P-47s won't fly in Saturday's Shrinersfest Air Show - 14 News WFIE Evansville | EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) - The P-47 Thunderbolts, the World War II planes made in Evansville during the war, won't be in Saturday's Shrinersfest Air Show. Officials with the Shrinersfest say Saturday's show will still go on, but these planes won't be involved. They tell us it's to do with the weather in the area where the planes are currently on the ground and it's keeping them from arriving in Evansville. 14 News is told that the P-47's performance in Sunday's show is still undetermined....
Pilots share their love of flight at annual fly-in - Seacoastonline.com | GREENLAND — Mike Paquin was tuning up his canary yellow gyro plane Saturday afternoon. A member of the Yankee Rotors based in Laconia, Paquin said he decided to treat himself to the adult-sized toy during a mid-life crisis. “It’s kind of like riding a dirt bike in the sky,” said Paquin of Hooksett. While his aircraft can go up to altitudes of 10,000 feet, he likes to hover around 1,000 so he can get a good look at things on the ground. Paquin was one of many pilots who flew into Sanderson’s Field on Post Road for the 22nd annual Yankee Ultralight Flyers Fly-In Camp-In event....
Solar powered plane on final leg of flight to NYC - pilotnewsmag.com | The cross-country flight is a tune-up for a planned 2015 flight around the globe with an up-graded version of the plane. | 
WASHINGTON (AP) — A solar-powered aircraft lifted off from a suburban Washington airport before dawn Saturday, embarking on the final leg of a history-making cross-country flight. The Solar Impulse flew out of Dulles International Airport a little before 5 a.m. en route to New York City. The flight plan for the revolutionary plane takes it past the Statue of Liberty before landing at New York’s JFK Airport early Sunday. “This is a leg where everybody is quite moved,” Bertrand Piccard, one of two pilots who took turns flying the Solar Impulse across the United States, said shortly after the aircraft was in the air....
Doolittle Raiders vet , 97 , at air show - Battle Creek Enquirer | At 97, Retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole can still pilot a heavy bomber. Cole was at the controls of a B-25 in April during the 71st reunion of the Doolittle Raiders, marking the United States bombing run on Tokyo during World War II. “I flew it in April,” Cole said in Battle Creek on Friday. “I average about once every year or two, but you have to have an instructor pilot in the right seat. I didn’t want to get in trouble with the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).”He said during his career he has flown 300 to 400 hours in the B-25....
For members of Team AeroDynamix, flying is a passion - Evansville Courier & Press | VANSVILLE — For Team AeroDynamix, an 11-member, high-intensity aerial stunt team, they’re not just co-workers — they’re family. Lead pilot Michael “Kahuna” Stewart, 43, has been flying recreationally for the past 15 years. It was a hobby gone wild, he said. Stewart, from Charlotte, N.C., founded the team and has been flying with his teammates for 11 years....
Councilwoman Zapf to ask Defense Dept. to allow Miramar Air Show - San ... - KFMB News 8 | SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Despite air shows being canceled across the country, San Diego City Councilwoman Lorie Zapf plans to call on the Defense Department Tuesday to allow the annual Miramar Air Show to go on as scheduled this fall. Zapf aide Job Nelson wrote in a report that dozens of air shows around the country have been scrubbed because of budget cuts, and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar has not received permission from the Pentagon to host the event....
Phantom Pharewell Wittmund AB, 29 June 2013 Photo Report - fly-by.nl | On Saturday June 29th 2013 the German Air Force organized the Phantom Pharewell at Wittmund Airbase to celebrate the last operational flight of the F-4F Phantom II. The day prior a spottersday was held which was attended by approx. 3000 aviation enthusiasts. Unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate, which made me decide to visit the openday on Saturday in stead. The day started very cloudy again with 
drizzle rain during the morning, lucky the weather cleared during the afternoon...
Saunders-Roe (Saro) A.19 Cloud. - Planeshots | "Here’s a nice Saunders-Roe Ltd photograph of the first A19 Cloud, initially flown on 16 July 1930 with the Class B registration L.4.. This aircraft spent three years in...
Sikorsky Challenges Youths To Envision Future Helicopters - The Aero News Network | Helicopter 2050 Challenge Carries A $1,000 Scholarship Award | Sikorsky Aircraft has launched the 2013 Sikorsky Helicopter 2050 Challenge, a national competition that invites youths ages 9-16 to envision a helicopter capable of addressing global issues likely to be encountered by mid century.
Saturday, July 6, 2013
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Friday, July 5, 2013
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EAA takes FAA to court over AirVenture fees - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) | In May, the FAA told EAA officials the cost for 87 air traffic controllers and supervisors to come to Oshkosh for AirVenture would be $447,000. Last month, AirVenture made a partial payment with the remaining sum to be paid after the FAA completes its ...
Air show offers high-speed spectacle - StarPhoenix | The third Canada Remembers Our Heroes Air Show offers entertainment, but just as importantly education, organizer Brian Swidrovitch says. “It’s a very important event, especially for younger generations to come out and be around veterans who fought in one of the great wars.” This year is the 60th anniversary of the Korean War and the air show is the only annual community event dedicated entirely to honoring veterans, the Canadian forces, law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel, he said....
The Back of the Yak · Steve Tupper | It’s another great day here at the Battle Creek Field of Flight 
Airshow and Balloon Festival! This is my eighth year covering Battle Creek and it’s my favorite airshow. It’s different this year, as it is with many shows. Where, in light of sequestration, the shows are even still on this year! Battle Creek usually has a jet team. Not so this year. Thus it’s an interesting year and the civilians are working hard to...
Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival just getting off the ground in ... - WKZO | BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) -- They got the balloons off yesterday at the Field of Flight event at Kellogg Field, and concluded the night with a spectacular fireworks show. Today is a transitional day for the 5 day event. They will have the Michigan Mile Car race, two balloon launches as the competition continues, and they also have some unique events you will only see tonight....
After 17 years, Tahoe Truckee Airport puts on free air show - RGJ.com | After the air show was canceled 17 years ago, it’s being brought back as a real air show for the first time this weekend after hosting static planes and flybys last year. And ...“It’s totally free,” LoDolce said....
Snowbirds put on show in brief homecoming - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | After a long swing into Eastern Canada, the 431 Squadron Snowbirds returned to Moose Jaw to perform over the Friendly City as a part of the Sidewalk Days festival. “There’s always a special element when you get to fly in your hometown and do a little something for your neighbours, friends and the people you meet in town,” said Capt. Thomas Edelson, 431 Squadron’s public affairs officer. “The show has a hometown feel.”...
Pancakes and airplanes grab the spotlight in Sunday’s annual Fly-In Breakfast | The Wild Rivers Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol will celebrate 40 years of community service with its annual public fly-in, drive-in pancake breakfast and open house Sunday, July 7, at the Sawyer County Airport two miles north of Hayward...
Phuket Airshow & Family Picnic ready for takeoff - Phuket Gazette | PHUKET: On behalf of the U.S. Navy League, the organizers, suppliers, sponsors,pilots, cooks, clowns, face painters and the scores of others engaged in presenting the Airshow & Family Picnic at Phuket Airpark this weekend, we at the Phuket Gazette would like to invite you to join us...
Reno Air Race 2013 UAV Navigation - ASDnews | UAV Navigation, a leading developer of flight control avionics and motion processing solutions, today announced that it will sponsor a plane at the Reno National Championship Air Races and Air Show from Wednesday 9 thru 15 September 2013. Guillermo Parodi, UAV Navigation's CEO and co-founder, will once again be piloting the aircraft. Plane no36, callsign 'N-A-RUSH', is a Cassutt Special III, a single-seat monoplane racer designed in the United States in 1951 by ex-TWA captain Tom Cassutt.
