Thousands of general aviation pilots fly in from around the country and camp for up to four days, many showing their aircraft for judging.
As his father was an aviation pilot, he spent his childhood in the company of airplanes.
Human factors training is available to general aviation pilots and called single pilot resource management training.
But on an overcast day with low cloud cover, as was the case Wednesday, wiser general aviation pilots avoid it.
Every year the readers are invited to join a fly out, that enables general aviation pilots to take longer trips in groups.
The university is the only polytechnic in the country that awards degrees to civil aviation pilots.
Yet filling that hole may not always be popular with general aviation pilots, who are displaced when airports close.
He worked as a general aviation pilot, and made his first visit to Las Vegas in 1944.
It is primarily intended for use by general aviation pilots.
He was also a general aviation pilot during much of his adult life.