Saturday, June 18, 2011

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Thunderbirds opposing solos perfect symmetry (it’s also a matter of observer’s point of view) from David Cenciotti's | The following picture, taken by contributor Giovanni Maduli, were not Photoshopped. They show the Thunderbirds opposing solos F-16s performing their famous mirror passes (belly-to-belly calypso pass and inverted one) at Jesolo Air Extreme 2011. From his very unique point of view, slightly different from ...

Denton Airshow Takes Off - NBC Dallas-Fort Worth | But, the airshow came to town, I fell in love with aviation, and I made it a goal of mine to become a pilot," Dover said. Dover now pilots the F-16 Viper West and is part of the single ship demonstration team that travels the nation. ...

Airshow - Internationale Belpmoostage - IBT'11 (Berne, Switzerland) from Swiss Air Force | There are two big Airshows in Switzerland this Weekend - 75 years of Anti Air Defence in Dubendorf near Zurich and the International Airshow on the Airfield of Berne. ...

'Plane Fun' set to take off June 18-19 - FOX Toledo Online | MILLBURY, Ohio - Interest in aviation will take flight Saturday and Sunday at the Plane Fun Fly-In 2011, to be held at the Toledo Executive Airport. The annual event raises funds for the non-profit Experimental ...

Photo Wing Walkers Peggy Krainz Boeing PT-17 Stearman OE-AWW - PlanePictures.net

Losing Its Sizzle? - DefenseNews.com | French "Patrouille de France" Alpha jets perform their display during the 48th international Paris Air Show on June 20, 2009, at Le Bourget airport, near Paris. The show celebrates its centenary this year with historic planes displays. ...

Air show, road race proposed for Fort Lauderdale beach - Broward Politics | A group of promoters want to resurrect the air show next April. They propose a scaled-down version of the annual event that long drew tens of thousands of people to the beach to watch stunt pilots and view fighter jets and bombers. ...

Air Race Classic Preparations from Life on the Road as a Pilot | As usual, an event you've been looking forward to for months just seems to pop up on the horizon before you know it. I've been burying my head in the stack of books studying for my Certificated Flight Instructor rating and in the meantime the Air Race Classic has crept up when I wasn't looking. ...

Indiana State Team Leaves For Air Race Classic - MyWabashValley | The Air Race Classic, a 4 day, 10 stop race that takes place in the skies of America... ISU student Kay Brown flew in last years race... "Last year was a lot of fun. Really stormy last year as well, we had a lot of weather that we had to deal with but ...

50 women pilots to compete in the 35th Annual Air Race Classic - Patch.com | Prior to the race, there will also be festivities Saturday, including free plane rides for kids, BBQ and dance By Hope Nealson | Email the author | 5:49pm Terry Carbonell touches down Wednesday at the Iowa City Muncipal Airport for the first Air Race ...

Organizers, Pilots Preparing for Reno Air Races - KTVN | This year's Reno Air Races are still about three months away, but this week pilots at the Reno-Stead Airport are earning their wings to participate in them. The pilots are participating in what's called pylon racing seminars to become certified air ...

Wright "B" Flyer's newest airplane flies from AviationDayton | SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – A one-of-a-kind airplane designed to showcase Dayton’s aviation heritage around the ...
   
Group works to restore, preserve historic plane - Community Impact Newspaper | Dale, a US Army veteran, and his father, Alan Dale, flew aboard a World War II-era B-25 bomber May 6 to honor US Marine Cpl. Stanley Dale, who flew in a B-25 for nighttime missions during the war. The Devil Dog aircraft is hangared at the Georgetown ...

Aviation Stories for June 17, 2011 from aroundthepattern.com | ... And one last item – This week is the Pylon Racing School at Reno-Stead Airport. There were 116 pilots and crew members registered for the event this year. There are a lot more jets in the course this year than I have seen in the past. ...

Video: Treetop Flyer – The Classic Low Level Flying Video from AviationChatter.com | A word of caution to would-be daredevils: do not try this at homeThis is one of my favorite flying videos. It has all the elements: low level flying, speed, a great airplane and the perfect soundtrack. The airplane pictured appears to be a Van’s RV-4, a popular and fun ...

Martin B-57 Canberra walkaround (write) from Travel for Aircraft 

Father's Day Treat for WW2 Event - WGME | The New Hampshire based non-profit provides veterans with free travel to Washington so they can visit the monuments and reflect on their service. Carr, age 90, served as an Air Force mechanic during WW2 aboard B-24 bombers. ...
   
Castle Air Museum to celebrate 30 years with swing music - Merced Sun-Star | ATWATER -- Castle Air Museum supporters will be able to jive Saturday when the museum celebrates its 30th anniversary by hosting a free concert for all the museum's patrons. "This concert is to celebrate 30 years of being open to the ...

Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum Aerial Image from Helikopter Hysterie | ... The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has five helicopters on the flight deck: ...

Human Test Pilots Still Rule in Age of Drones - TechNewsDaily | All of those in-person observations add up to a certain pilot awareness that is hard to replicate when testing drones, said Ryan Olson, a project engineer for UAV simulation development at the National Test Pilot School. Early drone testing suffered ...

A whole different world - Baldwin County Now | Orange Beach resident and Foley native to take off at Balloon Festival | Ellis Calvert is an active hot air balloon pilot and has been a fanatic of the activity for 20 years. The Orange Beach resident calls it a hobby, one that he started because he was "looking for something different to do."  "I went one time and got hooked ever since," Calvert said.
The 63-year-old is one of 45 pilots participating this weekend in the seventh annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival, an event he thinks shows the strengths of the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce. ...

Lucky charms and bullet holes in Afghan helicopter from WTHR | The Army medics had just dropped off a Marine wounded in a bombing when one reached over and handed me a scribbled note inside the noisy U.S. helicopter. ...

V-22 flew Osama’s body to USS Carl Vinson from Warplanes Online Community | ... A V-22 Osprey aircraft ferried Osama bin Laden’s body to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson after he was killed in a U.S. raid May 2 in Pakistan.Representative Norman Dicks, a Democrat from Washington, talked about the tilt-rotor aircraft’s mission as the House Appropriations Committee was considering the 2012 Pentagon spending bill. ...

NBC Producing Seal Team Six Documentary for Discovery Channel from TVNewser | NBC’s Peacock Productions is producing a documentary about the U.S. Navy’s Seal Team Six for Discovery Channel. “Secrets of Seal Team Six” will premiere Sunday July 10 on the cable network. Among the interviewees is the team’s founder, Dick Marcinko.  “There’s a group that will kick ass and save you,” says Marcinko in the program. ...

A fascination for airports made first female Emirati co-pilot pursue aviation - gulfnews.com | Soon, she realised the responsibility that's been put upon her shoulders; it was when she saw her name in a book titled 100 Greatest Women in Aviation. "I realised I'm not just representing Salma anymore. I'm representing my family, my company and my ...

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