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Video: Voodoo 9-15-13 Sunday Gold Race from Michael Luvara | Race 5, Voodoo's Reno 2013 Sunday Gold Race Cockpit footage with telemetry overlay. True airspeed (TAS) is on right right vertical column. GPS speed/altitude/course top left. RPM middle left, G force botto left. Note: GPS speed will have some anomalies at greater than 3 g's. Top speed was on the entry to the course. Anything higher than 510mph ground speed on the course is likely high.

2013 National Championship Air Races, Reno, review by AirShowsReview | 2013 National Championship Air Races review by ASR Media. 2013 marked the 50th time the races have been held in Reno, Nevada, read our review

California Dreamin’ · General Aviation News Staff | California Dreamin’, the California Pilots Association (CalPilots) Annual Meeting, is coming to the San Luis Jet Center (KSBP), Oct. 18-19. Beginning Friday evening, $5 wine tasting will be offered by Tolosa Winery. In addition, there is a Beach Burger Fry, provided by The Central Coast Smokers. Speakers for the evening will be Judy Phelps, 2011 National CFI of the Year, and Jamie Beckett, who writes the Politics for Pilots column for General Aviation News. After dark, Shane Wallace will light up his hot air balloon for an evening balloon glow. Later, dance to The San Luis Jazz Band, led by CalPilots Vice President Mitch Latting. Rumor has it, Jamie Beckett will be up on stage sitting in with the band. Tickets for the Beach Burger Fry and Dance are $15...

Another Successful Event - NORDO News | The Buzz About Beez event(Sept. 14th), unique in the world of aviation, was a success. Created by Gingeras a way to promote aviation and another of her interests, bees, the gathering left us with intriguing results. It was a mix of two different types of flying machines and their keepers’ enthusiasm to keep them in the air....

The 18th Hole - NORDO News | No, this isn't about a sport that only takes one ball. This is about the hole that was left on the 18th. The 18th what, you ask. Today, the last Saturday of September, would have been the 18th Annual Wood, Fabric, & Tailwheels Fly-In if we had held it. And judging by some of the conversations I've had over the past few days, not having it has left a hole in quite a few lives. That's nice to be told and sad to hear....

B-25 “Yellow Rose” Getting a New Paint Job · Warbirds News | Last Thursday The -25  “Yellow Rose” of the Commemorative Air Force Central Texas Wing was flown to Waco for the new paint job. Once there a crew of  workers from the Centex Wing) took the control surfaces off so the paint can be stripped from the rest of the plane beginning Monday. Then the new paint will be applied. Accordingly to the Wing  by the end of September Yellow Rose will be sporting a new outfit.

Jim McKee: Evelyn 'Sharpie' Sharp, arguably Nebraska’s most famous aviator - Journal Star | Evelyn Genevieve “Sharpie” Sharp attended high school in Ord and though her entire career as a pilot lasted less than a decade, she became one of the most famous aviators in the state and was well-known over the entire country....

Your Next Airplane Could Be a MIG 21UM · Warbirds News | Former Eastern block airplanes have been available on the market for quite few years now. We have typically seen L-29s, L-39s, Mig-17s however Mig 21s are  more difficult to find one the market, especially the UM version. The Mig 21 is the most built jet ever. Fast, small, agile dependable and above all simple, it could be turned out in prodigious numbers, and was. It flooded the skies above Europe, Asia, Africa, and even Central America with literally thousands of modern, deadly fighters. It has flown in more wars than any other airplane in the world. An estimated 10,000 (some sources state as much as 13,000 copies) of them have been produced by the Soviet Union, it’s allies and (without license) China...

Continuing a family tradition · General Aviation News Staff | Fast forward to this year’s Oshkosh and Inhofe, a regular at Oshkosh no matter what is going on in Washington, D.C., keeps looking at his watch. He’s waiting for the arrival of the family’s Grumman, this time piloted by his grandson, Cole, who soloed just three weeks before the big show. In the family tradition, Cole was taught to fly by his father at Riverside Airport in Tulsa...

Is this the end for the Martin Mars? - Bayou Renaissance Man | Readers may be familiar with the Martin Mars, the largest flying-boats ever built in the USA.  The prototype first flew in 1942.  Only seven were produced, the last of which is still flying as a water-bomber in Canada....

In Pictures: Sukhoi SU-30SM - The Lexicans | The Sukhoi SU-30SM is the latest variant of the SU-30 itself a multi-role version if the iconic SU-27 Flanker fighter. These pics were taken around the MAKS 2014 air show and complied over at English Russia.

Photo gallery: Thousands turn out to pay tribute to Wing Commander Ken Wallis at Old Buckenham airfield - Dominic Bareham | Thousands turned out to pay tribute to legendary aviator Wing Commander Ken Wallis, as the record-breaking autogyro pilot was given a fitting send-off at a Norfolk airfield. A 2,000-strong crowd, 1,500 more than expected, thronged Old Buckenham airfield on Sunday to see displays of autogyros and fixed wing aircraft and hear moving tributes to the James Bond stuntman from fellow aviation enthusuiasts and his family...

Airshow Photography a Beginners Guide - Camera Settings - Shooting Technique - Tips and Tricks | Aircrafts are symbols of speed and beauty; they are products of cutting-edge technology in stylish designs and most advanced features. The purrrrrrring sound produced by these metal birds raises adrenalin levels to new highs and people clamor with awe. Citizens feel; it not as a mere aircraft that flies but the prestige of their nation that flies sky high! When the show is over the spectators are as tired as the pilots who flew the crafts!...

Instructors Or Students... - Flight To Success | ...Is it the instructor or the student that creates the successful outcome of learning how to fly? This is a great question. And not everyone connects in the same way,...

Cygnus Docked w/International Space Station - Spaceports | Dulles, Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corporation, today announced that its Cygnus™ cargo logistics spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and approach maneuvers with the International Space Station (ISS) and was grappled and berthed with the station by the Expedition 37 astronaut crew earlier this morning. The docking also marks the second commercial spaceflight firm with the capability to place supplies and cargo in orbit with precision. Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX was the first firm to...

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2013 Reno Air Race Unlimited Pics & 5 Time Unlimited Gold Winner Steven Hinton Jr - Warbirdbabe Blog | Cool pictures, taken by Tatsuo “Ken” Sakurai and myself, of a few beautiful aircraft flying on Saturday, and, Sunday’s final Unlimited Gold race with winner Steven Hinton Jr., his family, crew and friends and the coveted silver winner’s trophy – in his hands...

Warbirds Over Wanaka, Ticket Sales up 20% - Warbirds News | Ticket sales for next year’s Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow are up by twenty percent, compared to the same period prior to the 2012 airshow, according to event manager Mandy Deans. Ms Deans suggested more people were pre-purchasing tickets because the airshow is always kept interesting with new acts and that it boded well for a strongly supported airshow.   There was no chance of tickets selling out for the Easter Holiday event as there was ample space and infrastructure for accommodating large crowds at Wanaka Airport...

Georgia Model Aviators to Demonstrate Hobby at Open House & Air Show - patch.com | Members of the Georgia Model Aviators club say that many people who drive by their 66-acre property on Old Federal Road in Ball Ground think the men on the field are just “playing with toys”. That’s one misconception they hope to correct during their annual Open House & Air Show this weekend...

Going After New Records and New Adventures · Dean Sigler, CAFE Foundation Blog | Already holder of all the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) world records for light electric aircraft, Jean-Luc Soullier of AeroSkyLux has announced his latest endeavor, the Etlantic Project.  Since he achieved these records in a microlight MC-30 with a Lynch-type Electravia motor, he has searched for a higher-performance airplane and power system....

Three of four surviving Flying Tigers, who trained Chinese pilots in WWII, in Huntsville for reunion - al.com | Sitting in a wheelchair just outside a hangar at Redstone Arsenal, retired U.S. Air Force Master Sargent Charles "Chuck" Baisden leaned in and looked closely at the computer monitor on the table in front of him. He listened intently as he heard how the high-tech system was used to help pilots navigate and land....

Flying Tigers Reunite on Arsenal for Celebration - WHNT.com | REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) – Three of the four surviving members of the Flying Tigers, the 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese air force, will participate in an event recognizing the Army Aviation Association of America Fixed Wing Unit of the Year at Redstone Army Air Field on Friday, September 27...

Howard “Scrappy” Johnson,The Fighter Pilot · Warbirds News | During my research for a book about the pilots who flew F-104 Starfighter I had the privilege to meet Howard  C. “Scrappy” Johnson in his house in South Florida. After the visit we became  “email-friends” which is the modern version of the more traditional “penfriends”. Scrappy Johnson is an aviator whose amazing career is chronicled in this fast-paced—sometimes raucous, sometimes sobering, but always exciting—larger-than-life story that reads like fiction. He has served as a fighter pilot flying over 7,000 hours in fifteen different fighter planes during his career...

[Video] Enjoy a guided tour into the cockpit of an SR-71 Blackbird - The Aviationist | The following video will provide a tour of both the front cockpit and the RSO (Reconnaissance System Operator) of an SR-71 Blackbird simulator at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field, in Dallas, Texas. What makes the documentary almost unique is the guide: Richard Graham, a former Blackbird pilot. The simulator was...

Mr. Arango’s Aeroplanes - Air & Space Magazine | It’s a windless morning near the California town of Paso Robles, all birdsong and stillness—until an airplane shatters the calm with the startling brrruuuppp…brruuppp of its rotary engine. A Sopwith Camel crosses the fence and seems to pause, kestrel-like, before alighting on the grass. Rocking on the uneven ground, it taxis to the hangar, where, as soon as the propeller stops, a crewman places an oil tray beneath its nose and begins to wipe down its dripping cowl. The pilot extricates himself from the tiny cockpit and hops to the ground...

I Remember Meigs · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | Meigs. I remember Meigs. It was a magical place. To many it represented aviation. Others hated it because it did. For me it was a location. Location, location, location. That’s what they say in the real estate business. It also rolls off the tongues of barnstormers. Flying from airport to airport eats up too much time and money. Find a spot full of tourist next to an airport that isn’t already served by some guy who’s trying to lose money and you’ve found a great spot. That’s what Meigs was to me...

Air France, the legend legends - Xavier Cotton, Passion for Aviation (translated) | Through a unique iconography overwhelmingly unique, rediscover the aesthetics, history and progress of Air France. Organized in chronological chapters major precursors to clusters and alliances of companies, this album is a photographic journey through the styles, methods, technologies and ...

A Conversation with AOPA President and CEO Mark Baker, Part 3 - Aero-News Network | This is a Special Report of the Aero News Network... Mark Baker, Part 3 of 3 | We all know that AOPA has a new head man - Mark Baker. He's a pilot with a corporate business management background. But what do we really know about Mark Baker - and more importantly his plans for AOPA and its membership...

Susan's Post as a Girls With Wings Scholarship Winner! - Life on the Road as a Pilot | Susan's post as a Girls With Wings Additional Scholarship Winner: Susan's lessons have been funded in part by the generous donations that people have made to Girls With Wings. Additional Awards were designated to four individuals that showed great promise and dedication. We therefore offered them $250 to help in funding at least a small portion of their flight training...

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Thank you FenceCheck!  This weekend's air shows:

9/28/13 |	Sywell Classic Piston & Props 2013
9/28/13 |	Chennault International Airshow 2013
9/28/13 |	Cancelled - Festa al Cel 2013
9/28/13 |	Wichita Flight Festival 2013
9/28/13 |	Cancelled - Naval Base Ventura County Air Show 2013
9/28/13 |	Malta International Airshow 2013
9/28/13 |	Leesburg Airshow 2013
9/28/13 |	Aviation Celebration at Millville Airport 2013
9/28/13 |	Wood Fabric and Tailwheel Fly-In 2013
9/28/13 |	Heart of Texas Airshow 2013
9/29/13 |	JPO BA-709 Cognac 2013

Air show stunt pilot gives Action News 5 reporter the controls - WMCTV | MEMPHIS, TN - It's one of the most talked about events in the Mid-South: the Memphis Air Show. And Action News 5's Lauren Squires got a sneak peek of the planes, stunts, and she even got to take the controls herself...

Wichita Flight Festival offers pyrotechnics and planes By Denise Neil, The Wichita Eagle | The annual Wichita Flight Festival scheduled for Saturday and Sept. 29 at Jabara Airport is a collection of entertainment that will allow fans of flight to relive the attack on Pearl Harbor, take a helicopter ride, feast on fried pickles and watch a jet-powered school bus hit speeds of 367 mph. The event, which is put on by the city of Wichita, also will include...

Preview: Sywell Pistons and Props festival, 28-29 September - Honest John | The best classic cars and 'planes will gather in Northamptonshire for the inaugural Sywell Classic – Pistons and Props motoring festival, to be held at Northamptonshire’s Sywell Aerodrome on 28-29 September. The new event combines all aspects of vintage lifestyle and entertainment, this two-day event promises to appeal to lovers of nostalgia....

Red Arrows return - Malta Independent |  The Royal Air Force aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, have returned to Malta’s air show this year after they were forced to cancel their appearance last year due to technical problems. Six of the jets had developed problems in their oxygen systems which had made it difficult for the pilots to breathe and therefore the aircraft had been grounded in Sardinia to undergo repairs....

Imperial War Museum Autumn Air Show Tickets · Warbirds News | The tickets for the Autumn Air Show advance booking will be close on Monday 30 September. The Air Show is Sunday October,13 2013. This year the museum celebrates 40 years of air shows at IWM Duxford. The flying display features an incredible number of  aircraft from across those 40 years,including the B-17 Flying Fortress Sally B, North American Harvard, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, North American P-51 Mustang, Royal Navy Historic Flight Fairey Swordfish and, of course, numerous Supermarine Spitfires. Click HERE for the full list of performers...

Alfred “Al” Taddeo, Last of the ‘First Blues’ · Warbirds News | Alfred ” Al” Taddeo, last surviving original Blue Angels team member, passed away Aug. 16 at a care facility in Newport Coast, Calif. at the age of 94 . Taddeo was born in Portland, Ore. from Italian immigrants in June 1919 and grew up there. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 and...

Hoot" Gibson and 232 via LiveAirShowTV | Here's what happened to Hoot in 232 at Reno. Thanks Mark Mark Magin!

Oshkosh 2013 Highlight Reel · eaavideo.org | What was your favorite memory of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013? Chances are you’ll see it in our just-completed Oshkosh highlights video. We guarantee you’ll watch it more than once.

German Gliders in World War II - Travel for Aircraft | The Luftwaffe and the Wehrmacht employed gliders for assault and supply during World War II — more so than the other countries involved in the war since gliders had the sole ability of airborne insertion and silent assaults which could deliver sections of troops at a time. Gliders had the advantage of eliminating much of the time paratroopers had to...

Creation of £75,000 Wargaming.net Interpretation Zone for Dornier 17 at RAF Museum · Warbirds News | In June the world witnessed the successful project to raise the only known German Dornier Do-17 bomber, from the waters of the Goodwin Sands, three miles off the coast of England. From October 16th the general public will be able to experience a dynamic new exhibition at its Cosford site which will explore the background of this legendary aircraft and its recovery. The creation of the ‘Wargaming.net Interpretation Zone’ has been funded by Wargaming, an award winning global game publisher and developer...

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will close if government shuts down by Sarah Swan, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | 9/26/2013 - DAYTON, Ohio -- With the possibility of a federal government shutdown, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force may close temporarily beginning Oct. 1, 2013. All museum events and activities would be discontinued until an appropriation bill or continuing resolution is enacted. We remain hopeful...

A Conversation with AOPA President and CEO Mark Baker, Part 2 - Aero-News Network | This is a Special Report of the Aero News Network... Mark Baker, Part 2 of 3 | We all know that AOPA has a new head man - Mark Baker. He's a pilot with a corporate business management background. But what do we really know about Mark Baker - and more importantly his plans for AOPA and its membership...

William Shatner Declines Flight On Virgin Galactic - Aero-News Network | Captain Kirk And Sir Richard Branson Tell Different Stories As To Why | The actor who so boldly went to far-flung planets and battled Klingons and Romulans firmly grounded on a sound stage in California has declined an opportunity to fly on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo ... but actor William Shatner and Virgin Galactic's Sir Richard Branson tell very different stories as to why the actor won't be taking a sub-orbital flight...

Cygnus set to dock with ISS on Sunday - Spaceports | Orbital Sciences Corporation and NASA are currently discussing the best rendezvous opportunity with the International Space Station, with the current trajectory plan supporting Sunday morning, September 29, 2013 as the next opportunity to rendezvous with and approach the ISS. This schedule is still subject to final review and approval by the NASA and Orbital teams...

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Holland Wins Second Straight Unlimited Title - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | September 26, 2013 - Rob Holland successfully defended his Unlimited Power national championship at the 2013 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships in Sherman/Denison, Texas, which runs through Friday. Second place went to Jeff Boerboon and third to Nick Timofeev...

The Heart Of Texas Airshow debuts Saturday · General Aviation News Staff | WACO, Texas — The Heart of Texas Airshow will make its debut Saturday, Sept. 28, at Texas State Technical College Waco Airport (CNW), featuring aerobatic performances, jet cars, warbirds, pyrotechnics and more. The first airshow to take place in Waco in seven years, The Heart of Texas Airshow includes appearances by Justin Lewis and his FLS Microjet, the world’s smallest jet, like that seen in the James Bond movie; Michael Kennedy’s pre-World War II Vultee BT-13 Valiant; a variety of aircraft from the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, including a P-51 Mustang, T-6, PT-19 and helicopter, as well as the B-25 Bomber “Devil Dog” and the Douglas C47 “Bluebonnet Belle.”...

Mustangs, Rainbows & Lightning / Earth to Sky Gallery - Keith Breazeal Video Productions - Amador County Photographer | A group of photographers had a scheduled photo shoot at the Reno Air Races on Saturday the 14th of September. The timing was for sunset, but the weather was not looking good. This was our third attempt due to rain in the evening. We dashed to the flight line as the crews moved the P-51 Mustangs into position. Lightning was already moving into the area and...

Competition Flying – Reno Air Races 2013 - Global Aviation Resource | The 50th running of the Reno Air Races took place from 11-15 September in Reno, Nevada.  Rob Edgcumbe was there for GAR and provides a look at how this landmark passed off and who proved to be the quickest in the “World’s Fastest Motorsport.”...

The QED Has Flown! - NORDO News | That's all I know.  I just read an email that if flew this evening and am now anxiously waiting and looking for photos or video.  News of the first flight is exciting and I'm sure Jim's family, and the extended build family, are very thrilled and sentimental tonight.  Congratulations to everyone involved...

South Carolina RC Clubs Offer Radio Controlled Aircraft Air Show - Aero-News Network | Three Clubs Join Forces To Present Event Free To The Public | On Saturday, November 2nd starting at 1100 EDT the Blue Ridge Radio Control Club (BRRC), Western Carolina Radio Control Club (WCRC) and Firetower Fliers will be performing at a free-to-attend Radio Controlled (RC) Aircraft Show at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina...

Breezy Co-Creator Carl Unger Passes Away - EAA News | September 26, 2013 - Carl Unger, whose unique Breezy aircraft provided many thousands of flights to people over the past half-century, passed away Tuesday, September 24, at his home in Oak Lawn, Illinois. He was 82....

Filming The Rescue of The B-25 “Sandbar Mitchell” - Warbirds News | The Restorers is a documentary film about warbird and vintage aircraft restorers and the planes they resurrect from the graves of history. If you are a warbird enthusiast you must have watched the documentary “The Restorers” at least once. The Restorers – They Were All Volunteers has earned two Emmy awards in 2012.  Producer Kara Martinelli and Director Adam White won for Best Writing and Technical Achievement for the film. Adam  and Kara produced the documentary film  with 8 short stories about people restoring planes...

A slice of aviation heaven in Illinois· Meg Godlewski, General Aviation News | This summer marked my 13th AirVenture. After a few years of going to the big show, I noticed that whenever I encountered someone with a particularly unusual or well-kept airplane, the names Bel Air Estates and Poplar Grove Airport (C77) in Illinois were attached to them. The privately-owned, public use airport came first, says Steve Thomas, whose father Dick established the airport in 1972 after retiring from dairy farming....

