Indy Transponder 03-MAY-2013 0300z

STEWART IS 2013 RECIPIENT OF BILL BARBER AWARD - ICAS FB page | World Airshow News Magazine recently announced that ICAS member and air show performer Skip Stewart will be the 2013 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. Stewart joins a star-packed list of past recipients that includes...

When Skip Soars, Summer Airshow Season Is Here from Featured by Webmaster | The name “Skip Stewart” has become synonymous with summer airshow excitement!...

Now, this weekend's events, summed up concisely by LiveAirShowTV:
Manassas, VA, Central Texas Air Show, and the Plane of Fame Air Show.

Jetman to be at AirVenture from General Aviation News | Yves “Jetman” Rossy, the world’s first jet-powered man, will make his first public U.S. flights this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh July 29-Aug. 4. The U.S. flights are supported by Jetman’s sponsor, the Swiss watch manufacturer Breitling. Along with the appearance at Oshkosh, Jetman will flyin the U.S. at the Reno Air Races in September....

It's the 500th Episode of Warbird Radio LIVE! Tom Reilly fills us in on the XP-... from Warbird Radio's Facebook Wall | It's the 500th Episode of Warbird Radio LIVE! Tom Reilly fills us in on the XP-82...

SAAF Museum airshow looking good - defenceWeb | But Museum Officer Commanding Lieutenant Colonel Mike O'Connor is confident the 2013 edition of the airshow will be another good one and he is hopeful it will again get the nod as the best airshow in South Africa. The Museum currently holds this award ...

In case you missed them earlier this week, we had two great posts covering an issue that has had incredible impact this year, but first a link, where you can do your part:

Bring Back the Jets - www.bringbackthejets.org | Join the White House Petition to Restore the USA's Military Flight Teams

SEQUESTRATION! | PFLUGERVILLE, TX – May 1, 2013 – It was supposed to be something so horrible that it would force lawmakers to strike a deal on budgetary restraint! Yes, you should probably never see “lawmakers” and “budgetary restraint” in the same sentence. Needless to say Sequestration was forced on the American people and air shows were among those who got hit...

Sequester and Airshows - What Happens Next... | We recently learned that the Blue Angels, the USAF Thunderbirds, the Golden Knights and all the Military Demo Teams have cancelled their entire Airshow season due to the Sequester. The Military will not take part in Airshows in any way – not static displays, not flying, nothing. This information has sent the Airshow Industry back to their drawing boards to see how they can move on from here....

No military at Air Show; Cutbacks cited in pullout from annual event.Show won ... - Avionics Intelligence | DAYTON - For the first time in the four-decade history of the Vectren Dayton Air Show, the military won't provide support for the June 22-23 event, which means no Air Force or Navy fighter demonstrations or modern military aircraft displays, a top air ...

Stunt plane forced to land on Long Island highway - Fox News | ...Newsday identified the pilot as David Windmiller. The stunt pilot was forced to land after his engine seized up at about 2,200 feet....Windmiller has been a professional stunt pilot since 1994. He is a former member of the United States Aerobatic Team....

A Heartfelt Thanks to Our Supporters - Nordo News | Sitting here pondering the future of aviation and a new course for Lee Bottom, one which will be required for long term survival, I can only think of the many amazing people this place has brought into our lives. ...

Ford Tri-Motor Tours Set to Launch in May from Featured by Webmaster | EAA’s vintage Ford Tri-Motor heads out on tour in May 2013. (Air Venture Museum)EAA’s 1929 Ford Tri-Motor and its “sister” plane from the Kalamazoo Air Zoo will tour the country this spring and summer, giving passengers an opportunity to travel back to the early days of luxurious commercial flight...

Final Push Is On for Bugatti 100P Racer Project By EAA Staff | Scotty Wilson’s Bugatti 100P Racer project has wide international interest and support, and is nearing completion in his Tulsa, Okla. hangar.About two and a half years ago Scotty Wilson, EAA 572551, of Tulsa, Okla., traveled to Oshkosh to examine the original Bugatti 100P Racer that’s on prominent display in the AirVenture Museum after being donated to EAA in 1996....

[Photo] Three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers are prepared for a night mission from David Cenciotti's weblog

Last of the legendary U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom jets to become yet another missile victim from David Cenciotti's weblog | The last of the produced F-4 Phantom jets has been converted into a flying dummy target-drone for missile training. The plane was a part of...

Elliot Seguin featured in THIS ARTICLE.

Najla, The Winner of the Dreams Take Flight Scholarship, Spring 2013! from Life on the Road as a Pilot | We are so happy to announce the first winner for the 2013 Spring Scholarship Program: Najla Dorsey! 

126 apply for Flying Club scholarship from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | One hundred twenty six applications from 37 states were received after Ground Effect Advisors (GEA) announced a scholarship focused exclusively on Flying Clubs. GEA expected 40-50. On May 15, GEA will announce 10 finalists for the scholarship. The...

NASA Teaches Aviation to Middle School Students - WBOY | ...NASA organized an introduction to aviation workshop Tuesday for Philippi-area middle school students. The students learned aviation basics, and saw the FSU Cessna land at Fairmont Airport. They then went Meredith Field for a more realistic experience...

How to fly from Baltimore to Venus...in 1928 from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick Stafford | io9 has an article on Robert Condit and his gasoline-powered rocket...

Space Center Houston | Today is a great day for Houston! NASA has officially transferred ownership of the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA-905) to Space Center Houston. Get ready for an experience so big, it can only happen in Texas!