Friday, June 19, 2009

Indy Transponder 19-JUN-09 0030z

Thunderbirds on deck in Dover - The News Journal, DE
The US Air Force Thunderbirds arrived at Dover Air Force Base today, and are the headline act at the base's Open House and Air Show Saturday and Sunday. The Thunderbirds will be the closing aerial demonstrations for both days. Other flying acts include ...

Air Force F-16 Viper demo team at Gary Air Show - Gary Post Tribune, IN
A Heritage Flight will team fighters of the past and present --including the F-16 and the World War II legend P-51 Mustang -- in a tribute to all the Air Force pilots, their maintenance crews and support personnel. The F-16 East Demo Team is based at ...

Local air show waiting for word from Snowbirds - London Free Press, Canada
The Star attractions, the Snowbirds, were on "operational pause," grounded at a Canadian Forces base in Quebec where a problem with the ejection system tied to pilot lap belts was found during a routine pre-flight inspection a few days ago. ...

Warbirds take flight over Carson City - Nevada Appeal, NV
The event, set to run 8 am-4 pm Saturday, will feature T-6 Texan fighter trainer aircraft, B-25 bombers, experimental and homebuilt aircraft, P-51 Mustang fighters and, of course, the Aero L-39 Albatross, a trainer still used by former Soviet allies. ...

A blast from the past at air show - The Olympian, WA
A highlight of this year's show will be the B-25 Mitchell Pacific Prowler, a bomber plane in World War II. Only a few of them are still flying, and this particular plane has been featured in the movies. “It has quite a Hollywood history to it,” ...

Come fly with me - Denton Record Chronicle, TX
The Denton Air Fair and Airshow on Saturday offers a full menu of aircraft for hobbyists and thrill seekers — warbirds, aerobatics, military demonstrations and static displays, aircraft parked so enthusiasts can study them up-close. ...
Trojan Phlyers Air Show & Race Team from www.trojanphlyers.com
Welcome to the web site of the Trojan Phlyers Air Race & Airshow Team based in Fort Worth, Texas.
We travel the country, flying three fully restoredT-28B aircraft, sharing aircraft rich in militaryhistory and heritage.
Manfred Radius from Windsor International Air Show by Century of Flight
It's time to introduce everyone to the performers coming to Windsor. Let's get this show in the air with manfred radius. [video]

It's a bit short notice, but if you're in the area and are looking for something to do on Saturday, consider flying in to HOU for this!
Join us at The 1940 Air Terminal Museum for our monthly Wings & Wheels open house! This month we celebrate all that is Business Aviation. Join us to see a variety of business aircraft, including a Gulfstream IV, IAI Westwind, Beechcraft King Air, a Cessna Citation Jet used as an air ambulance, a Rockwell Twin Commander, and our own classic business airplane - the 1942 Lockheed LodeStar. You will also learn how these aircraft are used as tools to further business in an efficient manner, and not the extravagant toys that recent media reports have made them out to be. This event will also feature the largest gathering of Nissan GT-R supercars ever held in the US! Admission is $10/adults and $5/children, and includes lunch. Admission is waived for fly-in visitors. We hope to see you there!

Dubai Airshow expects record exhibitor turnout - Aviation International News, NJ
The organizers of this year's Dubai Airshow (November 15 to 19) expect to break all existing exhibition space records with the addition of a fourth hall, sponsored and hosted by Dubai-based Emirates. The biennial airshow will feature a new Emirates ...

Look up again at about 1:30 pm for the CF-18 Hornet. On Tuesday, the Snowbirds will make a scheduled flypast over Alliston at 1 pm. In short intervals thereafter, the planes will be over Borden, Angus, Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, and Barrie.

Nearly six years after Dayton celebrated a century of powered flight, the centennial celebrations continue – not only in Dayton, but also in Europe. Dayton on Saturday will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its Welcome Home celebration for the Wright brothers, while the Netherlands celebrates a century of flght and France marks 100 years of air shows.

from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
There are many ways to spend a Wednesday. Being in the office handling challenging legal matters for sophisticated clients is one of them. And there are no flies on that particular means of spending a Wednesday. I know. That’s how I spend most Wednesdays.
But then there are those Wednesdays prior to which you get a call and are offered a chance to ride along on a KC-135R Stratotanker with the airmen of the 72nd Air Refueling Squadron/434th Air Refueling Wing of the United States Air Force.
I drove down to Grissom Air Reserve Base Tuesday night and showed up at the appointed rendezvous point with Roger Bishop and Mike Souders of the Indy Transponder. After sitting in on the briefings and watching the passenger briefing videos, we boarded the KC-135R and departed for a refueling mission over the Carolinas. ...