Advance Ticket Sales Rocketing Sky High at RAF Waddington International Airshow | With the RAF Waddington International Airshow only days away, the organising team are delighted to report that advance ticket sales are so high that there is a strong possibility that all available tickets will have been purchased prior to the event and that there may not be any tickets on sale on the day....
Airshow to fly again - News North Wales | THE success of this year’s Bob Jones Memorial Air Show means planes will be taking to the sky again in 2014. A record 8,000 people attended the air show in Welshpool last month and organisers have confirmed the event will take place again next year, despite discussions about making in a biennial occurrence....
Geneseo Airshow flying higher - The Livingston County News | Volunteers at the upcoming Geneseo Airshow may be flying just a little bit higher next weekend. After nearly two decades the Geneseo-based 1941 Historical Aircraft Group reacquired its old name — the National Warplane Museum — in the spring. The news, announced just before Memorial Day in May, brings the story of the Museum full circle....
Frecce Tricolori on 6 and 7 July in Capo d'Orlando: this is the program and other... - Resapubblica
(Translated ) | On 6 and 7 July the town of Capo d'Orlando will host for the second time the world's most famous aerobatic team: The "Frecce Tricolori". Countless institutions charged with an extraordinary commitment to ensure all services to tens of thousands of people are expected in the first weekend of July. In total there will be over 200 units present in these (Carabinieri, Police, Financial Police, Firefighter, Fire, Air Force, Harbour Office, Municipal Police and ASP), plus over 100 volunteers of Civil Defence and several employees of the Aeroclub Capo d'Orlando and Reggio Calabria....
Some of the most interesting aircraft that have taken part in the Paris Air Show 2013 · David Cenciotti | The following images were taken at Le Bourget, by Erwan Malgras.
Salute from the Shore thrills patriots in air, on ground - MENAFN.COM | Alvin Strasburger, an 89-year-old World War II veteran from Columbia, is just as comfortable using an iPhone as he is flying a vintage World War II aircraft.Strasburger, one of five Columbia veterans selected to ride in the 4th annual Salute from the Shore on Thursday, was texting his family while he flew along the Grand Strand. He also took many pictures with his smartphone.Strasburger entered the Army in 1943 and piloted a B-25. He flew 60 missions during World War II, starting at age 19, and earned the Distinguished Service Cross. Thursday was his first time back in the cockpit of an old plane since he was a young man, and Strasburger said it was fantastic...
Video and photo gallery: Cromer carnival helper takes to the air during Wildcat display team ‘recce’ - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | ...The 30-year-old volunteer looped the loop over the landmark pier on board a smoke-trailing bi-plane when she joined the Wildcats display team for a “recce” of the resort. The Norfolk-based fliers will provide some of the aerial action on carnival day next month, as they and the The Blades aerobatics team fill a vacuum in the sky left by the absence of the Red Arrows this year....
Cracker Fly-In canceled - Access North Georgia | GAINESVILLE - For only the second time in its nearly 50-year history, the Cracker Fly-In at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville, which was to be held Saturday, has been canceled. "Due to rain and low clouds planned for Saturday, we are scrubbing the 45th Cracker Fly In," said one of the organizers, Winn Fletcher. "Only the second time in 45 years (we've had to cancel)."...
The Two Day French Event Honoring the 1943 B-17 Crew - Second Line of Defense By Robbin Laird | The families of the 10-crew members who crash-landed onto the waters of Noirmoutier Island, France on July 4, 1943 were invited to attend the unveiling ceremony honoring their World War II combat crew members. Thousands of French joined the ceremonies on Sunday June 30, 2013. It was indeed a festive occasion. For the families and the participants in the ceremony, the event was a two-day experience....
Germany bids farewell to the F-4 Phantom - Peter Grant | On June 29th, the Luftwaffe retired its last F-4F Phantom jet fighters after flying them for almost 40 years. To commemorate the occasion, one was painted in a special livery and labeled 'Phantom Pharewell'....
Aviation Pioneer Tom Gunn Exhibit at the Pacific Aviation Museum . Warbird News | The Pacific Aviation Museum of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii is opening a new exhibit on Saturday July 13th. Entitled “Pacific Aviation Pioneers”, the inaugural exhibit will be on aviation daredevil and stunt pilot Tom Gunn and will also mark the debut of the remodeled Doolittle Gallery in Hangar 37, redesigned to host ongoing exhibits with flexibility and modern display technology. It is the first major change in 
Hangar 37 since the museum opened its doors in late 2006...
Air Force Week in Photos | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
SR-71 — the whole 9 yards by travelforaircraft | There are many other books on ultra-advanced-even-after-retirement Lockheed SR-71, including by the author, and each serves a use. The niche of this book, by former SR-71 pilot Col. Richard Graham, is:...
Johnny Summers · Karlene Petitt | Friday's Fabulous Flyer | ... Johnny began his flying career as a US Army helicopter pilot. But after completing his degree, he transferred to the US Air Force and flew KC-135s refueling the SR-71 and then the F-117...
ESA Tests the IXV Re-Entry Vehicle - Spaceports | The European Space Agency (ESA) tested splashdown on its Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) - Photo gallery here: http://goo.gl/BViOJ , a wingless body with movable rear flaps for control, on June 19, 2013. Review found that parachutes provided such a gentle landing that the inflators never detected the splashdown. The ESA plans an orbital launch test next year of the IXL on the Vega rocket booster from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, South America.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
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Homecoming show for Snowbird #4 - KenoraOnline | It was a great feeling to be up in the air and over the lake. You couldn't ask for a better setting to do an airshow," he said. The Snowbirds even dedicated a maneuver to his family, as they drew a great big heart with their smoke trails. For more...
Blue Angel blazes trail home - Cincinnati.com | CINCINNATI — Fort Mitchell City Council members greeted Blue Angels pilot and Fort Mitchell native John Hiltz immediately after he flew his F-18 Hornet into Lunken airport in Cincinnati on Wednesday.Hiltz was selected to lead Fort Mitchell’s 4th of July parade earlier this year and said he is happy to have been chosen....
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Rarities, Round Engines Set Stage for Incredible Week in Vintage | The Vintage Aircraft Association is gearing up for a week for the ages at AirVenture with a plethora of rare aircraft, anchored by the Round Engine Rodeo airplanes that, according to organizers, is approaching 50 confirmed airplanes and could reach upward of 75.Timeless Voices - Paul Poberezny Part 1 · eaavideo.org |In this first of a multi-part series, EAA Founder Paul Poberezny reflects on his early childhood, learning to fly, and some of the aerial adventures he had as a young man prior to the outbreak of World War Two.
Texas Flying Legends Heroes: Herb Stachler | Along with an awesome collection of World War II aircraft, the Texas Flying Legends Museum will bring a number of WWII veterans to AirVenture in a C-53 transport. Here is the seventh in our series of profiles of those veterans, P-47 pilot Capt. Herb Stachler, U.S. Army Air Corps.
The Time Is Here For AirVenture Planning - AVweb | Now that July has arrived, AirVenture is just a few weeks away, and EAA is promising a full agenda for the seven-day event. Terrafugia is bringing the latest prototype of its Transition flying car to Oshkosh for its first public airshow flight. The...
EAA: ‘You’re absolutely right – it’s complicated’ - GAN | By Dick Knapinski, EAA Communications | I had the opportunity to read your column regarding the AirVenture ATC fees being assessed by the FAA. You’re absolutely right – it’s complicated....
Red Arrows help school to celebrate 200th anniversary - This is Bristol | THE Red Arrows helped a Winterbourne school mark its 200th anniversary with a flypast. St Michael's Primary School was honoured by the flight team at 11.09am yesterday as part of its week of celebrations....
