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Everything you need to know about this weekend's Red Bull Air Race * GQ.com | After a three-year hiatus the Red Bull Air Race World Championship has returned to pit the world's best pilots against each other. With new rules standardising the engines and propellers, and various safety and technical regulations introduced, the...

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Stunt pilot was flying high before harrowing drop onto Maine road * Portland Press Herald | ...The experimental Christen Eagle is capable of incredible feats in the air – even flying upside down over the runway so low that his brother, speeding along on a motorcycle, can grab the plane’s tail. But without power, the stubby aircraft flies “like a bag of wet hammers,” Werth said.... [Note: We're elated Billy is OK. Indy Transponder staff]

Warsaw Air Show Returns This Weekend * Stacey Page Online | ... Bob “Pitts Bob” Richards in his Pitts S1S; Ralph Lutes in his Air Tractor; Dave Folk piloting a F-4U Corsair; Patrick McAlee in a Pitts S1S “Blue Demon”; Hoover with a Staudacher S300 and the Commemorative Air Force/Glider Demo of a PT-26 Tow Ship....

Legendary plane on display at this year’s Abbotsford International Airshow * Global News | Former WWII Mosquito Pilot Bill Mar is one of the few who flew a unique and rare plane, the de Havilland Mosquito. More than 7800 Mosquitos were built. Today, one of two that can still fly was featured in Abbotsford...

Daring performers boost air show excitement * Quad-City Times | ...Fans were treated to an array of stunts, including trick aerial maneuvers from a variety of planes, races between jet cars and flying machines, skydiving acrobatics and other death-defying deeds. While mild weather helped boost the total attendance to at least 45,000 for the weekend, the performers undoubtedly pump the blood through the event for the appreciative audience. Just think about how it feels for the performers....

Annual fly-in breakfast takes flight Saturday * The Newark Advocate | The Newark-Heath Airport and Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 402 are hosting their annual fly-in breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Newark-Heath Airport, 530 Heath Road.

Forest Lake Airport Fly-in lifts off * Forest Lake Lowdown | Up to 3,000 attendees, including an estimated 200 pilots, are expected at the 13th Annual Forest Lake Fly-In and Open House event from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. Ashbach said those numbers have risen from about 1,700 attendees when the event...

Fester will help pilot B-25 at Sullivan Airport Fly-In * Three Rivers Publishing | Free airplane rides for kids will be just one of the exciting events held at the 5th Annual Sullivan Airport Fly-In on Saturday, August 16 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children aged eight to 16 are welcome to come out for a ride, sponsored by the EAA Young...

Melbourne air show includes Thunderbirds, parachute jump team * Florida Today | In addition to the previously announced U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the Oct. 4-5 air show will include such acts as the U.S. Army Silver Wings parachute jump team, as well as aerobatic demonstrations from Greg Connell, Gary Ward and Kent Pietsch, who...

Vintage World War II aircraft coming to 1940 Air Terminal Museum Saturday * Your Houston News | It has been nearly 70 years since the last combat aircraft lifted into the air during World War II to join the largest air armada ever to fill the skies, but on Saturday, August 16, four rare WWII warbirds will be roaring over Houston. Leading the...

Historic B-17 lands in Pittsburgh * Pittsburgh Post Gazette | After waking at 3 a.m., Stanley Lantz and other members of the 452nd Bomb Group in England would clamber into the back of a B-17 called “Lady Be Good” and wait to hear about their next mission, hoping for somewhere other than Berlin. Snow or sleet, in...

WWII B-17G plane in Glenville * Albany Times Union | GLENVILLE -- To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Empire State Aerosciences Museum has special events all week. On Monday, the Commemorative Air Force's World War II B-17G Sentimental Journey flew in for the week. Events include tours, new...

WWII era Bomber lands at the Olympic Flight Museum for a week's visit * The Olympian | Commemorative Air Force pilot Spike McLane gives the history of the WW2-era B-25 Mitchell bomber, "Maid in the Shade" at the Olympic Flight Museum before airplane loadmaster Mike Mueller gives pre-flight instructions to a group of passengers Aug. 11...

Airport seeks memories of Stead Air Force Base * Reno Gazette Journal | He was the brother of Reno Air Races founder Bill Stead. Today, the military history largely exists in the memories of those who served and worked there and a scattering of buildings still standing in Stead, many of them boarded up and likely bound for...

Lawrence native is one of few black pilots in rare World War II aircraft * Lawrence Journal World | He's a volunteer pilot for the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron — an organization aimed at sharing the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the black pilots most famous for their success flying Mustangs in WWII. Shepard performed in an air show in...

A Terrifying Beauty – the Art of Piotr Forkasiewicz · Vintage Wings of Canada | In the black of night of June 8, 1944, two days after the D-Day invasions of Normandy, the dark hulk of a four-engined Lancaster bomber of 15 Squadron, Royal Air Force, trailing a blow-torching curtain of livid flame, lurches heavily into a dive over the French countryside, a few miles to the west of Paris. The flame is bright enough to illuminate the farms below in a pale and ghostly light. The big bomber is dying, her lifeblood streaming in angry, high octane sheets from her starboard wing fuel tanks. Behind the Lancaster, a Luftwaffe night fighter follows her down to finish her off. Its cannons hammer continuously at the British aircraft, while their tracer rounds rocket and shriek past, trailing smoke, lit by the burning, streaming wounds of the Lanc....

Historic Aircraft: Spruce Goose | One of the highlights of the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, is the historic “Spruce Goose” – the one and only Hughes H-4 Hercules ever manufactured. With a wingspan of 320 feet and measuring 219 feet long, the H-4 is the largest flying boat ever to be constructed, and although it only ever made one flight on November 2, 1947, it proved that an airplane of that...

A Pilot’s View of Historic Aircraft · WarbirdsNews  | Aviation fans from across the country are being given the chance to sit inside some of the world’s most historic aircraft at the Open Cockpits Evening being held at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford next month. Just 300 tickets are available for this exclusive evening on Saturday 20 September, where a wide range of aircraft will be available for close viewing on the night: including transport aircraft, jet fighters and unique research airframes. Aircraft enthusiasts will be able to get a feel for what it was like to fly these much loved machines by entering their cockpits and enjoying a Pilot’s view. In addition....

