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Binghamton air show cancelled for second year in a row – YNN | This is the second year The Greater Binghamton Air Show has been cancelled. Our Carmen Perez spoke with the Deputy Commissioner of Aviation to find out why the show was cancelled…

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Aviation Summit In Wichita – Avweb | Sam Brownback, heard from about 160 aviation industry officials that governments must play an active role in fostering aerospace. The forum, held in Wichita on Monday, brought together most of the power players in the Wichita-based businesses and the ...

Want to be a pilot? Get your certificate from Breitling  from Leaving Terra Firma by Matt | If you’ve always wanted to get your pilot certificate, now’s your chance. Breitling has announced a photo contest and the grand prize is that they will pay for you to get your private pilot certificate. The second prize isn’t bad either; it’s a flight with their jet team. I’m not sure how limited the rules are, but those of us who are already private pilots can at least hope for a cool ride with the jet team. All you have to do is like them on Facebook and submit a photo that highlights your love of aviation…

Giving Girls Wings to Fly - Arizona Public Media | At Girls Fly!, female pilots, rodeo riders, ranchers, artists and Olympic athletes will conduct workshops and share their stories. Girls Fly! will take place at the Pima Air & Space Museum on Saturday, May 7…

Burger Day is just around the corner - NewsOK.com | Look high in the sky at noon and you'll see the Oklahoma Wing Commemorative Air Force flying by. But the big ticket is the monstrous burger the fire department will cook up: 250 pounds of beef, 150 pounds of onions and a bun that will eclipse the sun ...

Tuskegee Airmen chapter looks to expand membership - Florida Today ... introduces young people to aviation and science through local and national programs such as Young Eagles and other Tuskegee Airmen youth programs; and provides scholarships and awards to cadets in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. ...

WWII nurse among eight vets from Lake County on Honor Flight - Chicago Sun-Times | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media Among those welcoming Lake County's seven Honor Flight veterans tonight will be a contingent from Gurnee, including members of American Legion Post 771 and Mayor Kristina Kovarik, whose father served in World War II ...

B-17 Bomber offering rides at Santa Maria airport - KSBY San Luis Obispo News | The B-17 has a wing span of more than 100 feet and stands about two stories tall. This particular plane was built in 1945, but never saw combat. Visitors can take a ground tour and even go for a ride on the famous bomber, but that will cost you $465. ...

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Aerospace & Arizona Days 2010: If you go - Arizona Daily Star | Other high-flying performances include demonstrations by the A-10 West, C-17 and F-18 teams, professional aerobatic pilots and a concert by country musician ...

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Air Show Cancelled - FOX 40 News WICZ TV | The Greater Binghamton Air Show has been cancelled due to construction taking place at the Greater Binghamton Airport. BGM officials say it would be tough ...

Patty Wagstaff at Tavares Seaplane Marina Basin Grand Opening from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | A Grand Opening of Tavares Seaplane Marina Basin is scheduled for April 10, 2010. The huge two- day celebration to include an airshow featuring Patty Wagstaff was announced today at the 16th Annual FAA Seaplane Safety Seminar in Lakeland. The project includes AvGas and MoGas with new docks, beaches and a ramp for seaplanes. A 3,000 foot VFR "virtual" waterway for seaplane landing will be FAA approved. Leesburg airport with an ASOS is only three miles away…

Abu Dhabi opens skies for Air Race from Air Race News Watch by editorsdttp@gmail.com | From www.khaleejtimes.com: The Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2010 opens in Abu Dhabi on March 26 and 27, 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 continents... "Abu Dhabi is one of the most challenging races on the calendar because you don't know what the other guys have been doing over the winter," Arch said. "Your team doesn't have a race rhythm yet and no one's quite sure how strong their planes are relative to the others. I'm looking forward to the race. I'm the hunter now rather than being hunted."… Read the complete article: Abu Dhabi opens skies for Air Race

Flying Musicians Association Hosts the 1st ever Annual Event. from Aviation News by Aviation_News_Expert_Adam_Badger | The first ever Fly-In Musicfest, held by the Flying Musicians Association on November 7, 2009 at the Fort Worth Spinks Airport (FWS) in Fort Worth, Texas was a success. On  aircraft display include a B-25 "Pacific Prowler" Mitchell, C-47 Skytrain, Russian Antonov AN 2 bi-plane, Extra 300LP and a Duo Discus sailplane. Overall there were 130 musicians performing on two stages thought the day. The musicians performing include: Ravi Raviator, Bradley Leighton, Jay Carpneter, Ray Ricketts and many more performed. Each musician has an aviation background.  Flying Musicians Association co-founder, Aileen Hummel "We have assembled a great committee that worked hard, relentlessly, for many months. These great folks are the pilots, aviation enthusiasts, and musicians who have embraced the mission of the Flying Musicians Association. Without their help and support, this event could not have been a success." Next years Date: November 13-14, 2010.

Indian aerobatics teams enjoy good safety record - Thaindian.com | France's Patrouille Acrobatique de France (French Acrobatic Patrol) flies the Apha Jet trainers made in the 1970s. Only the Roulettes of the Royal ...

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At long last, Ord's aviation pioneer honored by Congress - Grand Island Independent | ORD -- Diane Bartels was first introduced to Evelyn Sharp at an Ord airshow on June 24, 1973. Sharp had died in a plane crash nearly ...

