Indy Transponder 15-MAY-2011 0130z

Indy 2011: Day 2 - Airspeed | ... Day 2 (Saturday) at Indy is complete. Worries about the weather were worth having, but - at the end of the day - not worth getting bunched up over. Ceilings started out high and gradually came down. The Blues flew a low or flat show, which was fine with me because I was on my way out to Indianapolis International to catch a photo op with CDR Koss and the pilots of two WWII-era predecessors of the F/A-18C. I opened up the sun roof so I could hear the jet noise better. ...
   
MCAS New River Air Show This Weekend - WITN | Marine Corps Air Station New River is hosting the "Sounds of Freedom" Air Show this weekend. The air show features highly trained military and civilian aircraft pilots strutting their stuff in the sky. You can expect to see the Canadian Forces ...

War of 1812 bicentennial will be celebrated with visiting ships, air show in ... - NOLA.com
Enlarge Eliot Kamenitz, The Times-Picayune ELIOT KAMENITZ / THE TIMES PICAYUNE The N'Awlins Air Show 2011 finishes up it second day of live performances and static displays at the United States Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chase on May ...
   
(Video) Hopkins Graduate Demonstrates F-22 Raptor - Patch.com | The Hopkins High School graduate is one of the only pilots in the Air Force certified to demonstrate the F-22 Raptor—an advanced fighter with an unmatched combination of stealth and maneuvaribility. ...

Smoke Squadron celebrates its 59 years - Cavok | The Air Demonstration Squadron (ADS) completed on Saturday (14 / 5), 59 years old. As part of the celebrations, Smoke Squadron, as he is affectionately known, will make a special presentation to the public in the Air Force Academy (AFA) at 16:30. | "We invite the public to celebrate with us this time, because for us it's part of our effective. Without the public squadron would be meaningless, "says Major Aviator Alexandre Ribeiro de Carvalho. (Listen to the interview here) ...

Wisconsin's EAA AirVenture 2011 Packed With Special Events, Tributes - PR-USA.net | Themed tribute days to aviation icons Burt Rutan (July 28) and Bob Hoover (July 26), featuring aircraft and aircraft maneuvers they made famous. The return of the widely popular Night Air Show and Daher-Socata Fireworks & Wall of Fire on July 30, ...

Salinas' own Sean D. Tucker shows veteran pilots how to be safer in the air - The Salinas Californian | Combined, these modifications allow Tucker to fly the Challenger backwards and straight down, tail-first at more than 100 mph, among other breathtaking maneuvers found in his air show routine. Tucker and Team Oracle will fly in front of nearly 10 ...

Solar Impulse completes first solar-powered international flight, Captain Piccard returns to earth from Engadget | We're big fans of charming, ungainly Solar Impulse, and of Captain Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg's quest to circumnavigate the globe in a solar-powered plane. In case you missed the live stream: the Swiss flier just got a little closer to that goal by completing its first international flight, taking off near Berne, Switzerland and landing in Brussels, Belgium, just under 13 hours later. That's half the flight ...

Ginger Receives Tourism Award from Nordo News | Ginger Davidson, of Lee Bottom Flying Field, Recognized by Lt. Governor of Indiana with Hoosier Hospitality Award.  | HANOVER, INDIANA – Ginger Davidson, of Lee Bottom Flying Field, was recognized on Wednesday by Indiana’s Lt. Governor Becky Skillman for her outstanding contributions to the tourism industry. During the ceremony at the State House, Ginger received one of twenty-two 2011 Lt. Governor’s Hoosier Hospitality Awards which recognize a high level of service in tourism-related jobs.
“These are just a few of the Hoosiers who go the extra mile to make guests feel welcome,” said Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman. “Indiana’s trademark hospitality is a result of their hard work and positive attitude.” ...
   
Spitfire flypast to honour veterans - Times Series | By Natalie O'Neill » AN historic aircraft took to the skies to commemorate men and women who have served in the armed forces. The Battle of Britain Spitfire flew over the Royal Air Force Museum in Grahame Park Road, Colindale to mark the museum's ...

70th anniversary of Gloster Whittle E-28 first flight from Flight International | The Gloster Whittle E-28 was the first British jet-engined aircraft to fly, although there is no mention of it in the Flight issue after the first flight which was reportedly 15 May 1941. ...

Profile 46 - "Satan's Chill'en" as flown by W. Mannix and "Dick" Rostrom from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles | ... Until he got to the man in charge - Satan's Chill'en's pilot, William C. Mannix.  There, Dick's finger hovered for a moment, then tapped. And tapped. A few seconds passed, the bombardier's eyes fixed on the photo, momentarily lost to the present... "and that's Mannix.  He was our pilot.  And he..."  Tap tap tap tap.  "And he was a good one. A good leader.  A good..."

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It's Time to Fly High in Quincy - WCTV | He ended up flying about 20-kids for the Young Eagles program. The official fly-in will be fully rescheduled but Sutor has yet to set the date. WCTV will keep you posted when the event is rescheduled. Pilots from all over the Southeast will converge on ...

National Learn to Fly Day KETB from VAF Forums | No sun this Saturday...we are saving it for next weekend's National Learn to Fly Day fun at KETB! Join us if you can and please pass the word along to your Midwestern friends. |  CELEBRATE AVIATION II Saturday May 21  |  9 am to 3 pm at KETB (West Bend WI)  | EAA Chapter 1158 takes its role as promoter of aviation and as aviation educator seriously. In that light, we plan to share our passion for flight by hosting a Young Eagles event and a static display of amateur homebuilt, antique, classic, and unique contemporary aircraft on National Learn to Fly Day. You are invited to participate with us in two ways. We would welcome your participation as a Young Eagle’s pilot-mentor. ...

Texas Students Take First Place in Team America Rocketry Challenge Final Flyoff from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | World's largest rocket contest inspires growth in STEM-related areas of study, careers THE PLAINS, Va., May 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A team from Rockwall-Heath High School in Heath, Tex., took first place at the ninth annual Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) finals Saturday afternoon ...

Live Long and Prosper? Endeavour Shuttle Crew Recreates 'Star Trek' Film Poster - Space.com | The six astronauts flying on NASA's final flight of the space shuttle Endeavour are a serious bunch, but they've got a fun streak too. Case in point: The astronauts apparently like the science fiction franchise "Star Trek" enough to re-enact its most recent movie poster.  Creating custom mission posters based on popular movies has long been a tradition for NASA shuttle and ...