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Ohio professor releases book on record-breaking flight across state · General Aviation News | Pilot Gordon (Joe) Murray, Ph.D., an associate professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) at Kent State University in Ohio has published “Lost in Oscar Hotel: There is Something in the Air,” chronicling the peculiar world record-setting journey he and physician Ron Siwik made in two 1946 Piper J3 Cub airplanes last spring....

Amelia Earhart: Canadian aviation protégé * RCAF | ...This well-known American aviatrix made a name for herself in the field of aviation during the 1920s and 30s through a series of "firsts". The most famous of these was perhaps being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932; a feat for which she received the Distinguished Flying Cross from the United States Congress....

Breathtaking photo as F/A-18E Super Hornet pilot seemingly activates “Hyperspace Drive” * The Aviationist | This photo was taken by an F/A-18E Super Hornet pilot with the U.S. Navy’s Strike-Fighter Squadron 27 (VFA-27) “Royal Maces” during a night gun strafe practice. The visual effect of the...

NASA's 'flying saucer' test project deemed a success * Valley Sun | When it was at the right height and spin, a Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator installed around the edge of the payload instantly filled with air to reduce the speed to Mach 2.5. Fractions of a second later, a helium-filled balloon parachute...

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Stunt pilot survives plane crash in Standish* Press Herald | A stunt pilot flying a single-engine experimental aircraft that had performed in an air show in northern Maine earlier in the day crashed Sunday evening in Standish after it experienced a mechanical malfunction, authorities said.  But the pilot, William “Billy” Werth, 43, of McCordsville, Indiana, suffered only minor injuries and walked away from the crash, which occurred just off busy Route 35...

Storms put a damper on final day of Pikes Peak Regional Air Show * Colorado Springs Gazette | "These are very old aircraft, in many cases more than 65 years old, and the damage they could sustain from the weather would have been very costly," said air show spokesman John Henry. "We really regretted it, we were all very saddened that we had to...

Air show at Blue Grass Airport * Lexington Herald Leader | Eric Prather, left, and Tonia Stinnett of Lexington check out a WWII-era Navy plane at the Aviation Education EXPO, presented by the Aviation Museum of Kentucky, at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., Sunday, August 10, 2014. Photo by Matt Goins...

Legendary plane on display at this year's Abbotsford International Airshow * Globalnews.ca | 80,000 visitors are expected at this weekend's Abbotsford International Airshow, but among them – one very special visitor with a close connection to a featured attraction. Former WWII Mosquito Pilot Bill Mar is one of the few who flew a unique and...

Veteran-themed air show destined for Thompsonville * Traverse City Record Eagle | Photo courtesy of Ed McIntoshParticipants in the Benzie Area Radio Control's annual model air show prepare a plane for departure during the annual fundraising event. This year's air show is scheduled for Aug. 23 at the Thompsonville Airport and will...

Air show not coming in 2015 * Standard Speaker | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport's air shows will remain grounded for at least another year. The once-popular air shows ran regularly between 1983 and 2000 but stopped for construction of the new terminal — then never returned. Airport...

Festival of Flight: Newcastle skies a riot of colour as Red Arrows roar by * Belfast Telegraph | A fly past by the world's last flying Vulcan bomber and a Red Arrows demonstration over Dundrum Bay thrilled those gathered on Saturday to enjoy the free aviation festival. The Vulcan made its return to the sky following a £400,000 wing modification...

Red Arrows' bird's eye view of Shrewsbury Flower Show * shropshirestar.com | Red Arrows' bird's eye view of Shrewsbury Flower Show. Now this is how you make an entrance! Here's a pilot's eye view of the Shrewsbury Flower Show, taken from high above the Quarry on Saturday afternoon during the annual extravaganza.

Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron set for Homestead * Beatrice Daily Sun | Six guiding principles enabled the Tuskegee Airmen to exceed expectations and become heroes during World War II. From Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 2014, visit the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron's Rise Above Traveling Exhibit at Homestead National...

EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2014: Rob Reider  · Damon Favor | We chatted with Rob Reider for quite a while at EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2014. We talked about everything from how he got into airshow announcing and Sporty's instruction series, to what he takes to airshows and how he handles when the...

Airventure Cup 2014 · The Pylon Place | ...The AirVenture Cup just wrapped up for the year. This year going from Mitchell, SD to Mankato, MN and then on to the finish line at Wausau, WI. At that point, everyone would fly to Oshkosh to put their aircraft on display and spend the next week telling stories about their adventure on the 400 nm race course....

Wasabi Air Racing: Oshkosh Non-Stop Photos · Elliot "Stinky" Seguin | Elliot Seguin's Formula One class air race team based out of Mojave, California. Pylon racing at the National Championship Air Races in Reno Nevada. Eight airplanes racing head to head around...

Auckland Forum Meet 2014 · WarbirdsNews | While this announcement is a little outside the purview of WarbirdsNews, we thought we’d pass along the information, as it sounds like a really interesting event. Dave Homewood, who runs the exceptional Wings Over New Zealand Aviation Forum is organizing a special gathering for forumites and fellow aviation enthusiasts at the New Zealand Warbirds Hangar at Ardmore Aerodrome, near Auckland, New Zealand on September 28th....

A very rare pair · The DEW Line | Good news if you’re planning on visiting one of the UK’s air shows over the next few weeks, as the eagerly-awaited arrival of a Canadian aircraft nicknamed “Vera” means we’ll be getting the chance to see two Avro Lancasters in the air at the same time.

Gone West: Sport Aviation Legend, Wayne Ison * Aero-News Network | Prolific Ultralight And SportPlane Designer Responsible For Hundreds Of Happy Flyers One of the sport aviation world's most respected SportPlane designers has gone west. Known primarily for the mini-Max and related series of aircraft, Wayne Ison (pictured here in a screengrab from his EAA Timeless Voices Interview) passed away early Saturday, August 9th, 2014. Wayne was one of the good guys... an honest man... and a flyer who knew what a good solid basic aircraft could do for the SportPlane industry... and that's just what he built.

