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Here's this weekend's list of air shows * via Fencecheck!

5/31/14 |	San Carlos Airport Day 2014
5/31/14 |	AirExpo 2014
5/31/14 |	Antwerp Stampe & Ercoupe Fly In 201..
5/31/14 |	Flugtage Grossenhain 2014
5/31/14 |	Discover Aviation Days 2014
5/31/14 |	Deke Slayton AirFest 2014
5/31/14 |	Cancelled - Hawaii Air Show 2014
5/31/14 |	Aviatická Pou` 2014
5/31/14 |	Fort McMurray International Air Sho..
5/31/14 |	BCATP Fly-In 2014
5/31/14 |	Virginia Regional Festival of Fligh..
5/31/14 |	Skyfest 2014
5/31/14 |	W Lignano 2014
5/31/14 |	XXIV Aircrafts Fly-in Nymburk 2014
5/31/14 |	Newcastle Airshow 2014
6/01/14 |	Meeting Aéreen Ile de France 2014
6/01/14 |	Air Show di Trieste 2014
6/01/14 |	Swedish Air Force Day 2014

 
The sky's the limit at Skyfest airshow 2014 - CUinsight.com | SPOKANE,WA (May 30, 2014) – Global Credit Union is gearing up for an exciting, historical and memorable experience this weekend as a two day sponsor of SkyFest, the Fairchild Air Force Base annual open house and air show...

Hawk endures flight with Navy's Blue Angels - Green Bay Press Gazette | Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk briefly escaped the hustle and bustle of organized team activities on Wednesday to fly with the Blue Angels, the United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron. It pretty much was all downhill from there...

Free to watch Aerobatic competitors fly at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport - The Polk Fish Wrap | Amazing young men and women in their flying machines are in Rome this weekend for the International Aerobatic Club’s Southeastern Open competition at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport. As many as 40 pilots are expected to compete, depending on weather conditions. Ken Lumpkin of Rome, treasurer of the southeastern chapter of the IAC, said pilots are having a tough time getting to Floyd County because of rain along the Mississippi and Alabama coasts...

Nebraska State Fly-In to be hosted in York * York News-Times | YORK — On June 7, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1055 of York will be hosting the 22nd annual Nebraska State Fly-In at the York Municipal Airport...

Youngstown Air Reserve Base 2014 Airshow * Photos by David Jackson

Aeroshow Cozumel Photos · The International Council of Air Shows

Fireworks and Air Show Cancelled In Tullahoma — 107.9 FM | Since 1968 the Kiwanis Club of Tullahoma has helped provide the July 4th fireworks display for the citizens of Tullahoma and surrounding area. The group did not receive enough funding for a fireworks and air show at the airport for 2014...

The Patrouille de France in the sky with ... Toulouse Airbus Beluga - France 3 (translated) | The Alphajets of the Patrouille de France flew Friday morning to Toulouse with the Beluga, the derivative of the Airbus A300 which allows to transport parts between the different factories.

Let 'Fifi' be your warbird historian - The Salinas Californian | ...The massive Boeing B-29 Superfortress, bristling with defensive weaponry, was a game-changing development for the U.S. and a tool that helped expedite the end of the war in the Pacific Theater — saving thousands of Americans in the process who were slogging it out in a slow, bloody, island-by-island campaign against the Japanese Imperial Army...

Commemorative Air Force Announces East Coast Tour for B-24 “Diamond Lil” · Warbirds News | The Commemorative Air Force has just announced that their unique B-24A Liberator known as “Diamond Lil” will be making a tour of North America’s east coast in June. Some of the notable events that the venerable bomber will be making appearances at will include the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s WWII Weekend in Reading, Pennsylvania as well as the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Hamilton Night Airshow in Hamilton, Ontario. The night time air show in Hamilton will mark the first time in decades that a B-24 has flown in Canada, and they expect to also run the engines at night, alongside the Lancaster, and perhaps even the Military Aviation Museum’s deHavilland Mosquito....

Rochester Veterans Round Table to Host Hangar Dance with CAF MN Wing Aircraft | The Scott Hosier Veterans Round Table and the Minnesota Veterans and Emergency Services Museum Committee are proud to present the Rochester Hangar Dance on June 21, 2014 located in Hangar C, General Aviation, Rochester International Airport, 7300 Brataas Drive SW. We welcome all to come and re-live a WWII swing dance. Enjoy the sounds of a live big band, take advantage of a free swing dance lesson, and view vintage military, fire, and police vehicles and more. Planes in attendance include the Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing’s B-25 Miss Mitchell, BT-13, L-5 and PT-22....

WWII Kiwi airmen our 'best and brightest' - New Zealand Herald | Flak ripped into Marty Kilpatrick's fully-laden Lancaster bomber as the Kiwi pilot kept it on a steady course for the Ruhr Valley refinery. Shrapnel destroyed the radio beside navigator Ray Tait, covered his work table with jagged metal pieces and tore into his parachute harness...

De Havilland Mosquito Manual by travelforaircraft | Most know of the de Havilland Mosquito as the “Wooden Wonder” due to its making of plywood but that is not the why of its wonder. Simply put it was the SR-71 “Blackbird” of its day since it was almost immune to being shot down as it flew higher and faster the opposing aircraft during World War II. Mosquitos flew several reconnaissance missions nearly daily, both high as well as low, gathering photographs or other information. But de Havilland’s almost never happened design performed other missions almost equally as well whether those missions were bomber, pathfinder, fighter-bomber or intruder....

