Indy Transponder 08-JAN-2012 2000z

Cable Airport's annual airshow finishes today - Daily Bulletin | It is thrills galore at the Cable Airshow that wraps up today. Photo Gallery...

Cannes AirShow to celebrate 100th year of Cannes Int'l Airport - Industry Headline News | At the sixth Cannes AirShow, which will be held from June 7 to 9, 2012, the only General Aviation Exhibition in France will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Cannes-Mandelieu International Airport. To mark the occasion, several special activities are planned, including a photographic presentation tracing the history of aviation and air shows....

NTSB Agenda on Air Race and Air Show Safety Set from Alabama Aviator | The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a one-day hearing on air show and air race safety. The hearing, which is open to all and free to attend (there is no registration), will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, and will begin at 9:30 am EST. The NTSB has invited to the proceedings, entitled "Air Race and Air Show Safety Heari...

Build that aircraft! - Reubuild Tsunami | Receive a FREE Tsunami T-shirt with a $50 donation or more.  Offer good from January 7, 2012 - January 14, 2012.  Share this with your friends | In the late 1970's two men got together adn decided to challege Mother Earth with a one of a kind aircraft designed for piston powered speed records.  1986 this dream came to reality when "Tsunami" graced the skies for the Chino, CA airport. One month later she was already challenging speeds at the Reno National Air Races.  Tsunami challenged the records for 6 years, creating a few new records along the way. Her first win was the Texas Air Races in 1990, where she sported a new aerodynamic look....

Red arrows tragedy: Crash cause may not be revealed until summer - Bournemouth Echo | A Service Inquiry was convened following the tragedy at Throop in which Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, died minutes after the team had finished a display at Bournemouth Air Festival in August. A MoD spokesman said on Thursday that it was likely to be April or...

Weird and wonderful aircraft visit Isle of Man in 2011 - IOM Today | FROM giant Hercules transporter planes to a visit by the Red Arrows, 2011 was a busy year at Ronaldsway – as these dramatic photographs by former airport director Phil Pain show....

Saturday, Jan 14, 2012, Sporty's Saturday Hot Dog Fly-In - Fun Places to Fly | Clermont County/Sporty's (i69), Cincinnati, OH (Local Weather) | Visit Sporty's, the World's Largest Pilot Shop, and a must-see for every pilot. Each Saturday, all-year-round, free hot dogs are served from Noon to 2 pm to dozens of pilots who make the trip. Shop, eat and enjoy a fun day at the airport with fellow pilots....

16th Annual Amelia Earhart Fundraiser Draws Crowd from Alabama Aviator | Distinguished speaker Cheryl Stearns, Airline Captain and the most highly awarded Parachutist in the world told the gathering how she got her start in aviation. From a member of the prestigious Golden Knights to over 18,000 skydives, the most of any woman in the world. She holds numerous championships and world records....

A Pilot Reflects, Then Grounds Himself: 1911 - Saturday Evening Post | One day, late in 1911, flier Frank B. Elser lost his nerve. Or else he came to his senses. Either way, he was through with flying....

WWII prop blade tribute - Lynn News | CADETS old and new gathered at the Lynn Cadet headquarters to honour the fallen as a memorial was unveiled on Monday.  The centrepiece of the 42F Squadron’s memorial is an aircraft propeller blade from a plane which crashed in the Wash in 1945 and was recovered in 2004....

Warbird University 2012 - Vintage Wings of Canada | Are you, like me, stuck in a dead end job? Has being third fry-cook at Gilles and Hughette's P'tit Patate Casse-croûte lost its original "job-appeal”?  Does it say "Acting Second Assistant Filing Manager, Dormant Records and Forms" on your business card? Does your wife look at you over breakfast and just shake her head or roll her eyes? Was crashing the gate at the Ottawa Valley Beanie Baby Collectors Meet the last really exciting thing you did?...

DVD Review: Shoreham Airshow 2011 - Flightline UK | The August Summer Holidays see plenty of airshow action along the South Coast. One of the most well loved airshows is that held at Shoreham Airport is aid of the Royal Air Forces Association. The show has not had a souvenir DVD produced for a number of years so it is good to see Planes TV finally produce one for the 2011 show which enjoyed much better weather than in previous years.... 

Must See Video: Paragliding + An Amazing Hawk = ParaHawking! - AirPigz | Paragliding is already one of the most amazing ways to fly, but combining it with a real live hawk trained to fly formation and even land on an outstretched arm is pure flying perfection... and this awesome video from about a year ago lets you and me experience that perfection in a very stunning way. Wow!...

Woman Sneaks Into Russian Rocket Plant, Takes Photos - AVweb | Lana Sator may be something of a real-life Lara Croft (played in the film Tomb Raider by Angelina Jolie), in that she managed unauthorized access to very unique places -- in this case, a Russian liquid-fueled rocket plant. Sator apparently first studied the plant...

NASA Langley Upcoming Events from Alabama Aviator | KEEPING AN EYE ON FIRST COMMERCIAL LAUNCH TO ISSA, team at NASA Langley that had expertise in capturing thermal pictures of the space shuttle at Mach 18 will now turn its lenses towards the first commercial spacecraft headed to the International Space Station. Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) second Commercial Orbital Transportation Se...