Patty Wagstaff Airshows

17/06/2026

Look who was seen at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC under my Extra 260 - appropriately hung upside down...Dorothy Cochrane and our good friend, Hazel. Looking amazing, ladies!

16/06/2026

Congrats to John Hawthorne from Plant City, Florida, for completing our 5 hour Airmanship & Basic Aerobatics Course. John landed after each flight with a big smile! What a great student!

12/06/2026

Photographer Bob Michaud send us this picture of the Extra 260 taken at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution Bob, you look good standing with that airplane!

12/06/2026

We loved having Josh Cox fly with us. Here he is with our Instructor, Adam, getting ready for his first Extra flight. Thanks for flying with us Josh!

10/06/2026

Why is this girl smiling? Naturally because she's sitting in the back seat of an F-16D at Andrews AFB, courtesy of Jeff Johnson. We did a competition sequence and put the airplane in some pretty cool unusual attitudes!

08/06/2026

We recently flew with Rod Lewis and Hanne Zak took our 10 hour Airmanship & Aerobatics Course, flying both the Super Decathlon and Extra 300L. Both Rod and Hanne are experienced pilots who fly a lot of different airplanes, but both said they enjoyed the brush up on Upset Prevention and Recovery techniques. A good pilot only gets better when they review emergency procedures, especially when it's in-cockpit. A little aerobatics never hurts either! Great flying, both!

06/06/2026

Check out this very cool gizmo from MyGoFlight.com as seen at SUN 'n FUN - a Go Pro airfoil generator, to recharge your Go Pro while flying. MyGoFlight.com is always worth a visit 🙃

04/06/2026

Congratulations Eliana Enners for completing our 5 hour Airmanship & Basic Aerobatics Course. Big smile from Eliana, especially after flying our Extra 300L. Great job, Eliana!

02/06/2026

We recently had the pleasure of flying with Jon and his daughter, Mathilda Knotts, from Arizona. Jon is a professional pilot, and Mathilda is an aspiring aviator who already flies remarkably well. In fact, students with no prior habits to unlearn often pick up the fundamentals of aerobatics surprisingly quickly!It was a lot of fun flying with both of them, and we're excited to see where Mathilda's aviation journey takes her.

01/06/2026

Look what popped up on my feed today!

On this day in 1993, Patty Wagstaff donated her Extra 260 aircraft to our Museum. Wagstaff became the first woman to win the U.S. National Aerobatic Championship with the aircraft in 1991, and then did it again in 1992: https://s.si.edu/3C9r7B8