Indy Transponder 15-SEP-2011 0400z

F-16 pilot was ready to down plane her father piloted on 9/11 - Washington Post | “This sounds cold-hearted, I mean that was my daddy,” Penney said from Reno, where she and her father are flying for separate teams in the annual Reno Air Races. “But, frankly, there was no way for me to know, and it would not have changed what I ...

EAA's "One Lap" series.  A video episode for each class.  Reno: One Lap in Austin Priester's Pitts, Reno: One Lap in a P-51, Reno: One Lap in a T-6, Reno: One Lap in a Pitts S1C,

Life In The (Really) Fast Lane! Fab EAA Video On Reno Air Racing from AirPigz | I'm sitting in the Denver airport on my way to the Reno Air Races so I figure this excellent EAA video on Reno Racing and the PRS (Pylon Racing School - held in June each year) is the perfect post for the day. It gives a really great idea of what it's like to be tearing up the desert race course at Stead Field in Reno, and puts faces and personalities on the pilots that have air racing in their blood. ...

Qualifying videos from You Tube: Blue Thunder II, Galloping Ghost.

National Championship Air Races Soars into Reno - My News 4 | Includes video interview with Steven Hinton and Mike Houghton

Air Races – Day 2 from aroundthepattern.com by Tracy | ...I was up on my neighbor’s balcony and shot this. Strega in it’s pit area minus propeller. They must have found something after that blistering qualification run – or they’re trying to go even faster.  ... [Indy Transponder note: our sources are telling us that Strega had a "weeping prop" (hydraulic leak) and that the issue is being addressed]

Thunder Over the Blue Ridge to roll into Martinsburg - The Herald-Mail | “We feel this is going to be a great time for everyone,” Schmidt said Wednesday of the show lineup and various activities on the base. The Viper East F-16 Demonstration Team, US Aerobatic Champion Paul Jennings and the Trojan Horsemen, ...
   
UCRA Airshow to feature stunts, rare planes and fun - Cookeville Herald Citizen | The skies above Sparta will be filled with planes and stunts when the Upper Cumberland Airshow, scheduled for this Saturday, kicks off at 11:55 amHerald-Citizen Photo/Ty Kernea SPARTA -- In just a few days, the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport will be ...

Red Arrows announce new line-up - BBC News | The team will get three new pilots, one of whom will replace Flt Lt Jon Egging, who died in a crash following a display at the Bournemouth Air Festival. Since the crash in August the team has been flying in an eight-man formation instead of the usual ...

Wheee! Flying upside down in a super-fast jet from PhotoBlog | The Breitling Jet Team flies during a press demonstration before the airshow of Sion, Switzerland, Sept. 14. The Breitling Jet Team is ...

Seaplanes return to Hammondsport on Saturday - The Leader | The annual Seaplane Homecoming returns to Hammondsport’s Depot Park on Saturday, with a new look. Highlights include a seaplane parade, hot air balloon and helicopter rides, a ...

Fly-in to feature antique aircraft - Green Bay Press Gazette | The fruit of those efforts is the EAA  Warbirds Badger Squadron 6 Annual Fly-in. The third fly-in is set for Saturday at the airport. The event — which runs from 9 am to 5 pm — is slated to feature not just antique aircraft, but antique cars, ...

Photos: PT-22 at Night from Antique Airfield News | Brendan Shay, a first-timer to the 2011 Blakesburg Fly-In, took some neat night shots of a Ryan PT-22 at Blakesburg.

Festival to include air show at airport - Stafford County Sun | STAFFORD — Bad weather, the economy and an upcoming festival and air show were among the topics discussed at a monthly meeting of the Stafford Regional Airport Authority on Monday. The annual  ...

B-29 "Superfortress" lands in Stillwater - Perkins Journal | Members of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), a group of volunteers who care for classic military air craft, provided visitors to the Stillwater Regional Airport with information about the plane and a chance to tour the interior. ...

