Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Indy Transponder 08-SEP-10 0130z

Reno Air Races Live Broadcast Cancelled
It is with deep regret that LiveAirShowTV announces that the anticipated live Internet broadcast of the Reno National Championship Air Races will not take place in 2010.  “We made history last year and  ...

2010 Reno Air Races Begin September 15 - Suite101.com
... David Martin and Greg Poe, The theme for 2010 is "The Next Generation", celebrating the rise of new competitors, new aircraft, and new speed records. ...

‘Gee Bee The Little Racer and Friends’ game app takes off from General Aviation News 
Now available is “Gee Bee the Littler Racer and Friends,” a new airplane flying game application to

play on iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. ...

Lead-less Power Tested In Air Race from Aviation Blogs 
A Formula 1 race pilot intends to beat a speed record set by Hoot Gibson and help promote a “green” fuel in the doing. Richard “Smokey” Young told AWIN yesterday that he believes a new unleaded biomass fuel will give him the extra performance to easily set a new world record for a closed 100-kilometer course. The attempt is scheduled for Sept. 11. ...

Snowbirds zoom over Oshawa and Whitby - Newsdurhamregion.com
DURHAM -- The Snowbirds, Canada's military precision flying team, spent part of Tuesday afternoon over Durham Region. The acrobatic squadron performed it's ...

More Thrills, Chills and Jaw Dropping Excitement Added to the 2010 California ... EON: Enhanced Online News
The 2010 show will feature the greatest line up of military and civilian performers Sacramento has ever seen including the breathtaking F-22 Raptor. ...

Air Show - WXII The Triad [photos]
The Winston-Salem Air Show happens this weekend. Two full days of activities and air demonstrations, offer fun for all ages. Will you be attending? ...

American Heroes Air Show 2010, Canton GA - Helicopter Association International
Buckle up the entire family for high-flying excitement when the American Heroes Air Show, the nation's premier aviation event devoted exclusively to ...

Wing and Waves Air Show 2010 from Airplanes Channel
The skies above the Atlantic Ocean will be filled with breathtaking aerial performances on the 9th and 10th of October 2010, at the 2010 Wing and Waves Air Show. There will be F-22 Raptors, F-16 Heritage Flights, F-16 Vipers and many more military demonstrations to look forward to, as well as the Geico Skytypers and [...]

Leesburg Executive Air Show 2010 from Airplanes Channel
The Leesburg Executive Airport 2010 Air Show will be hosted on 23 October 2010, and the entry to the show is free of charge. Magnificent aerial and static displays will be available, with displays of flight schools, experimental aircraft, helicopters and aircraft manufacturers on the ground. In the air, visitors can look forward to seeing [...]

WATCH: Airfield is flying high after 75 years - Maidenhead Advertiser
More than 1,00 people flocked to the West London Aero Club for its annual members' flying day, which also marked 75 years of flying at White Waltham. ...

Norman Surplus -
A photo of Norman yesterday at Angeles City Flying Club, Philippines in 'flying spirits' pardon the pun after announcing that his is putting his world record gyrocopter flight on hold

Photos and Video - Shoreham glider incident 22/08/10 from PPRuNe Forums 

Former US President James Carter Attends Peace Festival in Central China
CRIENGLISH.com | A statue of US General Claire Lee Chenault, who established the US "Flying Tigers" air squadron that fought in the Second World War, was also unveiled in ...

Flying Tigers revisit China after decades - Flying Tigers News
"This is our fighter we used to pilot in combat," said a Flying Tigers member when visiting the China Space Museum Monday.
These veterans, who were once members of a volunteer group of the Chinese Air Force in the Second World War, ...

Tuskegee Airman worked to preserve pilots' legacy - San Diego Union Tribune
... more youth interested in aviation included coordinating flying sessions with students and the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program. ...

Keeping air history flying comes at a steep price - Ct Post
The rides are expensive, but it's peanuts compared to the cost of keeping these ancient war birds in the sky, according to the volunteers who run the ...

World War II bomber on display at McClellan - Sacramento Bee
A restored World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber airplane will be put on display at McClellan Field today and will be available for 45-minute ...

Historic B-17 to visit Great Bend for air event - Dodge City Daily Globe
By Anonymous AP A restored World War II B-17 bomber will stop over in Great Bend as part of the Great Bend Municipal Airport Air Festival and Fly-In later ...

Warbird Radio Presents – The Gary Velasco Story 
WARBIRD RADIO – He’s known all over the world for his hand crafted nose art panels… but this week we dig deeper into the life of Gary Velasco.  Find out how the world’s expert on nose art researches his subjects and much more.  Join us for a shop tour and go behind the scenes of [...]

Video:  T-38 Parachute Training from Airspeed 
This is a regular blog post. If you're looking for show notes to audio and video episodes, please check out the other posts.
I'm getting ready to put together the T-38 episode and I'm going back through all of the footage, picking out the stuff toat'll go into the episode. We shot a lot of footage and, clearly, only a small part will go into the actual video eposide. But a lot of it ...

Chickasaw film 'Pearl' begins first commercial theater showing - Tulsa Native American Times
Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby said the story of the Chickasaw aviatrix was a natural for the tribe's first feature-length film project. ...
Pearl the Movie FB Fan page

Image of the Week: An-2 in Leszno, Poland from Flight Image of the Day 
This week's Image of the Week (featured on page 3 of Flight International), is taken by AirSpace user Tonyoung (Tony Young). His photo depicts Antonov An-2 SP-ANM in Leszno, Poland. Tony took the photo in August 2009. ...

September 7 from Cut and Paste Aviation

San Diego Air & Space Museum honors Harrison Ford - San Diego Union Tribune
The San Diego Air & Space Museum will honor nine people, including Harrison Ford, for contributions to aviation, ...

Marion-Vaiden Field Growing the Local Economy from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
In the prologue to Brian J. Terwilliger's epic film One Six Right,  Brian quotes Norm Crabtree, former Aviation Director of Ohio: "The local runway is the most important mainstreet in any town".  For the last three years through the dedication of a handful of individuals, and the cosmic fortune of a few planets aligning, Marion-Vaiden Field Airport (A08) is on the cusp of realizing that economic potential. ...

Intrepid Close To Landing Space Shuttle - Gothamist
After much rallying to get a retired space shuttle on deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space museum, it may actually be happening. ...

Last Nimrod MR2 from RAF Kinloss on display at Inverness from Aviation News
Nimrod MR2 registration XV254, that was last of its type to leave RAF Kinloss in July, was acquired by the Highland Aviation Museum at Inverness. The aircraft left the...

Rocket heredity from The Original Rocket Dungeon 
I think this is where I got my rocket genes!  My dad's outfit, circa 1947.  Via the Ft. Bliss Monitor:
    The 1st Anti-Aircraft Guided Missile Battalion was organized at Fort Bliss in October 1945. While ...

Flight Training’s Future Needs Unified Plan from Jetwhine 
JetWhine_LTF-Sign When it comes to the future of flight training in America, I have some good news, and some not so good news. The good news is  ...


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