Memphis Belle pilot Bob Morgan to be honored Aug. 14 * Thetribunepapers | The audio tape of the fly-over is from the Commemorative Air Force, and will play just ahead of the memorial unveiling. Mumpower said, “People can close their eyes, and imagine” an actual Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress overhead. It is costly (for fuel) to...

'Humble' veteran honored by brother * Fond du Lac Reporter | His love of aviation rubbed off on his family, who attended airshows with him, including one in Dayton, Ohio, in 2012. His sister, Marlene, flew with him on a Huey helicopter ride sponsored by Army Aviation Heritage Foundation. Rick said it was the...

Landing a B-17 with empty fuel tanks after the last bombing mission over Ploesti * Buffalo News | Specialty: B-17 pilot. By Lou Michel. News Staff Reporter. Donald A. Stevens worked at shaping sheet metal into structural parts for airplanes at the Glenn L. Martin Co. factory in Baltimore. Each day, he left work wondering what it would be like to...

Bainbridge Air Base – WWII Hangar in South Georgia · WarbirdsNews | Following US entry into World War II, the Army Air Corps needed to ramp up its intake of new recruits to fill out the ranks. Before that was possible though, the military needed to rapidly expand its existing training air fields, and build hundreds of new ones as well. The Air Corps Flying Training Command, Southeast Training Center selected several sites for new airfield construction, and one of these was near Bainbridge, Georgia. Interestingly, rather than the Air Corps purchasing the lot, it was the City of Bainbridge and Decatur County which clubbed together to acquire the 2,070 acres. They paid the...

A COMMUNITY UNITED: Warhawk celebrates 25 years of showcasing history * Idaho Press- Tribune | Conceived 25 years ago out of a passion for restoring World War II fighter planes, the Warhawk Air Museum has grown to exhibit American history to the young and old. The museum has expanded from just showcasing WWII to building a new wing for the...

B-23 Dragon Walkaround — slow but a first, 1 of 2 · Travel for Aircraft | B-23 Dragon Walkaround — slow but a first, 1 of 2 47° 07′ 54″ N / 122° 28′ 57″ W Douglas designed the B-23 Dragon as the successor to their B-18 Bolo (the search window will bring you to the walkaround as well as other posts). As a bomber it was a non contender as...

Castle Air Museum planning Open Cockpit Day, variety show and dinner dance * Modesto Bee | Two major events loom late this month and early next month for the Castle Air Museum – an Open Cockpit Day showcasing its vintage aircraft and a first-ever dinner-dance and variety show titled “Thanks for the Memories, a Salute to the Greatest...

Museum recognizes 'Rosies' war effort as part of Thunder Over Michigan Air Show * The Detroit News | The women who worked on the planes, called “Rosies” after “Rosie the Riveter,” the woman depicted in wartime propaganda, have received a new wave of attention lately as the Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti works to save a portion of the bomber plant they...

Women in Aviation to Honour Captain Koki at Akwaaba * ThisDayLive | In partnership with the organizers of Akwaaba African Travel Market, Women in Aviation (Nigeria) International-Glowing Wings Chapter said it would honor Capt. Irene Koki. Capt. Irene Koki is the first Woman in the World to captain the World’s newest Plane -the Boeing B787 Dream liner and would yet again receives recognition for her pioneering role in Africa’s Aviation Industry. She was recognized at Akwaaba in 2009 as the first African Lady Captain of a Commercial Airliner....

*Congrats Martt!* I'm Current For The First Time In 18 Years! (Living The Cub Life In Hartford WI) 12 Pix · AirPigz | When I offered for sale the rare copy of The Long, Lonely Leap in mid-July to help me survive a week at Oshkosh 2014, I mentioned in the post that my plan was to take some of that money and make sure I finally got the flight review that I've been trying to accomplish the last two years. Seems every time I had some cash set aside for that it wound up having to be spent on something ultimately more important. Fortunately for me, the book sold in just a couple days, and I made good on my promise by scheduling a flight review for the Saturday right before Oshkosh began in one of the Cubs from Cub Air in Hartford Wisconsin. Hartford (HXF) is conveniently located about an hour south of OSH, so my trip to the world's greatest aviation event included the chance to finally be a current pilot after an 18 year hiatus....

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Blue Angels prep in Brunswick - Times Record | An advance team for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will touch down at Brunswick Executive Airport Wednesday morning in preparation for next year's Great State of Maine Air Show. Lt. Brian Chamberlain, narrator for the famed aerial stunt team and pilot of ...

American Heroes Airshow – Los Angeles from Photorecon by Matt Shinavar | The American Heroes Airshow is a fly-in at seven locations across the country of helicopters flown by what some would consider American heroes, as it happens to be. The helicopters are those that are flown by local police, news, fire, military, and private contract work; the event organized to draw attention to the special and important role helicopters play in...

Duncan Aviation Career Day attracts 200 from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | LINCOLN, Neb. — Duncan Aviation recently welcomed 200 students, parents, counselors and teachers to its aviation career day, Adjust Your Altitude. The program was designed to educate, inspire and ignite students’ passion for the aviation industry, company officials said....

EAA Museum Exhibit to Honor Frank Christensen's Eagle from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News  | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI- Aircraft design pioneer Frank Christensen, who advanced kit-built aircraft with his innovative Eagle aerobatic airplane, will be the featured speaker at EAA's annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet on Friday, December 14, at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh.

I Finally Got My Upside-Down Pitts S2C Flight In With Billy Werth! (Grayout Aerosports)
from AirPigz by Martt | Billy Werth (Grayout Aerosports) and I have been trying to get together to go flying in his Pitts S2C for about 2 years now... every time we had it scheduled something would get in the way to keep it from happening. Well, yesterday it finally happened! This was my first time ever flying an airplane as hot as the Pitts and...

Money Goes Missing From Kansas Honor Flights Fund from Aero-News Network | Flights To WWII Memorial Halted After Thefts Discovered The program director for an organization in Great Bend, KS, which raised money to fly WWII veterans to Washington, DC, to visit the WWII Memorial has been arrested and charged with two counts of theft by deception. LaVeta Miller is accused of taking about $110,000 from Central Prairie Honor Flights...