WWII Triple Ace to speak October 8, 2013 - Indianapolis Aero Club | Col. Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson will be our featured speaker for our October 8 meeting...

Warbird Pilots Step in to Honor Fallen Airmen - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Retired naval aviator Lt. Cmdr. Sean "Flopper" Cushing pulls up in his L-39 during Monday's missing man flight over Arlington National Cemetery....

The Hump - The Lexicans | We are losing our WWII vets at an ever increasing rate. My father-in-law and my father, both veterans of the war in the Pacific, have passed away in the last 5 years or so. I am reading about the history of the Battle of Okinawa, which my father-in-law participated in, and today I received an e-mail about the incredible losses suffered in the air wars over Europe and the Pacific, and the heartbreaking losses in…the United States. The U.S. lost 14 or 15,000 aircraft alone in training in the United States, and at least 22,000 operationally in the war overseas...

Pilots of the Caribbean Volunteers of African Heritage in the RAF - RAF Museum London Events | In two World Wars black people from the Caribbean, Africa and from Britain volunteered to serve in the Royal Air Force. These volunteers fought, and died, for the Mother Country and for freedom, and thereby helped to preserve the values and the heritage they shared with their white comrades. The tradition of service to the Crown continues today, and the RAF is proud to welcome new generations of black volunteers into its ranks...

Smithsonian Magazine Sponsors Free Visits To Museums Saturday September 28,2013 · Warbirds News | This upcoming weekend you can visit one of the many  museums in the United States, including some of the nation’s finest museums. In fact the  Smithsonian magazine will sponsor free visits on a certain day “in the spirit of Smithsonian Museums,” which offer free admission every day. It calls the event Museum Day Live!, and this year it falls on Saturday, Sept. 28...

McDonnell Aircraft XF-85 Goblin Wind Tunnel Model Dedicated at Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum - airandspacemuseum.org | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum dedicated a one-sixth scale restored wind tunnel model of the McDonnell Aircraft XF-85 Goblin parasite fighter during a mid-day ceremony held at historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport.  The museum hosted a group of retired McDonnell Aircraft employees and guests in the hangar following a luncheon held at the airport’s nearby Spinners restaurant.  Prior to the arrival of the invited guests, museum members set up several displays featuring wind tunnel model parts from various known and unknown aircraft projects in addition to the Goblin model, which was kept under wraps until later in the program.  Here we present an illustrated recap of today’s event...

OK, that's low! - Bayou Renaissance Man | This video clip is of an Argentine Air Force C-130 Hercules making a (very) low pass over observers on the runway at that country's Marambio Base in the Antarctic.

A Conversation with AOPA President and CEO Mark Baker, Part 1 - Aero-News Network | This is a Special Report of the Aero News Network... Mark Baker, Part 1 of 3 | We all know that AOPA has a new head man - Mark Baker. He's a pilot with a corporate business management background. But what do we really know about Mark Baker - and more importantly his plans for AOPA and its membership...

The Hadfield Effect - Vintage Wings of Canada By Dave O'Malley | I often shake my head today at the voyeuristic and Pavlovian attention certain, shall we say, “celebrities” get for doing so very little. In the worst case scenarios, you have those plasticized human products such as Paris Hilton, Snookie of Jersey Shore and Kim Kardashian, who have about as much humanity as a computer generated avatar. The phrase “Famous for being famous.” seems to be uttered by the very people who follow every titillating move of these humanoid confections and never once does it seem ironic to them....

Build A Plane to present Teachers’ Day at NBAA · General Aviation News Staff | For the first time, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will host a Build A Plane Teachers’ Day at its annual convention next month in Las Vegas. Sponsored by Honeywell Aerospace, the Teacher’s Day will be held in conjunction with the annual Careers in Business Aviation Day, on Oct. 24, the third day of this year’s convention...

EAA Member's 400th Young Eagle Flown Is Extra Special - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | September 26, 2013 - Fran Uliano, EAA 237515, flew his 400th Young Eagle, Abigail Murphy, on September 14, and he said it was the passenger, not the milestone, that made the flight one of his most memorable. Abigail's mother, Carol, called Uliano to ask about the EAA Chapter 27 (Meridian, Connecticut) Young Eagles rally scheduled for October 12. Carol told Fran that she planned to bring all three of her children for flights, with Abby, 9, being the youngest...

SpaceX to launch Sunday from Vandenberg - Spaceports | Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch its first-ever SpaceX launch from Space Launch Complex-4 from the Vandenberg Air Firce Base in California Sunday, September 29, 2013 with a targeted launch window beginning at 9 a.m. PDT or 12:00 noon EDT. USAF Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, is the launch decision authority...

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NAA Squanders Opportunity To Honor Bob Hoover - Aero-News Network | ...While I have an exceptional opinion of Ms. Blakey (one of the finest FAA Admins ever) and have no doubt that she should be so honored at some point, I do not know how many years we'll have in which such an accolade might be possible while Bob is in a position to appreciate the love, honor, and respect this community has for him...

Alabama Native Marion Blakey to be Honored with 2013 Wright Brothers Trophy - Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Washington, DC - The National Aeronautic Association announced  that Marion Blakey has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy. Blakey was born in Gadsden, Alabama. NAA established this award in 1948 to honor the memory of Orville and Wilbur Wright. The trophy is awarded annually to a living American for "...significant public service of enduring value to aviation in the United States." ...

Great Georgia Airshow Line-Up Set, Ready To Fly · Warbirds News | PEACHTREE CITY, GA (September 25, 2013) – It’s a weekend filled with breathtaking aerial stunts, roaring jet trucks, rock concerts, fireworks and activities for fun seekers of all ages.  The Great Georgia Airshow (GGAS) will return to Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field, Peachtree City, GA, October 11-13, 2013 with a new line-up that promises to dazzle, entertain and inspire aviation enthusiasts and future aviators, engineers and scientists.  The weekend will kick-off Friday, Oct. 11th at 3pm when the gates open for the first ever night show that includes a concert and fireworks...

Check Out My Interview With Capt. Patrick Pollen From The Chennault Airshow [AUDIO, PHOTOS] - 107jamz.com | If you want to get tickets for you and your, all you have to do is go to chennaultairshow.com or come on out to the event the day of and get your tickets. Now I will let you know that this is a big event and the gates open at 10 am and goes all day, so the folks will be out there very early. Thanks to Captain Pollen and we...

Who Do Voodoo? You Do! | Why Every Aviator Needs To Make It To The Reno Air Races | By Maria Morrison, Aero-News Network | "Gentlemen, start your engines". R.A. "Bob" Hoover, calls out. It's Sunday afternoon at the Reno Air Races, and the Unlimited Gold Race is about to start. Seven racing engines rumble to life, belching out gray oil smoke. The lineup consists of P-51 Mustangs, Hawker Sea Furys, a Bearcat, and a modified Yak 11. The Yak 11, Czech Mate, has not yet started. The propeller spins without firing, glinting in the Nevada sun. After 30 seconds of...

