirement is coming in 2020. Will you be ready? Discover what is NextGen and ADS-B and what it can do for you and for safety in the National Airspace System. The seminar will take place Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m. at the Hastings Municipal Airport. Refreshments will be provided. Click here for more information.

Guardians of Freedom Airshow — May 7-8

The Blue Angels previously performed in Lincoln in September 2011

The Blue Angels previously performed in Lincoln in September 2011


The Guardians of Freedom Airshow is taking place Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8 at the Lincoln Airport. Admission and parking are FREE! The Blue Angels, along with a number of other performers and ground displays, will be part of the air show on both days. The Wings of Blue, TORA101, and the F-22 Raptor, along with many others are all set to perform.

The gates open at 9:30 a.m. each day, with the show beginning at 11 a.m. You may leave and re-enter the air show as much as you’d like.

Be sure to check http://lincolnairshow.com for the latest information, along with a list of items of what can be brought into the air show. Everything brought into the air show is subject to search.

Chapter 569 is planning to have a booth set-up at the air show.

Abilene Fly-In & Pancake Feed — Saturday, May 7

If you’re looking for somewhere to fly for free breakfast, there will be a fly-in and pancake feed on Saturday, May 7 at Abilene Municipal Airport (K78). Breakfast will be from 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. and will include pancakes and sausage. There will be aircraft displays, and the airport is also close to area historic sites and the Eisenhower home, library and museum. Click here for more details and contact information.

May Meeting — Tuesday, May 3

When not flying a Lear 45 as a corporate pilot or her Pitts Special at an air show, she just might be flying her Cessna 120 over the Capital City. Photo by Doug Prange

Jessy flying her Cessna 120 over the Capital City. Photo by Doug Prange

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, May 3. Program will feature Jessy Panzer, who will share with us her experience of participating in the Reno Air Races last fall. She flew a Glasair, averaging over 280 mph. Jessy is a corporate pilot and a member of the U.S. Advanced Aerobatic Team. She was mentored by the likes of Bill Stein and Sean D. Tucker and has been on the airshow circuit for several years. She has performed all over, including Oshkosh.

Our meeting will be at the Duncan Aviation Engine Shop (5000 NW 44th Street — Lincoln, NE) and will begin at 7:30 p.m.