Greg McWherter is “Top Gun” - Northport Gazette
If you were one of the curious onlookers and thrill-seekers during the Tuscaloosa Air Show 2010 last weekend, perhaps you're back at what ...
Skytypers to offer aerial salute at Air Show - WTOP
In a city featuring scores of monuments honoring military veterans, a unique type of salute is coming to Andrews Air Force Base this weekend.
All you'll have to do to see it is look up.
The Geico Skytypers, a New York-based flight unit, will bring a unique form of text messaging to the skies above the base in Prince George's County. ...
Air Show Saluting Key Brothers Coming Soon - WTOK
The Key Brothers Diamond Anniversary Air Show is coming up May 22-23 to Meridian's Key Brothers Aviation.
Mississippi Development Authority executive director Gray Swoope took a ride in a T-2 Buckeye Wednesday afternoon to help promote the event.
"That plane's awesome. It'll do some awesome things," said Swoope. " We did barrel rolls today. Did some loops. We pulled some 4 Gs, zero speed. You'll get to see all that in the air show. And I encourage everyone to come out."
The air show commemorates the 75th anniversary of the key brothers' historic endurance-flight record, the beginning of air-to-air refueling.
WTOK-TV is a diamond sponsor for the Key Brothers Air Show May 22-23 , presented by the Meridian Airport Authority.
Get ready for lumps in throats, looks of amazement, and giant smiles on small faces when Lieutenant Colonel John Klatt and the Air National Guard aerobatic team zoom across the skies above the United States as part of the 20...10 Air Show season.
“We’re looking forward to very special performances at the 2010 Air Show season. “This is the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration and it’s a great opportunity for us to say thank you to all the Air National Guard (ANG) members for their many contributions to our Nation,” said ANG pilot, Lieutenant Colonel John Klatt. ...
Bell Column: One crazy, beautiful ride - Inside NoVA
Air National Guard Aerobatic Team. I'm pretty sure my dream was in anticipation of the flight. I'd like to say I was brave, but in reality I panicked a ...
Parachute? Check. Vomit bag? Check. - Washington Post (blog)
As a preview to this weekend's big air show at Andrews Air Force Base The Washington Post's Anna Uhls endures the twists, inverts, and falls of an ...
Snowbirds roar into Westman - Brandon Sun
Dan Rossi of the famed Snowbirds speaks to the Sun following the aerobatic team's arrival at the Brandon Municipal Airport on Wednesday afternoon. ...
Canadian Snowbirds 2010 Schedule
Meet the Newest Canadian Snowbird Commanding Officer by Amy Laboda
Lieutenant Colonel Carmichael was born in Québec City, Québec in 1971. She began her career in aviation as an Air cadet from 1984 to 1988 as a member of 630 Squadron, in Beauport Québec. She enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1990. On completion of pilot training in January 1994, she received her Wings at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Major Carmichael was selected to remain in Moose ...
New acts, admission prices part of 2010 Air Show - Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser
The acts have been booked for the event this summer and they are: Team Rocket a two-plane aerobatic team; a P-51 Mustang; a gliding aerobatics display from ...
Bright spot in air show - Bournemouth Echo
THREE new attractions have been added to the line-up for this year's Bournemouth Air Festival. For the first time the hundreds of ...
Golden Knights seek candidates for assessment, selection - United States Army
In this file photo, the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team competes in the accuracy competition at the 4th Conseil Internationale du Sport ...
- Golden Knights plane, high above Tuscaloosa Regional Airport - Fencecheck
- Local TV Station (WVUA) reporters were along for the ride
The 8th annual Mid-Atlantic Fly-In & Sport Aviation Convention is a great way to blend aerobatic entertainment with aeronautical education, ...
Editorial: Saturday's Fly-In perfect fundraiser for Red Cross - Opelika Auburn News
The Seventh Annual Heroes Take Flight Fly-In, from 10 am to 5 pm, showcases some of the most remarkable aircraft and military vehicles in the nation. ...
What air show? Fly-in approaching - Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Pat Ferguson, president of the Fairfield County Historical Aircraft Squadron, is calling the event a "mini air show" and said it will offer much of the same ...
Battle for points carries on after Rio race as Bonhomme, Lamb miffed from www.redbullairrace.com
British pilots Paul Bonhomme and Nigel Lamb were still scratching their heads trying to figure out how their rival Hannes Arch ended up winning all 13 Red Bull Air Race World Championship points from a single run through the race track in Rio de Janeiro when the race on Sunday could not be continued due to inclement weather conditions. ...