Capital City Airport Says Aviation Day 2013 Was A Huge Success - Aero-News Network | On Saturday, September 21st, Capital City Airport in Frankfort, KY welcomed the public to their annual Aviation Day. A variety of local aviation groups and organizations were present at this family-oriented event. Activities took place from 9:00am until 2:00pm, and hundreds of interested attendees visited the airport...

Air Show Report:Wings Over Gatineau · Warbirds News | Vintage Wings of Canada’s annual aerial extravaganza, Wings Over Gatineau, has fast become one of the North America’s “must-see” air shows. Located in Gatineau, Quebec, just a few miles east of Canada’s capital, Vintage Wings of Canada has managed to gather participants from across the nation. Canadian Warplane Heritage (CWH) always provides a strong contingent; bringing their Avro Lancaster, Westland Lysander, Fairey Firefly and North American Mitchell this year. The CWH Lysander was a special treat, as Vintage Wings flew their example alongside it during the show; two Lizzies in the air together being a sight rarely seen anywhere in the world...

The Frecce Tricolori, world’s largest military aerobatic display team, to get new aircraft - The Aviationist | Based at Rivolto, in NE Italy, the Frecce Tricolori is the Italian Air Force aerobatic display team, the world’s largest one and the only that can claim credit for five records unmatched by any other aerobatic team in the world. Since the 1980s, the Frecce Tricolori are equipped with a modified version of the Alenia Aermacchi MB.339A, a single engine tandem seat training and tactical support aircraft, with an overall blue color scheme and the onboard colored smokes generation system...

Buchan Aero Club host Fly-In and Open Day - Buchan Observer | Buchan Aero Club at Longside Airfield hosted their Summer Fly-In and Open Day on Saturday, September 14, with a record attendance. 26 visiting aircraft flew in from airfields all over Scotland, from Strathaven near Motherwell to Inverness and many airfields in between. Longside Airfield has the only tarmac runway in the North-east of Scotland apart from Aberdeen and Inverness, making it an attractive stopover point for light aircraft touring the area....

Early Morning Rainbow Over Antique Airfield During 2013 AAA Fly-In - AirPigz | The weather back on Sunday September 1st, toward the end of the Antique Airplane Association fly-in in Blakesburg Iowa, started out overcast and a bit rainy. But I happened to be in the right spot once the sun broke out to capture a really pretty picture! Sure seems fitting that this rainbow settles into a fine collection of beautiful old flying machines...

Canceling the Big Show - General Aviation News | The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s decision to cancel its annual convention and trade show made news this month. It certainly shows movement instead of “business as usual” under new president Mark Baker. I have some perspective to offer and a modest suggestion. Care to listen?...

RC show slated for GMU · General Aviation News Staff | On Saturday, Nov. 2, the Blue Ridge Radio Control Club (BRRC), Western Carolina Radio Control Club (WCRC) and Firetower Fliers will host a free Radio Controlled (RC) Aircraft Show at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina....

Max Jones wasn’t expected to live long after becoming an aerial gunner in WW II - War Tales | Max Jones’ life expectancy in World War II could be measured in minutes. He trained to be a back-seat gunner on twin .30 caliber machine-guns in a Grumman TBM “Avenger” Torpedo Bomber. “My life expectancy was four minutes in combat in the back seat of that TBM. However, I didn’t find that out until I got...
   
Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster — contingency for the B-29 by travelforaircraft | Douglas produced an advanced design medium long range bomber for the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) as a requested contingency should the Boeing B-29 Superfortress program falter — with the added requirement to be much less expensive to manufacture than the B-29. World War II was raging and the USAAF intended to bring a bombing campaign to the home islands of Japan. The Mixmaster design was well named and novel. A tandem pair of Allison V-12 engines in the tail drove counter-rotating propellers, through what much have been incredible intricate gearing arrangement, giving the Mixmaster name to the XB-42 as well as a clean...

Virtual Museum: Women in Aviation on stamps and First - You Fly, Girl

Zenith Hangar Day draws a crowd · General Aviation News Staff | MEXICO, Mo. – Zenith Aircraft hosted its 22nd Annual Hangar Day Sept. 21, drawing an crowd of nearly 400 people. Originally established as a community event to draw out local people, Zenith’s Hangar Day gradually transitioned to an event that is primarily for aircraft builders. Approximately 25 finished Zenith aircraft kits were flown in, with the owners joining current builders for a series of seminars, demonstrations and workshops...

Deserving Recipient: Scholarship Winner Earns Her Ticket - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | September 25, 2013 - After a Young Eagles flight in June 2012 with pilot James Patton in his RV-6A, then-17-year-old Ashley Collins of Silverton, Oregon, was determined to become a pilot and almost immediately started flight training. When she learned about the $6,000 Karen Johnson scholarship sponsored by the Ninety-Nines this past year, Collins applied and was named recipient at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013...

Lauren's Post as a Girls With Wings Scholarship Winner! - Life on the Road as a Pilot | Lauren's post as a Girls With Wings Additional Scholarship Winner: Lauren's lessons have been funded in part by the generous donations that people have made to Girls With Wings. Additional Awards were designated to four individuals that showed great promise and dedication. We therefore offered them $250 to help in funding at least a small portion of their flight training...

World's Largest Gathing of Future Astronauts Held at Mojave Air and Space Port, California - Spaceports | Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi's aabar Investments PJS, hosted its annual private customer event at Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Deemed, “Your Flight DNA,” the occasion brought together the largest number of future astronauts to date, with approximately 400 customers and a total of 640 individuals in attendance.

California Capital Airshow and Aerojet Rocketdyne Launch the Next Generation to New Heights

Brand new attraction designed to reach teens early by showcasing the cool aspects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and the world of opportunities that awaits them

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – September 25, 2013 - The California Capital Airshow (CCA), presented by Sacramento County, today announced the debut of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Space and Aviation LaunchPad at this year’s Airshow, October 5th and 6th at Mather Airport. LaunchPad is a dynamic and interactive science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) enrichment exhibit targeted to teens that promotes opportunities in STEM-related fields as they consider collegiate and career choices.

A progressive collaboration between the CCA and Aerojet Rocketdyne, the 15,000 square foot pavilion will allow students and their parents the opportunity to enjoy a hands-on educational experience designed to spark the interest of young adults and their involvement with STEM while helping to provide the aerospace industry with a new generation of professionals.

The Nation is facing a shortage of skilled workers in STEM-related employment fields and is expected to have more than 8.6 million of these jobs in 2018 with as many as three million unfilled.

