Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Indy Transponder 15-JUN-2011 1030z

It’s That Time Again – PRS  from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography - The venerable, reliable and historic T-6 Texan is one of the highlights of PRS, Pylon Race Seminar that occurs each June. PRS is where aircraft and pilots who are new, requalifying or just getting in course time come to get ready for the Reno Air Races in Sept. Held at Stead airport, PRS is a four day event where all classes of racers are on the course. At the same time a select group of photographers are permitted on the course to photograph the racers…

Thousands expected at Hamilton air show this weekend - Stoney Creek News | Gates open at 9 am for static displays and the air show is slated to begin at 2 pm and run as long as two-and-a-half hours. The museum has brought back the Father's Day weekend air show after a 10-year absence. While he has more than 24000 hours of ...

Two B-17 Flying Fortresses chase each other through the skies...  from You like airplanes, too? | Two B-17 Flying Fortresses chase each other through the skies over 2008 Flying Legends Airshow. The lead aircraft is “Liberty Belle” which was sadly lost June 13, 2011 after a forced landing (and subsequent fire) in a corn field. Happily, all crew and passengers were unharmed and able to exit the plane safely. Photo by Pete. Full version here.

Smoke and flames at airport - Bundaberg NewsMail | But at the end of the day no-one was really injured as organisers of the Wide Bay Australia International Airshow ran through a series of emergency scenarios. They were making sure their systems were in place to deal with anything that happens at the ...

Air Force Armament Museum — a place to see things that fly and go BOOM!  from Travel for Aircraft | The Air Force Armament Museum is not really near anything or along the way to anywhere unless you are on US 98 going through the panhandle near Pensacola. That being said, though, it is easy to get to from either US 98 or I-10, and the panhandle possesses Florida’s most spectacular sand dunes and brilliantly white quartz sand beaches. It is adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base, requires no base access, has free parking as well as entry but no eating facility nor is there one close by — and it is worth the trip as fits a national museum…

Booklist: Wings Around the World  from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | WINGS AROUND THE WORLD: The Exhilarating Story of one Woman's Epic Flight from the North Pole to Antarctica, by Polly Vacher - Polly Vacher wanted to become the first pilot to complete a solo flight around the world via both Poles in a single-engine aircraft. Her 60,000 mile voyage would take her to every continent. She prepared meticulously for two years and had garnered multifarious sponsors…

Local group offers aviation experience for youth - Carroll County Comet | The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 256 will host a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Delphi Municipal Airport for youth ages 14-17, June 18, beginning at 9 am The rally is intended to create interest in aviation for young people. ...

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