Profile 83/84: "The History Lesson." · JSM | ...That's why I considered— briefly— naming the print of North Vietnamese fighter pilot Nguyen Hong My's MiG-21 and Bob Mock/John Stiles' RF-4C, "Starfish."  See, Hong My and John Stiles, former enemies in a particularly nasty war, are now genuinely friends.   Somehow, someway, time and tide worked against the cynical, the inevitable and unfortunate to pluck these two guys off the hot beach and throw them back into the sea of humanity...

More updates from Scholarship Winners * The Girls With Wings Blog

Young Eagles offer free flights at Cleburne airport - Cleburne Times-Review | For the second year, Johnson County youth between the ages of 8-17 will be able to soar into the blue sky and be a pilot for a day. From 8 a.m. to noon June 7, pilots and other members of the Experimental Aircraft Association Dalworth Chapter 34 will host a Young Eagles Rally flight at Cleburne Regional Airport. Pilots will offer free flights and instruction to participants...

Naval Aviator Program - WEAR | NAS PENSACOLA -- Ever wonder what it takes to be a Naval Aviator? For $199 dollars, the general public can get a crash course on the entire Flight Training program that takes 3 in a half years in real life... condensed down into one day...

You're Cleared for Blast-Off: Virgin Galactic Gets FAA Approval * Mashable | Virgin Galactic is one step closer to taking tourists to space, after signing an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday. The agreement provides details on how the Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center and the New Mexico Spaceport Authority will provide the space tourism company with safe airspace around Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, the location of Spaceport America, for SpaceShipTwo...

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Two substitutes fill in for Indy air show - Indianapolis Star | With the Indianapolis Air Show grounded after a 16-year run, aviation enthusiasts have two airworthy substitutes to look up to over the next two weekends. An Indy fly-in this Saturday will feature hundreds of private pilots gathered at Indianapolis Regional Airport (formerly Mount Comfort Airport) in Hancock County. Free and open to the public, the fly-in is one of seven held around the country this year by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, a Frederick, Md.-based trade group for pilots....

Bi-plane to be featured at air show in Rexburg - Rexburg Standard Journal | Danny Sorensen and Golden Age Air shows are coming to Rexburg. Sorenson and his bi-plane will be part of the Legacy Airshow scheduled for June 14 at the airport in Rexburg. The show is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is free to the public....

Blue Angels to return for Westmoreland County air show in June - Pittsburgh Post Gazette | The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels once again will command the skies at the Westmoreland County Air Show at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. The performance team will be a welcome sight at the June 7-8 show, which had to be canceled last year after federal sequestration budget cuts grounded the Army’s Thunderbirds and other nonessential military flights....

Black Diamond Jet Team: Performs at Cherry Point, Fly-over at Indy 500

Air show attendance hits 110000 - Havelock News | About 110,000 people attended the Cherry Point Air Show from May 16 to 18, according to base officials. Cherry Point released the estimated attendance figures for the 2014 air show on Tuesday....

Air Race Pilot Mike Goulian Flies Clean in Malaysia - AVweb | PUTRAJAYA (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)- The race in Putrajaya marked a trifecta for American pilot Mike Goulian - an intensely frustrating one. After having to scratch the first event in Abu Dhabi due to engine trouble, and grazing a pylon in Rovinj, he was looking to change his luck at the first Red Bull Air Race ever in east Asia. But much like fellow American Kirby Chambliss (who finished ninth) Goulian flew well despite sweltering heat on May 18, only to log a lackluster time. Goulian ended up in twelfth place, and both Americans are now looking to improve their aircraft performance before the season's next stop in July....

Strategic Air and Space Museum hosts its annual Helicopter Day this Saturday * omaha.com | Trains, planes and automobiles are fun -- but helicopters are awesome. The Strategic Air and Space Museum will host its annual "Helicopter Day" on Saturday. The day begins at 10 a.m. with a group helicopter landing at the museum, located about 20 minutes west of Omaha in Ashland, Neb., off of I-80. You'll have the chance to visit with pilots and sit inside a chopper as they give tours of their machines throughout the day....

Amphibious planes fly in to Frogs Hollow * Bega District News | Member of Frogs Hollow Aero Club and owner of Ocean Lake Caravan Park at Wallaga Lake Ted Munckton said what made it particularly special was there are only around 30 of these planes in Australia. The pilots are friends of Mr Munckton, who invited ...

Preparations in order for air show, rally - Hollister Free Lance | While one summer event in Hollister is cruising along in its fifth year, another one is facing a crucial point in its evolution with its sequel over Independence Day weekend....

7th Annual Fly In takes wing over Asheboro - Asheboro Courier Tribune | ASHEBORO — Get ready for an aviation invasion, Asheboro! It’s time for the N.C. Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame’s 7th Annual Fly-in at the Asheboro Regional Airport. The fly-in will take place on Saturday, June 7, and is one of the largest of its kind in the Triad area. Aircraft of many different types and eras will be on display. Many will participate in flyovers....

EAA Warbirds in Review Program Announced for AirVenture 2014 * Warbirds News | Oshkosh AirVenture is fast approaching (July 28th – August 3rd), and the EAA has made some announcements concerning their Warbirds In Review program. Each day of the show, from Monday through Saturday between 10 am and 1 pm, will feature a new lecture in Warbird Alley. EAA Warbirds of America sponsors the events and as their press release continues…. “these informal sessions not only delve into an aircraft’s restoration, operation, and other aspects of owning a valued piece of history, but also spotlight veterans sharing stories about what it was like to fly the aircraft in combat or support the operation as a ground crew member....

Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame inducts Clive Beddoe - Wall Street Journal | CALGARY, May 29, 2014 /CNW/ - WestJet today celebrates Clive Beddoe, WestJet Chairman of the Board of Directors, as he is inducted to Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. "Clive Beddoe, as one of the founders of WestJet Airlines, has become an icon of the Western Canadian can-do spirit," said Gregg Saretsky, President and CEO, WestJet....

