Indy Transponder 15-MAY-09 1030z

Air Show benefits far outweigh the risks - Hilton Head Island Packet, SC
If residents near Shanklin and Pine Grove roads in northern Beaufort County -- or anyone else under a flight pattern during the 2009 Beaufort Air Show -- look skyward this weekend with some trepidation, they would only be human...

Action Set to Take Off at MCAS Cherry Point Air Show - WNCT, NC
Philip Jones takes us inside the preparations for North Carolina's largest air show. The flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point was a work in progress Thursday—and over the next three days, more than 150000 folks are expected to pack in ...

Walking on air - Havelock News, NC
By Drew C. Wilson The veteran wing walker will be strutting her high heels between the struts of Gene Soucy's biplane for the next three days at the Cherry Point Air Show. "I get tired of hearing I'm crazy because there's nothing crazy about getting to ...

Snowbirds happy to be at Cherry Point - Havelock News, NC
Mark LaVerdiere, a member of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds jet demonstration team. But, even he admits there is something special about the team's first ever performance at the Cherry Point Air Show. "It's pretty exciting for us," he said. ...

Acadiana Airfest Stunt Plane Preview - KLFY, LA
The show will begin on Saturday with dozens of air and ground acts including aerobatic plane performances, the Indy Boys jet powered school bus , a jet powered outhouse and comedy segments. The Airfest will be held at the Acadiana Regional Airport in ...

Lyon County Fly-In set for this weekend in Silver Springs - Reno Gazette Journal, NV
SILVER SPRINGS--This year's Lyon County Fly-In features a hot air balloon ascension, Young Eagles Program, parachute jump, antique and military airplanes and more. The 13th Annual Fly In will be held this Saturday and Sunday (May 16, 17) at the Silver ...

Southern Wisconsin Airfest planning more than airplanes - WCLO, WI
The airfest is planned for the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport May 30th and 31st. How about moving it back to August/Sept like it used to be? Note: WCLO.com does not condone or review every comment. Read more in our User Policy Agreement Keep it ...

Fort St. John International Air Show is only 96 days away! - Energeticcity.ca, Canada
The show will be hitting the skies of Fort St. John on Sunday, July 19th 2009. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be the featured preformers, along with the Skyhalks and many other acts that will all celebrate 100 years of powered flight in Canada.

Aero-TV: ALL For One -- Alan Henley At Cecil 2009 - Aero-News Network, FL
... Announcer Danny Clisham, Greg Poe, Jim Peitz, John Mohr, Lee Lauderback and Stallion 51 Mustang, Glider Pilot Manfred Radius, Patty Wagstaff, Announcer Rob Reider and Steve & Susanne Oliver -- and that barely covers a third of those who flew! ...

Lowestoft airshow line up takes shape - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK
An air festival spokesman said: “All the flights are still to be confirmed in writing, but if they do display it will be the first time for several years that foreign air forces have accepted invitations to participate in the Lowestoft airshow. be ...

Red Arrows - Cumberland News, UK
Staff and governors at Warwick Bridge School, east of the city, could barely believe it when the Royal Air Force aerobatic team agreed to their request. The spectacle will be the climax of months of special events to mark the school's 100th birthday. ...

A Night at the Air Force Museum - Dayton Daily News, OH
What: The first after-hours open house at the National Museum of the US Air Force will feature IMAX movies, interactive exhibits, rides and cockpit look-ins at the B-24D Liberator, RF-86F Sabre, F22-A Raptor and the SR-71A Blackbird among others. ...

Wings of Freedom exhibit makes stop in Paso Robles - Paso Robles Press, CA
Sponsored by the Estrella Warbird Museum, the event showcased vintage World War II aircraft including the Consolidated B-24 Liberator Witchcraft, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Nine O Nine and North American P-51 Mustang Betty Jane from May 11-13, ...

B-17's flew missions over wartime Europe - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UKThe Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft first developed for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) in the 1930s. The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) in the daylight bombing ...

Air corps flyer recalls days as WWII bomber co-pilot - Mcalester News Capital, OK
On Friday, the Commemorative Air Force is holding an event at Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas, in honor of the men who flew B24 Liberators in World War II. Toni Stevenson, the tour director of the CAF for the B-29/B-24 Squadron tour, says, ...

