Checkpoints

Upcoming events, airshows and Fly-Ins

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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 Airshow, Davis- Monthan AFB, Ariz., USAF T-Birds, Greg Poe, A-10 Team, CSAR     demos. Tucson, Ariz. More info at www.dm.af.mil.

March 20-21: Aerospace and Arizona Days at Davis-Monthan

March 27: Riverside, Calif. airshow. 9-4. Jon Melby, Smoke-n- Thunder Jet Car, Doug Jardine, Silver Wings, much more.  Vendors and info, call (951) 351-6113. Fly-ins, call (951) 682-1771.

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 Ôn 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.

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.

*May 29-31: ÒWings and Wheels 2010: Corsairs Over CT,Ó benefit-ting Discovery Museum. Three Wing Flying Services,    Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Stratford, CT. Call (203) 372-3521.

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

*June 5: 2nd Annual Airport Day/Community Fair. Ukiah, Calif. See       airportday@cityofukiah.com or call (707) 467-2855.

*June 12: Eagle Mountain Airshow salutes the 1950s. Porterville,  Calif. Municipal Airport. Fly-in early and camp on field. Showers   available. Contact: Chuck (559) 289-0887.

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 9-10: 2010 Auburn, Calif. Air Fair, Thunder in the Sky, Friday    evening and Saturday. Warbirds, antiques, classics, more. Friday night dinner dance. Contact Evan Wolfe at (530) 885-4700.

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. USAF Thunderbirds, 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. 21-22: 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.

*Oct. 20-24: USS Hornet (CV-8, CV-12, CVA-12, CVS-12) reunion, Tucson, AZ. Contact Carl & Sandy Burket at (814) 224-5063.