Sport pilot Michael Combs of Corinth, Texas, is expected to make a stop in Minot during his flight to all 50 states in a technologically advanced light sport aircraft. Currently, he is scheduled to arrive in Minot later Saturday, depending on weather.
As of Wednesday, Combs was in Des Moines, Iowa, said Cyndi Combs, marketing coordinator for The Flight for the Human Spirit. Cyndi Combs is Michael Combs' daughter.
Michael's wife, Michele, also is in Des Moines where they were waiting for another storm to pass through. The flight has had a number of weather-related delays, Cyndi Combs said. ...
PFP # 59 Michael Combs & Flight For the Human Spirit from The Pilot's Flight PodLogEAA Warbirds of America Participates in Homecoming for Vietnam Veterans from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
This week we spend some time talking to Michael and Michele Combs and Michael's 50-state Flight For the Human Spirit. Michael's dream has always been to be a pilot, to command a flying machine into the sky. Unfortunately, that dream was almost taken away from him. Since then, Michael has lived by the mantra that "it's never, EVER too late to follow your dreams."
Michael did finally become a pilot by obtaining his Sport Pilot Certificate. Now he is flying a Remos GX ...
EAA Warbirds of America Squadron 6 will participate in LZ Lambeau, a tribute to veterans who served in Southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s, scheduled for May 21-23 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. ...
Warbirds in Review: A Daily Salute to Veterans from The FabricatorSpitfire designer's possessions sold at auction - BBC News
Warbirds in Review’s ninth year at AirVenture takes on added significance in 2010 as it pulls together many of the elements comprising one of the convention’s major themes this year: “Salute to Veterans.”
Personal possessions of Spitfire aircraft designer Reginald J Mitchell have sold for £90,000 at auction, six times the anticipated amount. ...
WWII aircraft to visit Monterey Peninsula Airport - Monterey County Herald
The B-24 Liberator, front, and B-17 Flying Fortress are two of three World War II aircraft that will visit Monterey's airport. ...
Tangmere Museum brings aviation history to life - Bognor Today
It's a veritable treasure trove of exhibits on Sussex's proud military aviation history which has proved vital in defence of our country. ...
Aviation museum looks to change - Beacon
The consultants also suggested sharpening the museum's interpretive focus to heighten Gander's aviation history, with historical events of a larger context ...
San Diego's Air & Space Museum is in the Process of Placing Entire Photo ... - ResourceShelf
Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC) is proud to announce over 64 thousand images from the San Diego Air and Space Museum's vast archives have been ...
RAF Coningsby 'Fence-check' 12-5-2010 by Gary Watson
Off today, to RAF Coningsby and RAF Waddington with the 'box-brownie' and the large pair of 'steps', and saw quite a bit, and bumped into some pretty nice 'folk'. Went out to Coningsby in rain, but when I reached the A17, the 'blue-skies' could be seen in the direction of Coningsby. The Lancaster was parked outside the BBMF hangar ...
Foxjet Now a Historic Lawn Ornament - EAA News
It’s not clear if Lyle Anderson, of Princeton, Minnesota, eschews garden gnomes, concrete deer or plastic flamingos; but there must be a good reason why a rare business jet that never flew is parked on his front lawn. In the late 1970s Tony Fox, a waste compactor manufacturer in Minneapolis, began to develop the Foxjet 600 in an effort to lower the cost of private jet travel and open it up to smaller airports including grass runways. ...
ISU hosting annual National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s national competition - TribStar.com
Planes from around the country are dropping into Terre Haute this week, trying to get a little extra practice in before the national finals begin Monday.
“Most of these schools, their budgets for their programs are through the roof, so they come out a week in advance and practice,” Indiana State University junior Blake McCall said Wednesday afternoon, walking about Terre Haute International Airport-Hulman Field with teammates as they prepare to host the 90th annual National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s national competition. The SAFECON 2010 nationals represent the end of a bracket-style competition which pits the best university flight teams in America against one another. Last year’s meet was hosted in St. Louis.
U.S. Air Force Academy planes were among those already on the flight pad Wednesday as their members were getting in extra practice. ...
May 13 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 2004 -- Boeing test pilot Randy Neville flew Raptor 05 over the Puget Sound region before landing at Boeing Field.
