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First Aerobatic Racing Challenge in Northern California, August 21-22, 2010 at the Santa Rosa Air Show from Indy Transponder© | …The Aerobatic Race Challenge series, pioneered by Suderman and Cornick, debuted on the air show circuit in Southern California last show season and was an instant hit.  It is a new and innovative airplane racing format launched in 2009 featuring high-performance aerobatic aircraft competing on a vertical race course that forces pilots to balance mental strategy and precision flight.  Pilots race their aircraft side-by-side through a sequence of aerobatic maneuvers that requires each pilot to fly faster, corner harder, and pull more g-forces.  The first aircraft to complete the entire sequence wins the race…

Red bull air race going to Lisbon for 2010 ... by exclusivealgarvevillas | Weeks after it was claimed the Red Bull Air Race was in jeopardy of moving to Spain, Turismo de Lisboa has signed an initial agreement with Red Bull Air Race for the event to take place over the Tagus river in 2010. ...

Dream air show at Pease: Blue Angels, Golden Knight Parachute Team, and more - Foster's Daily Democrat | ... on to the event include state resident and national aerobatic champion Rob Holland as well as a demonstration from the World War II era B-25 "Panchito. ...

EAA Expands Search For Next President from AVwebFlash Current Issue | EAA is moving forward with its effort to find a new president, and international executive search firm Korn/Ferry has been selected to help find and screen potential candidates, the organization announced last week. EAA also invited members and anyone else with an interest in the search to suggest names. Tom Poberezny announced in March that a new president would be chosen for the group, which has had only two presidents -- Tom and his father, Paul -- in its 50-year-plus history. The next president was expected to be named at EAA AirVenture, but that deal fell apart, and Poberezny told AVweb in October the failed attempt generated debate among board members. (Click here to listen to the full podcast interview with AVweb's Russ Niles.) Poberezny also said the board is more concerned with getting the right person than with meeting a deadline. Korn/Ferry's job posting features a long list of responsibilities, including providing leadership and direction to the staff, developing annual and long-range plans, and eventually taking over the planning for AirVenture.

Spitfire is back in the UK after an overhaul from The Kathryn Report | A historic Spitfire fighter aircraft has returned to Lincolnshire after an overhaul. The plane, P7350, is the oldest airworthy Spitfire in the world and is part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby. It is also the only Spitfire still flying today which actually took part in the Battle of Britain. P7350 has been worked on by the Aircraft Restoration Company at Duxford for the past 12 months…

Walnut Creek man awarded French medal - Contra Costa Times | Rossmoor resident William Kalan, 91, has his new Legion of Honor medal from France admired by friend and B-17 Flying Fortress pilot ...

Aviation - the early years from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by Rodney | I was going through my books the other day and discovered an older book that chronicles the very early years of aviation from balloons prior to the Wright brothers, through to the inter-war period. The book consists of over 450 pictures from the Hulton Getty Picture Collection [from what I can tell, part of the well-known Getty Images] and is narrated in English, French and German. The book was first published in 1997, and was put together by Peter Almond…

Evening Flight from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel | We watch as the sun gradually creeps downwards, while the wind settles to a more manageable level. As the sun reaches a handspan or two's width from the horizon, Jim rises from his chair and begins the preflight. Fuel is squirted into testing cylinders, control surfaces are tweaked, oil is checked…

Aviation Adventures is now Available in MS Word Format! from The Aero Experience by PhantomAces | The eBook Aviation Adventures, an activity book for young aviators, is now available in MS Word format.  Please order yours today for your donation of $2.00 via the PayPal button at the top of the first page.  Be sure to give your email address to receive the file.  I will have .pdf version in the near future.  Thanks for your support of this educational adventure, and PLEASE also give generously toward the maintenance of this site!

Charitable pilots form network to transport pets from The Kathryn Report | OKLAHOMA CITY - Sam Taylor wanted to get back into flying, but the former Navy pilot of 20 years soon realized that flying his small aircraft for a few hundred miles and returning home wasn't enough. Enter Pilots N Paws, a nationwide network of volunteers who transport rescued animals to new homes. Using the Web site pilotsnpaws.org, people who rescue, shelter or foster animals can connect with pilots or plane owners willing to assist with transportation…

On This Day in Aviation History: December 30th | NYCAviation.com ... by Phil Derner Jr. | TAROM Flight 3107 goes off the runway at Otopeni, Romania in 2007, Basque separatists bomb a parking garage at Madrid Airport in Spain in 2006 and the Wright Brother finally cash-in on their flying in 1905 in a failed deal with the ...

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