The Air National Guard provides a key part of the USA’s forces in the air with a diverse spread of units undertaking different roles. Few units match the 129th Rescue Wing for the diversity of capability they bring. This capability was recently tested with the biennial Soaring Angel exercise which Rob Edgcumbe witnessed for GAR.
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Mustang Days is a gathering of various vintage aircraft in Vacaville California. Rob Edgcumbe made his first trip to see what it had on offer.
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After a number of years of competition, the Red Bull Air Race series went on hiatus for three years. This year it returned with an expanded field and a number of new venues to add to the program. One new venue is Las Vegas and Rob Edgcumbe travelled there for GAR to see how the racing has developed.
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The west coast of the United States is home to a large selection of amphibians and float planes. Once a year, a number of them converge on Lakeport in California for the Clearlake Splash In. Rob Edgcumbe made the trip to see what might show up this year.
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With the heat of summer subsiding in California, a number of shows are taking place over cooler weekends. Rob Edgcumbe went to Sonoma County Airport to check out the second day of its Wings Over Wine Country show.
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