Reno…

By Larry Shapiro

I suppose there wasn’t any way this column could have been written without the mention of Reno.  After all, this is an aviation publication, I write about aviation, and you would have to live in a cave not to know about Reno 2011.

Okay, my aviation friends, here’s what I have to say about this.  People much more qualified than me, since they were there and witnesses, are telling their stories on other pages in this issue of In Flight USA.

Here’s what I know for sure.  Reno is the “Super Bowl” of aviation.  Without Reno the Reno area will take an economical hit worse than a flood. Furthermore, general aviation and professional air racing would simply not be the same without all Reno offers, from the thrills around the pylons to the live entertainment to the promotion of great skilled and talented pilots.