Indy Transponder 15-FEB-2013 0145z

IMPACT OF SEQUESTRATION ON AIR SHOW COMMUNITY via Kyle Franklin | As reported in the last issue of Fast Facts, contingency planning by the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps calls for a complete end to all non-essential flying – including air show performances – if sequestration cuts are implemented. ICAS has learned that, if the March 1 deadline is not averted, the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds and single-ship tactical demonstration teams will continue to prepare for the 2013 air show season through March 31. If the situation has not been corrected by then, all preparation will cease and the teams will stop flying on April 1. In addition to an abrupt end to air show performances, the military will also stop supporting air shows with static display aircraft. Although specific details about air shows and open houses held on military bases have not been shared, it is likely that these events will also be cancelled. Enite article on Franklin's Flying Circus's Facebook Wall > Thanks!

Trade group advises air shows against counting out Blue Angels - Pensacola News Journal | John Cudahy, president of the trade group, based in Leesburg, Va., said he has told some air show officials via “internal correspondence” to wait as long as possible see whether alternatives arise to the across-the-board military spending reductions ...

APPROACHING THUNDER: Kentucky Derby Festival announces theme of this ... - Newsandtribune | Organizers unveiled the theme to the 24th Thunder Over Louisville event, the traditional kick-off to the Kentucky Derby Festival, at a press conference Monday morning. The theme for Thunder Over Louisville, to be held April 20, is “Thunder Vision,” and ...

International Aerobatic Club Offers Variety of Member Benefits from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Whether you are interested in flight competitions or just learning more about the exciting field of aerobatic flight, the International Aerobatic Club (IAC) offers a wide variety of exclusive benefits for its members.

Human Fly - Mohave 1975 on a Douglas DC-8 from TAKEOFF TUBE
DH Mosquito KA114 and GoPro from TAKEOFF TUBE

Art exhibit pays tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen - Mukilteo Beacon | They had also trained to fly the B-25 bomber, but the war ended before these were deployed. “They fought a war on two fronts: one against the forces in WWII that were bent on destroying the [American] way of life, and the second battlefront was at home ...

Tuskegee Airman, Allen U. Graduate Dies - WLTX.com | He graduated from a Methuen high school in 1939 and attended Allen University in Columbia, S.C., before enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1943. He was a 2nd lieutenant with the black 477th B-25 Bomber Group and was honorably discharged in 1947.

Former Flying Tiger George Mazock got his wish in World War II - The Northwest Florida Daily News | Mazock became one of the Flying Tigers, who flew only at night and under poor weather conditions with little to no equipment to guide them. “A lot of people didn't realize what was happening in China, but while we were there we held off 1.5 million ...

Armless Pilot to Inspire Ethiopian Children - Flying Magazine | Jessica Cox, the first person without arms to earn a pilot's certificate, is joining Handicap International on a journey to Ethiopia to inspire children with disabilities to reach beyond their dreams despite their physical challenges. Handicap International targeted Ethiopia because low-income countries in particular tend to deny handicapped people opportunities offered to the general public...

Playing catch up! from The EAA Zenith Project by ChadJensen | ...The team has been working on getting the right wing caught up to the left wing, which happened a couple of weeks ago, and the flaperons are the new focus on the work benches now...

EXERCISE IRON FIST 2013 – Camp Pendleton from photorecon.net | 70 years ago, two military forces were facing each other during the Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and code named Operation Watchtower by Allied forces. On one side was the United States Marines and the other, the Imperial Japanese Army. It was a bloody and bitter military campaign fought between August 7, 1942 and February 9,...

How a group of photographers was blown and burnt by B-1B Lancer’s afterburner at airshow
from David Cenciotti's weblog | The incident happened on arrival day at RIAT Cottesmore in 2001. Some photographers and aircraft spotters were next to the perimeter fence on the northeastern side of the airport next to the runway 23 threshold. This spot provided a unique point-of-view as arriving and departing aircraft were pretty close...

Nellis prepares for F-35 arrival  from Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories | The 57th Wing is preparing for the arrival of four F-35 Lighting IIs Feb. 28.  Arrival of the F-35s to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., will mark the first time in the aircraft's history operational tests will be performed on the aircraft.

Pentagon: AF Wrongly Blamed Pilot for F-22 Crash - Military.com | An Air Force report that cites pilot error in a fatal F-22 crash "was not supported by the facts," the Pentagon Inspector General's Office announced Monday. The crash in Alaska claimed the life of pilot Jeff Haney. It also sparked a lawsuit against the ...

RAF Air Cadets to attend RAF Fairford camp - This is South Wales | Held annually each July at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, the Royal International Air Tattoo, the world's largest military airshow, has gained the well-earned reputation as one of the UK's top outdoor family events. The camp is scheduled to take place ...

5K fun run to take place during Space Fest at museum from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to run in outer space? After a rocket launch kicks things off, participants in the Space Fest "Run the Solar System" Fun Run at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will race through a scale version of the solar system, starting at the sun and passing all the planets, during the 5K run.