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ICAS CONFIRMS KRANZ AS ICAS CONVENTION KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Gene Kranz, leader of the “Tiger Team” of flight directors who brought the Apollo 13 spaceship safely back to Earth in April, 1970, will make the opening keynote presentation for the 2014 ICAS Convention, December 8-11 at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas...

Thunder Over the Valley Air Show features Air Force Thunderbirds - The Plain Dealer | CLEVELAND, Ohio – The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds precision flying team will be featured this weekend in the free Thunder Over the Valley Air Show at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with aerial demonstrations in the afternoon by the Thunderbirds, vintage warplanes, and stunt aircraft. Static and ground displays will be featured as well as other special events....

The Rhode Island Air Show Returns - Cox Sports Online | The Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show returns May 17th and 18th after a one year forced hiatus due to budget cuts.  Fans of high speed aerial acrobatics are in for a treat as the legendary Blue Angels are set to headline once again. Also performing is the inimitable Sean D. Tucker who we profiled for the 20th Anniversary of the Air Show...

Carl Stevens' Journal: Sneak Peek Of RI National Guard Air Show - CBS Local | NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (CBS) — The Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show will land in town this weekend. WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Carl Stevens got a sneak peek of the show, which he says turned him into “a little boy with jelly legs.”...

Team Six Leads The Way * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | Greetings from the flight line here at Pope Army Airfield.  The Aviation Detachment continues supporting the absolute best paratroopers in the world.  We have two air shows under our belt for the 2014 season having recently completed the show at Travis Air Force Base, CA, and returning today from Lakehurst, NJ.  Of course we...

Video: Tico Warbird Airshow 2014 · Julie In The Sky

Watch live [May 18]: Red Bull Air Race from Malaysia - Red Bull (International) | Another new tour stop in Putrajaya, Malaysia, follows the Red Bull Air Race thriller in Croatia. Only two races in, and excitement around the Red Bull Air Race World Championship has reached fever pitch...

OC Air Show, tall ships set to return * delmarva now | OCEAN CITY – The fourth appearance of the Air Force Thunderbirds will be the highlight of next month's seventh annual OC Air Show. Bryan Lilley, producer of the OC Air Show, gave an update on the 2014 event to members of the Ocean City Council at their April meeting. He said military aircraft will be back to perform after the 2013 show saw jet demonstration teams grounded during a period of tightened federal spending...

Flights of fantasy at the SAAF Airshow - Citizen | Whether you’re waiting to board a plane to a foreign country, are welcoming home or bidding farewell to a loved one or simply standing, nose pressed against the window watching the planes take off, there’s just something special about seeing aircraft soaring into the sky....

Belgian Devils debut at Cosford * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The organisers of the RAF Cosford Air Show have announced the first confirmed international participant for the flying display on Sunday 8th June. The Belgian Air Force ‘Red Devils’ will be making their debut appearance at the Show, performing with four SF.260M training aircraft and bringing the number of display teams to four...

Air Show, Villanova everything ready for the arrival of the Frecce rhythmia here Initiatives * Translated | Villanova d'Albenga. Party countdown, 108 ° Club Frecce Tricolori, coordinated by Ms. Luisa Boresti, is ready to welcome the PAN (National Acrobatic Patrol), incoming Panero Airport of Villanova d'Albenga, waiting for the show next weekend in Loano. The event will start with a large multimedia exhibition dedicated to one of national pride with the '"Homage to the Frecce Tricolori" Tommy Marinelli....

Collings Foundation’s Lockheed T-33 Gets New Paint Scheme · WarbirdsNews | The Collings Foundation is well known for its large collection of airworthy WWII military aircraft which tour the United States each year. However, the organization also maintains a significant fleet of Viet Nam War era aircraft as well, including a number of jets such as the McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II, North American F-100 Super Sabre  and Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. These aircraft are nearly all...

