Indy Transponder: Indy Transponder 7-January

Gathering of Mustangs and Legends Book Still Available

Airshow Traveler Magazine still has its special Gathering of Mustangs book available for purchase. This 116 page soft-cover book has gotten rave reviews from those who have purchased it. For more information… http://www.airshowtraveler.com/Mustangs-Issue.html

Tuskegee Airmen Documentary To Broadcast Nationally On PBS

Red Tail Reborn, produced by Cleveland area filmmaker Adam White, has been picked up for national distribution by PBS. Hosted by television star, Michael Dorn, Red Tail Reborn toured the United States shooting a number of rare interviews with the legendary WWII veteran pilots, The Tuskegee Airmen. This emotional documentary tells the tale of the Airmen, the sad lack of knowledge around the country of their existence, and of those who sacrifice to tell their tale. The film will air on PBS stations all over the U.S. starting in February 2008. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=d3201c95-520b-416f-8cfe-a4f3043620db

Indianapolis Air Show 2007 "Greg Shelton and Ashley" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_jWgC27rgY

Golden Knights fall in
Yuma Sun - Yuma,AZ,USA
THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS Precision Parachute Team returns to Yuma this month. The team's training sessions are popular with local folks and tourists alike. ... http://www.yumasun.com/articles/call_38776___article_news.html/through_knights.html

Sony XDCAMs Endure High G-Forces to Capture Aerobatics
TV Technology - Falls Church,VA,USA
... the cramped cockpit of [champion stunt pilot] Patty Wagstaff’s plane, literally inches behind her head, for some outstanding POV shots,” Eldred said. ... http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0091/t.10533.html

Aviation Heritage Park will soon get second jet
Bowling Green Daily News - KY, United States
“Lt. Cmdr. John Magda flew one like this as commander of the Blue Angels, and later in combat over Korea. It has been on our wish list for some time, ... http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=11DF4D33C28EF010&p_docnum=1

NORDO News - December Newsletter http://www.nordonews.com/Archives/Dec%202007.htm

State leaders listen to pleas for local funding
Alamogordo Daily News - Alamogordo,NM,USA
By consolidating the X Prize and Holloman Air Show events, the two groups saved about 40 percent of what it would have cost to have each event separately, ... http://www.alamogordonews.com/news/ci_7886530

Aviation Icon Curtiss Gets Hometown Park
The Associated Press -
In 1911, he created the first seaplane, earning renown as "the father of naval aviation." And from 1915 to 1918, he turned Hammondsport into the airplane ... http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h6EMeD244gLSLDGa05LeNlLrqvewD8TV4G202

Flight students, Heritage foundation fly Vietnam-era aircraft for ...
Buddy and his sister, 10-year-old Joanie Haas, were the first of a group of eight to fly inside a UH-1 Huey aircraft on Saturday at Blackwell Airport in the William Howell Army Aviation Heritage Foundation hangar in Ozark as part of a ... http://www.dothaneagle.com/gulfcoasteast/dea/local_news.apx.-content-articles-DEA-2008-01-06-0005.html

OC to hold airshow
Salisbury Daily Times - Salisbury,MD,USA
By Laura D'Alessandro OCEAN CITY -- The Ocean City mayor and council approved an air show to take place in June at an immediate cost of $50000. ... http://www.dailytimesonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080106/NEWS01/801060332/1002

Aviation Expo Bringing Business To Sebring Airport
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
By Bill Rogers of Highlands Today SEBRING – The US Sport Aviation Expo was established to showcase Light Sport Aircraft, promote the industry and bring ... http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2008/jan/06/aviation-expo-bringing-business-sebring-airport/

Rolls-Royce gallery
AutoExpress - UK
... aero engine called the R. Fitted in the Supermarine S6 it produced 2500bhp, broke the airspeed record and won the prestigious Schenider Trophy air race. ... http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/214557/rollsroyce.html

Exclusive Video: Behind the Scenes of That Amazing Thunderbird Ejection/Crash Photo

When we first saw the photo of Capt. Chris Stricklin's ejection from a doomed U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 a few years ago, most of us here at AVweb thought it was a fake. But the more we looked at it, the more it seemed possible that someone had actually snapped Stricklin's moment of truth in what must be one of the greatest aviation photos ever shot. Well, it wasn't long before we learned that Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Dennis III had actually captured the drama at an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. In this week's AVweb original video, Video Editor Glenn Pew looks at the circumstances surrounding the dramatic accident — combining still photos, in-cockpit and outside-of-cockpit video, and narration including the investigation's findings and changes in procedure for the T-birds. http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/exclusivevids/ExclusiveVideo_ThunderbirdsEjection_CaptainChrisStricklin_196908-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

Injured air ambulance crew still in hospital
Cumberland News - Carlisle,England,UK
The former RAF pilot had earlier defied the odds when, as a passenger, he survived a helicopter crash at the Hanover Air Show in 1988 in which a number of ... http://www.cumberland-news.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=583179

Teen marks milestone with solo flight in glider
Redding Pilot - Georgetown,CT,USA
“Sometimes my instructor and I will fly in to another airport to have breakfast,” Andrew said. “My friends sometimes fly to Danbury airport and pick us up. ... http://www.acorn-online.com/news/publish/redding/27210.shtml

Student Aviation Art Exhibit on Display Starting Next Month
Muncie Free Press - IN
MUNCIE, IN - The Student Aviation Art Exhibit featuring art from the Second Official Student Aviation Art Contest will be on display at the National Model ... http://www.munciefreepress.com/node/18461