Don P Thometz 1922- 2003 from Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers | Don Thometz was an Army Air Corps instructor during World War II and a United Airlines DC-3 copilot in United’s early years. He flew nonscheduled cargo operations to Alaska and flights that supported the building of the...

Sqn Ldr Leslie V. Worsdell 1917-2008 from Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers | Leslie Worsdell was the first apprentice flying instructor trained pre-war by Marshall of Cambridge. He played an important part in flying training over a career of 50 years in aviation, which included working as...

Read about Jerrie Mock from WAI Connect Blog by Pat | If, like many others, you're stumped to name the first woman to fly solo around the world, you need to read about Jerrie Mock. She has been inducted into WAI's International Pioneer Hall of Fame, and she has a fascinating story of being just an "average" person who had a dream and pursued it....

Girls Inc Group Celebrates Women in Aviation With a First for Some Local ... - WDEF News 12 | It's part of their celebration of Women in Aviation month. The girls met the only female pilot currently flying in and out of Chattanooga. Rebecca Gibson works for Crystal Air. She told the group about her career, answered questions and gave them a ...

Calling All Racers! from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Many Air Race Classic participants are members of Women in Aviation, International. They often meet during the annual International Women in Aviation Conference, being held March 14-16, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee.  Are you thinking about racing? If you have raced before, then you may have that "itch" to race again. The Air Race Classic draws...

Out of Africa plane to go under the hammer at Bonhams - Breaking Travel News | It still wears its yellow-and-black livery and registration G-AAMY (in homage to pioneering English aviatrix Amy Johnson) as seen in the Sydney Pollack-directed movie, which went on to win seven Oscars in the year of its release. In the film, the two ...

The origin of White Lightning from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | One of the best parts about interviewing someone about their airplane is that after the story is published, someone who has additional information about the airframe will often send a note...

Video: F-35 Goes On The Attack... And Wins! from AirPigz by Martt | Here's part of the official Lockheed-Martin press release on the testing: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., November 19, 2012 – An F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft rapidly expanded its high angle of attack (AOA) test envelope to its 50 degree limit in only four flights during recent flight testing here. F-35A test aircraft are...

F-22's success more than 'skin deep' from Air Force Link Top Stories | Many are surprised to discover that the largest organ the human body has is the skin. Skin provides a physical barrier against harmful, external factors. The F-22 Raptor, much like the human body, has a layer of skin called low observable. LO not only assists in retaining the jets' stealth capabilities but also prevents corrosion and other damages. Like human skin, the F-22's coating consists of several layers. The surface of the F-22 appears to be a simple gray paint, but in reality the high-tech surface renders one of the largest fighter jets virtually undetectable by radar....

FlightTime Radio Show 242 | Thanks to Glenn Boyles as he helps us out and takes the Key Auto Studios on the road to the Wings N Wheels auto and car show at Craig Airport. (OK, OK, I know it's now Jax Executive but I know it as Craig!) With Charlie camping at Mayo and Milford in Texas rooting the Florida Gators on, somebody had to have the fun and Glenn got the long straw!

FlightTime Radio Show 243 | John Cunningham joins the guys via the Sunrise Aviation Hotline to discuss his new book, "Green To Go". This book is set in South Florida and is a great action adventure story with aviation woven through out. Milford read it, (he had help with the big words) and recommends it highly!

Mojave Airport Video from Wasabi Air Racing by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin

Sport pilot to celebrate 100th birthday flying his Evektor LSA from General Aviation News by Dan Johnson | On Nov. 30, Guy Reynolds will celebrate his 100th birthday by taking a flight in a Light-Sport Aircraft. Putting a finer point on it, he'll take this flight in his LSA. Are you surprised that a centenarian has an LSA? Admit it...I was. However, Guy is no ordinary guy. He bought his Evektor Sportstar back at the beginning of LSA and he's...

Ballarat Aero Club celebrates 50 years - Ballarat Courier | Ballarat Aero Club putting on a display at the airport for its 50th anniversary....

Two-Seat Solar Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Solar flight pioneer Eric Raymond is working to complete his first two-seat design, Sunseeker Duo, which he expects will be "the highest performing solar airplane ever built and the first to carry passengers," and he's seeking grassroots support. Raymond has previously worked on the Solar Impulse project, which aims to fly around the world on solar power, alone, and in the 1990s he flew his own solar-powered design across the country in 21 legs....

Santa to land at the Air Zoo from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Santa is scheduled to land at the Air Zoo, Saturday, Dec. 1. In addition to welcoming Santa from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Air Zoo is also offering a special holiday promotion. When guests purchase a SkySpace Kids Club or supporting Air Zoo membership on Dec. 1, they’ll receive a free gift (while supplies last)....

NASA Space shuttle-carrying jet lands for good - CBS News | NASA 905 also ferried the Enterprise for display at special events such as the Paris Air Show in France and the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans, La. NASA 905 flew 70 of the 87 ferry flights during the shuttle program's operational phase, including 46...

Astronaut David Wolf on NASA, research and Purdue - WBAA | It's been nearly a year and a half since NASA ended the Space Shuttle program. The craft was the most visible symbol of the administration for those not old enough to remember the moon landings. Now, officials are trying to capture the attention of ...

Space Agencies Name One-Year ISS Crew from Spaceports  | ...American astronaut Scott Kelly, 48, and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, 52, will launch on the one-year space station flight in spring 2015 and return to Earth in spring 2016, NASA officials announced Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. Crews so far have done only six-month stints on the station....

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Red Checkers Tour Finale — Warbirds Over Wanaka - Scoop.co.nz  | The Air Force Red Checkers will perform their popular aerobatic displays at Warbirds over Wanaka during Easter. This display will mark the end of their national tour to celebrate 75 years of the RNZAF. The Red Checkers' display will take place at ...

World War II-era B-29 bomber lands in Tallahassee today - Tallahassee.com | The World War II-era bomber is part of the Commemorative Air Force's fleet and is accompanied by a P-51 plane. Scott Sutor, the president of the Experimental Aircraft Association, saw the plane last year in Wisconsin and said the machine was ...