Netherlands Air Force will demonstrate airpower in Leeuwarden - Cavok (translated) | The Apache attack helicopter demonstration team ground of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, one of the attractions of Air Power Show in Leeuwarden. (Photo: RNLAF)  | On 16 and 17 September 2011, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RLNAF) will present to the public during the Open Gates Leeuwarden Air Base during the event under the motto "The future hangs in the air."   ...

Tom Reilly – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday – 10am (EASTERN) - WarbirdRadio.com | THURSDAY - Tom Reilly joins us with an update on the XP-82. Tune in at 10am (EASTERN) and hear the latest news from Douglas, Georgia. It's always an ...

Black Team Kicks off the NFL Season — US Army Golden Knights | Every year, millions of Americans look forward to an exciting day- The beginning of the NFL season. Black Team was proud to be part of the first NFL game, in Miami. The Miami Dolphins invited the Golden Knights to jump, once again. This year added an additional touch, however. Our jump was scheduled for 8:45 PM, well after the sun had set. The Miami Dolphins requested a night-pyrotechnic performance, for their first 2011 halftime.  Black Team began our preparations at the beginning of the 2nd quarter. With a half time  ...

Teammates Final jump from US Army Golden Knights |  After a full day of training on Monday, members of the Golden Knights 8 Way Team were honored to spend one final afternoon with a former teammate.  William Harrell, known affectionately to his teammates as Buzz, was a member of the US Army Parachute Team beginning in the 1970′s.  His last wish was to be [...]

2011 Golden Knight Assessment and Selection Begins — US Army Golden Knights | Well, GKAS has started for 2011 and the cadre have the 10 of us up and running. We started zero week on 7 September with in-processing and classes on everything from marking our bunks to how to roll a WDI. We went to Media Relations and had our “head shots” taken and then we had a taped interview. This was  ...

Brush hosts balloon blast - The Fort Morgan Times | Saturday dawned to a sky clear and cold, just the right weather for the Brush Balloon Festival.  Hot air balloon owners and fans worked in tandem to put the balloons together, and it took a crew for each of  ...

Boeing 377 from I n f o r m a t i o n 2 S h a r e by pawangkul | The plane was released in the late-1940s and it had four piston propeller engines that powered it. The aircraft had surprisingly low fuel consumption for the era and was able to cruise at about 32,000 feet. It also had a pressurized cabin, which was a relatively new feature to high altitude aircraft of that time. At cruising altitude the cabin altitude was 5,500 ft (1,700 m).  The airlines were able to make transoceanic flights ...

John McCain at ‘Hook 2011 from Neptunus Lex | ... “So as we celebrate the centennial of Naval Aviation and begin to contemplate the next 100 years, I encourage all of you to look back on those who led us through our first century. I urge you to study their lives and their leadership styles. Then strive to be like them. Learn to inspire the men and women who work for you. Learn to lift them up, to give them meaningful responsibility, to allow them room to grow, and yes, even to ... "

Traps and Cats on the USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 from Cara Renee Photography Blog | I was  nominated by Dennis Hall and Guy Kawasaki for the Navy’s Distinguished Visitor program to photo document everyday life on the aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln. Check another one off the “bucket list”!  This was an opportunity of a life time! ...

Alabama Native and 50 Year NASA Marshall Veteran to Receive 'Women Helping Women' Award from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | HUNTSVILLE AL-  Ann McNair, Director of the Office of Center Operations at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will be honored Sept. 15 with a "Women Helping Women" award from the nonprofit Women's Economic Development Council of Huntsville. ...

WASP Homecoming 2011- Pictures from WASP Museum 

Young Eagles take flight from Creswell airport - Creswell Chronicle | It's possible that one or more of your flight crew started an aviation career as the result of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program, offered since 1982. Last Saturday, 31 potential future aviators from eight to 17 years old ...

NASA unveils next rocket — a hybrid shuttle to fly in 2017 - Orlando Sentinel | WASHINGTON -- NASA made official on Wednesday its next vision for space travel by unveiling plans for a massive rocket it hopes could blast astronauts to an asteroid by 2025 while laying the foundation for a ...