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Blues' season finale wows crowd of 50000 at NAS - Pensacola News Journal | “I tell people not to try that at home,” said Collmer, who spent 12 years as a Navy aviator after taking his flight training at Pensacola Naval Air Station in 1954, before any members of the Blue Angels elite flight demonstration team were born ...

South Florida Seaplane Splash-In this Sunday from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The South Florida Seaplane Splash-In will be held this Sunday, Nov. 11, at Lake Jackson in Sebring, Florida. An incorrect date had been run on our Calendar pages...

Challenge Air Fly Day gives 104 special needs children flights from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | DALLAS LOVE FIELD, Texas — FBO Business Jet Center recently hosted Fly Days, a one-day event for special needs children and youth provided by Challenge Air, a non-profit organization. During the event, held Nov. 3, 104 special needs children were given flights in both single and multi-engine aircraft provided by...

Long-Time Colorado Aviator Inducted Into CO Aviation Hall Of Fame from Aero-News Network | Took His First Plane Ride In 1933 Jack Grenier's love of aviation began at age 13 when his father took he and his sister to the Minneapolis airport where a group of barnstormers was selling airplane rides. His sister got that first ride, as his dad could only afford one, but Greiner was undaunted. He returned as often as he could to sell tickets for the barnstormers in exchange for a small commission ... and airplane rides.

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Parys Pylon Time Trials from Latest Vlog | This was without doubt the most exciting event this year, the Parys Pylon Racing organized by Scully Levin and the members of Parys. Safety was of course a serious concern and was addresses during the safety briefing before the event commenced. The rules...

Aerobatic Pilot Pete McLeod from Apron 6

B-17 from film 'Memphis Belle' in Tampa available for rides, tour  - Tbo.com | Seen through the top hatch, the B-17 that portrayed the historic Memphis Belle in the 1990 film makes a demonstration flight over Hillsborough Bay and the Tampa area Monday. It will be available for flights this weekend at $450 a seat, which covers the ...

Chickasaw Nation celebrates National Aviation month - Daily Ardmoreite | By age 14, she was flying her father to business appointments and performing aerobatic maneuvers at air shows all over Oklahoma. The film "Pearl" produced by The Chickasaw Nation, chronicles those early years in her life. It has garnered many accolades ...

Today in 1930: Capt. Edward "Eddie" Rickenbacker was awarded the Medal of Honor... from National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian's Facebook Wall | Today in 1930: Capt. Edward "Eddie" Rickenbacker was awarded the Medal of Honor for boldly attacking seven enemy airplanes alone and shooting down two of them on September 25, 1918. He was...

Memorial Service for Marilyn York - News in photos | Marilyn York was a Navy WAVE stationed at Alameda Naval Air Station where she worked for 33 years as an aircraft mechanic, and after retirement she helped found the Alameda Naval Air Museum. York died at age 90 on October 26, and a memorial service ...

Pacific Aviation Museum to dedicate F-5A fighter from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | HONOLULU — Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will dedicate its Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter on Monday, Nov. 12. The 4 p.m. dedication ceremony will take place at the Museum on Historic Ford Island...

Chopper Stops Traffic During Air Museum Move - Jamestown Post Journal | Monday morning downtown commuters saw something a little out of the ordinary while on their way to work. As part of the move from the Jamestown Airport to 300 N. Main St., the Lucile M. Wright Air Museum transported a helicopter and an aircraft from ...

You Don’t Know Jack: Airspeed Completes the UCAP Trifecta – Audio Episode Show Notes from Airspeed Online by Steve Tupper | These are the show notes to an audio episode. You can listen to the show audio by clicking here.  Better yet, subscribe to Airspeed through iTunes or your other favorite podcatcher. It’s all free! Even if...

F-35 celebrates 500th sortie as program grows from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Air Force's premier fighter, the F-35 Lightning II, surpassed its 500th sortie only 16 days after reaching the 400 mark and only 238 days from the beginning of the program.  Maj. Matthew Johnston of the 58th Fighter Squadron completed the 500th combined sortie for both the F-35A and F-35B at the 33rd Fighter Wing Nov. 2, marking a continued progress in sortie generation rates since the wing started flight operations March 6....

Couple Takes Vows In The Air ... Skydives Into Their Honeymoon from Aero-News Network | Both Jumped With An Instructor Following The Airborne Ceremony A couple in Utah wanted to do something a little different for their wedding, so they hopped into the back of an airplane, exchanged vows at 13,000 feet, and then exited the aircraft ... each strapped to a skydiving instructor as they plunged into matrimony.

Pilot Makes Post-Crash Video Floating On The Gulf Of Mexico from Aero-News Network  | Events Lead To Major Donation To His Aviation-Focused Charity A pilot who ditched his airplane in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Lousiana had the presence of mind to grab his iPad as he was getting out of the sinking airplane. While floating in the water with the person who had been his passenger in the airplane, he made a 1 minute 22 second video with the device, which he said he didn't think anyone would ever see. Pilot T.R. Wright said making the video was just a "way to pass the time."