Indy Transponder 12-AUG-10 1030z

30th Wings over Camarillo Airshow includes War Bird parade - Thousand Oaks Acorn | The 2010 Wings over Camarillo Airshow, open to all aviation enthusiasts and their families, will take place from 9 am to 5 pm Sat. and Sun., Aug. ...

Vintage planes to land at Camarillo air show - Ventura County Star | The show will mark the return of a full aerobatic performance, according to Larry Beckett, an EAA member who helped organize the event. ...

Lowestoft Air Festival gets under way - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | Favourites including the Vulcan bomber and the Red Arrows, plus new displays such as the Red Bull Matadors, are due to take to the skies. ...

AirFest plans developing - Culpeper Star Exponent | A plane is guided from the runway at Culpeper Regional Airport last fall during the 10th annual AirFest. Culpeper's 11th annual AirFest is on the horizon ...

9ème édition de la fête aérienne Anjou Ailes Rétro from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier | Air Show organized by the Regional Museum of the Air Angers. Samedi 28 et dimanche 29 août 2010, découvrez sur le site de l'aéroport d'Angers, un plateau d'une soixantaine d'avions anciens, présentés en vol de 14h à 19h. Saturday 28 and Sunday, August 29, 2010, discover the site of the airport of Angers, a tray of sixty vintage aircraft, flight presented from 14h to 19h. En vedette cette année : l'Airbus A380, ainsi que les Transall (visitable), Alphajet (samedi) et patrouille Cartouche Doré (dimanche) de l'armée de l'Air. Featured this year: the Airbus A380, and the Transall (visited), Alphajet (Saturday) and Gold Patrol Cartridge (Sunday) of the Air Force. Démonstration d'hélitreuillage à bord d'un hélicoptère de la Gendarmerie. Demonstration of hoisting aboard a helicopter of the Force. Largage des parachutistes de l'Air depuis un Douglas DC-3 de 1943. Survol de la Patrouille de France (type 14 juillet) le dimanche à 11h. Dropping parachutists from the Air for a Douglas DC-3 1943. Overview of the Patrouille de France (Type July 14) on Sunday at 11am. Animations pour toute la famille (simulateurs de vol, activités enfants), village d'exposants, boutiques et restauration rapide. Entertainment for the whole family (flight simulators, children's activities), exhibition village, shops and fast food. Car-podium de l'armée de l'Air (commentaires, jeux-concours et dédicaces). Truck tour of the Air Force (reviews, competitions and dedications). Concert Concert à 18h30 du groupe Rope (reprises de Pink Floyd). 18.30 Group Rope (Pink Floyd times).

Aviation Sights Of Long Island by Nascar News | The Grand Old Airshow, held in the fall, is a single-day, single-visit, outdoor glimpse toward the sky where Long Island's multi-faceted aviation history was written and where it is now recreated. 6. Grumman Memorial Park ...

International Air Show flying to PEI - CBC.ca | The air show was originally known as the Shearwater International Air Show. But, over the past few years, organizers have rotated the show throughout the ...

This week's AeroCalendar from Fence Check | Aviation Photography from http://www.fencecheck.com/ :

8/12/10 |	Eastbourne International Airshow 2010
8/12/10 |	Seafront Air Festival 2010
8/13/10 |	Doug Yost Challenge 2010
8/13/10 |	Abbotsford International Airshow 2010
8/13/10 |	Beaver State Regional Championship 2010
8/14/10 |	Chicago Air & Water Show 2010
8/14/10 |	Rougham Air Show 2010
8/14/10 |	Evening Air Display - Battle of Britain 2010
8/14/10 |	Tazewell County Airports Airshow 2010
8/14/10 |	International Oldtimer Fly-in 2010
8/14/10 |	Toulon Airshow 2010
8/14/10 |	Wings of Hope Charity Open House 2010
8/14/10 |	Combined Ops 2010
8/14/10 |	Santa Paula Airshow 2010
8/15/10 |	Oakland County International Airport Open House 2010
8/15/10 |	St-Tropez Air Show 2010
8/15/10 |	Lignano Sabbiadoro Seafront Airshow 2010

 
F-16 - PAF - Red Flag 2010 from Military Photos by DefenceTalk.com by The Watcher:

B-29 FIFI Still A Bit Rough Around The Engines from Aero-News Network | Flights Suspended While CAF Crews Check Into Roughness In #2 - The CAF has suspended flight testing of the B-29 Superfortress FIFI while they look into an engine roughness issue in the #2 engine on the aircraft. According to the CAF website, flights were suspended on August 7th, and an update two days later indicated that "The second test flights held on Friday, August 6 showed a roughness developing in engine #2. A timing issue was resolved, additional inspections and troubleshooting are taking place to see if there is a possibility of an additional cause. Engine runs should resume Monday August 9 in the afternoon or Tues. August 10 in the early morning. Flight tests should resume the weekend of August 13, providing all goes well with the engine runs."…

WWII warbirds make landing in Greenfield - Indianapolis Star | World War II warbirds flew into the Mount Comfort Airport last week, and people got a chance to see them up close and even go for a ride ...

CIA's Supersonic Spy Plane: The A-12 OXCART | International Spy Museum from http://www.spymuseum.org/ "Forty-five years ago…a group of young Air Force pilots volunteered to be 'sheepdipped' from the Air Force to the CIA to fly an unidentified aircraft at an undisclosed venue to replace the U-2."  --Frank Murray, A-12 pilot. The Air Force's high-flying SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft, which literally flew faster than a speeding bullet, is legendary.  Much less well known is the CIA's version, the A-12, which first flew two years before the SR-71 under the OXCART program.  Built by Lockheed's famous "Skunk Works," the plane was an engineering marvel.  It made repeated flights over Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, providing photographs to commanders in less than…

Air Force One and Only? from Nuts About Southwest - by sheaser | When POTUS (President Of The United States) travels it afffects air fraffic. This episode of Red Belly Radio is about what Southwest Airlines has to do to prepare for when that really cool plane comes to town.

Florida Cub Flyers August Newsletter from Antique Airfield News - Here's the Florida Cub Flyers August 2010 Newsletter. See all the chapter newsletters. From the newsletter: "Ed Katzen, FCF member, trekked to Lock Haven this year from Long Island, NY with his original J-3 Cub that was restored by the folks at Legend Cub. This beauty was enhanced by the three starlets shown in this picture. Ed's J-3 won Grand Champion for the 2010 Sentimental Journey event. Good looking airplane!!!"

Young Eagles Fly-In to be held Aug. 21 at city airport - Chillicothe Constitution Tribune | The Young Eagles Fly-In hosted by Chapter 944 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will be held on Saturday, August 21 at the ...

How American Airlines Saved the MD-80 from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | When McDonnell Douglas launched the MD-80 the first aircraft were rolling of the Long Beach line in the midst of the financial turmoil in the airline industry right around the time of deregulation. This led to disappointing initial sales for the aircraft, with only 62 aircraft delivered in the first two years of production and none of them from one of the US majors…

Indy Transponder 12-JAN-10 0500z

Hometown Hero Sought for Thunderbirds Flight - Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
In the spirit of heroes like the Wright Brothers and of Airmen serving their country around the world, the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero program seeks to ...

Navy Week docks in Salt Lake City - Salt Lake Tribune
The Navy has not yet announced its event schedule, but other Navy Weeks have included demonstrations by the Navy Leap Frogs Parachute Team, military bands, ...

Suryakiran aerobatic team puts up dazzling display - Press Trust of India
Cuttck, Jan 11 (PTI) The Suryakiran Aerobatic Team of the Indian Air Force put up a dazzling display in various formations here today watched by over two ...

Saturday, Feb 20, 2010 - Valkaria Air Fest, Grant Valkaria, FL from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events
Valkaria Air Fest will be Saturday, February 20th. Patty Wagstaff, 3 time winner of the US National Aerobatic championships, will be performing her thrilling, low-level aerobatic routine during the air show. Also performing in the air show will be the pilot from the James Bond movies and several other aerobatic pilots. There will be formation flight demonstrations, helicopter rides, also Warbirds, home built planes and planes of all types on static display. The History Hangar will feature talks by Winston Scott, retired astronaut; Carol Ann Garrett, holder of the record for the fastest flight around the world and Steve Woods, holder of many world flying records. We are planning

Airshow Previews 2010 – January by Flightline UK
Currently on Flightline UK, we have six previews of 2010 airshows covering Abingdon, Kemble, Biggin Hill, Waddington, RIAT and Shoreham. More will be added in the coing weeks as and when information is released.
Abingdon Air & Country Show 2010 – 2nd May
Cotswold (Kemble) Air Show 2010 – 19th-20th June
Biggin Hill International Air Fair 2010 – 26th-27th June
RAF Waddington International Air Show 2010 – 3rd-4th July
Royal International Air Tattoo 2010, RAF Fairford - 17th-18th July
RAFA Shoreham Airshow – 21st-22nd August

FACES @ THE RACES from www.aafo.com
'Face of Experience'- JOHN PENNEY
Born into an aviation family at Indio, CA. in 1947- Capt. John Penney has worn alot of aviation hats over the years, & has thousands of hours of tested experience enhancing his pilot proficiency: ...

Flying coal - The Berlin airlift from Diamond Pilots
HEROISM, geopolitics and new technology make an ideal mixture for a popular historian. The story of the Berlin airlift in 1948-49 has all that and more. The Anglo-American decision to circumvent the arbitrary Soviet closure of road and rail routes to the German capital marked the start of the cold war. For the first time, the Western allies were signalling their willingness to resist the creeping Soviet takeover of the eastern half of Europe. The airlift's end, with Soviet acceptance of a new West German currency in West Berlin, was a stalemate that remained in place in Europe until the collapse of communism 40 years later. ...

Aviation Heritage: B-52 Nose Art from aviation heritage
Aviation Heritage. Thanks for visiting! Most images are clickable for larger versions. Thursday, May 15, 2008. B-52 Nose Art. B-52H 61-015 The Last Laugh B-52H Global Warrior More Painted Ladies: Modern Military Aircraft Nose Art ...

Super Constellation headed for display at Museum of Flight from Aerospace News
Dominic Gates had a cool story in The Seattle Times Saturday about the Lockheed Martin Super Constellation that former Boeing executive Bob Bogash's is restoring in Seattle.

Save the Stories Program takes flight from General Aviation News
P-51 Pilot Charlie Wilson, B-24 Pilot Alan Wise and Historian Tom Mazzoli
Kissimmee Air Museum, located at Florida's Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM), is launching its new "Save the Stories" program on Jan. 30. Oral history interviewer Tom Mazzoli will be collecting and recording the memories of those who made history in World War II.
"Save the Stories" wants to preserve the stories of not only those on the front lines but also those on the home front during the war who, by their sacrifices and contributions, made a difference Mazzoli has dedicated the past 15 years to seeking out and recording the recollections of both the famous and nameless heroes of World War II. He will be continuing his efforts at the Kissimmee Air Museum the last Saturday of every month from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pre-arranged interviews will take place in the hangar among the planes for visitors to enjoy as Mazzoli records their stories. ...

Earhart's Pacific Flight Marks 75th Anniversary from AMTOnline.com: Top News
Today is the 75th anniversary of the first solo long-distance flight over the Pacific, flying from Wheeler Field in central Oahu to Oakland in the Bay Area.

Murphys' benefactor dead at 86 - Calaveras Enterprise
Gerber served in the Army Air Corps in World War II as a radio operator on a B-17 bomber. His plane was shot down over Germany and he spent 13 months as a ...

Harrison Ford - Parade.com
Harrison Ford looks like an action hero from one of his movies as he scrambles over the top of his Bell 407 helicopter at this small California airport. He's peering into every crevice, checking every button, pulling himself up in what looks like an impromptu workout, ensuring that all is in perfect working order. He does not have someone else do the pre-flight check—he does it himself.
An hour later, he is flying me through the air, and we are being buffeted by the wind high above the Malibu coastline.
"You okay?" he says into the tiny microphone attached to the compulsory headset. ...

Cox wants to take President in her plane - Manilla Bulletin Publishing Corp
The armless pilot, Filipino-American Jessica Cox, looks up to President Arroyo and wants to fly the country's leader in her plane.
Cox, the first-ever pilot licensed to fly using only her feet, paid a courtesy call on the President in Malacañang while vacationing in the country for the holidays.
"If you have an opportunity to come to Arizona, I'd love to fly you," ...

Armless Fil-Am pilot, GMA amaze each other - Malaya
... Arroyo she will meet US First Lady Michelle Obama at the Pentagon in March when she speaks about women in aviation during the Women's History Month. ...

Steve's AirVenture Site Updates: Pathways to progress by EAA Staff
The bike path will be next to what's known as Foundation Road in the AirVenture traffic loop, so we don't create bike/pedestrian conflicts inside the gate. There will also be light towers along the way that will help for that bike path ...

Wings of Blue jumps into Rose Bowl from AF.mil Photos
Pasadena, Calif., Mayor Bil Bogaard meets U.S. Air Force Academy Cadets 1st Class Spencer Walker, Joseph Valdez, David Leibrand and Spencer Schardein after they jumped into the Rose Bowl for the Citi Bowl Championship Series Championship Game Jan. 7, 2010 in Pasadena. The cadets are part of Wings of Blue, the Air Force's official parachute demonstration team.

Urban's AirMule Shows it can Hover from Ares by Graham Warwick
Isarel's Urban Aeronautics has completed initial testing of its AirMule VTOL cargo/medevac UAV, demonstrating autonomous hovers with the fly-by-wire system providing autostabilization.

Turn Your iPhone Into A WWII Fighter Plane? Hey, Why Not from TechCrunch
Sam Butterfield, who describes himself as "an ideas person", has created possibly the world's most pointless iPhone application iPhonePilot.
That said, with its ability to turn grown men into excited children, it may also be a work of pure genius.
The app turns the iPhone itself into a WW2 fighter plane that you hold in your hand and fly around the room, ...

Movie Monday - January 11 - 707 Year One from Flightblogger by Jon Ostrower
Movie Monday returns this week with a stroll down nostalgia lane and a look at the first year of service for the Boeing 707 in 1959. 50 years after it was produced, we take for granted how jet travel transformed how quickly we can move across the planet. The narrator talks of the time between points shrinking by half, making cross-country commuting a reality to "be home by dinner" on the West Coast after having lunch in New York. An act that has become a regular part of our lives in 2010 was an unequivocal transformation in how people move by the beginning of 1960.
The video also covers the flight testing of the 707-320 Intercontinental and high-speed 720, as well as the MATS 707 tasked with transporting President Eisenhower overseas.
Unfortunately, the user who uploaded this series of videos disabled embedding so I cannot post them directly here on FlightBlogger. However, I have provided the links below in five 7-8 minute parts. Definitely worth taking the time to watch today. Enjoy!

Photo [Thunderbirds] from Planeshots
VIDEO: A psychedelic 'Crouching F-22, Hidden J-10' from The DEW Line
Enterprise: 1938Washington, D.C., circa 1938. "Goodyear... from Planeshots
California - Cable Air Show 2010 - Upland - 01/09/10 from FenceCheck Forums

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Indy Transponder 13-DEC-09 1900z

Decision to postpone Rotorua air show heartbreak - Scoop.co.nz
The organisers of today's [Saturday] Let's Go Rotorua Lakefront Air Show say it was a heartbreaking decision to cancel the show but in the ...

Weather takes wings out of Big Whoop event - Victoria Advocate
Brinkman said everyone was in good spirits, even though the 11 people who purchased rides on a B-25 had to wait another day to fly in the World War II ...

Shop's fighter-shaped pancakes a tribute to 'Blue Impulse' team's 50th anniversary - Mainichi Daily News
... commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Blue Impulse aerobatics team next year. Named after the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's aerobatic flight ...

Air festival's boost for town recognised - TheAdvertiser24
The Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival has won three awards at the Waveney Chamber of Commerce Awards in recognition of the part the popular event has played ...

Bishop of Lincoln in wing-walk challenge - This is Scunthorpe
THE Bishop of Lincoln will be closer to God when he carries out his latest daredevil stunt of wing-walking. The brave reverend is planning to take to the ...

Wasabi interview on Airsports.tv by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin
Thank you Nigel Boettiger and Jeff Zaltman!

Wichita Aero Club top management panel to be simulcast
You're a SUPERSTAR thanks for letting us know the Aero Club top management panel is simulcast. Been trying to figure out how to see it from afar. With Cessna's Pelton, Hawker/Beech's Boisture, Learjet's Coleal, Boeing's Strode, ...

Search for Spitfire spares - National - NZ Herald News
The owner of a rare Spitfire damaged in a landing mishap in Auckland last week has begun a hunt for spare parts which may take him to the other side of the world. Doug Brooker's two-seater Mark IX Spitfire tipped on to its nose, damaging its four-bladed wooden propeller and parts of its undercarriage. The aircraft is believed to be worth about $3 million.

World War II Airman Buried 65 Years Later - Central Florida News 13
On Saturday, he finally got a chance to salute the soldier who delivered him a folded flag, as a B-25 bomber flew by commemorating the last flight home. ...

Air Corps pilot helped on first-time combat flights - The Desert Sun
On the way back to the air base, enemy fire knocked out three of the four engines of the B-17. "I came back with only one engine they (the crew) wanted to ...

Aggressor pilots: Paid to play the villain - AirForceTimes.com
Units, even ones close by like the two F-22 squadrons based here, want to train more with the aggressors. "We are lucky because the 18th is right here, ...

Scots pilot glides way to speed record in Argentina by Diamond Pilots
John Williams, whose achievements in the skies above Argentina have propelled him into an elite global group.
A daredevil Scottish ­glider pilot has fulfilled his ambition to make a 1500km (982-mile) flight over the Andes – and accidentally set a new world speed record in the process. Fife-based John Williams clocked a top speed of almost 112mph during the St Andrew's Day flight, beating his personal best and toppling the previous record in the same breath. ...

X-51A WaveRider gets first ride aboard B-52 from AVIATION-NEWS
The X-51A Waverider was carried aloft for the first time Dec. 9 by an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52 Stratofortress over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The test was a key milestone in preparation for the X-51 to light its supersonic combustion ramjet engine and propel the WaverRider at hypersonic speed for [...]

Connecticut Students Set for Cosmic Conversation with Space Station Commander - Media Newswire
The education downlink will take place from 12:50 pm to 1:10 pm EST from the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn. ...

Virgin Galactic reveals SpaceShipTwo, plans commercial space flights in 2011 from Engadget
We've been waiting an awful long time for this day to come, and now we're doing our darndest to rush away 2010. Today, Sir Richard Branson officially took the wraps off of a spacecraft that we initially peeked back in June of 2008: the SpaceShipTwo. Designed to hold six passengers and two pilots, this magnificent craft will reportedly be ready to ship wealthy tourists into space as early as 2011. Reportedly

Virgin Galactic SpaceShip VSS Enterprise RollOut from Planenews Aviation News Portal
Virgin Galactic unveiled SpaceShipTwo to the world at Mojave Spaceport, California.

Briefs: Rutan in FT; They call the wind Mojave; Ubiquitous spaceflight from RLV and Space Transport News
A profile of Burt Rutan and his space ambitions: Man in the News: Burt Rutan, rocket man - Financial Times (via spacetoday.net).
Burt is thinking not just about about getting to orbit after SS2: ...

