Indy Transponder 27-MAR-10 0045z

Hometown Hero flies with Thunderbirds - Montgomery Advertiser
He was wearing a flight suit with a "Thunderbird VIP" patch on the chest. Gross' name was painted on the side of the jet and for about 45 minutes, ...

Show offers precision flying - Caller
Some of the country's best pilots will be pushing advanced aircraft to the limits on Saturday and Sunday and you can see it all for free.
More than 100,000 spectators are expected for this year's Wings Over South Texas at Naval Air Station Kingsville.
"In this day and age of post-Sept. 11, with so many restrictions on our bases, this is really the one chance we get to open up our gates and let the community see what goes on here," said Lt. Michael "Butters" Wildman, air show director. ...

Air show brings famous flyers, celebrates 100 years of flight - Maxwell Gunter Dispatch
On Oct. 15, 1962, the team earned the nickname the "Golden Knights." Golden, signifying the team's stellar reputation of bringing home gold medals; Knights, ...

American Heroes Air Show Lands at Historic Camp Mabry - Helicopter Association International
Buckle up the entire family for high-flying excitement when the American Heroes Air Show, the nation's premier aviation event devoted exclusively to ...

Half Moon Bay: Monster trucks, B-25 bomber & more at 'Dream Machines' show - Los Angeles Times
"Heavenly Body," a historic B-25 bomber from World War II. • Military fighters and trainers from World War II and the Korean War. • The world's coolest cars ...
photo: LA Times

Airshow  may feature German planes - This Plymouth
AIRCRAFT of the Luftwaffe could fly over Plymouth's city centre for the first time since the Blitz as part of the annual airshow. Organisers have...

F-22 wows Chile air show from The DEW Line
The US Air Force dispatched the F-22 earlier this week to the Chilean air show FIDAE. I normally look for hidden agendas as the F-22 trots around the globe -- ie, is the Dubai appearance a show of force to Iran? Is the Paris no-show a political snub? Etc. But I think the Santiago show is a case where the official pretext overwhelms any unofficial subtext, if you will. So just sit back, relax and enjoy the show! Thanks to williamacro for posting video on YouTube. 

Airshow horror: RMAF to conduct thorough probe (Update) from thestar.com.my
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will carry out a thorough investigation to determine whether engine failure or human error was the cause of the fatal accident involving its Pilatus PC-7 MK II aircraft during an airshow in Kedah.
Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latif Ahmad said he did not want to jump the gun and speculate on the cause of the accident despite an amateur recording of it posted on YouTube showed a small explosion occurring before the pilot ejected from the plane.
"The investigation will be carried out by the RMAF's Board of Investigation in a professional manner to determine whether the incident was due to engine failure or human error," he told reporters after presenting a haemodialysis machine to the Terendak Army Camp Hospital here Friday. ...

Tomorrow the festivities for 87 years Air Force - IlVolo.it
After the ceremony, after the surrender of military honors, the President of the Republic will be greeted by the passage of Frecce Tricolori ...
photo by davemacvac via Flickr

The B-25: Always a Good Show from AviationBull
From a purely aviation operations perspective, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was a masterpiece of planning and execution. The retaliatory Doolittle Raid was perhaps less impressive planning and more an awesome display of guts and innovation. I have a special place in my heart for the Raiders, especially those of the 34th Bomb Squadron. As such, I always love to watch B-25s fly. ...

* BLUE SKY RACER * (Tribute to Al Goss & Warlock) - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
A special archive photo gallery tribute -celebrating fast & fun times of T-6 Class Champion air racer- * Al Goss & #75 Warlock *

Those Magnificent Men - historic Trafford born aviator remembered in Waterside ... - Messenger
AN Old Trafford born hero and the man who helped him make history are celebrated in a new play that's about to touch down at the Waterside ...

Army Aviator Ends 43-Year Career - Department of Defense
He left active duty in 1970 and joined an Army Reserve aviation unit, flying everything from tiny OH-23 observation helicopters to the CH-47 Chinook. ...

Wright brothers' Montgomery flight school left lasting legacy - Montgomery Advertiser
Singleton is the author of "Montgomery Aviation," chairman of the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame and involved with the Wright brothers museum project in ...

March 26 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1936 -- Floating runways for seaplanes invented.
1931 -- Swissair is formed by the merger of Ad Astra Aero and Balair.
1918 -- Victories 69 and 70 for German Air Service Ace Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen aka Red Knight of Germany aka Red Baron aka Red Devil.
1918 -- Freiwilliges Marine Flieger Corps Oberleutnant zur See Theodor Osterkamp scores his 8th victory.
1918 -- German Air Service Ace Leutnant Otto Fruhner scores his 9th victory. ...

Super Hornets arrive in Australia from Flightglobal Events
The first five of 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets for the Royal Australian Air Force have arrived in Australia at its largest air force base, Amberley in...

