Thursday, December 15, 2011

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Mike Goulian wins top airshow performer award - AOPA Pilot | By Alton K. Marsh Airshowperformer and past national aerobatic Unlimited Class champion Mike Goulian has won the airshow industry's top award given for making the greatest contributions over the past year. With receipt of the International Council of ...

VIDEO: The Blue Angels Come to Mankato - Mankato Free Press | The air show at the Mankato Regional Airport is scheduled for June 9-10, 2012. John Cross A Blue Angels plane rolls up to the terminal of the Mankato Regional Airport Monday. Two pilots for the precision Naval flying team flew to Mankato from Florida ...

Charleroi native to guide Blue Angels back to local air show - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | He saw the flash of F/A-18 jets and wanted to be a member of the elite Blue Angels. "I've always kind of been an adrenaline junkie," Tedrow said Wednesday. "When I saw those blue jets flying overhead, I thought, 'That's what I want to do. ...

Team 2012 Schedules Posted:

Aero India 2011 - MSN | IAF's Sarang helicopters display their skills during the Aero India 2011 at Yelahanka Air base in Bangalore on Thursday. PTI

Bahrain airshow tickets selling fast - Trade Arabia | Tickets for Bahrain International Airshow 2012, set to take place at the Sakhir Airbase from January 19 to 21, 2012, are selling fast at all Batelco Retail Shops.  After the success of the inaugural event in January 2010, there is an increase in demand for tickets for Bias 2012, a statement from the telecommunications company said....

Red Arrows RAF Scampton move plan to be reviewed - BBC News | Plans to scale down operations at the Lincolnshire RAF base which is the home of Red Arrows are to be reviewed. In 2008 the Labour government said RAF Scampton would be downsized and the Red Arrows moved to RAF Waddington....

Air show axed as organisers pull out - NW Evening Mail | The Windermere Air Festival was run for the first time as a commercial venture last year, but rising costs and a tough economic climate has forced organisers Bluestone Events to pull out. Lack of sponsorship and grant funding means the company could ...

The Warbird Rescue Show Welcomes The Ventura Memorial Flight Association from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | WARBIRD RADIO – Listen in this Thursday as the Warbird Rescue guys welcome the Ventura Memorial Flight Association on the Warbird Rescue Show....

Travolta to host Living Legends of Aviation Awards - Ocala.com | John Travolta, the actor/aviator often seen in Marion County skies, is scheduled to host the ninth Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards on Jan. 20, according to PRNewswire.  A Legend himself who serves as the organization's Official Ambassador of Aviation (not only a title but a registered trademark), Travolta is no stranger to the ceremony, its fanfare and its mission to recognize and honor people who have made significant...

2011 Aviation Highlights Part 1 from I Love Planes by Rafael | This is the first of, I believe 3 parts, of my personal 2011 aviation highlights. This was a very active year with my aviation hobby as I got to see planes that I hadn’t seen before, I went to a couple of airshows and also went plane spotting out of state.  Part 1, comes from the Randolph Air Force Base Airshow. At the show, I got see a plane that I had been chasing...

Video: We Remember- USAF Heritage Flight - www.airshowbuzz.com

25 Mitchell B-25s Planned for 70th Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Reunion from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | DAYTON OHIO - The public will have an opportunity to celebrate the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders as the World War II aviation heroes commemorate the 70th anniversary of the raid on Japan during their reunion, April 17-20 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.  On April 18, 1942, 80 men achieved the unimaginable when they took off from an aircraft carrier on a top secret mission to bomb Japan. These men, led by Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, came to be known as the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders....

A Biggin Hill Christmas - Vintage Wings of Canada | Of my five Christmas celebrations  in wartime RCAF units, 1943 was the most memorable. The earlier years had not been without their unusual features. The first, 1940, when I was at Portage la Prairie EFTS, we were given 36 hour passes  on  December 24th, plus a rail pass to our home town. My home was a 12 hour train ride, each way, leaving me with 12 hours at home. The following year, 1941, I was with 132 RAF squadron at Peterhead, Scotland, but at Christmas we were on  a one flight....

Scruffy's medals sold for £36000 - St Helens Star | After the Great War he moved into air racing, aviation exhibitions, and competitive air events while continuing his military career in the Royal Air Force, later being promoted to squadron leader. Walter took part in the RAF Pageant at Hendon in July ...

AF Wounded Warrior Program helps Airmen transition, become self-sufficient from Air Force Link Top Stories | For wounded warriors who are being medically retired, the fear of leaving the service can be a frightening reality. Unfortunately, there are many more hurdles they must face during their transition.  While the Air Force has many programs in place to help these Airmen, the Wounded Warrior Program care managers at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, are there to assist them through every aspect of their transition and long after....

Rod Hightower - A Look Back and the View Ahead from eaavideo.org

Jeff Skiles Thanks Young Eagles Volunteers from eaavideo.org | Co-Chairman Jeff Skiles thanks EAA members and volunteers for their participation in this very important program.

On This Day in Aviation History: December 15th - NYC Aviation

Warbird calendar now available from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Historic Flight Foundation, in concert with several Cascade Warbirds photographers, has published a 2012 calendar featuring warbirds. The calendar (pictured below) is offered for $20, with 25% of the proceeds donated to the Cascade Warbirds Memorial Scholarship Fund...

Scaled Composites Seeking Really Big Engineers! (Stratolaunch Mega Mothership) - AirPigz | The recent announcement by Paul Allen of the Stratolaunch Systems space venture that includes both Burt Rutan and Scaled Composites (along with SpaceX and Dynetics) got me thinking right away about how involved Burt would be. He's retired now and moved away from Mojave, so I wondered to what extent he'd be directly involved. So, I sent him an email and simply asked "are you directly involved in the design and engineering of the mega mothership or is that task completely handed over to Scaled?" I was fortunate to get....

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