The midwest tour of “the Restorers” starts this Saturday - Hemlock Films | This Saturday Hemlock Films will kick off our theatrical tour of The Restorers - They Were All Volunteers.  Starting in St. Paul, MN, The Restorers will screen at the Minnesota CAF’s home base. Then the tour moves on to Cleveland, Ohio to screen at the Capitol Theater. Finally, the tour arrives in Dayton, the same week the 70th Anniversary Reunion of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid.  The tour is designed to promote the creation of the series The Restorers, as well as bring...

THE BOEING COMPANY 787 DREAMLINER TO RECEIVE 2011 ROBERT J. COLLIER TROPHY - NAA | Washington, DC, March 13, 2012 – The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced today at their annual Spring Awards Luncheon that The Boeing Company has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy for “designing, building, certifying, delivering, and supporting the Boeing 787; demonstrating significant advances in the use of materials, technologies, and systems to enhance safety, performance, comfort, and value in commercial aircraft.”  The Collier Trophy is awarded annually "for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the...

1965 HUEY GUNSHIP UH-1E - Blades Magazine | What’s that word called when you find something wonderful without looking for it? Ah, yes. Serendipitous. For the longest time I’ve been feeling this void that seemed could only be filled by some sort of historical aerial antique. So imagine...

Profile 65 - "Billings Belle" as flown by Earl Depner from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM | It's "The Story" that draws me to a particular airplane.  Some stories are obvious - like that of Leo Thorsness' F-105 or the B-24, "Flak Shack."  They represent the heroic clashes of aerial sabers.   Some are historic - Hank Snow's "Snowballs" and Dick Cole's "Doolittle Raider"  B-25 come to mind....

Setting My Thoughts On The Pitts S2C (Flying Soon With Billy Werth) from AirPigz by Martt | I'm just beginning to seek out the finer details of flying a Pitts S2C in preparation for going flying soon with Billy Werth from Grayout Aerosports in Indianapolis Indiana. His beautiful red-white-and-blue Pitts has recently been put back in the air after the typical winter tear-down for a hardworking aerobatic aircraft and there's a pretty good chance that my opportunity to give this hot and wild aircraft a try will come sometime next week....

1946 Luscombe Silvaire 8: 90-year-old pilot causes stir at Hickory Municipal Airport - He’s flying vintage airplane to Pennsylvania – solo! from Kathryn's Report | For those interested, Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) is in Hickory, NC. Pittsburgh International (KPIT), in Pittsburgh, PA, is a straight line distance of 290 nautical miles.  Taylor has a new best friend in his 1946 Luscombe. Credit: Hickory Daily Record   This is the 1946 Luscombe Silvaire 8 that landed in Hickory  Paul Taylor, 90, talks about his vintage airplane and his ...

Aviation museum supporters: If there's money for Botanica, why not us? - Kansas.com | By Bill Wilson The Kansas Aviation Museum's pitch for money to upgrade its mechanical systems drew little response from the Wichita City Council on Tuesday. An aviation museum's pitch for money to upgrade its mechanical systems drew little response ...

Episode 192 – Mike Flies Seaplanes from Airplane Geeks Podcast | Mike Kincaid is a CFI/Designated Examiner at Mountain Lakes Seaplanes, based at Pappy Boyington Airport (COE) in Hayden, Idaho. He learned to fly in Alaska, where seaplanes are a must, and he had a career with the Alaska Department of Public Safety. In Alaska, Mike...

Video of hail at DFW Airport shot by ramp worker from Sky Talk by Star-Telegram | A ramp worker at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport just sent me this video that he shot with his phone during Tuesday's hail storm at the airport....

The moon landing +25 years: BIS's Lunar Space-ship, NOVA and the evolving Apollo from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Here are some more snippets from the July 1994 Moon Landing edition of IEEE Spectrum. I mentioned in the previous post that the British Interplanetary Society's 1929 "Lunar Space-ship" study was cited as a predecessor to Apollo.  The proposed booster would use...

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Thunderbirds over Plovdiv on June 25 - Sofia Echo | The Thunderbirds, an air demonstration squadron of the US Air Force, will put on a show for the general public on June 25 at the Graf Ignatievo air base outside Plovdiv to commemorate the centenary of the Bulgarian Air Force. It will be the squadron's ...

Women's air race taking off from Alliance - Houston Chronicle | Gaylene Jensen, of Heartland Aviation in Alliance, told Alliance radio station KCOW that weather and other issues forced the race to start in Alliance instead of Iowa City, Iowa. Jensen says stops in Brookings and Spearfish, SD; Jamestown, ND; ...

(title unknown) from Air Race Classic 2011 by Jo Alcorn and Michelle Bostick | Dear Friends, As instructed Meredith and I flew to Alliance, Nebraska yesterday. Iowa is a wide state but Nebraska is even wider. And they have WIND out here....and of course it was on the nose. We crept along in smooth air through heavy rain at times, but always against the wind. We took off from Iowa City about 10:30 am after another briefing and a delicious breakfast. Sheraton folks were wonderful, understanding and obviously  ...

Video: Speedy Eurocopter X3 Performs in Paris from Autopia | The speedy new X3 helicopter made its public debut this week at the Paris Air Show, flying a demonstration routine in front of the aerospace industry crowd. Developed by Eurocopter, the X3 (pronounced ‘x-cubed’) has already flown more than 260 miles per hour, though the company says extreme top speed is not the only goal.  Unlike Sikorsky’s X2 helicopter, which is an entirely new design, the X3 is built around an existing airframe. ...

Floating in zero-gravity aboard an Airbus A300 - from PhotoBlog | A small band of scientists, French parliamentarians and journalists experience a 22-second episode of pure, head-spinning zero-gravity aboard an Airbus A300, owned by French aeronautics firm Novespace and run by the France's National Centre for Space Studies on June 21, 2011. ... More photos from the Paris Air Show.

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Bad weather eclipses solar-powered plane - CNN International | Paris (CNN) -- It takes more than puddles on the runway to stop most planes from taking off, but then Solar Impulse isn't like most planes. The rest of the aerospace industry has gathered at the Paris Air Show to watch fighter jets ...

Queen legend takes to the skies - Sleaford Today | The rock legend visited RAF Scampton on Thursday with Broadway star Kerry Ellis for a taste of life in the services, as well as flying a training sortie with the famous Red Arrows. The event was held as a promotion for their Anthems in the Park concert ...