First championship point up for grabs as 2010 opens today in Abu Dhabi From www.redbullairrace.com
The first point of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship is up for grabs today in Abu Dhabi when 15 pilots from 13 countries will be battling to record the fastest time in Qualifying – and collect one championship point.   Defending champion Paul Bonhomme of Britain is the early favourite after posting the fastest time in the fourth and final training session on Thursday on the 5.647-km long track of 15 Air Gates that 20-metres above the turquoise waters of the Arabian Gulf in front of Abu ...

Live Blog tracks all the action at the Red Bull Air Race From www.redbullairrace.com
The Live Blog of the Red Bull Air Race will follow all the action of the Red Bull Air Race – before, during and after today's Qualifying and tomorrow's race here in Abu Dhabi (click here for Live Blog). ...

Red Bull Air Race Qualification Abu Dhabi 2010 from AVIATION-NEWS
Defending champion Paul Bonhomme posted the third place in the qualification today in Abu Dhabi. The surprise of today was Nigel Lamb with his second place 1.55 behind the number two of last season Hannes Arch. Nigel Lamb, "What a relief to find that we're not too far off the pace at the beginning of the [...]

Air Race 2010 - The rules from Aerial Sports Feed
Learn more about the 2010 race format and the rules of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. ... Watch Video

Air Race 2010 - The challengers from Aerial Sports Feed
Hannes Arch, Kirby Chambliss and Matt Hall prepare to challenge defending Red Bull Air Race world champion Paul Bonhomme ... Watch Video

The one to watch in Air Race 2010 from Aerial Sports Feed
As reigning World Champion, Paul Bonhomme will be the one to beat in the 2010 Air Race season. Hannes Arch, Peter Besenyei and other pilots from around the globe will all be attempting to succeed his  ... Watch Video

Ivanov, the French pilot flying Bttiyarp logo in de Red Bull Air Race - Dubai Photo Media
Vtaiar French, who finished third in the Red Bull Air Race in Abu Dhabi last year after Britain's Paul Bonhomme and Austrian Hans Arch champion last edition of the race which was held in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, will strive this year ...

Air Race News Watch: Track Introduction
ABU DHABI - The 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship opens in Abu Dhabi on 26/27 March, returning to the United Arab Emirates capital for the sixth consecutive year. The world's top 15 pilots... ABU DHABI, UAE - Britain's Paul ...

Timely Rolls of honour - This is London
Rolls was also an aviation pioneer; a founder of the Royal Aero Club, he made 160 balloon ascents. He was one of the first people to fly solo in Wilbur ...

The next generation weighs in - General Aviation News
What can adults do to encourage kids to become interested in aviation? ...

Program gives youth experience of flight - Desert Valley Times
Young people interested in aviation will have a chance to take to the skies on April 17, through the Young Eagles program. Local pilot Henry Pane is working ...

'Don't Dress for Dinner' - Wicked Local Plympton
PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth Aero Club announces that it is accepting applications for this year's Aviation Scholarships. The scholarships are to be used toward ...

Lockheed Martin: We will, we will rock you from The DEW Line
Who says only the Israelis can rock  a marketing video?
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics house band Into the Blues All Stars does its best late-90s power-rock imitation in this new marketing video posted by the company on YouTube today. This might be the first arms industry advertisement I've seen that could double as a rock video.
Spotters, take note. Lockheed included what might be a never-seen-before clip of a simulated F-35C catapult launch.

LAX Police Create Honor Guard for Fallen Soldiers from Things with Wings
Late one night, I had a bout of insomnia, and found myself channel surfing.  I happened to come across the HBO movie "Taking Chance," the story of a Marine officer escorting the remains of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps home to Dubois, Wyoming.  I am an Air Force brat, the daughter and granddaughter of officers, so I always have a warm spot in my heart for all things military.
As I took a spin through my Google reader, I saw this story -- "Airport Police officer commended for creating honor guard for return of fallen soldiers' remains" -- in the The Argonaut.   Airport Police officer Thomas Dye created a unit of his fellow officers, the Los Angeles Airport Police Honor Guard Detail, where they stand in  ...

The best controller saves of 2009 from Things with Wings
It pays to remember that when aviation disasters are averted, it is often has just as much to do with the controllers as those in the cockpit. This was highlighted recently when the National Air Traffic Controllers Association honored controllers around the U.S. who were instrumental in preventing aviation accidents. ...

Spaceport begins work on Virgin Galactic hangar - Las Cruces Bulletin
Founded by Burt Rutan, the company came up with a smaller version of the system to claim the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE in 2004 as the world's first ...

NASA watchdog projects last shuttle flight in January - Tallahassee Democrat
The last space shuttle flight is expected in January 2011, a few months later than previously announced, NASA's inspector general reported Thursday.
Four shuttle flights remain, under a retirement schedule set in 2004 after the Columbia disaster.
NASA officials initially said the final shuttle flight would take place by Sept. 30, 2010. More recently in budget documents, they said it would take place by the end of 2010.