“There is a growing need in our industry for candidates who are educated and experienced in STEM-based fields,” said Warren M. Boley, Jr., president of Aerojet Rocketdyne, one of the region’s largest employers.  “A recent survey by the U.S. Department of Commerce indicated that only 33 percent of eighth graders are interested in STEM majors and only 6 percent of high school seniors will get a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field. Aerojet Rocketdyne wants to be an active participant in changing that trend by taking every opportunity we can, as a company, to inspire and stimulate interest at every age.”

LaunchPad seeks to combine students’ love of games and technology with real world application.  Filled with aircraft, space artifacts, robots and an aerospace theater, guests can watch demonstrations, participate in games and experience first-hand the clear relationship between the aerospace industry and STEM studies.   On display will be the NASA Mars Exploration Rover "Opportunity" full-scale model. The Opportunity Rover will celebrate its 10th year of exploration on Mars this coming January 2014, with many events planned by NASA to recognize this fact. Attendees will also have the opportunity to rub shoulders with men and women who have used their education to change the world.  A 60-minute Flight Experience where you will learn what skills are required to obtain a pilot’s license and the opportunity for actual flying time in a simulator is part of the exciting exhibit.

Volunteer counselors, local youth organizations and academic institutions will be available to help interested attendees understand how they can continue their interest in STEM education, including creating a school-to-career blueprint and information on how to join and pursue STEM-related fun and interesting activities long after the show.  

The following sponsors and community partners have generously contributed to 2013 California Capital Airshow: Sacramento County, City of Rancho Cordova, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Budweiser, Sacramento Jet Center, Kaiser Permanente, PG&E, SAFE Credit Union and Fox40.

The CCA will be all things “shiny, fast and loud” for all ages and so much more! Tickets are now available online and can be easily purchased at the Airshow web site, http://www.californiacapitalairshow.com/buytickets.php.  The Airshow web site will be updated regularly with news, attraction information and more. Fans can follow the Airshow on Facebook and Twitter (#calcapairshow), and now on Instragram (@capitalairshow). High-resolution images are available on the website photo gallery.

About California Capital Airshow
Established in 2004, the California Capital Airshow has become one of the largest and highly- respected shows in the nation. As part of its community relations, the non-profit organization has awarded over 80 scholarships to deserving students from our region with an interest in aviation, aerospace, aeronautics and related fields. For more information about the California Capital Airshow, presented by Sacramento County, please visit www.californiacapitalairshow.com.

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Chenault International Airshow This Weekend in Lake Charles — Preview Videos [VIDEO] - 92.9 The Lake | The Chenault International Airshow takes place this weekend at Chenault in Lake Charles. The skies will be full of all kinds of aircraft and there will be static displays on the ground and a lot more. We have the Schedule and some preview videos for you....

Air Show Takes Flight Saturday at Leesburg Airport - Patch.com | The annual show features antique and experimental planes, skydivers, a wing walker and more. | You don’t really have to be an aviation enthusiast to have a great time at the annual Leesburg Air Show, so don’t miss out on the event Saturday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Leesburg Executive Airport. The show is in its fourth year....

Rotors to Remember support firefighters - General Aviation News | Prescott Valley, Ariz. — Guidance Aviation, in partnership with Tim’s Toyota Center and the 2013 Yavapai Fair, will provide helicopter rides during “Rotors to Remember” in support of the Prescott Firefighter’s Charities. The fundraising flights will take place on Friday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Yavapai Fair...

12' Oclock High October 24 - 26 at the Lakeland Airport - Academy of Model Aeronautics | Just about four weeks away now. Monster Planes USA with 12' Oclock High October 24 - 26 at the Lakeland Airport - Check out this super big C-17... It's really BIG...

Meet Maj. Tyler Ellison, Thunderbird 7, Operations Officer (2013-2014) - www.youtube.com | Maj. Tyler Ellison talks about being a Thunderbird.

CFAA to debut student-led live radio show - General Aviation News | LAKELAND, Fla. – Students from the Central Florida Aerospace Academy, let by Robert Decker, will debut a live radio show on Wednesday, September 25 (3 pm EST) on SNF Radio. The show can be heard on AM 1510 in the immediate area of Lakeland Linder airport or online at LiveATC.net/SNF...

Update On The Vulcan XH558 · WarbirdsNews | We have recently reported that the Vulcan XH558 had to cancel the remaining flights this year due to the fuel tank issue. Now the management  have turned the attention to securing the necessary funding to safeguard not only the immediate future of XH558, but the planning needed to achieve success with the pledge fund campaign within Operation 2015. This is intended to secure sufficient promised funding to enable the flying life extension to become reality. This would then give XH558 the potential for another two full display seasons....

Dramatic video recorded from a MEDEVAC pilot helmet camera shows how a medal of honor was earned in Afghanistan - The Aviationist | Filmed more than four years ago during a MEDEVAC (Medical Evacuation) in a valley in Afghanistan, the following video shows how Capt. Will Swenson of the U.S. Army earned the medal of honor will receive on Oct. 15. The dramatic footage, recorded with a camera attached to the Black Hawk helicopter pilot’s helmet on Sept. 8, 2009 during the so called Battle of Ganjgal, shows Swenson in...

Vietnam-era fliers buried side-by-side at Arlington - FoxNews | ...Overhead, eight civilian pilots performed a tribute flyover at their own expense after the Air Force said it couldn’t perform a traditional flyover due to sequestration budget cuts. “I would hope that somebody would have done the same for me had I not made it back home from my tours overseas,” said retired Marine pilot Lieutenant Colonel Art Nalls, who flew an F-39 trainer over the cemetery....

A Night Flight With S. Elmo, Flying the A-26 Invader in Vietnam By Warbirds News | “On a summer night in 1967, my navigator and I launched from a remote jungle airfield west of the Mekong River for an interdiction mission in Laos over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. We were flying a renovated twin engine, fully loaded A-26A attack bomber modified for special operations. We headed out to find and destroy...

Statue Unveiled Honoring Jerrie Mock, First Woman to Fly Solo Around the World - WAI Connect Blog | A life-size statue of the first woman to fly solo around the world has been unveiled in her central Ohio hometown, Newark. Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock watched the unveiling from her Florida home via Internet. Mock's historic flight in 1964 ended in Columbus, and some area residents had considered a tribute long overdue. Mock's sister and daughter attended the...

Aviation History... - Flight To Success | "Howard Hughes’s H-4 Hercules is the largest flying boat ever built, and has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in history. Due to wartime restrictions on using aluminum, the aircraft was...

Museum to host Fall Home School Day - National Museum of the USAF | Home school children, ages 3-18, can participate in educational activities during Fall Home School Day on Oct. 7 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Admission to the museum and activities are free, and there is no advance registration. Additional information is available at http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/education/homeschool/index.asp. Space for the programs is limited....