The Raptor, flown from Edwards AFB, California, remained on static display for two days and was seen by hundreds of F/A-22 and Boeing Integrated Defense Systems employees and their families.
More than 1,000 Boeing employees in Seattle work on the F/A-22 Program. Boeing has lead responsibility for the F/A-22's training system, manufacturing the wings and aft fuselage, and integrating and testing the Raptor's advanced avionics. ...
Veterans Airlift Command Takes to the Road
I spent the better part of the last 30 days visiting military installations/hospitals all over the US East of the Rockies… In a Prevost motor home on loan to the VAC Foundation by VAC volunteers Bruce and Rose Marie Rose (who, incidentally just flew a gang of wounded warriors to Boston from Walter Reed for the Boston Marathon for the second year running. Pun intended). It was a road trip of great value to the VAC. The wounded warrior units and family assistance centers as well as wounded warriors themselves heard directly about our work. Mission requests have spiked as a result. ...
An Unexpected Air Show Up in Carthage - The Pilot
... "Are you folks doing a fly-in?" I astutely asked. Seeing as how there were two dozen airplanes on the ground, it suddenly seemed obvious.
"Yes, we are," the kindly daughter type answered. "We are on our way to a big fly-in over in Roxboro tomorrow, and some of us just dropped in for lunch."
How cool is that, I thought. Just fly in for lunch. The lady, Susan Dusenbury, is -president of the Carolinas-Virginia Antique Airplane Foundation Inc. and hails from Walnut Cove, near Winston-Salem. She turned out to be as nice as could be, and told me a little bit about the club and a few of the planes. Then she was off, just like Amelia Earhart. ...
International Learn to Fly Day from www.learntofly.org
If you've ever dreamed of flying...
If you've ever said to yourself, "Someday I really want to experience the freedom of flight," then your opportunity is International Learn to Fly Day.
Check out our Find an Event page to find a Learn to Fly Day event near you and start your dream today.
Career Expo and Job Fair part of International Learn to Fly Day ... by Janice Wood
Exhibitors and aircraft participants will include the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, EAA Young Eagles, Buffalo Soldiers, Boeing, Santa Monica Museum of Flying, OBAP, CBAA, and many more. Other attractions include free airplane rides for ...
Young Eagles, Wings Over Miami museum help kids touch sky with free plane rides
MiamiHerald.com
When Luis visited the museum, he also saw one of the aircraft on display -- a 1995 Yakovlev Yak 52, a single-engine, two-seat aerobatic Russian aircraft ...
Learn to fly at Murfreesboro Airport on The Murfreesboro Post from www.murfreesboropost.com
Chapter 419 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EEA) will hold an International Learn To Fly Day event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport, 1930 Memorial Blvd.
Space shuttle pilot speaks at Air Force Academy from Air Force Link Top Stories
The pilot for the STS-131 space shuttle mission and a 1991 Air Force Academy graduate came to the Academy May 7 to speak with Department of Astronautics faculty members and cadets majoring in the astronautics field during a dining-out at the Falcon Club.
"Col. Jim Dutton is exactly the kind of officer every cadet in this room should aspire to be," said Col. Marty France, the astronautics department head and permanent professor, who first met Colonel Dutton in 1989. ...
Acro Camp is on! Campers Jim Rodriguez and Michelle Kole arrived yesterday afternoon. We picked them up from KDTW and went straight to KPTK. And, even though things were a little now, we were able to get them up in the Citabria for one sortie each. Jim started out by flying with Barry Sutton and Michelle got up with Don Weaver. ...
Cool Aircraft Ramp Spotters (CARS): DC-3 At KCCO (Plus Dillan!) by Martt
Bill Rayfield sent in these recent pix for a CARS post. Not only is it cool to have another DC-3 to look at, but this is a team of Cool Aircraft Ramp Spotters! That’s Bill’s boy Dillan showing his great enthusiasm for flying machines! The bonus pic below shows Dillan in front of a great looking Decathlon too (it’s never too early to cultivate a love for taildraggers!)
The DC-3 is in the restoration process at KCCO (Newnan Coweta County Airport), a nice looking airport just a ...
A-10 Thunderbolt II / Warthog from FenceCheck Forums
C-2 Greyhound from FenceCheck Forums
English Russia: TU-160 - Blackjack or White Swan? from Planeshots
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