Monday, June 1, 2009

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Their aerobatic maneuvers include the six-jet delta formation. For some little ones, it was a bit too loud, but almost all say they had a great time! If you're planning on heading to the airfest tomorrow, the hours are from 9-5:00. ...

airfest brings in record crowd - WCLO, WI
by STAN STRICKER ( Contact ) Sunday, May 31, 2009 The Fifth Annual Southern Wisconsin airfest turns in a crowd of 60000 according to Executive Director Tom Morgan. Near perfect weather Sunday brought out large crowds who packed in lawn chairs and ...

airfest a homecoming for Blackhawk Tech grad - Janesville Gazette, WI
Wanless received his airplane mechanic's license and went on to become operations manager for Greg Poe Air Shows, an aerobatic stunt-flying act that's performing at Southern Wisconsin airfest this weekend. airfest is a homecoming for him, ...

'Honor and privilege' - Beloit Daily News, WI
By Ashley Rhodebeck Six blue and yellow F/A-18 Hornets with the Blue Angels descended Thursday morning from an endless gray sky and onto the runway at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport. Straight from Pensacola, Fla., the US Navy's flight ...

The air show is usually held at the Greater Rochester International Airport, but moved to Ontario Beach Park in Charlotte this year to help the city celebrate its 175th anniversary by showing off some of the best spots to visit. ...

2009 ESL Rochester Air Show from by npanth
Getting to the Air Show was a little challenging, they closed the main streets near the show, so I had to park and take a shuttle.  It was worth the waiting because the second plane was an A-10 Warthog, one of my favorite planes.  It's built around an 8 barrel Gatling gun that fires 12″ inch long depleted uranium shells.  It's the durability of this airframe that I like more than the firepower, though.  the pilot is encased in a titanium "bathtub" to protect him/her from all but direct fire...

For more photos from the Thunder on the Rio Grande air show, visit our online photo gallery. LAS CRUCES - Thousands on the ground got a taste of sky and speed at the first "Thunder on the Rio Grande" air show this weekend at the Las Cruces ...

On May 30 and 31, 2009, I've attended the Rome International Air Show 2009, held at Ostia. I've shot many interesting pictures and I will publish them on this website in the next days. In the meanwhile I've uploaded just a couple of pictures of the most thrilling moment of the Air Show: the low level flyby and subsequent pull up with full afterburner of the Eurofighter Typhoon of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF).
The facts: during the display of the F-2000, most probably because of the stong wind from South and bad weather conditions, the pilot of the RSV (Reparto Sperimentale Volo, Italian Test Wing), overflew the public at very low level with full afterburner ...

Sarà una sfida nei cieli di Ostia tra le Frecce Tricolori, la pattuglia acrobatica olandese e la Patrouille francese il primo "Roma International Airshow" dalle 13 alle 16.45 di sabato. E per la più importante manifestazione aerea dell´anno nel Lazio ...
It will be a challenge in the skies of Ostia between Tricolori Arrows, the aerobatic patrol the Dutch and the French Patrouille first "Roma International Airshow" from 13 to 16.45 on Saturday. And for the most important aviation event of the year in Sydney are expected over a million spectators who will flood the waterfront establishments. ...
| Family Fun - Bundaberg NewsMail, Australia
RICHARD King-Siem has the throttle to the max as he helps prepare for the Wide Bay Australia International Airshow in little over a month. Wide Bay Australia International Airshow chief executive officer said the organisation of the show had so far run ...

With no new talks in sight and the city about to host the Red Bull Air Race on June 13-14, the pressure won't likely let up, Pedler said. More than one million people attended when Detroit hosted the event last year.

Cold war B-52s flew an icy northern route on alert for a Soviet missile strike.

This will be a quick one this month, since we're up to our eyeballs in prep work for the big membership meeting next month in AZ.
Lots of good stories and some new and very cool photos (both from the 1940's and current day).
So, enjoy!

The soaring legacy of Amelia Earhart - Indian Express, India
Hollywood is taking notice of the most famous woman aviator in history, Amelia Earhart, seven decades after she disappeared. There's something about Amelia Earhart. More than seven decades after she disappeared without a trace in the South Pacific on ...

Spring into Flying from Airline Pilot Central Forums
B-25 Maid in the Shade from FenceCheck Forums

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