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Mike Goulian: 5 part video feature on our team by LiveAirShowTV · Mike Goulian Airshows | Very excited to be able to announce a 5 part video feature on our team by LiveAirShowTV. Titled, Inside Airshows, the series will give you a true "behind the scenes" look at an air show weekend for our team. It's very cool. Have a look at the teaser:

U.S. Sport Aviation Expo Just Around the Corner - EAA | December 19, 2013 - The 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo is coming up fast - January 16-19, 2014 - at the Sebring Regional Airport (SEB) in Florida. This year will feature more than 160 exhibitors displaying homebuilt and light-sport aircraft, aviation accessories, a wide variety of avionics, and more. A full slate of aviation forums is also scheduled....

Bahrain air show set to take off - Trade Arabia | Final preparations are underway to host the third Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) at the Sakhir Air Base next month. The three-day event, from January 16 until 18, is expected to attract up to 20,000 trade visitors from more than 25 countries ...

Twizel Airshow bites the dust - JACQUIE WEBBY | After 10 successful years, the Twizel Airshow, billed in 2012 as Wings Over Water, has come back to earth. Wings Over Water spokesman James Leslie said the Twizel Airshow had gone into recess but the seed capital remained in case other people wanted to step up and run the event. "Regretfully, the show in 2012 was the last one, unless someone chooses to revive it," he said...

Pilots confirmed for Jet Racing - Scoop.co.nz | A NASA astronaut who has completed six space shuttle flights has been confirmed as one of the pilots taking part in high-speed jet racing at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Colonel Curtis Brown of the United States was flight commander on two of his six space missions and is also a five times Reno Jet Air Race Champion. Alongside Curtis in the “Reno” team contesting the #GigatownWanaka Jet races will be three times Red Bull World Air Race champion, Mike Mangold....

Fresh faces on Warbirds Board - Scoop.co.nz | Wanaka businessman and Community Board member, Ross McRobie has taken over as Chairman of the board which oversees the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow....

French Association Réplic’Air Plans to Build a Dewoitine D.551 - Warbirds News | As reported by  World Warbird News the French association Réplic’Air has announced its intention to build a flyable  Dewoitine D.551, and have it fly by June 2017 at the latest. The aircraft, a derivative of the famous Dewoitine D.520 fighter, never flew as France was defeated before it could be produced...

War hero James Flint dies at age of 100 - nottinghampost.com | ...Returning from one mission, his Hampden was damaged by German fighters. The bomber was ditched near the Norfolk coast. Pilot and crew escaped from the sinking aircraft. Jim clambered back, found the navigator, pulled him to the escape hatch and hauled him to the shore...

RIVERSIDE: Woman, 92, recalls days as WWII aviator - Press-Enterprise | Margot DeMoss wouldn’t think of bailing out of a burning plane. DeMoss, a female aviator during World War II, shut off the motor and glided to a successful landing. “It was very dangerous,” she said. “You got flames and a big tank of gasoline. The fire would have blown me up if I hadn’t turned the key off.” DeMoss, 92, recalled the experience as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), who are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year. She and another female pilot were honored at a military ball in November at the Pechanga Resort and Casino near Temecula...

Timeless Voices - Clarence "Clancy" Hess · eaavideo.org | Clancy Hess had his first flight lesson with air racer Johnny Livingston in 1930. He was a charter member of AOPA in 1939, flew dive bombers as a Marine aviator during World War Two, and had a 32-year flying career with American Airlines.

Time to recall GA’s World War II heroes - General Aviation News | This year marked the final roll call for brave World War II fliers fading from the scene. No, it wasn’t the Doolittle Raiders, whose four survivors (three present) celebrated their final reunion last month. There’s another band of brothers: Some of GA’s World War II heroes who reunited annually for more than 60 years. Their last squadron-mate “flew West” this year...

Model Aviation Club Raises $76,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project - Fly RC | Muncie, IN -A total of $76,000 dollars was raised for and presented to the Wounded Warrior Project as a result of the efforts of the Academy of Model Aeronautics and its chartered clubs that participated in the inaugural National Model Aviation Day on August 17, 2013, by...

Understated - Flight To Success | T.H.ursdays with Tom Hill | ...Like all aircraft, a T-38 flight begins with a takeoff. When you’re used to gliders and Cessna’s, the T-38 takeoff with its afterburners can be quite impressive. It might even feel like a “kick in the pants” on a cold day when the afterburners kick in just after the brakes are released. The takeoff can be memorable, at least until you fly something with real power, like an F-15 or F-16...

Helicopter Pilot Slides Aircraft Across Ice Near Skaters - Aero-News Network  | Some Think He Should Lose Flying Privileges For The Staged Stunt It was one of those things that probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Eight Canadians who had gone by helicopter in search of the perfect frozen lake for a hockey game wound up as part of a controversy after the pilot of one of the aircraft skidded his helo across the ice through a group of skaters.

Young Pilot Uses EAA Youth Programs to Earn His Ticket - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | After Eric Beets, EAA 1078480, took a Young Eagles flight on January 15, 2012, the 17-year-old high school student from Burlington, Wisconsin, made the decision that he would become a private pilot. Thanks to his determination and the EAA Young Eagles Flight Plan, Eric passed his checkride on April 5, 2013.

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Walmart to Install Surface-to-Air Missiles on Store Rooftops to Shoot Down Amazon Drones - sUAS News | Bentonville, AR — Walmart today announced plans to install mini surface-to-air missile batteries on the rooftops of all 4,786 store locations across the United States. The missiles will exclusively target Amazon Prime Air drones. The new concept called Walmart Megatron is the latest effort to drive customers back to retail locations. While Walmart’s growth has remained steady, it has been unable to keep pace with online retailers such as Amazon...

Reno Update - 9/15/2010, #2

Speed Record Falls At Reno from AVwebFlash Current Issue
The National Championship Air Races are under way this week in Reno, Nev., and before the official races even started on Wednesday, a major speed record was broken. Curt Brown flew his L-29 jet around the pylons on Tuesday at a rate of 543.568 mph, the fastest speed ever recorded at the ...

Reno 2010: Relentless Loses Prop in Flight from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
Unexpected may become the watchword for the 2010 Reno Air Races, especially in the Super Sport Class. Qualifying runs and heat races began Wednesday, September 15, with racing running through Sunday, September 19, at Reno, Nevada's Stead Airport. ...

Here's a photo we shot while visiting the Relentless pit today

GP-5 Super Sport Racer Debuts at Reno from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
George Periera, designer of such aircraft as the Osprey and GP-4, wanted to try his hand at a Reno Unlimited racer, and figured that a small, light aircraft could do the job at least as well as the big warbirds that dominated the class.

GP-5 At Reno 2010: Wooden It Be Great... by Airpigz
The GP-5 is an all-wood racer that was begun in the early 90's by George Pereira, well known for his Osprey and GP-4 homebuilt aircraft. Originally intended to compete against the Unlimited racers (following attempts like Tsunami and the Pond Racer) - but a long and challenging journey ultimately has kept this airplane from ever  ...
   
"Galloping Ghost" returns to Reno Air Races after more than 20 years - Reno Gazette-Journal
“The whole air racing community is so happy about it.” competed and won at the post-World War II Cleveland Air Races of the late 1940s. ...

Marilyn Dash and the LiveAirShowTV crew

The "Ruby Slippers" have been swapped out as a tribute to Al Goss.  Ruby's wearing Warlock Slippers?

Reno Air Races complete 2010 schedule from Latest news updates from RGJ.com

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Reno Update - 9/15/2010

Chevy engine powers airplane - RGJ.com
... "It's very unusual that an automotive engine is used in an airplane," Behel said. "You'd think that it would be a very easy changeover, but it's not. The application is so different. The engine that works well in a car usually doesn't work well in an airplane. It's one of those things that everybody has been trying to find the key to unlock it because automotive engines are so inexpensive and have become so reliable that if you put them into an airplane, you might have something. These guys have finally done that." ...
Photo: Marilyn Dash

RENO 2010 Tuesday Photo Feature from www.aafo.com
After spending the day on Monday simply soaking in the event with friends... my shutter count for that day of relaxation was about 5 frames... and we will share them at a future time..
For today, here are 20 images from Tuesday, hopefully, they will allow us to share the experience of being here for those who are not yet here or can not attend this year...

The Galloping Ghost! from www.aafo.com
This is one very slick machine! Jimmy went on the course and before he pulled up (non mechanical issue) I thought he sounded very fast....

