Blue Angels soar in advance of air show - WLOX | The Keesler Air Force Base will host the 
Angels Over the Bay Air Show and Open House on Saturday and Sunday, March 19 and 20. Admission is free and gates will open at 9 am Entrances into the base are located at designated areas. ...
Blue Angels return to Pensacola skies - Gulf Breeze News | The Blue Angels are back for the 2011 season. Practices begin at 8:30 am and last about an hour. Viewing area is located on the Museum Flight Line behind the National Naval Aviation Museum. Admission to these practices is FREE and open to the public. ...
USN Blue Angels 2011 Schedule
Seymour Johnson Air Show Salutes NC's "Unwavering Support" April 16-17 - The Lincoln Tribune | This rare assembly of aerial and ground attractions includes the Air Force Thunderbirds, Seymour Johnson's F15-E Strike Eagle Team, the US ARMY Golden Knights Parachute Team, the F-22 Raptor, Tora Tora Tora WWII reenactment, the MIG 17, F-4, A-10, ...
Luke Days 70 Years of Thunder rolls in this weekend - YourWestValley.com | The public will get to experience more than two dozen military aircraft, including the elite Air Force unit the Thunderbirds and the Army's acrobatic parachute team, the Golden Knights. Not all of the activities will be in the air as numerous ground ...
Singapore celebrates 100 years of flight - Aviation Record | Singapore Airshow 2012, Asia's largest and one of the world's top three aerospace and defence exhibitions. The show, providing a marketplace and networking platform, will be the finale of the SACC. More details and updates can be found at ...
Hill Air Force Base defers popular air show to 2012 - Deseret News | HILL AIR FORCE BASE — A recent warning that budget priorities might prompt base commanders to cancel the air show this year are now official. "Given our current budgetary environment, I don't believe it would be fiscally responsible for Hill Air Force ...
Sun n Fun Educational Forums - Time Well Spent from DylanAviation | Please click link to view this month’s featured Hangar Talk Video: The Sun n Fun International Fly-In and Exposition in Lakeland Florida will begin this year on Tuesday 29 March and continue thru Sunday 3 April. If you will be attending Sun n Fun this year, you might be interested in the Educational Forums. If you can attend one or more presentations at the Sun n Fun Forums, it will be time well spent. All of the speakers are experienced professionals offering valuable information and in insight into the art of flying. ...
Jeff Skiles' Skycatcher Checkout from eaavideo.org | Jeff Skiles gets checked out in EAA's Cessna Skycatcher and talks about the importance of a thorough checkout in a LSA regardless of pilot experience. Follow his flight to SNF 2011 in the Skycatcher at: http://www.facebook.com/EAASkycatcherTour
Aerobatic Champ Goulian to speak at Wisconsin Aviation-Madison from General Aviation News | World-renowned aerobatic champion and Red Bull Air Race Pilot Michael Goulian will speak Monday, March 21, from 6-7 p.m., at Wisconsin Aviation’s general aviation facility on the east side of the Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) in Madison. ...
Taylor Texas race in two weeks from VAF Forums | The first race of the season is at Taylor Texas (down by Austin - home of the LBJ Museum - another good reason to visit) on April 2. Check www.sportairrace.org calendar of events for course and details. The RV Red Class (320) is wide open. ...
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Larger than life – the Sikorsky VS-44 flying boat - Shortfinals's Blog | Here is one of the landmarks of air transport, the Sikorsky VS-44, one of the last flowerings of that giant of the skies, the flying boat. During the 1920s and 1930s two major centres of aviation activity, the U.K. and the U.S.A. had a need to link far-flung possessions, one across the Pacific and the other across the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and the Timor Sea. Yes, the U.S.A. wanted to link San Francisco and Shanghai in China (via Honolulu, Wake Island, Guam, Manilla and Hong Kong) and Great Britain needed to reach Australia – and, ultimately, New Zealand (via Genoa, Alexandria, Basra, Karachi, and Singapore to Darwin, Australia). With the volume to carry passengers and the ...
Ricky De Agrela – Flying Round The World and Other Adventures by Ash Bhardwaj | Over the past few months I’ve begun writing for a magazine, Beyond Limits. The concept of the magazine is ordinary people doing extraordinary things. We cover topics of Adventure, Challenge and Inspiration and the best part of it is that I get to meet and interview some incredible and inspirational people. Last month I had the pleasure of interviewing Ricky De Agrela, who flew around the world in a microlight. So, courtesy of Beyond Limits magazine, here is that feature again in full. ...
Local kids experience thrill of flight - Farmerville Gazette | In November 2010, these children participated in the EAA Young Eagles Rally at the Farmerville Airport. The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give interested youth an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane free of charge ...
‘Smiles for miles’: Maryland event takes 185 women aloft - AOPA Online | March weather can be capricious in the Mid-Atlantic, but on March 12 the seasonal gusty winds and low clouds gave way so that 185 girls and women could enjoy free flights at Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Md.
NASA Celebrates Trailblazers During Women's History Month Event from NASA Breaking News | NASA's women took the spotlight Wednesday in a Women's History Month event showcasing their achievements in aeronautics and space exploration initiatives.
Aerospace Educators Sought For Crossfield Award from AVwebFlash Current Issue
The National Aviation Hall of Fameis seeking nominations for the 25th annual A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award, which includes a $1,500 cash stipend and an expenses-paid trip for two to the Hall of Fame's annual enshrinement event in Dayton, Ohio. The award recognizes public-school ...
Video: ISS Crew Given Heroes' Welcome to Earth from Spaceports | Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka are honored in post-landing festivities in Kazakhstan before making their return to Star City, Russia. Included is a post-landing interview with Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly.
A Time of Mixed Emotions at Kennedy Space Center from How I Am Becoming An Astronaut | Discovery landed last week ending not only a 13-day mission, but a 27-year spaceflight career. Preparations are now in work to retire the orbiter which will eventually be placed on public display in a museum. Endeavour now sits on the launch pad awaiting a launch for April 19. ...
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