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Blue Angels Safety Check At Jerome Airport - KMVT | "This is strictly in case there is equipment failure or defect that occurs on the blue angels FA-18 and if they do lose breaking effectiveness they would fly over here and you the arresting system” said Doug McFall, Blue Angles Liaison. The safety ...

Oregon Air Fair displays historic WWII-era airplanes - KMTR NewsSource 16 | “There's still enough World War II vets walking around that they, they like to walk up and like I said, so many people at every air show or air fair come up that have actually flown the airplanes.. so maintaining the connection, showing it for their ...

So much excitement coming to Greenwood Lake Airshow - The West Milford Messenger | This year, they are proud to have headline airshow performer Gary Ward. Ward is one of the top air show performers in the country. He puts his MX2 aircraft through one of the most exciting performances you will ever see. The entire sequence is jam ...

OSH12 Monday 7-23-12: A Great Day To Go Flying! (15 Pix) from AirPigz by MarttThe first day of Oshkosh 2012 was fantastic for me as I had the great opportunity to meet up with Cory Robin and his WilgaBeast early in the day down at the Portage Wisconsin airport, about 60 miles southwest of Oshkosh, and ride along on his final leg from Utah. I'm very familiar with the Polish-built Wilga as my dad had one back in the late 80's that I got to fly a fair amount, including bringing it up to ...

"Longtime Friends" UCAP #299 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | From the "studio in the sky" the flight line home of EAA Radio, at AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. Guests: Fred Johnsen, Mary Jones, Randy Dufault, James Wynbrandt, Amy Laboda.

Red Arrows to perform at White Horse Show - The Oxford Times | THE Red Arrows will be performing a full aerobatic display at this year's White Horse Show in Uffington. The display team was due to perform at the show's 40th anniversary celebrations last year but pulled out when one of the crew members was killed at ...

Sun, sand sea and... aeroplanes - This is Bristol | The air show continues again today from noon with displays from the world's only aerobatic formation wingwalking team, the Breitling Wing Walkers, and a performance by the Old Flying Machine Company featuring two rare, historic aircraft to the town, ...

Air Show thrills fans, conquers the elements  - Sunny South News | No official attendance numbers were released Sunday, but members of the Lethbridge International Air Show Association (LIASA) said this year's Alberta International Air Show was down from previous years. Organizers hoped and expected for about 10000...

Air show day two schedule and your pictures - Weston & Somerset Mercury | The Grand Pier's air show is expected to attract thousands more visitors following the successful start of the event yesterday. The first performance of the day will be at noon by the Old Flying Machine Company. It will be bringing two rare, historic...

Waterfront air show denied public cash - New Zealand Herald | Organiser Peter Newport says the New Zealand International Air Show, featuring modern and vintage racing and displays, will take place at Ardmore Airport at Auckland Anniversary Weekend next January. Cockpit action would be filmed and shown on large...

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Gold Team Takes on the Gray Skies of Washington State from US Army Golden Knights by Brian Karst | Gray skies and low clouds are the most common views in the North West State of Washington and that did not change for the Gold Demonstration Team during the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Expo. Despite the low celling the Gold Team still managed to complete two of the three scheduled jumps over the two day event. Over 200,000 spectators got to witness the team perform a modified low show each day bringing smiles to everyone watching. The first jump was canceled due to almost no visibility above just a few hundred feet but the next jump on Saturday gave the Gold Team a chance to show off their skills. The time line called for 30 minutes of show time with only 2500 feet of...

Wings for Freedom: Vintage planes land in La Crosse - La Crosse Tribune | The B-17 is one of three rare, vintage World War II era planes that landed at La Crosse Municipal Airport Monday afternoon, offering visitors an up-close look at an authentic piece of American history. “It's a life-changing, eye-opening opportunity ...

Flying Fortress in Branson - HometownDailyNews.com | The “Texas Raiders” vintage B-17 bomber is at the Branson Jet Center today through Thursday. Rides and walk-through tours of the Flying Fortress are available in return for a tax-deductible donation. The donations help with the cost of maintaining and ...

World War II aircraft soars over Syracuse - Syracuse.com | B-17-Memphis-Belle-Flying-F.JPG Submitted photo"Memphis Belle" was built in 1945. It is painted in the colors of the original historic B-17 that flew countless missions with the 91st bomb group. A fully restored World War II B-17 Flying Fortress bomber ...

Celebrated warbird will visit Rantoul - Rantoul Press | Chanute Air Museum is sponsoring the visit by the World War II-era bomber, named Texas Raiders. The warbird will fly into the Rantoul airport this Friday and stay through Tuesday, July 31. Walk-through tours and rides on the plane — which is one of ...

Solar Impulse takes off to finish intercontinental flight from AVIATION AVIATION NEWS NEWS | The experimental aircraft will complete the last leg of a journey of 6000 km | The experimental aircraft Solar Impulse took off on Tuesday at 7:00 a.m. local (2:00 a.m. GMT) Airfield Francazal-Toulouse (France) toward Payerne (Switzerland), the last step in a journey of 6000 kilometers to complete a first intercontinental flight a solar airplane, AFP noted....