Cirrus Aircraft equips Racing Aces pilots with SR22 Airplane for air race - FinancialNews.co.uk | Cirrus Aircraft said it will equip Racing Aces team pilot Dianna Stanger, co-pilot Joyce Wilson, and teammate Erin Cude with a Cirrus SR22 airplane to take on the 38th annual Air Race Classic in June...

ILA Berlin Air Show 2014: Customer A380 and A400M complement fleet on display - eTurboNews | Airbus will demonstrate the leading position of its comprehensive product family at this year’s ILA Berlin Air Show, with a special focus on its highly-efficient and popular widebody product range. The highlight of the opening day will be the first ever display of an A350 XWB test aircraft (MSN 4) at a German Airshow....

Timeless Voices - Jim Younkin · eaavideo.org | In the late 1950's, Jim Younkin developed the first miniaturized solid-state gyro system, which would evolve into the Century and TruTrak autopilot systems. EAAers know Jim for his Mr. Mulligan and Travel Air Mystery Ship 1930s racer replicas.

Team Wild Mama  * Flight To Success | It is time for the annual Air Race Classic and Team Wild Mama is ready to race. We are doing something a little different this year, however: we are raising money for Aviation Adventures (AA). Many of you...

1914-2014: BA 102, Dijon 100 years! (Part 1: 1914-1940) * Translated | If it is a historic airbase in France, it is that of Dijon, entered service shortly before the First World War. But what were the key events that punctuated the "life" of this century old military airfield listed since its inception among the most important aeronautical platforms the Air Force?...

Sqn Ldr Selase Agbenyefia: First female helicopter pilot in West Africa * You Fly, Girl | From Ghana Web: For close to 35 years, being a combat pilot in the Ghana Air Force has been a ‘no go’ area for ambitious young women who have the desire to ply their trade in that sector of the Ghana Armed Forces. The first two female pilots who served during the Nkrumah regime left the Air Force after the 1966 coup...

New York governor declares May ‘Aviation Appreciation Month’ · General Aviation News | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared May “Aviation Appreciation Month.” In New York, general aviation supports over 8,600 jobs and over $1 billion in economic activity. “We thank Governor Cuomo for recognizing the importance of general aviation and our network of local airports,” said Selena Shilad, Executive Director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America. “General aviation supports thousands of jobs and local services and is an important economic driver.”...

'Young Eagles' to attend county air show * The Henderson Daily News | As part of the Rusk County Air Show and Fly-in on June 7 area young people will have a chance to take to the skies as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 972 and Rusk County Airport host a Young Eagles Flight Rally. The rally is part of the...

ICON to relocate to Vacaville · General Aviation News | LOS ANGELES  — ICON Aircraft will relocate to the City of Vacaville in Northern California, located approximately 50 miles northeast of San Francisco. Beginning in the first quarter of 2015, the company will begin operating in a 140,000-square-foot facility adjacent to the Vacaville airport, also known as the Nut Tree Airport...

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RFD welcomes Thunderbird #8 ahead of AirFest 2012 - WREX-TV | Thunderbird #8 arrived at the Chicago Rockford International Airport around 2:00 pm, and the airport is expecting many more planes over the next two days as it prepares for the year festival. Some expected arrivals include a C-40 Presidential Jet,...

Wings Over Gillespie takes off in El Cajon this weekend - U-T San Diego | Spectators watch the Wings Over Gillespie Air Show from under a World War II-era A-26 Invader. “The Pacific Princess,” a B-25 bomber, takes off at the Wings Over Gillespie Air Show at Gillespie Field. Howard Lipin • UT photos For the 17th annual Wings...

USO Patriotic Festival Virginia Beach Oceanfront Air Show - The Virginian-Pilot | Patriotic Festival Presents Virginia Beach Oceanfront Air Show Featuring US Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron (Air Show Center at 18th Street & Oceanfront, 11:30am- 4:00pm) Parachute teams, amphibious demonstrations, Geico Skytypers...