Taking flight in a T-6 before air show - KVUE | Is that Goose? Nope, it's WFAA's Colleen Coyle taking on the skies in a T-6 Texan with Kevin Raulie, the assistant director of the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, in the pilot's seat. Doug Jeanes, the museum director, introduces the plane before Coyle goes up into the sky, hanging tight as the plane takes her upside down in a loop....
WWII pilot recalls dodging antiaircraft fire, saving his B-17 - Topeka Capital Journal | Lt. Bob Armstrong piloted a B-17 heavy bomber — riddled by more than 300 flak holes and carrying a seriously wounded pilot and gunner — and landed the bomber without brakes or rudders on a summer day in 1944. More amazing is that it was only the second time the 23-year-old Army Air Corps pilot from Kansas had ever landed a B-17, he said in an interview this week. Armstrong, 92, and Mary, his wife of nearly 68 years, live in Topeka....
Air Show Report: Germany’s Phantom Pharewell - Warbirds News | After 40 years in service with
the German Air Force, the service is retiring the last of their McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs. Reflecting the central role these warbirds have played in the defense of the country, the air force crreated the F-4F “Heritage Flight”, refinishing four F-4Fs in paint schemes reflecting each of the decades that the plane was in service as well as has organizing the intentionally misspelled Phantom Pharewell send-off that was held last weekend. We’ll give you a complete report from our man at the event, but first some background:...South Carolina July 4 flyover will be a blast from the past - Reuters By Harriet McLeod |...The South Carolina air show will include a wartime C-47 cargo plane, two C-45 "Twin Beech" planes and an SNJ-6 Navy aircraft, said volunteer pilot Barry Avent, 53, who will fly his C-47. Vintage Stearman biplanes and small Globe Swifts will round out the fleet, he said, adding that the C-47 flies at about one-third the speed of a modern jet....
Warbirds arrive at new roost - Otago Daily Times | Two more ''warbirds'' will call Wanaka home after landing at the town's airport last night. The two aircraft, a 1996 Yak 52 and a 1941 Harvard T6 belonging to XX Aviation, were flown from Tauranga by John Lamont and Peter Meadows. Bad weather meant an unscheduled stopover in Ashburton before the last leg of the flight to Wanaka...
Fleet Air Arm Museum - Culture24 |...All three saw war service but the Swordfish, an antiquated bi-plane even by 1939 standards, remarkably saw service throughout war and is perhaps the most iconic. It was a torpedo from a Swordfish flying from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal that crippled the German battleship Bismark, which was later scuttled by her crew following a fierce and fatal engagement with a British fleet....
Women in Aviation - Marinscope Community Newspapers | Kristin Winter is a 34-year pilot and a lawyer who practices aviation law. She lives in Petaluma and flies a Piper Twin Comanche she calls “Maggie.” Winter will be a part of the Women in Aviation seminar at Wings Over Marin, the Gnoss Field open house and air show, held on Sept. 21. “I got sick the first time I flew, though I loved being in the air,” Winter said. “It was the beauty of it … and the excitement of learning it was something I could actually do: fly an airplane.” She was 21 years old....
Own a Spitfire — or part of one · General Aviation News Staff | LONDON — Always wanted to own —and fly — a Spitfire? Now you can — or at least part of one. The Boultbee Flight Academy is now offering the possibility to purchase a 1/10th share in an original Supermarine Spitfire in flying condition. In addition to this, as the only accredited Spitfire training academy in the world, the Boultbee Flight Academy will provide training that will allow the new owners to fly this iconic machine themselves....
Monday, May 20, 2013
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Canadian Forces Snowbirds and CF-18 Hornet Headline Air Show May 30 - June 1, 2014 - World-
renowned Canadian Forces Snowbirds will join an action packed weekend of aerial performances on May 30 - June 1, 2014. The Fort McMurray International Air Show celebrates the opening of Fort McMurray Airport’s new Terminal Building....
Hangar 24 Fifth Anniversary and Air Show in Redlands - Patch.com | Thousands of people, including residents of Los Angeles, Banning and Mentone, turned out Saturday for Hangar 24 Craft Brewery's Fifth Anniversary and Air Show at Redlands Municipal Airport...
Frecce Tricolori, the performance of the tests. Tomorrow the Air Show
- Fotobook - The Giunco.net | ORBETELLO - The Frecce Tricolori do not
disappoint the expectations, even when it comes to the dress rehearsal
for the big event scheduled for tomorrow all'Albinia. The Air Show
Orbetello aims to excite, entertain and pay tribute to a territory...
Visit the DAV Flight Team's FB page for pictures of the B-25 fly-by at Pimlico this past weekend
Airport to host fly-in breakfast - The Daily News Online | PINE HILL — Pine Hill Airport will host its annual fly-in breakfast June 2 at the airport located on Pine Hill Road, just west of Barre Center. This is the 50th anniversary of the event, which will include all-you-can eat pancakes, eggs, sausage...
Mossie Pilot Mike Spalding &The Aviation Historian – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Episode 503 | On this episode of Warbird Radio LIVE Matt Jolley catches up with Mosquito pilot Mike Spalding and Mick Oakey from The Aviation Historian. With all the buzz around the Military Aviation Museum’s deHavilland Mosquito has been making we thought it would be fun to hear ( first hand ) from the pilot of the wooden wonder....
Sunday was all Phantoms | ...On the Planeshots tumbler.
Airplane Nicknames from The Lexicans
Fun with formation flight for a flyover from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | ...Joe flew the Champ, Jamie flew the big Cub, and I flew the little one. We figured out the plan on the ground (Jamie would break off on the second pass as the missing man) and climbed into our taildraggers. We took off in quick succession and slowly converged as we flew south. By the time we made the final turn towards the memorial service, I was in tight on Joe's wing...
LITH Airport Hosts Young Eagles Rally - Patch.com | Children can get a thrill with free airplane rides at the EAA Chapter 790's first Young Eagles Rally of the year. The rally will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, May 25 at the Lake in the Hills Airport, 8407 Pyott Road, Lake in the Hills...
Young Eagles take to the skies - NBC Montana | Kids of all ages were able to earn their wings at the Kalispell City Airport on Saturday. The Young Eagles event was put on by pilots involved in the Experimental Aircraft Association. Young Eagles is a subset of the EAA, encouraging youth to learn...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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Simsbury Airport Fly-In draws record 10000 visitors - Foothills Media Group | SIMSBURY — The
2012 Simsbury Fly-In & Car Show, held Sept. 23 at Simsbury Airport, featured a flyover by a giant military cargo jet, maneuvers by the Yankee Clippers formation team, a World War I fighter plane replica and visits from two LifeStar...Photos: Paso Robles Airport Day 2012 from Julie in the SkyJulie in the Sky by Eric James Swearingen | September 29, 2012, Saturday Warbirds Over Paso Robles Airshow.
Intrepid airmen CIAF to attract a record number of visitors - BBC NEWS | This year's 19th vintage airshow Czech International Air Fest - CIAF according to initial estimates had record attendance. For both weekend days in Hradec airport resulted in more than 53,000 spectators, said spokesman Thomas shows Otruba. Last year came about...
CIAF air show had record attendance this year - Czech newspapers | Hradec Kralove - This year's 19th vintage airshow Czech International Air Fest - CIAF according to initial estimates had record attendance. For both weekend days in Hradec airport resulted in more than 53,000 spectators, the show's spokesman told ČTK Thomas Otruba ...