Only airborne B-29 bomber showcased at Salinas airport * Monterey Herald News | SALINAS >> Its name is "FiFi," and it's the last airborne survivor of the most-heroic families of World War II — a B-29 Flying Superfortress, the legendary warbird that rained thousands of bombs on the Pacific Theater. Her famous relative, the "Enola Gay," was the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima....

WWII plane in the sky over Garden City - KSN-TV | GARDEN CITY, KS– A WWII Bomber is in Garden City as part of a commemorative tour. “It’s more or less a museum, a living flying museum,” said Flight Engineer Jim Ritchie. “You can get inside of it, you can smell it, touch it, you can hear it run.” It only took a twenty minute flight for the 1944 B-17 Bomber to grab the attention of people below....

WWII veteran returns to the skies in B-17 - WTHR | A World War II veteran took a very special flight over Indianapolis Thursday. Doug Morrison served as a navigator in a B-17 bomber during the war. "Hitler was being too successful, so we had to do all we could to to put a stop to them and we did," Morrison said. The 92-year-old West Lafayette resident flew four and a half missions before being shot down over Europe....

WWII pilot reunites with B-25 bomberEVERETT, Wash. -- A 93-year-old World War II veteran was surprised with a wish come true. Dexter Baker told team members at the Aegis Living Center in Redmond that he would really like to fly in a World War II bomber one more time. They secretly contacted the Historic Flight Foundation in Everett and set it up....

Historic WWII aircraft collapses, in need of repairs - 9NEWS.com DENVER - A functioning torpedo bomber, which The Rocky Mountain Wing of the Commemorative Air Force volunteers say is the largest, single-engine airplane used in WWII, was grounded recently after the plane's landing gear collapsed during a show....

From Marine to Corsair pilot: Chris Avery wows crowd - Marines.mil By Lance Cpl. Victor A. Arriaga | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | When Chris Avery was only 12 years old his passion for aviation landed him in the cockpit of a plane. Taking lessons in his father’s Aeronca Chief, Avery was ready to fly from the start. “My dad was a pilot, so I was around airplanes for a long time. It definitely interested me and encouraged me to pursue the same thing,” said Avery, a commemorative air force Corsair pilot from Vero Beach, Fla. “I started flying when I was 12 and have been doing it for more than 30 years.” ...

Legendary WWII warbirds - KVUE  | HONDO, Texas -- History buffs and plane enthusiasts had an opportunity Saturday to see and explore famous World War II aircrafts. The restored warbirds took to the skies for a display with full-blown explosions and re-enactments....

Happy Birthday To The Vought F4U Corsair * Warbirds News | By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC |Seventy-four years ago today, the Vought F4U Corsair took flight for the first time. A single-seat carrier-operable fighter-bomber, the F4U is generally regarded as the...

Take flight at the Warhawk Air Museum * Idaho Press-Tribune | The Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa is a place where students of all ages can learn about the American experience of the 1930s through the Cold War Era during times of war, conflict and change. Residents can learn about the personal experiences of those ...

Museum's F-111 exhibit selected for Air Force Heritage Award * National Museum of the US Air Force | DAYTON, Ohio -- The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force was recently selected by the U.S. Air Force History and Museums Program as the recipient of the 2014 Air Force Heritage Award for an exhibit titled "Whispering Death: The F-111A in Southeast Asia."...

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Thunderbirds cap off 2014 graduation - KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News Cadets marched into Falcon Stadium this morning taking their final steps as students of the Air Force Academy. "Oh my gosh, eight years in the making. I decided freshman year of high school that I wanted to come here and it's unreal to be here, I still don't believe it," said USAFA graduate, Robert Larsen....

Viewer Pictures of the Thunderbirds - KKTV 11 News The Thunderbirds wowed southern Colorado residents Wednesday afternoon, bringing out the best in shutterbugs across town...

Fire chief takes flight with Thunderbirds * Air Force Space Command | PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Flight physical: check. Safety brief: check. Preflight checks: complete. Next up: a 400 mph ride with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Thunderbirds....

WEB EXTRAS: Fly with Heather and the Blue Angels - WXOW.com | LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - While most of us aren't as lucky as Heather Armstrong to go flying with one of the members of the Blue Angels, you can watch what she went through during her flight....

Airshow takes flight in Stevens Point this weekend - Stevenspointjournal | STEVENS POINT — The Stevens Point Municipal Airport will treat spectators to aerobatic antics, city tours in helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, and World War II aircraft displays during its biennial airshow on Sunday....

Fly-in, drive-in to breakfast at airport Sunday - Houghton Lake resorter | The 67th annual Dawn Patrol Fly-in and Breakfast at Roscommon County Blodgett Memorial Airport will be held Sunday, rain or shine....

Aviation Summit to include Parade of Planes · General Aviation News | The 2014 Aviation Summit will host the Parade of Planes at the event, scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in Palm Springs, Calif. The Parade of Planes is set for Oct. 30. The planes will taxi from the Palm Springs International Airport to the Palm Springs Convention Center, traveling down East Alejo Road to North Avenida Caballeros.....

VIDEO: New-look Red Arrows get permission to fly - Torquay Herald Express | THE Red Arrows aerobatic team - with scheduled displays this summer at Dawlish, Torquay and Dartmouth - have been given permission to fly. The official approval is formally renewed every year and means the team will go ahead with displays for its 50th season....

