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Reel Stuff begins in Dayton - from DailyAviator by Dennis Collins
The “Reel Stuff” aviation film festival begins today in Dayton, featuring “633 Squadron”, “Top Gun”, “Fighter Pilot”, “One Six Right” and “Battle of Britain”. Details at the web site.
http://www.dailyaviator.com/?p=1715
http://www.reelstufffilmfest.com/

Local Film Festival Honors Aviation - WHIO Radio, OH
DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton is becoming the birthplace for the very first film festival dedicated to aviation. Today is the kickoff of the Reel Stuff Film ...
http://1290whio.com/includes/news/indepth/5279860_Local_Film_Festival_Honors_Aviation_054309.html

AirVenture Volunteer Spotlight: EAA Volunteer a Welcoming Sight For AirVenture Arrivers
from Aviation & Aerospace News Updated Constantly
Two years ago, Dennis Spivey was briefing a pair of new arrivals to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh when he noticed they looked a little frazzled. "Is it your first flight in?"...
http://www.aviationanswers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4513335&Itemid=29

Wanted: Aircraft For Affordable Flight Center Display - from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
EAA is looking to hear from EAA members who have (1) achieved their dream of flight in particularly cost-effective ways and (2) would like to tell the aviation world how they did it.
http://www.airventure.org/2008/news/080424_affordable.html

Red skies: air show to host British demo team - langley.af.mil
AirPower over Hampton Roads will offer audiences past favorites as well as a performance America hasn't seen in almost 15 years. Langley's 2008 air show will highlight the Royal Air Force's aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, who will make a historic visit to Langley to perform for the community...
http://www.langley.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123095456

Spirt of Flight Air Show - Falcon Photography
I have been invited to watch the Spirit of Flight Airshow this weekend in Galveston, TX...Here are a few of the pictures that I took last year. If you get the chance, take in an airshow....
http://blog.kfalcon.com/2008/04/23/spirit-of-flight-airshow/

Fly-In showcases family tradition - The Huntsville Times - al.com, AL
By DAVID BREWER SCOTTSBORO - When the fifth annual Scottsboro Fly-In of vintage planes begins May 9, it will continue a family legacy of exhibition flying ...
http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1209028591123100.xml&coll=1

Free-falling is free - The Huntsville Times - al.com, AL
By MARIAN ACCARDI Huntsville International Airport's first air show since 2003 will bring in two major performance teams - the Blue Angels and the Golden ...
http://www.al.com/business/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/business/1209028551123100.xml&coll=1

Embry-Riddle's Summer Academy Offers Variety of Aviation/Aerospace ...
AMTOnline.com, MD
Daytona Beach, Fla., April 24, 2008 – Teenagers interested in hands-on exploration of aviation and aerospace topics will want to sign up for the Summer ...
http://www.amtonline.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=5407

Hemet-Ryan Airshow canceled - The Desert Sun, CA
The Hemet-Ryan Airshow was canceled because of a failure to reach an agreement between the Economic Development Agency, which runs the show, ...
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080424/NEWS01/80424004/1263/update

Portimão’s air festival is this weekend - Algarve Resident, Portugal
... visitors can enjoy their own high moments experimenting with flight simulators, wind tunnels and many other attractions at the Portimão Air Festival 08. ...
http://portugalresident.com/portugalresident/showstory.asp?ID=26177

NEW FOUNDATION HONORS SCOTT CROSSFIELD - from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite
A new nonprofit called the Scott Crossfield Foundation has launched this week. The foundation's mission is to continue and expand upon the lifelong work of the legendary test pilot, the first to fly Mach 2, who died in 2006...
http://cutandpasteaviation.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-foundation-honors-scott-crossfield.html

Lockheed Marks Nighthawk Retirement With Bittersweet Ceremony - from Aero-News Network
F-117As To Be Mothballed In Nevada Desert Workers at the Lockheed Martin plant in Palmdale, CA played host to some very special visitors Tuesday -- four of the last F-117A Nighthawk "stealth" fighters still flying, though the advanced planes won't be taking flight much longer.
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=5b376602-61f1-43bf-ac8b-646ebc5b2bd6

Starfighters on Sticks - from Ares
They can be found at many locations throughout Europe (and I guess elsewhere in the world, too): old Starfighter fighter jets placed on poles to act as gate guardians for air force facilities.
http://tinyurl.com/5stowq

Eagle Eye - from Ares
The Gripen Demo was the big newsmaker of the week in Linkoping, but in the next hangar, another Saab product is being readied for a first flight in a matter of weeks...The Saab 2000 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft...
http://tinyurl.com/5rxoss

Little Katie Stinson - AMT Magazine, MD
Aviatrix Katherine (“Katie”) Stinson was the first woman sky-writer, first woman to loop the loop, and first woman to fly in Canada, Japan, and China. ...
http://www.amtonline.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=5392

Lockheed Test Flies Space Plane Prototype - space.com
Lockheed Martin has tested a prototype reusable launch system by flying a sub-scale flight demonstrator from the site of New Mexico proposed Spaceport America...
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/080424-lockheed-spaceplane-test.html

Dutch airmen in Southport to mark the 65th anniversary of their squadron - icSeftonandWestLancs, UK
The event on Friday involved four F-16 fighters flying over the base before circling for a second flypast. The 322 Dutch squadron was created on June 12, ...
http://tinyurl.com/54aufg

Nazi-Era Airport Rallies Berliners in Bid to Save It - Bloomberg
Development plans for the 1000-acre site range from a park for solar-power generation to a Chinese casino complex to a high-end medical clinic with fly-in ...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a218j0BZUuE8&refer=muse