Monday, October 18, 2010

Indy Transponder 18-OCT-10 1145z

2010 Wings Over Atlanta Air Show a huge success - Examiner.com
The Navy's Blue Angels were among the premier performers at Dobbins Air Show this past weekend. The skies over Atlanta were filled with aerial acrobatics at ...

Organizers say more than 25000 attended air show - Marietta Times
WILLIAMSTOWN - The 2010 Air Expo Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport saw its largest crowd ever, organizers said. Encouraged by pleasant weather, ...

Some Airshow Photos - The Photo Forum [pictured]

Columbus AFB Civilian Fly-In Safety Seminar from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
-COLUMBUS AFB MS- Fly in or drive in to Columbus MS Air Force Base - KCBM for an Aviation Safety Seminar with Wings credit. Simulators will be open to participants.  This promises to be a very informative meeting for improving take offs and landings. Be sure to register by Oct 31st for approval to enter the Base, sponsored by: 14th Flying Training Wing and FAA. ...

'Fly-In' At Airport Offers Boy Scouts Lofty Views - Greeneville Sun
The youth event coincided with the annual Fall Camporee for Greeneville-area Boy Scouts, and a “Fly In” hosted by the local chapter of the Experimental ...

Tuskegee museum gets rare World War II plane - Chicago Tribune
11 air restrictions had become intolerable, so she loaned the plane in 2004 to the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisc., ...

Wings of Freedom tour to visit Virginia - Village News Online
The Wings of Freedom tour, featuring an authentically restored B-17, B-24 and P-51, will visit the Chesterfield County Airport Oct. 20-22, a press release ...

American Airlines, Fort Worth Airpower Foundation Present Sky Ball Fundraiser for North Texas Military Families - PRNewswire
... Another exciting attraction, B-25 bomber flights, will be available for purchase at the event, with all proceeds from the flights donated to History Flight and the Fort Worth Airpower Foundation. History Flight is a nonprofit organization that provides the public the opportunity to fly aboard World War II aircraft, with all proceeds funding History Flight's recovery expeditions dedicated to bringing home the remains of service men Missing in Action in remote World War II battle sites. American is currently assisting History Flight with the search and recovery of MIA U.S. troops, notably Marines who fought at Tarawa in the Pacific Theater. ...

The View from the Nose of Fifi, a B-29 Superfortress from Telstar Logistics 
Back in 2007, when Telstar Logistics got an up-close look at a World War II-era Boeing B-29 Superfortress, we wrote: ...

Aerobatic Flight School featured on General Aviation Television - TCPalm
Jim also flys a Super Decathlon and a Pitts to give instruction in aerobatic skills. INDIANTOWN — Jim Alsip, a Master Certified Flight Instructor at Dylan ...

Federal funds to fix famed Ford Isle tower - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
"There's just so much history in aviation right here on Ford Island," DeHoff said. Pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart crashed on Ford Island's Luke Field in ...

Air Tattoo drops charitable status logo from website
Following the recent protest and complaints to the charities commission calling for an end to the Fairford Air Tattoo's Charitable status, the Air Tattoo has now dropped the "working to support RAF Charitable Trust" logo from it's ...
Campaign is launched against Royal Air Force Charitable Trust - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard

AVIC International Holding Invites U.S. Aerospace to Airshow China 2010 - Trading Markets
Jim Worsham, CEO of US Aerospace, Inc. said: "We look forward to attending Airshow China 2010 and further strengthening our relationship with AVIC ...

Fw-190 Nears First Flight After Engine Run from Aviation Blogs 
The BMW 801 engine of the Flying Heritage Collection’s (FHC) Fw-190A-5/U3 restoration project recently had its first run by Vintage V12s in Tehachapi, California, according to a report on the Meier Motors website. Although official news regarding the project has been  ...

Concorde from The Mach 1 Blog  

Aviation Sights of New Jersey - Learn Mechanic
The museum, founded by Michael T. Stowe to preserve US military aviation history, mostly displays artifacts, equipment, photographs, and engines contributed by air base veterans. A Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp twin-row radial engine, ...

Video: C-17 Makes Frigid Landing On Antarctic Ice from Wired: Danger Room 
Ever fishtailed in your car while driving down an icy road? Now imagine if you had to land a huge cargo plane on a runway made of ice. ...

Special Operations Command from Let Let Let - Warplanes 
When said ’Special Operations’, most people have impressions from scenes from B- production movie where main hero, with giant muscles, goes alone and win in fight against multiple numbered and armed enemy. In reality, our hero is in most cases ...

Caption Contest #39 - Ends Wednesday 10.20.10 At 9PM EDT from AirPigz
 The return of the Caption Contest seems to be going really well so far, so here’s another chance to give it a go. I’m expecting some good captions to come in for this unusual pic. It’s probably gonna take a really good  ...

Astronaut, Purdue alumnus Wolf on campus this month - Journal and Courier
Astronaut and Purdue University alumnus David Wolf will speak on the West Lafayette campus Oct. 29. Wolf's talk, which is free and open to the public, ...

CAP: Arkansas Civil Air Patrol Rated Excellent by Air Force from The Kathryn Report 
Reported by: KARK 4 News The Arkansas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol has received an overall “Excellent” grade from the Air Force. The rating followed a two-day test of CAP’s readiness to respond to search and rescue, disaster relief, and homeland security missions. The evaluation, which concluded Saturday evening, involved over 50 members and airplanes and ground search teams from across Arkansas. ...

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