Wings over Waukesha to celebrate centennial of flight from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Wings over Waukesha Air Show in Wisconsin will celebrate the centennial of flight in Waukesha County with an expanded airshow. The show is slated for Aug. 25-26 at Waukesha County Airport (UES)...

RAF Gets Ready For RIAT from AVIATION-NEWS by Marcel van Leeuwen | RAF display teams have launched the start of the Royal International Air Tattoo Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The Queen’s anniversary will be the main theme for this year’s event, the world’s largest military air show, from 6th to 8thJuly at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. Flight Lieutenant Phil Bird was born in Fairford 32 years ago and now...

Fairford flies the flag for tattoo - This is Gloucestershire | Air Tattoo chief executive Tim Prince said: "We have an exceptional line-up of aircraft. "As well as a special mass fly-past of Hawks in an EIIR formation, the tattoo will feature seven aerobatic display teams including Al Fursan, a newly-formed team...

Air Force showcases skills in rehearsal - China Post | TAIPEI--The Air Force showcased its flight skills in a rehearsal Wednesday in Hsinchu, as a preview for an air show to be held Saturday in the northern city. Highlights of the rehearsal at the Hsinchu air base included a 30-minute performance by the...

Air shows at RMAF Subang base - New Straits Times | Royal Malaysian Air Force's Smokey Bandits team performing an aerial display with MiG-29 fighter jets at an airshow in Singapore in February. File pic The highlight will be an aerial display of the air force's fighters, comprising a Sukhoi Su-30MKM...

Crew Preparing Diamond Lil for Ferry Flight from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The Commemorative Air Force's B-24 Diamond Lil is being prepared for a ferry flight back to Addison, Texas, after a hydraulic malfunction last Saturday that caused the vintage World War II bomber's nose gear to collapse during a scheduled passenger flight at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina. CAF reported no injuries to the 16 people (passengers and crew) on board and minimal damage to the aircraft.

WWII veteran reunites with B-17 bomber - Stars and Stripes | It's hard for John Campbell to talk about his history. When he relives different events now that bring back memories of the war, he changes the subject. "Every time I think about what is missing, I start choking up. We had lots of good times together and we had lots of bad times," the 88-year-old Odessan said Saturday. For three years during World War II, he served as a flight engineer and top gunner with the Air Force and flew in 35 missions over Europe on a B-17 bomber....

World War II vet talks to Hoffman Estates students - Chicago Daily Herald | But it also brought him some enjoyment, both socially and in the action of being the tail gunner of a B-17 during World War II in Europe. Hofmann, 86, of Palatine shared his experiences with about 45 AP US History classmates of his grandson,...

Former RAF man remembers coronation flypast of 1953 - Buckinghamshire Advertiser | There were thunderstorms all over the sky and the flypast had to be postponed several times. Eventually the weather improved at around 5pm and we took off. We flew along the Thames Estuary but there were no navigation aids in our planes so the leaders...

Bringing back 1981 from Photorecon | She once felt the wind rushing against her airframe as she was thrown with a controlled violence into the blues skies of the Pacific Ocean, off of the USS Midway CV-41. Number 1981 was a McDonald Douglas RF-4B Phantom II, and a member of VMFP-3, a U.S. Marine Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron that was assigned to...

Lindbergh’s goggles on display at San Diego museum from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The goggles worn by Charles Lindbergh during his historic flight across the Atlantic in 1927 are now on display at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in honor of the flight’s 85th anniversary...

June events at Grissom Air Museum - Kokomo Perspective | Wednesday, June 6th at 9:00 AM, the restoration team from Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan will be flying in with their C-47 for a tour. 5.) The Lafayette Family YMCA will be visiting us on June 13th at 10:30, and the Boys and Girls Club of...

