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The Silver Falcons 45th Anniversary from Airstrike Aviation Photography by Justin de Reuck | The date was 24 November 1967, the event was the opening of the Atlas Aircraft Corporation and the air force’s aerobatic team, The Bumbling Bees, were leading a 16 ship Impala (Aermacchi MB-326 Mk1) formation as a flypast ceremony. Colonel Chris Prins gave the order, “Silver Falcons…Pull Up”, the four aircraft pulled up, the other 12 carried on straight. The Silver Falcons then proceeded to perform their first display and team was officially born. 45 years later, 73 teams and 97 pilots later, the Silver Falcons have become a household name in South Africa and are synonymous with precision flying at airshows all around South Africa....

Plane, Helicopter Crash During Venezuela Air Show - RIA Novosti | MEXICO, November 28 (RIA Novosti) - A training plane crashed during an air show in Venezuela on Tuesday, and a military helicopter went down during a rescue mission, Mexican media said on Wednesday. A Chinese-made K8 training plane fell near the ...

Fly-in brings pilots to Stag Air Park - StarNewsOnline.com | Three times a year, 200 to 300 people and around 60 airplanes gather at Stag Air Park for a region-wide fly-in. This year's Fall Fly-in, held Nov. 10, brought in a record 70 planes. "That's the most amount of airplanes we've ever had," said Gary ...

Waterloo Air Show a go for 2013 - Waterloo Record | WATERLOO REGION — The Waterloo Air Show is going to have to make it on its own without cash from the Region of Waterloo — and it plans to. Regional councillors voted unanimously Tuesday to turn down a request from organizers David White and ...

First on HQ: Comox Air Show Confirmed for 2013 - HQ Comox Valley | It will take place on August 17, 2013, with an Armed Forces Day (ADF) and Air Show, featuring military and civilian aircraft and performers from across North America. Local residents are accustomed to seeing the Snowbirds and CF-18's practicing their ...

County air show may be unfunded for 2013 - Glenwood Springs Post Independent | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — County commissioners are proposing to turn the popular Garfield County Air Show in Rifle into an every-other-year event, rather than funding the show annually. Although the commissioners won't formally decide whether ...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: Aerial Tour In a Bell 47G from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | A great way to see the "big picture" of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is from a ride in the EAA's Bell 47G over Pioneer Airport. For a reasonable price, and after waiting in a fairly short line, one can get a commanding view of the thousands of...

Capt. Ken Heitel flew an A-4E ‘Skyhawk’ as a ‘Cold War’ Warrior’ in the 1970s from War Tales by Don Moore | Ken Heitel was a “Cold War Warrior.” He flew an A-4E “Skyhawk,” jet fighter off the USS Independence, a Forrestal Class carrier, as a Marine Corps aviator serving in the Mediterranean during the early 1970s. “When I was aboard the carrier we did a lot of patrol work. The Soviets were trying to dominate the [...]

Operation Celestial Flight from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale |  If you're interested in the WASP who gave their lives for their country....

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GETTING OFF THE GROUND: Air museum not swimming in money, but its ... - Rantoul Press | Perhaps state and federal governments could take a cue from the Chanute Air Museum. The museum has gone from an operation bleeding red ink to one that is in the pink — or make that in the black. The museum has transformed from being in danger of ...

Canadian Air & Space Museum Launches Fundraising Campaign - Wire Service Canada | The now "temporarily virtual" Canadian Air & Space Museum in Toronto is pleased to announce the launch of its first fundraising campaign 14 months after closing its doors to the public. WireService.ca Press Release - Nov 27, 2012 - Toronto, Ontario ...

Mrs. Alaska United America pageant winner is busy in the community - Anchorage Daily News | Mrs. Keller and her organization works with national aviation groups such as the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Aircraft Owners & Pilot Association (AOPA), and Women in Aviation International (WAI). Locally, she works with EAA Chapter 42, the ...

FlightTime Radio Show 244 | An old friend of the show, Dave Goodwin comes on to publicize his new aviation project which is featured on kickstarter. Dave is the creator of Planeviz.com and is charged up about his latest idea.

FlightTime Radio Show 245 | Milford flew up to Detoit's Willow Run airport to visit the Yankee Air Museum. The YAM is bouncing back from a disastrous fire of a few years ago and is looking great. He also squeezed in time to take a LSA flight to see how pretty the fall can look up north.

Highflier wins entrepreneur of year award [The News-Gazette, Champaign ... - Equities.com | Frasca has been active in the Warbirds of America organization, the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Sport Aviation Association. He was named to the Illinois Aviation Honor Roll in 1993 and was appointed to the Governor's Board of Aeronautical ...

X-47B loaded onto the USS Harry S Truman from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | The US Navy has loaded up the first Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator onto the USS Harry S Truman. The aircraft will be tested aboard the giant 100, 000 ton ship for about three weeks. Basically, it'll be doing air-ship integration trials. The X-47B is slated to fly off the Truman next year....

'Speaking' About Flying: Yes, You Can Do This! from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | Part two of a two-part series. Read part one here. Now that I've made the case that you can learn how to be an eloquent public speaker and become a vocal advocate for general aviation in front of non-flying audiences, let's begin to focus in on precisely how you do that while gaining maximum impact with minimum embarrassment...

WISH: Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars | NASA wants you to become the engineers, scientists, researchers and innovators of tomorrow. The WISH project offers a one-of-a-kind experience for female high school students like you to jump start your future and explore the possibilities of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related major or career....

Aviation resources for K-12 teachers now online from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Society of Aviation & Flight Educators (SAFE) recently expanded its online Resource Center. In addition to content tailored to flight, ground, avionics, and maintenance technology instructors, new material has been added specifically for K-12 teachers and educators involved in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines...