Indy Transponder: Indy Transponder 8-SEP-09 0030z

Thoughts on our fellow flyers on Labor Day from UCAP Fodder by (Dave Higdon)
Sometimes we seem to take for granted the luxury of our end-of-summer holiday, our last long-weekend opportunity until Thanksgiving and one that comes while the weather is still good enough to enjoy pretty much anything we want to pursue...save for skiing, maybe...
But the occasion is more than an excuse for some extra discount shopping, one last getaway to the campground or even a short holiday trip via private plane.
This holiday, helped into existence by a then more-influential Labor Movement is a reminder of all those

Thunderbirds performance cancelled due to weather - WKYC-TV
The performance of the US Airforce Thunderbirds has been cancelled for Monday because of the weather. An announcement was made over the ...

Aerobatics Abound at the Cleveland National Air Show - WCPN.org
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Major John Klatt of the Air National Guard will be behind the controls of a Staudacher S-300 at the Cleveland National Air Show today. The Staudacher is among the smallest planes that's performing this weekend at the show. Barely half a ton, it's built for stunts, not combat. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman spoke with Klatt about what it's like in the cockpit during all those twists and turns.

Blue Angels highlight free Fallon air show - NevadaAppeal.com
The Naval Air Station Fallon Air Show, after an eight-year absence, is returning this year on Sept. 11 with a few extra twists.
But one event remains constant. The one-day air show will feature the world famous Blue Angels.
Rick Lattin, who served on the original committee in the late 1980s, said the show initially was a joint effort between the base and the community, and he added the community approached the base about having the show.
He said a few members of the committee remembered air shows from the 1950s and thought it would be ideal to bring them back. ...

Stearman Fly-In Starts Monday - WGIL Radio News
That's because Labor Day marks the start of the annual Stearman Fly-In at the Galesburg Municipal Airport. This is the 34th year for the celebration of the ...

Air Force Week 2009 Roars in to Sacramento! - NewsBlaze
... Jets are nothing short of amazing, but you will never forget the amazing feats of the USAF Thunderbirds Jet Demonstration Team and the F-22 Raptor. ...

AIR RACES BROADCAST LIVE FOR 1ST TIME EVER

Canadian International Air Show 2009 by rickmcginnis
It's not hard to tell that the annual CNE Airshow is in town. Like me, you've probably spent the last day cringing or craning your neck at the roar of jets and the buzz of stunt planes rehearsing their routines for today's opening ...

Children at Hospital for Sick Children Inspire Snowbird Demo Team - Aviation.ca (press release)
Captain Mike French of the Snowbirds Demo Team did more than just fly his plane in the Canadian International Air Show last week. ...

Cleared Hot: Rumbles from the Bear Cave!! - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
NEVER count out that Rare Bear Team!! [more...]

Correspondent's Thoughts: Too Many Thoughts Ahead of Porto - Bleacher Report
Porto is another one of those beautiful and scenic races in the Red Bull Air Race World Series. The course gives more of a drag race feeling than any sort ...

Air show at Andersen Sept. 30 - Pacific Daily News
A six-man team of handpicked pilots -- the Thunderbirds -- will demonstrate precision formation flying in F-16 fighter jets. The planes will zip, ...

Kemble Battle of Britain Airshow shapes up from Flightline UK
With just over 2 weeks to go things are hotting up with the organisation of the Battle of Britain
Airshow at Cotswold Airport, Kemble.
15th September is Battle of Britain Day and so this show is the culmination of the week where heroes
from 1940 will be remembered across the country and what better way than to see the Royal Air
Force Battle of Britain Memorial flight (Lancaster, Spitfire & Hurricane) take to the skies over Kemble.
As well as these Warbirds there will be...

Duxford's september show. from PPRuNe Forums by Batchy
Here's a taster from the most varied display I have ever seen staged at Duxford, aircraft types ranged from a Pitts Special right up to a KC135 with everything else in between. ...

Shuttleworth visit 6-9-09 by Gary Watson
Shuttleworths Military show was good as normal, although I have to say that my old man did not get the 'old farty' rate which I thought took the p*ss. The day was blessed with good weather, although the wind did get up in the afternoon, things went pretty smooth. The main reason for going was the Hawker Demon newbie of Skysport engineering, which after displaying at Duxford showed up with Cliff Goldspink at the controls. Great performance from him and the machine.
The D.H. Comet racer was out doing a taxi-run, so I took the chance to 'snap' it outside for a change. Avro Lancaster from BBMF made ...

Llangollen Hot Air Balloon Festival round-up - Wrexham Chronicle
THE sky above the Dee Valley filled with a barrage of colour as 14 hot air balloons took off at day break yesterday. The mass ascent provided a spectacular ...

Tragedy at Brixia Air Show - via Translator
Accident at Brixia Air Show in Montichiari in the province of Brescia, one dead and one wounded, another air show turns into tragedy.
Yesterday at 16:20, during the course of the event Brixia air show to celebrate the centenary of the first international air show in Brescia in 1909, the airplane CAP10
I-Izaga during a maneuver, impact on the ground of the airport in an area kept free of the security protocol of the event. One of the two pilots on board, Marzio Maccarani 26 year old experienced pilot employed by an airline civilian was killed on impact. ...
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Dubai Airshow likely to grow 10% - GulfNews
Dubai: The Dubai Airshow, the largest civil and military aircraft showcase in the Middle East, this year expects to see ...

Airbus A380 UK Tour Draws The Crowds from Technorati
Superjumbo airshow visit sets up showboating flights around the UK for planespotters. On it's way to the Northern Ireland International Air Show, the Airbus A380 spent some time doing flypasts of a number of UK airports (and Airbus factories) including Edinburgh, where photographer Glen Surtees got these fantastic shots. After flying around the Scottish Capital, the 525 seat double-decker aircraft aimed for Prestwick and Belfast before returning home to Toulouse via an overflight of

WWII vet receives long-awaited medals from Air Combat Command
Although he was not dressed in the khaki Army Air Corp uniform he wore after enlisting at 17, World War II veteran Tech. Sgt. Howard "Holt" Thornton was no less proud when he received medals during a special ceremony Aug. 29.
A small gathering of family, friends and military members assembled to honor ...

A Sudden Loss of Altitude - Air & Space Magazine
Meet the MOL-men. Prepared to make space history, these military pilots instead became a footnote to it.