The Snowbirds are coming! - CKFR | The aerobatic flying team will preform on the August long weekend thanks to the work of the Kelowna Rotary Club. President Vern Nielson says the public can enjoy the show from a number of great locations. They are going to be preforming about 500 feet ...

Get ready for The Blades - Scarborough Today | James Cliff, from The Blades, said: “Comprising four Extra 300 stunt planes flown in an array of intricate manoeuvres, The Blades take aerobatic flying to the next level. “The Blades' display is action packed from the start to the finish. ...
   
Spectacular Apache action top attraction for Yeovilton Air Day - This is Somerset | Established in 2002, the award-winning display team is unique in combining the sheer aerobatic agility of the AH-64D helicopter gunship with the drama and the spectacle of explosive flare releases. The prototype Boeing AH-64 first flew in 1975 and has ...

GKs Escape from the NC Heat - US Army Golden Knights | The Golden Knights Tandem Team had a refreshing break from the North Carolina heat last week when they traveled to Detroit, Michigan. Selfridge Air Force Base hosted the three-day tandem camp, during which the Team completed more than 25 tandem skydives. The passengers were local university athletic coaches and administrators, as well as local law enforcement members and news personalities. ...

Ford 'BLUE ANGELS' Mustang to be Sold July 28 at EAA AirVenture 2011 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | -EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI - For the fourth straight year, the Ford Motor Company has created a unique, "one of one" aviation-themed vehicle for auction to benefit the EAA Young Eagles program. The one-of-a-kind 2011 "Blue Angels" Mustang GT will go to the highest bidder at the Young Eagles Auction during EAA AirVenture 2011, which will be held July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.  ...

Top of the Hub: Air National Guard aviators on cruise control - Boston Herald | Air National Guard aviator Lt. Col. John Klatt and fellow pilot Bill Kerns jumped their bright blue stunt planes into the skies over Boston yesterday to promote the Rhode Island National Guard Air Show this weekend. ...

Tail Grab - YouTube | Billy Werth flying in the Pitts S2C rolls inverted and flies down the runway as Dave Werth on the CBR rides under him and grabs on to the top of the tail of ...

“Flight crew of a B-36F plane No. 109, 1952” (via... from x planes

PR: America's Youngest Licensed Pilot Featured in DVD from You Fly, Girl | “Pearl” depicts Chickasaw Native Eula Carter Scott | Aurora, Colorado: Denver-based web retailer Powder Puff Pilot is proud to announce that "Pearl," the award-winning feature-length film produced by the Chickasaw Nation, is now available for purchase on DVD and Blu-ray. Powder Puff Pilot founder, Sue Hughes, described the film as, “the perfect addition to our line of products that celebrate women in aviation.” ...

The Final Cut from The Warbird Rescue Company | This week’s guest is author Scott Thompson.  Scott’s book, “The Final Cut” is the book to have if you are a B-17 fan.  It covers every surviving B-17, and it’s story of how it survived the scrap yard, to become one of the final cut.  Those interested in buying the book can order here.  www.aerovintage.com  Join us Thursday night at 8PM EST

Abandoned Paintings of Air and Space from Warplanes Online Community | Nine paintings depicting the evolution of air and space, which are displayed in the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station technical support building lobby, will be adopted into the Air Force Art Program this year. The paintings were rescued years ago after being abandoned inside a storage closet at the Chidlaw Building, the then-headquarters building for the Aerospace Defense Command of the ...

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Aerial acts lining up to fill in for Blue Angels at Shrinersfest - Evansville Courier & Press | EVANSVILLE — As soon as news of the Navy's Blue Angels cancellation at Shrinerfest hit, air show acts through the International Council of Air Shows responded to the empty slot, and they responded in a big way. ...

Coulter Airfield to Host Aviation Expo, Saturday, June 4 - KBTX | The R4D Navy transport plane from the Dallas Fort Worth Commemorative Air Force is also scheduled to appear. Visitors will be able to climb aboard that R4D World War II-era plane for $3 and hear and feel the rumble and roar of the plane's engines. ...
   
Director: Canton Cup cancellation painful, but necessary decision - Hometownlife.com | One bright spot was Saturday's moment of silence and military fly-over by vintage B-17 and B-25 bombers from Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti, as well as a speech by Canton supervisor Phil LaJoy (the first Canton Cup director). ...

Race Week group shows off Edmonton Indy plans - Edmonton Journal | ... There will also be a procession through the city of the transport trucks that haul the race cars, as well as the last Airfest aviation show and an airliner pull put on by the Alberta Aviation Museum in the month before the race, Skermer said. ...

Restored WWII Fortress Bomber Takes Flight Again - CBS Minnesota | Sixty-five years ago B-17 flying fortress bombers flew the skies of Europe during World War II. On Memorial Day, a restored bomber called the Liberty Belle is in the Twin Cities.

Bob's big birthday present from Letters from Flyover Country | Yesterday, the Liberty Foundation brought its B-17 -- the Liberty Belle -- to Saint Paul for media flights in advance of next weekend's appearance to the general public.  I was assigned to ride the 1 p.m. flight but when I showed up with my AOPA hat, the crew asked, "are you a pilot?"  "Yes, sir," I said, thankful that they didn't ask if I was a good pilot. ...

STOLEN VALOR - TD Barnes | ... Many members of our Roadrunner association fought in World War II, Korea, Viet Nam, and the Cold War. For years on end, we worked in secrecy, leaving our homes on Monday morning and returning on Friday night, unable for almost half a century to tell our families where we’d been or what we did. Over the past few years the Roadrunners nudged the edge of the security envelope as we sought to establish the legacy of our proud U-2 Aquatone and A-12 Oxcart sacrifices and contributions to our nation’s security and survival of the Cold War. ...
   
Auto dealer donates sculpture to McAllen's airport - Monitor | Charles Clark was piloting a B-17 bomber, the World War II workhorse known as the “Flying Fortress,” when his plane was shot down over Kiel, Germany. It was his 24th mission. One more and he would have been sent home to train new pilots. ...

Latécoère 631 Flying Boat - Airboyd.tv | The Latécoère 631 was a civil transatlantic flying boat built by Latécoère, the largest ever built up to its time. The last Latécoère 631 was withdrawn from service in 1955 after ...

