Former Blue Angels boss receives civilian air show award - Pensacola News Journal | Greg McWherter, who stepped down as lead pilot of the Blue Angels in November, received a Special Achievement Award from the International Council of Air Shows in Las Vegas on Tuesday. McWherter, 43, who led the elite flight demonstration team for a...
Airshow Industry Honors Its Own - from Aero-News Network | Individuals, Organizations Recognized For Their Contributions At ICAS Convention During its annual convention in Las Vegas last week, the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) recognized several individuals and organizations for their achievements and contributions during the 2012 air show season...
Air show organizer tells of event - Fort Myers Beach Observer | With the American Heroes Air Show in Fort Myers now just 30 days ahead of us, we invite your team to deploy to our admission-free, helicopter-only aviation event with a mission to educate the community, elected officials and the media about the ...
US Army parachute team expected to join Thunderbirds at Martinsburg air show - The Herald-Mail | The Golden Knights, the U.S. Army's parachute team, are expected to join the Air Force's Thunderbirds for the 2013 Thunder over the Blue Ridge Open House and Air Show in May, organizers announced Tuesday. A complete lineup of aerial acts for the May ...
Air Show Offers Rare Opportunities - AllAfrica.com | Last weekend will be etched in many Ugandans' memories forever as Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) gave them a chance to take to the skies in an air show dubbed 'Fly at 50 for 50k'. People streamed to Entebbe airport from various parts of the country to ...
Sean D. Tucker Air to Air Video Media Flight from TAKEOFF TUBE | Our first air to air video was released quickly and just shows everything as it happened with very little editing. This version is a fully edited version with special effects and music added. You can
Video: Flying Legends 2013 from Apron 6 | That last formation… Damn!
Concord: the year in review in photos - News in photos | A North American TP-51C Mustang, foreground, and a B-17 Flying Fortress are photographed during their visit to Buchanan Field Airport in Concord, Calif. on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. (Dan Honda/Staff Archives). Concord: Year in 
review in photos. 9 of 21...
Sea Harrier Mishap This Sea Harrier took off from from the deck... from Planeshots
Flying Tigers Museum opens in central China - Global Times | A museum commemorating the Flying Tigers, a US air squadron that helped the Chinese fight the Japanese in World War II, opened to the public in central China's Hunan Province on Tuesday. The Flying Tigers Museum, located at the Zhijiang Airport in ...
Luther Johnson shot down in torpedo bomber over Japan; taken prisoner from War Tales by Don Moore | Gunner’s mate 2/C Luther Johnson was shot down in his TBM torpedo bomber during an attack on the Japanese fleet bottled up in Kure Bay, Japan in late July 1945. He was the back seat gunner on a ring-mounted .50-caliber machine-gun in an “Avenger,” part of Air Group VT-6 that flew from the deck of [...]
The only plane ever to drop a bomb on the United States during WWII was this submarine based Glen. from What is Silver Wings Over Washington? by Ron David | Received from "Scotty" Cameron and David Vuich |September 9, 1942: Nebraska forestry student Keith V. Johnson was on duty atop a forest fire lookout tower between Gold's Beach and Brookings Oregon . Keith had memorized the silhouettes of Japanese long distance bombers and those of our own aircraft. He felt confident that he could spot and identify, friend or foe, almost immediately. It was cold on the coast this September morning , and quiet. The residents of the area were still in bed or preparing to head for work. Lumber was a large part of the industry in Brookings, just a few miles north of the California Oregon state lines....
A Superb Editorial from AOPA's John Yodice from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Inside the November 2012 edition of AOPA Pilot, John Yodice offers up one of the best editorials you may have never read. If you missed it, and you are an AOPA member, it was in the issue with the Piper Cub logo on the cover. Go look for it and learn something.If you've read NORDO News even once, you know the aviation community's willingness to relinquish our aviation freedoms has me perpetually dismayed. After reading John Yodice's editorial,...
Bottom right wing skin done, flip, repeat. from The EAA Zenith Project by ChadJensen | This entry covers four working sessions over the last two weeks…Skinning the wings is a big step and a big motivator. It’s also repetitive, and keeping focus has to be on the forefront of a builders mind. It’s not as bad a building wood ribs, or banging out metal ribs on a forming block (which is a different kind of fun), but repeating anything can be a chore at times...
Pilots For Kids from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Each year groups of pilots all over the country visit hospitals bringing gifts, and smiles for children stuck in the hospital over Christmas. Last night Pilots
for kids visited the children at Seattle's Children's Hospital. Nights like this remind me how lucky I am, and to never take my health for granted....
The X-47 Ships Out from Air & Space Magazine | The U.S. Navy’s dream of a pilotless combat jet that can fly off an aircraft carrier, refuel in the air, complete its mission and then land safely back on the flat top has taken a couple of steps closer to reality...
Soyuz TMA-27A on Baikonur Launch Pad from Spaceports
SpaceX Falcon 9 lift off from Flight Image of the Day by Michael | SpaceX hopes to benefit from the next rolling five-year USAF launch contract, with the latest round of announcements imminent....
