Sunday, May 20, 2012

Indy Transponder 20-MAY-2012 1200z

VIDEO: The crews behind the Blue Angels - ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) | JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD - This weekend the Blue Angels are performing at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland as part of an annual show. The Navy's flight demonstration team is of course the star of the show, but what the public doesn't see, though,...

March Air Reserve Base Hosts Sixth Air Show - Press-Enterprise | For thirteen-year-old Madison Davidson AirFest 2012 held this weekend at March Air Reserve in Moreno Valley was her thirteenth air show. “You've been taking me to air shows since I was 1,” she said to her dad who had parked his family in front row ...

Snowbirds to Fly Over The Forks on Saturday - ChrisD.ca | The Snowbirds aircrafts (CT-114 Tutor) perform one of their formation stunts during the 8 Wing / CFB Trenton Canadian Forces and Air Display Weekend. (CANADIAN FORCES / CORPORAL IGOR LOUTSIOUK) The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will grace the skies over ...

Defence Force air show rips up skies - Perth Now | The Australian Defence Force Air Show, featuring the RAAF's loudest and most powerful jets is underway in Perth. One of the planes thrills the crowd. Picture: Stewart Allen Source: PerthNow A CROWD of 20000 people descended on RAAF Base Pearce today ...

Patrouille de France: head in the clouds - South West | It ends in triumph with the Patrouille de France The 14th International Rally seaplane ends with the Patrouille de France. Just before the demonstration, the engineer shall make the final checks on the Alphajet....

Flying Legends Air Show 2012 Trailer - YouTube | This is a trailer for the 2012 Flying Legends Air Show at Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire, UK. The show will be held on Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July, for more information and to buy tickets go to www.fighter-collection.com

PHOTOS: Rancho Murieta air show celebrates Armed Forces Day - News10.net | Saturday's air show went from 10am to 4pm. Performers include: Julie Clark- T-34 Mentor, Bill Stein- Edge 540, Eddie Andreini- Super Stearman, Dennis Sanders- Hawker Sea Fury, Vicky Benzing- Extra 300, Dan Buchanan- Northwing Glider and Dan Vance P-51 ...

Missed the Air Show? Photos Available Online - Patch.com | By Gregory Kyriakakis If you didn't make it out to the air show last weekend at the Wrightstown section of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst — or you'd like to relive some of the demonstrations — officials have posted a photo gallery online...

Solo Turk from Apron 6 | Freezing cold it was above the clouds and I wasn’t dressed for it. Sitting on the first row in the Skyvan has it’s advantages but it’s also the coldest place as the wind is really biting there. But...

Stormy skies put damper on Victoria Day weekend festivities - CTV.ca | The Canadian Forces has cancelled it's scheduled Snowbirds display for the Victoria Day long weekend, citing safety concerns. A deluge of rain and dark clouds swept over Winnipeg Friday night and held strong Saturday, forcing the Canadian...

Rockford airshow to include Predator drone - Belleville News Democrat | AP ROCKFORD, Ill. -- An airport in northern Illinois will have a Predator Drone on display during an airshow next month. Chicago Rockford International Airport says the pilotless aircraft will be part of a static display at the 2012 Rockford AirFest....

Honor Flight Adds Air Show to Miller Park Event - Patch.com | Stars and Stripes Honor Flight is partnering with the Milwaukee Air & Water Show to bring special air shows and demonstrations to the August 11 event, as well as discounted tickets to the air show the following day. By Lyssa Beyer Event organizers of ...

Event, air show recognizes veterans - Longview News-Journal | Leo Whitfield said he felt honored to be included among veterans recognized Saturday by a Longview auto dealership hosting an Armed Forces Appreciation Day. Whitfield, 86, of Diana, was among a crowd of several hundred who attended Peters Chevrolet ...

Thunder Over Louisville Clean Up - LEX18 Lexington KY News | Thunder Over Louisville was a success - more than 500000 people showed up to watch the show. After the fun and flair Saturday night, the Waterfront Park is all cleaned up. After the show, crews worked through the night and into the afternoon,...

