Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Indy Transponder 03-OCT-2012 1045z


Get ready: Blue Angels heading to the skies over you - San Jose Mercury News | OAKLAND -- Fleet week descends on the East Bay by sea and air later this week, and the Oakland International Airport is warning of extra noise from all those high-flying, thrill-seeking jets and biplanes practicing and performing starting Thursday ...

Take flight! One of my favorite family events — Wings Over Houston — is back - CBS Local | Returning favorites to the 2012 Wings Over Houston Airshow include the always-popular Tora!Tora!Tora! reenactment of the World War II air power attack on Pearl Harbor and the Commemorative Air Force's Red Tail Project, an interactive theatre and ...

Up, Up and Away - Augusta | From the thrill of aerobatic maneuvering to the excitement of WWI style dog fights with vintage aircraft the skyfest promises two days of fun for the entire family. There will also be an antique car show, food vendors, children's activities and much ...

Bethalto, IL Fly-In Brings Together Local Aviation Community from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Last Saturday's St. Louis Regional Airport Fly-In was the annual gathering of the St. Louis area aviation community in Bethalto, IL. Local aviators brought a wide variety of aircraft, from RV and Lightning homebuilts to Stearman and T-6 Texan warbirds to Skyhawks and Bonanzas and everything in between. The Aero Experience brings you triple play coverage that...

Four to be inducted Saturday in National Aviation Hall of Fame from The Kathryn Report by Kathryn | National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinement event dubbed “America’s Oscar Night of Aviation” in Dayton this Saturday after fears the ceremony would be wooed to North Carolina, an organizer said.Area sponsors pledged about $200,000 to keep the 50th anniversary event that celebrates aerospace luminaries in Dayton, said Ron Kaplan, the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s enshrinement director.“That ...

Worldwide Helium Shortage Affects America's Challenge Race from Aero-News Network: Sport Aviation | All Aircraft Will Use Hydrogen To Make Them Lighter Than Air For the first time in its history the America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race has a gas problem. A worldwide helium shortage is forcing the 2012 event into an all hydrogen-lifted challenge.

World War II B-29 Superfortress Lands In OKC - news9.com KWTV | "It was an airplane that helped end World War II," Commemorative Air Force Pilot, Bill Goeken said. When Commemorive Airforce pilot has been flying Fifi for 15 years, when he's up in the air he can't help but think about America's Greatest Generation....

Restored WWII planes making stops at 2 NY airports - Wall Street Journal | QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — Three World War II airplanes are scheduled to make stops at a pair of eastern New York airports as part of a Massachusetts-based aviation history group's Wings of Freedom Tour. A B-17 Flying Fortress, a B-24 Liberator and a P-51 ...

Bombers bonded by World War II gather for reunion - MLive.com | (AP) — It's been 67 years since their B17 Flying Fortresses lumbered off the runway for their last World War II bombing mission over Europe, but members of the 483rd Bomb Group haven't forgotten. They plan to gather Saturday for their 34th annual ...

Tulsa WWII Marine to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery - Tulsa World | Lt. Walter "Dub" Vincent. His B-25 bomber went down on April 22, 1944. Vincent was the plane's navigator-bombardier. His family discovered the downed plane on the remote South Pacific island of Vanuatu and his remains were brought back to Tulsa in ...

Warbirds add to their collection - Auckland stuff.co.nz | TOP FLIGHT: Warbirds members, from left, Paul McSweeny, president Frank Parker and Tony Miller stand in front of he association's newest addition, the former RNZAF Aermacchi.

Mosquito!!! from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by RodneyOf all the people that went to the Mosquito launch airshow at Ardmore [NZAR] last weekend, I must be able to last person to post any photos :-)  After coming home from the UK on Monday 24th, I then left for a long weekend in Auckland on Friday 29th [and yes, I'm enjoying being home right now!]. The key attraction of course was the only public display of the de Havilland DH98 Mosquito F.B Mk 26, ZK-MOS!...

MO Aviation Historical Society Meeting Recalls Cuban Missile Crisis After 50 Years from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo

Don't miss the Aviators' Ball! - PilotWeb | The event includes live and silent auctions, a Reno Air Race room, live music and a flypast. It will raise funds for disabled flying charity Aerobility. Tickets can currently be bought for an early bird rate of £95. Click here for more information ...

Student aviators from SOA compete nationally - Liberty Champion | NIFA tests aviators in a wide variety of events, both on the ground and in the air, according to SOA Flight Team Coach Kyle Dillon. NIFA competitions are held at a regional level across the country. The top two teams then proceed to the national ...

Monday Countdown Continues for SpaceDiver - from Spaceports | In less than a week, extreme skydiver Felix Baumgartner will attempt to be the first person to break the sound barrier in free fall. The...

Video: What a supersonic free fall from the edge of space looks like from Aerial Sports Feed | Red Bull Stratos has been cleared for launch on October 8 (depending on weather conditions). Felix Baumgartner is attempting a record-breaking free-fall jump from an unbelievable 23 miles above the...

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