Photo Phriday: Air Show by Corey Matelli
Pic of the Day: The Fokker over the Statue of Liberty from armygoldenknights's
Sun-N-Fun  Air Show Roaming Video – Part 1 - Live News Trend


Conner Prairie's 1859 Balloon Voyage to be featured at Smithsonian Air & Space ... - Indianapolis Star
FISHERS, Ind. (March 24, 2010) Conner Prairie's Chief Balloon Pilot, BJ Sullivan, and General Manager for experience delivery, David Allison ...

Indy Transponder 23-MAR-10 1030z

Virgin Galactic's VSS Enterprise's First Flight from Indy Transponder | VSS Enterprise's first 'captive carry' flight! - Virgin Galactic [Home page has an exclusive video] Virgin Galactic announced today that VSS Enterprise has completed her inaugural captive carry flight from Mojave Air and Spaceport. This very first captive carry was a huge success and both the mothership and spaceship looked absolutely stunning against….

Virgin Galactic: Momma Takes Her Baby For Her First Ride! by Martt | Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo mothership left the ground from the Mojave Air and Spaceport carrying VSS Enterprise for the first 'captive-carry' test flight. The 2-part space vehicle launch system flew for 2 hours 54 minutes and reached an altitude of 45,000 feet.  This is the first of many flight test hours that will be put on the system leading up to the first independent glides tests sometime later this year.

SpaceShipTwo Gets Airborne from The Launch Pad by William - Did you wake up this morning with an urge to replace the boring old wallpaper on your desktop ( laptop, tablet, et cetera) with something a little bit more exciting? Perhaps you were looking for something you might describe as really, ridiculously good looking (in the manner of Derek Zoolander), but also something that shows off your love of cool technology and of human spaceflight? Well, you are in luck!

SpaceShipTwo Completes Inaugural Captive Flight from Military Photos by Panchito12 - The dream of privately-operated, civilian-accessible space flight took another step toward reality today when Virgin Galactic-backed Scaled Composite's SpaceshipTwo successfully completed its first captive flight attached to the twin-hulled WhiteKnight, reaching an altitude of 45,000ft over the Mojave.

VIDEO: WhiteKnight Two-SpaceShipTwo take-off and landing from Hyperbola by Rob Coppinger - Virgin Galactic Space Vehicle Takes First Flight - San Fernando Valley Business Journal | Commercial space vehicle VSS Enterprise made its first flight on March 22 at the Mojave Air & Space Port. The craft, built by Scaled Composites and owned by ...

Virgin Galactic takes flight - TG Daily | The Enterprise, Virgin Galactic's exclusive spacecraft, was created by Scaled Composites' Burt Rutan. Rutan was also the man who built the first ...

Blue Angels to soar over harbor - Charleston Post Courier | Other units and attractions that may be featured during Charleston Navy Week include the Navy Leap Frogs Parachute Team; Navy rock and ceremonial bands; ...

In Loving Memory of Alfred Goss - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
from http://www.aafo.com/ | In Loving Memory of Alfred Goss Air Racin'

March 22, 2010 - Just a quick note to let you know that the current issue of the "P38 Lightning Newsletter" is now available for viewing. You can find it at our website here: http://p38assn.org/newsletters/current.htm  (Don't forget to cast your vote in our new poll.) Enjoy and, as always, we welcome your feedback. Blue skies, Kelly B. Kalcheim

Furias on track - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
from http://www.aafo.com/ | Hey there race fans. I thought I would drop in and give a Furias update. All is well and proceeding at light speed. We swung the gear and flaps Thursday. Everything worked great. Cock-pit is going back together with new race canopy. Wiring is in full swing with engine delivery right around the corner. Outer wing panels are on and tanks are fabricated and ready to install. Tail cone fabrication is completed with that going off for paint. Oil tank is in fabrication now as well as the boiler tank. Should be putting those systems in after tail is painted and back next week. Bottom line is plane is on fast track to completion. Fortunately all previous stumbling blocks have been removed and plane is being swarmed by the Sanders team. Pretty awesome sight to see the activity around the plane, so focused. What a beauty she'll be. All I can say is Furias should be awesome!!!!I'll post more updates next week after more work is accomplished. We are on track for late July early August testing. Matt J

Intrepid aviator aims to set world record - Press and Journal | AN INTREPID entrepreneur who defeated cancer took to the skies yesterday in a bid to be the first person to fly round the world in a gyrocopter. ...

Poster chosen for 2010 air show - Register Pajaronian | Thanks to a group of students at Aptos High's Regional Occupational Program, a new poster has been created for the 46th annual Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show ...

Pioneer Aviatrix, Elinor Smith (Sullivan), Dies at Age 98 - PR Newswire | A contemporary of Amelia Earhart, Lady Mary Heath, and Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout, Smith championed the rights of women in aviation's golden age. ...

