Indy Transponder 05-JAN-2012 1030z

RENO RACES AHEAD - Air Show Buzz | RARA appoints blue ribbon panel for guidance | The head of the Reno Air Races Association said Wednesday officials are moving ahead with plans for this fall's competition despite a tragic crash at September's event that killed 11 and injured more than 70.  Association President Mike Houghton said the association is enlisting a panel of experts — including former National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jim Hall — to help ensure the safety of the event scheduled for Sept. 12-16 at Reno-Stead Airport....

National Championship Air Races introduces Blue Ribbon Review Panel; announce dates for 2012 event from photorecon.net | In a press conference to discuss the future of the National Championship Air Races, the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) announced on Wednesday the formation of a Blue Ribbon ReviewPanel to study the event. The panel will examine any possible changes or modifications that could bemade to enhance the already [...]

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Golden Knights tryout for a World Record jump and help set a Florida State Record! from US Army Golden Knights | Shortly after Christmas, three members of the Golden Knights traveled to Skydive Sebastian in southern FL to tryout for a slot on the 2012 Vertical World Record. The tryout camp was part of the Skydive Sebastian Invasion, which saw 450 skydivers from around the world convene on the airport.  Of the 450 jumpers, 84 were...

Video: I thought it might be fun for fans to take an “insiders look” at some of the dif... by Mike Goulian Airshows | I thought it might be fun for fans to take an “insiders look” at some of the different maneuvers that I fly during my air show sequence. To do that, our team is creating a series of short “How Does He Do That” videos. In this...

A look ahead at year in entertainment - DNJ | ...The Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority will once again host the Great Tennessee Air Show, featuring the United States Navy Blue Angels on May 12 and 13....

Air show didn't break even - Cookeville Herald Citizen | The final numbers for the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport's September 2011 airshow are in. The event generated approximately $20000, but fell about $2000 short of breaking even mainly due to rising fuel costs, the costs of performers and added ...

Old Buckenham Fly-in 2/1/2012 - PPRUNE | Old Buckenham chose the right day for their fly-in on 2/1/2012...

Tom Reilly’s XP-82 UPDATE – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday – 10am (EASTERN) : WarbirdRadio.com | THURSDAY – Tom Reilly joins Matt Jolley on Warbird Radio LIVE with an update on his XP-82 project. Tune in at 10am (EASTERN) for all the details. Plus we’ll be checking in with Hawkeye for a preview of the new Plastic Scale Modeling hour....

Just can’t get enough photos like these! A U.S. Air... from You like airplanes, too? | Just can’t get enough photos like these!  A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft deployed to the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, refuels a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon...

EAA Skiplane Fly-In set for Saturday, Jan. 21 - Oshkosh Northwestern | 21, at the EAA AirVenture Museums Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh. In past years, more than 25 skiplanes landed at Pioneer Airport to participate in the event, showcasing this unique segment of flight that is quite popular throughout many parts of North...

Boneyard Airplanes Become Art In Tucson - AVweb | Six retired military airplanes have been transformed into "monumental works of art" for the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Ariz., the museum announced this week. The "Round Trip" exhibit, set to open on January 28, will feature former Air Force aircraft that had been...

Static F-86 display dedicated to Korean War ace - AF.mil | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) -- Pacific Air Forces and 15th Wing leaders dedicated a newly repainted static F-86E Sabre fighter aircraft to a former PACAF vice commander during a ceremony here Dec. 29.  Gen. Gary North rededicated the aircraft here to retired Lt. Gen. Winton W. "Bones" Marshall, who was also a combat commander and Korean War ace....

Chathams Pacific Douglas DC3 - Rodney's Aviation Ramblings | Late last year a colleague sent me some photos of the Chathams Pacific Douglas DC3, A3-AWP. I had forgotten about them until now [!], although I guess it's good timing after my previous post about Air Chathams. Chathams Pacific is Tonga's domestic airline, and is...

Carolinas Aviation Museum — the old, the new, the fun - Travel For Aircraft | The Carolinas Aviation Museum is a joy and is long on aircraft displays as well as children friendly exhibits. The museum has about two dozen aircraft — with two flying condition Grumman OV-1 Mohawks and a DC-3 in Piedmont Airlines livery. Several aircraft are on display looking new, or nearly so with one extraordinary exception. The exception is one nearly all know of as it is the Airbus A320 aircraft of Flight 1549 that aircraft commander Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger and crew made a forced...

The Wildcat - Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | It’s first flight was 1940 and by 1945 the US had “retired” it from front line duty. Yet in its brief time, the F4F/FM2 Wildcat made a difference in the Pacific theater of WWII. Outmatched by the...

Today in Aviation History - CRUFC  

PICTURE: Lockheed reveals concept aircraft for post-F-22 replacement - The DEW Line | Lockheed Martin's 2012 calendar -- which your blogger received in the mail but casually deposited, unopened, in the trash -- contained the company's first concept design for a sixth generation fighter to succeed the F-22 after 2030. Call her "Miss February".  The US Air Force has already started the search for the...