Saturday, September 28, 2013

Indy Transponder 27-SEP-2013 2345z

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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