Sunday, October 17, 2010

Indy Transponder 16-OCT-10 0230z

Wings Over Atlanta Awes & Inspires - WXIA-TV [video]
Marietta, GA -- As many as 100000 people filled Dobbins Air Reserve Base and the roads surrounding it for the Wings Over Atlanta Air Show on Saturday. ...

Big crowds, no big problems at air show
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Trailing plumes of smoke through an otherwise clear sky, the Blue Angels wowed a crowd of more than 120000 spectators at Dobbins Air Reserve ...

Amigo Airsho Takes Off - KTSM News Channel 9
The high-flying action of the Amigo Airsho has become a tradition for countless El Pasoans with their eye to the ...

What Were Those Lights? - KTSM News Channel 9
A fourth light appears, and then they all disappear. Our best guess is that the lights have some connection to planes with the Amigo Airsho.

Paraglider, Hot Air Balloon Collide Mid-Air At Arizona Air Show - KPHO Phoenix
COTTONWOOD, Ariz. -- A motorized paraglider ran into a hot air balloon Saturday morning in central Arizona, sending them both crashing to the ground. ...

Look up in the sky: Golden Knights practice free falls to delight of spectators - El Paso Times
It was the same landing zone he will use today and Sunday when he and the other Army Golden Knights jump during the 29th Annual Amigo Airsho. ...

Underground Aviation Seminar from The Pilot's Flight PodLog 
Huge news! Will and David have been invited to participate in Jason Schappert’s Underground Aviation Seminar! The seminar is a 5-day event. Each evening will feature a different speaker with a different subject.
The Pilot’s Flight PodLog will be featured on Sunday, October 24th. Our time slot is at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific. Please join us for a live recording of our show. You will be able to listen as we record live and participate in the chat. We may also take live questions during the show! ...

The (Nearly) Last of the B-Roll from AcroCamp [video clip]
I'm just about done with shooting B-roll for the movie. For many reasons, not the least of which is that the leaves are changing color and are actually about to depart the trees. I got this really nice sequence on Monday after setting up a camera while I preflighted the aircraft for my CAP Form 5. ...

Peninsula group makes Reno pilgrimage for air racing at its best
Prices are moderate at $42 a ticket in the reserved section with a price of $24 with the senior discount. Buses are available from most hotels for $19 roundtrip (recommended). For more information on the Reno Air Races, ...

WWII bomber sparks memories for vets - OCRegister
It has been 66 years since the men served in the World War II, but as they sat beneath the long-range heavy bomber on display at the Lyon Air Museum dates ...

Geo Chávez from David Cenciotti
On Oct. 16, 2010, Volandia museum hosted a conference about Jorge Chávez (known as Geo Chávez) who, on Sept. 23, 1910, performed the first flight across the Alps. The conference aimed at analysing the tecnical, historical and scientific details of the historical flight, was one of a series of events organized to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Chavez’s achievement. ...

Montgomery man helps showcase history - Ultimate Woodlands
And he created a collection of 32 wooden, handmade airplanes representing key moments in aviation history, from the Spirit of St. Louis to a plane flown by ...

$60,000 Electric Flight Prize Competitions at AirVenture 2011. from Planenews Aviation News 
Three flight competitions and an electric aircraft innovation award will showcase the accomplishments and viability of flight powered exclusively by electricity during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011. Cash prizes totaling $60,000 will be awarded to winners in each category, as well as an Overall Electric Flight Competition.

Beriev Be-200 Video from I Love Planes 
I was lucky to find a few videos of the plane from airshow in Russia. The video features the plane taking off from the water. It also has the plane scooping up water and spraying the water out as the plane normally would in a firefighting role.  ...

Breaking: Bombardier jumps the gun, unveils Global 7000 & 8000 (Update1)
from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis 
EN-BA-GlobalFamily_800.jpgBombardier kicked off NBAA 2010 with by preempting its own Monday announcement by unveiling its new Global 7000 and 8000 large-cabin business jets. There has been significant Industry buzz around the new jets, which were first believe to have prompted the Canadian airframer to reveal the details around its largest business aircraft two days ahead of its planned October 18 press conference in Atlanta.  ...

Burt Rutan and VSS Enterprise’s Glide Flight. from Planenews Aviation News 
A statement from Burt on Sunday’s milestone: I offer my congratulations to all those on our commercial manned sub-orbital spaceship program for yesterday’s milestone first flight of SpaceShipTwo.

Night Launch - Air & Space
Adventures of a first-time shuttle photographer.

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