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo: the video unveiling from Engadget by Darren Murph

NASA to offer new prizes for space-related inventions - VentureBeat
Inspired by the then-imminent conclusion of the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE for Suborbital Spaceflight, the program was designed to offer a series of ...

Full Week Space Prize Roundup from Space Prizes

NearSpace touring from RLV and Space Transport News

Episode 76 – Flight Testing With James from Airplane Geeks Podcast
Our guest this episode is life-long test pilot James Patton. He was the Chief Test Pilot & Head of Flight Ops at NASA Langley, a naval aviator, an FAA test pilot, and an expert at spin testing. Jim was just inducted into the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame.

B-1B portraits from The Unwanted Blog by admin
Video Of Chinese Rocket Swooshing By Commercial Aeroplane - Gizmodo Australia
Pictures: UPDATE more of the Airbus A400M in flight by PlaneTalking


For a job well done from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.
Brig. Gen. Dean Despinoy, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, presents a coin to Maj. Becky Fox, 434th Communications Squadron commander, in recognition of her efforts during a recent operational readiness exercise. The presentation was made during the December wing commander's call.

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Indy Transponder 19-MAY-09 1030z

Glacier Girl: The Back Story from Air & Space Magazine

Hemet Ryan Air Show 2009 - Menifee Live, CA
Mark your calendars for May 30, 2009 for a day of fun in the sun from 9am-3pm. They are expecting over 30000 attendees so make sure you bring your lawn chair, (sunscreen and hat) as seating will be limited. 10:20 Frank Donnelly with Dr. D's Old-Time ...

Air station starts work on Air Show 2010 - Hilton Head Island Packet, SC
The air station usually hosts the air show every other year but has postponed it if the Blue Angels don't include Beaufort on their schedule. "They'll be invited back," said Gunnery Sgt. Chad McMeen, air station spokesman. "They're an integral part of ...

Weather dampens turnout here for AirFest - Daily Iberian, LA
BY JIM MUSTIAN Sinister skies scared off spectators Sunday from the inaugural Acadiana AirFest, event coordinators said, but those in attendance still were treated to an impressive lineup of stunts. The two-day event drew to a close Sunday amid ...

Officials still assessing air show crowds - Havelock News
Organizers of the Cherry Point Air Show believe attendance at the event was "better than average," despite rain that affected the flying schedule all three ...

RACE ANALYSIS FROM SAN DIEGO - Pilot review from second race of 2009
Nicolas Ivanoff (1st) was sensational in the air today, showing just how good he can be when he’s fully focused on the track. A penalty-free run in the Final 4 and two record-shattering times for the Frenchman close to the 1:17 mark saw Ivanoff on the top of the podium and 12 points richer. Only his second career victory, Ivanoff was getting the most from his new Edge 540.

ON TO WINDSOR - Ivanoff narrows Arch's lead with stirring San Diego win
Nicolas Ivanoff jumped ahead of Paul Bonhomme into second place in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship with his stirring victory over the British ace in San Diego on May 9/10 and the red-hot Frenchman will be looking to move ahead of championship leader Hannes Arch of Austria in the third race of the season in Windsor, Canada on June 13/14.

Take a Flight in a B-17 Bomber - KSFY, SD
By Chuck Harmer "Liberty Belle," the most recently restored World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress took to the skies for the first time in Sioux Falls this afternoon. Chris Tuckfield is a 747 Captain for United Airlines but on this day he was flying ...

Mustang P-51D part 2 from AeroHub by admin
The North American Aircraft P-51D…how did it achieve its superlative range-flying efficiency? PART TWO of an investigative essay by Mike Feeney of Hamilton, New Zealand. (If anyone has not received PART ONE, please just ask me for it at...

Vintage planes to be displayed at dance - FayObserver.com, NC
Yerrick, who lives in Columbia, SC, is chief pilot for the Carolinas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. He flew Apache helicopters during his career as an Army pilot. “That was a blast,” he said. “But I like the old airplanes...

