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U.S. Navy Blue Angels land in St. George for air show - The Spectrum | A group of U.S. Navy Blue Angel fighter jets screamed through Southern Utah for the first time Wednesday, giving onlookers a brief preview of this weekend's Thunder Over Utah Air Show. "It makes the hair on your arm stand up," said St. George resident Carol Barrett, who waited to watch the planes land at the St. George Municipal Airport. "They're just amazing."...

LDS leader takes VIP flight with Blue Angels - KSL | In anticipation of this weekend's "Thunder Over Utah" Air Show in St. George, the United States Navy Blue Angels hosted a few VIP riders. Among them, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. An experienced pilot himself, for President Uchtdorf it was an opportunity to fly the skies once again....

Red Arrows learn to fly as seven after 'recent tragedies' - BBC News | The Red Arrows will learn to fly in an unusual seven formation when the team leaves Lincolnshire for its annual training in Cyprus later. The team usually flies with nine aircraft but its first female pilot moved to a ground-based role earlier this month. Her move followed the death of two Red Arrows pilots last year....

Tricolour Arrows, the program 2012 - Translated | For the aerobatic team, known as the "Tricolour Arrows", the 2012 is not only important for the full program of exhibitions that will be involved from May to November. In fact, this year also rely on 30 years of Aermacchi MB.339PAN used by training....

Geico Skytypers New Webisode Series – “In-Formation” from Aero-News Network | A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Air Show Activities As An Air Show Performer The Geico Skytypers, the only civilian flying unit in the world to use World War II-era planes to ‘type’ their messages in the sky, recently launched a webisode series entitled, “In-Formation”.

Thunder in the Valley roars into Columbus Airport - ledger-enquirer.com | Thunder in the Valley is an air show that’s grown and grown over the years. It started out in the late 1990s as a fly-in for area pilots. A fly-in is a social gathering of pilots and their aircraft. The first fly-in attracted 3,000 spectators in one day. After a few of those gatherings, the organizers decided to invite professional pilots and flying groups and Thunder in the Valley was born. Since 1998, Thunder in the Valley has grown to attract more than 30,000 aviation buffs in two days at the Columbus Airport...

Bronco Day from Apron 6 | t’s official now, the first Bronco Fan Day will take place on Sunday, March 18th. The event is organised to thank everyone for their great support and enthusiasm we have received during the past years. Moorsele Airfield, close to Kortrijk (Belgium), is the place to be, and we kindly invite you to come and have a look. The whole Bronco crew will...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Farnborough International 2012 – Public Day Tickets On Sale Now! from Flightline UK | Tickets for the public days of the 49th Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) are now on sale. Marking the start of an unprecedented calendar of summer events in the UK, the show promises not to disappoint. During the public weekend – Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th July – the Aerodrome will be buzzing with aviation delights both in the air and on the ground, as well as a whole host of other attractions....

Planes of Fame looking for volunteers from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | CHINO, Calif. – Organizers of the Planes of Fame Airshow (May 5-6) are looking for volunteers. Volunteer applications can be filled out online...

Vintage airplane competition kicks-off with call for applications | Reno, Nevada – The 14th annual National Aviation Heritage Invitational kicked-off today with call for applications for vintage aircraft to compete for the acclaimed National Aviation Heritage trophy....

Video: Blue Angels Rockin' The A-4 Skyhawk! (Hiller Museum Too) from AirPigz | ...The other thing to share is my simple opportunity to sit in the A-4 Skyhawk cockpit that's not only on display at Hiller but is set up so you can hop in and give its fit a try. So I hopped in to see how it felt. I was surprised how snug it was, but that really gave me an awesome thought for how much this jet fighter must have...

A Short Vietnam War Story from PPRuNe Forums by bubbers44 | ...CDR Wunche flew the tanker like a fighter and frequently delighted the tactical pilots by rolling the "Whale," as we all called the KA-3B tanker, on completion of a tanker mission. Consequently, John's nickname was "the Red Baron." On 21 July 1967 he proved just how appropriate that name was....

More on the death of 'Neptunus Lex' from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Readers will recall the tragic death last week, in an aircraft accident, of retired US Navy Captain Carroll LeFon, known in the blogosphere as 'Neptunus Lex'. There have been a number of developments in this case. First, arrangements have been made for Capt. LeFon's funeral service....

PICTURE: First flight of last F-22 from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble | raptor 4195 first flight 2012 560.jpgWe last saw Raptor 4195 on 13 December after it rolled off Lockheed Martin's assembly line in Marietta, Georgia. The last of 195 F-22s ordered by the US Air Force then moved to finishings and pre-flight checks. Finally, as Flightglobal's Dave Majumdar exclusively reported yesterday, the still-naked 4195 bird passed the first flight milestone. Lockheed  released the...

Girls With Wings Flying Scholarship! from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Girls With Wings is pleased to announce that they have developed an additional scholarship for 2012. Traditionally they have given out a Private Pilot Scholarship to help with the cost of flight training while in pursuit of their license. This scholarship was targeted to those women who have soloed but not completed their private pilot course....

Frederico Curado of Embraer named Jannus Award winner - Tampa Bay Times | The city's aviation history was on display Wednesday during a news conference at the St. Petersburg Museum of History. In addition to announcing the recipient of one of the area's most distinguished awards, the...A prelude to Wednesday's announcement was the launch of the Tony Jannus stamp campaign. The effort coincides with the upcoming 100th anniversary of Jannus' flight....

Onboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner from The Cranky Flier | Don’t get too excited. I didn’t actually get to fly on one. But I did get invited to come take a tour of a 787 while it was on the ground here in Long Beach as part of a tour around North America. Of course, I was thrilled to do it....

Skydiver Leaps From Stratosphere in 'Space Jump' Practice - from SPACE.com | Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner stepped out of his capsule more than 71,000 feet up.