I flew in Fat Albert and almost barfed - Seattle Post Intelligencer (Amy Rolph/seattlepi.com) The US Navy Blue Angels' Fat Albert performs during the air show at Seafair, Sunday, August 8, 2010. (Cliff DesPeaux for seattlepi.com) I climbed out of Fat Albert, the Blue Angel's C-130T Hercules, clutching a little white ...
Could Blue Angels fall to federal budget ax? - The Seattle Times | The Blue Angels kick off their annual Seafair spectacle Saturday, thrilling the hordes and burning an awful lot of jet fuel on taxpayers' dime. Could the $40 million-a-year aerobatics team get caught up in military spending cuts required by the ...
Blue Angels at Museum of Flight | Slide Show - PNW Local News | Hundreds of people came out to the Museum of Flight to watch the Blue Angel take off from Boeing field for a rehearsal flight Friday, Aug. 8, to prepare for their Boeing Air Show performance at Seafair Saturday, and Sunday. ...
Video: Blue Angels practice over Lake Washington - The Seattle Times | In preparation for their weekend Seafair performances, the Blue Angels practiced over Lake Washington as crowds gathered on the shore and the I-90 bridge to watch on Friday, August 5, 2011. In preparation for their weekend Seafair performances, ...
Top 10 Best of Everything at EAA Airventure 2011 – NYCAviation | 2012 Ford Blue Angels Mustang: Ford had one of the largest displays at Oshkosh this year and smack in the middle was their blue jewel on wheels, the 2012 Ford Blue Angels Mustang. For the sixth straight year, the motor company (which also made planes ...New Fort Lauderdale air show moves ahead despite ... - Baltimore Sun - Promoters of the Lauderdale Air Show say their plans are for a traditional beach fly-over style of event that was popular for 13 years in Fort Lauderdale. On the other hand, they say Miami officials were trying to create ...
US Rep Takes on Air Force Over Air Show - NBC Miami | The US Air Force has grounded a plan that would have landed an international commercial air show at Homestead Air Reserve base and now a dog fight is about to take off. Stating, among other things, security concerns, the Air Force has denied allowing ...
Red Arrows to thrill Cowes - Isle of Wight County Press | THE world-renowned Red Arrows will perform their display in the skies above Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week tomorrow (Saturday) at 7.30pm. There will be a further aerial display in support of Toe in the ...Skyhawks parachute team put on special show for vets - CTV Saskatoon | As Saskatoon residents gear up for the Cameco Canada Remembers Festival for Heroes Air Show this weekend, many looked to the sky for a sneak peek at the action. The Canadian Skyhawks parachute team put on a show for Saskatoon's war veterans. ...
Cadets get to meet Snowbirds despite cancellation – BCLocalNews | Major Chris Hope and Captain Padruig Macintosh (red flightsuits) of the Snowbirds, meet with the Prince Rupert's Air and Sea Cadet corps. By Alan S. Hale - The Northern View Much to the disappointment of many Rupertites, the Snowbirds air show was ...
75-year-old pilot explains encounter with F-16s from WTHR | Myrtle Rose was taking a short flight over suburban Chicago when the 75-year-old aviation enthusiast looked out her cockpit window to see two F-16 fighter jets. She assumed the military pilots were just slowing down to get a...
I freaking LOVE this lady! from ExpressJet Forum by SpatialD | CHICAGO (AP) -- Myrtle Rose was taking a short flight over suburban Chicago when the 75-year-old aviation enthusiast looked out her cockpit window to see two F-16 fighter jets. She assumed the military pilots were just slowing down to get a closer look at her antique plane. It wasn't until she landed her 1941 Piper J-3 Cub that friends and the police told her the attention was much more serious - for straying into restricted airspace during a visit by President Barack Obama…
The AirSho: Navy aviators plan Fargo landing - DL-Online | Fargo AirSho organizers expect at least 100 and possibly 200 to 300 current and retired naval aviators and flight officers to descend on the city for a luncheon Aug. 12 in conjunction with the AirSho. FARGO – All hands on deck: The Navy is coming to ...
WW II-era planes arrive in Lexington - Lexington Herald Leader | Tickets to explore the aircraft are $12 for ages 12 and older and $6 for children younger than 12. WWII veterans may tour the aircraft at no cost. Discounted rates are available for school groups. A 30-minute flight aboard the B-17 or the B-24 is $425. ...
It’s a Race – It’s an Economy Run from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Stemme, the German manufacturer of a series of highly innovative sailplanes, motorgliders and even unmanned aerial vehicles, has announced the first Green Speed Cup, which will take place between August 7 and 13, 2011, starting from Stausberg Airfield every day...Spaceport America tour review from RLV and Space Transport News | A report on the tour of Spaceport America given by Follow The Sun in Truth or Consequences: Explore future of far-out travel at New Mexico’s Spaceport America - The Dallas Morning News (via spacetoday.net). As many as 11 guests board an extended van for the reasonably comfortable and surprisingly interesting 45-minute drive to Spaceport America…
Suge Delivered! from VAF Forums by petehowell | It has been awhile since I have done a rescue flight for the Boxer Ladies, but when they called about Suge, I was happy to help. Suge got hit by a car on the Bluegrass Hwy near Bardstown, KY and broke both his hind legs and pelvis…Today in Aviation History – August 6 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
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