Fly girls ready to takeoff * McGill Publications | About to receive her Engineering degree on May 29, Annie Wen is flying pretty high. But she’s soaring even higher than your typical graduating McGill student – about 10,000 feet higher – because she is one-third of the Montreal Flyers, a team of three young women pilots from McGill who will take part in the Air Race Classic (ARC) from June 16 – 19....

Reno Air Races School on Track to Break Record - Flying Magazine | It appears the interest is growing in the National Championship Air Races, the annual aerial pylon race that is set to take place this year on September 10 through 14 at the Reno-Stead Airport, 10 miles northwest of Reno, Nevada. A record number of registrations for the National Championship Air Races Pylon Racing Seminar (PRS), the mandatory rookie race-pilot training program, has been entered this year....

Return of the Red Tails – May 24, 2014 * CAF Red Tail Squadron | The CAF Red Tail Squadron participated in Return of the Red Tails in Elmira, New York over the Memorial Day weekend. At this once-in-a-lifetime gathering, seven original World War II Tuskegee Airmen were in attendance with other VIP’s and special guests....

Timeless Voices - Joan Mace · eaavideo.org | Joan Mace went to work for Curtiss-Wright as an inspector on a SB2C Helldiver line in 1943. She joined the company flying club and learned to fly, and later went on to a long career as a flight instructor at Ohio University from 1946 to 1993.

Mad Dog Kelly * Ely Air LinesMike: Mike “Mad Dog” Kelly is the kind of guy you can call “a pilot’s pilot.” His Stearman is painted as a...

A beautiful look at the C-17 Globemaster III * Bayou Renaissance Man | Here's a lovely music video dealing with the C-17 Globemaster III military transport, pictured over the mountains and coasts of California. I highly recommend watching it in full-screen mode...

All 50 states have officially recognized importance of aviation · General Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Alliance for Aviation Across America reports that all 50 states have officially recognized the importance of aviation, and most have recognized the importance of general aviation in particular....

AOPA Foundation offers scholarships · General Aviation News | The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation will award 11 scholarships in 2014 to help support outstanding student pilots. Ten of the scholarships will provide $5,000 each and an 11th scholarship will award $12,000 to student pilots pursuing an FAA sport, recreational or private pilot certificate....

WCA Offers $110,000 in Scholarships  * WAI Connect Blog  | Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA) has announced more than $110,000 in scholarships to be awarded during the annual NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida at an awards ceremony on October 22, 2014....

Young Eagles Rally is June 14 - Mason City Globe Gazette | MASON CITY |The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 94 of Mason City is holding its annual EAA Young Eagles Rally from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 14 at the Mason City Municipal Airport....

Every Hubble picture ever taken * Bayou Renaissance Man  | For those who are fans of space photography (stars, planets and everything in between) the Hubble space telescope has long been a mainstay for images of high clarity....

CCA: Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

	The World's Only Flying B-29 Superfortress lands at Mather Airport June 5th-8th
	The Sacramento region will experience history next week when the Commemorative Air Force's iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, FIFI, lands at Sacramento County's Mather Airport, home of the California Capital Airshow. As part of its year- round programming to educate and inspire, California Capital Airshow organizers invited the CAF AirPower History Tour to visit allowing the community to get up close, touch the airplanes, tour the cockpits, meet the crews, teach the kids and watch these amazing planes FLY! It will be FIFI's first visit to the Sacramento area in decades and if you just can't wait until the September Airshow, this is the place for you! Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity landing just in time to celebrate Father's Day! For details and to reserve your flight today, visit http://www.airpowersquadron.org/#!sacramento-ca/cap9

California Capital Airshow 10425 Norden Avenue Mather, California 95655 US

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Discounted Tickets Now Available

Savings as Large as 50% Off Parking & Seating

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (May 28, 2014)– Fort Worth Alliance Air Show officials have announced that discounted tickets for the 2014 Fort Worth Alliance Air Show are now available online.  The show will feature the world-famous U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds October 25 and 26 at Fort Worth Alliance Airport.  The Thunderbirds are back flying in 2014 after having been grounded in 2013 due to the U.S. federal budget sequestration.

Patrons can enjoy up to 50% savings off of parking and seating options through June 15th.  This is the first year that the Air Show has offered discounted tickets of this magnitude.   General Admission to the Air Show will remain free; however, advance parking and premium seating options will be discounted for the first time in the Air Show’s history.  Early-bird General Admission Parking Passes are available for $15 each versus gate pricing of $30.  Discounted tickets for General Admission Parking, VIP Parking, Flight Deck, and Sky Box are all deeply discounted through May 30, 2014 when prices will increase.  A family of four can enjoy the show with parking and seating for as little as $35.

“It is exciting to have the Thunderbirds back in the air. As families make plans to see this amazing American jet team, we are happy to offer an even greater value through online discounts,” says Tom Harris, President of Alliance Air Productions.  Lesser discounts will be available May 31 through June 15, 2014. Other premium seating options including the exclusive Captain’s Club are also available for advance sale.  All tickets can be purchased on the Air Show website www.AllianceAirShow.com.

The 2014 Fort Worth Alliance Air Show will feature the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet demonstration team along with a world-class lineup of performers including the U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team, Shockwave Jet Truck, civilian aerobatic performers and much more.

Sponsorship opportunities and additional information is also available at www.AllianceAirShow.com.  Additional performers and attractions will be added in the coming months with the full lineup in place by late summer.

The Fort Worth Alliance Air Show is held annually at Fort Worth Alliance Airport, which is the centerpiece of the 18,000-acre AllianceTexas development housing 350 companies, 35,000 employees and more than 7,400 single-family homes. The 2014 air show will feature the United States Air Force Thunderbirds  October 25th and 26th.  Additional performers and details about the 2014 show will be released by Summer 2014 .  The airport is managed by Alliance Air Services, a subsidiary of Hillwood, the developer of AllianceTexas.

