Indy Transponder 7-May 2359z

Tornado at Stephens Country Airport - via AAFO
As most of you know, a tornado passed through the Stephens Country Airport on April 9th, 2008. Our hangar was one of those hit. The aircraft within our hangar survived the storm with nothing more than minor scratches and dents...
Article here. Photos here.
http://www.ezellaviation.com/

Starfighters Become World's First Civilian, Three Ship, Supersonic Jet Demo Team - on Air Show Buzz
It is with great pride I am able to announce that Starfighters have become the World's first supersonic, three ship, civilian jet demonstration team. ...
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2849&view=findpost&p=56994

Snowbirds to fly over Anderson County skies today - Anderson Independent Mail (subscription), SC
The Canadian Snowbirds will swoop into the Anderson Regional Airport from 2 pm to 5 pm with their high-flying aerial show. Nine jet airplanes perform feats ...
http://tinyurl.com/46vbtv

Snowbirds to buzz Niagara Central Airport; Pelham waiting for ... - Welland Tribune, Canada
Now it is waiting for Welland, Port Colborne and Wainfleet to throw their shares into the pot so the Canadian Forces Snowbirds can take flight over Niagara ...
http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1016690

Coast Lines: May 7, 2008 - Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA
Volunteers are needed for the 44th annual Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show, Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25. Volunteers can serve in a variety of capacities, ...
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_9179059

Rain drenches fly-in, not spirits - Prattville Progress, AL
By Griffin Pritchard Saturday's Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-in spent a large part of the morning grounded as pilots and airport personnel waited ...
http://tinyurl.com/4uswrn

C. David Campbell Field hosting 10th annual AirSho - Corsicana Daily Sun, TX
The Coyote Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force is holding its 10th Annual Corsicana AirSho on Saturday, May 10 at the Corsicana Municipal Airport, ...
http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/local_story_127231610.html

MILLVILLE: Motorsports Park and Army Air Field Museum partner for ...
Vineland Daily Journal, NJ
MILLVILLE -- The Army Air Field Museum will partner with the New Jersey Motorsports Park to present this year's Wheels and Warbirds' Airshow, set for Sept. ...
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080507/NEWS01/80507016/1002

Soaring notes, soaring planes at Airfest - Edmonton Journal, Canada
EDMONTON - With entertainment in the air and on the ground, spectators at this year's Airfest will be hardpressed to know where to look first. ...
http://tinyurl.com/4no9jy

AIRFEST ROCKS! from Aviation.ca News
Edmonton’s annual City Centre Airport celebration of aviation in Western Canada will play a different tune the Summer of 2008. Sunday, June 22 will mark the world’s first Combi Concert as hometown guitar hero Bobby Cameron “rocks the runway” from...
http://www.aviation.ca/content/view/5666/117/

Brit Wins San Diego Red Bull Air Race For Second Time from The Aviation Weblog
The Red Bull Air Race World Series left over 100,000 San Diegans with a crick in their neck and plenty to talk about for weeks to come. ... (has great pictures!)
http://tinyurl.com/5n2gzg

Bonhomme beats mangold in san diego - Al-Bawaba, Jordan
... head in San Diego today as Bonhomme claimed his second win of the 2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series season in front of 63000 enthusiastic spectators. ...
http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Saudi%20Arabia/227088

Aero-TV Talks With The Airshow Biz About The 'Value' Of Today's ... - Aero-News Network, FL
More than 70 percent of the audience at an air show has had some college education. Three quarters report household income of $35000 or more. ...
http://tinyurl.com/3twlfc

Cadets Selected For Advanced Air Academy - BainbridgeGa.com, GA
In addition, they will have the opportunity to participate in the "Oshkosh AirVenture" which is the largest general aviation air show in the world. ...
http://bainbridgega.com/news/publish/article_3605.shtml

Students Make the Ultimate Long Distance Call to the Space Station from NASA Breaking News
Students from coast to coast will have the opportunity to make an out of this world call to the
International Space Station on Monday, May 12, from 11:20 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. CDT.
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_M08092_ISS_education.html

HERO FLIGHT- submitted by guest author Chuck Asbury - Veterans Airlift Command
...Fricke’s brainchild was borne of the need for wounded warriors to get to hospitals providing continuing medical care and to provide a means of reconnecting with comrades and loved ones. The slogan of the VAC; “THEY’VE GOT HEART, THEY NEED WINGS” is thus, ...
http://veteransairlift.blogspot.com/2008/05/hero-flight-submitted-by-guest-author.html

Video - Historic Military Plane Crash from Flightstory.net - Aviation Blog by Michael
This video features the crash of an North American SNJ-5 Texan (N12KY) just a few days ago. After seeing these pictures, it’s really amazing that the pilot survived, not even being injured! (This is the same Mr. Zayac who races at Reno - we're glad he is OK!)
http://blog.flightstory.net/744/video-historic-military-plane-crash/

Airport will 'ruin' national park - BBC News, UK
The new operators are planning an open day and mini air show on 20 August to launch the new venture. But the three park societies are pressing for the ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/7387385.stm

Warbirds on Riverside Airport in Tulsa... by Fifi
One is MiracleMaker (we were part of the pit crew in 2000 and 2001 for the Reno Air Races, but that is a completely different story!), and I don’t know the other one. Riverside Airport here in Tulsa has a heavy population of old ...
http://fifisrag.blogspot.com/2008/05/warbirds-on-riverside-airport-in-tulsa.html

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