Indy Transponder 27-August 1100z

Snow Birds at Rocky Mountain House Air Show Aviation.ca, Canada
The Snowbirds were thrilled to return to Rocky Mountain House for the town's bi-annual air show. The show saw great success, welcoming more than 9000 ...

Wings over Whitecourt Aviation.ca, Canada
The Snowbirds traveled to northwest Alberta for a one-day show in the Town of Whitecourt. Located on the eastern border of the foothills of the Rocky ...

Organisers praise success of air show East Anglian Daily Times
SAFETY measures to help look after the 120000-strong crowd that flocked to a popular summer air show have been deemed a big success.

Heroes of the skies: Pilots ‘show off’ tricks at Evanston’s Air-show Uinta County Herald
Mike LaSalle, Evanston Airport Manager, said this is around the 16th year the airport has sponsored the free air-show for Evanston residents. He said Saturday’s pilots were from Denver; Rexburg, Idaho; Ogden, Utah; and Brigham City, Utah.

Second World War vet relives memories on eve of air show dinner Brantford Expositor
Today, Habbeshaw will be one of many special guests attending the Brant United Way Air Show dinner. The dinner is being held in a hangar at the Brantford Airport and the guest list includes many military and civilian pilots who will be performing in ...

It’s My Town for Aug. 27 Inside NoVA, VA
The 16th annual Dulles Day Family Festival and Plane Pull will take place on Sept. 6 from 11 am to 4 pm at Dulles International Airport. ...

ShareYourFlight.com teams with Veterans Airlift Command to help soldiers
ShareYourFlight.com, an online forum that connects aircraft operators traveling with empty seats to travelers wishing to use those seats on a "cost share basis," now gives pilots the option to make their flights available to the Veterans Airlift Command as a donation. Read more...

Hello Plane folks, every two weeks I have been bringing you a new aviation essay. Sadly, this week I haven't had time to finish the one I had in mind, so I put up a re-run. My aviation time has been spent working on this site-- http://sawbonesair.com/ I'm part of a team that will be heading to Reno in a few weeks for the Reno National Air Races. Expect a few pictures from that. . . In the meantime, for those of you who simply love to look at pictures, I offer you a new essay on my regular site about the Minnesota Renaissance Festival-- http://maxhaynes.com/ART/photofun/Back2Fair/Back2Ren.html Back to the regular schedule next week!
Enjoy, Max Haynes, MaxAir2Air Pictures, http://MaxAir2Air.com

Wings of Freedom Tour Slated for Stop at Airport in Oxford Voices, CT
OXFORD - The Wings of Freedom Tour, featuring the World War II vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, the North American B-25 ...

Red Arrows mark pavilion opening Wigan Today, UK
The Red Arrows roared through the skies of Wigan as they paid a flying visit to the new St Peter's Pavilion, off Wigan Road in Hindley. ...

Red Arrows stop Bank-Holiday traffic Rhyl Journal, UK
THE area's skyline was lit up by the sight of the Red Arrows at the weekend. In one of the highlights of the North Wales town and country fair at Kinmel ...

Red Arrows perform over Weston Weston & Somerset Mercury, UK
THE world famous Red Arrows will be performing a dramatic display over Weston today (Wed). The RAF's aerobatic display team will be seen soaring over the ...

Red Arrows dazzle crowds at Hoylake Lifeboat event Wirral News, UK
THE Red Arrows pointed the way to another spectacular open day at Hoylake Lifeboat Station on Monday. Around 30000 spectators flocked to Hoylake to watch ...

INDIAN AIR FORCE MAKES SURPRISE STOP IN MIDWEST - AirShowBuzz.com
Multiple Indian air force aircraft stopped in Rockford, Illinois for a quick pit stop before heading home after participating in the recent Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB. ASB member RFDGuy, always with a camera, caught the action. See the Pics

EMBRY-RIDDLE GIVES HIGHER EDUCATION NEW MEANING - AirShowBuzz.com
For the very first time in North America, a person can earn a doctorate of aviation from Embry-Riddle University. The degree program will be offered in 2009. Learn More

BIRDS IN FLIGHT Steeped in tradition, the Hungarian porcelain manufacturer Herend dug into its archives in search of inspiration for the trophy for this year’s winners of the Red Bull Air Race in Budapest and decided on the mystical Turul bird, said to have played a role in the birth of the Hungarian nation. A figurine of the bird, which resembles the noble peregrine falcon, will be awarded to the top three pilots in this week’s racing as an acknowledgement of their speed and agility in the skies.

HANNES ON A HIGH AS RACE HEADS TO PORTO Austria’s Hannes Arch could not have picked a better time to win the first Red Bull Air Race of his career in Budapest. His thrilling victory in the race over the Danube River has put him even on 45 points with Paul Bonhomme at the top of the standings.

ELITE 2008 published – FenceCheck.com
A report from five days at four bases at Germany's largest exercise - ELITE 2008 Sun, rain and flares!

Air FORCE museum raising funds for final phase Trentonian
After six years of building, the first two phases of construction of the National Air Force Museum of Canada are complete, with one phase remaining.

RC Aircraft Air Show Comes To US Air Force Museum HULIQ (press release)
Giant-scale models of jets, warbirds and helicopters will land on the runway behind the National Museum of the US Air Force from Aug. 29-31.

R/C helicopter pilot readies for air show AndersonValleyPost.com
Ruff will demonstrate his model flying skills at an Anderson air show this weekend. With a radio controller firmly in hand, Greg Ruff, of Anderson, commanded his model helicopter to leap off the pavement as fast as a sprung trap.

T-2 Buckeye Sundown from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News by noreply@blogger.com (pirate)
The T-2 Buckeye was officially retired last week at Pensacola, here is a picture of the fly-past. Photo credit : R. Oberlander

Shoreham Airshow Final Call
The RAFA Shoreham Airshow is this weekend at Shoreham Airport, and one final press release has been issued prior to the event itself: The countdown is on for this year’s 19th Royal Air Forces Association Shoreham Airshow which takes place at Shoreham Airport this weekend Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st. Don Bean MBE airshow organiser said “Advanced ticket sales have exceeded expectations and broken all records and to add to that the long term weather forecast looks very good indeed for the wee

Aviation appreciation class for teens offered The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
The class will meet at the air museum Mondays and Wednesday from Oct. 1 through Dec. 17. The museum is at 1115 E. Fifth St.

Re: Indianapolis Air Show from FenceCheck Forums Couple static shots.

Episode 12 - Top 5 Worst Airliners from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Courtney Miller)
This week, Max and Court welcome back Dan Webb from the his Blog About Those Things in the Sky. The news dominated the week:

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