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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Airshow industry recognizes award recipients from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | During its annual convention in Las Vegas last week, the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) recognized several individuals and organizations for their achievements and contributions during the 2012 airshow season. Air boss Wayne Boggs, airshow performer Rob Holland, former U.S. Navy Blue Angels team lead Captain Greg McWherter, and the Airpower Arkansas at Little Rock Air Force Base were all singled out for special recognition.
Air Show Industry Recognizes Excellence Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Often the last act is the most memorable; this is true of the President's Banquet at the International Council of Air Shows that ends each convention. This year Capt Greg McWherter, US Navy Blue Angels #1, received a Special Achievement award. Capt McWherter had an epic second term leading his Blue Angel team and personally changing the perception, flexibility and made the most significant advances in air show management by instituting two-year bookings....
Brigadier General Kenneth W. Wisian named 2013 Air Show Marshal - Laredo Sun | “We are honored and privileged to have Brigadier General Kenneth W. Wisian as this year's air show marshal. He currently serves as Assistant Adjutant ... “The CPL Retail Energy team looks forward to the WBCA Stars and Strips Air Show Spectacular every...
National Hall of Fame reveals Class of 2013 from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has revealed the names of the four individuals who have been elected for enshrinement in 2013. The four, who will be joining the roster of 215 men and women air and space pioneers who have been inducted by the NAHF since its founding in 1962, are:
Hamilton Air Show lands Wooden Wonder by mnewman | “This will be the star of attraction of the air show,” said Al Mickeloff, marketing manager of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, which brought the air show back two years ago. The visiting Mosquito was originally built at ...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Sky High Success for RAF Waddington International Airshow from Flightline UK | This year’s RAF Waddington International Airshow has raised £73,000 for charity. Held on the weekend of 30 June and 1 July, record numbers passed through the gates of the Lincolnshire station to witness spectacular air and ground displays at the largest RAF airshow of the year.
2013 Silver Wings Speakers Luncheon Serie: MG Joe Anderson, USMC (Ret.), Jan. 24, 2013 - Silver Wings Over Washington | The elegant, new Army Navy Country Club is open and our Silver Wings Speakers Luncheon will be held on THURSDAY, January 24th, 2013! | Please join us to welcome our dynamic speaker | MG Joe Anderson, USMC (Ret.) | Joseph T. Anderson is the former Deputy Director of the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum. He served 33 years in the United States Marine Corps, flew 219 combat missions, and commanded at every echelon of Marine Aviation....
That Great Alaskan Aviation Spirit from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | While researching 337s, I recently talked to several pilots and operators from Alaska. I looked there because the state has always been that place where aviation still made sense. The FAA worked with operators, field approvals actually happened, and everybody flew as much as possible....
Warbird Adventures & The Kissimmee Air Museum from Let Let Let - Warplanes by Robert | Warbird Flights & Museum is located at Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Florida, USA. You have the opportunity to fly in one of their excellent North American SNJ-6 Texan aircraft. There is a small museum and shop all located in sunny Florida....
Arc Light marked beginning of B-52 involvement in Vietnam from Air Force Link Top Stories | Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles highlighting the B-52's involvement in the Vietnam Conflict up to Operation Linebacker II. The 40th Anniversary of Linebacker II takes place Dec. 18-29....
Site on moon named for La Jolla's Sally Ride | UTSanDiego.com - U-T San Diego | Francis French, who worked for Ride before he became education director at the San Diego Air & Space Museum, said Monday night, "Sally Ride did so much to make the lunar surface relevant to a whole new generation of virtual explorers, through the ...
LiveAirShowTV Posts Award Videos
PFLUGERVILLE, TX – December 17, 2012 -- Each year the annual International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) holds its Chairman’s Banquet on the last night of the convention. It is the 
culmination of a great week where the industry’s top honors are given out. It just so happens that LiveAirShowTV President Jeff Lee is the video director for the evening. “Rob Reider was looking around a few years ago for someone to take the reigns and direct the show when he was tapped to be the emcee. We had not worked together yet, but my name came up and after a very short discussion I was chosen,” said Lee. “It went very well, and it has been my honor to sit in the director’s chair for the last six years.”
This year, Lee was asked to produce some of the videos that were shown at the convention, including the Memorial Video, the ICAS Special Achievement Award, and the Art Scholl Memorial Showmanship Award video. Because of an illness, two of the ICAS Foundation Hall of Fame Award videos also came his way. Those videos as well as the Sword of Excellence Video, produced by The Aviators team, and the third Hall of Fame video, produced by OnBoard Images and Mark Magin, 
were shown last Thursday night during the banquet.
LiveAirShowTV has now posted all six of these on the video page of the website and are available for viewing: http://www.liveairshowtv.com/videos.php They are the top six videos in the list.
The air show season may be “officially” over, but LiveAirShowTV is just getting started. Watch for season wrap-ups, as well as performer features and other air show related stories throughout the winter months. You may not be able to head outside for air show activity, but you can find it on line 24/7 at www.LiveAirShowTV.com We are the Inside Story for aviation and air shows.
