Thursday, September 27, 2012

Indy Transponder 27-SEP-2012 1045z


Flight with the Blue Angels - KHON2 | Some of the best pilots in the world are on Oahu for the Kaneohe Bay Air Show. I climbed aboard and went flying with the Blue Angels today. To say it was the thrill of a lifetime would be an understatement. It was luck of the draw to have the honor of ...

Rock the Runway at the 16th Scottsdale Air Fair Nov. 3 – 4 - Sonoran News | SCOTTSDALE – The City of Scottsdale is proud to announce the Scottsdale Air Fair 2012, a two-day family event that will inspire every generation with the excitement of flight, taking place November 3 and 4 at the Scottsdale Airport. There will be ...

Rome welcomes Wings Over North Georgia Air Show this weekend - Chattanooga Times Free Press | Pilots with the Air National Guard Aerobatic Team and Goodyear Aviation practice an inverted flight formation Wednesday above the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome, Ga., in preparation for this weekend's Wings Over North Georgia Air Show...

Strongman to 'pull for the troops' at McConnell open house - Kansas.com | Kirsch's act, “Pulls for the Troops,” is part of the Wings Over McConnell Open House and Air Show, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. He will perform both days at 11 a.m.. But don't be late. The entire feat takes ...

Warbird takes flight to promote Aviation Day - Shelbyville Times-Gazette | This T-34, flown by Charles McGaughy is one of the aircraft that will be on display and in the air Saturday for Shelbyville Aviation Day. The Beechcraft, a military training aircraft from the 1950's, will be performing along side other models during a ...

CoolPix: 'Sawbones' Sea Fury At Pylon 8 - Reno 2012 from AirPigz by Martt | ...This particular CoolPix is of the Sea Fury Sawbones flown by Curt Brown which actually captured 4th place in the big Gold Unlimited race on Sunday 9-16-12, the last day of the 2012 Reno Air Races. This pic is
from Saturday's Silver Heat 3B where the airplane came in first with a speed of 402.338 mph. I was out at pylon 8 for five or six races of the various classes on Saturday, and this was one of the better images I captured that trip....

Local pilot wins gold in Reno Air Races - Mukilteo Beacon | LaVelle's first Reno Air Race was in 2007. He wasn't as fast as he is now, but he still won Rookie of the Year. His second year, LaVelle showed up with turbochargers. He passed his way to the front during the championships – and was about to win it ...

Flying racer from The Kathryn Report | AVIATION enthusiasts can learn more about the history of a 1930s aircraft for the next month.The Comper Swift/CLAC story tells the fascinating history of the small racing aircraft which has connections to the Cranwell Light Aeroplane Club.Visitors will...

MOSQUITO–FIRST FLIGHT from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | The culmination of a decade’s work came together 27 September with DH98 Mosquito ZK-MOS alighting from Ardmore’s runway 03 a little after 1030 in company with T6 Trojan ZK-JGS and EC120 ZK-HTV for the aircraft’s first flight. A little over 45 mins later the Mosquito touched down on Auckland’s runway 05R, a pre-planned...

The ultimate history lesson: B-17 'Memphis Belle' to take flight this weekend ... - Evening News and Tribune | Although the original Memphis Belle is no longer operational, the B-17 that stood in for her in the 1990 big-budget movie of the same name featuring Eric Stoltz and Harry Connick Jr. still remains. And on Saturday and Sunday at the Clark County ...
 
The B-25 Mitchell: 'I've been everywhere' - HeraldNet (blog) | During WWII, pilots from the UK, Australia, Free France, Canada, China, Russia, and Brazil, among others, flew the B-25 in combat against the Axis. After the war, the plane's reach went even farther — Peru, Poland, Portugal, Pakistan, Palestine, and ...

Photoflying days: Thursday (part VII) from apron6 | Last pictures from the Spitfire/Hurricane/Texan formation. I’ll post some...

Salem, IL Leckrone Airport (KSLO) from The Lexicans | ...Leckrone Airport is named for Philip Leckrone who fought in the Royal Air Force Eagle Squadrons during World War2. Philip was born 1912 and raised in Salem to William and Lottie Leckrone. Phil also owned his own airplane in town. He traveled to Britian in 1940 and enlisted in the Royal Air Force and learned to fly the Spitfire. While serving...

Greenfield's plans for air museum advances - The Salinas Californian | The Greenfield City Council unanimously approved Tuesday measures to immediately seek annexation of property for a planned air museum. The city plans to annex 135 acres for the Yanks Air Museum which needs the approval of the state Local Area ...

Historic aircraft to live again - The Sunshine Coast Daily | THE Queensland Air Museum at Caloundra will turn on a selection of its historic aircraft engines on Saturday for a family fun event. The annual Aero Engine Run Day will show off the sights and sounds of engines and aircrafts, some dating back to the ...

Air Force prepares third mission for mysterious X-37B spacecraft from sUAS News by Press | The US Air Force confirms that they will once again launch its mysterious X-37B spy plane back into the sky, but what it will do there remains a mystery. For the third time ever, the Boeing-made unmanned aircraft will be put into orbit. Details on the operation, as usual, remain scarce, as the Air Force remains insistent on keeping information about the aircraft under wraps. On the record, however, the agency has confirmed that the X-37B will...

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