Neosho hosts benefit for Kyle and Amanda Franklin - Neosho, Mo. — In a show of community camaraderie, an estimated 500 people turned out to support aviators Kyle and Amanda Franklin Saturday morning at Neosho’s Hugh Robinson Memorial Airport. The Franklin Fundraiser pulled in $20,186 to go toward medical expenses for the couple who were burned when their engine caught fire over the Air Fiesta 2011 at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport on March 12. Kyle was in the cockpit and was burned as he tried to help his wife. Amanda was on the wing when the fire started and worked her way toward the cockpit before a short landing. She took third-degree burns to 70 percent of her body and remains in critical condition in a San Antonio hospital…Planes of Fame Air Show draws record crowd - Contra Costa Times | CHINO - The annual Planes of Fame Air Show drew thousands of people eager to learn about historic and modern aircraft Saturday. Brian E. Boyer, chairman of the museum's Board of Directors, estimated they might have attracted more visitors than in ...
Salinas' own Sean D. Tucker shows veteran pilots how to be safer in the air - www.thecalifornian.com | Over the course of his 30-plus years flying aerobatics around the globe, it would be fair to say that Sean D. Tucker has encountered his share of mid-flight emergencies…New River Air Show gives glimpse into lives of Marines – WNCT | JACKSONVILLE, NC- Thousands of people from across the East came out to get a firsthand look at Marine Corps aircraft and at the 2011 New River Air Show. (more) JACKSONVILLE, NC- Thousands of people from across the East came out to get a first hand ...
54 Guest Fly out of Renton Airport Today from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Renton Airport does it again, thanks to incredible people with their outgoing spirits and willingness to give back to their flying community! A special THANK YOU to our ground helpers... Lauren, Christine, Katie, Zach, Kathy, and Carolann! You were all awesome! An EXTRA special THANK YOU to our pilots, Dale, Gary, Tom, Peter, Jay, and Rochelle. Thank you for taking our helpers flying too! Thank you Austin for coming down and giving it a try on the lake, too. Christine loved the ride… Texas Students Take First Place in Team America Rocketry Challenge Final Flyoff - PR Newswire | 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, besting 99 teams from across the ...
Lindbergh 'link' between early flight, space tourism - Alamogordo Daily News | In 2004, Burt Rutan and Paul Allen won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize as the first non-governmental entity to fly to space, land, and re-launch within two weeks. The competition was based on the Orteig concept. Lindbergh, Webber said, "was a link ...
The ICON-oclast of the Air, Land, and Sea from Flight Monkeys | With the announcement of the Sport Pilot certificate and the Light Sport Aircraft category, the FAA opened the door to innovation based on a clean sheet of paper. Perhaps no company has seized on that opportunity with the zeal that ICON has...
The ICON-oclast of the Air, Land, and Sea from Flight Monkeys | With the announcement of the Sport Pilot certificate and the Light Sport Aircraft category, the FAA opened the door to innovation based on a clean sheet of paper. Perhaps no company has seized on that opportunity with the zeal that ICON has...
1940-1970s pilot photos from Heritage flight gear / flying gear displays by Phil | More flightgear photos from the classic era of flying... when some flying was dangerous and sex safe... Fast foward 60years and sex is now dangerous and flying is much safer - who would of thought such changes! In the early jet age, each pilot spent years to get where they were, by undergoing training….Today in Aviation History – May 15 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
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