Indy Transponder: Indy Transponder 5-OCT-09 0400z

Bonhomme wins Red Bull Air Race World Championship with thriller in Barcelona from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News
BARCELONA, Spain – Britain's Paul Bonhomme won the 2009 Red Bull Air Race World Championship on Sunday with a thrilling victory in the final race of the season in Barcelona in front of a record crowd of 800,000 spectators,

holding off a ferocious challenge from defending champion Hannes Arch of Austria. Bonhomme had finished a heartbreaking second in both 2007 and 2008 but got the elusive first title with a sensational performance under pressure to clinch his first title with 67 championship points to Arch's 60. Australia's Matt Hall took 3rd place overall, the best result ever for a rookie, with 36 points.
On a gorgeous day in Barcelona ...

Arch Catches Up to Bonhomme in Barcelona Qualifying from Bleacher Report
Hannes Arch (AUT) appears to have found his mojo again! The Austrian flew a very disciplined qualifying round to take pole position, take a crucial championship point, and narrow the gap to Paul Bonhomme (GBR) to three points. Arch has a grand total of 52 points against Bonhomme's 55.
The best case scenario is that Arch wins and Bonhomme not take a position higher than fourth if the Austrian has any hope of defending his championship. Basically, Arch needs to stay four points ahead of Bonhomme ...

Air Race: Two times world champion Mangold bows out at the top ... via Google
Air Race: Glen Dell announces retirement · » Air Racing: Arch wins Qualifying point ahead of Red Bull Air Race finale in Barcelona · » Air Race: Pilot News after second training day in Barcelona · » Air Race: Bonhomme tops time sheets, ...

Red Bull Air Race Season 2009 Comes to an End from Mike Goulian Airshows by Karin
The 2009 race season has ended in Barcelona with a 10th position in the final standings. It was a disappointing finish for Team 99 in Spain. Unfortunately Michael pulled too many G's in the first Quatro and grayed out. He was able to release pressure on the stick to lighten the G load resulting in a pylon hit, which cost him 6 second ...

Miramar Air Show - San Diego 6
The F/A 18 Hornets used by the Blue Angels, the Navy's elite precision- flying squadron, can hit speeds of 1200 mph, while maintaining formation just inches ...

Highly regarded - San Diego Union Tribune
Legendary pilot Sean D. Tucker flies the Oracle Challenger in close formation with the Blue Angels in advance of the ...

Bad weather causes air show cancellation - WLBT-TV
Bad weather shuts down the second day of the Hawkins Field Air Show. Saturday hundreds flocked to the ...

Grace Flight Air Show debuts in Texoma - Sherman Denison Herald Democrat
Thus began the first Grace Flight Air Show, an event its organizers said they hope becomes and annual one. The day actually began with an open course air ...

All Smiles, Stunts, Skills At Air Show - Central Florida News 13
On Sunday, they showed the people of Brevard County a little of what they do at the Cocoa Beach Air Show. They jumped out of a C-130 and used a rope to get ...

World War II era fighter planes the focus of Millville airport ... - NJ.com (blog)
Saturday's open house featured eight warbirds owned by collector Tom Duffy, who has his own hangar at the airport. Davis said Duffy also "coordinated ...

Billings Gazette, Mont., Have You Heard column: Snowbirds help ... - TMCnet
26 and 27, said the airshow was a success. "It was absolutely packed on Saturday. Some of the people, I heard, came from Colorado Springs, Bismarck, Canada, ...

Air show takes off for new date - San Jose Mercury News
Hoping for better weather, the annual Watsonville air show will fly in the face of a 45-year-old tradition and move from the ...

They flew with Patrol! - Breitling blog
Passionate, lucky, unconscious ... or all three at once? In all cases, they, or they, are the envy of the world of aviation and meetings ...
Here are some pictures of those few privileged (e) s.

San Isidro Air Base hosts air show - Dominican Today
Santo Domingo.– Performing pilots from across the country, Jet Pack, the man-rocket, among them, will showcase their talents today at the San Isidro Air ...

Russia to showcase advanced weaponry at airshow in Libya - RIA Novosti
"We are expecting to sign a number of new, in certain respect breakthrough, deals [during the airshow in Libya]," said Alexander Mikheyev, deputy general ...

Fly-in visitors hit tarmac - Toowoomba Chronicle
Mr Wilson and other volunteers spent their weekend at the Museum of Australian Army Flying's third annual Oakey Fly-In, indulging in their love of all ...

ICAS Foundation Announces 2009 Hall of Fame Inductees from Indy Transponder
The International Council of Air Shows Foundation (ICASF) will be inducting three worthy candidates into their Air Show Hall of Fame during the 2009 convention, to be held December 6-9 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. This year's three outstanding inductees are Bobby Younkin, Tom Poberezny, and Charlie Kulp. ...

DAV brings message to Edwards Air Show on Wings of B-25 by publicweb@edwards.af.mil
The Disabled American Veterans will take to the skies to advance its message of service to disabled veterans. The DAV is proud to announce that the DAV Flight Team will be making an appearance during Flight Test Nation 2009, Oct. 17.

Found on eBay: Hughes Y-Wing "Hot Cycle" VTOL model from The Unwanted Blog
Note that the description given in the actual auction is not accurate.
HUGHES PROTOTYPE MODEL XV-9A HOT CYCLE HELICOPTER
From estate of late military helicopter test pilot and holder of Sikorsky built helicopter speed record comes this unique-one of a kind- sturdy resin model on heavy aircraft grade aluminum plinth, with terrain finish. Please check out enclosed link showing the actual prototype. I believe only one was ever built and it was basically a patchwork piece assembled with parts from other military aircraft. The "Hot Cycle" technology did not pan out and the aircraft was never put into production. This model purchased from test pilot's son in Southern California, shows an obviously different design in the rotor and tail structure as well as the placement of the engines. Therefore my one of a kind claim. I will let my pictures do the talking, should you need more…

Aviator goes from EC to outer space - The Daily Advance
Former astronaut and Coast Guard aviator Bruce Melnick said one thing that hit him upon seeing Earth from space for the first time was the ...

Stunned Passengers Watch Pilots Slug It Out from AVIATION-NEWS by Marcel van Leeuwen
Two pilots have been grounded after they allegedly left their cockpit mid-flight to trade punches with crew members in front of stunned passengers. Severe turbulence broke out on the Air India flight after an air hostess accused the men of sexual harassment. The 120 passengers watched as the pair left the jet controls to brawl in [...]