Thursday, May 19, 2011

Indy Transponder 19-MAY-2011 1853z

Former Mids Now Wear Another Navy Blue - Navy Sports | The eyes of thousands will be transfixed on the skies over the Naval Academy next week when the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, returns to Annapolis for an appearance during Commissioning Week. Countless spectators with their feet firmly planted on terra firma will walk away from viewing the team's practice session (Tuesday) and aerial show (Wednesday) with their own heads in the clouds after gazing in awe at the precision of the pilots performing wingtip-to-wingtip formations...

Len Stevens' Sky-High Adventure with the Blue Angels - WSET | Len's whole flight with the Blue Angels was captured on video. To see a full recap of his experience, click the video clip called "Len Stevens Flies with the Blue Angels." Lynchburg, VA - It takes years of dedication and training to become a Navy pilot and even more to be part of the most prestigious flying team in the world...

Organizers, agencies gear up for regional airshow May 21-22 - WPCVA | An online timer counts down the days, hours, minutes and even seconds until the big show this weekend. The Lynchburg Regional Airshow, which will feature the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels, will be held at the Lynchburg Regional Airport from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22...


Balloonfest to Bring In Vintage Planes from Military Air Museum - WHMI | Authentic World War 2 aircraft will be featured at this year’s Michigan Challenge Balloonfest through a partnership with the Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti. Local businesses met with representatives from the museum at the Howell Chamber of Commerce Wednesday to discuss the attractions, which will include a Lockheed T-33 jet trainer and an operational B-25 Mitchell bomber. For the price of $400 apiece, the B-25 will take up to seven passengers at a time on 35-minute flights around the county...

Air show returns to GarCo Airport (July 8-9) - Citizen Telegram | Come one. Come all. The Garfield County Air Show is back and promises to be a big show. To celebrate the completion of the new Garfield County Airport, the airport staff has arranged a spectacular air show that will entertain and amaze residents and visitors alike. The air show will include aerial acrobatics, ground displays, a country music concert, kid's attractions, food, games and aircraft rides that will make this year's air show the most memorable to date...

NASA sending Super Guppy to Dayton - Indy Transponder | Dayton, Ohio – The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger will have a distinctive static display at this year’s show, the NASA Super Guppy. The Super Guppy is rarely seen by the public and has been in Dayton only once in the show’s 37-year history, the centennial event in 2003. The 2011 show, Dayton’s premier summer event, takes place on July 23rd and 24th at the Dayton International Airport...

Spitfire display will help Otley Show reach new heights - Wharfedale Observer | Everything from fighter planes to ferrets will feature in this weekend’s Otley Show. The Battle of Britain Experience’s display Spitfire looks set to be one of the highlights of the 202nd show, which is the oldest one-day agricultural event in the country...

IMAGES: Smoke Squadron conducts presentation Uruguay - Part 2 - Cavok | The site CAVOK Brazil was invited by the Smoke Squadron to participate in the Uruguay Mission 2011, which led the T-27 Tucano aircraft in the colors blue, green and yellow to Montevideo to participate in the celebrations of the bicentenary of the Process of Emancipation Uruguay. Yesterday disclose images of the first two days of the mission, which departed on the 16th Air Base Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul Today, we show the beautiful images of the presentation on the River Plate...

Create your own unique Paris air show web page with our exclusive MyParis service - Flightglobal | See Paris your way by deciding on the content that you want to see from this year's air show. Flightglobal is proud to offer you the exclusive opportunity to customise your very own Paris air show page, filling it with your favourite content from this year's extravaganza...

Plane crash grounds RAAF Roulettes - SMH.au | Two pilots remain in hospital after a crash which has grounded the Royal Australian Air Force's aerobatic display squadron, the Roulettes. The RAAF does not know what caused a PC-9A plane to crash at the East Sale base in Gippsland and has grounded its fleet of the aircraft pending an investigation...

Aviator's 'final flight' over Redstone Arsenal caps retiring Lt. Gen. Pillsbury's 38-year career - AL | HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A few weeks ago, when Army Aviator and Lt. Gen. James Pillsbury was contemplating his retirement after more than 38 years in uniform, it was clear that the hours he spent with hands on the controls of various helicopters were among the highlights. "Any time you get to fly is the best day in the Army," Pillsbury said...

More than a pilot: mother and fighter - AF.mil | SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFNS) -- Many children have dreams of what they want to do or become. Some dream of becoming professional athletes, some doctors, teachers or firefighters. For three women here their dreams of becoming fighter pilots came true. Today, they are three of the 58 female active duty fighter pilots in the Air Force. Currently, there are 2,689 Air Force active duty fighter pilots...

Air Zoo to open Tuskegee Airmen exhibit - GA News | On May 21 the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich., will open The Test: The Tuskegee Airmen Project, an exhibit about the first black combat aviators who served in the U.S. military during World War II. The Tuskegee Airmen were part of an effort by the U.S. War Department to determine if blacks were capable of being effective airmen...

Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame to induct 6 new members Saturday at Air Zoo in Portage - MLive | Col. Robert Warren, whose career with the Marines spanned three wars, has spent most of his life flying. Warren, who was born in Benton Harbor and attended Michigan State University, served during World War II, the Korean War and the Viet­nam War and was among the first to fly helicopters for the United States military...

Eagle Eye on AmCan: Flying back in time - Napa Valley Register | I took a ride into history on Thursday thanks to American Canyon’s John Knight. John called me last week to let me know that the Experimental Aircraft Association out of Oshkosh (B’gosh), Wisconsin was at the Napa Airport with a restored B-17 Flying Fortress, one of only about a dozen still flying. Napa was one of 70 stops on the groups salute to veterans tour...

Rimini aviation museum - MilitaryPhotos.net | Some personal pics of my visit to the aviation museum in Rimini.

Aircraft museum will stay at base - Philly Burbs | HORSHAM - It appears a large piece of aviation history is remaining at the Willow Grove Naval Air Station. On Wednesday, the Horsham Land Reuse Authority approved a lease deal, with conditions, with the Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Museum that will allow the aviation center to stay on South Easton Road...


There's No Grounding These Guys - Huntley Patch | There are some burgers that cost Ed Gunderson a few bucks. Others a few paychecks. Both burgers are your traditional American fare, but for the Sun City resident and retired airline pilot it’s the pricier burger that makes the trip worthwhile. What with the majestic scenery at 4,000 feet on a clear day, the burger practically pays for itself...

MAAG's Blog: Brauts the Main Course for MAAG - Antique Airfield | The May meeting of MAAG was hosted by Doug and Sabrina Moler at High Point Airpark.  The weather allowed several to fly in and others to motor over by golf cart or car.  Brauts were cooked over an open fire with many side dishes and deserts to choose from.  About 40 folks attended.  Here are some photos of the fun...

VIDEO: BMW ad shows KC-135 refuelling coffee cup - Flight Blog | Is it art imitating life or life imitating art? We recently covered one Siberian man's party trick helicopter that opens bottle, balances glasses of water, and then gives a facial shave, but here's a current ad from BMW featuring a KC-135 refuelling a BMW driver's coffee cup. The ad's tagline is that with the BMW 5 Series getting up to 32 miles per gallon, "you'll need refuelling before it will".

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