Nigel Lamb: No Margin For Error from Smoke-On by Tom
No margin for error Congratulations to Paul Bonhomme for an excellent win in tough conditions. What a week it was! Peter Besenyei’s incident was a reminder of the more important things in life. Sometimes we get too engrossed in the trivia of life and tend to forget how important the basics are … like good [...]

Interview Windsor Ontario 2009 from Red Bull Air Race
Paul Bonhomme (1st) proved that he is worthy of the top spot after being the only pilot to avoid any penalties throughout the day despite unpredictable winds on the course that caused several of the ...

AirPigz podcast #5 is just over a one-hour long interview with Elliot Seguin, the owner and pilot of the relatively new Wasabi Air Racing team.
I met Elliot after he found AirPigz a couple months back, and then he contacted me thru FaceBook. He was pretty interested in AirPigz since he saw stories on the WhitKnightTwo and the Nemesis race plane, which just happen to be two elements that are a part of his life in aviation. ...

Racing the skies - MileHighNews.com, CO
The two pilots will spend four days speeding above the US to complete the Air Race Classic, a women-only airplane race that spans 2714 miles. They'll compete against 33 other teams. Women's air racing started in 1929 with the Women's Air Derby, ...

A Gold Medal for WASPs from www.airforce-magazine.com
... the measure "honors a special sisterhood of women, most of them in their 80s, who share a unique place in American history. These women have been mothers and grandmothers, teachers and office workers, nurses, business owners, photographers, and dancers. One was even a nun. But before that they were pilots for the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. They are heroines." She noted that of the 1,102 WASPs, more than 300 are still alive. Once presented, the Gold Medal is to be displayed by the Smithsonian Institution ...

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 06.18.09 - Aero-News Network, FL
It was appropriate that our first chance to interview the first woman to be named National Instructor of the Year came at this year's Women in Aviation International Conference in Atlanta. Arlynn mcmahon is already well-known in the industry, ...

Air Force legends visit Air University from Air Force Link Top Stories
Several Air Force legends addressed graduates of Air University's Air Command and Staff College during the 28th Gathering of Eagles here June 2 through 6.
Aviation legends, or Eagles, are invited each year to the college to share their wisdom and experiences as mentors for up-and-coming Air Force leaders who attend ACSC.
Their stories, just like their lives, are inspirational.
Col. Regina Aune
Among the legends was retired Col. Regina Aune who served as a flight nurse in Vietnam and was involved in the 1975 Operation Babylift mission designed to airlift children out of the war-torn country to Thailand.
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Land Office makes history lessons fun - The Daily News Online, NY
Learn about the United States' repsonse to he attack, including Doolittle's Raiders. AUG. 12: Wadsworth, Martindale, Porter. Learn about these leaders in the War Between the States, who were from Western New York. AUG. 14: Historic Batavia Cemetery. ...

A demonstration jump by the command exhibition parachute team, the Silver Wings, at 5:30 p.m. and a Ranger demonstration from 7-7:15 p.m. The Sky Soldiers aerial demonstration is 7:15-7:30 p.m.
The Sky Soldiers team features Vietnam era aircraft flown by veteran pilots and crews.

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Underscoring the worldwide nature of Dayton's aviation heritage, the Netherlands kicked off its own first flight centennial today by dedicating a full size, stainless-steel sculpture of a Wright Flyer that made the first powered flight on Dutch soil in 1909.

Made in the U.S.S.R. - Air & Space Magazine
Of course they copied it. The two airplanes could have been twins. But was the Soviets' Tu-4 truly an exact duplicate of the Boeing B-29?

Young Eagles to take flight - Austin Herald, MN
From 11 am to 2 pm, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 386 will host a young eagles flight rally at the Austin Airport. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest young people in aviation. ...

'AOPA ePilot' from AOPA News
The June 19, 2009, issue of the weekly email newsletter from AOPA.

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