Saturday, January 19, 2008

Indy Transponder 18-January

Presentation Silver Heads Home
Military.com -
USA
7, 1941, will reside indefinitely at the USS Indianapolis Museum inside the Indiana War Memorial in
Indianapolis, Ind. Under an official agreement with the ... http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,160054,00.html

Trojan Horsemen Pay Tribute to Heroes

Unlike the conquering Greek heroes of the myth from which they draw their name, the pilots of the Trojan Horsemen warbird demonstration team don't sneak up on anyone. In fact, it would be next to impossible, with half a dozen T-28 military planes roaring out of the sun, flying much as they did in conflicts from the Congo to Vietnam. http://www.airportjournals.com/Display.cfm?varID=0801013

Minot Daily News
Minot pilot Kent Pietsch holds the Art Scholl Memorial Showmanship Award presented to ... Minot pilot and air show performer Kent Pietsch has been performing ... http://www.minotdailynews.com/Prairie_Profile/articles.asp?articleID=17779

McChord will reopen gates after two-year layoff
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) -
Tacoma,WA,USA
So the two Air Force Thunderbirds pilots who flew into McChord Air Force Base this afternoon likely didn’t go unnoticed – particularly when they zoomed over ... http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/updates/story/256978.html

Cable Air Show flying high in Upland
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Ontario,CA,USA
The gates open at
8 am and events run through 4 pm with enough aerial acrobatics to thrill any aviation addict. Count on plenty of torque rolls and tail ... http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/updates/story/256978.html

Offutt hopes '08 air show is high, dry
Bellevue Leader - Bellevue,NE,USA
The Thunderbirds, the US Air Force's aerial performance team, will perform at this year's Offutt air show Aug. 16 and 17. The show is returning to its ... http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2620&u_sid=10233251

Glacier Girl to fly in Palm Springs
The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,
USA
The
Palm Springs Air Museum is having a lecture and flight demonstration to honor the “Glacier Girl” recovery. In 1942, a plane went down in Greenland. ... http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080116/NEWS01/80116013/1006/news01

Red Arrows could move from base
BBC News -
UK
The Red Arrows aerobatics team could move from their base at RAF Scampton, according to a senior commander. Air Chief Marshal Sir Glyn Torpey said he hoped ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/7193569.stm

Nampa Mayor Tom Dale's State of the City speech
Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA
The airport hosted a spectacular air show featuring Greg Poe, who hangers his airplanes on our field. This air show was a fund raising event called “Flight ... http://www.idahopress.com/news/?id=3168

Historian discusses "Army Air Power in the 1930s" at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Join National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Historian Dr. Jeff Underwood as he presents "Army Air Power in the 1930s" on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in the museum's Carney Auditorium. The U.S. Army Air Forces played a deciding role in defeating America's enemies during World War II, but just a decade earlier, this mighty force was only a small and ill-prepared group searching for a mission. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123082429

Soldier dies in HALO jump
FayObserver.com -
Fayetteville,NC,USA
Soldiers routinely train at the airport out of a building leased to the US Army Parachute Team — the Golden Knights. She said emergency vehicles had ... http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=283237

4 new pilots begin F-22 training http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123082508

Beloved Pilot Remembered
KHON2 -
Honolulu,HI,USA
He showed off a picture with his hero, a Blue Angels pilot. For
Akita, he had the best of both worlds- flying and surfing. "First thing when I think about... http://www.khon2.com/news/local/13826842.html

TOWN CHATTER: More than 800 youths 'fly high' as Young Eagles
Wausau Daily Herald - Wausau,WI,USA
Sydney Cohen of
Wausau has given more than 800 young people free demonstration airplane rides as part of the Young Eagles program through the Experimental ... http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/WDH04/801170335/1619

The daily made special
Ballard News Tribune -
Seattle,WA,USA
We reminisced about watching the Blue Angels from an upper floor, and the view of
Mount Rainier at sunrise. My late husband spent a lot of time on the 9th ... http://www.ballardnewstribune.com/articles/2008/01/16/features/columnists/column01.txt

Poberezny Recovering After Successful Surgery

EAA President Tom Poberezny underwent successful prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday and will spend several weeks recovering. http://www.eaa.org/news/2008/2008-01-17_poberezny.asp

Leong Wee Keat
TODAYonline -
Singapore
It promises to be the biggest air show ever to be staged in the region, when the inaugural Singapore Airshow is unveiled on a brand-new 30 ha site — the ... http://www.todayonline.com/articles/232619.asp

Mar 15, 2008: 2008 Indiana Aviation Safety Seminar for Ultralight, Sport & Experimental Aircraft

3R8: Scottsburg Airport - Scottsburg, IN A full day of the best presenters of the aviation world. Lots of door prizes, raffles, fun, friends and safety. Vendors on site. Last years event was a huge success and this ones even going to be bigger! You won't leave this seminar with any questions unanswered. Mark your calendars now.. this is a must see event! Held at Ivy Tech Community College in Sellersburg, Indiana Exit 9, I-65 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scottsburgaeroclubinc/

Air ambulance makes emergency landing
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- A medical helicopter made an emergency landing in a southwest Indiana field after the pilot decided the snow was too heavy to continue flying. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/LOCAL/801170511/-1/NLETTER07

Jim Tellus named WTHR Vice President and General Manager

INDIANAPOLIS, January 17-Jim Tellus has been named Vice President and General Manager of WTHR-TV (Channel 13) and the SkyTrak Weather Network. http://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=7737415

Searching, Searching, Searching http://mike01s.wordpress.com/

Xponder Link du jour: http://www.fencecheck.com/airshows/Miramar_2007/

This edition of the Indy Transponder is brought to you by:

The 2008 Indianapolis Air Show August 22 - 24

www.IndyAirShow.com

Notices Q Releases Q Subscription Q Updates QTo: RBishop@IndyAirShow.com

No comments: