Indy Transponder 12-JUN-2014 1600z

Blue Angels flew over Nashville today * The Tennessean | The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, flew over downtown Nashville this morning. The Blue Angels are a group of U.S. Navy pilots who do air shows all over North America to showcase the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. They will...

Skytypers Prepare for Ocean City Air Show * WBOC TV 16 | OCEAN CITY, Md- On Friday morning, a select group of photographers and reporters will have the opportunity to fly in vintage WWII planes in preparation for the Ocean City Air Show. Each trainer plane has been equipped with cameras to record the ...

High-flying fun in Smyrna as Great Tennessee Air Show takes to the skies this ... * The Daily News Journal | Get ready for some high-flying fun as The Great Tennessee Air Show returns to Rutherford County Saturday and Sunday at the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport, 278 Doug Warpole Road. Here are 10 need-to-know details about the event. 1. Gates open at 8...

Marshall County Airport to host Father's Day fly-in/breakfast * Peoria Journal Star | LACON — The Marshall County Airport will host its annual Father's Day Fly-in/Drive-in Breakfast Sunday at the facility off Illinois Route 17 just east of Lacon. A hearty breakfast of pancakes, sausages and waffles will be served from 7 a.m. to noon...

Air Race Classic plans local landing at Vermillion airport * Danville Commercial News | The race carries on a tradition of women's air racing that dates back to its beginning in 1929. Planes are expected to land at the airport by 8:30 p.m. June 18 and will take off at 6:30 a.m. June 19. According to Gagnon, the planes — consisting of all...

CAF and EAA Announce "Heavy Bombers Weekend" * AVweb | The Minnesota Wing was the very first charter unit of the national headquarters wing of the Commemorative Air Force and operated as a maintenance support arm to help the CAF's mission and its ever growing fleet of rare aircraft. Today, the...

Complete (unofficial) A-to-Z guide to Farnborough Air Show 2014 * gethampshire.co.uk | The Red Arrows, the Great War Display Team and the F-35 Lightning II are just some of the aircraft booked to attend. So, to help give you an idea of what to expect we've compiled the unofficial Farnborough Air Show A-to-Z. While some letters were...

Photo: The Red Arrows and The Union Flag * Portsmouth News | He says: 'Like many others last Thursday I was there with my camera taking as many photos of the excellent Red Arrows wowing the crowds as they executed their amazing aerobatic display, one of the photos that I took I felt captured the D Day...

Video: P-51st Return to Normandy for the 70th Anniversary of D-Day * SLD | 06/11/2014: Historic P-31 Mustang aircraft fly by Gray Army Airfield at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in a “Victory” formation, June 6, 2014. Greg Anders (wing) is flying a P-51D from Heritage Flight Museum; John Sessions (lead) is flying a P-51B from Historic Flight Foundation; and Carter Teeters (wing) is flying a P-51D from Flying Heritage Collection....
Park and ride to Dayton Air Show from museum · National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Those who want to take an easy route to the Vectren Dayton Air Show may park and ride from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force....

South Shore Air Show Pulls Harrier From Its Lineup * Aero-News Network | Cites Unrelated Accidents Involving Marine Corps Aircraft Organizers of the South Shore Air Show have quietly removed Art Nall's Sea Harrier from its lineup following recent accidents involving similar aircraft belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps in recent months...

NTSB issues preliminary report on Cowden air show crash * Leader-Telegram | A preliminary report on the airshow crash that killed Menomonie pilot Bill Cowden says a postaccident examination of the airplane did not immediately reveal any mechanical problems that would have prevented normal operation. Cowden, 47, an...

George H.W. Bush takes a skydive: That's one way to celebrate 90! - today.com | Two years ago, George Bush Sr. made a promise that he aimed to keep: When he turned 90 years old, he'd take a plunge. And he did: The 41st president celebrated by going skydiving one last time Thursday morning....

