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Air show to thrill Sacramentans - The Sacramento Press | "It's unbelievable," said California Capital Airshow Executive Director Darcy Brewer. "We have over five hours of entertainment and aerobatics soaring ... Sacramentans can see everything from the ultramodern F-22 Raptor to historic World War II ... "Jessica Cox was born without arms and became the first licensed female pilot to fly with her feet," Brewer said. "Her motto is, 'There's no such thing as ... Cox won't be the only woman there, as 100 years of women in aviation are celebrated. During World War II, aircraft had to be ferried from the United States ...

2010 Red Stewart Airshow from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | Labor Day weekend might mark the end of summer but it also means that it's time for my home field's annual airshow. What could be better than a grass strip and some old-fashioned barnstorming action? The fact that it's free just proves without a doubt what a great, aviation-to-the-core family the Stewarts are. As if the airport wasn't already awesome enough! Seriously, how many places can you rent a Piper Cub from these days? …

Snowbirds: Behind The Scenes With Canada's Air Demonstration Team from Aviation.ca News | You may not recognize the name Mike Sroka, but you will recognize the organization with whom he has spent five incredible years. We're talking Snowbirds. Photojournalist Mike Sroka is one lucky man. For five years he has lived the...

Fans turned away from air display - People were turned away from a Battle of Britain airshow at a Cambridgeshire museum because the ground had reached full capacity…

Air show offering Blue Angels, Golden Knight – SuburbanJournals | Scott Air Force Base, will host its Airpower Over The Midwest 2010 Airshow, featuring the Navy Blue Angels and the Army Golden Knights. ...

2011 Wide Bay Australia International Airshow launches - Australian Flying | Hall, who spent almost two decades in the Royal Australian Air Force before becoming the most successful rookie in the history of the Red Bull Air Race ...

Rotary Club cancels Farmington air show - Farmington Daily Times | For the past two years, the San Juan Rotary Club hosted the air show, which attracted daredevil pilots and thousands of spectators. ...

Don't cancel air show - Toronto Star | Every September, Torontonians can count on two major events to draw long lineups and induce rubbernecking: the CNE air show and the Toronto International ...

No thunder in air show - Santa Maria Times | Perhaps we should call this annual event the Santa Maria Air Show. Organizers said there were no complaints, but the pilots said lots of people asked if ...

Oshkosh the Verb -Forbes | Aptly titled The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration, AirVenture is undoubtedly the largest airshow in the world. For one week in late July, ...

Take a rare flight in a World War II 'Warrior' at air fair - Hudson Hub-Times | For the volunteer members of the non-profit Yankee Air Force, maintaining rare World War II aircraft in flying condition might be ...

Tickets on sale for rides on restored WWII bomber - Modesto Bee | The airplane is maintained and operated as a flying museum and memorial by the nonprofit Commemorative Air Force, Arizona Wing Aviation Museum based in Mesa ...

B-17 Bomber in Bowling Green – WBKO | "We pick different sections of the country on different years, the name of the organization is Commemorative Air Force and the mission is to get the museum ...

Rocket Racing League begins Mark V X-Racer, going global 'absolutely a priority' The closest so far seen by the public was at the Air and Rocket Racing Show in Tulsa in April, where two Rocket Racers flew within 13 seconds of each…

"Just Passing Through," Greg's October Flying Carpet column from Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog | "Hey Dad, you'll never guess where I spent the last few days!" It was my son Austin, a US Air Force pilot with the 20th Fighter Wing. "Last I heard you were headed for Alaska, right Austin?" "Yeah, I'm at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, but we had an unscheduled adventure flying a pair of F-16s up here from Shaw AFB, South Carolina. We'd planned to do the trip nonstop and refuel from tankers along the way. I was in a two-seat 'D Model' with my buddy Howie (call sign, 'Farley'). "We'd just waved the tanker away for our last leg to Eielson following our final air-to-air refueling, when our wingman Casey ('Deuce') in a single-seater reported that he couldn't access fuel from his external tanks…" Read Greg's October Flying Carpet column, "Just Passing Through," here.

Clacton Airshow 2010 Images | 10 by Yorgo Nestoridis | Clacton Airshow 2010 Images. The Clacton Airshow 2010 attracts again loads of spectators and hobby as well as professional photographers. Taking a picture is one thing, getting it to the top of Google is yet another story. ...

Retired Marshall employees attend annual reunion - Cambridge Network ... provided by Marshall Aerospace pilots using Cessna 172 training aircraft of the Cambridge Aero Club, together with an Extra 200 aerobatic aircraft. ...

Pulling a Hercules no plane sailing for police - Hawkesbury Gazette | HUNDREDS of police officers took part in the inaugural annual Plane Pull on the weekend raising money for the NSW Special Olympics. ...

How I Am Becoming An Astronaut by Damaris B. Sarria | The wakeup song has been a part of the space program since the days of the Apollo missions, and now NASA is giving you two chances to be a part of this history! NASA needs your help selecting wakeup songs to be played during the final missions of the Space Shuttle Program! You can either vote from their Top 40 List or submit your own original work! Visit: https://songcontest.nasa.gov/home.aspx

How I Saved A 747 From Crashing from ExpressJet Forum by drivintin | Not sure if this was posted, but thought it was worth the link. And isn't the one about taking off. http://jalopnik.com/5629528/how-i-sa...-from-crashing - Former Northwest Airlines Capt. John Hansen flew the airline's Boeing 747 route from Detroit to Toyko for years. In 2002, the plane tried to kill him and 400 passengers. This is the never-before published story of how he saved them…

The Canceled British Aircraft that Cost the UK Industry from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | I bet you thought you were going to be reading about the BAC TSR.2 when you came across the title of today's post, but while there's no arguing the effects that the TSR.2 cancellation had on the British aerospace industry, there was a canceled aircraft that came before the TSR.2 that some have argued cost British industry far more than could ever have been imagined…

Young Eagles fly | Hendricks County Community Portal - The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give interested young people, ages 8 – 17, an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane. These flights are offered free of charge and are made possible through the ...