Early results show drop in Rockford Airfest attendance - Rockford Register Star | Spectators watch the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team during Rockford AirFest on Sunday, June 5, 2011, at the Chicago Rockford International Airport. By Brian Leaf ROCKFORD — Some 60000 people attended Rockford AirFest 2011 at Chicago Rockford ...
Airshow to take flight Saturday - Denton Record Chronicle | The biggest difference at the Denton Airshow this year is the addition of modern military aircraft demonstrations, made possible by a 1000-foot addition to Denton Airport's runway. “The [military] aircraft are heavy ...
Everything in order for Purdue pair in Air Race Classic - Journal and Courier | She and pilot Allison Springer leave today for Iowa to prepare for the Air Race Classic. / (By Jordan Kartholl/ Journal & Courier) After attaching decals to the right side of the airplane on Wednesday, Purdue University's air race duo opened the door ...
Purdue women air racers ready for Classic event - Media Newswire | WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University students Allison Springer and Chantel Steele will participate in the 34th annual Air Race Classic all women's transcontinental air race from June 21-24. (Media-Newswire.com) - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue ...
RV's and Rockets at 2011 Reno Pylon Racing Seminar! from VAF Forums by rvmills | This week is the 2011 Reno Air Racing Association Pylon Racing Seminar (PRS), and there are 4 RVs and 2 Rockets participating! I thought I'd blog a little here this week, to try and give our VAF family a taste of what its like to turn props on the biggest Air Racing Stage in the World! PRS is where pilots earn the qualification to run in the big show in September. Pilots that have raced in the last 3 years or have completed PRS in the past 2 years do not need to complete PRS to compete in September. However, if you do not meet those criterion, you must complete PRS to race in the show…
UARC Air Racing Program Shuffles Team Roster, Dumps Controversial Pilot from Aero-News Network | Event Spokesman Confirms FAA Race Approvals Still Under Way... BUT NOT YET GRANTED In a story broken last week by ANN and earning extensive concern and attention from the airshow and air racing community, we have confirmed that UARC (Ultimate Air Race Challenge) has eliminated controversial Pilot David Riggs from its program. First described as "Mixed Martial Arts with Airplanes," it appears that the fledgling race program is reshuffling its pilot roster in order to present a more conservative profile to an industry wary of controversy and the potential of bad press…
KPAE Paine Field: FHC's Fw 190 Debut Saturday, June 18 from kpae.blogspot.com | Earlier this spring the Flying Heritage Collection finished restoration of the world’s only original flying condition German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5, now on display inside the collection’s hangar facility located at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. After carefully rebuilding the aircraft, the Flying Heritage Collection will debut the workhorse German fighter plane this Saturday in a free-to-the-public Fly Day event…
Veteran lamented role in WWII's end - Tulsa World | aviator Ben West: The Sapulpa native flew 35 combat missions as a B-29 navigator-bombardier during World War II. He delivered warnings of an atomic bomb attack and regretted the loss of civilian life but was glad to help end the fighting. ...
Cheraw Airport hosts breakfast fly-in - Cheraw Chronicle | The rest of the Fly-In participants flew mostly Mooneys, Cessnas and Pipers of various models and years. The South Carolina Breakfast Club was founded in 1938 and has continued every two weeks since then. Sometimes the turn-out is dismal if the weather ...
The 6th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships has started ! from Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - FAI - by fca | The 6th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships started yesterday in Sweden. 47 pilots from 12 Countries are at the airfield of Arboga, enjoying warm hospitality and beautiful landscapes, to select the best gliding lady in three classes, Club, Standard and 15m...
Cheraw Airport hosts breakfast fly-in - Cheraw Chronicle | The rest of the Fly-In participants flew mostly Mooneys, Cessnas and Pipers of various models and years. The South Carolina Breakfast Club was founded in 1938 and has continued every two weeks since then. Sometimes the turn-out is dismal if the weather ...
The 6th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships has started ! from Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - FAI - by fca | The 6th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships started yesterday in Sweden. 47 pilots from 12 Countries are at the airfield of Arboga, enjoying warm hospitality and beautiful landscapes, to select the best gliding lady in three classes, Club, Standard and 15m...
Booklist: Callsign Revlon from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Call Sign Revlon: The Life and Death of Navy Fighter Pilot Kara Hultgreen, by Sally Spears - In October 1994 Navy Lt. Kara Hultgreen died when her F-14 fighter jet crashed into the ocean during an attempt to land aboard an aircraft carrier. As the first woman to fly the high-powered Tomcat in a fighter squadron, Hultgreen was already a visible figure in the debate over whether women should serve in combat, and her death only intensified that debate. After her crash, sources within the Navy released documents to show that Hultgreen was an unqualified pilot who got through training because she was a woman…
Winged acquisitions:Chico Air Museum to attempt cross country transport of F-15 - Enterprise-Record | CHICO — The rich aviation history of Chico began in 1913 when 16-year-old Thaddeus Kerns built and flew a small plane in south Chico. It continued through the 1940s and 1950s when Chico Army Airfield was the training ground for thousands of military ...
Solar flight hopes to pave way - Sky News Australia | So of course, the aeroplanes will make some evolution, it will not always stay so big, so light, so sensitive to the weather, but this is a first step, now we are showing that an aeroplane with zero fuel, just on solar power, can fly day and night with ...
Balloon fest is next week - Tualatin Times | As always, the sky will be dotted with brightly colored hot air balloons in the early morning hours, but Saturday evening the 2011 Twilight 5k race will bring a new time (and a new name) to the Bridging the Gap 5k/10k run. The race has been renamed and ...
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