Indy Transponder 20-DEC-09 1500z

Snowbird jets soar into 40th year - CBC.ca | The iconic Snowbirds aerobatic flying squadron will open their 40th season of tours with a performance at their home base just outside of Moose Jaw, Sask., ...

Air station set to close, but show goes on - Boston Globe | AP / December 20, 2009 BRUNSWICK, Maine - Brunswick Naval Air Station will soon close, but the tradition of the Great State of Maine Air Show ...

Redevelopment authority plans Brunswick air show - Nashua Telegraph | The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority plans will hold the air show in 2011, and it'll feature the Navy's Blue Angels. It coincides with the 100th ...

Thunderbirds to highlight Grand Forks air show - Grand Forks Herald | "Thunder over the Red River" will be the first air show at Grand Forks Air Force Base in four years. It is scheduled for May 22. Lt. Col. ...

Oshkosh Countdown underway... 218 days to go.. from Kingston Flying Club by Kingstondivepro | In case there's anyone out there who hasn't heard yet, there are several Club members heading for the Experimental Aircraft Association's Airventure in Oshkosh next Summer. I guess the initiative came from Avery, who attended in 2009. He inspired Mike and James to make the decision to fly in for the 2010 event. Then, Darren and Ken indicated interest, and when Dave heard about the trip, he signed up too. The more the merrier. There are side trips planned, perhaps, to Sporty's Pilot Shop and the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. These would be made either on the way to, or the on the way home from, the main event. Keep an eye on the blog for more news…

John Lear on John Lear from ExpressJet Forum by RJdriver | One of the anguishes of advancing age is losing old friends. The upside of that, though, is that I get to tell the story my way. I learned to fly at > Clover Field in Santa Monica when I was 14. However before I got to get in an actual airplane Dad made me take 40 hours of Link with Charlie Gress. I can't remember what I did yesterday but I guarantee you I could still shoot a 90 degree, Fade-out or Parallel radio range orientation…

Hello Plane Folks, This week I bring you a Christmas wish list, hopefully it will get to Santa in time! http://maxair2air.com/ Enjoy, Max Haynes, MaxAir2Air Pictures

Former Illinois air base still soaring from Diamond Pilots by TheKathrynReport | "Wow, Dad, look at that airplane!" Dad had no time to react before his young son took off toward an F-105 Thunderchief, a supersonic bomber nicknamed Thud in Vietnam. It's one of more than 30 aircraft parked in the hangar and out on the tarmac that prompt shouts of joy — and some tears — at the Chanute Air Museum. ( Read more... )

Sport Plane Tops Fantasy Gift List - Top Gifts In Neiman Marcus Christmas Book from Diamond Pilots by TheKathrynReport | Neiman Marcus has named the Icon A5 Sport Plane as the top fantasy gift of 2009. The plane can take off and land on the water just as easily as it can on the runway and it comes with a custom trailer and full FAA certified sport pilot licensing for two. The aircraft will cost you $250,000. ( Read more... )

Video: The Shepherd - 1- Christmas story told by Alan Maitland - Part One from Diamond Pilots by TheKathrynReport | By: rsensorat3 "First of four parts of the Christmas story "The Shepherd" written by Frederic Forsyth as told by "Fireside Al" Alan Maitland and broadcast on CBC radio. Audio only: Total time of all 4 parts is 31:37. For those who like to sit down, relax, and listen to a good story.A story of a "shepherd's" heroic act to guide a crippled plane in through Englands East Anglian fog, Christmas Eve 1957. Because I come from a family of pilots, this is a great Christmas story. Dedicated to the men and women, ground crews, flight crews and pilots of the combined air forces flying out the many airfields of eastern England. One of them being my 19 year old uncle, graduate of Gordon Bell, whos Lancaster rumbled off the Scampton airstrip in January 1945 on mission number 14, headed out over the North Sea, and was never seen again. There were thousands like him, one of them being the good shepherd in this story. Also dedicated to Alan Maitland, whose radio stories entertained millions of Canadians over the years. He retired to one of my favourite places, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia in 1993. (d 1999)" About Alan Maitland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Mai...

Video: The Shepherd - 2 - Christmas story told by Alan Maitland - Part Two of Four

Video: The Shepherd - 3 - Christmas story told by Alan Maitland - Part Three of Four

Video: The Shepherd - 4 - Christmas story told by Alan Maitland - Part Four - epilogue

Catching up on my photos: Te Kowhai fly-in from Flying for Dummies by Chris Nielsen | Sorry for the long silence on the blog folks, I've had a crazy few months. Catching up on posting my photos now, this is from a month or two back. Te Kowhai had a (private) fly-in to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the airfield, and two of us managed to accidentally gatecrash the party. Oops!...

Video: Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo SS2 in Hangar from Diamond Pilots by TheKathrynReport | Per airboyd, Video courtesy: VIRGIN GALACTIC http://www.virgingalactic.com SpaceShipTwo (SS2) and its mothership, WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) herald a new era in commercial space flight with daily space tourism flights set to commence from Spaceport America in New Mexico after test program and all required US government licensing completed…

The story of my father and the DH98 from The Flying Scotsman by Ian | My very recently passed mother, never knew my late father when he was in the Royal Air Force during WW2 - the age gap between them just about was enough to make him her own (albeit very young) father. But during his time studying in Edinburgh after the end of the war, the romance blossomed, and the rest is history.

(Archive) Picture(s) A Day – 19 December 2009 from Parrothead Jeff by Parrothead Jeff - If you were hoping for fresh, original pictures from today, I apologize for disappointing you.  If you like aircraft carriers, well, you'll probably like today's post I figured after all the Air Force jets Glenn's been forced to suffer with it might be a nice change to put up a few pictures of some good ol' carrier jets…

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