Former shuttle pilot breaks Reno Air Races speed record - Reno Gazette Journal
Once again, former space shuttle pilot Curt Brown has gone where no man has gone before at the Reno National Championship Air Races. ...

Aussie Glasair ready to race at Reno - Australian Aviation Magazine
A highly modified Glasair III will be carrying Australian hopes when it takes part in the Reno Air Race Championships this month. The aircraft, known as the. ...

Denver Pilot to Compete in Air Races - About Denver
Zayac will pilot a McDonald Racer #37 aircraft at the National Championship Reno Air Races from Sept. 15 to 19. Here's wishing the Mile High pilot some good luck in Nevada! Binghamton native to compete in national air races in Reno ...

Reno Air Races take flight Thursday - The Union of Grass Valley
By Tim O'Brien Six classes of racing and the largest variety of performance, exotic and aerobatic aircraft, for as many types of aviation fans, ...

National Championship Air Races in Reno | Your Reno Relocation ... by Charlene Hamilton
That means you get five whole days of air racing from: Biplanes – Small, acrobatic aircraft like the Mong and the Pitts Special flying in excess of 200 mph. Formula Ones – Powered by a Continental O-200 engine and fly at almost 250 mph. ...

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Happy National Aviation Day! from GlobalAir.com
Outside the office, tour guides here at Bowman Field (KLOU), presumably next door from Louisville Executive Aviation, one of the FBOs at the airport, or perhaps leaders from the local Civil Air Patrol, led a group of children around the tie-down area behind our building. Just after lunchtime today, they strolled through the line adjacent to one of the runways, looking at various aircraft on the field, mostly pistons, a couple Citations probably and a European trainer-fighter jet. The tour was fitting, as today is National Aviation Day.  ...

It's National Aviation Day! from Diamond Pilots 
National Aviation Day is celebrated on August 19 every year, which is Orville Wright's birthday (the pilot of "Flyer" on that first day of flight). This holiday is to recognize and remember the birth of flight. There are many ways to celebrate for all ages.

National Aviation Day celebration Saturday at Chennault Museum - Monroe News Star
Mayor Jamie Mayo and the Monroe City Council join Monroe Regional Airport and Chennault Aviation & Military Museum in inviting the public to National ...

Video: Man's Early Quest to Fly - National Aviation Day from The Kathryn Report 
Early attempts to create a machine that could fly were noble, but not always successful. We laugh at these trial and error endeavors now, but these inventors and aviators are the forerunners of our modern space age. Thank God for the courage and endeavors of our civilians and our military to keep on trying.

Lindbergh Day | Atlanta, GA | October 12, 1927 from The Mach 1 Blog 

Town's 1910 air show: The first man to die in flight? - BBC News
As the Bournemouth Air Festival begins in what is the town's 200th year, 100 years ago another major air show was organised in Bournemouth. ...

The Legend of Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance by The National Air and Space Museum
The mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance somewhere over the Pacific Ocean in July 1937 during her around-the-world flight attempt persists to the present day, and is especially alive and well on the Internet. If you were to Google the term “Amelia Earhart Disappearance,” for example, the list of hits would be about 1,950,000 items! Some websites, too numerous to mention, are filled with crank conspiratorial ideas. One, for example,  ...

August 19 from Cut and Paste Aviation 

2010 Atlantic City Air Show: 100 Years of Thunder
Atlantic City Weekly
This year's Atlantic City Air Show - Thunder Over the Boardwalk celebrates the 100th year of air shows in New Jersey.
The Atlantic City Air Show is easily the biggest event in Atlantic City each year and the biggest mid-week air show of its kind in the world. If the 2010 Thunder Over the Boardwalk matches last year’s estimated attendance, 750,000 people will be packed along the beach and boardwalk and at special viewing parties.
Not only is the 2010 Air Show a tribute to the modern era of military and civilian aviation, but this year’s event also marks the 100th anniversary of air shows in Atlantic City and the state of New Jersey. ...