Friday, December 14, 2012
"Wings Over Wine Country" Scores Big in ICAS Marketing Competition
The "Wings Over Wine Country" Air Show in Santa Rosa, CA, reputedly one of the best small to medium size air shows in the country, walked away with two first place awards in the ICAS Marketing Competitions Awards competition.
At the International Council of Air Show annual convention awards luncheon Weds, "Wings Over Wine Country" won First Place for Air Show web site and first place for Air Show newspaper ads in the small show category.
The team from the "Wings Over Wine Country" Air Show was thrilled as were the many fans of their show at the conference. The double first place awards has already caused a lot more attention to be paid to this well run northern California show.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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ICAS Convention 2012 – Tuesday Ends by Steve Tupper | My first full day of the 2012 ICAS Convention ended well. The exhibit hall opened in the morning shortly after the jet team announcements and it was time to check out all of the new stuff for the 2013 season. The Aerostars hosted a Redbird G1000 C-172 in their booth and I had a chance [...]
Thunderbirds, 'Fifi' to headline 2013 Dayton Air Show - WLWT Cincinnati | ... was made at the International Council of Air Shows' annual convention in Las Vegas. Others named to the Dayton show's lineup include the Birmingham, Ala.-based AeroShell Aerobatic Team and aerobatic pilots Skip Stewart and Melissa Pemberton.
Thunderbirds to fly at Jones Beach in May - Newsday | The event will be headlined by the Thunderbirds precision-flying team, the Air Force confirmed Tuesday. The park -- and especially the boardwalk at the Central Mall that has always been the center of the aerial event -- was so heavily damaged by the storm.
Air Force Thunderbirds to highlight spring air show in Martinsburg - Martinsburg Journal | In addition to the Thunderbirds, several civilian aerobatic performers will take to the skies over Martinsburg and an array of aircraft will be on static ground display for the event. Organizers expect 65,000 to 80,000 people will attend the 2013 show.
Kalispell chosen for air show - NBC Montana | According to the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, Kalispell has been chosen to play host to the US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the
Thunderbirds, during an air show. The event has been dubbed “Mountain Madness 2012.” ...Don’t normally see aerial refueling from this perspective!... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith
Air Force expected to fly in north Ga. air show - WRCB-TV | ROME, Ga. (AP) - Next year's Wings Over North Georgia Air Show in Rome will feature an elite group of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. The Chattanooga Times-Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/TOjWAI ) a top-flight group of F-16 jets will perform stunts ...
KentuckyOne to be sponsor of Thunder Over Louisville - The Courier-Journal | KentuckyOne Health has agreed to be a new major sponsor of Thunder Over Louisville, but three primary longtime underwriters of the fireworks and air show have yet to commit to sponsorship next year. UPS has sponsored the Kentucky Derby Festival's ...
Santa to fly in at Peter Prince Airport - Santa Rosa Press Gazette | Saturday Santa will pay a quick visit to the Peter Prince Airport from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. for the second annual Santa Fly-In. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Santa Rosa Kids House and will be hosted by the AMS Flight School. This year Santa ...
The Grinch won't steal Beale's Christmas from Air Combat Command | Santa Claus taxied into Dock 6 riding in a themed U-2 Dragon Lady for the Children's Holiday Party, and chased away the Grinch while more than 1,500 members of Beale Air Force Base, Calif., lined the entry control point Dec. 8....
Sywell Airshow raises £50000 for charity - Northampton Chronicle & Echo | Michael Bletsoe-Brown, managing director of Sywell Aerodrome, said: “We were absolutely knocked out by the support of the public at the airshow in August. Our volunteer team worked solidly for over a year in advance of the show, giving up their spare ...
A marble plaque unveiled in memory of the commander Edmond Marin Meslée from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | ...Saturday 15 December 2012, at 10:30, at No. 9 rue Guillaume de Machault in Reims (opposite the tourist office and close to Notre-Dame), will be unveiled a marble plaque engraved in memory of the commander Meslée Edmond Marin (1912-1945), patron of the former airbase at Reims 112 (from 1953), this in the context of the celebration of the centenary of the birth of this pilot, as the as the campaign in France 1939-1940 (with twenty air victories, sixteen approved)...
Timeless Voices - Gene Sherrill from eaavideo.org | Gene Sherrill enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and was trained as an electronic countermeasures operator. After serving on a RB-36 crew, he transitioned to B-52s. His career spanned 26 years until retirement from the service in 1979.
WAI's 24th Annual Conference set for Nashville - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | Women in Aviation, International will hold its 24th Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 14-16, 2013. The Conference is to be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. Secure online registration is available at www.wai ...
Frontiers of Flight Museum from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | The Frontiers of Flight Museum is spacious, well designed and welcoming with several aircraft as well as aerospace exhibits
centered on the aviation history of the United States. The museum also has learning facilities and programs for the young. On the visit that is the [...]
Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet. from Planeshots
Travel Air Trifecta from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | A few years back our good friend Glenn Frithcalled with a problem. Sitting in Seattle Washington was a beautiful Travel Air 4000 with his name on it. His home was in Ft. Meyers. That’s a problem alright and I had an idea how to fix it. A few weeks later, along with some friends in a Pilatus chase plane, we would start the journey home....
Emergency over North Sea: cockpit recording lets you hear aircrew ejecting from an F-4D Phantom jet from David Cenciotti's weblog
Sun 'n' Fun: Free Flights for 12 Children For Christmas - The Ledger | The flights are offered for children ages 8 through 18. Relatives, neighbors or friends may nominate a child through Dec. 20 using a form on the Sun 'n Fun website (www.sun-n-fun.org). The nomination requires a 500-word essay describing the ...
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ICAS Opens Strong
from Airspeed Online by Steve Tupper | ICAS formally kicked off this
morning with a keynote by Pittsburgh Steeler and Vietnam veteran Rocky
Bleier. It takes a major personality to stand in front of a room like
the convention room at ICAS, but a guy with four Super Bowl rings is
probably just about right. Bleier spoke for about an hour, recounting
[...]
ICAS Exhibits Opens Today from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Las Vegas NV- This year's 46th International Council of Airshows Convention exhibit hall features 234 exhibitors on 60,000+ square feet of exhibit space and hosts more than 1,500 air show professionals. It will also be the center of activity for this year's ICAS Convention. ICAS members rated the convention exhibit hall the single most important program that ICAS offers....
Kyle Franklin Reveals 'Dracula' Airshow Biplane - Flying Magazine | After the tragic loss of his wife Amanda in an airshow accident, Kyle Franklin will return to the circuit with a dramatic new airplane. Revealed this week at the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) convention in Las Vegas, “Dracula” is a highly ...
USN BLUE ANGELS SCHEDULE
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Navy's Blue Angels to return to Baltimore for War of 1812 finale - Baltimore Sun | The Navy's Blue Angels precision flying team announced Tuesday that it will perform in the skies over Baltimore for the finale of the War of 1812 commemoration in the fall of 2014. Star-Spangled Spectacular will be held Sept. 6-15, 2014, and also will ...
Navy Blue Angels to highlight return of Spirit of St. Louis Air Show ... by Kyle Quick-Publisher | Photo courtesy of Spirit of St. Louis Air Show ST. LOUIS, Dec. 11, 2012 –Tuesday The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, will perform in St. Louis on May 3 & 4, 2014, the team recently announced...
Thunderbirds will return in April - Sun-Sentinel | The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will be returning to South Florida as part of the 2013 Lauderdale Air Show, organizers announced Tuesday. The precision jet demonstration team, now in its 60th season, will provide high-flying highlights during the show, ...
Thunderbirds to return to Dayton Air Show - Dayton Daily News | The air show announced Tuesday the storied six-jet demonstration team will make a return engagement in a shortened U.S. performance schedule. The team of red, white and blue F-16 Fighting Falcons, headquartered at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, ...
Air show's a go for Flathead Valley - Daily Inter Lake | The USAF Thunderbirds fly east of Bucharest, Romania on June 7, 2011. The demonstration squadron will fly at air shows at Glacier Park International Airport July 20-21, 2013. Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:46 am | Updated: 11:53 am, Tue Dec 11, ...
June 2013 set as target date for proposed air show - Cedartown Standard | Chairman Cleve Hartley said an air show provides entertainment for the entire family and could be an added attraction at the airport. However, he emphasized that agreements must be reached and a promoter secured before it can become reality. Two air ...
F-18 Gladiators to perform at St. Cloud Air Show - St. Cloud Times | St. Cloud Air Show officials found out Tuesday that the the Navy's F/A-18 Strike Fighter Squadron 106, known as the Gladiators, will perform at the show this summer. The Gladiators will join the U.S. Navy Blue Angels on July 20-21. The group serves as ...
Video of Golden Knights world championship - Fayetteville Observer (blog) | Video of Golden Knights world championship. Tweet · comment(s). I can't promise this will be the coolest video you'll see on the Internet today, but I can swear it will be MUCH better than any Gangnam Style parody you might find. Related: Fort Bragg's ...
Engine malfunction to blame for fiery air show crash in 2010: Report - Sun News Network | An engine malfunction caused an CF-18 Hornet fighter jet to crash at an Alberta air show in 2010, a report has found. Capt. Brian Bews was injured when he ejected from the demonstration plane at the Alberta International Air Show in Lethbridge, Alberta ...
Flying the Curtiss Pusher from General Aviation News by Jamie Beckett | The twin airfoil canard out front looks like a box kite, one of the prominent building materials is bamboo, and there was never a Pilot's Operating Handbook of any kind produced for the airplane. However, when Kermit Weeks lines the Curtiss Pusher up on a 5,000-foot grass strip to take his first hop, heads turn and attention is being paid. It's not every day you see an airplane from the earliest days of powered flight take to the air. The airplane arrived at its new home at Fantasy of Flight in central Florida just recently to join Weeks' ever-growing aircraft collection. Weeks and his crew of top-flight mechanics wasted little time assembling it and getting it ready to fly...
Killeen: Retired Aviator Flies 50 Aircraft For 50th Birthday - KWTX | Killeen: Retired Aviator Flies 50 Aircraft For 50th Birthday. KILLEEN (December 11, 2012)--Belton resident and retired Army aviator Levi B. Noguess will fly fifty different aircraft for his 50th birthday Saturday. The aircraft will be flown within a 12 ...
Where are all the women of Alaska aviation? - Alaska Dispatch | According to a 2010 study investigating the lack of women in aviation, the top reasons that more women aren't involved in flying -- either recreationally or as an occupation -- may be attributed to the cost, "a lack of readily available female mentors ...
Wichita pilot recognized for decades of flight - KFDI | John Riggs, 88, is a member of the Commemorative Air Force Jayhawk Wing. He has logged more than 13,000 hours and 2.8 million miles flying airplaines. He still holds a current medical certificate and a private license. He flies his Piper Tri Pacer and...
Army Aviation Museum Gets $18K Donation from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Fort Rucker- According to WTVY, a man, who fought for our country in World War ll, is continuing to give back. Selden Bailey, a retired army colonel, has donated stocks to the army aviation museum at Fort Rucker. The value is close to 18 thousand dollars. The museum is putting the money toward an expansion of the building...
Flightline TV cleared for take off from General Aviation News by Janice WoodThe Flightline, an aviation-themed magazine television show, is making its national debut Jan. 5, 2013 on Discovery Communication’s Velocity network. The Flightline is set for a 52-week run as part of the Saturday morning programming on Velocity...
Secret shuttle launch: Air Force sends mystery mini-shuttle back to space
from RGJ.com by MARCIA DUNN,AP Aerospace Writer | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The military's small, top-secret version of the space shuttle rocketed into orbit Tuesday for a repeat mystery mission, two years after making the first flight of its kind.
X-37-C Human-rated Mini-Shuttle in Works? from Spaceports | Arthur Grantz, chief engineer of Space and Intelligence Systems' Experimental Systems Group at Boeing, indicated last year that the U.S. Air Force and Boeing are already on the way toward developing a manned Shuttle replacement based on the X-37B robot space plane....
The Physics of Santa's Flight Confirm Annual Sightings from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Have you even wondered about the physics behind Santa's annual round-the-world flight? Check the link below, and you may be surprised at how he pulls it off! (OK, a little magic may be needed to get things rolling). Enjoy! Merry Christmas!...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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'Dracula' Premieres At ICAS Airshow Convention from Aero-News Network | Kyle Franklin Returns To The Circuit With 'Monster Biplane' Its been a tough few years for Kyle Franklin... but in the true spirit of a survivor, Kyle is unveiling his next big act for North American airshow audiences in 2013. Kyle is returning to the airshow circuit with a truly monstrous bipe he calls... 'Dracula.' Evolving over a nine-year design and construction period, Dracula was completed in secrecy...
FCTC welcomes Blue Angels officer - St. Augustine Record | The aerial stunts of the Blue Angels thrill millions of spectators each year, and Mercado shared information from the perspective of the maintenance and support team that makes the acrobatic magic possible. Mercado specifically addressed students ...
Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame to Induct Four New Members and Honor a Belt of Orion Recipient
from Aviation.ca News by Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame | Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) will induct four new members, and honor a Belt of Orion recipient, at its 40th annual gala dinner and ceremony to be held in Ottawa, Thursday, May 30, 2013.
Three Exciting New Acts at International Air Show - Scoop.co.nz (press release) | So not only will New Zealand see the return of the much-loved Red Checkers, experience the adrenaline of Chuck Berry, witness up-close air racing and be host to two international aviation heavyweights, but audiences of the NZ International Air Show...
Perth dumps Red Bull Air Race over costs - Herald Sun | PICTURE: Paul Kane Source: Getty Images. PERTH has dumped the Red Bull Air Race, with the government saying it doesn't represent value for money. Tourism Western Australia today said it will not bid to host the Oceania round of the proposed revamped ...
ICAS Convention 2012 – Arrival from Airspeed Online by Steve Tupper | The Delta flight from Detroit settled onto the runway just after 5:00 a.m. PT, the baggage claim system worked flawlessly, there was a cab waiting when I walked through the sliding doors, and the reception desks at Paris Las Vegas were fully staffed with no waiting. Not even the President of the United States of [...]
Cool GoPro video brings you onboard “Kubinka Diamond” display team’s Su-27, Mig-29 fighter jets from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following video was filmed with a GoPro HD Hero2 camera 
installed on the tail of a Mig-29 and inside the cockpit of a Su-27 of the so-called “Kubinka Diamond”, the Russian Air Force display team made by four Flankers of the “Russian Knights” and and five Fulcrums of the «Strizhi» (Swifts)....
December 11, 2012 Catching up with Billy Werth from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely | ...I caught up with Billy last week before he left for ICAS – the International Council of Air Shows annual convention in Las Vegas. Growing up in an aviation family and flying since 1988, Billy is a military pilot (Aircraft Commander on the air re-fueler KC-135R), a Chautauqua Airlines captain on the Embraer 145, and a modern-day barnstormer, dazzling air show crowds in his newly acquired Christen Eagle and giving rides and lessons in the Pitts through his company, Grayout Aerosports, of Indianapolis...
Air acrobats in Radom - our Official | ... French aerobatic team Patrouille de France, White-Czerowne aircraft TS-11 "Iskra" and anti-military equipment expositions - are just a few attractions prepared for air show Air Show 2013, which will be held in...
Top 10 Airshow Moments of 2012: No 3 – The return of the B-2A Spirit to the Royal International Air Tattoo from Flightline UK | The late 1990′s were golden times for the Royal International Air Tattoo, and nigh on impossible to repeat. Not only had the thawing relations between East and West produce some stunning appearances by the Air Forces of the former Warsaw Pact, but also the United States Air Force was finally letting its ‘Stealth’ strike aircraft be seen in public outside the US. Naturally, it was RIAT and Mildenhall that first saw these remarkable machines – first the F-117A Nighthawk and then the B-2A Spirit....
Top 10 Airshow moments of 2012: No.4 – P-47G Thunderbolt SNAFU debut at Flying Legends from Flightline UK | 2012 saw an iconic shape return to UK skies with the public display debut of The Fighter Collection’s Curtiss P-47G Thunderbolt SNAFU at Flying Legends. The P-47 Thunderbolt has...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | An interesting aircraft on display midweek was a privately-owned Embraer EMB-314B1 Super Tucano operated by Tactical Air Support, Inc. of Reno, NV. This Super Tucano, a civil variant of the sophisticated trainer/armed reconnaissance aircraft from the Defense and Security division of the wildly successful Brazilian Embraer aerospace company, is used for close air support simulation for U.S. military forces. ...
Airshow flies highest again - The New Age Online | Apart from being the major airshow in Gauteng with airworthy military aircraft, the thousands of people who attended the May airshow made a major financial contribution to keeping the centre of South African military aviation history functioning...
Earl S. Allen - Morris Daily Herald | He flew as pilot in command on the C-47, C-54, B-25 and the B-26 through South America, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. His rank at time of discharge was 1st Lt. Golf was an ongoing passion with Earl. He was a long-time member of the Morris Country...
Antique Airfield: December Posts
- Rick Atkins' Clipwing Monocoupe 110 Special
- Dutch Rolls from Randy Sohn's Warbird Notes
- Jim White's Clipwing Monocoupe Update
- Florida Antique Biplane Association December 2012 Newsletter
- Larry Howard's Sopwith Pup
- Colorado and Texas Chapter December Newsletters
at the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport (MRB). He circled the field three times, making a couple of low passes over the runway for pictures, and softly set his plane down. That would not be extraordinary, but Reynolds flew Dec. 1 on his 100th birthday... North American B-25C “Poopsie”, of the 445th... from x planes
“This is going to be bad.” from The Lexicans by Busbob | ...We had the best seat in the house. The roar is intense and you can feel it even with the jet blast deflector between you and the wicked exhaust. The cat officer checked everywhere, got a thumbs up from all the observers around the fighter, dropped to one knee and touched the deck with his extended arm, the launch signal. Buttons were pushed on the deck edge and with a sudden jerk the double tailed fighter accelerated down the deck and the JBD began to drop back into the deck to make room for our launch....About halfway down the cat stroke the bright flame from the afterburner on the starboard engine disappeared. Burner blowout.....
9 Incredible, Human-Powered Aircrafts--And The Gutsy Pilots Who Flew Them - Fast Company | Built by the American team Paul MacCready and Peter Lissaman of AeroVironment, the aircraft had an unusual control setup a little reminiscent of the Wright brothers' aircraft and was made of lightweight plastics and aluminum spars in a very aerodynamic ...
Registration now open for Women in Aviation conference from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Registration is now open for Women in Aviation, International's 24th Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 14-16, 2013.
November Photos of the Month Published from FenceCheck Forums
Spirit of Aviation Aircraft Auction - EAA AirVenture | EAA, The Leader in Recreational Aviation, is an international membership organization encouraging and supporting recreation aviation and is also the home of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the World's Largest Aviation Celebration.
Legendary aviator visits Parker med students - Our Colorado News | Legendary aviator visits Parker med students. Retired military pilot and ...
VIDEO: Unmanned on Deck - X-47B Taxis on Truman from Ares by Graham Warwick | This is quite a sight - the US Navy's Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator
(UCAS-D) taxiing around the flightdeck on the USS Truman while the aircraft carrier is under way off the east coast of the US....Could This be the World's Coolest Airport Hotel? from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | We #avgeeks are always - ALWAYS – looking for aviation-related good times...the kind of fun you can only find situated on or around most any airport. We will all enjoy an afternoon watching J3 Cubs glide onto a tiny grass strip in Pennsylvania, and we'll cherish the ...
The Last American Flag on the Moon from Spaceports | The first moonwalk of the last mission placing humans on the surface of the Moon began approximately four hours after landing...