Tumlinson: Virginia is for Spaceport Lovers from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) "Since its founding Virginia has always cut its own path to the future. Virginians have always had their own ideas about right and wrong, and their own understanding of what was best for their own children and the destiny of the state. And yes, although many of its people work there, several times the state has stood strong against the prevailing tides of the palatial city on its northern border," Rick Tumlinson, Founder of the Space Frontier Foundation writes in the Sunday edition of The Richmond Times Dispatch…

On This Day in Aviaton History: March 23rd by Phil Derner Jr. | FedEx Flight 80 crashes in Tokyo, 23 soldiers die on a C-141 that catches fire on the ground, space station Mir burns up while re-entering the atmosphere, Gemini 3 launches narrowly avoids a sandwich disaster, Aeroflot Flight 593 crashes when captain's kids take controls, and much more!

Indy Transponder 22-MAR-10 0400z

Reno Air Races Pilot Killed in Crash is Remembered - KOLO
Earlier this week...A plane crash outside of Bakersfield claimed the lives of two veteran pilots. One of the victims, Al Goss was a longtime flier in the Reno Air Races. We spoke with someone close to Goss who says the races will never be the same without him. [video]

• Tribute to Al Goss - Indy Transponder
  

MacDill AirFest resumes after storms pass - Tampabay.com [photo from MacDiff Airfest FB photos]
AirFest activities at MacDill Air Force Base resumed this afternoon after being delayed by thunderstorms.
The closing event, a demonstration by the Navy's Blue Angels, was scheduled for 3:15 p.m. — just 15 minutes later than originally planned.
Thunderstorms and windy conditions blew in from the coast earlier today ...

Airfest  impresses flight fans - Tampa Tribune
They were among the estimated 100000 spectators who came out for the first day of Airfest, MacDill's annual air show. As stunt pilots did aerobatics, ...
   
Estimated 100000 at DM air show - Arizona Daily Star
A crowd of thousands watches the US Air Force Thunderbirds loop over the runway. Behind the scenes with USAF Thunderbirds ...

High-flying stunts thrill huge crowd - Warrnambool Standard
The Hamilton Aero Club's 50th anniversary drew a crowd of about 2000 people. The visitors, some from Bendigo, Ballarat and Horsham, were given the chance to ...

Minot AFB cancels air show for 2010 from Air Force Times - News
MINOT, N.D. — There will not be an air show at Minot Air Force Base this year — in large part because the base is busy.
Base spokeswoman Laurie Arellano says there are several projected deployments for the 5th Bomb Wing units. She says there also are some scheduling conflicts with major aerial demonstration acts.
The base is still planning an open house on Sept. 11. About 9,000 people attended the open house last year, which included an air show.

BBMF Display Dates Released – Return of Spitfire and Typhoon pair ... by Flightline UK
But perhaps the biggest news is hidden in the details for the RAF's own airshows at Cosford and Waddington which will see the return of the Typhoon and Spitfire combination that was seen back in 2008 for the 90th Anniversry of the Royal ...

Thunderbirds Dream Of A Lifetime from Welcome to ThunderbirdsAlumni.com
In keeping within the spirit of the "Thunderbirds Alumni Association, Inc., (TBAA) the "Heritage Thunderbird Foundation", the Thunderbirds Alumni "Dream Of A Lifetime" web site exists to promote the comradeship of former and current members of the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, The Thunderbirds, and to insure "Once A Thunderbird, Always A Thunderbird" is a continued commitment from each member and that excellence remains the benchmark by which we measure all we do. ...

Red Bull Air Race 2010 World Championship opens Thursday and Friday in Abu Dhabi from AVIATION-NEWS
ABU DHABI – The 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship opens in Abu Dhabi on 26/27 March, returning to the United Arab Emirates capital for the sixth consecutive year. The world's top 15 pilots will start their six-month long battle for championship points in the first of eight races on a total of five [...] Related posts:Qualification next Red Bull Air Race, Abu Dhabi Friday 17 April Rio confirmed for 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship Hannes Arch wins Red Bull Air Race Abu Dhabi 2009

Behind the Scenes of Racing: Red Bull Air Race Logistics from Kirby Chambliss
Preparations for the first race of the 2010 season are well underway here in Abu Dhabi. Our team hangar has been assembled and our technician Jason is feverishly working to get the Edge race ready. This year, Red Bull Air Race is introducing a new HD camera system that all of the teams are currently installing. It may seem like a small detail but adding a large electrical box with a battery to power the camera system brings up concerns of plane weight and the CG (center of gravity). We're dealing with these issues as well as adjusting minor things on the plane to comply with new rules and regulations for 2010. Right now, the most important thing is to ensure we are ready to SMOKE ON come race day in our blazing fast machine. ...

Red Bull Air Race Calendar 2010 from Flightstory.net - Aviation Blog

Air show pilot Rick Volker flies Sukhoi SU26M on Discovery Science Channel's "How Machines Work" photo and story by Rick Volker Airshows
Be sure to tune in to Discovery's Science Channel on April 2nd at 8 PM ET for a fantastic look at the Sukhoi SU26M. Discovery Channel did their homework on the computer sim segments, though it is written for the lay person. The show is in HD and will be repeated several times during the week following April 2nd at different times. Rick Volker was filmed flying the SU26M at the Windsor International Airshow last summer from multiple cockpit cams, helicopters, towers, and ground crew for this expose on how man and machine can be built to take the punishment of extreme air show flight. Watch for other cable shows with similar content this summer on AviatorTV and OLN.  See http://science.discovery.com/tv/machines/ for verification. Schedules posted one week prior online.

Updates - EvanFlys
I have some new stuff, but first you have to check out this video of the Patriots Jet Team!  http://www.vimeo.com/10149800  Isn't that awesome!
OK, here's my new stuff ..... I finally transcribed my Eddie Andreini and Bud Granley interview  (You can also watch it on my Vimeo page).
Here's my story on the the new Commemorative Air Force wing at Marysville
Our local library is recording stories from people - and they did one of mine! here it is http://blip.tv/file/3211269

Rare piece of aviation history taking to the skies - 3News
It had since flown several times and would become part of the Croydon Aviation Heritage Trust's future museum collection.

Rare flyer in the skies - New Zealand Herald
Its owners say that to mark the century, it will fly in a straight line for about 100 metres, just as aviation enthusiast Bert Pither is said to have done ...

Rare flying boat from Western Reserve Historical Society collection goes to ... - Plain Dealer (blog)
The auction house reports that it believes the Curtiss plane the society is selling was owned by William F. "Bill" Long, an early aviator who ran the Lorain ...

Vintage Flying Boat up for auction from General Aviation News
Flyingboat1Bonhams will auction a 1917 Curtiss MF Seagull Flying Boat April 13 in New York. Owned by the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio, the flying boat will be the first vintage plane auctioned in Manhattan, and it is expected to bring between $300,000-500,000. ...

Long Day from Neptunus Lex 
Hit Gillespie at 1000 for to add some hours to the total in tailwheel aircraft. Citabria 8643 beckoning, like. On account of I have the keys.
Out past El Capitan to work on the airmanship bit. Prior to heading up to Ramona, for to practice landings. Once back at Gillespie I found a Bücker Jüngmann, of all things, waiting at the refuel pit. An airplane about  which we have lately spoken. ...

DVD Review: British Airshows 2009 by Flightline UK
The British Airshows compilation videos and DVDs have become something of an institution for airshow fans. With clips from all the major airshows up and down the country, there's no more comprehensive coverage than this. The package arrives on two DVDs. DVD 1 is the main feature while DVD 2 is exclusively Planes TV's trademark interactive in-cockpit footage.
For DVD 1, footage is obtained from all the official DVD's as well as some bespoke footage from other events. In the past, this has looked a little ragged on Video format, however the chapter format on DVD suits it well. For Planes TV to get to all the events featured in this DVD would be an impossible task, so other production companies have contributed footage from the likes of...

I'm going to Camp. Acrocamp story and photo from Life on the Road as a Pilot | I've been alluding to some the many great things on the horizon for Girls With Wings, and one of those things is Acrocamp. Although admittedly I'm the only GWW going, this event is going to be made into a documentary featuring yours truly, the Executive Director of GWW. So any publicity arising from my upside down exploits benefits the organization, no?
I know... you're confused. In the words of Inigo Montoya, "Let me 'splain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up."
A couple of months ago I heard about a project a guy I had met at Sun n Fun was working on: Acrocamp.

CAP's latest mission: Aerial reconnaissance of Red River flooding from General Aviation News
Civil Air Patrol is providing aerial reconnaissance as an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force as rivers and tributaries in North Dakota and South Dakota continue to rise.
The Red River was expected to crest this weekend at 38 feet in the Fargo, N.D./Moorhead, Minn., area. Members of CAP's North Dakota and South Dakota Wings have assisted with preparations for flooding in the two cities by helping fill more than 1 million sandbags. The mission changed its focus from filling sandbags to aerial surveys last week, including a flight by the North Dakota Wing of Absaraka near Casselton to check reports that the dam has failed. ...

This Week in Space with Miles O'Brien - March 19, 2010 from RLV and Space Transport News

Soyuz Plans April 2, 2010 Flight to ISS from Spaceports
Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, fellow Russian Mikhail Korniyenko and American NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, will take off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in the desert steppes of Kazakhstan on April 2, 2010 aboard a Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft rocketing to the International Space Station. The crew will spend two days in a Soyuz capsule before arriving at the ISS, where they plan to join NASA astronaut Timothy Creamer, Soichi Noguchi of Japan and Oleg Kotov of Russia.

Day 80 - Today in 2010 by lindellaustin
Formation flight Sunday. U-2 from Planeshots
Photo Thread for DM Airshow 2010 by azaerophoto
CoolPix - Modern Military: 4 F-117 Nighthawks In Formation by Martt
AeroSpace & Arizona Days 2010 - Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson - 03/19/10 from FenceCheck Forums
Wickenby EGNW 21/03/2010 from PPRuNe Forums

In Loving Memory.... Al Goss

The Warbird and Air Racing Communities lost a great friend this week. Al Goss was flying his beloved T-6, Warlock with his crew chief, Steve Ballard, on Wednesday morning when tragedy struck.

