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Military Renames Air Demonstration At Reno Air Races 2013 and Fleet Week To Overcome Budget Obstacles - WarbirdsNews.com | WarbirdsNews.com has learned, from a source who asked not to be named, that the US Military is considering making an appearance at the Reno Air Races in 2013 and Fleet Week by cleverly changing the way their flights will be characterized for budgetary purposes...

Big plans are in the works for this year’s Reno Air Races - Fox Reno |  ...Spectators can look forward to an exciting schedule this year including seeing Jet-Man at the races. Breitling U.S. President Thierry Prissert, says bringing their friend Jet-Man to the races will be a first for the air show...

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Wings & Wheels festival lands Doolittle Raiders' co-pilot - Newzap | The 2013 Wings & Wheels: A Georgetown Fall Festival has landed a nostalgic connection to World War II history. Lt. Col. Dick Cole, a member of the Doolittle Raiders who was a co-pilot for Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, the legendary Doolittle Raiders leader during the historic April 1942 bombing of Japan, is on the radar screen as a special guest at the Oct. 4-5 Wings & Wheels event at the Sussex County Airport...

Duxford visit 25-5-2013 Seen warbirds - The Northern Aviator | During the day out at IWM Duxford with 'Chester', we saw a number of airworthy warbirds on the airfield, which included P-51B Mustang 'Princess Elizabeth' back over this side of the 'big pond' taking part with the Eagle Flight/Horsemen demo over the Bank Holiday weekend. A few of...

Fly in for Ohio benefit race - AOPA Pilot | The Rise Above educational program—the traveling exhibit of the Commemorative Air Force's Red Tail Squadron, which seeks to inspire youth through the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen—will be on hand; a multiscreen multimedia presentation will be shown...

Art exhibit highlighting Tuskegee Airmen now open from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | An exhibit featuring artwork that highlights the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II is now open at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The exhibit, titled "Red Tails, Silver Wings," features 35 paintings by Chris Hopkins and can be viewed daily during regular museum hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The artwork is displayed in the museum's Hall of Honor, and admission to the museum and the exhibit is free. The exhibit will be open through February 2014...

Can a 7 ton airborne crane really fly? from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | The Road to Victory Military Museum in beautiful downtown Stuart FL is an excellent local museum primarily regarding U.S. Armed Forces servicemen during World War II. An associate had mentioned a Huey helicopter was now there so a trip was planned and…

Disney's Planes: Can One Movie Really Save GA? from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | We know the aviation world will gather in Wisconsin this summer to see Disney's new animated full-length movie, Planes, a week before the public. As that day approaches, maybe now is the time to start thinking about what this cartoon movie could do to help the GA community's efforts to get young kids more interested in airplanes. And everyone in the aviation family knows that...

Five things you didn’t know about Rinker Buck and ‘Flight of Passage’ from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Jill Tallman | Rinker Buck and his brother Kernahan flew from New Jersey to California in a Piper Cub in 1966. Kernahan, the pilot in command, was 17 and Rinker was 15—and the trip was done with their parents’ full consent. (And flown solely by pilotage and dead reckoning—Rinker’s job was to be the navigator.) Rinker Buck’s memoir...

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force...

Winner of Flying Club scholarship named from General Aviation News | After four months of receiving and evaluating 126 applications for the first ever Flying Club scholarship, Ground Effect Advisors (GEA) has chosen a winner. Zachary (Zach) Pietch, of Wilmington, N.C., and his prospective flying club, Cape Fear Flyers, will receive more than $3,500 worth of products, services, and support from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), David Clark, Sporty’s Pilot Shop, Signature Flight Support, Cirrus Aircraft, Schedule Master, PilotEdge and LiveATC.net, all of which is geared towards getting a flying club off the ground...

Summer Camps for Aviation-oriented Kids Worldwide from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Science, Math Technology, Engineering....who wants to think about that in summertime? Certainly not kids! Instead we've assembled a neat group of possibilities for having some fun (don't worry, they'll learn something, too!)...

Young Eagles to offer plane rides - Fond du Lac Reporter | The local Experimental Aircraft Association 572 Chapter has been offering Young Eagles rides since 1992. Since the Young Eagles program has begun, over 1,750,000 rides have been given worldwide, according to the release. Pre-registration is not ...

Air Force OCC chopper retires - National Museum of the USAF | ...The chopper toured the nation in a trailer that featured a video documenting the chopper being built. The 150-horse power chopper sports an F-22 Raptor custom theme complete with F-22 shaped mirrors, rims, seat, exhaust and an aircraft themed paint scheme...