WINGMAN AVIATION NEWS
Hyper-local general aviation coverage — Northern California
Published by Hazlip Creative Media
Mike Hazlip, Publisher & Editor
Covering 25+ airports across Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo, Solano, and Sutter counties.
Est. 2025
General inquiries: mike at wingmanaviationnews.com
Advertising: mike at wingmanaviationnews.com
© 2026 Hazlip Creative Media. All rights reserved.
About Wingman
Wingman Aviation News is published by Hazlip Creative, a sole proprietorship owned by Mike Hazlip. Wingman covers more than 25 airports in the Sacramento Valley and surrounding foothills. We strive to give the local general aviation community a voice and create a common landing site where relevant information can be easily shared.
Corrections
Wingman Aviation News is committed to accuracy. When we make a mistake, we correct it openly, promptly, and in a way that is easy for readers to find.
We verify facts with primary sources before publication rather than relying on secondhand information. We avoid publishing causal claims about incident causes unless they are part of a quote, confirmed on the record by someone with firsthand knowledge, or by an official investigative finding. Preliminary speculation, even if widely repeated by other outlets, is not treated as fact. When we’re not sure, we say so, or we hold the details until we can confirm it. We avoid publishing aircraft tail numbers involved in fatal incidents until next of kin are notified.
Readers can report any errors to the publisher at mike at wingmanaviationnews.com
Minimizing Harm
Wingman strives to balance the aviation community’s right to know with minimizing potential harm to businesses and agencies that operate at airports within our coverage area. Identifying details such as aircraft tail numbers, exact locations, or the names of pilots working with law enforcement or the military may be omitted from a story if there is a security risk. Wingman aims to maintain good source relations while keeping the aviation community informed. Wingman will not reveal the identity of a source if it will cause harm.
On the Record
We always identify as a journalist to sources prior to asking any questions. Wingman treats all statements made to us as “on the record.” If a source is unsure of the accuracy or veracity of a statement, we will treat the information as a news tip or background information and work to verify the statement with other sources. Wingman can still use “off the record” information if we can verify it with another source or it leads to another story.
Editorial Independence
One of the goals for Wingman Aviation News is to educate and inform the local aviation community and give small airports a voice that is largely ignored by most local media outlets. To that end, Wingman strives to provide balanced and accurate reporting on local issues without fear or favor.
Feature stories are not paid by the subject. Advertising with Wingman does not guarantee a feature story and it is not required to be featured in a story. Wingman Aviation News follows the journalist code of ethics and does not give or receive any funds in exchange for editorial coverage. All editorial decisions are those of Wingman.
About Mike
Mike attended CSU Sacramento where he was a staff photographer for the Hornet Newspaper. His work was first published in Heaven’s Metal Magazine in 1995 and has subsequently appeared in the Placerville Reporter and other outlets. Since graduating in 2001, Mike has continued working professionally in photography and graphic design, covering breaking news stories, features, and live events for a combined 30 years. He is a former board member of Professional Photographers of Sacramento Valley and a former member of Professional Photographers of America. Mike has participated in the media advisory panel for San Juan Unified School District and teaches classes in photography, graphic design, and media literacy for the community.
Mike has worked as the official photographer for the Doolittle Center, now called the Rowland Center for Freedom and Flight, covering the Mustangs and More events at the Nut Tree Airport and currently volunteers as one of several official photographers for the California Capital Airshow at Mather.
He worked as a reporter and photojournalist for the Citrus Heights Sentinel from 2020 through 2024 and is now a freelance journalist. He started Wingman Aviation News in 2025 after seeing a gap in coverage for the local aviation community.
The policies and information on this page are reviewed periodically. Last updated August, 2026.