Sunday, December 2, 2012
2013 SWCAS conference
The theme will be 360 degree marketing and airshow safety
- Afternoon visit to the California State Railroad Musuem (optional for early arrivals)
- Cocktail welcome reception (hosted bar)
- 8:00: Full breakfast in meeting room
- 9:00: Opening remarks
- 9:30: Keynote Speaker Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson WW2 P-51 Mustang pilot & triple ace
- 10:30 – 12:00: Round table discussion/lecture
- 12:00 – 12:30: Working lunch
- 12:30 – 5:30: Round table discussion/lecture
- 6:30: Hosted dinner
Only $145 for the conference + annual membership
(this rate is good until December 31, 2012. On January 1, 2013 the rate will increase to $165) Thanks to Col. Pinsky for passing this alongSaturday, December 1, 2012
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Top Air Show Solo Performers Form New Four-Ship Team Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | From ICAS- Team 4ce (force, get it?) has announced that they are open for business and eager 
to book shows during the 2013 air show season and beyond. Comprised of Matt Chapman, Jack Knutson, Rob Holland and Bill Stein, these four aerobatic monoplane pilots represent some of the finest solo talent in the air show business...
Blue Angels pilots to fly into Lynchburg next week - WSLS | Lieutenant Ryan Chamberlain (#7 Blue Angel) and Lieutenant Commander Michael Cheng (#8 Blue Angel) will visit the Hill City on Monday, December 3rd and 4th, as a pre-site visit for the 2013 Lynchburg Regional Airshow that will take place on Memorial...
Entebbe air show set for December 15-16 - eTurboNews | UGANDA (eTN) - Uganda's Civil Aviation Authority is partnering to put together a show case aviation event on the weekend of December 15 and 16, bringing together the aviation industry to give Ugandans a hands-on experience. Air Uganda has already ...
1 million airshow fans can’t be wrong from General Aviation News by GAN Staff | STORY AND PHOTOS By HAYMAN TAM Over 1 million spectators flocked to San Francisco in October to enjoy the Fleet Week festivities and watch the airshow that is the highlight of the event (although the America’s Cup attendees may have a different opinion). Anyone along San Francisco's waterfront had a ringside seat for two jet teams and the many other performers flying over show center, marked by ships and buoys in the bay. Some folks chose to watch the show from Alcatraz Island, site of the infamous prison.
“Yeah baby!” Nice shot of Sean Tucker and his... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith
Air Show to Help Valley Economy Take Flight - HQ Comox Valley | Comox hasn't staged an Air Show since 2005. When the bi-annual event was first abandoned in 2007, then-Wing Commander Jon Ambler defended the decision, saying "commercial air circuses" weren't exactly a growth industry. Now though, he's happy to ...
CAP Marks 71st Anniversary from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS - Civil Air Patrol's rich history of protecting America comes full circle Saturday when the U.S. Air Force auxiliary officially celebrates its 71st anniversary...
High-flying attorney keeps his feet far from the ground - Denver Business Journal | Aerobatic competitions require pilots to complete a precise sequence of aerial maneuvers. Somewhat like ice skaters, pilots are judged on how well they fly each figure. Leach competes at the relatively beginner Sportsman level, performing maneuvers ...
Portrait of a leader from Aviation.ca News by Dave O’Malley, Vintage Wings Canada | At the start of November, Vintage Wings of Canada hosted its Third Annual Members’ Gala, enjoyed by all 150 guests in attendance. As is our tradition, the climax of the evening's festivities and formalities is the raising of a commemorative banner to honour one of Canada's great aviators of the Second World War. The honour is always a surprise for the honoured guest attending...
Aviation Community Provides Aerial Salute to Veteran at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The greater St. Louis area aviation community came together this week to provide an aerial salute to a U.S. Naval Aviator and career commercial pilot laid to rest Wednesday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery....
He bombed Tokyo – 1st Lt. Bob Althoff flew 35 missions over Japan in a B-29 ‘Superfortress’ from War Tales by Don Moore | Old “Iron Pants” decreed that the B-29 bombers would fly firebomb raids over Tokyo at 7,000 feet after taking command of the 20th Air Force. The “Superfortress” crews had been flying raids at 25,000 feet, Bob Althoff, pilot of one of the bombers, recalled decades later. “‘If you send those B-29s in at 7,000 feet [...]
Solar Impulse has 60 Minutes from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Alexandra Gindroz, Media Relations Manager for Solar Impulse, shared this late-breaking development today. “60 MINUTES recently visited Solar Impulse, the first manned solar airplane able to fly day and night without fuel. Learn about this groundbreaking project widely recognized as a 21st century adventure with a real utility in ...
More Gee Bee 'R' Awesomeness... With Some Help From Gizmodo.com.au from AirPigz by Martt | It's true, my lifelong adoration for the Gee Bee racers is on the threshold of becoming an obsession. 
So we're taking another little journey into the Granville Brothers raindrop-inspired flying machines. The pic above is of NR2100, the R-1 powered by an 800hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340. This airplane was piloted by the amazing Jimmy Doolittle to victory in the 1932 Thompson Trophy closed-course race with...