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USAF Thunderbirds are Coming to AirVenture * WBAY | Sequestration kept the Thunderbirds from Oshkosh last year, but the Air Force put AirVenture on its calendar again this year. And all EAA officials need to do now, to ensure the high flying death defying team's performance, is tie up some loose...

Blue Angels to take practice flights this week - WKBT La Crosse | You may have heard some buzzing over La Crosse this afternoon. The Blue Angels are helping bring back Airfest in the area. It's the first time the Angels will be back here in about 7 years...

11th Annual Jones Beach Airshow - Golden Knights | The Black Demonstration Team led by SFC Kevin Presgraves made their third air show appearance of the season at the 11th Annual Jones Beach Airshow in New York. It was an honor to be back in the skies again performing alongside so many prestigious acts including the US Navy Blue Angels and legendary aviation pilot Sean D. Tucker of Team Oracle...

Video: This Guy Put a Jet Engine on a 1929 Airplane and Now Does Insane Stunts for a Living - Mashable | ...Boerboon, who was the 2010 U.S. Unlimited Aerobatics champion, flies with John Klatt Airshows, a traveling circus of planes and pilots currently making the rounds across the U.S. He started stunt flying more than 20 years ago while studying aviation at the University of North Dakota. His excitement for flying — and particularly for flying the Screamin’ Sasquatch — is obvious from the moment you meet him....

Making 'the impossible possible' at the Berlin Air Show - Environment & Energy Publishing | BERLIN -- When a Panavia Tornado blasted into the clouds above the Berlin Air Show before swooping back down toward the Earth, the grounds below shook from the roar of the fighter bomber's twin engines. When the next aircraft took to the sky, the air show went eerily quiet. The fully electric E-Fan aircraft, engineered by Airbus Group, made one of its first public demonstrations here last week following it's first-ever flight in France on March 11....

Countdown to Midwest Airport Fun Days: Warbirds Arrive at Museum | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum has begun its “Countdown to Midwest Airport Fun Days” with the arrival of several warbirds that will be on static display during the June 7-8 event.  The St. Louis Downtown Airport community recently welcomed a Douglas DC-3 cargo aircraft and the rare Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon...

Interstates and Movie Stars for 2014 Fly-In * Antique Airfield News | We're building a list of movie and TV star airplanes for the 2014 Fly-in, Stars of the Sky and Screen - first registrations below. Also this year's fly-in features Interstate Aircraft....

Pine Hill Airport marking 50th anniversary of fly-in breakfast - The Daily News Online | ALBION — Pine Hill Airport will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its annual pancake breakfast on June 1...

Amelia Project Flight Set for June 23 Launch * Aviation International News | Planning for the project started a year-and-a-half ago, the Denver TV newscaster said, and it was officially announced at EAA AirVenture last year. The east-to-west journey will begin June 23, weather permitting, and make 17 stops along the 24,000-mile...

ONLINE AIR NEWS #4 * Charles Johnson | Warbirds Over the Beach

WACO museum offering bi-plane rides - Dayton Daily News | The WACO Air Museum this summer will offer four opportunities to take a ride in a WACO bi-plane....

Airmen's story inspires - Suffolk News-Herald | A traveling Tuskegee Airmen exhibit that visited the city on Tuesday awed sixth-graders from Suffolk’s public schools with the story of the black combat pilots. The Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron, in town for the Festival of Flight this weekend, features a documentary film screened inside a mobile theater....

Meeting Real Life Heroes - Roll Call | I had the privilege of photographing some World War II vets this week. One 98-year-old gentleman was a co-pilot in the initial bombing runs over Japan. He was retired Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, a member of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, who is originally from Ohio. The Raiders were B-25 bomber pilots who volunteered for the first offense action against Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor....

The Fighter Collection’s Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat Flying Again * Warbirds News | As reported on Global Aviation Resource, The Fighter Collection’s Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat flew for the first time again in roughly five years on May 23rd. TFC’s Chief Pilot, Pete Kynsey, had the honors of taking her aloft again after a protracted period of maintenance by the collection’s maintenance crew and volunteers. The Hellcat has been with the Fighter Collection at the hallowed Duxford airfield, near Cambridge, England  for several decades, so it was a delight to see her flying once more. She wears the...

Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess — only 100 hours of flight time but what a 100! by travelforaircraft | Only three of these double bubble pressurized fuselage flying boats left the factory and only one ever flew, G-ALUN , but it flew into history as one of the last large flying boats as well as the only large flying boat which was pressurized. Ten engines powered the...

DC-7 run up * Crosswind Images's | International Air Response made another effort to fly their DC-7 but unfortunately, gremlins got them again. In lieu of flying, please enjoy this short video featuring all four engines roaring to life. Hoping to get that elusive ferry flight when it finally happens!

German Researchers Build A Plane Controlled By Your Brain * Tech Crunch | ...Called Brainflight, the EU-funded project aims to prove that brain-controlled flight is possible and has already demonstrated that even pilots with little or no experience can easily fly using a direct brain interface. Obviously these novice pilots were “going up” in simulators, but the idea is the same....

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Bose Announces Air Race Classic Sponsorship - AVweb | Oklahoma City, OK -- The Air Race Classic (ARC) is proud to announce a very special three-year sponsorship with Bose(R) Aviation, the leader in headset technology. For Air Race Classic years 2014, 2015, and 2016, Bose will award the Top Champion and Reserve Champion Teams Bose(R) A20(R) Aviation headsets. Recognizing the need for racers to have the best of quiet, clarity, and comfort, Bose has become an ARC Sponsor for years to come....

