Indy Transponder 14-MAY-09 1030z

Fly high at the 2009 Joint Services Air Show - Examiner.com
Another popular flight demonstration at Andrews is the GEICO Skytypers. Comprised of a squadron of six vintage World War II planes, the GEICO team demonstrates both low level precision flying as well as skytyping. Skytyping is a way to deliver an ...

Dakota Thunder to feature F-22 Raptor - Rapid City Journal, SD
The F-22 Raptor, along with other static aircraft, is scheduled to be on display from 8 am to 5 pm each day. The Air Force's newest fighter aircraft has a "combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and integrated avionics represents an ...

Beaufort Marine Corps hosts Blue Angels return - The State, SC
AP BEAUFORT, SC -- The Blue Angels flying team is returning to South Carolina, two years after a crash claimed the life of one of the Navy's demonstration pilots. The aerial team will perform at an air show at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort ...

Branson Airshow from Patty Wagstaff by Patty Wagstaff
It was pretty cool to be asked to do the ribbon cutting for the official opening of the airport, just before the night show on Friday. Friday's crowd was especially enthusiastic and the low thick ceilings and mist made the pyro and fireworks even more dramatic. The Aeroshell team were "dramatically lit" from behind when taxiing in and it was really awesome to watch. And, the Aeroshell Team did a totally kick ass job of flying in less than optimal conditions. A very impressive show…

womenventure airshow returns to airventure - AOPA Pilot
Scheduled performers include Melissa Andrejewski, Julie Clark, Chandy Clanton, Susan Dacy, Debbie Gary, Jill Long, Misty Blues, Debby Rihn-Harvey, Teresa Stokes, and Patty Wagstaff. Suzanne Oliver will be doing skywriting, and Connie Bowlin will fly a ...

Snowbirds Aerobatic Team Returns To Upstate - WYFF4.com, SC
ANDERSON, SC -- Thousands of eyes looked to the sky in Anderson on Wednesday as the Snowbirds team returned to town. The Snowbirds make up the Canadian Forces Precision Aerobatic Team. People at the Anderson Regional Airport were so excited to see the ...

Navy SEALS bring fitness challenge to Keller natatorium - Keller Citizen, TX
The event included a C-130 flyby with four members of the Navy's Leap Frogs parachuting team jumping out despite high winds and clouds. Twisting trails of yellow smoke drew the crowds to the drop zone where SEALs signed autographs and asked the kids to ...

Ramp-Up to Reno Air Races 2009 - TopFlight Aviation by Rick
Ramp-Up to Reno Air Races 2009 - TopFlight Aviation. http://www.airrace.org - The day after Reno Air Races 2008 came to an end, we begin the Ramp-Up to Reno 2009. Mark your calendar for September 16-20, 2009 and plan to BE THERE! ...

The Eagle sponsors the Salute to Veterans Airshow & Parade - Join the Eagle and honor our veterans over Memorial Day weekend…. The Columbia Regional Airport will host the 21st Annual Salute to Veterans Celebration Airshow on Saturday & Sunday, May 23rd and 24th, from 9:30Am to 3:30PM. The Salute to Veterans Parade is in downtown Columbia on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th at 9:55AM. The full schedule of events and honored guests can be found at www.salute.org .

Military notebook: WWII comes to life this weekend in Virginia Beach - WTKR Your NewsChannel 3, VA
By Hugh Lessig If you have a hankering for the 1940s and want to see some vintage WWII aircraft in action, check out the Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show this weekend at the Virginia Beach Airport. Hosted by the Military Aviation Museum, ...

United Flying Octogenarians - BlueRidgeNow.com, NC
The genial group, which included one 94-year-old Ercoupe owner who is still an active pilot, came from as far away as Tennessee and Alabama, and enjoyed visiting and lunching together before touring the Western North Carolina Air Museum Located just ...

WWII soldier's remains return home - 2TheAdvocate, LA
By GEORGE MORRIS In 1942, Sgt. Aub L. Atkins Jr. was aboard a B-25 bomber that took off from Port Moresby, New Guinea, disappeared into clouds and never returned. On Saturday, the Louisiana native will finally be home for good. ...

Enola Gay’s Wendover Hangar On Top 11 List from Jetwhine by Scott Spangler
Aviation history is written by the triad of people, planes, and places, and news about any of the three always catches my attention. The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently published its 22nd annual list of the nation’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. On it is the hangar at the Wendover, Utah, airfield that protected the Enola Gay when the 509th’s Composite Squadron was practicing for its historic missions over Hiroshima and Nagasaki…

Air Museum Opens Kid-Focused Exhibit - Hartford Courant, United States
WINDSOR LOCKS - The New England Air Museum unveiled its new KidsPort, an interactive exhibit designed to teach children about aerospace Wednesday. "The KidsPort is a pint-sized mock airport with all of the amenities," said Gov. ...

Monroe Trainer Visits Fantasy of Flight from Kermit's Blog by Kermit
I had the opportunity to show one of my Monroe Institute Trainers, Franceen King, around Fantasy of Flight last weekend. Franceen was a trainer for three of the eleven Monroe Programs I took over the last few years and has the second longest tenure as a Monroe Trainer of almost two and a half decades. I gave her the Vision Tour and let her sit in the Po-2 and Spirit of St. Louis reproduction and listen to the Audio Experiences for each plane. Later, I flew Airplane of the Day in the Fiesler Storch and gave her a ride. Between making fly-bys for the crowd, I pointed out Orlampa from the air…

Havelock may eliminate funding for library - New Bern Sun Journal, NC
The budget also proposes eliminating money for the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation. The organization had requested $65360 in marketing expenses and $18000 in general expenses, but the proposed budget cuts funding completely. ...

UFO Sighted Over Afghanistan Is US Secret Aeroplane - Gizmodo Australia, Australia
Looks like the US military has a new secret aircraft. Either that or the Nazis are taking over the world again, because according to other photos this looks like the Luftwaffe's Go229 Flying Wing: This an artist rendering based on (not so) classified ...
Some of my old models are back in stock from The Unwanted Blog by admin

Dago Grey - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion from http://www.aafo.com/ - Here is an updated picture of Dago in primer.

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