The Henry Ford Museum – Part 1 (of 3) from CAF Red Tail Squadron | This is one of two entryways to the Heroes Of The Sky exhibit at the Henry Ford. That’s a DC-3 (NC21728) hanging overhead. When the aircraft was donated to the Museum in 1975, it had spent more time aloft than any other airplane in history (that record was later broken by – another DC-3!). The statistics about this...
Forward Air Controller’s Museum at Veterans Memorial Air Park from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | When it comes to flying, Forward Air Controller’s (FACs) have a unique blend of responsibilities and skills. FAC pilots must have situational awareness in four dimensions with regard to arriving attack aircraft which will be helicopter, fighter or heavy bomber [...]
Super Constellation low pass! from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith | Certainly don’t see many Connies behaving like this one!
Ben Morphew's New Piper Clipper from Antique Airfield News | ...For years I've been looking for a Clipper especially the one I flew years ago when I was still in my teens. It's supposedly in parts somewhere in Maine last time I heard. I was minding my own business lurking on the computer and ran across a nice looking Clipper. Further checking...
Barry Branin's WACO UBA NC13054 Restoration from Antique Airfield News | ...In 1932 WACO introduced the first "A" an open cockpit with side by side rather than tandem seating. The prototype airplane was powered...
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Accepts Retired CH-46E - Bay Net | Patuxent River Naval Air Museum on November 23 accepted a recently retired test helicopter from the Patuxent River based Air Test and Evaluation Squadron TWO ONE (HX-21) "Blackjack.” The CH-46 Sea Knight is the Marine Corps' primary medium lift ...
Rare WWII-era bomber could join state's collection - The State | The S.C. Historic Aviation Foundation has located one of the rare planes in a nearby state. ... “The heritage of the B-25 is particularly unique in South Carolina and having a flying example would be a much more tangible tribute to all the airmen that ...
A treasure trove of historic aviation images from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | I was very happy to discover the image gallery of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. It contains images covering the last sixty years or more of aviation research, including some of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history. Most are available in high resolution, making them perfect for computer wallpaper or large-scale printing....
Itty Bitty Jets... FLS Microjet (Neo BD-5J) VS SubSonex JSX-1 (Videos) from AirPigz by Martt | It's a pretty universal dream: a tiny little jet that feels like it has become a part of you... you think it, and 
it does it... the perfect dream machine that'll do pretty much anything you can think of. If you really love flying and you haven't had that dream yet, I'm guessing it's just a matter of time. It's a dream first made real by Jim Bede back in mid 70's with the BD-5J: as in J for 'jet'. And now, just about 40 years later, we've got two recent videos worth watching of two airplanes that are born, to one degree or another, out of Bede's original dream machine....
Andy Schwaderer from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt Friday Fabulous Flyer | Major Andrew Schwaderer—Andy—is a C-17 pilot who is just finishing his Active Duty pilot commitment, and will start with the Reserves this winter. One of his dreams is to fly with FedEx, and I have no doubt he will make that dream come true....
Our trip to see the Defender from Wasabi Air Racing by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin | Back in 2009 we were in North Dakota to speak to engineers and pilots at UND. While we were there we couldn't resist the opportunity to hop over to Carman and check in with an aviation icon. If you haven't seen "The Defender" I assure you that you are missing out. The movie chronicles Bob Diemert and his friend Chris Ball as they design a home built airplane to defend Canada against a Russian invasion. In the course of designing and building the airplane they fundraise by restoring a Pearl Harbor Veteran Zero and deliver it to the CAF in Texas....
Author Craig Harwood Restores John J. Montgomery to the Pantheon of Aviation Pioneers with Quest for Flight from Featured by S. Mark Rhodes | Fully 20 years before the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, N. C., a California aviation pioneer and inventor named John J. Montgomery managed to fly heavier than air craft in 1883 marking the first such flights in the Western Hemisphere. Authors and aviation historians Craig Harwood and Gary Fogel have recounted the...
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US Navy completes first shore-based catapult launch of X-47B from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | The US Navy has completed the first ever catapult launch of the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland...
NORAD is ready to track Santa’s flight from Aviation.ca News by NORAD | The North American Aerospace Defense Command is prepared to track Santa's yuletide journey!...
Buckley AFB (KBKF) from FenceCheck Forums | The NASA Super Guppy departing after spending the night to offload and subsequently pick up some cargo....
Starbase Indy continues to grow in audience - Reporter-Times | David Wolf, a recently retired NASA astronaut, returned and once again preached the gospel of how Star Trek has inspired the space program. The videos he presented offered an entertaining look at the space program since President Kennedy and hopes for ...
Soyuz readied for lift-off at French Guiana; Launch Reset for Dec 1, 2012 9:02 PM-ET from Spaceports | Liftoff of the Soyuz on November 30, 2012 is set for a precise moment—11:02:50 p.m. local time (in French Guiana—initiating a 55-minute mission to deploy Pléiades 1B in a 695km. circular orbit, inclined 98.2 degrees. The launch of...