The story started in 1981, when Al decided to make the trek over the hills to the National Championship Air Races. Twenty-nine years later, he was the favorite of both fans and racers alike.



A crop duster by day, his real passion was Warlock and the people who surrounded him and supported him while he raced the pylons at Reno. He had two sons, Randy and David; a daughter, Sandra; and five grandchildren; but he adopted the rest of us and made everyone feel like family.

He finished 2nd in the Gold six times, or as he would say, "the first loser". But, he won it all in 2004. Walking away with the title National Champion after all those years meant quite a bit to him. Regardless of win or lose, his devoted fans loved him.

The Warlock Crew would show up every year and work from dawn to dusk. They polished that airplane, mingled with the crowds and watched with great interest all of the races over the many days. Photographers were welcomed and would be found huddled on top of the Warlock trailer with their camera equipment trying to get the best pictures.

I always wondered how he managed to assemble such an amazing array of people. He was magnetic in that way. Still, he always seemed to give much more than he received, although, I'm sure he would disagree.

The big bash every year was the Warlock Party. It happened on Wednesday night as a way to celebrate the beginning of the races. There was always a band, dancing, singing and friendship being passed around the ramp. Everyone was there and Al knew all of them.



From a pilot’s standpoint, he did it all. He flew for a living, and lived for his flying. When an airshow needed him, he was there. When a friend was in need, they knew they could call him anytime. He was the hardest working and the kindest man I have ever known.

I met Al in 2004, my first year racing in the Biplane Class. He was a mentor and a friend to me. After every race, I would get debriefed by him. If I did well, it was a big hug and if I made mistakes, he would shake his head and share with me his insight.

I felt as though I was the luckiest pilot in the world to have this great man take such a personal interest in me and my flying. But, he did that to so many of us. From the phone calls I have received since the news went out, everyone was touched by him. Every interaction made people feel special. He remembered wives’ and childrens' names, details of everyone’s life and showed deep concern and compassion towards all of us.

In addition to his children and grandchildren, Al had a special friend in Anita. They were inseparable and just about the most adorable couple you’d ever meet. They would dance together at the Warlock Party and everyone would stop and watch them. As loving and amiable as Al was, Anita just multiplied the affection.



His passenger on that day was Steven Ballard, a long time friend, Fed-ex pilot and flight instructor. Steve was also a fixture at the Air Races as part of the Warlock Crew each year.



This year was to be Al’s 30th Anniversary racing at Reno. I know Team Ruby will put together a special memorial to our mentor this year and it's likely other teams will do the same.

But for many of us, without Al, Warlock and the team, the races will never be the same.

At this time, no public memorial has been planned. When details become available, we will share them with you. Until then, please keep the Goss and Warlock families in your hearts. For we have all suffered a great loss.

Blue skies and tailwinds forever, my dear friend, I will always love you and remember your kindness.

Marilyn Dash
Ruby Red Racing





Photocredits: Victor Archer, Rob "Phred" Miller, Tim Adams and Marilyn Dash

Indy Transponder 18-MAR-10 1030z

Veteran Reno air races pilot killed in California crash
- Reno Gazette Journal | The Reno Air Racing Association acknowledged Goss' death on its Web site on Wednesday: "He is a true champion and will be missed by everyone. ...

Pilot was beloved brother, mentor, 'fun-loving flyboy' - KGET 17 | For some 20 years, Goss and Van Fossen were fixtures of the Minter Field "Warbirds in Action" Airshow, thrilling crowds with their precision flying. ...

Veteran pilots killed in plane crash - Bakersfield Californian
Two veteran pilots -- one a Bakersfield-based national champion in 2004 at a Reno air show -- were killed ...

Warlock Race #75 Photo Gallery by Victor Archer at pbase.com

CELEBRATING the P-51MUSTANG… A WELCOME BLAST FROM THE PAST - Kick off your summer June 11th-13th with one of Indiana's best family entertainment values—The Indianapolis Air Show | Indianapolis, Indiana -The Indianapolis Air Show officials announced today that the World's only P-51 Horsemen Aerobatic Team will headline this year's show. These 3 authentic P-51 Mustangs served in WWII and their aerobatic routines remind us of how these powerful machines influenced the outcome of WWII.

Where did Air Force Thunderbirds get their high-flying start 56 years ago? - Arizona Daily Star | The US Air Force Thunderbirds will execute more than 30 high-precision maneuvers at the Aerospace & Arizona Days 2010 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on ...

Hornets to make flying visit at airshow - Southland Times | International Airshow event manager Mandy Deans said the fighter jets would be in New Zealand on exercise with the Royal New Zealand Air Force and would be ...

Scouts offer free tickets to June air show - Chippewa Herald | The show will feature the US Navy Blue Angels. Gilger made the announcement to coincide with advance tickets going on sale today at Mega Foods, Mega Holiday ...

