RETRO-AERO
VINTAGE WINGS.
LIVING STORIES.
Connect. Educate. Inspire.
COMING 2027 — THE STEARMAN AIRSHOW EXPERIENCE
WHY RETRO-AERO EXISTS
Connect. Educate. Inspire.
Retro-Aero, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit connecting people with aviation history, educating through aircraft, training and storytelling, and inspiring future generations to experience aviation for themselves.
CONNECT
People, aircraft, aviation history and community
EDUCATE
Stick-and-rudder skills, training and aviation knowledge
INSPIRE
Airshows, storytelling and immersive aviation experiences
AIRSHOW EXPERIENCES
AVIATION HISTORY, BROUGHT TO LIFE
Retro-Aero brings aviation history to life through the Cessna 190 Heritage Experience, available now, and the Boeing Stearman Airshow Experience, coming in 2027.
BEHIND THE SCENES
A Stearman. A living story.
An airplane doesn’t return to the sky all at once. Follow N52088 from the disassembled project we acquired through the craftsmanship, decisions, and people bringing it back together.
Explore the photographs. Follow the work. See the next chapter take shape.
WATCH RETRO-AERO
The Stories Take Flight
VINTAGE WINGS.
Vintage aviation, education and the joy of flying history.
FLYING TOGETHER.
Shared adventures, lasting friendships and the community that brings aviation to life.
CTAF
CHARLIE’S TAILWHEEL ACADEMY FUND
Creating better stick-and-rudder pilots.
Founded in Charlie’s memory, CTAF helps pilots gain the training, skills and confidence that keep traditional flying skills alive.
$1,800 TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS
ROUNDTABLE
350+ AVIATORS. ONE TABLE.
The Retro-Aero RoundTable is an informal aviation gathering built through friendships, introductions, and word of mouth. Student pilot or check pilot, mechanic or controller, everyone comes to the table as an equal—to share what aviation has taught them.
EVERYONE BRINGS AN “Aha!” MOMENT.
INTERACTIVE STORIES
YOU’RE IN THE COCKPIT NOW.
Step inside an aviation story where your decisions determine what happens next. Fly the mission, make the choices and discover where the story takes you.
THE PILOT’S PATH
An interactive story by Captain Dale
RETRO-AERO PODCAST
STORIES, PEOPLE AND IDEAS FROM AVIATION.
Conversations about vintage aircraft, pilots, training, restoration, aerobatics and the culture that keeps aviation moving forward.