Monday, December 21, 2009

Indy Transponder 21-DEC-09 2300z


Snowbirds Celebrate 40 Years - Discover Moose Jaw
The Canadian Air Force Snowbirds have released a show schedule that will see them travel as far north Anchorage, Alaska and as far south as Daytona Beach, ...

Blue Angels coming to IF - KIDK
The Navy will be putting on an air show in Idaho Falls this summer. They're called the "blue Angels" and will perform July 24th ...

A little bit of everything. . . from The Pylon Place
This is the off-season for Air Racing. It is the time when the Race Teams reassess, reevaluate, regroup and refocus. There are planning meetings going on from Florida to Texas to California and everyone is in deep thought about how to do it better, faster, safer, and with more pizzazz.
The final airshow of the season has been put in the history books also. This year, even with the economic ...

Aviation Video: DVD TRAILER: "AIR SHOW SOLOS" - Patrick's Aviation
DVD TRAILER: "AIR SHOW SOLOS" - "AIR SHOW SOLOS" is the title of a new DVD that is available from December 2009. The DVD includes a selection of some of the world best Air Show Solo Display Teams, that fly some of the most advanced ...

Coffs Harbour Air Show Spectacular - DVD Sets
A short preview from upcoming Beyond The Skies Documentary DVD coming out this May on AirShow's Highlights Down-Under.

Air Tattoo set for MiG-nificent display by Flightline UK
A RARE Cold War jet fighter will perform its first flying display in the UK for almost a decade when it appears at next summer's Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) has agreed to send two MiG-21 'Lancers' to the Cotswolds: one for static display and the other to take part in the flying display. It also plans to send its latest support aircraft – the C-27 Spartan – to the airshow on July 17-18.
Air Tattoo organisers welcomed the news and said it reflected the excellent relationship the airshow enjoyed with the Romanians stretching back to 2001. Then, Air Tattoo co-founders Tim Prince and Paul Bowen helped the Romanians stage the Romanian International Air Show at ...

Rare jet fighter to fly at RIAT from OneRiot.com
Tim Prince, chief executive of the Air Tattoo, has thanked the Romanians and said the build-up to next's summer's airshow could not have been given a...

Grandstand & Hospitality tickets for Perth now on sale from Air Race News Watch
From www.redbullairrace.com:
The Red Bull Air Race World Championship will make a much anticipated return to Perth, Australia in 2010 on 17 & 18 April. Perth's spectacular Swan River will once again be the location for the high speed, low altitude motor sports competition featuring the world's best race pilots. In 2008 over 250,000 people attended the Perth race and next year spectators can look forward to an even better race experience with exciting new features introduced in the hospitality and public viewing grandstand areas.

Air Zoo wins three MichiganFun Awards from www.airzoo.org
The Air Zoo has won three categories in the 2009 Michigan Festivals & Events Association's Annual MichiganFun Awards. The museum took home first place awards for the best Brochure, Print Ad and Website in the "Budget Level Over $15,000" group.
In 2009, the Air Zoo partnered with LKF Marketing to create a portfolio of new advertisements, including the award-winning brochure and print ad. LKF Marketing also helped launch the Air Zoo's new and improved website featuring a more user-friendly design with videos and photos.
This is Michigan Festivals & Events Association's seventh year presenting the awards and the
Air Zoo's first year participating.
For more information about the Air Zoo, visit www.airzoo.org or call 269.382.6555.

Wings of Dreams - Senior Times
Photo by Chris Wilson The B-25 Bomber "Tondelayo" was named after a famous line uttered by actress Hedy Lamarr in the 1942 film "White Cargo. ...

Solar Impulse makes 350m hop from Flight Image of the Day
Usually on Monday we feature the Image of the Week from our AirSpace community. Due to this week's cover featuring the top image of the year, there is no Image of the Week. Check back tomorrow for the results of the top photos from AirSpace.
Using battery power, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA made its first flight with a 350m hop at 3ft (1m) altitude on 3 December along a runway at Dübendorf airfield, north-east of Zurich, Switzerland. Designed to fly with ...

Soviet evaluation of captured F-5E Tiger II from Military Photos
When Bien Hoa was overrun by Communist forces, several of the aircraft were captured and used operationally by the NVAF, in particular against Khmer Rouge. In view of the performance, agility and size of the F-5, it might have appeared to be a good match against the similar MiG-21 in air combat. Several of the F-5s left over from the Vietnam war were sent to Poland and Russia, for advanced study of US aviation technology, while others were decommissioned and put on display at museums in Vietnam.
One F-5 was extensively tested by top gun Soviet pilots from ...

Illinois paper lauds #EAA Young Eagles program and its volunteer pilots in editorial: by EAAupdate (Dick Knapinski)

Hugo Chávez renames Angel Falls - World news - guardian.co.uk
Jimmie Angel, an American bush pilot, was searching for a river of gold when he came close to flying into a cascade of water so high it seemed to fall from the sky.
It was 1933 and the Missouri-born aviator was the first outsider to witness the majesty of the world's tallest waterfall, with a plunge of 3,212ft, in Venezuela's jungle. He never found the gold but the timeless natural wonder was named Angel Falls in his honour. ...

Air Force officials debut first 3-D commercial from Air Force Link Top Stories
The Air Force became the first military branch with a 3-D commercial when it premiered its new "Space" spot before the movie "Avatar" Dec. 18 here.
The Palladium IMAX theater in San Antonio hosted a special screening of the movie and commercial for Randolph Air Force Base, Texas members.
"The futuristic feel of the commercial is perfect for the caliber of Airmen the service is looking for," said Col. Michel Tillema, the chief of the Strategic Marketing and Communications Division at the Air Force Recruiting Service located at Randolph AFB.
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A Closer Look: First Flight of the Boeing 787 from Flightblogger
Mike Carriker and Randy Neville were alone on the flight deck of ZA001 when the air stairs were retracted at 10 minutes past 10 on Tuesday, December 15. ...
North Pole IAP from Airline Pilot Central Forums

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