Indy Transponder 01-DEC-09 1030z

Working with family members can be rewarding and trying - USA Today | Kyle Franklin, a third-generation aerobatic pilot, says he can't remember a holiday when his family didn't talk about airplanes and air shows. ...

Blue Angels in Eau Claire from http://www.weau.com/ | One of the most famous aerial precision flying teams is in Eau Claire, and could possibly return for a show this summer. Monday a member of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flew into the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport to do a site survey for a possible air show. Leaders with the Chippewa Valley Council of the Boy Scouts hope to have the Blue Angels return for a show this summer. Pilots are meeting with the Boy Scouts Tuesday morning, and we should know something by as soon as next week. The Blue Angels were last in town for an air show in September of 2008.

Propeller at Air Park is an Artifact of Aviation History - Wheeling Intelligencer | About a dozen years ago, a piece of aviation lore was reunited with the aviation community, courtesy of simple curiosity. ...

Dreamliner May Fly Dec. 22 from AVweb Top News | The Seattle Times is reporting that the beefed up wing root structure of the Boeing 787 survived testing on Monday and the aircraft is scheduled for a first flight on Dec. 22. Quoting unnamed sources, the newspaper said it had been told that while engineers have not yet given the final approval on the tests, those who conducted them have declared them a success. Just before the twice delayed first flight in June, a wing stress test revealed delaminations in support stringers where the wing meets the fuselage.

Su-30MKI fighter jet crashes in western India from Defense News by DefenceTalk.com | An Indian Su-30MKI fighter jet crashed on Monday near Jaisalmer in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, but both pilots survived, an Air Force spokesman said. "The aircraft crashed during an ongoing exercise. Both pilots ejected safely and were not injured," the official said. The incident was the second since the Russian-made Su-30MKI ...

Several firsts at Lima this year - Malaysia Star | Swing-wing jet: An F-111 of the Royal Australian Air Force rehearsing for the air show in Langkawi yesterday. — Bernama The Royal Malaysian Navy's first ...

Continental Air Show Productions Pumps it Up with Community - Continental Air Show Productions is the production company behind some of the country's most spectacular - and loudest - air shows. They depend on Community Professional Loudspeakers to deliver over the sound of massive military jet engines. Here's what the Community Professional Loudspeakers PR guys made out of a handful of pics and a short interview regarding how we use their speakers in the ar show industry. Proving yet again that I have a face for radio.   

Pilot sweeps in for doggie rescue from Diamond Pilots by Diamond Pilots | BLUE ASH - If every dog has its day, the day for Piper and her five puppies was Sunday. That was the day they landed in a Cessna 182 at Blue Ash Airport, the beneficiaries of the kindness of some local animal lovers who didn't want the dogs to die at a shelter in Georgia…

Wasabi Air Racing: Holiday Weekend Focus by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin | Welcome to the home of Wasabi Air Racing. We are a Formula One class race team based out of Mojave, California. We race at the Reno Championship Air Races in Nevada. Mojave is the best place on the planet to build and modify a race ...

Video: Airplane Graveyard April 1946 from Diamond Pilots by Diamond Pilots | Probably the Kingman storage center. No sound and poor quality but a glimpse of the number of aircraft scrapped after the war.

WWII Hellcat recovered from Lake Michigan - NavyTimes.com | He requested the recovery to honor his father, a World War II naval aviator who flew the Hellcat fighter planes on the carrier Enterprise. ...

At 89, ex-WWII pilot still flying high in Michigan - Chicago Tribune ... Dave Wojcik, Richard Owens, Terry Gulledge, Paul Wilcheski and Tom Gaines through the Yankee Air Museum in Washtenaw County's Ypsilanti Township. ...

Video: 65-Yrs After Crash, WWII Fighter Pilot Tells His Story from Diamond Pilots by Diamond Pilots | ATLANTA -- Sixty-five years after a World War II fighter plane crashed in Lake Michigan the pilot is telling his story. The plane was lying peacefully at the bottom of the lake until Monday when it was hoisted onto land to be salvaged and put in a museum…

USAF Museum Series: Part 1 from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | In lieu of my own flying tales, this post will serve as the first in a series. It's inspired by a request from blog reader Mr. Michael that he left in the comments earlier this month. Since I live all-but-next-door to the National Museum of the United States Air Force (technically speaking, though I and many others simply call it the Air Force Museum) he asked if I would be kind to visit and shoot some video. Considering that those of you reading this live all around the world, that's quite a reasonable request and I'm happy to oblige!...

Kirsty spurs pupils to reach for the skies - Grimsby Telegraph | A GRIMSBY school has been paid a flying visit by members of the Red Arrows team – including its first ever female aviator. Students, staff and other members ...

'Kindred spirits': New mentor program links students, pilots - By ... - Bentsen first became involved with flying as a member of the EAA's Young Eagles program. He also is a radio control model enthusiast, both flying and building the models, and is a member of the Midland Radio Control Modelers Club. ...

Aero-News Network: The Aviation and Aerospace World's Daily/Real ... by unknown | Larry Lawson (pictured), Executive Vice President and General Manager of Lockheed Martin's F-22 Program, is scheduled as the featured guest speaker for the regular bi-monthly meeting of the Atlanta Aero Club scheduled for December 4. ...

On This Day in Aviation History: December 1st | NYCAviation.com ... by Phil Derner Jr.


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