Saturday, November 30, 2013

Indy Transponder 30-NOV-2013 0615z

Al Ain Aerobatic Show takes to the skies [Friday] - Khaleej Times | It’s time to look up at the skies. Two solo fighter-jet displays, a jet school bus and the famous indigenous Fazza skydiving team are to be seen at the 10th Al Ain Aerobatic Show that takes off today...

The Ultimate Classic Weekend · Warbirds News | PRESS RELEASE-One of New Zealand’s longest running, iconic events is teaming up with a brand new event to offer what’s believed to be a world first.Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow and the nearby Highlands Motorsport Park have announced they’re working on a joint ticket for their events next Easter.The new combo ticket will allow people to have one day at Warbirds Over Wanaka and one day at the ‘Highlands Revival’ Easter motor racing festival. Ticket buyers will be able to choose which day they go to which event...

Video: Santa Claus fly-in, Portage Airport - wiscnews.com | Santa Claus comes to the Portage Airport in Portage, Wis., on Nov. 29, 2013. More than 100 people greeted him at the annual event.

Lauderdale Air Show canceled for 2014 - Sun-Sentinel | Next year's Lauderdale Air Show has been canceled because Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport would have to shut down all its flights during the performances to accommodate it...

EAA AirVenture 2013 – More Air Show - Other People's Airplanes | In this episode of Other People's Airplanes, we talk about exactly nothing. Please enjoy this special feature containing airplanes doing what they do best.

WWII fighter ace had keen sense of humor - San Antonio Express | James W. Empey, who fought in two wars and earned the title of fighter ace, died at home Nov. 21. He was 89. His 30-year military career started in 1942 as an 18-year-old aviation cadet in the Army Air Forces. Empey was assigned to the 59th Fighter Group for training as a P-39 pilot and was then assigned to North Africa in 1943...

CoolPix: The Amazing Days Of The X-15 (Post Flight B-52 Fly-Over) - AirPigz | I've been feeding a revived X-15 addiction here the last week or so, and this image from the early days of the program http://airpigz.com/blog/2013/11/29/coolpix-the-amazing-days-of-the-x-15-post-flight-b-52-fly-ov.htmlsure drips with 1960's aerospace awesomeness. I've even got a sideline project in the works that includes North American's rocket-powered speedster... the one that spent quite a bit of time at the edge of space while we marched our way toward the Apollo program...

Forgotten aircraft reborn at Sonoma County airport - The Press Democrat | This may be closest that the Sonoma County aviation buffs come to unearthing buried treasure. A letter from out of the blue advised Christina Olds of the Pacific Coast Air Museum that a woman in Marin County wished to donate her airplane...

Armless Fil-Am pilot to help disabled typhoon victims - ABS CBN | MESA, Arizona – Armless Filipino-American pilot and motivational speaker Jessica Cox's family in the Philippines was not spared from super typhoon Yolanda’s (International name: Haiyan) fury. Cox’s great-aunt was among the thousands who lost their lives...

Corsica: the Canadian CF-18s conduct live fire and drop bombs (PHOTOS) - Translated | Exercise SERPENTEX, which runs from November 26 to December 6, 2013, is an annual multinational training exercise and close air support organized by the French Air Force, Corsica (France)...

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