History flies in to Moffett Field - San Jose Mercury News | A B-17, a B-24 and a P-51 are scheduled to be on view through May 26. New to the tour this year is a replica of a German ME-262, seen below, which was the first production jet fighter. For more information, visit www.collingsfoundation.org.

JOHNSON: Celebrating Ellsworth's history, future - Rapid City Journal | At the time, the base served as a training location for B-17 Flying Fortress crews and thousands of pilots, navigators, radio operators, and gunners trained there during World War II. Over the years, the base has adapted and grown to support new ...

Air Force Cross recipient soars among 'eagles' from Air Force Link Top Stories | Next to the signatures of the "Candy Bomber," a Tuskegee Airman, the sixth chief master sergeant of the Air Force and a Vietnam prisoner of war, Air Force Cross recipient Tech. Sgt. Robert Gutierrez placed his name as the only current active-duty enlisted Airmen to be named an "Eagle." Two members of the Air Command and Staff College's Gathering of Eagles team visited here recently to lay the foundation for Gutierrez's experience as a member of a distinguished group of air power legends...

B-17 navigator recalls Rapid City base in 1943 - Rapid City Journal | "I had originally joined the Air Force to become a pilot and serve my country during the war," said the retired captain of the 100th Bomb Group, where he served as a lead navigator on a B-17. "I was young and life was an adventure - since I never had a...

RAF Hendon : Book Signing from What's On at RAF Museum London | 4 June 2012 | On Monday 4th June the Museum will be holding a book signing in its shop for its latest publication 'RAF Hendon : The Birthplace of Aerial Power' by its author and the Museum's Curator of Photographs Andrew Renwick. Timings are from 11am to 12 noon and from 2pm to 4pm. If any one airfield in the world could claim to be the home of military aviation, RAF Hendon has to be the no.1 contender. The story starts over...

Barrier-breaking life story shared by Air Force veteran - Mohave Valley News | Martha McSally doesn't mince words, and she had plenty to share with members of the Aero Club of Arizona last week — about flying, breaking barriers and writing her own story. McSally, 46, was a relative unknown in Southern Arizona until jumping into ...

"Shoot to Kill" UCAP #286 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast

Air Force to shut down Aero Club at WPAFB - Dayton Daily News | Aero Club members, with the support of US Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, were granted a hearing on April 2 by Gladney to present their case that the flying club could be operated profitably. Club members said the organization posted a $41000 profit ...

Wanna Fly? Let’s Talk! from Flight Monkeys | On Thursday we asked you why you don’t fly more. And you told us. That’s what we like. A good rousing conversation between friends. So what did the message board and the e-mail box tell us? For most of us, the limitation is financial. And why not? With gas prices high, personal income flattened out, and an uncertain future ahead of us, it’s not hard to see why a lot of pilots and wanna be pilots spend more time on the ground and less time in the air...

Safety is top priority for 'young eagles' learning about flying - Orlando Sentinel | It includes airline and commercial pilots, engineers, business people and astronauts. Each summer in Oshkosh the association hosts the "AirVenture Oshkosh Fly-In," one of the world's largest general aviation events, attracting more than 700000 people...

X-47B Gears Up For Summer Milestones from Aero-News Network | Unmanned Combat Air System Set For Extensive Flight Testing In recent months, Pax River personnel may have noticed a new, uniquely shaped tailless aircraft on the runway, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D). “This summer will be full of activity as the team braces for X-47B’s first flight here and arrival of the second X-47B air vehicle from Edwards Air Force Base, CA,” said Matt Funk, UCAS-D lead test engineer.

SpaceX launch abort traced to faulty rocket valve - msnbc.com | X Prize Foundation via AP This photo shows the Masten Space System rocket XA-0.1B, also called "Xombie" launching from the pad, traveling 50 meters above the ground at the Mojave Air & Space Port. Mojave, CA on Oct. 7, 2009. While big NASA contracts ...

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