Sunday, June 5, 2011

Indy Transponder 05-JUN-2011 0030z

Thunderbirds take to the sky: The U.S. Air Force's elite show team kicks off ... - Daily Mail | The Thunderbirds will be joined by several other aerobatic teams June 4 and 5 at 'Air Show Turkiye', including Italy's Frecce Tricolori, France's Patrouille de France, the United Kingdom's Red Arrows, Poland's Bialo Czerwone Iskry, Croatia's Krila ...

'Wings Over Gillespie' Air Show Under Way - KGTV San Diego | The two-day "Wings Over Gillespie" air show began on Saturday, offering rides aboard a B-17 bomber and displays by Navy SEALS. The 16th annual show is an ode to vintage aircraft, with numerous World War II aircraft on display. ...

Aviation whiz pilots Gillespie air show - SignOnSanDiego.com | Excuse Howard Merritt while he … Fuels up a B-17 bomber at Gillespie Field, strings crowd-control rope along a runway, pumps oil into a F4F Wildcat, answers his cellphone for the bazillioneth time, tows aircraft with an old yellow tug, hauls pallets of bottled water, yells into a walkie-talkie, fuels more planes and adjusts the cap on his balding head before barreling ahead with more errands that will keep him on this bleary-eyed pace through the weekend. ...

Geraldine engineers Red Arrows seat - Selkirk Today | Senior Aircraftman Geraldine Beaton, who will be an engineer flying with the Red Arrows during this display season, originally from Selkirk. Senior Aircraftman Geraldine Beaton from Selkirk has been selected to spend this summer flying with the ...
   
Sky's the limit for air show - Worcester News | About 20000 people are expected to attend the air show near Pershore on Saturday, June 11, which raises funds for local and national charities. Among the crowd pleasers confirmed so far include air displays by two RAF Tornado GR4s, the Belgian Air ...

WWII Marine pilot remembered as 'no frills kind of guy' - Tulsa World | John Zoellner, a Marine Corps pilot during World War II who also served in Korea, reminisces at the Jenks Air Show in 2010 about his experiences. Zoellner, a longtime funeral director in Tulsa, died Wednesday at age 89.

Interview: Area 51: I Was There - Sky TV | In Area 51: I Was There veterans of the infamous facility share their experiences of working at the top secret base, and we spoke to JD Barnes, an electronic warfare specialist once posted there.  Thankfully what he told us isn't classified…

Meeting in Grenoble by Xavier Le CalvĂ© from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling | For the spectators as for the team of the Breitling Jet Team, the meeting in Grenoble will have very good memories.  Xavier Le CalvĂ©, talented aviation photographer, was there to capture these moments of togetherness between the pilots and their audience. In order, we begin with a briefing at the foot of the aircraft and ending with the latest idea ...

Video: Old style airshow! from Airline Pilot Central Forums | Gotta love that Hustler flyby :)  Good old fashioned airshow.

Poplar Grove man big part of Centennial of Naval Aviation - WREX.com | You may have heard us mention when we talk about Rockford AirFest,  that the U.S. Navy is celebrating its Centennial of Naval Aviation, also called the "CoNA".  A lot's changed in those 100 years.  But not many people can say they were as big a part of it as a man from Poplar Grove.  While most 18-year-olds have college, or their first full-time job on their minds, this young adult was making history. ...

Smoke Squadron begins its 60-year project to ... - CAVOK | A day after the commemoration of 59 years of existence of the Air Demonstration Squadron began, and quickly, the project for 60 years. The biggest party ever seen aircraft in Brazil, a new record, musical attractions, clocks and commemorative books are some ideas for 2012. It all began ...

The St. Augustine Sub Hunters from J Clark | ... The airplanes, a half dozen or so, sat in a lot just off the highway.  They are no longer chasing submarines for the US Navy; however, many still fly various missions for the Forestry Service and other types of missions for several foreign nations.  Since Grumman stopped production a while ago, parts for the model  ...

"Miracle" plane in transit to Carolinas Aviation Museum - The Jersey Journal - NJ.com | ... known from the "Miracle on the Hudson" where the cool-headed pilot successfully landed the AirBus on the water with no injuries, is on the road to Charlotte, North Carolina where it will be put on display in the Carolinas Aviation Museum. ...

Armless Pilot At CIMA Summit - The Sunday Leader | Jessica Cox, Motivational Speaker from the USA will address the CIMA Business Leaders Summit on the topic of Challenged to Greatness on 22 June 2011at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo. The two-day flagship event in the CIMA calendar has attracted hundreds of diverse groups of corporates, business leaders and professionals. The theme of the summit ‘Changing Challenge-Challenging Change’ is coined to draw focus to what the business leaders are up against.  Recognized internationally as an inspirational keynote speaker, Cox was born without arms, but now flies airplanes, drives cars, and otherwise ...

Columbia’s airbuses, the DC-3s of Villavicencio from Plane Talking | Captain Raul eyeballs the last seconds on the approach to a jungle village.  At Villavicencio, in the Andean Cordillera of Columbia, about 30 of the last 100 DC-3s still flying operate as air buses servicing remote Indian villages. ...

Chickasaw-made film “Pearl” gets Oklahoma television premiere June 11 - Ada Evening News | Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby said the story of the Chickasaw aviatrix was a natural for the tribe's first feature-length film project. “Pearl is a legendary figure in the history of Oklahoma, the world of aviation and in the Chickasaw ...

Pacific Flyer:  Recent issue is now posted:  Brits Plan World Flight In Spit, AF Awards First Amputee, Real Adventure In Real Warbirds, Chino Airshow Warbirder’s Delight, Inside The Tumbling Bear’s World, and more.

Another Time Web Site Updated from Another Time | Our web site has been in overhaul for several months now and is now live!  Visit the rare aircraft web pages and look through all the updated pictures! ...

Flight Time Radio Show:  Recent Episodes posted.

Award helps Warwick teenager take to the skies - Warwick Courier | Warwick-based Daniel Brown, 17, of Stratford-Upon-Avon Gliding Club has been awarded a bursary of 200 to further his flying ambition, thanks to the Royal Aero Club Trust (RAeCT). A WARWICK teenager was celebrating last week after receiving a bursary ...

Aviation youth camp set for June 11 - Mason City Globe Gazette | MASON CITY - The Mason City Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will host its annual EAA Young Eagle Aviation Youth Camp 9 am-noon, Saturday, June 11, at the Mason City Municipal Airport. The camp is open to youth ages 8 to 17, ...

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