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Blue Angels Cockpit Cam - Laguna Beach Independent | The Blue Angels magnanimously invited me to fly with them in their two-seat F/A-18 Hornet, and to put it mildly — it was phenomenal! Invitations for a backseat hop are far and few between, so it was a distinct privilege to be selected for a VIP ride....

Even Pilots Covet a 'Blues' Thrill Ride - Laguna Beach Independent | He joined a select company of fewer than 100 people a year privileged to ride with the Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, popularly known as the Blue Angels. The squadron's six pilots currently fly the Boeing-made F/A-18 Hornet, wowing crowds by ...
   
Shinin' for the fly-in - TriValley Central | The first is AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association. It's the granddaddy of fly-ins. The Lakeland fly-in is the second leg. The Casa Grande fly-in, the 39th, is formally known as the Copperstate Fly-In and...

Video: Wings & Wheels 2011 from Latest Vlog | This coming December Wings & Wheels comes to Cape Town where two full flying days will take place...

From Greece to Jordan - Apache Rolle | A near Greece, Turkey and Israel, the patrol came up today in Beirut before moving the week from this Sunday, Jordan. Below are some photos of Katsu is the journey to occasion of the arrival in Beirut. One thing is certain: it is sunnier in Turkey!

Amazing Aerobatic Video with Vicky Benzing from Fear of Landing by Sylvia | I first saw this video of Vicky Benzing performing aerobatics on the Love Air Aviation Blog. What I love about this video is the perspective, that we are right there with Benzing flying the plane, rather than just a view of the plane itself from the ground...

Video: Inside the Team Chambliss Garage from Aerial Sports Feed | Aerobatic pilot Kirby Chambliss and his crew chief Jason Resop take us on a tour through the Team Chambliss garage at Flying Crown Ranch, showing several vintage planes as well as the newer models he...

VIDEO of Will Whiteside and Steadfast setting the RECORD from www.aafo.com

Governor's Banquet to Benefit Reno Air Race Victims | NEVADA DAY GOVERNOR’S BANQUET |To benefit the Carson City IHOP and Reno Air Races victims! | Full Press Release for the Governor's Banquet can be found HERE.

Video cards yield no clues to cause of Reno air crash -  39online.com | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US safety investigators were unable to retrieve any onboard video from the wreckage of a vintage plane that crashed into a crowd at a Nevada air show last month, killing 11 people. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)...

Glenn Curtiss - Competitor On The Ground and In The Air from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | The last two blogs were based on America's barnstorming era, the precursor to today's popular air shows. As mentioned, the first American air show was evidently held in Texas in 1910. That was a year AFTER the first "aerial fair" in Europe which took place in Rheims, France in August, 1909! It was called "Rheims Aviation Week" (at least that's the translated name...) and word is that more than 1 million people attended including the President of France and Britain's David Lloyd-George who would be that country's Prime Minister during the upcoming Great War years...

Aviation Celebration 2011 relives World War II history from Warplanes Online Community by Tynibelle | Millville, NJ — Aviation Celebration 2011 picked up where the history books left off.  World War II history came alive Saturday, Oct. 15, at the city’s municipal airport, with views of battle-tested aircraft, firsthand stories from veterans and a visit from re-enactors who set up camp. The Aviation Celebration has become an annual tradition, hosted by the Millville Army Air Field Museum.  “It’s fascinating to talk to the men who were actually there,” first-time attendee Brian Juzwiak of Philadelphia said. “You can’t get this from a history book.”...

Vintage Wings of Canada: Ladies and Gentlemen Aviators | The spectacular 2011 flying season has come to an end. We flew more than 750 hours safely, from coast to coast and with a minimum of snags. We increased membership, created new, innovative, unique and exciting programs, welcomed more volunteers, partnered with more sponsors and signed up more members than ever before. Time to celebrate, to let off some steam and to pat ourselves on the back at the second annual Victory Gala. We promise a minimum of speechifying, great food and drink, bagpiping to stir even the dead, music and a Canadian aviation legend guest list that includes Max Ward among others.  The theme is the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and costumes that relate to the "Plan" or the 1940s are welcomed. At last count, this event was 71% sold out. With three weeks left, this will undoubtedly sell out, so follow this link now to register, or be left standing with your cold nose pressed against the hangar windows, wishing you were dancing and carrying on with us inside.  Dave O'Malley | Vintage Wings of Canada

'Belle' of famed B-17 to get statue - DeSoto Appeal | The Memphis Belle Memorial Association will unveil a statue of Memphis Belle namesake Margaret Polk at 2 pm Sunday in Veterans Plaza at Overton Park as part of a ceremony paying homage to the famous B-17 bomber and its crew. ...

Aviation Articles for October 21, 2011 from aroundthepattern.com by Tracy | Some good Nevada Aviation History uncovered by Tracy

Aéropuces 2011 from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier | Aéropuces 22 and October 23, 2011
90 exhibitors on 500 meters of exhibition: a record for editing the famous flea market aviation!  For the fifth consecutive year, the Museum of Air and Space is holding its large flea market aeronautics. Collectors, individuals and professionals find themselves under the wings of two Concorde Museum for two days of "treasure hunt" in a festive atmosphere. The 90 exhibitors are expected for this year a record number of participants. Free entry...

PICTURES: U.S. Marine Corps F-35B shows the embedded operations from CavokBlog | On the last day on October 18, the Marine Corps and U.S. Joint Office of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) tests showed short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant F-35B Lightning II for journalists on board the ship amphibious assault USS Wasp, when the fighter F-35B test "BF-4", piloted by Lieutenant Colonel of Marines, Fred Schenk, performed a series of short takeoffs and vertical landings aboard the battleship of 40,000 tons on the coast of Virginia...

SEOUL AIR SHOW: KF-X vision unveiled - The Dew Line | In a seminar today at the Seoul Air Show, South Korean government officials outlined the strategy and plans for the KF-X, a twin-engined stealth fighter with a design goal of achieving manoeuvrability, speed and range performance between a Lockheed Martin F-16 and a Boeing F-15...

"Dave's Innate Shyness" UCAP #258 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded October 14, 2011

Flight rally is Saturday at Bay Bridge Airport - The Star Democrat | STEVENSVILLE Area young people ages 8 to 17 will have a chance to take to the skies when the Chesapeake Sport Pilot and Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 571 hosts an Open House and Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Bay Bridge Airport....

Astronaut Lands in Birmingham from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | -BIRMNGHAM AL- Arriving from Houston, Astronaut Serena Aunon was the featured speaker at the Birmingham Aero Club on Thursday evening. Almost 200 people turned out at the Southern Museum of Flight to hear the latest on the space program. Among the audience was a group of youngsters from Girls, Inc and two Civil Air Patrol Squads from Tuscaloosa and Pell City.  Dr. Aunon who completed the two and a half year Astronaut program says she is still in training pending a...