Three More Precision Formation Acts Announced for South Shore Air Show - PortageLife The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority has announced the addition of three more acts participating in the 2014 South Shore Air Show. Added to the line-up are Bill Stein, Jack Knutson and The 4CE Formation Aerobatic Team. Stein’s passion and dedication for precision flying is ...

Duxford D-Day Anniversary Air Show Aviation Headlines - Airplane-Pictures.net | Commemorating the 70th anniversary of this decisive military campaign, demonstrating the vital role that aerial warfare played in the invasion of Normandy. (May 24-25)

GALLERY: Visitors flock to spectacular displays at Imperial War Museum ... - Royston Crow More than 10,000 visitors watched spectacular aerial displays at the Imperial War Museum’s D-Day Anniversary Air Show, at Duxford...

VIDEO: Red Arrows awarded Public Display Authority for 2014 - Lincolnshire Echo | The Red Arrows team has been given official approval to display in 2014 - its 50th season. The team, based at RAF Scampton, was formally awarded its 2014 Public Display Authority (PDA) earlier today, after months of intensive preparation by its pilots, engineers and support staff....

Red Arrows for Donegal - Donegal Democrat | The world-famous Red Arrows will take to the skies over Donegal at the end of June with their display of daredevil aerial manoeuvres.  Brought to the North West by a partnership between Donegal County Council, Limavady Borough Council and Derry City Council, the RAF Red Arrows will perform their thrilling flying display as the stunning send-off to the Clipper 2013-14 Round the World Yacht Race on Sunday 29th June 2014, which will be taking place at Greencastle....

Operation Airshow stages at Kremmling Airport - Sky Hi Daily News | Aircraft enthusiasts will want to be in Kremmling on June 6 to see a display of World War II, Korean War and a few Russian-built airplanes. In addition, the newest and best cars and trucks from Chevrolet will be on display during the aircraft presentation in Kremmling....

DAV brings inspiration to air show - DVIDS | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - As he flew into Cherry Point for the 2014 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show in “Panchito,” a B-25 Mitchell bomber, retired Brig. Gen. George Bartlett felt a sense of nostalgia come over him. “As a sergeant here in 1944, I served as a navigator bombardier,” said Bartlett. “It felt fantastic to fly back here again. The purpose of this is to show the kids of today what it was like during WWII to be in a plane like Panchito.”...

Hartzell Provides Propeller and Support For Jack Link's Screamin' Sasquatch - aviationpros.com | Piqua, Ohio, May 27, 2014 – Hartzell Propeller Inc. has been selected by John Klatt Airshows as the propeller technical partner for upcoming precision power aerobatics air show demonstrations featuring the Jack Link's® Screamin' Sasquatch ™ Jet Waco.  Screamin’ Sasquatch is a 1929 barnstormer’s era Taperwing Waco powered by a huge Pratt & Whitney 985 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial engine and a GE CJ610 turbojet engine for added thrust. As the propeller partner, Hartzell will provide its standard three-blade metal propeller mated to the radial engine and technical support throughout the 2014 air show season....

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Condor Squadron maintains WWII aircraft * news.yahoo.com | Watch the video Condor Squadron maintains WWII aircraft on Yahoo News . The Condor Squadron honors America's veterans by maintaining and flying vintage aircraft used to train pilots during WWII...

Staten Island RC Modelers to host 4th Annual Charity Fly-In on Saturday - SILive.com | STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. --The Staten Island Remote Control Modelers will be hosting its fourth annual Charity Fly-In on Saturday, May 31, at the Field of Dreams in LaTourette Park. Model flyers from accross the tri-state area will convene for this year's charity event, in support of the Staten Island Children's Campaign. The fly-in and barbeque will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guests are invited to bring chairs, blankets and snacks to take in a day of model aviation....

Is Dad an aviation buff? · General Aviation News | Is your dad an aviation buff? Does he wonder what it would be like to sit at the controls of an A-6 Intruder Navy jet or walk into the flying boat that took Indiana Jones on his archeological adventure in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”? Treat Dad to a day at the Oakland Aviation Museum from noon to 4 p.m. on Father’s Day June 15....

Zenith Aircraft to host Fly-In to Summer · General Aviation News | MEXICO, Mo. — Zenith will host its 8th annual “Fly-In to Summer” Open Hangar Day on Saturday, June 21. The event provides an opportunity to tour the aircraft kit manufacturing facility and to meet people who have already completed the building their own kit plane. Many people will take their first flight in a Zenith aircraft during the fly-in. It also is a great chance to learn about all aspects of aircraft construction, company officials said....

Historic Flight Foundation’s ‘Diamond Four’ Formation To Commemorate D-Day Anniversary. · Warbirds News | Paine field based Historic Flight Foundation has organized a very rare “Diamond Four” formation of P-51 Mustangs to visit thirty cities and towns in Western Washington on June 6th, the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Lead by HFF’s D-Day veteran (four sorties over the beaches of Normandy), P-51B “Impatient Virgin,” the formation will launch from Paine Field at 9 a.m. and conclude operations at approximately 3 p.m. with a noontime tour of downtown Seattle. Special visits include Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Gray Army Airfield. Operations will extend as far north as Bellingham, as far south as Olympia. Visit HFF to witness return of the aircraft....

Latest News From Vulcan XH558 · Warbirds News | Last Thursday, XH558 was towed out of the hangar to have a full fuel load placed in the new No.5 Starboard fuel tank and 40% fuel in the remaining tanks. After this, she was returned to the hangar and is now back on hydraulic jacks. XH558 is about to commence undercarriage retraction tests after which, if all goes well, we will then continue the other ‘after-service’ checks....