Leap Frogs Gave Breathtaking Performance at 2012 Coronado Speed Fest - US Navy SEALs Blog & Information (blog) | Aside from the thrilling car races, the crowd attending the two-day finale of Coronado Fleet Festival was treated with a striking performance by the Navy Parachute Demonstration Team. The Leap Frogs got the rare opportunity to show off their skills to ...
Colorado and Texas Chapter October Newsletters from Antique Airfield News | Here are the Colorado Chapter and the Texas Chapter October 2012 Newsletters. Blakesburg reports, fly-in news, and chapter business. Don't forget, the Texas Chapter Fall Festival of Flight will be October 12-13 at Gainesville Municipal Airport!
Shady Lady - 2012 - Feature length documentary Narration: Michael Dorn | 'Shady Lady' is the epic story of the B-24 Liberator aircraft called 'Shady Lady' that set off from Darwin on Friday, 13 August 1943 on what was at that time the world's longest ever bombing mission of WWII to the oil refineries
at Balikpapan, Borneo. Shortly before running out of fuel, 'Shady Lady' was crash landed on a remote salt pan in Northern Western Australia after flying for 16 hours and 35 minutes. With help from the Aboriginal Community, 'Shady Lady' amazingly flew again. A 'Presidential Citation' for the crew, was... More Info and trailer HERESanta Teresa's War Eagles Museum hosts visit by restored B-17 bomber, crew - Las Cruces Sun-News | SANTA TERESA — The World War II B-17G bomber "Sentimental Journey" is scheduled to be on display and available for rides and tours from Monday's arrival about noon, to Thursday, departing in the morning, at the War Eagles Air Museum, 8012 Airport ...
UK Mosquito from stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY | Just heard from Peter Smith of 'inreachfortheskies' blog, that the second Mosquito...
Rare Biplane With 6 On Board Missing from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Helicopters searched across rugged terrain in northwest Brisbane, Australia, for a 1934 de Havilland Dragon DH-84 biplane that went missing Monday afternoon (local time) with six people on board. The pilot was headed home after a weekend airshow when a distress call was received about 2:15 p.m., and an emergency locator signal was heard about 45 minutes later. The pilot reportedly was "struggling in thick cloud," according to a report from the Australian Broadcasting Network. Low lying clouds in the hilly and forested area hampered search efforts. Officials said an aircraft equipped with infra-red technology would search overnight, and further air and ground efforts would ramp up in the morning...
Mark Mangold Interview at Reno Pylon Racing School – from National Air Race Podcast
from Warbirdbabe's Blog | I had a fun time interviewing Airline Pilot and Red Bull Racing Champion, Mark Mangold at the Reno Pylon Racing School (PRS) which is held each June prior to the official start of the Reno National Championship Air Races and Air Show held in September. I spoke with Pilot Mike Mangold about the changes made to the race course which decreased in size from 8.4 miles to 8.1 miles but increased the safety radius margins....
National Air Race and Aviation films: 1928 – 1939 by Engineering Library | National Air Race and Aviation films: 1928 – 1939 have been loaded as a set of aviation films from Western Reserve Historical Society's collection. “This collection contains copies of original 16mm films (positive prints) of the ...
Phabulous Phantom Photo: F-4 fighter jet’s romantic take off into a rainbow from David Cenciotti's weblog | Taken few hours ago at Decimomannu airbase, in Sardinia, by Gian Luca Onnis, the following picture shows a German Air Force F-4 Phantom with the Jadgdeschwader (JG) 71 “Richthofen”, taking off into a rainbow, shortly after a thunderstorm...
EAA Member's 'In Descent Proposal' Goes Viral from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A video of an EAA member proposing to his girlfriend in a GA airplane while feigning an in-flight emergency has gone viral, giving the now-engaged couple a fair dose of fame on the national landscape. Ryan Thompson, EAA 1096853, from Chicago, and his fiancee Carlie Kennedy have already appeared on ABC's Good Morning America thanks to the popularity of the video In Descent Proposal, which at last count was approaching 1.4 million views on YouTube.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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Fair St. Louis and the St. Louis Arch from US Army Golden Knights by dcook | 
How do you get to fly through the St Louis Arch? Easy, be a Golden Knight at the 2012 Fair St Louis! That is exactly what Black Team was able to do for the 4th of July celebration, held at the world renowned, St Louis Arch. To a crowd of over 75,000 people, Black Team performed two seperate parachute demonstrations using the St. Louis Arch as our backdrop. The team stepped out over top of the Arch at our full jump altitude of 12,500 ft and put together two mass formations. On each jump, after breaking the formation, each jumper was excited to be able to fly his landing pattern around, and then through the Arch for his final approach....
Just A Few More Days Before Aviation's Eyes Turn To Wisconsin from Aero-News Network | Anticipation Building As 2012 Event Salutes Greatest Generation, Iconic Aircraft In just a few days, more than 10,000 aircraft and hundreds of thousands of attendees will descend on Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture 2012, which begins Monday, July 23, and runs through Sunday, July 29.
Next Week At AirVenture -- Lots Of Everything from AVwebFlash Current Issue | EAA AirVenture opens in Oshkosh next Monday, and as usual, the show will overflow with airplanes and events. The afternoon airshows feature all the top aerobatic performers, and this year they'll be joined by a new act appearing at Oshkosh for the first time -- Team RV, which calls itself "the world's largest formation aerobatic team." The 12-ship team will fly in honor of the 40th anniversary of the popular Van's homebuilt...
Team RV To Fly First AirVenture Performance from Aero-News Network | Oshkosh Fly-In Is "Hometown Crowd" For World's Largest Air Show Team Team RV, the world's largest formation aerobatic team, will fill the sky for aviation fans from around the globe at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. With Monday and Wednesday performances, this diverse group of civilian aviators in their RV series aircraft intends to exceed expectations of even the most seasoned air show enthusiasts.
Sioux Falls Airshow Takes Off This Weekend - KELOLAND TV | The Sioux Falls Airshow, which will feature the Blue Angels, takes off this weekend at Joe Foss Field. On Saturday and Sunday nearly 60 airplanes including B-2 Stealth Bomber, helicopters and WWII era planes will hit the skies over Sioux Falls. The...
Funds, volunteers sought for 2013 air show - AberdeenNews.com | Most of the time, Darrell Hillestad's hangar at the Aberdeen Regional Airport is a place to restore his Jeep and airplane. Lately, though, the commercial pilot's hangar has become the hangout for those seeking volunteers and funds for the Aberdeen Air...
Airshow camera mistaken for 'explosive device' - gethampshire.co.uk | AN amateur photographer was arrested at the Farnborough Airshow at the weekend for taking pictures of aeroplanes. Glenn May, of Pipers Patch, was stopped by officers and detained after it was mistakenly believed his 'bullet' camera might be "an...
Two Russian Strategic Bombers to fly in the U.S. next year. And two B-52s to return the visit. from David Cenciotti's weblog | According to the reports published on some Russian media outlets, reportedly based on news provided by ITAR-TASS, two Russian Tupolev Tu-95 MS Bear planes will fly in the U.S. in 2013. According to Lt. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev, who spoke to journalists during a press conference on Jul. 17, the two strategic bombers will fly to...
Lauderdale Air Show To Return In 2013 - CBS Local | “The Lauderdale Air Show will coincide with Fleet Week to provide for a spectacular weekend during the first weekend in May,” said Bryan Lilley, President of the Lauderdale Air Show. “We appreciate the continued support of the United States Air Force...
The eye of the tiger from Apron 6 | Probably 99% of the photographers attending the Florennes 
airshow has this picture. But it’s so cool I couldn’t stay behind…
World War II translator honored for service with Flying Tigers - Denver Post | John Yee, pictured last Memorial Day at Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, is one of the last living members of the original Flying Tigers...
CSAF's 'Fini Flight' A Ride Of Remembrance from Aero-News Network | General Norman Schwartz Joins MC-130E Crew On A Training Flight When Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz climbed aboard the MC-130E Combat Talon I at Hurlburt Field in Florida July 12, for his last flight as an active duty officer, he immediately began to reminisce on his flying career with special operations and the C-130 Hercules community. "This is more than a little sentimental for me to be back in this seat again," the general said.
Volunteers Honored For Aviation Contributions from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Several individuals and groups were honored recently by the annual Public Benefit Flying Awards, which are bestowed by the National Aeronautic Association and the Air Care Alliance. This year, the award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Benefit Flying was given to Bob Showalter of Showalter Flying Services, an FBO in Orlando, Fla., "for committed support of public benefit flying organizations in times of national...
Wings Club to honor Gen. Jack Dailey from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Wings Club of New York will honor General John R. “Jack” Dailey (USMC Ret.), director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, with the 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award.
The Mach 3 Phantom from Tails Through Time by JP SantiagoIn the 1960s the development of high-performance reconnaissance cameras offered greater resolution, but at a price- many of these systems were large and heavy and the current high-altitude spyplane of the time, the first generation variants of the Lockheed U-2, were unable to carry them. One of the premier recon optical systems developed at this time was the General Dynamics HIAC-1- a long range, oblique camera with a focal length of 66 inches that allowed stand-off reconnaissance from high altitudes. The first examples of HIAC-1 were heavy- the prototype camera system weighed over 3,500 lbs, much more than any other camera system in use at the time (excepting the very big Boston Camera carried by the B-36 and C-97 in the 1950s that weighed 3 tons and had a focal length of 240 inches). The only aircraft in the USAF...
Children Can Win Ride with Stunt Pilots - Twin Falls Times-News | The essay contest — in conjunction with Jacquie B's Rise Another Star and Greg Poe's Elevate Your Life programs — is open to Magic Valley children 18 years old or younger. Winners will have a chance of riding with Jacquie B or another pilot in their...
Saturday, June 23, 2012
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States Air Force Thunderbirds are the main attraction of the Indianapolis Air Show this weekend in Hancock County and their performance will be ...Blue Angels Announce 2013 Enlisted Team Members from US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron - The Blue Angels | We are proud to announce that the following enlisted personnel have been selected as members of the 2013 Blue Angel team...
Golden Knights at - Pocono Record | Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Peregrin flies the Pennsylvania state flag as he descends to Tobyhanna Army Depot during a demonstration by the U.S. Army Parachute ...
Webinar- Flying into AirVenture from eaavideo.org | Join Fred Stadler, EAA AirVenture NOTAM Chairman, as he discusses hints and tips for reducing your pilot workload when flying into AirVenture.
Video: XH558: Engineering Update 22/06/12 from stickandrudderWTO
CIAF celebrate the nineteenth. The air stirred and fighters from the U.S. - Chrudimský journal | ... Arrive in late summer to Hradec Kralove. The second weekend in September is held in Hradec Králové airport already nineteenth annual Czech International Air Fest (CIAF)...
Carol Vorderman takes to the skies for aerobatics at the Best of British air show - The Telegraph | ...The former Countdown star was passenger in an ex-RAF training plane as it performed air acrobatics in stormy conditionsat Cotswold Airport, in Kemble, Gloucestershire. Ms Vorderman, a keen amateur pilot who is working towards taking her private pilot's license, was flown by experienced Mark Greenfield. She flew in a Bulldog plane to celebrate the start of this year's Best of British aviation show and raise money for charity. ...
Three Kansas teams flying in women’s air race - kansas.com | Three Kansas teams are flying in the 2012 Air Race Classic, an all-women race that began Tuesday. The 2,330 nautical-mile race started in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and ends in Batavia, Ohio. Fifty-five planes are registered.
The Summer of Thunder at the Alberta Aviation Museum from Aviation.ca News | The Alberta Aviation Museum is thundering through the Canada Day Weekend starting on Thursday June 28th with the arrival of the Discovery Air/Vintage Wings of Canada Canadair F-86 Sabre “Hawk One”...
Robots Join Hunt for Amelia Earhart's Plane - LiveScience.com | U.S. Navy warships and aircraft failed to find Amelia Earhart when the pioneering female aviator vanished in the South Pacific during her second attempt to fly ...
Castle Air Museum benefits from large donation - Merced Sun-Star | Castle Air Museum is enjoying a better financial situation after it got a large donation earlier this month.
The Blue Cruise in 1948 Norécrin from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | On 21 March 1948,
a "Tour of the Mediterranean" which will participate twenty Norécrin is announced to the press, this cruise is quickly nicknamed "The Blue Cruise". This tour is organized by Paul Legastelois agency of the same name and then President of the Union Chamber of Commerce of Aeronautics in order to demonstrate the qualities of this aircraft aviation....Russ Zenith CH750 from Mike’s Adventures | ...I got to catch up with Russ today. He finished his build last November and has managed to put 60 hrs on it so far...
Bigger, Bolder: Red Flag – Alaska from Photorecon | The name Red Flag has been synonymous with large scale flying exercises since the early 1970s. Originally developed at Nevada’s Nellis AFB to help pilots survive their first ten missions in Vietnam, Red Flag has become an important test of tactics and teamwork. A similar but larger venue has been created, called Red Flag [...]
CVW 11 Commander Reaches 1,000 Traps from Aero-News Network | Nimitz Commanding Officer Was In The Back Seat The commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 completed his 1,000th carrier arrested landing, or trap, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) June 18. Capt. Greg Harris completed the trap in an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154...
Eurocopter’s X3 Hybrid Helicopter Begins U.S. Tour In Texas from Aero-News Network | First Flight On The Tour Was In Front Of American Eurocopter Employees In Grand Prairie Eurocopter has begun the U.S. tour of its X3 high-speed hybrid helicopter, which will demonstrate the unique operational capabilities of this advanced transportation system during a month of visits to military facilities and hub locations for civil helicopter operators. The tour was initiated Wednesday with a debut X3 flight presentation at the Grand Prairie, Texas headquarters of Eurocopter’s U.S. subsidiary – American Eurocopter...
Gamera II Makes 40 Second Flight from Aero-News Network | Human-Powered Helicopter Vying For The Sikorsky Prize The Gamera II human-powered helicopter designed and built at the University of Maryland has set a new unofficial record for flight in such a vehicle. According to a story appearing in the online publication The Blaze, the quad-rotor aircraft stayed airborne in the Reckord Armory on the campus of the University of Maryland for 40 seconds, still short of the minute needed to claim the American Helicopter Society's $250,000 award...
Podcast: Gamera II, the Human-Powered Helicopter from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | A team at the University of Maryland hopes to fly their 105-foot, 76-pound human-powered helicopter for at least 60 seconds and up to an altitude of 10 feet. Glenn Pew speaks with Dr. Inderjit Chopra about the project's advances and, if it's successful, what's next.
Initial Flight Tests Of Experimental Fighter And Research Aircraft from AIRBOYD.TV by Airboyd
WWII Veteran -- Age 90 -- Still Skydiving from Aero-News Network | Had 'Always Wanted To Do One' While In The Service Lt. Bill Keller had become enamoured of skydiving while in the Army Air Corps during WWII, but says he never had an opportunity to make a jump. He finally did, at the Skydive Sky Ranch in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, in 1992 to celebrate his 70th birthday...
Local Youth Invited to Experience Flight at EAA Young Eagles Day - SurfKY News | MUHLENBERG COUNTY, KY (6/22/12) - The EAA Young Eagles program was started in 1992, giving interested young people, ages 8 - 17, the chance to fly in a ...