New and old planes to mark 100 years of controlled flight - The Border Mail | The Albury Aero Club organised an impromptu display to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the first controlled flight on March 18, 1910. ...

Exhibit honors WWII-era factory workers - Bonner Springs Chieftain | In a another section of the museum, a wing of a B-25 bomber, signed by several women who worked in the factory, stands as a tribute to the county's ...

CIA or Special Operations Aircraft from Military Photos by Elbs | Found a few curious shots of a variety of the aircraft used by the CIA or USAF for the less visible work in Afghanistan and around the world. All of them from google...

Airspeed Comes Up for Air from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) | You might be wondering, "Where the heck is Airspeed?" And you could be forgiven for wondering that. I haven't gotten a new episode out for some time. But it's all going to be worthwhile. I haven't been idle! Unless you've hidden your iPod under a rock, you know that I've been working on the Acro Camp movie project with virtually every spare moment of time. It turns out that there's an unreal amount of stuff to get in order for making a movie. And, being that I'm both a lawyer and persnickety about how the legal structure of a project works, I've had to draft virtually every document from scratch after researching the subject matter pretty thoroughly…

Acro Camp Announces Cast -: "We're very pleased to announce the cast of Acro Camp. The "campers" if you will. Here they are in alphabetical order…

Pink Attack! - Interview with Lynda Meeks of Girls With Wings - Episode 10
from Mile High Flyers Podcast by DenverPilot - Recorded: March 7, 2010 | Introductions including guests | MHF Hosts: Nate, Zyola, Doug | Guest: Lynda Meeks founder of Girls With Wings Interview with Lynda…

Winter comes to Australia's loneliest jet runway from Plane Talking by Ben Sandilands | Wilkins gets busy, photo Martin Boyle © Commonwealth of Australia - After a 'summer' in which melt water caused hassles for researchers, and even an Airbus A319, the darkness and cold of polar night has closed in on the Wilkins Blue Ice runway, a 70 kilometres and three hours long big tractor ride from Australia's Casey Station. The last flight on the Hobart-Wilkins run flew on March 2, but the photos and stories that can be accessed on the Casey web site are too interesting to overlook any longer…

Find more at Pima Air & Space Museum - Arizona Daily Star | If all the air show talk has you wanting to admire some aircraft but you want to avoid crowds, then head over to the Pima Air & Space Museum, where it will ...

Museums Special Section - Aboard the Intrepid, Putting a Fighter Jet Back Together - NYTimes.com from http://www.nytimes.com/ THE Grumman F9F Cougar had seen better days, some of them flying in Navy fighter squadrons in the 1950s. But then it was retired and ended up spending years in a park in New Jersey as perhaps the world's coolest jungle gym. Now it's a mess — the once-smooth metal skin rough and spotted, holes here and there. The fuselage is in two pieces. And the wings have been taken off, which, for a high-performance jet aircraft, is a real insult…

Lindbergh to launch LEAP prize - La Jolla Light | Erik Lindbergh, an aviator and philanthropist, said the LEAP prize is part of an effort to inspire new technology. The other part is a project-based ...

Cruiser San Diego the 'unbeatable ship' of WWII - San Diego Union Tribune | But the aircraft carrier Hornet — remembered for its launch of the Doolittle Raiders in April 1942 -— was sunk. The San Diego rescued 200 of the Hornet's ...

Naval Astronaut Wings Long Overdue from Tailhook Daily Briefing by JC | Nearly 41 years after Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon, he has finally received a pair of Naval Astronaut Wings. In a ceremony on-board the USS Eisenhower (accompanied by fellow Astronauts Jim Lovell and Gene Cernan) Armstrong was presented with a pair of rare Naval Astronaut wings by Captain Dee Mewbourne (CO CVN-69) and Capt Roy Kelley (CAG-7)…

Swisscopter Dragonfly DF1: Tip-Jet Helo That Might Actually Work! by Martt - During the first minute of this video you're very likely gonna think: watch out, crazy people alert!  But that will soon transform to something more like: hmm, this thing is very interesting and really seems like a totally stable flying platform with serious potential.  What strikes me is that this may be the first time we've seen a truly viable solution to the idea of having a tip-powered rotor.  As the video of the Hiller HJ-1 I posted a while back shows, the tip-powered rotor idea has been around for a long time.  It just seems like there's always been hurdles too high to clear that have keep the concept from having a genuine application…

Dragonfly jet-powered helicopter runs on H2O2, shuns traditional tail rotors (video) from Engadget by Tim Stevens | Your average whirleybird is driven by a big motor in the middle, spinning the blades one way and, as per Newton, rotating the body of the craft the other. A tail rotor counteracts the force, but a more efficient solution is to have the rotors power themselves, which is exactly how the Dragonfly DF1 works. It has tiny, hydrogen-peroxide jets on the blade tips, spinning them up without pushing the body of the helo in the other way -- though a small tail rotor is still needed to turn the craft. It's much like the tech that propelled James Bond toward his waiting DB5 in Thunderball, but unlike that jetpack this copter can fly for up to 50 minutes…

