Here are Florida chapter newsletters for August:

• Florida Antique Biplane Association August 2009
• Florida Cub Tales August 2009

See all the Chapter Newsletters.

Here are a few more photos from the North Cascades Fly-In at Concrete, WA two weeks ago. These are worth a look: More Concrete Fly-In Photos

The Mid-America Antique Airplane Group, an AAA chapter in Kansas, is announcing their 7th Annual Fly-in at Wiebe Field, Halstead, KS, on August 8. Click for the flyer.

Don't forget these other August events:

• August 14-16: Antique Aeroplane Club of Greater New York Fly-In, Bayport, NY.
• August 14-16: Northwest Antique Airplane Association Fly-In, Pearson Field, Vancouver, WA.
• August 28-30: Nebraska Chapter Fly-In, Minden, NE.

Here's the Nebraska Chapter July Newsletter. Note the upcoming fly-in breakfast this weekend, August 1.

See all the Chapter Newsletters.

Do you publish a blog that would interest AntiqueAirfield.com readers, that is it is about flying or restoring antique airplanes? If so, and you'd be willing to have your blog posts aggregated and re-posted on Antique Airfield then ping me. We've got several hundred registered readers, and about 200 readers/day on average interested in articles.

I'm going to write some blog aggregation software this weekend and will be looking for source blogs. All entries re-published on antique Airfield will have proper attribution and links to your source blogs, so it may give you traffic and it will definitively give you some link juice if you care about SEO for your blog.

Don't know what this garbledegook means? Sometimes it confuses me too. It should mean more contributors and more articles to read more often, once the work is done.

-Russell Williams

If you've been thinking about attending the 2009 Fly-In at Blakesburg, Corporate Wings, now is a good time to make the preparations:

• Send in a pre-registration form. Saves time at the field when you arrive.
• If you're not camping, make reservations. Hotels book up in Ottumwa, better reserve in advance or you will be camping even if you don't want to!

The Fly-Mart still needs donations - contact Harman Dickerson or AAA HQ if you have a donation or some unused treasure/junk that you'd like to sell on consignment.

If you've never come to Blakesburg before how about giving it a try this year? Best antique airplane gathering in the country. Here's our First Timer's Guide.

The folks at Concrete, Washington put on a great Vintage Fly-In this weekend, attracting over 50 airplanes of all types. Organizers Jim Jenkins and Harold Hansen also operate the Skagit Aero Education Museum and have a large collection of antique and classic aircraft on the field.

Click on this preview to to get a live, zoomable panoramic view of the action (requires Microsoft Silverlight plug-in, works on Mac and Windows):

Don Dugas in Punta Gorda, Florida had his airplane recently featured on the cover of Trade-A-Plane.

Don says: This is a 1946 Aeronca Champ 7AC that has been converted to a 7EC with the installation of a larger fin, larger freshly overhauled Continental 90-12F engine, a 26 gallon fuel capacity and new PolyFiber cover. It also has a generator powered 12v electrical system. It was a four year rebuild that was finished in early 2005. I purchased it at that time and have put on about 260 hours of local flying around South West Florida. The airplane is hangared at KPGD, Charlotte County Airport in Punta Gorda, Florida.

Here are some pictures of the model of A.P. Warner’s Curtiss, in which he made the first flight in Wisconsin. This model was built by EAA Chapter 60 in Beloit, WI, and has been put on display around the state to help commemorate the Centennial of Flight in Wisconsin. For more details see www.aviationhalloffamewisconsin.com.

Ben Taylor in Blakesburg has been working on the APM's Ryan STA. Seems as if he finally has all the mag problems licked and the Menasco is running great.

There's just hardly anything prettier than an STA! As a Ryan flyer your webmaster agrees!