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Heavy Metal Jet Team is Expanding and Recruiting Pilots and Crew Members - North America’s newest civilian jet team is adding more jets and is looking for additional pilots and crew members for the remainder of the 2011 air show season and 2012. | Clinton, NJ (July 11, 2011) – Heavy Metal Jet Team, the North American air show circuit’s newest aerobatic jet team sponsored by United Bank Card, Inc (UBC), is already expanding its fleet of aircraft. The team currently flies with a five-ship of L-39’s, but it will soon be bringing its T-33 as well as a MiG-17 as solo demos and into the full team act.  With the return of the T-33 and the addition of the MiG-17, the team is currently recruiting Pilots and Maintenance Crew Members…  

Volunteers sought to work on Capital Airshow in September - Sacramento Bee | A volunteer rally for people interested in assisting with this year's California Capital Airshow will be held Wednesday evening in Rancho Cordova. People age 18 and older are sought to volunteer their time working at the air show, ...

FlyingFilm.co.uk  from http://www.flyingfilm.co.uk/  Here’s my close-up clip of P-51 ‘Big Beautiful Doll, piloted by former owner Rob Davies, being caught by the wingtip of the Skyraider owned by Jean Baptiste Salis.  After quickly regaining control Rob bails out at a pretty low altitude and the French pilot does a great job in getting back with a few feet missing from his wingtip…

Douglas gets you home  from Airline Pilot Central Forums by georgetg | Built like a tank, Douglas gets you home:

Locals Still Flying High About Air Show - NBC Miami | Last month, the return of the aerial stunts the last week of April appeared to be a sure thing, but now a dogfight between two competing air show producers could ground it. Tuesday, the city commission is expected to make a decision. ...

Tall Ships set sail from Greenock - BBC News | Before that crews and visitors will be treated to a flypast by the Red Arrows. The ships, which have spent four days moored at James Watt dock, are heading to Shetland for the next stage of the Tall Ships Races 2011. About 120000 visitors turned out to ...

The Adventures of Dani Canuck: Making Aviation History Sexy: The 2011 CAHS Conference  from http://www.danicanuck.com/   Aviation history - indeed history in general - is often seen as a little dull by the general public. While there are those who love lists of dates, facts, and might even have a footnote fetish like I do, most people do not. I think most of us do like humour, gripping stories, and special events that highlight the adventure and romance of of bygone eras…

Warbird Radio Presents – 100 Years of US Naval Aviation – Episode 2  from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | WARBIRD RADIO PRESENTS – Join us as we celebrate 100 years of US Naval Aviation history and look back on this amazing century of flight.  Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Curator of Modern Military Aviation, Dik Daso walks us through some of the historic Japanese airplanes in their collection.  To truly understand US Naval [...]

Vintage WWII planes special to man who flew one - KSN-TV | Most considered it the toughest flying of WWII. Those bombers flew into the teeth of German fighter plans and cannon fire from the ground that brought down many of the planes and the men in them. “I never gave it that much thought,” says Gallaway. ...

Wings Of Freedom Tour – KAKE | A P-51 Mustang, a B-24 Liberator, and a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress will fly in for the tour. Each plane is fully restored and still flying 6 decades after they were made. The tour is a chance for Kansans to see the planes and meet the men who flew ...

Darth Vader balloon to make debut this year at Great Reno Balloon Race  from Latest news updates from RGJ.com | An 86-foot-tall balloon of Darth Vader’s helmet will be one of the new special shapes at this year’s Great Reno Balloon Race on its 30th anniversary…

Young Eagles Event at Camdenton Memorial Airport - Lakenewsonline.com | Kids of all ages earned their flight wings at a Young Eagles event held at the Camdenton Memorial Airport on Saturday, July 9. The event was an opportunity for kids of all ages to get an up-close-and-personal look at the small aircraft that flies in ...