Tiger Moth rally 'off' Belvoir castle from stickandrudderWTO | Due to the heavy rain in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire during the last two weeks, the DH Tiger Moth rally/meet at Belvoir castle, is off, due to flying field being very 'soggy'...

Google Doodle honors Amelia Earhart's 115th birthday - CNET | Google Doodle honors Amelia Earhart's 115th birthday. The famed aviatrix is celebrated today on Google's search page with an image of her standing next to the plane she piloted for her cross-Atlantic flight. Lance Whitney. by Lance Whitney. July 24 ...

Amelia Earhart: Timeline of achievements - IBNLive.com | Earhart was not only an aviatrix, but she was also a famous author. She was a successful and heavily promoted writer who served as aviation editor for Cosmopolitan magazine from 1928 to 1930. In addition, she wrote magazine articles, newspaper columns, ...

On Tap Tonight: B-25 in the Empire State Building on 'History Detectives'  - New Philadelphia Times Reporter | A wheel of the Army B-25 bomber which crashed into the upper part of the Empire State building on New York, July 28, 1945 is lodged in the elevator shaft. This is a view made from the 79th floor, looking through the shaft down to the floor below, where ...

Pilot's Bill of Rights Headed to President's Desk for Signature from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Ok.), a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus and certified flight instructor with more than 10,000 flight hours, today hailed U.S. House passage of his bill, the Pilot's Bill of Rights (S.1335). Inhofe has worked to pass the legislation for the past year. In the Senate where the bill enjoyed co-sponsorship by 65 other Senators, the measure passed by unanimous consent in June...

Korean War defining conflict for new Air Force from Air Force Link Top Stories | While July 27th is one of the lesser-known days of remembrance for the U.S., for the Air Force, recognizing the signing of the Korean War armistice on this day in 1953 marked an era when the service came into its own. The 1950s heralded a decade of innovation, with inventions such as power steering, the bar code and the transistor radio, but, for the Air Force, nowhere was innovation more on display than during the span of the Korean War, from June 25, 1950 until July 27, 1953...

Aviation exhibit donors honored - The Daily News Journal | Todd and Ty Conde, wearing Blue Angels uniforms tried out the Corporate Flight Management Flight Simulator that has been a favorite item at the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring for many years. The uniforms were given to them by their grandfather ...

The Bear stays rare: UK air defence stats from The DEW Line by Craig Hoyle | My daily trawl of the UK's Hansard publications threw out an interesting snippet this morning, with an answer in the House of Lords revealing the number of times the Royal Air Force has scrambled quick reaction alert fighters due to Russian activity within the last four years...

Views of Indian Air Force History & Government in Sikh Aviator-Lawyer's Memoirs - DigitalJournal.com | He has served as a combat aviator during his early years, after training on a pre-World War II Tiger Moth biplane to become an aviation frontliner during the arduous border wars between India and Pakistan following the first, hard fight that officially ...

Mustang Gallery: Tuskegee Airmen Tribute 2013 Ford Mustang Photos Emerge - MotorTrend Magazine | The Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture celebration marks significant achievements in aviation with special-edition one-off Ford Mustangs, which are later auctioned off for charity. Last year's show featured a Mustang designed to pay tribute...

Seaplane Pilots Association to award scholarship from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | OSHKOSH — As part of its participation in this week's AirVenture, the Seaplane Pilots Association will award two fully paid seaplane rating scholarships...

Podcast: EAA's Learn to Fly Discovery Center from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast  | This year, EAA has expanded the programs at its Learn to Fly tent, offering forums and simulator sessions for certificated pilots as well as those just starting to pursue their dream to fly. A full slate of forums, free sessions in a full-motion Redbird flight simulator, and lots more will be available all week long to enhance safety for current and future pilots at all levels. AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with Ted Sanders and Mark Adams, co-chairs of the program.

Extraordinary Volunteers Honored by Young Eagles from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh  | They come from the East Coast, the West Coast and points in between. But they have one common interest-sharing their love of aviation with youth through EAA's Young Eagles program.

Podcast: X-Plane Is Leaving the Simulator to Auto-Land from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast  | Laminar Research's X-Plane may be the most realistic flight sim available, and its founder is developing an emergency auto-land feature for experimental aircraft. He's testing it right now. AVweb's Glenn Pew spoke with X-Plane's Randy Witt about the power of the sim and the real-world auto-land system.This podcast is brought to you by Avidyne, Bendix/King by Honeywell, Aspen Avionics, and Aviation Insurance Resources.

Apollo 11 Water Recovery Display (flotation collar and bags)  - airandspace.si.edu | The display includes an Apollo Boilerplate Command Module fitted with the original flotation collar and flotation bags used during the recovery of the Apollo 11 Command Module.