In this much anticipated episode of “Poppin in the Pioneer Valley,” we pop over to Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield. We spent an afternoon with pilots that find their freedom 3000 feet in the air performing barrel rolls and hammerheads in the Thunder of the Valley aerial acrobatic competition. Later in the show, Connie takes to the air and has a heart-pounding flight over the Pioneer Valley. Get your parachute ready for a flight to remember!

Produced by Connie Casagrande

Tags: Poppin’, Pioneer Valley, Connie Casagrande, Barnes Regional Airport, Freedom, airplane, plane, pilot, Thunder of the Valley, aerial acrobatics, Westfield, parachute, hammerheads, barrel rolls