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Atlantic City Airshow to Draw Impressive Crowd * Aviation Today | The Atlantic City Airshow will take place on August 13, 2014 and is expected to draw nearly one million spectators. The air show, one of the largest in the United States, will feature GEICO Skytypers, a team of eight pilots...

Chicago's Top Guns: A Wet And Wild Weekend * WLS-TV | ... the Red Bull Helicopter, Matt Chapman Airshows, Dave Dacy in the Super Stearman Model 70, Warbird Heritage Foundation: A-4 Skyhawk Jet Tac Demo, Aerostars,Team AeroDynamix, (new 12 plane team), and Chicago Fire Department Air/Sea Rescue.

Air show works to bring in high-flying acts * Quad City Times | Also appearing will be Roger Buis, piloting Otto the Helicopter, which was voted 2013 Air Show Performer of the Year ("He hasn't been here for a while. We're super-excited to have him," Hopper said); and Dave Folk, piloting the F4U-5 Corsair, a World...

B-24 Liberator rides still available during Thunder Over Michigan airshow * Heritage Newspapers | On behalf the Commemorative Air Force B29/B24 squadron in Dallas, Texas, I'd like invite you to take part in a piece of history you'll never forget! The B-24 "Diamond Lil" will be at the Thunder over Michigan airshow- Aug. 9-10 at the Willow Run airport...

Photos: Snowbirds perform over White Rock * Regina Leader-Post | Dazzling the locals Canada's iconic precision flight team, "Snowbirds" gave a special show in the skies above White Rock on Wednesday, August 6 2014. Visitors and residents were amazed by their famous flying demonstration.

Trojan Phlyers to fly at inaugural Pikes Peak Regional Airshow · General Aviation News | The Trojan Phlyers Demonstration Team is gearing up for a return to Colorado to perform in the inaugural Pikes Peak Regional Airshow at the Colorado Springs International Airport Aug. 9-10....

Air tricks, Tuskegee Airmen and 40 war aircrafts at Pikes Peak Regional Airshow * Colorado Springs Gazette | A highlight of the weekend is the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron's traveling Tuskegee Airmen exhibit, a semitrailer that houses a 40 foot panoramic movie screen. The 30-minute documentary "Rise Above" will air throughout the weekend to...

4000 Scouts coming to Lewis University for AirFest * Morris Daily Herald | AirFest coordinator Ken McCafferty said the event is a culmination of two years of working with Lewis University, the Joliet Regional Port District and the National Weather Service to establish what he called the largest gathering of Scouts in the area.

Warbirds & Aerobatics at Owls Head Museum Spectacular * Freepress Online | Owls Head Transportation Museum will present its annual Wings & Wheels Spectacular, featuring classic cars, steam engines, aerobatic performances and World War II aircraft, on Saturday and Sunday, August 9 and 10. Aerobatic father-and-son duo Jim and...

Fly-in to support Down Syndrome | Current in Westfield - This year's event will combine with the Sport Air Racing League's Indy Air Race, sponsored by Aerodine Composites. This is the fourth year that the Indy Air Race has been held at Indy Exec airport featuring aircraft of all types...

Family fun at NW Classic Fly-in & Cruise-in * St. Helens Chronicle | SCAPPOOSE — Whether your transportation of choice has pedals, propellers or pipes, you're bound to appreciate the display of cars, motorcycles and airplanes at the very first Northwest Classic Fly-in & Cruise-in on Saturday, Aug. 16. Hosted by the...

OMAS RC Air Show: Tiny planes to offer big fun in Forest Grove this weekend * The Oregonian - OregonLive.com | The Oregon Miniature Aircraft Squadron (OMAS) is hosting the 33rd annual Radio-Controlled Modelers Air Show and Food Drive from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Club Vice president Dave Noel says the event is an opportunity to invite the...

Fly-a-Thon, Mini Air Show in Rosenberg to benefit MDA * Katy Times | The Fort Bend Radio Control Club will host its 16th annual Model Air Show and Model Aircraft Fly-in on Saturday, Aug. 30, at the club's flying field in Rosenberg. The program is held to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Fund (Jerry's Kids).

Kansas Aviation Expo takes off Sept. 22 · General Aviation News | The second annual Kansas Aviation Expo, slated for Sept. 22-26, will showcase business aviation as part of the event’s presentation on the importance of aviation to the state. This year’s expo, with the theme “Where Dreams Come True,” will include a career fair and three-day air tour of the state, said Jesse Romo, director of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s aviation division....

Lancaster Airport to Host FMA Fly-In MusicJam · General Aviation News | The Flying Musicians Association (FMA) and the Lancaster Airport Authority, in cooperation with Fiorentino’s Italian Restaurant & Bar and the Civil Air Patrol-Jesse Jones Composite Squadron 304, will hold a Fly-In MusicJam at Lancaster Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 12-13...

Group plans air show in village * Deming Headlight | Although the air show has a long and colorful history in West Texas' largest city, recent Pentagon budget cuts, commonly referred to as "sequestration," have necessitated a relocation of the famous air show to nearby Santa Teresa, NM, adjacent to west...

Bob Hoover documentary premieres Aug. 10 · General Aviation News | Oshkosh, Wis. — A new documentary on aviation legend Bob Hoover debuted at this year’s AirVenture and will make its world premiere Aug. 10....

Expedition Amelia seeks funding to finally solve Earhart mystery · General Aviation News | On May 21, 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan boarded their Lockheed Electra and took off from Oakland, California, on their second attempt to fly around the world. This time, they flew to the east. Earhart was supposed to have landed on Howland Island, a coral island some 1,700 miles from Honolulu for refueling, but she never arrived. The United States Navy searched for 17 days, but no trace of Earhart was found — and people still haven’t stopped looking...

Nominations now open for HAI Salute to Excellence · General Aviation News | The Helicopter Association International (HAI) is accepting nominations for its 2015 Salute to Excellence Awards, effective immediately. The awards will be presented during HAI HELI-EXPO 2015 on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Orlando, Florida.

Unseen First World War Casualty Card Archive and Muster Roll Now Online · WarbirdsNews  | The Royal Air Force Museum has today launched a new website, rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk, which enables members of the public to interrogate previously unseen Casualty Cards of members of the Royal Flying Corps who suffered injury during the First World War. In addition to these records online visitors are now also able to search the Muster Roll for the RAF as drafted on 1 April 1918 and the Air Force List as of 1 February of the same year. This...

Newly Restored Stearman PT-13D Kaydet on Display at The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force · WarbirdsNews | A highly-accurate, pristine example of one of the most used trainers during World War II is now on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.The Stearman PT-13D Kaydet was a standard primary trainer flown by the United States and several allied nations during the late 1930s through World War II (WWII). It represents a family of trainers that also included the PT-17, PT-18 and PT-27, which all used a common airframe and were differentiated only by engine and minor fuselage modifications. All were referred to....

Video: ‘Aviation: The Invisible Highway’ documentary set for 2015 release · General Aviation News | From the creator of One Six Right comes a documentary called “Aviation: The Invisible Highway“. From the YouTube description, “AVIATION: THE INVISIBLE HIGHWAY is a story about how the airplane has changed the world. Filmed in 18 countries across all 7 continents, it renews our appreciation for one of the most extraordinary and...

Young Eagles invited to soar over the lake this Saturday * Lakenewsonline.com | Volunteer pilots will be available to introduce youth to flying, explain the fundamentals of flying and give them a short flight over the lake. The Young Eagles Event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and will include free hot dogs, chips and drinks. The...

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