"Impossible" Electric Airplane Takes Flight - Scientific American | BERLIN—When a Panavia Tornado blasted into the clouds above the Berlin Air Show before swooping back down toward the Earth, the grounds below shook from the roar of the fighter bomber's twin engines. When the next aircraft took to the sky, the air show went eerily quiet....

Volunteer pilots celebrated at Endeavor Awards Gala · General Aviation News Staff | ...Master of ceremonies Sean Tucker presided over a glittering evening of entertainment, excitement and emotion as 380 audience members celebrated Public Benefit Aviation. There were movie and TV stars, astronauts, legendary aviators, performing musicians, and an aerialist aloft who presented an ‘Adagio to Amelia Earhart.’...

Video: Long-EZ Cloud Skimming (Music Video) · AirPigz  | This fresh and beautiful video of a homebuilt Long-EZ skimming along the edge the clouds sure looks like fun! (note that the airplane is flying IFR to keep things legal and safe)...

Disney Captures Reality with “Planes: Fire and Rescue” * Airplanista Aviation Blog | “They fly in when others fly out.”  Those words struck a chord with me when asked to join aviation writers for a pre-screening of Disney’s new film, Planes: Fire and Rescue. ...

Max Surayev is Back * Air & Space Magazine | Think of Max Surayev as the Russian answer to Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, whose big social media moment came last year when he covered Bowie's “Space Oddity” from orbit. The 42-year-old Surayev is getting ready to launch tomorrow on his ...

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Video: Incredible helmet camera footage of Red Arrows flying at 400mph just ... - Mirror.co.uk | Squadron Leader Jim Turner has been in charge of the Arrows for the last three years and says the biggest danger pilots face is G-force of up to 7G

Tillsonburg Regional Airport To Host Two Airshows This Summer - Am980 London News  | Two airshows will take place at the Tillsonburg Regional Airport this summer — including one next month featuring some of the most famous aircraft in all of Canada. The first will be on June 14th and 15th when the Canadian Snowbirds and CF-18 Demo Teams take to the sky as part of Ontario’s South Coast Airshow...

Despite weather, air show big draw - Portales News-Tribune | A little thunder and rain wasn’t enough to keep air show enthusiasts away Sunday morning as the second and final day of the 2014 Cannon Air Force Base Open House and Air Show kicked off. After a couple of hours of rain and a brief period of thunder, during which Cannon personnel secured air show attendees in aircraft hangars, the sun crept out from behind the clouds just in time for the Thunderbirds show...

Annual airfield weekend a success despite damp weather. * shropshirestar.com | The event, which was organised by Shropshire Aero Club in partnership with the Military Vehicle Trust, saw two German Bücker Jungmann planes entertain visitors with flying demonstrations alongside the military vehicles on show. Roy Dolton, president of ...

Thunder over the Valley highlights * The International Council of Air Shows | ICAS member and air show announcer Ric Peterson put together this highlight reel from the Thunder over the Valley Air Show in Youngstown, Ohio.

Warbirds Over the Beach 2014 – Air Show Report * Warbirds News | Jerry Yagen and his staff and volunteers at the Military Aviation Museum in Pungo, Virginia put together a spectacular air show in mid-May. Warbirds Over the Beach is a must-see air show, not just on the US east coast, but globally. There are few places in the world which can rival the line up of perfectly restored, and beautifully maintained flying machines in such an intimate, and yes, unique setting....

The Bremont Horsemen at Chino 2014 · Mark Hrutkay, Photorecon.net | The Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino is without a doubt the finest Warbird show in the country. This year they managed to attract one if the few F-22 Raptor flight demonstrations. But there were other, even better acts at Chino this year. The Horsemen were at the show. The Team started 10 years ago with Tom Freidkin, Ed Shipley, and Jim Beasley flying P-51s in a three ship formation show. They flew a some other acts including a rare three Bearcat show. Jim Beasley left the team and was replaced by Steve Hinton....

RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team in 1971 | Vintage footage of the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team in 1971 as they visit RAF Sharjah in the Persian Gulf just before closure, Australia and Hong Kong including…

Vintage aircraft to be on display in Santa Maria - KSBY San Luis Obispo News  | Some vintage military aircraft will be flying into the Central Coast on Tuesday. The Commemorative Air Force is bringing its Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber FIFI to the Santa Maria Airport. The B-29 Superfortress flew during World War II and the Korean War....

WWII B-17 Flying Fortress Coming to Topeka - Kansas First News  | One of the last flying WWII B-17 bombers, “Sentimental Journey,” will be on display and available for rides and tours at the American Flight Museum at Forbes Field Airport, June 2nd – June 5th, 2014. Nose art of the Sentimental Journey features Betty Grable, the number-one pin-up girl of the World War II era. The aircraft is named after a song made popular by Doris Day in 1945. Built during 1943, this heavy bomber has...

New England Air Museum to Hold Open Cockpit Event · WarbirdsNews The New England Air Museum will hold its next Open Cockpit event on Sunday, June 15th, Father’s Day. Visitors may climb into the cockpits of up to twelve vintage aircraft in the museum as well as a full-motion flight simulator, and two static flight simulators. The aircraft currently scheduled for opening to the public include a North American F-100 Super Sabre, Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, Fairchild A-10 “Warthog”, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, several helicopters and more. There will be additional hands on activities for younger visitors during the event as well, and for the convenience of all, a food vendor will be on site all day....