Flightdeck Friday: The F6F-3/-5 Hellcat - Scourge of the Pacific from Tailhook Daily Briefing by Steeljaw Scribe
When WW2 began, the US fighter force (land- and sea-based) was woefully inadequate. Slow in speed and maneuvering, out powered in the climb, often times out-gunned and certainly outnumbered, the fighters that oversaw the US entry into the war were relics of an earlier age, even though most were relatively new production. P-40, F2A, F4F - even the vaunted P-38 all suffered various degrees of inadequacy. In the European Theater of Operations (ETO), the P-47 and ultimately the P-51 would rise to the top of the pile, asserting an ironclad air supremacy that knocked the Luftwaffe from its home skies. In the Pacific Theater - it was the Grumman F6F and specifically the F6F-3 and -5 models that gave the fast carrier task force its lethal offensive counter-air punch…

Tiger Tales: Aviation Legacy at Marion Military Institute from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
The Flying Tiger- While addressing the Corps of Cadets at Marion Military Institute (MMI) shortly before his death, General Bruce K. Holloway related to the enthralled audience how he had arrived in Marion, Alabama, to attend the School of Army and Navy, a program at MMI for prepping future West Point and Annapolis candidates. Lacking the price of a ticket, he had talked the bus driver into letting him ride with the luggage on the roof of the bus from his hometown in Tennessee. In 1932, it must have been quite a trip. After prepping at MMI and attending the University of Tennessee, Bruce Holloway qualified for entry into the US Military Academy graduating from West Point in the class of 1937 and flight training in 1938. His subsequent career in the Army Air Corps and US Air Force is the stuff of legends…

Tools of the (Astronaut) Trade from Air Space Magazine

T-6A Texan II Flight - Emergency Training and Life Support Fitting from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
This morning, I headed to Randolph Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas. There’s a locker in the life support equipment room there with a helmet, mask, harness, and gee suit…

Miles O'Brien Brings GA to the Masses from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast
Miles O'Brien, a Cirrus pilot, covered aviation and space for CNN for 16 years until his job was downsized last December. Since then, he's been finding new ways to bring stories about flight to a broad audience. He talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about his trip to Africa with Patty Wagstaff to film her work training pilots for the Kenya Wildlife Service — the documentary will screen at EAA AirVenture on July 28 — and he reveals the new ways he's finding to connect with his audience, from writing a blog to "narrowcasting" online.

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Lackland Airfest 2008 from www.airshowbuzz.com
Just got in from the Sunday show and it was "Awesome". Just a little warm but other than that everything was perfect. The Horsemen made a surprise apperance and show. Thanks Ed and Dan. "Max" Moga and the Raptor had their usual outstanding performance. Ed Hamil and Greg Poe was at their outstanding aerobatic best. And the "Blues' minus 1 (#4) filled the air with excitement. Also got to meet "Zeke". He will be the next Raptor Pilot. A real nice and classy guy, the Air Force really knows how to pick them. Tora group put alot of explosions and smoke on the base. And a "Big" surprise to see the P-39 "Airacobra" from the Centex Wing of the CAF in San Marcos, TX fly in their re-enactment of Pearl Harbor.

Aviation Nation 2008 from Fence Check
A reminder for everyone attending, there is going to be a get together dinner at the original Cannery Casino on Friday evening. We will meet at the buffet restaurant at 6:30 p.m. local time. Everyone is welcome, you buy your own dinner and drinks.

Branson Airport hires FBO manager from RSS Feed: News
Missouri's Branson Airport, the first privately financed and operated commercial service airport in the U.S., has hired Sharon Morris as the airport's FBO and airline services manager.
[Note: Don't forget - this new airport will be hosting an air show in May 2009 - Details here. Mike]

Flying Tigers Fly-In a big success - South Carolina Now, South Carolina
By NANCY MARLOWE LAKE CITY - Saturday, September 27, the Flying Tigers Model Aviation Club, held its annual Fall Fun Fly-In at Cockfield Aerodrome on ...

Blue Thunder Home Page - from www.bluethunderairracing.com via AAFO
Blue Thunder Air Racing
Construction progress on “Blue II”
October 2008 report
We got a lot of work done on “Blue II” this month. Most of it is little stuff than does not make for impressive photos, but is all are items that must be done. ...

Dago Red In The Pits / Reno Air Race and Airshow 2008
from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith
Dago Red getting a new set of spark plugs between the heat races. Maintenance and run-ups filled the time between the heats. Read more.

Julie Clark Low Pass / 2008 California International Airshow / Salinas, California
from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith
Julie Clark flying the T-34 Mentor on the low pass at the end of her "American Aerobatics" show.
What a great show! The California International Airshow continues to be the model of the airshow industry. The community comes together with sponsorships and volunteer organizations to make it all happen. The show's proceeds go directly to local charities and community based organizations. This year marks the show's 28th anniversary and the line-up was well rounded.
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Red Arrows in call for Olympics - The Sun, UK
Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell admitted: “I am clear in my own mind the Red Arrows should be part of London’s welcome to the world.”

