Indy Transponder 9-May 2325z

Look for high jinks galore at airport show - Modesto Bee, CA
By SUSAN HERENDEEN Jerry Waymire is a pastor, a cop and a flight instructor who views Modesto's annual air show as a labor of love. ...
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/293472.html

Wings Over Pittsburgh Show Offers High Flying Fun - KDKA, PA
They will be joined by the US Air Force's new F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet as well as aerial acrobats like F-16 pilot Major John Klatt and two military parachute ...
http://kdka.com/local/Wings.Over.Pittsburgh.2.720372.html

Barksdale air show this weekend - KTBS, LA
Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City holds it annual open house and air show this weekend, with the Navy Blue Angels precision flying team highlighting ...
http://www.ktbs.com/news/Barksdale-air-show-this-weekend-11848/

Inside the Life of a Thunderbird - Del Rio Live!, TX
Austin and the Thunderbirds team of eight pilots and up to 70-maintenance crew flew into Del Rio on May 8 in preparation for the "Thunder over the Amistad" ...
http://www.swtexaslive.com/node/6759

Aviation History at Fly-IN - Scottsboro Daily Sentinel, AL
The airplane, designated "Flagship Detroit," will be the featured attraction at the annual Fly-In at Scottsboro Municipal-Word Field Airport today and ...
http://www.thedailysentinel.com/story.lasso?ewcd=dbb5d91d41811ac4

Chef Prentice is ready to impress Red Bull Air Race crowd - DetNews.com, MI
The Red Bull Air Race World Series competition is based on speed, precision and skill, and that's exactly why seasoned chef Matt Prentice of the Matt ...
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080509/LIFESTYLE05/805090439/1361

Flightglobal's video review of the week: Red Bull,100 Greatest and an A380 vs car from Flight International by Stuart
This week starts with highlights from the Red Bull Air Race, where Paul Bonhamme took the second race in San Diego. Follow this year's events on AirSpace as we bring you the latest standings and video and picture highlights:
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flight-international/2008/05/flightglobals-video-review-of-5.html

Feel the heat! - FenceCheck Forums
I can still feel the heat from this parade
Note: worth a look - great Snowbirds pics as they roll by.
http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php/topic,10391.msg187990.html#msg187990

Castle Airport Site of Boeing Flight School - CBS 47, CA
Castle Airport is located northeast of the city of Atwater and is the site of the Castle Air Museum, which currently displays 49 restored World War II, ...
http://www.cbs47.tv/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=e6837cba-a185-4022-b487-1dae54ff6409

Crew still happy – just much quieter - In-Forum, ND
Rick Gibney of North Dakota National Guard's 119th Fighter Wing, “The Happy Hooligans” speaks Thursday at a public reception at the Fargo Air Museum. ...
http://www.in-forum.com/News/articles/200576

Air Canada skipper moonlighted as chief pilot of warplane museum - Globe and Mail, Canada
The group restores and flies such famous Second World War aircraft as the Lancaster bomber, the Mitchell B-25 and the Spitfire. George Stewart, one of the ...
http://tinyurl.com/524lbt

Eighty years of aviation history - expressandstar.com, UK
Aeroplanes, gliders and weapons spanning more than 80 years of Wolverhampton’s aviation history will be going on show this weekend. ...
http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/05/09/eighty-years-of-aviation-history/

100 Years of Aviation Photos from PPRuNe Forums by Lucky Six
From the Sydney Morning Herald web site.
http://www.smh.com.au/interactive/20...ion/index.html

Fly-in community stalled for right reasons - High Springs Heralds, FL
Even if you firmly believe that a fly-in airplane community should be located on the outskirts of Gilchrist County near the borders of Newberry and High ...
http://www.highspringsherald.com/articles/2008/05/09/editorial/editorial01.txt

One Giant Leap...from Markertek News Channel
Taking a giant leap into High-Definition, the Discovery Channel and Dangerous Films have cracked into NASA's film vault to restore 500 hours of space exploration history. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, is multi-part mini-series that is being called...
http://www.markertek.com/rss.asp

5-16 Spaceport Should Start Moving by Jay Miller
Other disappointments included the departure of Starchaser Industries, which had made big promises in Las Cruces and problems of the Rocket Racing League, with headquarters in Las Cruces, to find enough competitors for events it ...
http://insidethecapitol.blogspot.com/2008/05/5-16-spaceport-should-start-movinb.html

Long-missing airman buried from Military Photos - via General Discussion by MAJ Todd
In it's own way this is good news ... Timmons grew up in Stockwell, Ind. He was stationed in Louisiana when he went missing in January 1997, the paper reported. ...
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=54622&source=rss

Off Topic
Note from Mike: I added this only for the amusement/entertainment factor. So, for what it is worth...Enjoy the chuckle...

The Pilot's Pen Lights and Writes [Office Supplies Fetish] from Lifehacker by Gina Trapani
Whether you're flying a jumbo jet at night or working on a crossword puzzle in the dark, the Pilot's Pen is a nifty solution. ...
http://lifehacker.com/389015/the-pilots-pen-lights-and-writes


For the latest News @ Full Throttle and additional features visit www.IndyTransponder.com © You may also subscribe for daily automatic E-mail delivery directly to your Inbox!