Wednesday, October 5, 2011

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Republic of Korea's Special Ops Air Force Team, Black Eagles from Military Photos | Team Black Eagles. They are Republic of Korea's Air Force Special Ops team specializing in organized teamwork and skilled flying skills through various special flying techniques.  Flying advanced supersonic training fighter T-50s, which was developed by South Korea alone, they fly in 27 formations including the yin-yang shape, and the Cupid arrow. It's an art of flying.  On October 1st, Republic of Korea's Armed Forces Day, they...

Airshow ready to take flight - Houston Chronicle | Free bus shuttles are available with proof of ticket purchase This year's Wings Over Houston Airshow will feature helicopter aerobatics and a parachute team, lots of jets and performances by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, among other attractions. ...

Great Georgia Air Show returns this weekend - The Citizen.com | Later this week, look up in the sky and you'll see birds, planes and even more planes as The Great Georgia Air Show returns to Peachtree City. The popular event takes place each October at Falcon Field in Peachtree City and features a variety of ...

'Low and Fast' Air Show Coming to Magic Valley - Twin Falls Times-News | The Navy Blue Angels will return to Joslin Field, Magic Valley Regional Airport in 2012 for the 'Air Magic Valley' air show, last held in 2008. (Times-News file photo) TWIN FALLS • The US Navy Blue Angels will return to the Magic...

Blue Angels solo at the MCAS Miramar Air Show - ASB

Local pilot makes US World Team - WRBL | News 3 takes you up in the air with a Columbus pilot representing America at the World Aerobatic Championships. (more) You know you have mastered your sport when you earn the right to represent your country at the world championships. ...

Tucson Aerobatic Shootout - Tucson Weekly | A radio-control airplane showcase features top international aerobatic pilots competing for $100000 in cash and prizes in a freestyle contest from 10:30 am to 5 pm, Saturday, Oct. 8; and 10:30 am to 3 pm, Sunday, Oct. 9. The Southern Arizona Rocketry...

Diana Gomes da Silva in acrobatics in Sintra (with photos) - Translated | For Iron Rita Baptista | The Portuguese Air Force yesterday opened the doors of the Air Base No. 1, in Sintra, about 250 students in the county, giving them a different morning, they got to know what the aircraft is beyond the pilots. Students were also able to watch a flight of Diana Gomes da Silva, the only rider in Portugal doing aerobatics.  The initiative was included in the draft "Flying High", which has...
Photos: Season Opening Axalp (-Ebenfluh) Shooting Range from AirSpace by Grimmi

'Bird Man' flies alongside airplanes - Translated w Video | ... He has flown over the English Channel and the Grand Canyon with the equipment. Rossy, a former fighter pilot, says his dream was always to "fly like a bird." ...

From Antique Airfield
HONOR FLIGHTS TAKE ON URGENCY - Kansas.com | Herb Duncan of the Commemorative Air Force Jayhawk Wing, because at least another 1000 or more are on waiting lists to go, and time is running out. "Because these veterans are dying," Duncan said. "They are 85 to 90 years of age, and we have this ...

NASA Astronaut Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month at Discovery Museum from PR Newswire | HOUSTON, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Michael Massimino will be the featured guest at the Discovery Museum and Planetarium's National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 8. During his visit, Massimino will give a multi-media presentation about...

October 4, 2011 In the Pitts part 1 by Linda Street-Ely | Linda: The FAA Safety Seminar scheduled for October 29 must be one of the most popular offered through “WINGS,” a voluntary continuing education program for pilots. Credits are accumulated by attending approved programs and logging certain types of training. Hot off the press came the invitation to join ...
   
Lee Davenport, WWII radar developer, dies at 95 - Boston Globe | Lee Davenport, a physicist who developed a radar device for US and allied troops in World War II, has died. He was 95. His daughter, Carol Davenport, said Tuesday he died of cancer Friday in Greenwich. Davenport earned his Ph.D. in physics for work he ...

Fresh Airplanista Magazine content ready for your reading enjoyment!
In this issue:
Aviation's Next generation - EAA’s ambitious and extremely successful Young Eagles program is our most valuable tool in the creation of new pilots.
Interview: Meet a Motivated Young Airplanista - Amy Jens Hansen is all of 12 years old, but her passion for aviation is strong and her flying future will be glorious.
Flying in Thin Air - Airplanista’s E.U. correspondent explains the tricky operations of Samedan Airport near St. Moritz and Davos, Switzerland.
Photo Feature: Just Jets - When it comes to photographing operations at large airports, this month’s featured photog shows us how he gets the best shots by seeking out beautiful backgrounds.
Happening in Hartford: AOPA Summit 2011 - So much to see, so much to do, where to start? A CRJ driver for a regional airline describes “his” Summit adventure.
Playing with the Big Dogs - Plenty of uncertainty can be waiting for anyone flying into busy class bravo airspace VFR. To simplfy the process, the trip is made easier with an IFR flight plan.

GK Films Plans WWII 'Battle Of Britain' - Deadline.com | Graham King's GK Films has hired Robert Towne to write The Battle of Britain, a script about the largest and most sustained air battle to date. King and Tim Headington will produce. In 1940, the Royal Air Force battled the German Luftwaffe for control ...

Crash and Burn: ABC’s 'Pan Am' Is Another Downer from Adweek : Television by Anthony Crupi | Heading into the third week of the 2011-12 TV season, the new crop of broadcast dramas appears to be dying on the vine.  Programs that got off to a healthy start during premiere week wilted the second time around, and shows that stumbled at the gate did even worse in their return dates. Most recently, the promising Pan Am on Sunday night plummeted 28 percent from its debut deliveries, averaging 7.75 million viewers in ABC’s 10 p.m. time slot....

Video: F-35B Sea Trials from Latest Vlog 

BAe 146 aircraft firefighting is approved in the U.S. from CavokBlog | Thrones The company, based in Canada, developed a version of tanker aircraft firefighting aircraft BAe 146, which after passing through assessments with the U.S. Forest Service in Montana, the jet was launched in 146 service and is currently stationed in Texas with Neptune Aviation Services. The aircraft was assigned Tanker 40 in the U.S. and received the "interim approval" of the Interagency Air Tanker Board.  "We are very excited about this", said Mark Coffin, manager of facilities maintenance and conversion of the company Thrones. "This is a victory for our team of design and production."  Baes The 146 had 90 passengers to their interiors completely removed and replaced with a tank of 3,000 ....

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