Q&A with Ross Young of the Royal Air Force from Flight Image of the Day by Will Horton | After a number of years with the UK's Ministry of Defence, Qinetiq's task technical manager for 'Project Julius' Ross Young is now responsible for upgrading Boeing Chinook Mk2 helicopters for the Royal Air Force. Why did you choose an aerospace-related career? I was interested in aircraft from an early age and used to attend air shows with my father. Aeronautical engineering seemed to be a good idea; that was 21 years ago. Which jobs have you done? I started my career as a UK Ministry of Defence apprentice technician on helicopters (airframes/engines) and then became a design engineer (draughtsman) with the Joint Aircraft Test and Evaluation Unit at RAF Brize Norton. Continue reading the interview...

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Photos from recent NY State air shows: Binghamton and Geneseo

By Laszlo Nyary

BINGHAMTON, NY. July 4-5, 2009

The Binghamton air show is one of those air shows that is worth the visit despite its relatively small size. This year by hosting the USN Blue Angels, USAF F-16 Viper West Demo, USMC AV-8B Harrier Demo, and the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, the teams made the air show a very special event. Other performers included Rob Holland MX2 Aerobatics, Carol Pilan wing walking demonstration among others, such as the WWII B-25 warbird, and the L-29 Delfin jet. There were only three WWII warbirds at the show: B-17 Memphis Belle, C-47 Skytrain and a B-25, and only one of them the B-25 flew during the show. Click here to see the images.



GENESEO, NY. July 10-12, 2009

Geneseo's 'Greatest Shown on Turf' is one of the classic air shows in the USA. 'Go Navy' was the theme for the 30th anniversary of the air show at this charming airport with a grass runway (turf). Enjoy the digital images that I took of the many US Navy WWII warbirds such as the Helldiver, Hellcat, Wildcat and Corsairs, in the air, on the ground and from air-to-air. There were other aircraft both Navy and Air Force from Canada such as the Canso PVY (Canadian built Catalina), Harvards and WWI replicas buzzing around. The USAF F-15E Strike Eagle Demo Team was present too, and they performed the Heritage Flight with a P-51D Mustang piloted by Dale 'Snort' Snodgrass. Rob Holland performed as well dazzling the crowds. Click here to see the images.

Greater Binghamton Air Show, New York, July 4-5, 2009

Location: Binghamton Regional Airport, Johnson City, New York

Admission: Adult $15, Child $10

Parking: $4.00 off site, transfer by bus

Value: Excellent

Traditionally, Binghamton is not one of the larger air shows in the USA, but one of the better ones in the Norhteast. For this year the Blue Angels, the US Navy’s premier flight demonstration team, in my opinion the best in the USA, were the major headliners.

Even before I got to the Binghamton Air Show, it had an aura that this will be a well organized show. First impressions do count a great deal, as I received my media pass, complete with parking pass, map as how to get to the airport and layout of the air show about a week prior to the start of the air show. This indicated to me that the folks at the Binghamton airport were on the ball. This was refreshing from the previous air show I attended in New York State, where I had to run around in a strange city, without much direction as to where exactly and who to see to receive my pass.

I arrived on Thursday, and saw a small glimpse of the Blue Angels as they were practicing some of their maneuvers. On Friday I wanted to go and see the arriving aircraft, but the weather was far from ideal until about 4 pm, with sudden showers on and off erratically. By the time I got to the airport, most had arrived. To my surprise I did not see any other photographers from the media or otherwise after 4 pm. They are usually hanging around at such events. I asked the operation supervisor of the airport if I could get in to take some static photos, and I was let in, and driven out to the tarmac. About one hour later I was picked up. I appreciated the help; thank you Tom!

The flight line layout at Binghamton is a bit different, see the layout above, than at most air show, perhaps due to the fact that it is an operational airport, on both days there were some slight delays in the event to allow for the regional airliners to land and to take off as per their schedule. This was not an inconvenience, as it gave the crowds time to visit the concession stands or visit the facilities, which were plenty. The refreshments were quite steep, $3.00 for a bottle of water is a bit much folks!

Featured teams besides the USN Blue Angels, were the USAF F-16 West Coast Team, US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, the USMC AV-8B Harrier II Demo Team. All of them put on a great demonstration of their capabilities. Fat Albert of the Blue Angels demonstrated the JATO take off, which was great, but the view was partially blocked by the static two F-16 and the two Harriers parked in front of the flight line! There was an A-10 Thunderbolt II fly-by too.

There were a lack of WWII Warbirds, essentially there were only three: B-17 "Memphis Belle" (replica), a C-47 both of these from Geneseo, NY, and a B-25 “Briefing Time” from Reading, PA. Only the B-25 flew a short routine on both days. The vintage T-33 Thunderbird was a no show. There were civilian performers, including World Champion Rob Holland. Rob Holland dazzled the crowds with his excellent flying several times on both days! What a performer!!

The weather on Saturday was a bit chilly, with heavy dark clouds to sunny breaks and every variation in between. However, the clouds gave a dramatic backdrop for taking photos of the performing aircraft. On Sunday it was much better and mostly sunny.

My over all expression of the show was very good and well organized. The only consideration for improvement apart from more WWII warbirds: many volunteers applied to receive tickets for their children “as working volunteers” and some were running around on the flight line side of the fence bumping into media photographers or even blocking them from taking proper photos. I believe that children should not be able to do this and there should be an age limit for the volunteers.

I would recommend the Binghamton Air show as an excellent entertainment for the whole family and well worth visiting next year!

The list of some of the warbirds at the show:
F-18 Hornet of the Blue Angels
C-130 Fat Albert of the Blue Angels
F-16 Viper West Demo Team
USMC Harrier II Demo Team
B-25 "Briefing Time"
B-17 "Memphis Belle" static
C-47 Skytrain static
Aero L-29 Delfin
KC-135R Stratotanker static
C-5 Galaxy static
A-10 Thunderbolt II fly-by

Rating: 9.6 out of 10