0 Want a "haunting" aviation experience?

If you're in the Halloween spirit with an aviation twist, head to Salem for the Salem Museum Ghost Walk on Saturday and Tuesday, Oct. 26. The “ghosts” will tell their stories in East Hill Cemetery and East Hill North, starting at 6:30 p.m. on those nights.

One of the featured ghosts will be William Knox Martin, a Salem-born early aviation pioneer who was the first man to fly over the Andes mountains. According to an article in the Roanoke Times, his aviation career spanned barely 17 years. In that short time, he taught flying in New England, California, Canada and Australia. He was one of the first test pilots and wartime aviators and he helped introduce aviation to South America. He was inducted into the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame in 2005.

You can read more about the ghost walk: here

Also happening this Saturday:

Leesburg Executive Airport Airshow will be held from 10 a.m. - 4p.m. Free admission. For more information contact Tim Deike at (703) 737-7126 or tdeike@leesburgva.gov

Hampton Roads Ninety-Nines Poker Run will be held at Walkefield, Hampton Roads, Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Franklin Airports. All participants must present their hand at Franklin Airport by 1p.m. Breakfast and lunch are available for purchase at Franklin. Proceeds will go to the Ninety-Nines Endowment Fund. For more information contact, Jeanette Hibpshman at hibpshman_family@yahoo.com or (757) 538-0137.

And don't forget that Virginia Aviation Safety Week is happening next week! The first seminar will take place Monday at Blacksburg Airport from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. The topic is Real World IFR. And don't forget to get your Virginia Aviation Ambassador Passport stamped while you're there!