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Golden Knights on World Record Jump from US Army Golden Knights by wfallin | On Friday 138 Jumpers from around the globe set a World Record for the largest vertical formation in the skies over Skydive Chicago. The previous record of 108 was eclipsed by 30 jumpers. SFC Joe Abeln and SSG Reese Pendleton from the Golden Knights were honored to be part of the jump.  Training for the jump started nearly two years ago. To be invited on the jump, everyone had to attend multiple big way camps and tryout events. The camps happened across the United States and around the globe. Each tryout camp saw between 50-80 jumpers trying out for just a few invites. The Golden Knights received their invites after attending two separate camps in Sebastian FL....

Soaring With the Snowbirds - Part 2 - Canadian Skies | In February 2012, Canadian Skies' contributing editor and test pilot, Rob Erdos, had the unprecedented opportunity to try out for the Snowbirds aerial demonstration team. He spent a week flying with the iconic Canadian air show performers, documenting ...

Air Show flies high for this scribe - Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser | Aviation was such a big part of my life growing up so naturally I was excited about attending the 2012 Wetaskiwin Air Show this past weekend, covering the event for the Times. I was even more excited about getting to share the experience with my ...

TRICOLORI babes flashes ARROWS IN MOSCOW  - AGI - Agenzia Journalistic Italy  | There will also be three-colored Arrows in the celebrations of the centenary of the Russian Air Force, scheduled for August 10 to 12 in Zhukovksy, just outside Moscow. This was announced by the Italian Embassy in the Russian Federation in a statement, in which ...

Ernesto rains cut Boscobel air show short - Jamaica Observer | RIO NUEVO, St Mary — Torrential rains and strong winds associated with tropical storm Ernesto kept many people away from the second and main day of this year's staging of Boom Energy Boscobel International Air Show on Sunday. However, for those who...

Lake Champlain Maritime Festival features music, vintage boats, an air show and more - Burlington Free Press | ...7:30 p.m. Friday, the Jim Parker Airshow soars above Waterfront Park...

Despite fundraising scare, air fest expected to go on - KTVO | The Kirksville Regional Airport Director David Hall announced at Tuesday's Airport and Transportation Comission that Cape Air's Kirksville Air Fest, which was in danger of being canceled because of a fundraising shortage, looks like it will now go on...

Airport Fly-in here is Sunday - Moody County Enterprise | The Moody County skies will be filled this Sunday as the Flandreau airport hosts a fly-in. The event begins at 8 a.m. to noon as the Team of Angels serves breakfast raising money for mileage and travel expenses for healthcare patients. The breakfast ...

CoolPix: OSH12 Seaplane Base And A Beautiful Cessna 195 On Floats from AirPigz by Martt | I'm
still taking the easy way out by posting a single CoolPix from OSH12 instead of putting together an extensive post... I've got a new computer to replace the one that stopped working after getting caught in a surprise rainstorm (with massive winds driving the rain horizontally in thru an opened window), but I'm still getting it formatted properly to make my work here get back on track. Hopefully by tomorrow night I'll be back to 'normal'....

Oshkosh 2012 from Photorecon by Mark Hrutkay | Oshkosh isn’t about airplanes, it’s about people. Think abstractly; people created (not invented mind you) the need to fly,, then airplanes were invented so men could become aviators. Without people there would be no need for airplanes. On a more concrete level, Oshkosh 2012 was another great event. Crowds were better than last year. The rain from the past showed up, but it didn’t really [...]

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is set to begin - South Cotswolds Gazette | Other highlights include a Spitfire Memorial Flight and a performance by the UK's premier military Parachute Display Team on Saturday afternoon, an aerobatic display from The Blades, a four-plane stunt team, on Sunday afternoon, and the Parabatix ...

World War II-era bomber in Oxford - Ct Post | Faye Carnemolla, 5, of Propect, peers into the belly of the Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17 Flying Fortress "Aluminum Overcast" during its 2012 "Salute to Veterans" tour at Waterbury-Oxford Airport in Oxford, Conn. Tuesday, August 7...

Great weather for Mosquito Breeding from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | All this wet weather in New Zealand is making for perfect Mosquito breeding conditions and today the biggest and best Mossie was hatched from its restoration hangar and towed to paint shop facilities at Ardmore Airfield, Auckland....

Tuskegee Airman donates Congressional Gold Medal to Alaska Reserve unit from Air Force Link Top Stories | The 302nd Fighter Squadron is now home to a Congressional Gold Medal in Aviation.  Tuskegee Airman retired Col. Charles McGee presented his personal medal to Col. Bryan Radliff, 477th Fighter Group commander during the 41st Annual Tuskegee Airmen Convention in Las Vegas, Nev., Aug. 2...

Burt Rutan Launches New Website from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Retired aerospace icon Burt Rutan has launched a website, www.BurtRutan.com, including details of his career, awards, hobbies, and the development of many of his aircraft designs.

The Royal Air Force from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | My friend Alex Wood, from Brazil, has recently looked into another option to fulfill his dream of learning to fly. He, like many of us, is figuring out the best avenue to realize his dream within his resources available. And what should he come upon? —The Royal Air Force....

BASE jumping one of the world's tallest waterfalls | Cedric Dumont in Peru from Aerial Sports Feed | Watch Cedric Dumont BASE jumping the world's fifth tallest waterfall in northern Peru. The Belgian...

First Chapter-Flown Eagle Flight Recorded from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Harry Saint-Germain, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, wants to be a pilot. He states as much on his Facebook page: 'I love to watch hockey and flying on airplanes. I would like to be a pilot.'

Transformed X-48c Flies Successfully from Aero-News Network | New Model Modified To Evaluate Low-Speed Stability And Control The remotely piloted X-48C aircraft successfully flew for the first time Tuesday at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert. The aircraft, designed by The Boeing Co. and built by Cranfield Aerospace Limited of the United Kingdom, is flying again in partnership with NASA.

A Glimpse of Old Cape Kennedy - Universe Today | Elizabeth Howell (M.Sc. Space Studies '12) is a contributing editor for SpaceRef and award-winning space freelance journalist living in Ottawa, Canada. Her work has appeared in publications such as SPACE.com, Air & Space Smithsonian, Physics Today, ...