[Updated] Turkish RF-4E Phantom shot down by Syrian Air Defense battery. Known and unknown facts from David Cenciotti's weblog | Late on the afternoon (Central European Time) of Jun. 22, media outlets started to report that a Turkish Air Force F-4 Phantom has disappeared over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, near its shared border with Syria. The Phantom had left Erhac Air Base at around 07.30GMT and disappeared off radar around 09.00 GMT. Reports came out of Turkey soon after saying that Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erodgan had claimed that Syria had apologised for shooting down the jet, however at a press conference he told the gathered reporters that he could not confirm reports that Syria had shot down the jet and had apologised....
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Indy Transponder 08-JUN-2012 1700z
Navy targets War of 1812 bicentennial celebrations with PR blitz to improve ... - Washington Post | “We've been working on this for a long time,” Adm. John Harvey, commander of US Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk, said last fall in announcing that the Blue Angels would perform in Virginia as part of the commemoration ceremonies....
Passengers Feel Zero Gravity on C-130 Ride - KEYC TV | For many people the highlight of this weekend's Air Spectacular will be the Blue Angels....But it takes a lot more than the 6 pilots and their jets to make it all happen including the c-130 carrier. For many people the highlight of this weekend's Air ...
Reporter Brian Shane tells of Thunderbirds' twists and turns - Delmarva Now | They will headline the OC Air Show, which kicks off today. / JOHN MILLEKER JR. IMAGE Reporter Brian Shane took a ride Friday with the Air Force Thunderbirds. The jet demo team performed at the 2012 OC Air Show...
Aerobatic Pilot, Musician To Perform At Shriners Fest - Tristatehomepage.com | Eyewitness News talks to Tim Weber -- the aerobatic pilot for team Geico who is also known for his musical talent. Tim Weber's passion for flying started when he was a little boy. He says he would bike to Turf Soaring School in Phoenix to stare at the...
Gary preparing for air show amid bustling lakefront construction - nwitimes.com | The 2012 South Shore Air Show will see many changes with Marquette Park construction, but one defining change to the weekend event is the addition of Beach Bash for Regional Charities, a charity event for local nonprofits. In years past, a VIP party...
Prairie Air Show awaits new date - Bloomington Pantagraph | PEORIA — Prairie Air Show 2012, originally scheduled for this weekend on the downtown Peoria riverfront, has been postponed. According to a statement issued Friday: “Prairie Air Show directors and city officials are continuing their negotiations and ...
Kingdon Airport hosts Wings 'N' Wheels RC Air Show - Lodi News-Sentinel | Wings 'N' Wheels, featuring and remote controlled airplanes and a classic car show, will be held this weekend at Kingdon Airport in Lodi. There will also be a bonfire on Saturday and camping is permitted free of charge. General aviation fly-in,...
Model airplane clubs to be featured at air show - Parkersburg News | A well-known act is preparing for another performance at the 2012 Air Show at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport in October. "The three local model airplane...
Hail storm grounds WWII B-17 bomber - Blue Springs Examiner | By The Examiner staff - localnews@examiner.net A freak hail storm in Colorado this week has forced postponement of the return of a restored World War II-era B-17 bomber. “Aluminum Overcast,” the Experimental Aircraft Association's restored B-17 bomber, ...
Team Working to get Aluminum Overcast Back in the Air After Freak Hailstorm from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | An impressive display of teamwork is occurring this weekend in Denver, Colorado, to get EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast back in the air after a surprise storm on Wednesday night pelted the airplane and temporarily grounded it.
Crew takes Sentimental Journey in Yuba County - Appeal-Democrat | For those who peer inside the bomber at this weekend's Golden West Regional Fly-in & Air Show at Yuba County Airport, those aspects might make a packed Southwest flight seem like a Lear jet cruise by comparison. But the pilots and service crew who take...
T-6 from Apron 6 | Today part 2 in the Orange Lion serie. After photographing the preflight routine of the Yak I went to the T-6, my photoship. The T-6 is not only a beautiful plane but’s is also an amazing photoship. The backseat can...
Marine killed in crash in WWII to come home - Quad City Times | The remains of the B-25 bomber co-pilot from Moline will be buried Thursday at Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Any service medals he was awarded and his Marine officer's uniform will be interred with him...
D-Day commemorations offer troops a glimpse at past - The Fort Gordon Signal | Afterward, Charles Rivkin, US Ambassador to France, jumped with the Golden Knights, the US Army's parachute team. Then spectators, dignitaries, soldiers and veterans gathered on the grassy slope nearby for a series of commemorative speeches and wreath ...
An Allusion-Acrostic for Aviators from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey | ...Davis is of another generation. However, his grandfather flew B-24 Liberators in WWII. Included in his logbook is the second run over Ploesti. Mr. Davis clearly knows of what he writes, and he has a real feel for the individuals who lived through the events that have come to be seen as the most astoundingly dramatic examples of aerial combat in human history. We’re very glad he sent his work our way....
Pilot killed in gyroplane crash - The Augusta Chronicle | The Fly-In, hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association's Chapter 172, attracts small planes, ultralights, paraplanes and other aircraft like the gyroplane. Also known as gyrocopters, gyroplanes are small aircraft that use an unpowered rotor for...
Amelia Earhart: Artifacts reveal aviation pioneer didn't 'disappear' over Pacific - Alaska Dispatch | For decades, pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart was said to have “disappeared” over the Pacific on her quest to circle the globe along a 29000-mile equatorial route. Now, new information gives a clearer picture of what happened 75 years ago to Ms. Earhart ...
Non-Profit Girls With Wings Soars North With Support from Alaska's Famous ... - PR Web | The goal of Girls With Wings is to use women in aviation to inspire girls to achieve their full potential by understanding that anything is possible through hard work, commitment to education, and a tireless pursuit of personal achievement...
Phantom Phorever!!! Wittmund hosts last F-4 Spotter Day. For real Phantom Phreaks from 
David Cenciotti's weblog | On Jun. 5, Wittmund airbase, home of Germany’s last operational F-4 Phantoms the Jadgdeschwader (JG) 71 “Richthofen”, hosted a Spotter Day. Possibly the last one before the entire fleet is eventually retired next year. Unfortunately, the Spotter Day didn’t feature any flying activity, and the venerable “Rhinos” were only in static display...
These people really love to fly - CNN | ...Searching online later for more about their aircraft, she learned that Lockheed Martin was inviting Twitter users to apply to attend a ceremony marking the delivery of the last F-22 Raptor to the U.S. Air Force. Carson had only been Tweeting for about a year when her application was accepted to the Lockheed Martin "Tweet Up," which brought Twitter users together in May to tour the Georgia facility, meet and greet F-22 pilots, have free lunch and Tweet about the experience. "I really felt connected to my father by going to this Air Force ceremony," said Carson, who traces her love of flying to her late father, who was a bomber pilot in World War II...
Just can't wait to kiss the ground...- Sheila Kumar | I have signed up for a hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia, Turkey. This is a weak giving-in to people who'd been there, done that and raved about 
the experience. But, and this is a big but, there was a question uppermost in my mind. Was it safe? I am determined to ask this pertinent Q before I set foot in the balloon....
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy from Planeshots
Youth Fly High in Royal Eagles Program - ChrisD.ca | The youth between the ages of eight and 17 from Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. and Ma Mawi Chi Itata Centre will get to fly, many for the first time in their life, in a small aircraft as part of the international Young Eagles program. Other activities, such as...
NASA ventures to Mack Benn - Suffolk News-Herald | Jolley was offered the Young Eagles flight by pilot Donald Bagwell of the Tidewater Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen. “He can expect to have to fly the aircraft,” Bagwell said. “When we're clear of the ground, I'm going to raise my hands and say, ...
