Checkpoints

NOTICE: We only list airshows and fly-ins who send us their information. For a complete list from ICAS see www.airshows.org and click on the appropriate link.

All dates are tentative depending on weather, mechanical problems, etc. Call before spending time or money.

March 13-14: NAF El Centro Air Show, first performance by this year’s Blue Angels team. Free.

March 19-21: 2010 Airspace and Arizona Days, USAF T-Birds, Tucson, Ariz..

March 27: Riverside, Calif. airshow. 9-4. No performers or info yet, just a date.

March 27: MCAS Yuma Air Show and Open House. Patriots jet   team, Kent Pietsch, F/A-18E Super Hornet Demo Team, F-22 Demo team, Bill Cornick, Harrier, more. Bring ear plugs.

April 13-18: Sun 'n Fun Airshow and EAA fly-in, Lakeland, Fla. USAF Thunderbirds, Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, Aerostars, American Aerobatics, Greg Poe. Vendors, mini-AirVenture.

April 25: 20th annual Pacific Coast Dream Machines Fly-in & Show, Half Moon Bay, Calif. Airport. Airplanes, cars, trucks,  and more.10-4. Contact (650) 726-2328 or see www.miramarevents.com.

Farnborough International Airshow, premier British airshow. Contact +44 (0)1252 532 800.

May 6-9: Annual Southwest Regional Stearman Fly-in. Allen Airways Flying Museum Gillespie Field. Contacts: Bill Allen (619) 596-2020; Terry Emig (520) 705-8385.

May 15-16: Planes of Fame airshow, Chino, Calif. Every warbird you ever wanted to see. (909) 597-3722.

June 4-6: Wings Over Gillespie (SEE), Gillespie Field, El Cajon, Calif.

June 19: 11th annual Hiller Vertical Challenge Helicopter Air show, San Carlos, Calif. Contact (650) 654-0200 or see www.hiller.org.

June 25: AFMC Freedom’s Call Tattoo, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio (grounds of the museum). Gates open at 4 p.m. Honoring Korean war vets. Displays, warbirds, aerial display.

June 26: High Country Warbirds Fly-In, Valle, Ariz. Airport (Grand Canyon) Airshow and more. (909) 597-3722.

July 9-11: Arlington EAA Fly-in, Arlington, Wash. Julie Clark will perform.

July 16-18: Air Expo 2010, McChord AFB, Wash.

July 24-25: Inland Northwest Skyfest, Fairchild AFB, Wash. USAFThunderbirds, Tim Weber.

July 31: Tillamook Air Museum (Ore.) presents Northwest Classics (formerly Planes, Trains & Automobiles). No other information available at present.

Aug. 6-8: Seafair Airshow and Hydroplane Race, Seattle, Wash. Blue Angels, Sean Tucker, Tim Weber and more.

Aug. 20-22: Oregon International Airshow, Hillsboro, Julie Clark.

Aug. 27-28: Wings Over Wine Country Air Show, Santa Rosa, Calif. Doug Jardine, Bill Cornick, Vicky Benzing, Kent Pietsch and more. Details to come.

Aug. 27-29: Thunder Over The Valley, Santa Maria, Calif.

Aug. 28: Lake In The Sky Air Show, Lake Tahoe Airport. Air show, military, warbird, amphibians. Contact Krista Eissinger at (530) 541-0480. Or see www.lakeintheskyairshow.com.

Sept. 4-5: Watsonville Fly-In and Airshow, Watsonville, Calif.

Sept. 12-13: California Capital Airshow, Sacramento, Calif.

Sept. 24-26: Chico Air Show, Chico, Calif. Canadian Forces Snowbirds scheduled to appear.

Oct 1-3: MCAS Miramar Airshow, San Diego, Snowbirds, Blue Angels, Golden Knights, F-22, F/A-18E Super Hornet Demo Team, Sean Tucker, F-16 Demo Team, lots more.

Oct. 2-3: California International Airshow, Salinas, Calif. USAF Thunderbirds, Kent Pietsch, Bill Cornick, Skyhawks, Smoke-n-Thunder jet team, lots more.

Oct. 9-10: Fleet Week, San Francisco, U.S. Navy Blue Angels to appear and scare the heck out of boaters.