VIDEO: F-15SG roll-out ceremony from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble
I was in St. Louis yesterday to cover the F-15SG roll-out ceremony. This is the new version of the F-15E designed for the Singapore Air Force, featuring the APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array (AESA) and infrared search and track (IRST). The reportedly Israeli electronic warfare gear, mounted on the tail-exhaust booms, are conveniently hidden from view because of the way Boeing angled the roped-off aircraft.

Two RoKAF F-5s collided, one crashed from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News
Two South Korean F-5 fighters had a midair collision and four air-to-air missiles were dislodged from the aircraft. One of the aircraft crashed in a rice paddy in Pocheon.
Three were recovered and troops searched the area for the fourth, an air force officer said.

DNA links bones near plane crash site to Fossett - The Associated Press
... tests conducted by the state Department of Justice positively identified the bones as the remains of the millionaire aviator who disappeared last year. ...

Is the Flying Car Just Two Years Away? from Aerospace-Defense News
From the "We'll believe it when we see it" category comes the Autovolantor -- a car supposedly now in development that is based on the roughly $350,000 Ferrari 599 GTB.

Red Bull Air Race - Perth 2008 from www.amnet.net.au
Airshow China 2008 from Military Photos by 4ever
Unveiling J-10 at Zhuhai Airshow2008 from Defence Talk Forum Thunderbirds Finale from Serious Amateur Photography by Jeff Lynch


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Aviation historian Randy Acord dies - Houston Chronicle, United States
"One of the things that really impressed me was his depth of knowledge about anything related to aviation," said Mike Cox, a former manager at Pioneer Park. ...
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5795244.html

Blue Angels Fly For Naval Graduation Week - WJZ, MD
The Blue Angels jets streaked over the Naval Academy. Mike Schuh was there. The Blue Angels know how to make an entrance. For as long as there's been a Blue ...
http://wjz.com/local/blue.angels.2.729773.html

Blue Angels Fly High Above Severn River - News Channel 8, DC
The Blue Angels performed above Severn River giving spectators views of high-speed aerobatic maneuvers. The Blue Angels, known for their choreographed ...
http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0508/521737.html

NEW: Tinker expecting big crowds for Saturday's air show - Norman Transcript, OK
"The Thunderbirds are the most popular event among the public, so this year the focus will be on them, as usual," Lacy said. Chris Moler, director of ...
http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_142160758.html

Mayor Keith Schroeder to present featured Memorial Day address in ... - Waukon Standard, IA
Upon entering the Air Force once again, Schroeder served four years with the USAF Thunderbirds putting on air shows around the world, including a career ...
http://tinyurl.com/69wf8z

Star Spangled Salute lifts off, thanks to volunteers - Midwest City Sun, OK
The F-15, F-18, AV-8 Harrier, Mig 17-F, F4 Wildcat, C-130 Hercules, B-25 Yellow Rose, F-22 Raptor and the American Airlines DC3 Detroit will be just some of ...
http://www.mwcsun.com/local/local_story_142100133.html

Throttling up for fly-in breakfast - Washington Evening Journal, IA
By David Hotle When Tim Swift was a boy growing up in Washington, he remembers the thrill he got from visiting the yearly Fly-In Breakfast at the Washington ...
http://tinyurl.com/437f6l

Show brings a Buzz - Columbia Daily Tribune, MO
Aldrin is particularly excited to take a turn flying in a B-25 Mitchell bomber, nicknamed "Martha Jean," Fields said. Aldrin will not sign autographs ...
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2008/May/20080521News007.asp

Mooney Acclaim Wins Sport Air Racing League's Texoma 100 Air Race - Google Reno air races
This starting method alleviates passing and prevents head-to-head racing as seen at Reno. These types of races are not intended for viewing by spectators, so the short, multi-lap, closed course format is avoided. Races in this league ...
http://www.mooney.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&Itemid=54&id=384

Sharp Eyes Speed Record at Oshkosh from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
To say that Jon Sharp likes to run with a fast crowd is an understatement. But the longtime EAA member is hoping to lead the crowd at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh as he goes for another speed record, this time with his NemesisNXT aircraft.
http://www.airventure.org/2008/news/080521_sharp.html

Close to Green Light for Oshkosh Flight from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
The owner of a Delfin L-29 jet that made the historic first-ever flight running on 100 percent biodiesel fuel last October said he's optimistic about receiving FAA approval to make the cross-country flight to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008.
http://www.airventure.org/2008/news/080521_biojet.html

Results from NSSA West Coast Championships at HB Pier - Surfline.com Surf News, CA
"Then I went out in the Airshow final, I was just having fun and it kind of loosened me up. So that was really good for me. Right after the Airshow, ...
http://www.surfline.com/surfnews/surfwire.cfm?id=15593

