Indy Transponder 3-MAY-09 1100z

Snowbirds Over Anderson II growing larger - Anderson Independent Mail, SC - Rick Spruill
The Falcons, examples of a type of tactical fighter jet widely used by air forces around the world, will make several high-speed passes in a seven-minute demonstration during the airshow, event organizer Hugh Oldham said. A demonstration by two A-10 ...

Airsho set for May 9 event - Corsicana Daily Sun, TX - Deanna Brown
By Deanna Brown Make plans now to take mom and the family and attend the 11th annual Corsicana Airsho Saturday at Corsicana Municipal Airport. The event, hosted by the Coyote Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), will open the gates at 8:30 am ...

Estimated 90000 attend opening day of Robins air show - Macon Telegraph, GA - Ashley Tusan Joyner
Allen said he relives a childhood fantasy at the air show. “When I was much younger, I always thought I would do that ... pilot one of those things,” he said, pointing to a F-16 overhead. “But I have an ear problem. So, now I bring my boy. ...

Hundreds turn out for Big Country AirFest despite weather - Abilene Reporter-News, TX - Charles G. Anderson Sr., Charles G. Anderson Sr.
By Charles G. Anderson Sr. Special to the Reporter-News Debby Rihn-Harvey was polishing her CAP-232 single-engine plane Saturday at the Dyess Big Country AirFest. She looked occasionally toward the open hangar doors as a steady mist fell from the low ...

Central Texas Airshow takes flight - Temple Daily Telegram, TX - Tanya Cooper
by Tanya Cooper COPS Writer The 2009 Aeroshell Aerobatic Team streaks across the sky in its North American AT-6 Texans during the 2009 Central Texas Airshow saturday afternoon. (Matt Walters/Special to the Telegram) Temple enjoyed great weather for ...

Red Bull Air Race San Diego Introduction - Bleacher Report, CA - Sheiban Shakeri
by Sheiban Shakeri (Columnist) The Red Bull Air Race returns to San Diego for the third time next week at San Diego Bay in-between two great Aircraft Carriers: the USS Midway and the USS Ronald Reagan. Over there, the 15 best pilots take on each other ...

Heard the rumbling? B-17 flies over West Seattle (and beyond) - West Seattle Blog, WA - Christopher Boffoli
While on display at an air museum in the 1970's it was damaged by a tornado. The current owner spent more than $5 million meticulously restoring the B-17 to flight condition. Much of the aircraft is in original condition, through some modern avionics ...

The unofficial weekend air show - Mail Tribune, OR - Bill Miller
The unofficial air show that weekend continued on Sunday when United Airlines introduced its new Mainliner, the Douglas DC-4 four-engine passenger plane. It was the largest regularly scheduled commercial aircraft to ever land at the airport. ...

HORSEMEN BEARCATS JOIN PLANES OF FAME "CAT SHOW" – AirShowBuzz.com
Planes of Fame in Chino, CA will be hosting one of the largest gathering of Grumman aircraft in recent memory. The show will feature massive flyovers, Steve Hinton flying his solo in an F7F Tigercat, and ASB's Bearcat Horsemen. The Latest Timeline

Hot air ballon race celebrates centennial of IMS from IndyStar.com News Headlines
The first time the Indianapolis Motor Speedway staged a balloon race, 100 years ago, there were many awkward moments. Aviation was new, and as the balloonists floated south into the air above Brown County, the rural folk became alarmed. They fetched their rifles and fired.

Powerless Plane Plummets Perilously, Pummeling Porta-Potties from Aero-News Network
Cessna 182 Loses Power, Takes Out Porta-Potties in Forced Landing Somewhere out there is a hapless Skylane pilot who is dreading the next time that he and his fellow flyers get together to tell flying stories... ya know, the ones that start 'there I was' and then end with some kind of superlative aerial feat of piloting prowess that saves the day.

Film Night at the Airways Museum - Friday 8 May from PPRuNe Forums by Philthy

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