Indy Transponder 20-JUN-2014 0230z

This weekend's list of shows - provided by Fencecheck | Lots of shows on the weekend list. Support your local air show!

Weather hampers Air Race Classic * Journal and Courier | Weather has hampered the progress of two Purdue University students who are competing in a four-day air race from California to Pennsylvania. Pilot Rachel Borsa, of Erie, Pa., and co-pilot Haley Myers,...

'Wild Mama' Pilot Team Finishes Cross-America Flight ·  (Don Browne - LaBelle, Florida) | Carbonell is a veteran air race participant and bases her four-seat retractable gear plane at LaBelle Municipal Airport. Her "Team Wild Mama" air racing is sponsored in part by Vernon Conley's Air Service aircraft maintenance...

Racing the Skies: Female pilots make stop in the valley * Gering Citizen | The race also works to increase public awareness for aviation; demonstrates the role women have played in aviation, and works to preserve and promote pioneering women in aviation. Late Monday evening a handful of small planes, mostly Cessna's, landed...

Blue Angels back in Milwaukee for Air & Water show * WDJT | MILWAUKEE -- The Blue Angels are back...that's music to many people's ears for the 2014 Air and Water show. After the government decided to stop letting Blue Angels fly last year, they are back touring. The group is back in Milwaukee for this weekend's...

Video: 2014 Magic Valley Airshow Holds Take Off Party * KMVT | Twin Falls, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KTWT-TV ) On Thursday the Magic Valley Regional Airport held a pre–Airshow Take Off Party. The goal of the event was to kick off the 2014 Magic Valley Airshow and create an early buzz. High flying tricks and fun events for the entire family... That's the goal for the 2014 Magic Valley Airshow....

The Patrouille de France over Pau Friday  * Republic of Pyrenees ( translated ) | 150 cities and communities godmothers regiments of the armed forces, united in national association will hold their meeting on Friday, June 20 at Pau. A passage of the Patrouille de France (PAF) is provided for the occasion. The passage of aircraft...

Famous jets to fly into Burnham area for Weston Air Day this weekend * Burnham-On-Sea | The world-renowned Royal Air Force aerobatic team, The Red Arrows, are confirmed to perform a thrilling precision flying display, featuring their trademark formations, close-passes and dynamic loops and rolls. To mark their 50th display season, the Red...

Helicopters to gather for third annual Rotors 'n Ribs * The Elkhart Truth | Helicopters of all types will be on display throughout the day, including EMS, private and corporate-owned, as well as heavy-lift helicopters that drop water on forest fires. Helicopter rides by Army Aviation Heritage Foundation and Goshen Helicopter ...

Who's the boss at Truckee Tahoe AirShow? * Tahoe Daily Tribune | He learned air bossing from the legendary Vern Dallman, who was running aerobatic safety seminars for all the top performers. Before he knew it, Vern without hesitation introduced Willie to do the safety briefing, to top aces like Julie Clark, Wayne...

FIFI's Seattle tour · The International Council of Air Shows | Thanks to ICAS member Kevin Hong for sharing his photos of FIFI's Seattle tour.

Heavy Bombers Weekend July 25-27 · General Aviation News | MADISON, Wisconsin — In a second annual rare gathering of World War II-era aircraft, the Commemorative Air Force and the Experimental Aircraft Association are joining forces for a “Heavy Bombers Weekend” in Madison the weekend before EAA AirVenture....

Win A Flight Aboard B-17G “Sentimental Journey” · Editor | WarbirdsNews believes strongly in promoting like-minded organizations where it can. Located in Gatineau, Quebec, Vintage Wings of Canada is one such organization which does so much to share and keep alive the stories of our Greatest Generation. Operating and restoring a fleet of vintage, single-engined military aircraft, their volunteers travel the length and breadth of the nation on limited resources, but with maximum impact. Another such organization is the Commemorative Air Force, and the two groups will be collaborating this July to help each other raise funds for their continued service....

Classic Wings Magazine| Our heartiest congratulations to owner Bob Jens, pilot Steve Hinton, and of course to the very capable Mel Johnstone and his engineering team at Victoria Air Maintenance, on the first post-restoration flight of Mosquito B.35 VR796, better known to us as the former CF-HML. We've been...

How would you like a ride in an authentic WW II B-25 bomber? * Kootenay News Advertiser | WWII B-25 Mitchell of the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing will be making a stop in Cranbrook on Monday July 14 till Friday July 18. Two years ago the Cranbrook Airshow hosted and sold flights in the B17 “Flying Fortress” and we are excited to...

CoolPix: What A View Looking Up At The 434th ARW KC-135 From The 445th AW C-17!  · AirPigz | I had a perfect day riding along in a C-17 Globemaster III from the 445th AW out of Wright-Patterson AFB as it was refueled by my Indiana friends in a KC-135 from the 434th ARW based at Grissom ARB. Both aircraft departed WPAFB before noon today and then we met up over Kentucky to...

Bf 109G-4 · Let Let Let - Warplanes | During the last years I have had the pleasure to build many kits manufactured by AZ Models and I was really curious when the owner of company, Petr Muzikant, told me that they have started working on a base of 3D technology. I was really curious to see how their...

Military identifies 17 killed in 1952 Alaska crash Headline News - Civil Air Patrol ALASKA -- The remains of about a third of the service members who died when their military transport plane crashed into an Alaska mountain and then was buried for decades in glacier ice have been identified, military officials said Wednesday. The Department of Defense released the identities of 17 people onboard the C-124 Globemaster, which crashed in 1952, and...

Pupils awarded for aviation project * BBC News | The first students to have completed an aviation-themed project inspired by a Red Arrows pilot are to be presented with awards later. Twenty 13-15-year-old pupils from Glenmoor and Winton Academies in Bournemouth took part in the Jon Egging Trust's...

Another update from Deborah, An Advanced Rating Scholarship Winner! · The Girls With Wings Blog This is the second journal entry provided to us by Deborah Katvala, who was selected for an Advanced Training Scholarship within The Girls With Wings 2014 Scholarship Program to help defray the cost of flight training lessons in pursuit of...

10th anniversary of first flight of SpaceShipOne * MSN.com | SpaceShipOne made the first privately-funded human spaceflight in history and became the first non-government plane to reach outer space. We take a look back in time at history being made on a day when space travel was thrown open for all mankind...

Angel Flight Soars rescues endangered sea turtle · General Aviation News | ATLANTA — Angel Flight Soars, best known for its philanthropic air transportation efforts for patients in need of medical care, has soared even higher in facilitating the delicate and sensitive delivery of an endangered green sea turtle. “Pierce,” a 16-pound rehabilitated green sea turtle, will find its new home in Dubuque, Iowa, on Thursday, June 19....