Chinese Move Shenzhou-9 to Launch Pad from Spaceports | China will launch three Taikonauts this month to dock with an orbiting experimental module, and the crew might include its first female space traveler, a government news agency said Saturday, June 9, 2012. The Shenzhou-9 was moved to a launch platform Saturday to allow scientists to conduct tests before the mid-June flight, Xinhua news agency...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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Aerobatic performers from US, Canada and Brazil coming to Wisconsin
- Virtual Press Office | The world's best civilian airshow performers,
including Sean D. Tucker, AeroShell Aerobatic Team, Red Bull Air Force,
and others, along with the famous Oshkosh night air show. This year's
60th annual EAA AirVenture event also highlights World War II's...
Black Team Joins Southern Wisconsin AirFEST from US Army Golden Knights
by dcook | This weekend took Black Team to Janesville, Wisconsin for the
Southern Wisconsin AirFest 2012. 
Janesville consistently hosts its
AirFEST and keeps the Golden Knights in their regular attendance. While
it may appear to be your traditional airshow, hosting a healthy line-up
of impressive military and civilan acts, this airshow has a unique twist
that always leaves Black Team eager to return....
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome airshows take off
from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
will launch its 2012 airshow season June 2, with staff and volunteers
meeting for the annual airshow update. A free public open house will
follow the meeting at 1 p.m. New volunteers are invited to come out and
sign up on that day because everyone who works on the airfield must
attend the safety briefing held at 10 a.m. Volunteers being recruited
include aircraft handlers, auto and aircraft mechanics, gift shop BS
administrative personnel, and pilots having substantial taildragger
experience....
Local lad in Red Arrows
- Northern News | It was a royal occasion for Flight Lieutenant James
McMillan's first official display duty as a member of the famous Royal
Air Force aerobatic display team, the Red Arrows. James, who was brought
up in Kerikeri and Ohaeawai, has joined the team as Red...
Royal flypast cleared for take-off
- British Forces News | Across the country personnel from the Army,
Royal Navy and RAF have been going through their final... The
repatriations of two servicemen killed by what appeared to be Afghan
police officers in... An investigation is reported to be underway into
how...
Was flying ace a real pioneer?
- shropshirestar.com | The aeroplane is of a much later design.” He
says Maund's aircraft was actually a hand-me-down built by Malcolm
Campbell, who later became renowned as the world land and water speed
record-breaking ace. Malcolm Campbell with the aircraft he built in...
OTHER VIEWS: The Tyre T. Weaver story
- al.com (blog) | By Special to The Birmingham News By Timothy M. Gay
On July 26, 1943, 23-year-old Staff Sgt. Tyre T. Weaver of River View,
Ala., a flight engineer, was manning the top-turret gun on the B-17
bomber Ruthie II when it was jumped by a swarm of enemy...
Hooper Reed Maplesden
- Siskiyou Daily News | He was a pilot of a B-17 crew, which flew 35
missions over Europe in 1944, before being rotated back to the United
States. After his discharge in 1945, Hooper worked for the Siskiyou
County Road Department for 35 years. On March 1, 1946, Hooper married...
From The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation
- EAA 64 and Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Fl...
- EAA 1424 Open House/Fly-In on June 9 at Washington...
- June 2 Fly-In, Flea Market at A. Paul Vance Freder...
- Salute to Veterans Corporation Airshow A Major Mid...
AN [EXTRA]ORDINARY DAY from Let's Go Flying by Kristen Seaman | It seems only natural to start this post with something cheesy like: “It was a day like any other day…” or “I had no idea when I woke up that morning I would…” and then drag the story out for a few more paragraphs before reaching my point. But, let’s cut to the chase because I know why you’re here. So here you go, folks--I SOLOED!!! It was awesome, unforgettable, and monumental. In a nutshell, it was everything I dreamed it to be....
Mrs. Alaska U.S. All World Beauties 2012 & Aviation Community Involvement from Let's Go Flying by Ariel Talen-Keller | Being a community leader and a role model for others is an important part of being a state title-holder. As my year as Mrs. Alaska U.S. All World Beauties is coming to a close and I am preparing for the national pageant, being active in my community and in my aviation community has played a vital role for my platform GirlsFlyToo. My two community service projects this year include being a Senior Advocate at the Chugiak/Eagle-River Senior Center and as a Peer Mentor at the Covenant House Alaska, a local shelter for teens. In my aviation community I have worked with my local chapter of Ninety-Nines, local EAA Chapter 42, and the Alaska Aviation Museum....
Natalie's First Scholarship Essay from Life on the Road as a Pilot | I want to personally thank Girls with Wings and the 99's for finding my story worthy of the 2012 Girl's with Wings Scholarship. This will help me to finalize my last hours as a Student Pilot becoming a true Lady Aviator, a dream finally coming true...
The Phabulous Phantom from American Aerospace by J. Terry White | Thirty-six years ago this week, production unit No. 5,000 of the incomparable USAF/McDonnell F-4 Phantom II fighter-bomber was delivered in a public ceremony held at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. This occasion (Wednesday, 24 May 1978) also marked the 20th anniversary...
Aviation’s Holy Grail from American Aerospace by J. Terry White | Forty-nine years ago today, the USAF/Northrop X-21A Laminar Flow Control (LFC) experimental aircraft exhibited a significant reduction in skin friction drag. This achievement marked the first time in aviation history that the LFC principle was successfully demonstrated in flight. Perhaps...
Lockheed Martin offering San Antonio media glimpse of Joint Strike Fighter from Aerospace-Defense News | Lockheed Martin Corp. officials will be in San Antonio on Wednesday to set up an interactive simulation of the company's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
International Learn to Fly Day event planned for FDK from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is teaming with Maryland’s Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) to host International Learn to Fly Day on Saturday, June 2. The event, part of a worldwide effort, will include a free day-long event designed to introduce the local community to general aviation...
ATC VFR Save from The FlightTime Radio Show | VFR On-Top and the bottom is at 400ft.
FlightTime Radio Show 226 from The FlightTime Radio Show | Milford was in the Key Auto – FlightTime Radio Studio and Charlie was on the road returning from a relaxing few days in the Bahamas!... Charlie called in from the mobile studio and spent the hour with Milford talking about flying. Join in with us and discover the Joy of Flying!
PCDU Episode 88: Dreamtime from Plane Crazy Down Under | 787 Dreamliner (photo by Steven Pam)Boeing have been taking their 787 Dreamliners on the DreamTour, a series of 7 multi-stop flights, or segments, that take one of the 787 test aircraft around the world. Each segment visits multiple countries, allowing airlines & invited guests to get up close to the...
Video: Keeping The ICON A5 From Spinning Out Of Control from AirPigz by Martt | I've kept the long-running ICON A5 project at arms length, watching mostly from pretty far off. The flashy displays at OSH and the overall vibe just felt too much like big-project-promises from the past... and the fact that the airplane has the number '5' in doesn't help any. But having said all that, I can't deny that the airplane is beautiful, the design elements seem well thought out, and it looks like a joy to fly. Who wouldn't want an amphibious flying toy that looks like a sports car and is realistically fairly
affordable?...Space taxi flies over Colorado from Black Horizon by Steve Douglass | JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. -- A space craft was tested in Broomfield on Tuesday. The Dream Chaser is a crew space transportation system. It was built by Sierra Nevada Corporation in partnership with NASA. The Dream Chaser was flown in Jefferson County on Tuesday. The crew of AirTracker7 spotted the space craft on the grass near Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield...
Another Shuttle Mockup from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | I just learned that the old Rockwell/Boeing Downey facility is now home of Downey Studios, an independent film studio (an has been for a while). The site was established in 1929 and was home to the...
