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Rush City Fly-In/Drive-In is Sunday! - East Central Minnesota Post Review | The summer of 2012 begins with the annual Fly-In/Drive-In at the Rush City Regional Airport Sunday, June 10. Start the day at 8 am with the RC Lions' pancake breakfast. – At 9 am is the presentation of colors. Enjoy the sights and sounds of classic ...

New Videos Give Tips on Flying Into AirVenture from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Are you flying into Oshkosh for AirVenture this year? EAA has a set of new videos that can help pilots - whether they're first-timers or experienced attendees - who are planning to fly to Wittman Regional Airport for the convention this year.

AirVenture Presentations Schedule Now Online from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Hundreds of AirVenture presentations, forums, workshops, speakers, programs, and more are now listed on the EAA AirVenture website at www.airventure.org/schedule, providing users with an efficient way to advance plan their visit to Oshkosh next month.

Pilot Stops at Oshkosh on Around the World Flight from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | French pilot Thierry Barbier has a visited a lot of countries in the past dozen years - 83 to be exact - as he flies around the world in Rotax 912-powered Bestoff Sky Ranger kit airplanes. Barbier stopped in Oshkosh this week to get familiar with the airport before flying to Canada - his 84th country - since he's planning to return next month for his first AirVenture Oshkosh.

Dyke Delta JD-2 50th to Be Celebrated at Oshkosh from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | A significant homebuilt aircraft design turns 50 this year, and EAA will celebrate the occasion at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. Although on a smaller scale than other prominent aircraft milestones (because there simply aren't many out there), the Dyke Delta JD-2, designed by John Dyke, was an important, ahead-of-its-time design.

See Red Arrows at air show - This Is South Devon | The Armed Forces day will include a range of displays, family events, falconry, martial arts and more throughout the day with music in the evening. The Red Arrows will be joined by a number of their solo display colleagues with BAE Systems Hawk,...

Red Arrows dream comes true for Newport serviceman - South Wales Argus | A FORMER Newport man, now serving with the British Forces in Cyprus, was recently given the chance to fly with the Red Arrows. Sergeant Kevin Collett, who grew up in Baneswell, has been stationed at Episkopi Garrison in Cyprus since 2009 where he works ...

Avionics Pioneer Ed King Flies West from www.ainonline.com | Avionics pioneer Edward King, Jr., 90, died Sunday at his home near Eugene, Ore. After graduating from college in 1943, King took a job on the East Coast with RCA, designing aircraft radio equipment for the U.S. Navy. He later returned to the...

Veterans Remember History Behind Planes in 'Wings of Freedom Tour' - Livermore Independent | For the pilots who flew this warbird as young men, revisiting is likely to stir up all of those reactions at once. “When I got back to the states, it took me a year to separate flying from being shot at,” said pilot Walter Hughes of his return from ...

World War II vet recalls Japan bombing raid - Gadsden Times | By DAVID WHITE Sixteen B-25 bombers took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet and raided Japan on April 18, 1942, providing a huge morale boost for an American public weary of defeat after defeat in the early days of World War II...

Planes raised from lake may end up at EAA - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | If either the Dauntless dive bomber or Wildcat are recovered from Lake Michigan, the wrecked plane will be on display in the warbirds area of AirVenture during the aviation convention July 23-29. The families of the pilots of each plane - both survived ...

RAF’s early fighter — Blériot Experimental BE-2C - travelforaircraft | The Blériot Experimental BE-2C was Britain's entry fighter in 1914, the beginning of WW I. The RAF aircraft was innovative with true ailerons, as opposed to the Wright's wing warping philosophy, and staggered wings. The aircraft was stable and easy to fly — precisely wrong for a fighter as things turned out since stability results in slow turns. The German Air Force soon deployed fighters as we've come to know them but the BE-2C soldiered on in reconnaissance and light bombing roles where the rear gun position was more than useful — as well as interception duty against dirigibles over Great Britain...

Racing for Girls’ Education in Aviation - Dolphin Talk | The Racing Aces, Dianna Stanger and Victoria Holt, are busy making final preparations for the 36th Annual Air Race Classic (ARC) which will begin on Tuesday, June 19th in Lake Havasu, Arizona. The 2,682 statute-mile race will span over eight states including; Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Ohio. “The course for the 2012 Air Race Classic will present exciting challenges for the team. We will be navigating through mountainous terrain, and special use airspace. We will...

Colleen Mondor from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Friday's Fabulous Flyer! | For much of the public, TV shows like Flying Wild Alaska have eliminated much of the mystery surrounding Alaskan aviation and sparked an interest in the state’s stunningly rugged terrain, the exciting flying stories, and the lives of its bush pilots...

Self Portrait during a flight in an F-15D from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith | U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Bruch, an aerial photographer with 1st Combat Camera Squadron, takes a self portrait during a flight in an F-15D from the 65th Aggressor Squadron flying in support of the Air Force Weapons School over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 17, 2012. The Air Force...

Mustang As Art from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog by CAF Red Tail Squadron | People love to take pictures of airplanes.  At air shows, it’s probably safe to say that more than 80% of adult attendees bring cameras as stand-alones or part of a phone system.  Our own red-tailed P51-C Mustang is a very popular photo subject both on the ground and in the air. Many artists make a living painting pictures of airplanes.  Sam Lyons, Stan Stokes, and Pati O’Neill are three...

EAA offers free flights to youths on Saturday - Morris Daily Herald | Area young people ages 8 to 17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday, June 9, as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 95 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at Morris Muncipal Airport. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles ...

Young Eagles gives students a taste of aviation - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | They were able to participate thanks to the the Young Eagles Program at the Porterville Airport which was sponsored by Porterville Unified School Districts Pathways' Program, the Air Faire Board which is chaired by Dave Nenna, and the Experimental ...

Jerad Lewark, a Young Eagles participant, receives scholarship to the EAA Air ... - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer | Ernie Kelly, president of EAA Chapter 677, said every chapter is awarded points for its Young Eagles program by the national center that can be redeemed for admission to an Air Academy camp. Young Eagles is a program where EAA pilots fly children, ...

Grants will help young pilots soar - Cambridge News | Joshua Hope, 16, of High Street, Orwell, and Matthew Ruskin, 18, of Rhee Meadows, Barrington, both belong to Cambs Gliding Club and have been awarded bursaries of £300 and £200 respectively thanks to the Royal Aero Club Trust.