We’ve rounded up award winners and more highlighted photos from our 2024 AAA/APM Invitational Fly-in Award Winners.
2024 Award Winners & Highlights
Grand Champion Antique
1933 Monocoupe 110 Spl, Kelly Mahon, Mt Pleasant, TX (Trevor Bartlett photo)
Grand Champion Classic
1938 Waco YKS-7, Trevor Niemyjski, Union Grove, WI (Tim Spearman photo)
Grand Champion Warbird
1943 Stinson L-5, Mark Homlquist, Cumming, GA (Tim Spearman photo)
Grand Champion Neo-Classic
1950 Luscombe 8F, Ryan Wilkey, St Louis, MO (Trevor Bartlett photo)
Additional Awards: Nebraska Chapter Choice and Texas Chapter Choice
Grand Champion Homebuilt
Early Bird Jenny, Dave Coop, Albia, IA (Tim Spearman photo)
Sweepstakes Antique
1931 Waco QCF-2, Chad Pobanz, Bartonville, IL (Tim Spearman photo)
Sweepstakes Classic
1940 Luscombe 8C, Christian Ledet, Huxley, IA (G.R. Dennis Price photo)
Sweepstakes Warbird
1941 Boeing D75N1, Tom Torchia, Oro Valley, AZ (Tim Spearman photo)
Sweepstakes Neo-Classic
1948 Cessna 170, Scott Burbank, Ft Dodge, IA (Trevor Bartlett photo)
Sweepstakes Homebuilt
2000 Hatz LB-1, Jeff Moore, Pendleton, IN (Trevor Bartlett photo)
Lyle Hoselton Memorial, Best Workmanship by the Owner
1948 Luscombe 8F, Larry Wallace, Cotter, AR (G.R. Dennis Price photo)
Ken Love Memorial, Best Wright Powered Aircraft
1939 Waco EGC-8, Bill Fields, Hazard, KY (Trevor Bartlett photo)
Butler-Brown Award, Longest Distance in an Antique
1938 Ryan SCW, Russell Williams, Bellevue, WA (Tim Spearman photo)
Wisconsin Chapter Choice
1950 Piper PA-20, David Wilson, Garrison, IA (Trevor Bartlett photo)
Youngest Pilot flying an Antique Classic Aircraft
Benson Milam (19), Rocky Face, GA in a 1946 Aeronca 7AC
Sponsored by the Nebraska, Texas, Wisconsin, Colorado, Greater New York, and Arizona AAA Chapters- the recipient receives an Antique Airplane Association Lifetime membership. (Trevor Bartlett photo)
This image captures what the AAA/APM Fly-in is all about, friends and family enjoying old airplanes and each other's company.
(James Raeder photo)
Bill Weyers up early to clean the dew off his 1952 Cessna 170B.
(Jon Cook photo)
Dave Bole's Howard & Kelly Mahon's Monocoupe 110 Spl.
(James Raeder photo)
Trevor (Waco) & Justin (Monocoupe) Niemyjski fly formation.
(James Raeder photo)
More round engines at Blakesburg.
(Jeff Cain photo)
Stearmans were the featured aircraft during the 2024 AAA/APM Fly-in.
(James Raeder photo)
There were 21 Stearmans in attendance!
(Tim Spearman photo)
Chris Stokes' 1942 A75N1 From Lincoln, NE.
(Trevor Bartlett photo)
Tom Torchia's award winning 1941 D75N1 from Oro Valley, AZ.
(Trevor Bartlett photo)
Coleman Fait's 1941 A75N1 from Flabob, CA.
(Brent Taylor photo)
Bob Swint's award winning 1946 A75N1 from Geneseo, IL.
(Trevor Bartlett photo)
Jeff Nelson's 1943 E75 from Pleasant Prairie, WI.
(Jon Cook photo)
Richard Pember's 1942 D75N from Janesville, WI.
(Tim Spearman photo)
Joshua Burger's 1942 A75N1 from Morrison, CO.
(Stan Lindholm photo)
Bryan Miller's B75N1 from Tampa, FL.
(Trevor Bartlett photo)
Drew Nall's 1940 A75N1 from York, PA.
(John Cook photo)
Ric Woldow's 1943 E75 from Morton, IL.
(Tim Spearman photo)
Mike Turner's A75N1 from Cartersville, GA.
(Tim Spearman photo)
John Mohr's 1943 A75N1 from St. Croix, WI.
(Trevor Bartlett photo)
Chuck Barth's 1942 A75N1 from Pekin, IL.
(Jeff Cain photo)
Ted Miller's 1943 A75N1 from Santa Rosa, CA.
(Tim Spearman photo)
Todd Harders' 1943 A75N1 from Cairo, NE.
(Tim Spearman photo)
Jim Ashley's E75 from Saluda, SC.
(Trevor Bartlett photo)
Legacy Biplane LLC's 1943 E75N1 from Stanley, NC.
(Jon Cook photo)
Bruce Garber's 1943 B75N1 from Sheridan, WY.
(Jon Cook photo)
Barrett Fait's 1941 PT-17 from Parker, CO.
(Brent Taylor photo)
Pat Schmitz's 1941 A75N1 from Wynot, NE.
(Trevor Bartlett photo)
Heritage Biplane Ltd's 1941 A75N1 from Canton, OH.
(Jon Cook photo)
Formation flying created a spectacular view.
This group consists of Bob Swint (lead), Drew Nall (left wing), Chuck Barth (right wing), and Tom Westfall in the Stinson L-5. (James Raeder photo)
2025 Registration
Your registration fees help pay for the costs associated with the fly-in including security, emergency services, rental equipment, and insurance amongst many other expenses.
As part of their membership benefits, there is no registration charge to Lifetime members. Guests of Lifetime members are subject to the per-person registration fee, and camping and bunkhouse fees do apply to Lifetime members.
The registration fees charged for all attendees (members and guests) at the AAA/APM Fly-In are predicated on the attendance of the entire five-day fly-in event. Since many of the fly-in costs are constant for the event regardless of the length of time that a particular guest stays, we require an up-front payment of the total registration fee.