Indy Transponder 20-JUN-09 1200z

Snowbirds will fly again soon, says government - Canada.com, Canada
The Snowbirds, Canada's famous aerobatic flying team, will soon be back in the air after a faulty ejection-seat system kept the team from flying over the past week. The Department of National Defence implemented an "operation pause" on June 13 that ...

Ejection system to be overhauled in Snowbirds aircraft - from http://www.cbc.ca/
The Snowbirds, Canada's military aerobatic demonstration team, will be back in the air as soon as some maintenance work is done on their aircraft ejection-seat system. In a release issued Friday, the Defence Department said the exact problem, which had grounded the CT-114 Tutors for a week, had been identified and a fix was in the works. The release didn't say how long it will take to perform the necessary repairs.

Museum shows 80 aircraft at 'Become a Pilot' day - Daily Press
More than 80 airplanes are flying to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum campus in northern Virginia to show kids what it's like to be a pilot.

A bird's eye view of the air show - Rexburg Standard Journal, ID
The air show will feature nationally known aerobatic performers Kent Pietsch and Greg Poe as well as a number of local aviators. The focus of the air show is also on classic planes based at the Legacy Flight Museum, which is unique because all the ...

Pilots get early taste of Reno air races - Reno Gazette Journal, NV
It's the annual Pylon Racing Seminar, where rookie race pilots learn what it takes to compete in the nation's premiere air race and veteran racers get a rare opportunity to fly the course. Since Reno Stead is a general aviation airport, the only times ...

Kids get sneak peek at Quad-City Air Show - Quad City Times, IA
The bi-plane that wowed the crowd was sponsored by Lucas Oil and piloted by Mike Wiskus, who said his father took him to his first air show in Mason City, Iowa, when he was 10 years old. "I saw people doing things with airplanes that I couldn't imagine ...

Warbirds event planned for October at Millville Airport; next ... - NJ.com, NJ
Along with the P-47 Thunderbolt will be a Supermarine Spitfire CR2, a B-25 Mitchell Bomber, the F4U Corsair "Marine's Dream," a Douglas C-47 Skytrain, a US Coast Guard Widgeon, and a Beech Staggerwing, among many others -- all fully restored and flying ...

Silver wings shine on at show - Denton Record Chronicle, TX
By Candace Carlisle / Staff Writer About 10000 to 15000 people are expected to attend the Denton Air Fair and Airshow today, according to show officials. Other air shows from around the country have seen large jumps in attendance as people look for ...

Air Force Thunderbirds Take High Flying Act to Dover Air Force Base - Air Force Base recently announced that it will open its gates to the public on June 20-21 for the 2009 Dover Air Force Base Open House and Air Show. Among the exciting high flying acts scheduled to appear are the Air Force Thunderbirds. The Thunderbird Air Show has been dazzling audiences for decades with its synchronized aerial acrobatics and is a must see for all fighter plane enthusiasts. For Thunderbirds fans yearning for a closer look at the awe inspiring demonstration, there is ...

Fly-In, Air Show - Local Edition, MI
Featuring aircraft from the National Cherry Festival Air Show, Northwestern Michigan College's fifth annual Fly-In will be held from 3 - 8 pm Friday, July 3 at the aviation hangar on NMC's Aero Park Campus, 2550 Aero Park Drive. ...

Historic planes draw crowds at Paris Air Show - The Associated Press
LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Nearly hidden among the ranks of giant airliners, military airlifters and sleek warplanes on display at this year's centenary Paris Air Show, an eclectic collection of historic aircraft has been drawing large crowds of curious ...

Historic flights over county - Stayner Sun, Canada
On June 23 the Snowbirds flight demonstration will also fly overhead. The exact times of the flights haven't been determined yet, and won't be available until closer to the event. The first flight in Canada was in 1909, when the Silver Dart took off ...

Air Show Update - Paris Air Show Update - What we see as the biggest news coming out of this years Paris Air show is Boeing comments regarding future business prospects. Boeing announced they see a slight upturn in commercial aviation orders in the coming 2-3 years however a significant decline in military purchases.

Prowler to Growler - Helena Independent Record, MT
Though there won't be a flight demonstration of the Growler, spectators can get a feel for how the plane flies when the VFA-122 squadron out of California, which trains pilots on the Super Hornet, gives a demonstration of that plane. ...

Air show to offer high-flying rides, Trojan Phlyers aerobatics - Dallas Morning News, TX
By JOY TIPPING / The Dallas Morning News Pilot Chip Lamb gave me one final opportunity to climb down from my perch in the backseat of a 1953 T-28 Trojan, a piston-engine military trainer aircraft used by the Air Force and Navy from the 1950s through ...

B-17 bomber takes to the skies over Great Falls - Montana's News Station, MT
The B-17 aircraft, known as "Sentimental Journey," is now a flying museum, but over 60 years ago it played a key role in helping Allied forces win the war. B-17 planes, often referred to as flying fortresses, were the workhorses of the sky during war. ...

Greater Binghamton Airshow Seeks Service Organizations to Assist ... - WBGH, NY
This year's show will feature one of the most popular Airshow performances in the country, The United States Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. Their participation and performance provides a tremendous opportunity for our community. ...

Women Soar You Soar: EAA Seeks to Spark Young Women's Interest in Aviation from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
EAA will be empowering and inspiring high school age women again this year, as the annual Women Soar You Soar event comes to Oshkosh during AirVenture on July 26-28, 2009.

The 5-year-old space age - msnbc.com
Rocket Racing League: The league is working with Armadillo Aerospace to turn two airplanes into rocket-powered racers for a demonstration flight, most likely in November at the Aviation Nation air show at Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base. ...

Spaceplane makes emergency stop at Gateway - East Valley Tribune, AZ
The two ships were designed by aviation pioneer Burt Rutan and built by Rutan's company, Scaled Composites, in California. Virgin Galactic President Will Whitehorn told Flightglobal.com, an aviation Web site, that the crew would still attempt to do the ...

WK2 aborts Spaceport America flyby from Personal Spaceflight by Jeff Foust
As you may have heard by now, WhiteKnightTwo was unable to make its planned flyover of the groundbreaking ceremonies for Spaceport America on Friday. Flightglobal.com has a good summary of the aborted flight, which ran into problems when an actuator warning light came on during the flight, apparently just as they reached the Arizona-New Mexico border, according to the flight track on FlightAware. The plane diverted to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, where as of this writing (7:15 pm EDT) it still is.

RNLAF Open Days/Airshow - Volkel (19-20 June 2009) from Military Photos by Niels - Open days of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

Canadian Air Force from FenceCheck Forums

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