Flying high with Coastside aerobatic pilot Eddie Andreini - Pacifica Tribune, CA
By Evan Isenstein-Brand SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE There are many treasures along our Coastside but one of my favorites is our local aerobatic pilot Eddie ...
http://www.pacificatribune.com/ci_9335394

Northrop Grumman Showcases UAV Capabilities at Berlin ILA Air Show ... - PR Newswire UK (press release), UK
The air show will take place at the southern section of Berlin-Schonefeld Airport from 27 May to 1 June. More than 1000 exhibitors from some 40 countries ...
http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=228060

Waterford, Milford, Walled Lake holding holiday parades - Spinal Column Online, MI
"The Yankee Air Museum will also provide a B-25 and a C-47 craft, and there will be about 10 to 15 military vehicles on hand." Also marching will be the ...
http://tinyurl.com/643fk8

Recalling the Flying Tigers - MPNnow.com, NY
Diana even had a small taste of her father’s experience a few years ago when she got the chance to fly in a B-25 in Belleville, Mich. ...
http://www.mpnnow.com/news/x2118743107/Recalling-the-Flying-Tigers

Operation Mercury: The Battle for Crete from Military Photos by valtrex
With an airfield in their possession, albeit under spasmodic artillery fire, they poured in reinforcements. On the first day aircraft landed 650 mountain troops and 550 more paratroops were landed.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=134574

Cameroon: Military Thrills Public with Air Show = AllAfrica.com, Washington
Inhabitants of the capital city were last Monday, May 19, treated to a great air show by the Cameroonian military at the 101 air force base in Yaounde. ...
http://allafrica.com/stories/200805210964.html

Book Review: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, First Lady of the Air from AviationBull
Jason recently had a chance to read a great aviation book called: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, First Lady of the Air. If you just asked, "Who is that?" you will definitely want to read on and find out. If you already knew who she is, then you already know why it's worth reading about...Jason's article about the book is long enough that we broke it into two pages. Please click here to read the article. We hope you enjoy it!
http://www.aviationbull.com/2008/may/21/book-review-anne-morrow-lindbergh-first-lady-air

Wahoo men making honor flight - Bellevue Leader, NE
Although they didn't know it at the time, his ship, along with three other destroyer escorts, helped to
protect the USS Indianapolis when it transported the ...
http://tinyurl.com/5k53qt

Indiana WWII Vets Get Free Trip to Memorial in D.C. from WIBC News
100 Indiana World War II vets are in the nation's capitol Wednesday to visit the World War II Memorial, and the trip is free of charge.
http://www.wibc.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=91747

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Gone West: 'Flying Tiger' Dick Rossi from Aero-News Network - WWII Aviator Was 92 Another World War II aviator who embodied the spirit of "The Greatest Generation" has left us.
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=f54e2968-dc33-4dcc-8a4c-78f087d71014

Taking to the sky for 2008 Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Canada - The 2008 Snowbirds are described as a tight-knit team — in the air and on the ground — and that was apparent in the sky over 15 Wing Moose Jaw Monday. ...
http://mjtimes.sk.ca/index.cfm?sid=130271&sc=3

Navy F-18s, Marine Harrier To Perform At Golden West Regional Fly-in Aero-News Network, FL - Vistors to the 2008 edition of the Golden West Regional Fly-in and Airshow, which will run June 6-8 at Yuba County Airport (MYV), will experience the sights ...
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=5c060b74-f911-4a23-9bcc-b94f1909c890

Red Bull Air Race returns to San Diego, the home of naval aviation Al-Bawaba, Jordan - After a phenomenal start to the 2008 Red Bull Air Race World Series in Abu Dhabi this month and Paul Bonhomme’s resounding victory in front of an ...
http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Saudi%20Arabia/226557

Young Eagles program offers free plane rides Ventura County Star, CA - The Young Eagles, an Experimental Aircraft Association program designed to introduce youths to aviation, offers free airplane rides for youths 8 to 18. ...
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/30/young-eagles-program-offers-free-plane-rides/

General Aviation Day draws crowds HeraldNet, WA - By John Wolcott The Paine Field Chapter of the Washington Pilots Association will present its 13th annual General Aviation Day at Paine Field May 17, ...
http://heraldnet.com/article/20080430/SCBJ12/415140157&template=SCBJart

Hong Kong - Last Port Call for the Kitty Hawk from DailyAviator by Dennis Collins - HONG KONG The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) anchors in Victoria Harbor for a port visit to Hong Kong. Kitty Hawk and Carrier Air Wing 5 arrived for a port visit, which will give Sailors an opportunity to take advantage of Hong Kong’s shopping and cultural attractions. This is Kitty Hawk’s last port visit into a foreign country before she is replaced in the summer by USS George Washington (CVN 73). Kitty Hawk operates from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau
http://www.dailyaviator.com/?p=1723

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