Friday, May 11, 2012
War Hero and Phantom Jet Fighter Added to Vectren Dayton Air Show Line-up
Dayton, Ohio – Vectren Dayton Air Show officials announced today the addition of two unique attractions for the 2012 event, which will be held on July 7th and 8th at the Dayton International Airport. A distinctive aerial formation, the U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight, will consist of the QF-4 Phantom flying with the P-51 Mustang. Also appearing at the 38th annual show will be Major 
Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, the last living crew member of the Enola Gay, who will participate at the Show along with the B-17 “Yankee Lady”.
A remarkable display of U.S. air power history, the Heritage Flight was established by the Air Force in 1997 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Air Force. Specially trained active-duty Air Force pilots along with a select group of civilian pilots combine to fly in formation in front of thousands of onlookers each year. Spectators at the 2012 Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger will witness the QF-4 Phantom and the WWII-era P-51 Mustang flying together in formation. The F-4, a powerful, twin-engine, tactical fighter/bomber, was used in the Vietnam War through Desert Storm. Today the QF-4 works as a high performance, unmanned aerial target for air-to-air and surface-to-air missile tests. The Phantom was the only aircraft concurrently flown by Air Force and Navy demonstration teams, the USAF Thunderbirds and the US Navy Blue Angels. Previously announced in March, the P-51 Mustang “Quick Silver” will also participate in the Heritage Flight in Dayton. A WWII fighter designed for bomber escort, the P-51 destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft in the air – more than any other fighter in Europe. Narrated and choreographed to music, the Heritage Flight is always a crowd favorite.
Living legend, Major Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, sole surviving member of the B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, will make a rare appearance at the 2012 Vectren Dayton Air Show. Serving as Navigator on the August 6, 1945 flight to Hiroshima, Japan, Van Kirk along with aircraft commander Colonel Paul Tibbets and Bombardier, Major Thomas Ferebee dramatically changed the course of WWII with the first atomic bomb attack. Prior to the momentous 1945 flight, the trio also flew several missions together in the European theater in the B-17 Flying Fortress. Vectren Dayton Air Show spectators will be able to meet Dutch at the Humana Salute to Veterans Center along with viewing the B-17 “Yankee Lady”. The B-17 was the Army’s answer for the need of a large, multi-engine bomber. Dubbed “four-engine fighters” by the Japanese, the Flying Fortresses were noted for their ability to stay in the air after experiencing the fierce attacks of the enemy.
“We’re extremely proud to be able to bring these exceptional attractions to our spectators,” stated Michael Emoff, Chairman of the United States Air & Trade Show Board of Trustees, the governing organization of the show. “Having Major Van Kirk join this celebration is an honor,” Emoff added.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will headline the 2012 show. Other recently announced performers include the Brazilian Air Force Smoke Squadron; the Sea Harrier, a vertical takeoff and landing jet aircraft; TORA TORA TORA, an emotional reenactment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor complete with pyrotechnics; Michael Goulian, an acclaimed, high-energy aerobatic performer; P51 Quick Silver, a beautifully restored WWII fighter; Gene Soucy Air Shows, barnstorming and wing walking at its best; the Misty Blues, the world’s only all-woman skydiving team; and the A-4B Skyhawk, a Vietnam-era jet fighter.
Ticket prices will remain unchanged from 2011. The popular Chairman’s Club, LaRosa’s Pavilion, Family 4 Pack, and Blue Sky Chalet tickets are now on sale offering a range of seating amenities. Tickets can conveniently be purchased through our show website at www.daytonairshow.com. Many of these venues sell out early, so don’t wait to get your tickets.
Beginning May 21, 2012, deep discount general admission tickets will also be available for purchase at over 100 Kroger stores in the Dayton-Cincinnati region.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
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Air show to 'Celebrate the Heritage' of aviation - Havelock News | The Vanceboro resident who works as a firefighter and EMT at Cherry Point came up with three words to describe that history to win a contest to pick the theme for this year's Cherry Point Air Show. "I think it's a really neat honor to participate in ...
Annual Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News 
| DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE AZ - State of the art and historic military aircraft from around the country will come to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 2-4 during the annual Air Combat Command Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course....
Boeing to Showcase 787 Dreamliner at 2012 Singapore Airshow - Canadian Skies | The Boeing [NYSE: BA] 787 Dreamliner, the world’s most advanced passenger airplane, will make its Singapore debut as part of a formidable lineup of Boeing commercial and defense products at the 2012 Singapore Airshow. The Boeing exhibit at the biennial show, which runs from February 14 to 19, features the new 737 MAX, the new-engine variant of the world’s best-selling airplane; the 747-8 Intercontinental in...
A 'Flying Fortress' flies in OC - OCRegister | The earliest B-17 flew in 1935 and was present on the opening day of US involvement in World War II. A flight of US Army Air Corps was on its way from California to the Philippines and scheduled for a refueling stop at Oahu's Hickam Field on Dec....
WAI announces stellar lineup of 2012 conference speakers - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | Attendees to the 23rd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference will be informed and inspired by an exceptional lineup of Conference speakers. This year's Conference will take place from March 8-10, 2012, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas....
First African-American woman to earn commercial pilot's license challenged racism head-on 
from Air Force Link Top Stories | A Chicago registered nurse would go on to become the first African-American female to hold a commercial pilot's license. Janet Bragg was born in March of 1907 in Griffin, Ga., and after graduation from an Episcopal school, attended college at Spelman Seminary in Atlanta where she earned a registered nursing degree in 1929....
Gone West: Last Veteran Of WWI, Who Served In The RAF from Aero-News Network | Florence Green Was 110 Years Old The last known veteran of WWI passed away Saturday night. Florence Green, who was just shy of her 111th birthday, had been a mess steward for the RAF during the war.
1st Female AF Air Combat Vet in Run for Congress - Military.com | Before all that, in 1994, 
McSally was the Air Force's first woman to fly in combat. She said her experience in being in the spotlight and dealing with public scrutiny have helped prepare her for this campaign. McSally has been a registered Republican ...
End of an era for Edwards test flight civilian from Air Force Link Top Stories | Bearing witness to over a half century of aerospace engineering and innovation is a testament to one's interest in flight test history. However, to actually participate in over 50 years of it is a testament to one's dedication and excellence in the field.
XF-91 Thunderceptor - The Original Rocket Dungeon | The Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor was a 
mixed-propulsion prototype interceptor aircraft, developed by Republic Aviation. The aircraft would use a jet engine for...
1ST AIR FORCE COMMANDER VISITS CIVIL AIR PATROL HEADQUARTERS - Avionics Intelligence | In addition, the 601st Air & Space Operations Center - which plans, directs and assesses air and space operations for NORAD and USNORTHCOM - falls under his direction. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement,...
That’s a low level strike: Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom from David Cenciotti's weblog | This series of photos found on the internet, shows what appears to be an ultra low level attack on a unknown location probably dating back to at least 20 years ago. The silhouette is clearly that of an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force F-4 Phantom striking Iraqi forces during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). Although...
NOW PLAYING AMA TV: Flying the NASA Dryden DROID for Test and Education - www.modelaircraft.org | Lesli Monforton and Mark Skoog from NASA Dryden Flight Research Center show you how the remote-controlled DROID is used for flight testing and training, collision 
avoidance research and education. Joining them is Victor Leora, a senior at Cal Poly Pomona.
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation Retirees Celebrate Mercury Spacecraft 50 Year Anniversary - The Aero Experience | A large group of McDonnell Douglas Corporation retirees gathered for their monthly luncheon today in nearby St. Louis County to celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the first orbital flight of the Mercury spacecraft - John Glenn's Friendship 7 mission. It was an honor to...