ICON Aircraft Demonstrates Historic Safety Achievement from PR Newswire: Airlines/Aviation | ICON AircraftLOS ANGELES -- ICON Aircraft announced earlier this year that it successfully completed spin-resistance testing of its A5 amphibious Light Sport Aircraft to the standard specified by the FAA for Part 23 certified aircraft.  This historic...

Fighter pilot for a day - Fox News | Who can resist the cool flight suit, the aviator sunglasses --and let's not forget the flying. Sky Combat Ace in Henderson, Nev. let's you pretend you're a fighter pilot high above desert --and you better buckle up because you're about to have the...

Allison Rupp: Farragut man receives flight award for 50 years of flying - Knox News | If it's nice outside, most people might go for a bike ride or take a drive with the windows down. But Chris Linn of Farragut boards his small plane with his wife Judy and takes flight instead. "We like to fly regularly, especially in the summer and fall," Linn said. "Sometimes it's three or four times a week. If it's a nice day, I say, 'Let's go flying.'"...

Former Scranton bishop still serving diocese, flying planes - The Times-Tribune | ...the 84-year-old bishop emeritus wants to continue his more than 50-year hobby of flying small planes, he will soon undergo surgery to correct a heart murmur that could ground him if he fails a physical required by the Federal Aviation Administration...

Program will help future pilots take off with aviation career - mydesert.com | A large and looming commercial pilot shortage inspired a group of Coachella Valley aviators to offer a free training program to students interested in careers in aviation. Boeing, the world's largest aircraft manufacturer, projects an additional 460,000 pilots will be needed in the next 20 years to facilitate the worldwide movement of cargo and people...

Free flights, big smiles - Airdrie Echo | Gray Goode thanks pilot Lester Block after being taken on a free flight as part of the Airdrie Flying Club's COPA for Kids Junior Aviator Day on Saturday at the Airdrie Air Park. By Chris Simnett — Reporter Gray Goode's smile was as big as the sky...

Hypersonic Flight from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum | The day is Thursday, February 24, 1949; the pens on the automatic plotting boards at South Station are busy tracking the altitude and course of a rocket, which just moments before had been launched from a site three miles away on the test range of the White Sands Proving Ground. The rocket is a V-2, one of many brought to the United States from Germany after World War II. By this time launching V-2s had become almost routine for the crews at White Sands, but on this day neither the launch nor the rocket are...

X-37B to land in June from RLV and Space Transport News | Vandenberg Air Force Base has released a statement stating that theX-37B vehicle, denoted as the Orbital Test Vehicle mission or OTV-2, will return to earth "during the early- to mid-June timeframe". The vehicle...

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Goulian Announces Goodyear Will Co-Sponsor 2012 Air Show Season - Goulian Aerosports | Goulian Aerosports has announced that Goodyear Aviation will join Whelen Engineering as co-title sponsor of Goulian’s 2012 air show season.  “We’re honored and thrilled to have Goodyear Aviation join our family of sponsor partners,” said Mike Goulian, who also serves as Goulian Aerosports’ president...

Goodyear Advantage Tour Prepares to Take Flight - Aviation Pros | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is proud to announce the Goodyear Advantage Tour, which will visit select U.S. air shows throughout 2012.  Goodyear will sponsor the Advantage Tour in conjunction with Mike Goulian Aerosports and Aviall Services Inc., one of the world’s largest providers of...

Thunderbird F-16 soars over beach - Local 10 | FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Look skyward around 11:30 a.m. on Friday and you’ll see the first Thunderbird F-16 to fly over Fort Lauderdale Beach in almost five years. Capt. Michael “Drago” Fisher, Thunderbird #8, the team’s advance pilot and narrator, and his...

Blue Angels Seek Officer Applicants - navy.mil | U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, encourages Navy and Marine Corps officers to apply for the 2013 team and follow-on seasons. The Blue Angels team is seeking two Navy or Marine Corps F/A-18 demonstration pilots, a flight surgeon and one naval flight officer for the events coordinator position, for the 2013 and follows-on seasons. The team is also seeking one Marine Corps C-130 demonstration pilot, a public affairs officer and a maintenance officer for the 2014 and follow-on seasons....