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | One of the more unique flying boats to be built was the Dornier Do 212 which began its water trials in 1942. Design work on the Do 212 began in 1938 at the Dornier-Werke facility in Freiderichshafen, Germany in collaboration with Dornier's Switzerland-based subsidiary who would be responsible for construction of the prototype with the Swiss registration HB-GOG…

A Fairey What? from Ares by Bill Sweetman - When Jetcal commented on an earlier post that the JSF was shaping up as a modern-day Breda Ba88 and I remarked that the Lince was an Italian Fairey Battle, less historically minded readers might have been confused, However... The Fairey Battle was not, as you might think, a brawl on Old Compton Street but one of Britain's less successful bombers. Resembling a scaled-up fighter, it looked fast in pre-WW2 publicity photos and was intended to survive by speed, with only a single .303 machine gun for rear defense…

On This Day in Aviation History: March 18th by Phil Derner Jr. - Europe's first airplane flight takes place in 1906. Also, Austrian Airlines first flight, Delta offers voluntary severance to 30,000 employees, the crash of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner during a test flight as well as five other crashes…

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Warlock #75 Team Part of Columbia Fly-In - Google



Al Goss is one of the only pilots in the world to fly the Reno Air Races for over 20 years (28 years to be exact), and during those 28 years the Warlock has always been the plane to beat. (In 2004 Al placed first in the gold class – the ...[more>>>]

Lake in the Sky Airshow at Tahoe - Google
Not as well known as it's Reno neighbor, the Reno Air Races, the Lake in the Sky Airshow offers some great entertainment in its own right. ...

Fantastic Forty-Second Father’s Day Fly-In! - Sierra Mountain Times, CA
The 42nd Annual Father’s Day Fly-In thrilled throngs of air show enthusiasts June 14th at the Columbia Airport. With the spotlight on homebuilt and light ...

Cosford Airshow 2008 - Technorati
Had a great time at Cosford Airshow again this year. The weather remained kind despite the forecast and a monstrous number of people attended. I was ably assisted this year by a lovely young make-up artist called Sarah, who braved the early morning start, froze with me in the hangar and gamely handed [...]

Red Bull Air Race 2008 - from Red Bull
At the presentation of the Red Bull Air Race calendar 2008 there was one thing that everyone was talking about: South African Glenn Dell as a new pilot.

Air escapades Boundary Bay Air Show takes you to new heights
- South Delta Leader, Canada
Featured favorites from past shows include veteran air show pilot and aerobatic performer John Mrazek with his Harvard Mark IV, as well as aerobatic ...

Sunset Ceremony - CKWSTV.com
THE SNOWBIRDS LEFT KINGSTON THIS MORNING -- OFF TO THEIR NEXT SHOW AT CFB BORDEN. ...

US to help NZ sell mothballed combat planes - radio new zealand news
New Zealand Defense Minister Phil Goff said America has offered to help New Zealand sell its A-4 Skyhawk and Aermacchi trainer jets. ...

Midwest Events -

SATURDAY, JUNE 21
Midwest Taildraggers' Rendezvous, 7L8, Post-Air Airport, Indianapolis
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM, EAA Chapter 900 Central Indiana Sport Flyers Association. General Aviation Invited. Post Air American Military Heritage Museum. Young Eagle Program and Flights. Door Prizes and Raffle Drawings. Continental Breakfast and Lunch Cookout.
Contact: Floyd Hollandbeck | beck8@comcast.net | 317-842-9431

Rotors and Wings Fly-in/Open House, IKK, Greater Kankakee Airport Kankakee, Illinois
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Rotors and Wings Aviation, is hosting an open house and fly-in at the Greater Kankakee Airport, free food and soda. Contact: Timothy Swanson, tim@rotorsandwings.us 693-7203
http://www.rotorsandwings.us

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
50-year celebration of Frasca International, Frasca Field Fly-In, C16, Just north of Urbana, IL
If anyone has details on this one - please leave in comments. Thank you!


AirVenture News -

• EAA AirVenture Oshkosh RSS FeedLegislators and Government Officials Flock to AirVenture
• Travel Specials Continue to Expand for Oshkosh-Bound
• Wind Turbines In Vicinity Of AirVenture Fly-In Routes
• Pilot Takes Off on Cross-Country Tribute Flight
• Destination: Oshkosh
  

EAA News -

• EAA, WOA Fight Potential Warbird Noise Restriction In Stalled Senate Bill
• EAA, Virginia Festival of Flight Sign Sponsorship Agreement
• EAA B-17 Cedar Rapids Tour Stop Canceled Due to Floods
• EAA Launches 'Bits And Pieces' e-Newsletter For Canada
• EAA, Virginia Festival of Flight Sign Sponsorship Agreement
• Virginia Festival of Flight Debuts in New Location

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