Mary Feik to be Honored at Wright Bros National Memorial · WAI Connect Blog | Mary S. Feik, WAI 53, has been named the 2014 honoree to be inducted into the Dr. Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine located in the Museum and Visitors Center at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The induction ceremony, including the unveiling and presentation of a portrait of Mary will be held on December 17, 2014, with a celebration banquet held on December 16 in Kitty Hawk....

“Rosie The Riveter” Speaks To Women In Aviation About Work During Wartime * CBS Local | Walters, 91, is still in pretty good health, she took questions from members of the Women in Aviation local chapter during a small gathering. “We were constantly putting panels on … and doing other things,” she said. Walters came from Wisconsin to...

Spanish Air Force Polikarpov I-16 Rata: Air-to-Air & History · Warbirds News | Based upon an article by Luigino Caliaro:The Foundacion Infante de Orleans or FIO, is the Spanish historic aviation flying museum, a group of aviation enthusiasts and pilots formed the non-profit organization in Cuatro Vientos Airport, near Madrid 1989 for the sole purpose of preserving and sharing Spanish aviation history. They named it in honor of Don Alfonso de Orleans y Borbon (1886-1975) a famous Spanish pilot and aviation pioneer. He was...

Stabilized video of the accident that almost killed Neil Armstrong · Gizmodo | US Navy pilot, war veteran, aerospace engineer, astronaut and first man on the Moon Neil Armstrong was also an incredible test pilot, with 900 flights in experimental aircraft including the dangerous Lunar Landing Testing Vehicle. On May 6, 1968, he almost died flying one. This is the video of the crash.

Watering The Flying Club Normandy in 1932 * Passion for Aviation (translated) | The atmosphere in flying clubs has always been friendly as evidenced by these two photos of a watering organized in 1932 by the Aero Club of Normandy in his hangar on the airfield Rouen-Le Madrillet. I could on the picture below to identify two members of the Office of the Aero Club of Normandy in 1932 : in from the left in second place Jean Horlaville Secretary General and immediately left his mustachioed man, Louis ANTIER President of the Aero Club of Normandy...

Lee county aviator celebrates 70 years in the air * Wink News | FORT MYERS, Fla. - Dick Urban took WINK News cameras up for his 70th anniversary flight on Wednesday. Urban began flying when he was only 15 years old. He says back then flying was simpler, with fewer planes in the air and fewer controls in the cockpit...

Wagstaff joins forces with Southeast Aero to create aerobatic school · General Aviation News | Kramer Upchurch, president of Southeast Aero, and Patty Wagstaff have teamed up to create the Patty Wagstaff Aerobatic School in St. Augustine, Florida. Southeast Aero is the U.S. distributor for the Extra aircraft at St. Augustine Airport (KSGJ). The Patty Wagstaff Aerobatic School will focus on...

Pushing Hard for Oshkosh · The EAA Zenith Project | Like so many of our members, we are pushing really hard to get done for “Oshkosh.” The big advantage we have is that either way it will make it since we are on the field. I just hope it is under our own power rather than being towed into position! If you...

Young Eagles Rally set for MC Airport * Mason City Globe Gazette | MASON CITY | The annual EAA Young Eagles Rally, sponsored by Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 94 of Mason City, will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 14, at the Mason City Municipal Airport. The rally includes a free airplane ride, ground...
Young Eagles Day set Saturday * Delphos Herald | NEW KNOXVILLE — The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 922 will host its annual Young Eagles Day Saturday at the Neil Armstrong Airport in New Knoxville. Young people between the ages of 8-17 will be offered the opportunity to receive a free...

Report: Google in Talks to Acquire Stake in Virgin Galactic · Mashable | Sky News reports that Google is in advanced talks to take a small stake in Branson's space flight company Virgin Galactic and to pursue a joint venture together. Google is reportedly looking to spend about $30 million for a 1.5% stake in the company and "hundreds of millions" on a venture which Sky News says would tie into Google's plans to launch a fleet of satellites into low orbit....