Mural, hall-of-fame induction imprint WWII pilot in history by Weston Phippen | Mural, hall-of-fame induction imprint WWII pilot in history, Grandson works to ensure Arthur Van Haren's place in aviation history.

Town's jet pioneer remembered in fly-past - Rugby Observer | A Gloster Meteor plane and Hunting Percival Jet Provost soared over spectators who had gathered near the Frank Whittle memorial roundabout to watch the fly past. The jet engine was developed by Sir Frank Whittle at the Ladywood Works in the town during ...

Martin 313 Submaster: 1 from The Unwanted Blog | A three-view of the Martin Model 313 “Submaster,” XP7M-1, from 1956.  This was to be an “open ocean” anti-submarine patrol plane; it would operate well out at sea, refueling and reprovisioning from ships. Sadly for fans of flying boats, the whole idea of the flying boat was falling out of favor by this point, and the role was eventually filled by the land-based Lockheed P3 Orion. ...

Plans for Concorde museum in Filton suffer funding blow - Gloucestershire Gazette | Mr Littleton said: "With the announced closure of Filton Airfield it is even more important that we have a major museum acting as a permanent legacy to celebrate a century of aviation heritage and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers ...

Breitling Jet Team and Airbus A380 Formation Flight from CRUFC

Episode 149 – Loads of Listener Mail from Airplane Geeks Podcast | We talk with Milford Shirley from FlightTime Radio about their live broadcast at the upcoming Become a Pilot Family Day and Fly-In, June 18, 2011 at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center next to Dulles International Airport. Max, Rob, Dan, and David plan to join in the show along with some other aviation podcasters.

Sunset Soiree - Santa Barbara Independent | The word disabled is a misnomer when describing Jessica Cox. Born with no arms, Cox has the most dexterous feet on the planet, and has accomplished more than most people with two arms. She's the first person to pilot a plane with her feet ...

EAA's International Young Eagles Day Free Demonstration Flights Creating the Next Generation of Aviators from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI - Thousands of young people will take to the sky on Saturday, June 11, as EAA volunteers continue an outstanding aviation tradition - International Young Eagles Day.  The annual event brings together kids and pilots as part of the EAA Young Eagles program, the largest youth aviation education program ever created. Young Eagles was founded in 1992 and has provided more  ...

Starfighters to Launch Suborbital Payloads From Cape Canaveral - Parabolic Arc | Starfighters plans to use its growing fleet of F-104 fighter jets to launch payloads on suborbital flights from its base at the Kennedy Space Center. Under the plan, the Mach 2 jet would fly to an altitude of 60,000 feet and then fire off a 19-foot, 900-pound rocket with a payload attached, according to a NASA press release.  The company has recently added five Starfighters to its fleet of four aircraft, ...

Astronauts Pay Tribute to Shuttle Endeavour Ahead of Final Landing - Space.com | On the eve of the space shuttle Endeavour's last landing, its six-astronaut crew paid tribute to the storied orbiter's 19-year career. ...

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Air show provides thrills for spectators in Millville - Cherry Hill Courier Post | Air Force veteran Billy Werth and Navy veteran Dan McClung, both Red Eagles pilots, fly within a few feet of each other during the Millville Wheels & Wings Airshow 2011 held at Millville Airport over the weekend. / CODY GLENN/New Jersey Press Media ...

Parachuters, World War II planes highlight air show's second day - Columbia Missourian | Nathan said they were his favorite part of the air show. Nathan's dad, Bryan Lantermant, said they like coming to the Memorial Day air show every year because it has a "nice flavor" and because there are so many different aircraft to see...

Flying high - BBC News | Tens of thousands of spectators lined the seashore to watch the flying displays, which included the rare Vulcan bomber on day one and the Red Arrows on day two. A wide range of aircraft took to the skies for the 26th Southend Air Festival, ...

Letter: Continue air show tradition - Historic City News | The St. Augustine Air Show was a great American way to celebrate the Memorial Day holiday and a military service salute for our community. It was a fantastic show, loaded with family fun and full of exciting aerial entertainment for all ages...

PHOTO GALLERY: Audience enjoys second day of Salute to Veterans Airshow - Columbia Missourian | Joe "Rifle" Shetterly prepares for a slow-motion barrel roll in front of the crowd in his A-10 West Thunderbolt II fighter jet at the 23rd annual Salute to Veterans Airshow at Columbia Regional Airport on Sunday, May 29. In addition to rolls, ...

Adventurist Boone was WWII pilot, entrepreneur - San Antonio Express | In 1944, Boone put his flying skills to the test by serving as a B-17 pilot during World War II. He flew 30 bombing missions over Europe. Boone died Saturday of complications from a fall. He was 88. Boone was a fortunate B-17 bomber pilot, ...

Martin Jetpack hits the 5,000 feet milestone, could come to market within 18 months (video)  from Engadget by Amar Toor | OK, so the Martin Jetpack may not have gone into commercial production quite as soon as we'd anticipated, but there's still hope on the horizon. Over the weekend, Glenn Martin's flying machine successfully climbed some 5,000 feet above sea level, marking a new milestone in the 30-year, $12 million project. Remotely controlled by a tailing helicopter, the 250-pound craft used its two "superfans" to power itself skyward at about 800 feet per second minute, before safely parachuting back to Earth from a height of about 3,000 feet…

Post Area 51 book and video releases  from Special Projects by tdbarnes | The National Geographic Channel documentary Area 51 Declassified released on May 22, 2011 has generated acclaims worldwide, however the Annie Jacobsen book, Area 51 an uncensored history of America’s Top Secret military base has generated a whirlwind of controversy concerning the author writing and Little Brown publishing the heroics of the Area 51 veterans in a manner that for many affiliates their sacrifices and contributions to the atrocities of the Nazis and Cold War Russia while mixing the activities of DOE at Area 51 with the sourly depicted atomic events and activities of the AEC (now DOE). This is an ongoing and highly volatile debate with the potential of going global. Listed below are various videos appearing in the media… 

