Monday, April 4, 2011

Indy Transponder 04-APR-2011 0300z

Sun ’N Fun–The Day After  by Joe Clark | Havin' Fun and Sun 'N Fun - Okay, this is not officially the day after Sun ’N Fun, but it is for me. Often, I have said I want my 20-year-old body back; each day I live, it becomes more evident I am now well beyond 29 years of age. This morning, after walking all over the airport yesterday, even my pains have pains… But the show was as always, amazing...

"I Survived Sun 'n Fun" T-Shirts For Sale  from AVwebFlash Current Issue  | The Sun 'n Fun tornado last week was certainly a dramatic enough event, and affected enough people, that a T-shirt to commemorate it was inevitable. By Saturday, show-goers were turning up with gray T-shirts that proclaim, "I survived Sun 'n Fun 2011," with a graphic of a spinning tornado tossing tents, airplanes, and various critters into the air. The actual tornado that hit the airport, while it was certainly damaging, was not quite so dramatic as the one on the T-shirt, but for those who were there, it's now officially a t-shirt-worthy event…

Case of the Winter Blues? from Cara Renee Photography Blog | Not when you’re with the Angels in El Centro… There is no rest for the weary…especially if you are a member of the U. S. Navy’s demonstration squadron the Blue Angels.  After their homecoming shows in Pensacola in November,  team members immediately transition to their new roles and another season begins. From mid-November through mid-March, there’s a winter break from airshows due to weather… but not for the Blue Angels. During this winter period, the Blue Angels begin integrating new team members and prepare for the next air show season….

US Airmen celebrate 100 years of aviation history in Dominican ...  - More than 2.2 million people attended the show celebrating 100 years of aviation history in the country. The F-15E Strike Eagles, from Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., performed a series of high-speed passes and aerial maneuvers ...

Sendai Air Festival to feature Blue Dolphins, other acts  by scarecrow | The 2011 edition of the Sendai Air Festival is being held Saturday, April 2nd and Sunday April 3rd. Aerobatic acts and military displays will fill the virtual skies entertaining you for three hours of non-stop aerial action. Concluding the show will feature a debute display by the Blue Dolphins Aerobatic Team. Other acts include the YS Red Arrows, Navy Super Hornet, C-130 Flyby, as well as other military and civilian aircraft displays. The air festival pays tribute to the lives lost and many affected by the March tsunami in Japan…

SAAF Wings Parade  from Airstrike Aviation Photography by Justin | The SAAF Wings Parade was held at Langebaanweg Air Force Base up the Cape West Coast. Langebaanweg has a special place in my heart as this is where I served out my national service while I was in the SAAF in the early nineties. Langebaanweg is not only home to 85 CFS (Central Flying School) but also home to the Silver Falcons, the aerobatic team of the South African Air Force…

Lockheed 10 to Make World Flight in 2012  from Another Time by Dan Linn | The 1935 Lockheed 10E, serial number 1015, N72GT is being prepared to make another around the world flight in 2012.  The Women Have Wings Organization is supporting the "Global Courage Flight" that will fly the famous flight attempted by Amelia Earhart back in 1937.  This same Lockheed celebrated the 60th anniversary of Earhart's attempt back in 1997 by flying around the world.  The 2012 flight will be the 75th anniversary of Earhart's flight…

Russian launch to mark golden anniversary of human spaceflight  from Space Tweep Society Blog by AbsolutSpaceGuy | Russia and the world will begin celebrations Tuesday of the golden anniversary of humankind's first steps into space with the launch of two Russians and one American aboard a Soyuz bound for the International Space Station.  The flight will also carry Meco, the Space Tweep Society Birdonaut, into orbit for a lengthy stay aboard the orbiting lab…

Profile: Linda Morgan - Cullman Times Online | Occasionally, Linda and a friend still fly over Smith Lake in a yellow J-3 Cub on floats. Today, Linda is a strong and courageous woman in her own right. An avid history buff, an animal rights activist, and a champion of women in aviation, she grasps ...

Stearman Sunset Flight Video  from Antique Airfield News | Addison Pembertson, Spokane Felts Field, sent a video clip of a sunset flight:  Here is a short 2.7 min YouTube clip that Andy Bradford did for me last night with our Go Pro HD camera. This was in our 1931 Stearman 4DM Sr Speedmail April 1, 2011 from Spokane Felts Field and back to Felts… 


2011 Team America Rocket Competition Coming to The Plains, Virginia May 14th  from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy)  The Team America Rocket Challenge will be held Saturday, May 14, 2011 in The Plains, Virginia. Only 100 teams nationwide are selected to participate from among the 643 teams attempting to achieve the competition standard… 

Scouts taking off into blue yonder - Otago Daily Times | Fairfield Air Scouts leader Peter Trevathan and air scouts (from left) Sophie Trevathan (9), of Dunedin, Tyler Wilden (10), of Dunedin, and Perry Scott (10), of Waitati, with a Cessna at the Otago Aero Club. ...

Some Images From the 2011 NAF El Centro Airshow  by Randy Rothhaar | Making my way through editing shots from the 2011 NAF El Centro Airshow...a gallery will be forthcoming then on to Luke AFB and MCAS Yuma shots…

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