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Chicago Air and Water Show: a preview from inside a plane - Time Out Chicago (blog) | As I pulled into the Gary Jet Center for a sneak peek of this weekend's Air and Water Show, my fear of heights was foremost in mind. When I was first told there would be a preview, I imagined myself on North Avenue beach, beer in hand. I never guessed I'd be screaming my head off while strapped into a plane thousands of feet in the air...

Pilot offers preview of air show thrills - New Jersey Herald | WEST MILFORD — All I could see were wisps of clouds in the sky and the spinning propeller. We rolled and rolled upward. The plane climbed into the blue and peaked. Then we plummeted back to the earth at 90 mph for 300 feet, backward. The plane pivoted and I saw the ground approaching, fast. Then we evened out. It’s called a torque roll. From the front seat of the cockpit of Kirby Chambliss’ Edge 540, West Milford looked quiet and serene; an expanse of trees broken up by lakes...

33rd Annual Wings Over Camarillo Airshow · Julie In The Sky | Come out to see World War II and modern military aircraft take to the skies as well as on static display at the 33rd Annual Wings Over Camarillo Air Show this weekend, Augut 17-18th, 2013! There will be an opportunity for the general public to see up close aviation heritage with access to the planes, pilots, and crews...

Alliance Municipal Airport prepares for state 'Fly-In' - Kota | There's a lot of buzz in the air for this weekend's Nebraska's State Fly-In taking place in Alliance. On Saturday, airplanes from Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska will be on display at the Alliance Municipal Airport. An airplane stunt show is expected to take place as well. Event organizers say tomorrow's event is a mini-celebration for the city's 125th Anniversary...

Tomahawk Airport Fly In - Wjjq | This weekend the Tomahawk community will get a chance to celebrate the airport with the annual Tomahawk Airport Fly-In. The day long event is scheduled for Sunday. There will be plenty of Aviation activities for those in attendance...

Thousands flock to seafront as Airbourne gets underway - Eastbourne Herald | Despite mist threatening some of the displays on Airbourne’s first day the event saw thousands of visitors head to the seafront today (Thursday) for the start of the bumper packed event. The show is in its 21st year and saw the welcome return of the popular RAF Red Arrows which are set to fly for all four days. The team was unable to attend last year due to other flying commitments...

Photos: The Patrouille de France colors Toulon sky - Translated | The Dauphin helicopter aircraft to the Cape Tens through the Extra 330 aerobatic and eight Alphajets Patrol France, Toulon sky roared late yesterday afternoon in front of thousands of people gathered on the beaches of Mourillons to admire the spectacle in the sky Toulon.

LIVE VIDEO: Disney’s Planes Live at Eastbourne International Airshow 2013 - UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | [Sunday] - Don’t miss the Disney’s out-of-this-world air display inspired Planes and its main characters: Dusty and Ripslinger . The two fully branded Sbach XtremeAir XA41s are piloted by racing champion Paul Bonhomme (Team Dusty) and former UK aerobatic champion Steve Jones (Team Ripslinger) of the world renowned Matador Aerobatic Team! The Disney display starts off an exciting event, which also includes the Red Arrows!

Leuchars Airshow: Typhoon fighting jets set to put on stunning mid-air display - Scottish Daily Record | The demonstration will see two Typhoons from the Austrian Air Force intercept and force down a C-130 Hercules. ...At RAF Leuchars Typhoon crews are at a constant state of readiness to intercept any unidentified aircraft approaching into UK sovereign airspace. The Leuchars Airshow will be held on September 7.

WWII Avro Anson to fly at Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow - Voxy | The only remaining airworthy
Avro Anson from WWII has been confirmed to fly at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow next April. The twin-engine aircraft were a popular coastal reconnaissance bomber that performed anti-submarine, convoy protection and crew training duties. Around eleven thousand were produced between 1935 and 1952 and it may have been one of the first aircraft flown in combat by a New Zealander in the second World War...

Royal Aero Club's Records Racing and Rally Association at Shobdon airfield this weekend - Hereford Times | THE Royal Aero Club's Records Racing and Rally Association will be holding an air race event at Shobdon airfield over the weekend. The Steward's Cup and King's Cup Air Race will be held at the airfield, which is near Leominster, and there is free entry to all visitors...

Curtiss Fall Flying Festival for seaplanes set to take off · General Aviation News Staff | HAMMONDSPORT, NY — The Curtiss Fall Flying Festival with a focus on seaplanes is slated for Saturday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Depot Park in Hammondsport. The event is free to the public. The traditional Glenn Curtiss Salute will take place at 2 p.m., when the visiting planes will fly up Keuka Lake, over the Village of Hammondsport, the Curtiss Museum and the Glenn Curtiss gravesite...

Warbirds over Tampa - MyFox Tampa Bay | A hobby that's been around since the 1930s is turning grown men into little boys. Remote control planes are making a comeback in a big way, as you'll see in this segment of "What's Right With Tampa Bay." "I truly love this," Steve Sciuga says. Remote control planes soaring through the air bring back childhood memories for 76-year-old Eugene Garand. He's been playing with remote control planes for 48 years...

Assembling "Joe's Jokers" - KSFY | History is cool | And there's a group of folks right here in Sioux Falls who are bringing a key piece of World War 2 history back to life in a very authentic way. This is a story that begins...in 1943. Its propeller is made of wood. Its body a type of aeronautic canvas, framed by light metal posts. This baby purrs like a kitten....and doesn't show a bit of it's age. "This airplane was built in 1943..." John Mollison is the Public Affairs Officer for the Joe Foss Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force. It's a nationwide group that keeps World War 2 era planes in running shape...

Pilot of vintage plane forced to crash land after wheel falls off - This is Croydon | AN ADDINGTON aviator with the only plane of its type left in the skies avoided disaster by performing an incredibly skilful crash landing. Dave Hulme is the last person in the world to own a 1937 Percival Vega Gull after the other 89 were grounded years ago...

Jet aircraft transported by road to air museum - The Press, York | THIS Blackburn Buccaneer XV168 jet aircraft will make an unusual sight on East Yorkshire’s roads tomorrow when it is transported by road from BAE Systems at Brough, near Hull, to the Yorkshire Air Museum, near York. The convoy will set off at 7am and take three or four hours to reach its destination at Elvington...

FAA Responds To EAA Young Eagles Petition - Aero-News Network | Sport And Recreational Pilots May Not Seek Compensation For Fuel Costs On Volunteer Flights | This week the FAA responded to an EAA petition, filed in April 2012, which would allow volunteer private pilots flying Young Eagles to be reimbursed for fuel consumed during sanctioned Young Eagles events...

This is not a flying saucer but a CV-22 tilt-rotor aircraft at night - The Aviationist | With CV-22s recently joining the U.S. Special Operations Forces in the UK, British aircraft enthusiasts and spotters will quickly get used to something common people may not immediately recognise: the Osprey’s typical glowing rotor tips...

F-35B makes night vertical landing on-board USS Wasp - The DEW Line