The Making of a Joint Strike Fighter Pilot - Air & Space Magazine | At 5:30 A.M., it's still dark as I key in the code to enter the hangar at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, home of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501. In the ready room, I glance at the two flat-panel displays behind the duty desk: The first has weather radar, current and forecast weather, and airfield status; the other, today’s flight schedule, including pilots, aircraft, mission, and assigned training area. I am scheduled for a training mission, a formation sortie, with a student on his fourth flight in the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II. He’ll demonstrate...

New Sikorsky S-97 Raider similar to the mysterious Stealth “Osama Bin Laden raid” helicopter? - The Aviationist | This week, Sikorsky is expected to start the assembly of the S-97 Raider helicopter prototype, Defense News reports. The helicopter, among the choppers pitched for the U.S. Army’s Armed Aerial Scout program, to replace the Army’s aging fleet of OH-58 Kiowa Warriors, in use since the late 1960s, features a futuristic shape (compared to that of current helos) and is based on Sikorsky’s X-2 technology....

New Nevada license plate helps fund rural airports by General Aviation News | Proceeds from a new Nevada license plate will benefit 44 rural airports in the state. The Nevada Airports Association specialty plate includes a twin-engine plane in one corner, with the slogan “Sky is the limit.”...

Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Yields to Soyuz Crew - Spaceports | Orbital Sciences Corporation had hoped make a second attempt tomorrow (September 25, 2013), but now says the schedule is too tight given another arrival due at the ISS. A trio of astronauts and cosmonauts in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft are expected at the space station on Wednesday. Cygnus will now have to wait until Saturday at the earliest, though the exact schedule will depend on how the Soyuz spacecraft performs on orbit....

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National Red Bull Flugtag Holds Five U.S. Events In One Day Aero-News Network | World Distance Record Shattered With A Flight Of 258 Feet In Long Beach, CA Taking off in Washington, D.C. and landing in Long Beach, CA, with layovers in Miami, Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth, National Red Bull Flugtag, the homemade flying craft competition, made history Saturday by taking place in five cities in one day.

Teaser: 2014 Selfridge Open House and Air Show - Herb Gillen Advertising's Facebook Wall | Here is a :30 teaser spot we did for the 2014 Selfridge Open House and Air Show. The show is scheduled to take place in September 2014 and host the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

French Pilot Crosses Mediterranean In WWI Replica Airplane Aero-News Network | Followed The Flight Of Roland Garros Made In 1913 On September 27, 1913, French pilot Roland Garros took off from Fréjus in the south of France, and flew to Bizerte in Tunisia in a Morane-Saulnier G racing monoplane. His accomplishment was re-enacted Sunday by 29-year-old Baptiste Salis, who flew an exact replica of the Morane-Saulnier, albeit with an upgraded, modern engine, 500 miles in seven hours.

Seaplane Lost 30 Years Ago May Be Found Aero-News Network | Sonar Picks Out Aircraft At The Bottom Of Lake Norman, NC A woman from Cornelius, NC says that a plane that was recently located by sonar at the bottom of Lake Norman north of Charlotte in North Carolina may be one that sunk 30 years ago. And she thinks so because the plane may have belonged to her...

World's Largest Private Vintage Aircraft Collection - Fantasy of Flight | ...The fleet of vintage aircraft displayed at Fantasy of Flight has earned the admiration of knowledgeable aviators and inspired the imagination of those who have always dreamed of soaring above the clouds. The vintage aircraft, painstakingly acquired by lifelong aviation enthusiast and Fantasy of Flight founder Kermit Weeks, represent all eras of aviation from early flight to the 1950s....

The fleet of vintage aircraft displayed at Fantasy of Flight has earned the admiration of knowledgeable aviators and inspired the imagination of those who have always dreamed of soaring above the clouds. The vintage aircraft, painstakingly acquired by lifelong aviation enthusiast and Fantasy of Flight founder Kermit Weeks, represent all eras of aviation from early flight to the 1950s. - See more at: http://www.fantasyofflight.com/aircraft/aircraft.aspx#sthash.O6cGj7aR.dpuf

The fleet of vintage aircraft displayed at Fantasy of Flight has earned the admiration of knowledgeable aviators and inspired the imagination of those who have always dreamed of soaring above the clouds. The vintage aircraft, painstakingly acquired by lifelong aviation enthusiast and Fantasy of Flight founder Kermit Weeks, represent all eras of aviation from early flight to the 1950s. - See more at: http://www.fantasyofflight.com/aircraft/aircraft.aspx#sthash.O6cGj7aR.dpuf

Jet Race - Air & Space Magazine | In 1956, the Soviets held first place — briefly. | Anatoly Gorbachev remembers that he was supposed to be flying from Peking back to Moscow that moonless night in October 1958. But his friend Garold Kuznetsov asked if he could take his turn in the pilots’ rotation. Kuznetsov was trying to prove himself as a captain of the Tupolev Tu-104A, the Soviet Union’s leap into jet-powered civil aviation, and needed to log flight time. Gorbachev said okay....

Pilotless F-16 Video Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | TYNDALL AFB- As a pilotless F-16 roared into the sky last week at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., members of Boeing's QF-16 team and the U.S. Air Force celebrated. The flight represented the first unmanned QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target flight. Put another way, fighter pilots now have an adversary for which to train against that prepares them like never before...

Why Michigan athletics paid for ‘Go Blue’ skywriting above MSU stadium - USA Today | ‘Another whimsical episode in a great rivalry.’ | ...Michigan assistant athletic director Dave Ablauf said that the company hired for the skywriting had been used before by Michigan, but this time, they were directed to write messages in multiple, nonspecific areas. He said there were messages over Jackson and the Detroit area Saturday, in addition to Ann Arbor and East Lansing. “We hired the skywriters to canvas southeast Michigan with slogans and numbers prior to our game last Saturday,” he said. “That’s all we did. We didn’t target locations.”...

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Chennault International Airshow returns Sept. 28-29 - KPLC | The Chennault International Airshow will be held Sept. 28-29 at Chennault International Airport. The event will feature jets, aerial stunts and vintage aircraft. Gates open at 10 a.m. with the show starting at 1 p.m.. Attractions will...

Thousands flock to Winston-Salem Air Show on Sunday (Photos) - Fox8 | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Instead of sitting in lawn chairs and watching planes do loop-de-loops, teen brothers Blaine and Dakota Mercer spent Sunday learning about the mechanics and technology of airplanes at the Winston-Salem Air Show. “I’m kind of interested in piloting,” said Blaine, 13. “So it’s kind of nice to learn more about it so I can become one someday.”...

Winston-Salem Air Show - 9/22/2013 - NYCAviation | Sunday, I went to the annual Winston-Salem Air Show. Last year, this was the first big event I attended after moving to CLT. For 2013, the show was moved back a month, from late August. Saturday was all but lost to the ...

