Indy Transponder 26-JAN-10 1100z

Harrison Ford Receives Award from Aviation News by Adam_Badger | Harrison Ford has received "Spreading Wings" award from the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. The award recognized Harrison Ford's work in promoting aviation to youth in addition to his films.

The Presurfer: Kyle Franklin Air Show Comedy Act by Gerard - Kyle Franklin is an airshow professional. He is the son of legendary airshow pilot Jimmy Franklin. Kyle has been performing in airshows for over 10 years has been around aviation his entire life. Here he's seen at an air show routine ...

Strong support for Airshow - Straits Times | All three conferences will be held on Monday, a day before the official opening of Singapore Airshow 2010. DESPITE initial fears that the economic downturn ...

SCOUTS VISIT BLUE ANGELS - Neighbors - SunHerald.com - Eleven Boy Scouts and leaders from Troop 712, First Baptist Church of Biloxi, camped recently in Alabama and attended the Blue Angels homecoming at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida. The scouts viewed the National Naval Aviation ...

War birds fly in to Page Field - WZVN-TV | LEE COUNTY: Young and old watched in awe as three war birds flew in for a visit to Page Field Airport. Some, like Dave Geist, came in honor of loved ones ... The flight across the state in a B17 is Bob Bartusch's 89th birthday present. The last time he flew in one was November 1944, commanding a crew of 9. ...

Tauranga City Airshow - At the airport will be the best display aircraft available in New Zealand, with a full on spectacle from classic piston engine and jet fighters,...

Internationally renowned pilot to head Tauranga Air Show display team from Home by gary@benner.co.nz | Visitors to the Tauranga City Airshow 2010 in February will be privileged to experience an air show overseen by display director Keith Skilling, our Bay of Plenty aviator who is respected worldwide for his test pilot skills and warbird exhibition flying…

Why is a Rotary Club helping to organise an Airshow? from Home by gary@benner.co.nz | The answer to that question is very positive.  Doing what Rotary Clubs all over the world do; raise funds for community support projects…

Postponed airshow spectacular back on in March - Scoop.co.nz | ROTORUA 26.01.10: Skies over Rotorua will be abuzz with vintage aircraft manoeuvres and adrenaline rush aerial performances in March. ...

Purdue, Able Flight to offer flight training for disabled from Purdue Technology News | Purdue University's Department of Aviation Technology and Able Flight, a nonprofit organization for people with physical disabilities, will offer an all-expense-paid flight training project next summer.

Solar Impulse First Flight from Aviation News by Adam_Badger | Solar-powered plane makes first historic 'hop' The Solar Impulse prototype plane, part of a planned solar-powered circumnavigation of the globe, has left the ground for the first time. The maiden flight was dubbed a "flea hop" by project leaders, at 350m in length and a height of just one meter.  The plane will now be transported to a different airfield for a flight of a few hours in March…

Iconic L-1011 aircraft to join Airline History Museum collection at last - A jumbo jetliner from the past once fated for scrap will make one last flight after all — to the Airline History Museum in Kansas City. The vintage Lockheed L-1011 is scheduled to land here at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and become an educational exhibit. The museum made the same announcement last April, and a crowd of aviation buffs arrived for the landing but were disappointed. It turned out that the Federal Aviation Administration had serious reservations about whether the craft was airworthy to make the trip from Roswell, N.M.

Head Skunk from Air & Space Magazine

New Aviation Podcasts, To Me Anyway from PropBlast by mjg | I stumbled on some new aviation podcasts that I've added to my phone (Android if you must know) for those times when I wish I was flying and can't (which seems to be all the time these days). To get to the meat of the matter:

--Mile High Flyers Podcast - I heard this podcast mentioned on another podcast (sorry, don't remember which one) and figured I'd give them a try. This is another hanger flying podcast but what is nice is that it is just regular guys (and Z), not aviation professionals. However, what I really liked about them is that they provided me with leads on a  whole bunch of other podcasts I hadn't heard about. Subscribe to Mile HIgh Flyers Podcast.

--Unusual Attitudes Podcast - This is self-billed as the first Aviation Podcast with and iTunes Adult Content tag. And deservedly so! The language is blue but it is probably closer to a REAL hanger-flying session than any of the others; an observation based largely on the fact that they don't censor themselves and take relish if raking each other over the coals whenever possible. The URL listed above may NOT be their ultimate location as it doesn't work know and they mentioned they might change the name (another aviation podcast is using this for their occasional postings. You'll find that you can subscribe using the following URL but YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED: This is not for the weak of knees or who shrink at foul (fowl?) language: Subscribe to Unusual Attitudes Podcast.

--Desert Pilot Podcast -   I haven't had the opportunity to listen to this podcast yet but if the blog is any indication, it should have some good stuff in it: Subscribe to Desert Pilot Podcast

--Plane Crazy Down Under
-  This aviation-based podcast is self-described as having a focus on Asia/Pacific area. I haven't had an opportunity to listen to any episodes yet but I've heard good things about it.:  Subscribe to Plane Crazy Down Under podcast.