Area 51 Unsensored History  from Special Projects by tdbarnes | AREA 51 An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base - AREA 51, An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen was released on 17 May 2011, five days prior to the release of the National Geographic documentary “Area 51 Declassified” on the National Geographic Channel. Several of the veterans featured in the book participated in Annie Jacobsen’s book signing at the Paseo Verde Library in Henderson, Nevada on 26 May 2011. Hosted by Arlene Caruso, Assist Branch Manager, Area 51 and Atomic veterans Harry Martin, Jim Freedman, TD Barnes, Roger Andersen, Richard Mingus and Al O’Donnell all engaged in a fascinating Q & A with a huge crowd that ended up being standing room only… 

Today in Aviation History – May 30  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

ICAS Fast Facts -- March 24, 2011

March 24, 2011                      www.airshows.aero

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL DEADLINE APPROACHES

All ICAS members are due to renew their annual ICAS memberships not later than Thursday, March 31. In early April, ICAS will pull lists of members in good standing and will use those lists to publish the annual ICAS Industry Guide. If your dues are current, your organization will be listed in the Industry Guide.

To renew your membership on-line, click here. Then find your membership, scroll down a bit and click on the “renew your membership today!” link and follow the prompts.

The primary contact for each member organization should have received multiple notifications. If you have not or, if you have misplaced your dues invoice, please don’t hesitate to call (703-779-8510) or write (icas@airshows.aero). We are eager to do everything we can to help ensure that all of our members are listed in the 2011-2012 ICAS Industry Guide.

FUNDRAISING FOR AMANDA AND KYLE

During the Thunder in the Valley Air Show last weekend in Columbus, Georgia, announcer Hugh Oldham and air boss George Cline used the sponsor appreciation dinner as an opportunity to solicit contributions to the Kyle and Amanda Fund recently established by the ICAS Foundation. The duo’s pitch was low key and had received the approval of air show management.

“It was a pass-the-hat-type of appeal. We explained the challenges that Amanda and Kyle would be facing and asked the folks present at the dinner to contribute what they could,” said Oldham. In the end, the solicitation generated $2,400, every penny of which will go directly to the Franklins to defray some of the medical and logistical expenses they will incur as they both continue to recover from their accident two weeks ago in Brownsville, Texas.

Might this approach work at your show? Think about it and, if appropriate, consider making a similar appeal. Together, we can make a significant impact on the financial challenges that these two members of our air show family will be facing in the coming weeks and months.

If you missed it, NBC’s Today Show aired this story about Kyle and Amanda on Monday.

And, of course, if you would like to make a donation yourself to the Kyle and Amanda Fund, just click here, then click on “Donate Now” and follow the prompts.

CANADA REMEMBERS RE-LAUNCHES AS FESTIVAL FOR HEROES

In 2009, when the Canada Remembers International Air Show stopped being held at the Saskatoon Airport in Saskatchewan due to construction and space limitations, its organizers did not abandon their efforts to organize and conduct an annual air show that recognizes Canada’s veterans. But they did have to get a bit creative.

And the product of that ingenuity was revealed earlier this month when they announced that the show was being reintroduced as the Canada Remembers International Festival for Heroes, scheduled for August 6 and 7 at the Auto Clearing Motor Speedway.  The new venue and format will include the traditional air show and tribute to veterans, as well as a new event entitled, “Canada’s National Concert for the Troops.”

For additional details, watch this news report on the announcement of the restructured event.

BLUES TO PERFORM AT LYNCHBURG SHOW

The Lynchburg Regional Air Show, scheduled for May 21 and 22 in Lynchburg, Virginia, will feature the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. According to John Barksdale, the event’s executive director, when the team had a last-minute schedule conflict, the show agreed to step in and host the team.

HILL AFB PUSHES TO 2012

Citing unexpected budget shortfalls, the organizers of the Hill Air Force Base Air Show, originally scheduled for September 24-25, 2011 in Ogden, Utah, have announced that the show will be rescheduled for 2012.

KLATT ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH DARNELL

John Klatt Airshows recently signed an agreement with Darnell Racing Enterprises to add Neal Darnell’s Flash Fire Jet truck to a nationwide schedule of air show performances. Initial plans call for the aircraft and truck to perform at twelve air shows together during the 2011 air show season. In addition to entertaining air show audiences throughout the U.S., the Air National Guard Max Adrenaline Tour will create awareness, education and enthusiasm for the Air National Guard.

WERTH JOINS RED EAGLE AIR SHOW TEAM

ICAS member and air show performer Billy Werth has joined the Red Eagle Air Show team as its new opposing solo pilot following the departure of Buck Roetman from the team. Werth will appear in approximately ten shows with the Red Eagle Air Show team during the 2011 air show season. In addition to his work as an air show pilot, Werth is a captain with a major airline and a major and instructor pilot with the U.S. Air Force Reserves.

KOONTZ RECEIVES 2011 CFI OF THE YEAR AWARD

During an AOPA Safety Seminar on March 22 in Birmingham, Alabama, air show performer, ACE Committee Chairman and ICAS member Greg Koontz was named Flight Instructor of the Year for Alabama and northwest Florida. Presented as part of a larger general aviation awards program, the award was presented by the Alabama/northwest Florida FAA Safety Team.

FAST FACTS VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Paul “Max” Moga was the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 demo pilot during the 2007 and 2008 air show seasons. Early in that tour, he did an interview in which he explained some of the demands and intricacies of performing the air show sequence in this fifth-generation fighter. Since then, the Raptor demonstration has entertained and amazed millions. Although the interview is now nearly four years old, it’s still relevant, insightful and interesting. Click here to watch this 2:49 video segment.

CONVENTION SPONSORS MAKE EARLY COMMITMENT

ICAS is proud and excited to welcome the first sponsors of its 2011 convention, scheduled for December 4-7 in Las Vegas. Our sponsors this year include Julie Clark's Chevron Mentor; Jim Peitz Aerosports; Mach 1 Productions; Commemorative Air Force/Tora, Tora, Tora; Air Boss, Inc. - George Cline; Gordon Bowman Jones; and the Aerostars Formation Aerobatic Team.

ICAS still has many attractive sponsorship options available to members interested in increasing their visibility at our industry’s most important business meeting. For more information on a convention sponsorship option that might fit your specific needs, contact ICAS headquarters at 703-779-8510.

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