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Thunderbirds roar into South GA - WALB-TV | Members of the world-famous USAF Thunderbirds are landing at the base this afternoon, in advance of their full-length shows in the Moody AFB Open House on October 27 & 28. The Thunderbirds are the Air Force's demonstration team based out of Nellis Air ...

EAA to induct five into Hall of Fame from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Experimental Aircraft Association will recognize the contributions made to the world of flight by five aviators on Thursday, Nov. 15, as it inducts them into the EAA Hall of Fame during a banquet at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wis. The five aviators represent the spectrum of aviation within the EAA community and have achieved notable successes within their particular realm of flight:...

Troy Catchings Airport Day 2012 - Clarksdale Press Register | Photo by Jesse Wright | Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:23 am. Clarksdale Press Register Photo Editor and Columnist Troy Catchings flashes a big smile with the pilots after riding in a B-25 J Bomber during Airport Day held recently at Fletcher Field.

Celebrating 75 years from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Piper Aircraft will wrap up a year of celebrations for the Cub's 75th anniversary at a fly-in at the factory in Vero Beach, Florida, the weekend of Nov. 9-11. The weekend will feature a welcome reception, vendor exhibits, an aircraft static display, facility tours, a History of Piper Aircraft presentation, and a pancake breakfast...

Photo Release -- Window World Joins Forces With Award-Winning Aerobatic ... - MarketWatch | NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C., Oct 25, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Window World, Inc.(R), America's largest replacement window and home remodeling company, partnered with Rob Holland, two-time United States National Unlimited Aerobatic ...

Palm Springs Air Museum Event from Warbirds Online by Scott WRG Editor

Jumpers out! The US Army parachute team performs during 2012 Amigo Airsho - DVIDS | U.S. Army Sgt. David Echeverry, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and demonstration parachutist assigned to the U.S. Army Parachute Team, Golden Knights, descends from the sky during the 31st annual Amigo Airsho on Biggs Army Airfield Oct. 21, 2012.

Aerobatic Cup: Aerobatic-ladies on the rise - Austrian Aviaton | Aerobatics is not an exclusively male domain. This was evident at the starting line of the first Pins & More Cups, on the 16th September was held in Vrsar / Croatia. Four pilots and eight pilots from Germany and Austria took part in the contest, which was evaluated according to the official rules CIVA. ...

Heber City pilot finds his passion in the cockpit - San Francisco Chronicle | Aerobatic planes provide the freedom and romance of flying that Watters has been infatuated with since deciding to become a pilot in fourth grade. An admitted adrenaline junkie, Watters is certain commercial flying or an office job just wouldn't cut it...

Aircraftsman joins the flying circus - This is Hull and East Riding | He will travel as a passenger in one of the Red Arrows' two-seat Hawk aircraft in transit flights to more than 70 display venues throughout the UK and Europe, flying at speeds of more than 350mph. Once his aircraft arrives at the display's operating ...

Kenneth Lee Guidry - The Gueydan Journal | Ken also became an Aerobatic Pilot under the direction of Duane Cole. He enjoyed taking friends flying and performing aerobatic stunts in his Stearman Biplane. Participating in the yearly Stearman Fly-In and conversing with friends and fellow pilots ...

Two AV-8B Harrier aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith |Two AV-8B Harrier aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly in formation after conducting aerial refueling training operations, Sept. 23, 2012. The training consisted of MV-22B Ospreys and AV-8B Harriers conducting...

Staff 750 Project: First Video Update from eaavideo.org | EAA’s staff CH 750 project had its first video update this week showing the build’s beginning stages. Watch for future updates on the EAA Zenith Project blog.

U.S. training helps Afghan female pilot go solo from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | The Taliban has been waging a brutal war against women, but at least one woman is trying to even the odds. Lt. Nilofor Rhmani recently became the first female pilot in the Afghan air force’s pilot training program to fly solo, officials said. She is receiving training by both U.S. and NATO advisers. The pilot training program at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, is a joint effort between...

Learning to fly in a Cub from General Aviation News by Charles Spence | As a student pilot flying a Piper J-3 Cub, on any beautiful Sunday afternoon it was not unusual to be 8th to 10th on downwind at Zahn's Airport at Amityville on New York’s Long Island. The year was 1954. Finally, I was able to take flying lessons, having been transferred from my position on a newspaper in San Francisco to New York City, working for publications owned by the Hearst Corporation. This was at the height of the general aviation flying boom following World War II...

Houston airports launch aviation club from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | HOUSTON — A new collaborative effort to broaden the number of young people who reach for the stars in careers in aviation and aerospace has taken off with the launch of the Houston Airport System Aviation Club.

EAA Opposes New Mexico's Proposed Seaplane Ban from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA is opposing a proposed change to the New Mexico Administrative Code that would ban seaplanes from every body of water within the state park system, essentially shutting down all operations on virtually all navigable waterways in the state.

Fourth Hypersonic X-51A To Fly In Mid-2013 - Aviation Week | The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to fly the fourth and final Boeing X-51A WaveRider hypersonic engine demonstrator in mid-2013. Tests of the component suspected to have caused the early end to the third flight in August are to begin ...