Saturday, September 29, 2012

Indy Transponder 29-SEP-2012 0430z


Jenn Bates flies with the Air Force Thunderbirds - KWCH | Some call them America's ambassadors in blue, but they are more commonly known as the Thunderbirds. They are the best the U.S. Air Force has to offer, traveling across the country displaying the aerobatic skills that prove they are America's elite pilots...

Army Golden Knights Expected To Be Among Show Favorites - KAKE | Historically, the Army's parachute team did not start out as the Golden Knights. It formed as the strategic army command parachute team in 1959, but after winning two consecutive gold medals in competition, they were dubbed, "The Golden Knights." ...

Warbirds Over Paso Airshow brings family fun and history to the Central Coast - KSBY San Luis Obispo News | During World War II, planes helped get our soldiers home safe. They played a large role in our fight, and SATURDAY, they're being celebrated. Retired Warbirds rarely seen flying will make their re-debut over the Central Coast at the Warbirds Over Paso ...

Vintage airplanes flying over Saginaw River during Saturday's River of Time ... - The Saginaw News - MLive.com | Visitors at River of Time will see Hayward's Boeing as well as a 1943 L-Z Taylorcraft on loan from the Saginaw Valley Air Museum and F-6 intermediate fighter plane, flown by Eric Engler from Caro. “We were asked to do this and our organization is ...

Simsbury Airport Fly-In draws record 10000 visitors - Foothills Media Group | SIMSBURY — The 2012 Simsbury Fly-In & Car Show, held Sept. 23 at Simsbury Airport, featured a flyover by a giant military cargo jet, maneuvers by the Yankee Clippers formation team, a World War I fighter plane replica and visits from two LifeStar ...

Air to Air in a 1941 Vought F4U-1A Corsair with John Hinton from Julie in the SkyJulie in the Sky by Julie in the Sky | I had the great pleasure to go flying in a 1941 Vought F4U-1A Corsair with John Hinton as the pilot from Planes of Fame Air Musuem. When I approached the Corsair, all I could do is stare in awe at the majestic gull wings of the aircraft. After I collected myself, I walked around and[...]

Reno Air Races & The Great Reno Balloon Race - Videos By The University Of Nevada from AirPigz by Martt | Sometimes I just don't understand the internet. These two videos put out by the University of Nevada have been on youtube for a week now but have hardly been viewed... but these videos are fantastic! In my opinion they should have thousands and thousands of views by now. They are apparently part of a 'This Is Nevada' project and they each showcase an awesome aviation-oriented event that takes place in Reno during the month of September. For 2012, The Great Reno Balloon Race took place September 7-9 and then the Reno Air Races of course took place September 12-16....

More pix from The Reno Air Races from Julie in the SkyJulie in the Sky by Eric James Swearingen | Another Gallery of images from the 2012 National Championship Air Races and Air Show at Reno, NV.

5th Annual Flighter Fight Against Cancer Fly-In - WSET | Danville, VA - The runway at a small airport in South Boston had a lot of traffic Friday, but not with regular sized planes. Folks gathered at William Tuck Airport to watch mini-aircrafts. It was all for 5th annual Flighter Fight Against Cancer Fly-In ...

Plane rally a first for WA - inmycommunity | Matt Hall, from the Red Bull air races, will attend the event for a meet-and-greet with visitors. There will also be aviation workshops and a question-and-answer session with Jill Bailey, assistant operations manager at Recreational Aviation Australia.

Red Arrows experience technical difficulties - Times of Malta | The Red Arrows have experienced technical difficulties on their way to Malta and had to divert to a military base in Sardegna. The team's engineers are doing their best to have the aircraft serviceable again but it is not yet known if they will be able ...

Slovakia: Frecce Tricolori protagonists International Air Fest  - Italiaglobale.it | Great success for the exhibition of the Frecce Tricolori "Slovak International Air Fest 2012 SIAF", a show dedicated to aviation, which took place on 1 and 2 September last Sliac, about 200 km from Bratislava. Over one hundred thousand ...

Santa Teresa's War Eagles Museum hosts visit by restored B-17 bomber, crew - Las Cruces Sun-News | SANTA TERESA — The World War II B-17G bomber "Sentimental Journey" is scheduled to be on display and available for rides and tours from Monday's arrival about noon, to Thursday, departing in the morning, at the War Eagles Air Museum, 8012 Airport ...

Soaring Success - Palm Springs Life | Denise Wilson, founder and president of Desert Jet, has pilot ratings for a variety of planes, is a certified aviation manager, and gave the keynote address at the 2010 Women in Aviation International Conference. Based at Jacqueline Cochran Regional ...

Solved after 70 years: The mystery of the missing Lancaster bomber crew from The Kathryn Report by Kathryn | A lost Lancaster bomber crew have finally been found after a German team located the remains of their downed aircraft near Frankfurt - Five missing British airmen were found inside the wreckage of their World War Two bomber - They were guided to the site in Laumersheim, Germany, by an eye-witness who saw the plane crash 69 years agoThe mighty drone of 600 bombers filled the night air as...

Greenfield air museum plans move forward - The Salinas Californian | The Greenfield City Council has unanimously approved 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 Formation ...

From AIRBOYD.TV:
Bill Rieke Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Pilot – Endeavor Last Flight
Henry Taylor Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Engineer – Endeavor Last Flight

Astronauts, community leaders welcome Crew Compartment Trainer to National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | NASA Astronauts Michael Good and Michael Foreman visited the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force during a private event to formally introduce the first shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-1) to military and community officials and preview the next steps for the exhibit...

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