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Air show strives for sky-high entertainment - Denver Post | Featured activities at the weekend air show will fill both the sky and the ground with flight-themed showcases. Highlights include the Air Force's F-22 Raptor, as well as a new collection of colorful balloons. In between, spectators can see challenging ...

Open House and Fly-In slated for AL60 from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The 8th annual Open House and Fly-In by Greg Koontz Airshows will be held Saturday, Oct. 20, at Dugger Field Airport (AL60) in Ashville, Ala...

Chicago Air & Water Show: On board Fat Albert, the Blue Angels' C-130 Support ... - WGNtv.com |
On tonight's WGN News, we took a ride on the Blue Angels' Hercules C-130, better known to Chicago Air and Water Show goers as Fat Albert. The cargo aircraft transports all of the crew and the supplies the Blue Angels need for every show, but it does so ...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Final flying participation announced for the Duxford Air Show from Flightline UK | The final flying participation has now been announced for The Duxford Air Show (Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September) and it is an amazing line-up! Just confirmed is a flypast of United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles on both Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September. On Sunday 9 September only, a pair of F-16 Fighting Falcons fromthe Royal Norwegian Air Force will fly alongside a pair of de Havilland Vampires fromthe Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron...

Red Arrows mark one year since pilot's death - The Lincolnite | There are no plans for a memorial flypast on or around the anniversary of Flt Lt Egging's death, and the Red Arrows are not scheduled to fly on August 20. There were however a series of displays over the weekend of August 18/19. They landed back at RAF ...

Golden Knight gives the Ultimate Sacrifice from US Army Golden Knights | It is with great regret that Lieutenant Colonel Jose Melendez and Members of the team bid farewell to a Golden Knight, Staff Sergeant SSG Eric S. Holman. Holman 39, from Evans City, PA was killed August 15th by an enemy improvised explosive device (IED) in Gnazni province Afghanistan.

GKF4 Prep for the 2012 World Parachuting Cup from US Army Golden Knights | The Golden Knights Female 4-Way Team heads overseas this week for the 2012 World Parachuting Cup in Prostejov, Czech Republic. This is an annual competition between the various formation skydiving teams of several countries around the world. The competition begins on Tuesday, 28 August and...

Second Saturday Open Hangar Day - GardnerEDGE | The Heart of America Wing of the Commemorative Air Force invites you to come out to our hangar and see our fully-restored WWII planes, tour our hangar and museum, take a jeep ride, sit in a real airplane cockpit, experience our 'Get Your Hands on ...

Touring the B17  - Toriaflies | Despite the rainy and cloudy day, Bob and I pulled out the airplane to head to Leesburg Airport (JYO) to tour the visiting B17. Okay, part of that was a lie. Yes, we did see the B17 but no, I did not help Bob pull out the plane. I hadn't thought...

French Team Unlimited Glider Champion (CORRECTED) from AVwebFlash Current Issue Laurent Aboulin, of France, won the unlimited class in the World Gliding Championships in Uvalde, TX on Sunday. Dozens of teams competing in three classes flew prescribed courses with a minimum of three waypoints in closed loop over more than 200 miles over 13 days of competition. First place in...

Rep. Brooks To Make Presentations At Civil Air Patrol Promotion Ceremony - The Chattanoogan | The Amelia Earhart Award honors the late Amelia Earhart, aviatrix, advocate, and pioneer, who set many records for women aviators in aviation's infancy, and who was lost while attempting to be the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. Rep. Brooks is ...

‘Whittle — The Jet Pioneer’ DVD set to be released on 70th anniversary of first jet flight in US from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | To coincide with the 70th anniversary of the first flight of a U.S. jet plane, the DVD "Whittle – The Jet Pioneer" will be released on Oct. 2...

F-4 Jet Gets Removed to be Refurbished - South Dade News Leader | Asking for volunteers is one thing. Asking for volunteers to be in place at 5:30 a.m., on a Saturday morning might make you wonder how many hands will be raised.  Plenty, as it turns out. The Air Force F-4 Jet that sits as a landmark coming into Homestead on US-1 was looking a bit faded since last painted eight years ago. As the Director of Parks and Recreation, Dennis Maytan is accustomed to projects that involve multiple moving parts, and responding to the City Council’s request to have the jet re-painted falls into that category...

Aviation Promo Video by AAA Members from Antique Airfield News  | Several AAA members have collaborated on the production of an aviation promotional video. The video is was done to promote Iowa aviation but it is hoped that it will go regional and national. If...

TA-4J Skyhawk Arrives at Lyon Air Museum from TAKEOFF TUBE | Mike McDougall's TA-4 Skyhawk arrived at the Lyon Air Museum where it will go on display for the public to enjoy...

'Top Gun' director Tony Scott dies after jumping off bridge in Los Angeles County from RGJ.com |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as "Top Gun," ''Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," died Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County Bridge, authorities said...

Check Out This Young Aviator Video - Patch.com | Racine's (EAA Chapter 838) next Young Eagles Rally is on Saturday, Sept 8th. Upcoming Young Eagles events are also scheduled through Milwaukee's EAA Chapter 18 on Saturdays: September 1 at Waukesha Airport: and on October 6th at Timmerman...

Young Eagles take to the skies - Dekalb Daily Chronicle | Kaylee Skeens (left), 4, of Cortland, and Ava Wilkins, 3, of Sycamore, play together inside a hangar at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport while their siblings participate in a Young Eagles flight on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, in ...