Indy Transponder 21-April 1017z

Hello Plane Folks, This week I bring you an essay about a really sore subject in our house-- last winter. But, now that it seems safe to say that we are done with the snowstorms, (where is some wood to knock on!), I thought I'd present this essay.
http://maxair2air.com/

Praire Air Show 2008 WEEK-TV, IL - by redboy (Subscribe) Our day today at the air show. The weather was questionable but in the end it was a great day had by all topped off by the Blue Angles ...
http://www.week.com/younews/17946199.html

Bringing aviation history back to life Seattle Times, United States - Other than that, he's mainly known to aviation history buffs. So this past weekend, a group of dedicated pilots from Wenatchee brought their story to the ...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004362622_wenatchee21m.html

Aero champs to return next year Parkes Champion Post, Australia - The National Aerobatic Championships will be held in Parkes again in 2009, following the great success of the Easter weekend carnival this year. ...
http://parkes.yourguide.com.au/news/local/general/aero-champs-to-return-next-year/1227568.html

Nighthawk Finale from Ares - The last F-117A Nighthawk fighters leave Holloman AFB for Tonopah Test Range (TTR) today, April 21. We talked about the retirement earlier, but here are a few random facts that you may or may not know about the first stealth combat aircraft.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a98b79093-c9bc-4eb0-8ce8-4bb7e0550e92

Texoma 100 Air Race Results from DailyAviator by Dennis Collins - More info at SportAirRace.org
Wish I had my airplane together to have made this race. No one raced in the the Sprint class, so I would have won it, making me much better off in the standings for the year. Sometimes, just showing up is good enough.
http://www.dailyaviator.com/?p=1708

Museum shows flight history (Florida Today) from singlepilot.net - MELBOURNE — William Barnett sat just in front of the newly opened aviation museum inside Melbourne International Airport, about the same spot where he prepared for training as a young fighter pilot in the Navy during World War II.
http://singlepilot.net/2008/04/20/museum-shows-flight-history-florida-today/

World: Aviation Pioneer Recognized For Parachute Jump From Edge Of Space (Radio Free Europe: Radio Library) from singlepilot.net - On August 16, 1960, U.S. Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger stepped into a tiny gondola attached to a massive, helium-filled balloon and ascended to the edge of space — more than 31 kilometers above the Earth. And then, believe it or not, he jumped, landing in the desert in the southwestern U.S. state of New Mexico.
http://singlepilot.net/2008/04/21/world-aviation-pioneer-recognized-for-parachute-jump-from-edge-of-space-radio-free-europe-radio-library/

Residents recall Blue Angels crash one year later Beaufort Gazette, SC - Blue Angels jets had been roaring across the sky all day, and Brendan's grandmother, Gloria Orlando, wanted to take them outside and watch from their front ...
http://www.beaufortgazette.com/local/story/413738.html

Protesting the Air Show with Kites WEEK-TV, IL - By Syreeta Baker Peoria Area Peace network members boycotted the air show out of what they say is a matter of respect for the skies. ...
http://www.week.com/news/local/17959414.html

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