Flight Instruction Hits Flight Line Internet Radio from http://www.prcompass.com/
Flight Line Internet Radio is pleased to offer the global listening audience content from one of the most popular flight instructors in the country, Jason Miller and his program "The Finer Points". About The Finer Points of Flying: Hosted by accomplished flight instructor and professional musician, Jason Miller, The Finer Points blends straight-forward fundamentals of flight instruction with the charm and levity injected by on-point storytelling and music. The series has won critical acclaim from viewers and many of the nation's aviation luminaries alike for its use of captivating video, motion graphics, and computer animation to convey concepts from a wide and varied range of aeronautical subjects in an enjoyable and easily comprehended way. From coaching on crosswind landings to explanations of challenging meteorological conditions and everything in between, the online video series and its companion series of podcasts are veritable online guides to both specific questions and thematic concerns facing student pilots, pilots wanting to be better and safer, and aviation enthusiasts eager for readily available, inexpensive and in-depth aviation education resources.

Airspeed Video Teaser from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
So Will Hawkins of Wilco Films and A Pilot's Story has begun to create a monster. Namely me. Will gave me a quick tutorial on Final Cut last night and I've now had a chance to integrate some of the video I've been shooting into a teaser for future Airspeed episodes. The first will likely be the coverage of the T-6A Texan II ride at Randolph AFB last week. But I'll also try to load in bits of video from other experiences this summer and try to do at least a couple of bits of aerobatic video. Stay tuned as Airspeed just gets better and better!

Mike’s Mystery Machine. # 07. May, 2009 from AeroHub by admin
A series from Mike Feeney of Hamilton, New Zealand, (my desk is located at 37, 46′, 45.51″ South….175, 14′, 22.44″ East, at 141 feet above sea level; should you ever feel like circling overhead and waggling your wings. Do not land in large adjacent school playing fields) in which we continue our study of historical aircraft which are generally little known, or completely unknown, to many with an interest in matters aeronautical, but under the age of perhaps 40 or even 50. I tend to select aircraft which, at least to myself, have a particularly interesting technical and/or historically significant aspect to them…

The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor [Man Vs Machine] from Gizmodo by Adam Frucci
On February 4th 1912 Franz Reichelt attempted to test his latest invention — a parachute jacket — at the Eiffel Tower. He donned his apparatus and tentatively stepped to the edge of the viewing deck…

Flying the Gulfstream G1 around... from Airline Pilot Central Forums by eersfanpilot
Here are some shots from my work.

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Indy Transponder 20-February 1200z

Golden Knight, soldier to attempt wing-suit world record at YPG - Yuma Sun, AZBY JAMES GILBERT, SUN STAFF WRITER
A member of the Golden Knights, the US Army's Parachute Team, and a special forces soldier will attempt to break the world record in wing-suit flying in the skies above Yuma Proving Ground this weekend. ...

Cocoa Beach leaders ponder air-show plans - Florida Today, FL
Patrick Air Force Base's Air and Space Expo, which was planned for every two years, was last held in 2003 and was canceled for April 2005. The 2003 show featured the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels and drew up to 200000 spectators. ...

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... Air Fest - Hometown News, FL
By Tony Judnich GRANT VALKARIA - Acrobatic aerial demonstrations and the chance to meet original members of the Tuskegee Airmen are just some of the main attractions at the high-flying Valkaria Air Fest. The third annual event is scheduled for 8 am to ...

Jesse James learning to race!!! - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion from http://www.aafo.com/
For those interested, Discovery channel star Jesse James will be at Stead the next few days filming a show about air racing. He is supposed to get some dual with Dan Vance in his SNJ and then transition to the cockpit of the TF51 Lady Jo for some racing instruction and a go at the pylons. Should be an interesting few days....

Aero-TV Checks Out Some Airshow Perspectives With Announcer Ric ... - Aero-News Network, FL
ICAS tells us that Airshows draw large numbers of demographically attractive spectators - a well-educated, affluent group of men, women and children of all ages. More than 70 percent of the audience at an air show has had some college education. ...

Sully’s Tale Flight Today Air & Space Magazine from http://www.airspacemag.com/
Sully’s Tale - Chesley Sullenberger talks about That Day, his advice for young pilots, and hitting the ditch button (or not).

Midwest LSA Expo slated for October By Janice Wood
The inaugural Midwest LSA Expo is scheduled for Oct. 1- 3 at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport (MVN) in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Read More→

General aviation manufacturers plan aircraft expos By Tom Norton
Nine of general aviation’s leading manufacturers announced on Feb. 18 that they are launching the Florida Aircraft Expos, a series of events to provide would-be aircraft buyers opportunities to see and compare the latest models, in one day at one location. Among the aircraft manufacturers scheduled to attend are Cessna, Diamond, Hawker Beechcraft, Husky, Liberty, Mooney, Piper, Remos and Socata. Read More→

HELI-EXPO 2009 Fly-In Report - Helicopter Association International, VA
This year's fly-in marked a great start to HELI-EXPO 2009 and now the laborious efforts of our exhibitors will transform the concrete and crate-strewn convention center into a polished venue for cutting-edge helicopter technology and services.

Get your clubs ready for HFI's major fundraising tournament at HELI-EXPO 2009 from Vertical Online RSS Feeds - News Page
Swing into HELI-EXPO 2009 with Helicopter Foundation International (HFI). On Saturday, February 21, 2009 — the day before HELI-EXPO 2009 officially begins — HFI will hold a fundraising golf tournament at the Black Gold Golf Club in Yorba Linda, California. All proceeds from this event will go towards HFI’s Scholarship Program, which assists students who are interested in pursuing a career in the helicopter industry…

NASA Teachers Turned Astronauts Have Messages for Educators and Students from NASA Breaking News
NASA astronauts and educators Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold, members of the next space shuttle crew, have special announcements for teachers and students.

British Government to Launch Satellites Into Orbit on the Back of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo [Space] from Gizmodo by Adrian Covert
Looks like the WhiteKnightTwo won't be all play after all, as the British government wants to use Virgin Galactic's spacecraft to send some state satellites into low orbit. According to Flight Global, The Government wants to develop a rocket, dubbed "LauncherOne," to sit on the back of WhiteKnightTwo and when the craft reaches the proper altitude, lauch off on its own to begin orbit. The microsatellites would be under 200kg in weight, though it's unclear exactly what the satellites will do. But with all these add-ons, WhiteKnightTwo is starting to remind me of The Centurions or something. [Flight Global via The Register]

Tuskegee Airmen were determined trailblazers, speaker says - The Ranger, TX
Since African-Americans weren't allowed to fly in the US, they went overseas and flew with other armies during World War I like Eugene Bullard, who flew with the French. Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman was the first African-American woman to get a pilot's ...

CAF Members Concerned Over Proposed Large Aircraft Security Program - NewsWest9.com, TX
That includes two aircrafts right here in midland, a B-25 Mitchell airplane and the popular B-29 aircraft known as "FiFi." Both are more than 12500 pounds and that means they could cost the CAF $400000 to $500000 over the next decade just to meet the ...

Editorial: Chronicles of wasted time - Scripps News, DC
Still, you would think a four-time decorated pilot of a B-25 who flew 51 combat missions in World War II was entitled to be anything he wanted in civilian life. But the FBI's top brass pestered Johnson until the president agreed to let the bureau ...

Free downloads: pilots of the Powder Puff Derby from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
A new addition to the Winged Victory: Women in Aviation website is a download page, where I'll put free PDFs of indexes for non-fiction books that don't have them, and any other things I come across that need indexing.

Museum becomes launching pad during teacher workshop - Macon Telegraph
By Gene Rector - grector@macon.com ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE - The amphitheater area of the Museum of Aviation looked more like a launching pad Thursday after 21 math, science and technology teachers from across Georgia tested their rockets.

German Air Force Successfully Completes Participation at Aero India 2009 from DefenceTalk.com
The German Air Force delegation safely landed at their respective home bases late Tuesday 17th February, thus successfully completing participation at AERO INDIA 2009.

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