Happy Birthday To The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II · WarbirdsNews | By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II flew for the first time fifty-six years ago today. The most important western fighter of the postwar period, more than 5,000 F-4s were built between 1958 and 1981. The aircraft began life as the F3H-G naval strike fighter and was adapted to meet a Navy requirement for a fleet defense fighter in 1955. A two-seat multirole fighter, it...

Parks Service to operate Pearson Air Museum · General Aviation News | Despite attempts at mediation, the Pearson Air Museum near Portland, Ore., will remain under the control of the National Park Service. In February 2013 the NPS, citing concerns about operations at the museum, which is on NPS property, ordered the Fort Vancouver National Trust, which operated the museum, to turn over the keys to the building....

Stilwell and Flying Tiger Museums in Chongqing, China * Sandra Scott's Travel Columns | Travel has a way of connecting the dots. A few years ago John and I were in St. Charles, Louisiana where we visited the Imperial Calcasieu Museum. While browsing the displays I overheard someone say, “Claire Chennault! He is known by every school child in China.” It caught my attention. Claire Chennault, the commander of the Flying Tigers, a group of volunteer military men who trained in Burma, now called Myanmar, lived in St. Charles. The Flying Tigers helped defend the Chinese against the Japanese before the U.S. entered the war....

The Illustrated History of No 126 Wing RCAF D-Day to VE-Day · Warbirds News | The Illustrated History of No 126 Wing RCAF D-Day to VE-Day is Donald Nijboer’s first ibook. From D-Day to VE-Day No 126 Wing RCAF was the most successful fighter wing in Europe. As a...

A compelling story from aviation history  * Bayou Renaissance Man  | Not many people today are aware that the Soviet Union copied the US B-29 Superfortress after World War II to produce its first strategic bomber, the Tupolev Tu-4. It was based on three B-29's that landed in far eastern Russia after raids on Japan in 1944-45, and were interned there (their crews being returned to the USA)....

Characters from Disney’s ‘Planes’ team with Smokey Bear · General Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an effort to educate Americans about how to prevent accidental wildfires, Disney is joining the Ad Council, the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) to launch a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) featuring characters from upcoming animated film “Planes: Fire & Rescue.”  The PSAs are an extension of the Wildfire Prevention PSA campaign, featuring the iconic Smokey Bear, who celebrates his 70th birthday this summer....

Aviation Students  * Flight To Success  | Raisbeck Aviation High School Freshmen invite you to their second annual Space Exploration Fair

Chesapeake Sport Pilot to host aviation workshop * My Eastern Shore | August flew for the first time in his life, as CSP hosted the Young Eagles Program to encourage children to learn how to fly. August is the great-grandson of Italian Guiseppe Bellanca, creator of Bellanca Aircraft, of New Castle, DE, one of the first ...

Wings of Dreams: Fly-In / Cruise-In Breakfast - D-Day 70th Anniversary

Fly-In/Cruise-In Breakfast    Saturday, June 7, 2014 8:00 am - 10:00 am (Rain or Shine)    Keystone Heights Airport, Florida (42J) Former Keystone Army Airfield - WWII Air Base                D-DAY 70TH ANNIVERSARY NORMANDY CAMPAIGN COMMEMORATION In the early morning of June 6, 1944, thousands of ships, tanks, planes, and troops crossed the English Channel and landed on the coast of France. The United States, United Kingdom and Canada led the assault phase with the help of allies from nine other countries after amphibious landings on five beaches code named Juno, Gold, Omaha, Utah and Sword. The Battle of Normandy lasted until August 1944, leading to the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control. Join us to commemorate this anniversary, remember the more than 9,000 Allied soldiers killed or wounded on this day, and honor the D-Day/Normandy Campaign veterans who will be attending our Fly-In. Rufus Broadaway, 82nd Airborne (pending) Lionel Capoldo, U.S. Navy, ETO & PTO Joe Kowalski, U.S. Army, First Division Leo McCracken, U.S. Army, Third Army Bob Overton, U.S. Army, Third Army Tom Santarsiero, U.S. Army, 28th Division Bill Scruggs, U.S. Army Air Forces, 8th Air Force Bob Ziller, U.S. Army - Medic with the Third Army "In our youth, our hearts were touched by fire."                                        Oliver Wendell Holmes   We would like to thank Diane Fischler for facilitating the attendance of these D-Day/Normandy Campaign veterans. --------------------------------------------------------------Upcoming Fly-Ins - July 5  - The History & Missions of the Civil Air Patrol-presented by the Cadets of the Civil Air Patrol Gainesville Composite Squadron - Aug - TBA - Sept - TBA - Oct 4 - Carol Ann Garratt, Round-the-World Record Pilot, "Dash for a Cure" Next Star Party - Fall 2014 JUNE FLY-IN SPONSORS!    Johnny's Bar-B-Q & Catering    Express Air Flight School    - Photos by Trace Choulat    - Website Support by      Unicorn Web    Development    Facility provided by Keystone Heights Airport    BREAKFAST BUFFET    Menu Scrambled eggs, grits, bacon, biscuits, fruit, juice, coffee $7 per person $4 per child (9 & under) Free breakfast for WWII and Korean War veterans First come, first served . All proceeds to benefit Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum FOR MORE INFORMATION flyin@wingsofdreams.org www.wingsofdreams.org Call:  352-256-8037    Download Fly-In Flyer Download New Wings of Dreams Overview       PILOT INFORMATION   Elevation: 196 ft.   Pattern Altitude 1196   Frequencies:   CTAF/UNICOM - 122.7   WX AWOS-3 - 124.275    (352-473-8273)   JAX APPROACH - 121.3   Airport Office: 352-473-0031   www.keystoneairport.com/   www.airnav.com/airport/42J

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