Indy Transponder: Indy Transponder 10-JAN-10 0200z

Airshow Season has started... Cable 1.9.10 from www.aafo.com
Airshow this weekend!
http://www.cableairport.com/airfair/index.html
POF's P-38 should be there... See ya on the field!

Fly Iowa 2010 to honor Art Hartman - Burlington Hawk Eye
In celebration of Hartman's achievement, volunteers have begun planning the Burlington Regional Air Show, which was last hosted by the airport in 2008. ...

IAF set to add colour to National Youth Festival on Monday - Economic Times
BHUBANESWAR: The Indian Air Force's Suryakiran Formation Aerobatic Team (SKAT) is all set to add colour to the ongoing five-day 15th National Youth Festival ...

Air race is set to fly in... - Newham Recorder
NEWHAM could have a second airport, of sorts. Drinks giant Red Bull wants to create a temporary aerodrome facility, including runway, at the Royals Business Park to use during their annual air races. ...

Aviation Hall of Fame to induct two aviators - In-Forum
The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame will induct two new members. Alexander P. Macdonald, Fargo, and Ron Deck, Hillsboro, ND, will be honored at the North ...

Glacier Girl Presentation / Palm Springs from P38assn
Bob Cardin, the project manager on the Glacier Girl Expedition, will host a presentation at 6 p.m. Jan. 29 on the recovery and restoration of "Glacier Girl" at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Reservations required. Call 760-778-6262 ext. 221 Members: $15 Non-members: $25 ...

Glacier Girl - flickr

Flight enthusiasts celebrate centennial of historic aviation meet - 89.3 KPCC
Flight enthusiasts chartered the Goodyear Blimp to get a bird's eye view of area where the meet took place. After a sharp climb, Goodyear Blimp pilot Kirsten Davis described the airspace 1,500 feet above the intersection of the 405 and Harbor Freeways. ...

Spitfire on show at Wanganui NZ ANZAC day 2009 by TheKathrynReport
2009 ANZAC Day Spitfire at Wanganui Airport. A beautifully restored Spitfire on show in honour of ANZAC soldiers.

National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, US – Part 1 from aviationbreak
[video] (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official National Museum of the United States Air Force(USAF) and is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio. The NMUSAF is the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum. More than 400 aircraft and missiles are on display, most of them indoors. The museum draws over 1.3 million visitors per year and is one of the single most visited tourist attractions in Ohio. Admission is free. … National Museum of the …

Rare plane based in Sault in 40s up for sale by TheKathrynReport
AVIATION HISTORY: Bushplane museum in no position to bid at auction: aircraft could go for $1 million

On This Day in Aviation History: January 9th from NYCAviation.com

Nanchang photos, air to air from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings
I've joined the Facebook group "I'd rather be flying"... rather appropriate, I think :-)
I took Cessna 172 ZK-FLT up for a flight today. For those that know Wellington, a 34 Pencarrow departure, followed by a bit of playing around in the southern Wairarapa area. While there, we did a bit of flying around with the Nanchng CJ6, ZK-MAO. Thanks to "Bob the Photographer" [yet another skill of his!] we got some pictures as the Nanchang formatting loosely on us for a few minutes.
After this and a quick look at the local scenery, we returned to Wellington. Many thanks to Bob for taking the photos!

Berlin Airlift and Pioneer Airlines DVD preview from aviationbreak
These wonderful films capture the pioneering age of commercial aviation from the early 1920s until the late 1940s. This was the time when TWA, United Airlines, American Airlines and Lufthansa were just starting operations, and all of these then fledgeling carriers would develop over the following decades into the leader airlines of the 21st century. In June of 1948, the soviets blockaded Berlin, and the United States and Great Britain did not allow Berlin to fall into …

DVD Review: RAF Cosford Airshow 2009 by Flightline UK
RAF Cosford Airshow 2009 DVD Cover
Produced by Planes TV; Available from Planes TV priced £15.99
The first really big airshow of 2009 took place at RAF Cosford. The small, elegant RAF station is perhaps the perfect venue for a flying display. RAF Cosford Airshow 2009 was a particularly varied affair with some great civilian and international display acts joining the RAF regulars.
Planes TV's production runs for 75 minutes. As you would expect the footage is of high quality and there's no distracting music during the main feature. The narration is provided by Cosford's own airshow commentator, Sean Maffett. The production starts with some ...

DVD Review: Southend Festival of the Air 2009 by Flightline UK
Southend Festival of the Air 2009 DVD Cover
Produced by Planes TV: Available from Planes TV priced £9.99
The Southend Festival of the Air was the first major seaside airshow of the year. Previously known as the Southend Airshow, the event was smaller than previous years -- ever rising costs have meant councils have reduced airshow budgets. Nevertheless, the event maintained it's popularity thanks to some very kind weather.
Seaside venues bring their own complications for film makers with the display acts based remotely at nearby airfield. Planes TV had cameras both at the seafront and at the airport, as well ...

400 skydivers drop in on Dubai by TheKathrynReport
About 400 jumpers from 45 countries took the plunge on the first day of the Dubai International Parachute Championship yesterday at the Dubai Marina. The event was notable on at least two fronts: it is believed to be the first parachute championship held in the UAE; and it is the first in which "formation jumps are combined with canopy piloting under one umbrella", said Yousif Hassan al Hammadi, chairman of the event. Jumpers from four Gulf countries, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, are among the competitors. "We have all the top jumpers in the world competing in this championship," said Dr Rainer Hoenle, 68, a German who is the chief judge at the competition and a skydiving veteran of 34 years and around 5,500 jumps. More . . . . .

Boeing YC-14 cutaway from The Unwanted Blog
This comes from a Boeing report on the YC-14 AMST. It's not terribly clear, but it's what I've got.

Space Drawing set 20: Early Reusable Shuttle Orbiter & Booster

Buzz Aldrin Turns 80 on January 20, 2010 from Spaceports
On January 20, 2010, Apollo 11 astronaut-moonwalker Buzz Aldrin turns 80 years old. To honor the man who has contributed so much to space exploration and the world, The Planetary Society will be presenting our friend and Advisory Council member, Buzz Aldrin, with a giant birthday card – with the good wishes of people from all over the planet! Please take a moment of your time to send him birthday greetings.
Jack@JackKennedy.net

Space Show update from RLV and Space Transport News
David Livingston of The Space Show has sent out the following message:
The Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 SPACE SHOW PROGRAM features Dr. Phil Chapman. Dr. Chapman is a former astronaut and scientist. We will be discussing SSP economics, the Copenhagen Climate Conference and SSP, and much more. You do not want to miss this show with Dr. Chapman. The program will air at the usual Sunday time, 12-1:30 PM PST.

A World Record Base Jump From the Top of a World Record Building [Burjdubai] from Gizmodo
Base jumping, one of the world's most dangerous sports, is very cool. The Burj Khalifa AKA the Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building, is also very cool. The two together? Well that's just ...