Aerobatic Demonstration Previews Air Show - WEPM
The Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show won’t be here until Labor Day Weekend but there was a sneak peak Thursday at the Eastern Regional Airport. Representatives from the 167th Airlift Wing and the United Way  of the Eastern Panhandle, who have partnered for the event, welcomed aerobatic pilots and performers in the upcoming Martinsburg Air Show Admiral Bill Finagin and local charter pilot Jerry Wells. Inclement weather outside of Pennsylvania delayed Wells but Finagin arrived from Maryland early enough to perform a few tricks and even take a local business man Woody Fletcher out for a ride. Finagin has participated in the Martinsburg Air Show in the past and says people will have to come out on September 4th and 5th to see which stunts he will be performing.

EAA AirVenture A Success Despite Weather from Pacific Flyer 
Bringing together more than a half-million attendees and 10,000 aircraft is a daunting task even in the best of years.
Throw in unprecedented rains prior to that event, however, and the challenges heading into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 made it unlike any of the 57 previous EAA fly-ins held before it.
"This was the most challenging fly-in we've had in my 35 years as chairman of the event," said Tom Poberezny, EAA's chairman and president. ...

Fastest Speed Ever at the Reno Races! An interview with Curt Brown ... by warbirdbabe
People are always talking about cars, but the Reno Air Races are a motor sport and we are the fastest and the Jet pilots have to be the fastest. Guy: Do you expect in qualifying that sometime in the next few years, we will see 600 mph? ...

Norman Arrives Back at Laoag
from Autogyro circumnavigation of the globe by The GYROX Team
Norman has arrived back at Laoag following his 2 day sojourn in the Philippine capital of Manila. This followed yet another 10 hour overnight bus journey to the northern end of Luzon Island.
Norman described the trip as...

Australian Skydiver Will Attempt to Break 120,000 Feet Record from Aviation Blogs 
Australian skydiver Felix Baumgartner plans to break the 50-year-old altitude record for skydiving later this year by jumping from an altitude of 120,000 feet (almost 23 miles, or about 3.66 kilometers), during which he is expected to reach supersonic speeds, …

Thunder Over Michigan 2010 - Belleville - 08/07/10 from FenceCheck Forums

China National Aviation Corporation exhibit now open from National Museum of the USAF 
A new exhibit focused on the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), a group that served during World War II, opened Aug. 19 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
The First Over the 'Hump:' The China National Aviation Corporation exhibit is located in the museum's Air Power Gallery. It tells the story of CNAC's pioneering search for air routes over the Himalaya Mountains between China and India, known in history as the "Hump." CNAC's great success in finding these vital air routes led to the first regular flights over the Himalaya Mountains. Joining with the Air Transport Command, CNAC became a vital partner in the world's first strategic airlift. Between April 1942 and August 1945, CNAC crews are reported to have flown over 38,000 missions transporting 10 percent of all cargo and personnel over the Hump to Allied Forces in China, Burma and India. ...

The 727 that Vanished - Air and Space Magazine
A case pursued by the FBI, the CIA, the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security, CENTCOM, and the sister of Ben Padilla.
Seven years after her brother disappeared from Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport in Angola, Benita Padilla-Kirkland is trying to persuade the FBI to re-open his case. She believes she has the “new information” agents told her they require. But she suspects that the agency already has more information than agents will admit to.

Snohomish man's youthful dream may have set a record - HeraldNet
SNOHOMISH -- The idea came while he was working on a class assignment.
Arnold Ebneter wrote about a small plane that broke a distance record while he was studying engineering at Texas A&M during the 1950s. After he finished the paper, he wanted to break that record.
"I told myself that one day I would like to build a similar thing," said Ebneter, now 82.
However, after he graduated, he enlisted in the Air Force and had to refine his design while collecting new materials to build his plane from scratch. ...

A 'BizBlimp'...such a far out concept? from Av8rdan's World of Flying 
O.K., right up front, I am really tempted to crack jokes about Aeroscraft's ML866 Blimp being touted as a "Flying Business Center" because it's really, really easy to crack jokes about blimps. They look funny, they fly too slow, and they are a handful in a crosswind. ...

Why You Should Learn To Fly from Let's Go Flying 
When most people think about learning to fly they envision freedom in flight but there are some other reasons why you should learn how to fly. There is a social fabric to this industry if you are an amateur or a professional. In addition to flying with friends and colleagues there are many advantages to flying. ...

AF Photos page
Michael de Boer from FenceCheck Forums
Bursting in air from AF.mil Photos | The Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform the high bomb burst maneuver Aug. 14, 2010, during the Abbotsford International Air Show in British Columbia.

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