Indy Transponder 17-MAR-2011 1030z

Kyle and Amanda Franklin Fund - LiveAirShowTV's Channel
A nice piece done by LiveAirShowTV to promote the fund that ICAS has established for the Franklin's. Please donate if you can! 

Also, noteworthy: Very good news posted on Caring Bridge. The link is in the top right corner of our site! 

Luke AFB shows off its hardware, history - Arizona Republic | The largest F-16 pilot-training base in the world, Luke will welcome about 200000 civilians Saturday and Sunday during Luke Days 70 Years of Thunder, an open house and air show. "This is a chance for taxpayers to see what they're paying for," said Col. ...

2011 Luke Days Open House “Thunder in the Desert” from PHXspotters |  More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the Luke Days Open House March 19 and 20. The open house is two days of nonstop entertainment, but a few tips can help make the experience more pleasurable for guests. ...
   
Singapore celebrates a century of flight - Straits Times | ON 16 MARCH 1911, the first flight took off from Singapore by aviator Joseph Christiaens on his Bristol Boxkite biplane during a flight demonstration at Farrer Park. Exactly a hundred years later, ...

Bikes & Fly Rochefort St. Agnant - Passionate about aviation | Saturday, July 30, 2011 - If you have a weakness for the engine noise or the Harley Davidson engine Warbirds, go see the second and Fly Bikes.  Rochefort St. Agnan gathering aircraft, motorcycles and American cars of all kinds, all in an atmosphere of rock music of the 50s.  ...

Hill air show scrapped — new Air Force regulations blamed - Salt Lake Tribune | New Air Force regulations decreasing the costs that community partners can carry for military events were responsible for the cancellation of the Hill Air Force Base air show just two months after it was announced, base officials ...

Maryland Pilot Organizes Event To Introduce Women To Aviation from Aero-News Network
Nearly 200 Non-Pilot Women Got A Taste Of Flight Pilots and volunteers from all over the greater Washington, DC area gathered at Fredrick Municipal Airport in Fredrick, MD last weekend to let women experience aviation from the cockpit of an aircraft. ...

Royal Australian Air Force "Roulettes" from MRC Aviation | The RAAF "Roulettes" display team equipped with Pilatus PC9 aircraft (since 1989) flew a very sharp , polished display routine at Avalon 2011.  Interestingly not all the aircraft wore the "R" on the tail.

Sikorsky Wins Collier Trophy For X2 - Hartford Courant | The award, which began in 1910, honored Orville Wright in 1913 and Chuck Yeager in 1947, as well as engineering teams, including the designers of the F-22, and a Sikorsky team that designed the S-92. "The entire Sikorsky Aircraft team is thrilled that ...

de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW 2 from Planeshots

Keeping WWII History Alive - WTAP-TV | When Bob Pioli was close to the ages of these Parkersburg High School juniors and seniors, he was a B-17 bombardier in World War II. Now nearly seventy years later, he's teaching this generation about the Battle of the Atlantic. ...

James Bridwell dies; won 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses in WWII - STLtoday.com | James G. Bridwell, a decorated World War II aviator, career Air Force officer, college professor, business owner and senior Olympian, wasn't one to rest on his laurels. Mr. Bridwell died Tuesday (March 15, 2011) of complications related to a stroke. ...

Lt. Col. William R. Duncan – 1st Landing Signal Officer in the United States Marine Corps from photorecon.net | I first met Lt. Colonel William R. Duncan at the dedication of “Lady Ace 09” in April 2010. He was one of several commanding officers, both past and present, of HMM-165 that attended the event. It was at this dedication I learned that Lt. Col. Duncan had not only been the second commanding officer of [...]

World War II: Mölders Born from About.com Military History | March 18, 1913 - Noted German fighter ace Werner Mölders (right) is born at Gelsenkirchen, Germany.  Entering the military in 1931, Mölders graduated from flight training and fighter school in early 1936.  Volunteering for service with the German Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War, he became the unit's top scorer with 14 confirmed kills.  An innovative tactician, ...

Danny Grecco from Latest Vlog | Let's go back in time to the early days of flight and take a look at a gentleman by the name of Danny Grecco. Pilot / Wing walker / airplane mechanic / helicopter mechanic and most importantly Aviation Pioneer!  Today's video has some great footage covering the early days of flight including the famous flight off Multnomah Hotel in 1912.

Vulcan's Latest Battle? New VAT Regulations from Aero-News Network | Summer Season Plaque Launched To Raise Over $561,000 To Keep The Iconic Warbird Flying It was confirmed Wednesday that the last flying Vulcan, an iconic example of British technical achievement, has comfortably passed all the vital safety checks that will allow the aircraft to embark on her biggest display season ever. ...

Video: Piper Cub - The World's Best Airplane! from AirPigz | I got an email today from a friend with a link to this Piper Cub video from Sleeping Dog Productions... wow, these guys have done a really great job capturing the essence of the Cub. So it was an easy decision to let y'all know about their work.  ...