Red Bull Flying Competition makes splash with five competitions in one day · General Aviation News Staff | SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The National Red Bull Flugtag, the homemade flying craft competition, took off in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Sept. 22, and landed in Long Beach, Calif., with layovers in Miami, Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth. Adding to the already-extraordinary day, the The Chicken Whisperers, a team of aerospace and mechanical engineers from Palo Alto, Calif., proved that chickens can indeed fly, soaring 258 feet and shattering the old world record, set in Germany in 2012, by 29 feet....

Malmstrom AFB squadron hosts annual open house Headline News - Civil Air Patrol MONTANA -- Civil Air Patrol’s Malmstrom Air Force Base Composite Squadron hosted two open houses on and off base on Sept. 10 and 17 to inform Team Malmstrom and the Great Falls community of the many benefits of CAP. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Jacob Webb, 341st Medical Operations Squadron dental craftsman, and Malmstrom CAP commander, the annual open houses aim to educate the three missions of CAP – aerospace education, cadet programs and emergency services, to include ground and air resources in search and rescue, disaster relief and homeland security....

CoolPix: Strega Passed Everyone But Voodoo In The Race For Reno Gold (2013) ·AirPigz | Between recovering from the long drive to Reno and back (4,100 miles), plus getting back to my day-job, trying to keep my FLY Energy Bar project moving forward AND having some form of a life, it's been a challenge to keep AirPigz posts coming this last week. So today I'm taking the easy way out again and just posting one CoolPix image. It's Matt Jackson in Strega from pylon 2 during the big race for the Gold between the fastest Unlimiteds on Sunday September...

Vietnam “Welcome Home” Parade and Event · Warbirds News | This Saturday, September 28, we will finally give the Vietnam veterans the “Welcome home” they should have received 40 years ago.Beginning at 11:00 am, there will be a parade in downtown Fayetteville, including a flyover of helicopters and planes provided by the Sky Soldiers and CAF Dixie Wing. Afterwards, there will be a program of speakers and period music, as well as a tribute to our fallen, at the Southern Ground Amphitheater.

The World’s First Combat Jet By Diane Tedeschi, AirSpaceMag.com | The Germans had it. The Americans wanted it. | With a top speed of 540 mph, Germany's Messerschmitt Me 262 was by far the fastest fighter of World War II. It was powered by jet engines, a new technology that was not always reliable. Still, the streamlined Me 262 looked—and behaved—unlike anything else in the skies over Europe, and Allied pilots initially feared it. Eventually, U.S. airmen discovered that in a dogfight, North American P-51s could often...

ASL Camguard Inventor Ed Kollin & The CAF Dixie Wing Photo Clinic Guys – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Episode 519 - WARBIRD RADIO – ASL Camguard inventor and engine test guru Ed Kollin joins Matt Jolley with a lively discussion about aircraft engine oil and oil additives. Ed dispels all the myths and gets down to the hardcore data about additives and proper engine care. Matt also welcome Moreno Aguiari and Tony Granata from the Commemorative Air Force’s Dixie Wing in Peachtree City, Georgia...

F-22 pilot tells Iranian F-4 pilots, “You really oughta go.”   - AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points, Al Marsh | Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, son of an Air Force combat veteran and father of an Air Force pilot, likes to brag on his personnel. At the Air Force Association convention in New Harbor, Md., this month he described what happened when Iranian pilots intercepted a remotely piloted vehicle doing surveillance over the Arabian Gulf. The encounter was...

Rarest stamp error in U.S. history flies again · General Aviation News Staff  | WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a move to celebrate the grand opening of the William H. Gross Gallery at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and promote October as National Stamp Collecting Month, the Postal Service dedicated a new $2 version of the most publicized stamp error in U.S. history today — the 24-cent 1918 Curtiss Jenny Inverted airmail stamp....

Quilt challenge to benefit Curtiss museum · General Aviation News Staff  | HAMMONDSPORT, N.Y. — Local quilters will create finished quilts in just six hours at the Iron Quilter Challenge at the Glenn Curtiss Museum on Saturday, Oct. 5. The finished works of art will be sold through a silent auction on Sunday, Nov. 4. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the museum....

Aviation Photography Workshops

3G Aviation Media has begun a series of workshops to teach the skills necessary to pull off a successful sunset or sunrise static aviation photo shoot. The teams mission of these workshops is: To provide attendees an opportunity to learn, plan, execute and develop as photographers in a small-group environment while working with first-rate aviation subjects.

More simply, the 3G team boils this down to four words:

• Learn – Plan – Execute – Develop.
• Learn the skills required for your photoshoot.
• Plan the details of the shoot so that as little as possible is left to chance
• Execute the photoshoot, staying flexible and adaptive
• Develop as a photographer, learning from your experiences, both the good and the bad.

The 3G Team had started planning a series of aviation workshops for early 2014, but in April of this year, 3G Aviation Media made a connection with the CAF Dixie Wing through the International Society for Aviation Photography (ISAP).   During an ISAP lunch at SUN n FUN, the 3G team first met with Moreno Mo" Aguiari,  The Dixie Wing’s Marketing Coordinator, who had recently joined ISAP and  was looking for photographers to partner with the CAF.  After several discussions over the course of a few months, it was decided to accelerate the workshop timeline and host the first event at the CAF Dixie Wing facility at Falcon field in Peachtree City, Georgia.

This November we will be hosting this fantastic learning event at the Commemorative Air Force: Dixie Wing, located in Peachtree City, GA with (4) classic WWII aircraft along with models and reenactors.  The agenda is full of practical hands on shooting, classroom learning session can be found on our website 3G Aviation Media.

About 3g Aviation Media

3G Aviation Media is a joint venture between a group of aviation photographers who wanted to partner for specific projects while still retaining their own brand and artistic identity. The three “G”s of the team are: Tony Granata, Matt Genuardi and Doug Glover. Each of them has a different shooting style and each also brings a unique set of skills to the table. As an instructor, Tony Granata brings his expertise in post-processing of an image, and has a wealth of experience shooting from helicopters. Having spent quite a few years as a photography manager for a major entertainment company, Matt Genuardi specializes in working with models and professional lighting equipment. The itinerant nature of his previous life in the US Marine Corps has made Doug Glover the expert in “packing for the location,” and as a Forward Air Controller instructor (ground and airborne) he is the team’s flight briefer and pilot liaison.

About the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing

The Commemorative Air Force was founded to acquire, restore and preserve in flying condition a complete collection of combat aircraft which were flown by all military services of the United States, and selected aircraft of other nations, for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations of Americans.The Dixie Wing was approved as the 83rd CAF unit on February 28, 1987, and has since displayed its collection of vintage World War II aircraft in numerous air shows throughout the Southeast. The wing is a non-profit, tax-exempt "flying museum" that depends on contributions of time and funds to carry out its mission.