Blue Angels Announce Enlisted Opportunities for the 2013 Team - navy.mil | EL CENTRO, Calif. (NNS) -- The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, encourage qualified Navy and Marine Corps enlisted personnel to apply for the 2013 and follow-on seasons....

McGuire air show is back - My Central Jersey | Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will host its first open house and air show in four years on May 12-13, featuring performances by the Air Force Thunderbirds flying team and the Army Golden Knights parachute team. Once a tradition at McGuire Air Force Base,...

Albenga is preparing to host the Tricolour Arrows, and to pay the bill - Translated | To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Air Show 2002, to September, the date can | The City of Albenga is preparing to host the Tricolour Arrows in 2012. At exactly ten years from the historic Albenga Air Show, which took over one hundred thousand people in the city 13-14-15 September 2002 to attend the exhibition of the National Aerobatic Team...

Warbird University - No Frills - Vintage Wings of Canada | Are you the kind of person that just wants the sweet, sweet marshmallow inside a Chocolate Whippet, but not all that fancy-pants chocolate on the outside? Maybe you're the one who might say “Don't sugar coat it Doc, give it to me straight up. How long do I have to live?”.  Or perhaps you have said to yourself, “I don't need a degree, I just need the knowledge, so why don't they let me audit Oxford University”? Maybe you, like me, throw dimes around like they were manhole covers and can't see paying for the frills, just the thrills of being present at the world's most talked about warbird technical training events - the Warbird U Technical Ground Schools from Vintage Wings of Canada....

Women pilots were war's unsung heroes - Bakersfield.com | ...Judd, who now lives in Rancho Cucamonga, was one of 17 WASPs based at Minter Field when the organization was deactivated on Dec. 20, 1944. Her appearance at Saturday's dinner will be the first time she has returned to Minter Field, which was a training base for World War II pilots....

Body of WWII RAF ace finally found - The Telegraph | The body of a lost airman who won 'ace' status, was awarded a gallantry medal, shot down twice and then killed in his first week of war has been found after 71 years.

Memorial service to B-17G 42-31322 19th February 2012 - USAAF-ETO | There will be a Memorial service to the crew of B-17G-10-BO 42-31322 'Mi Amigo' from the 305th BG (H) based at...

New England Air Museum Providing Special Programs Next Week - Patch | The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks is running five days of special activities during February break. The schedule is as follows:...

Spitfire bid could take off with backing - montrosereview.co.uk | A CAMPAIGN to bring a replica Spitfire to Montrose has been given a funding boost by Angus Council. The Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre will next year mark the centenary of RAF Montrose’s foundation and has launched a £50,000 campaign to buy and install the full-size aircraft as the museum’s gate guardian....

We Want to See Your Vintage Photos - AVweb | Hearty thanks to everyone who saw our editor's footnote in a recent installment of "Picture of the Week" noting that we haven't seen many vintage submissions lately — and made time to send us some! We don't have...

Icon Aircraft Receives First Ever Spin Resistant Seal of Approval - Autopia | Icon aircraft has made aviation history before even finishing the final design of its first airplane. The company achieved the significant milestone in the development of its A5 amphibious light sport aircraft with a new wing design aimed at significantly improving the safety of the airplane. The company recently...

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Neosho hosts benefit for Kyle and Amanda Franklin - Neosho, Mo. —  In a show of community camaraderie, an estimated 500 people turned out to support aviators Kyle and Amanda Franklin Saturday morning at Neosho’s Hugh Robinson Memorial Airport.  The Franklin Fundraiser pulled in $20,186 to go toward medical expenses for the couple who were burned when their engine caught fire over the Air Fiesta 2011 at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport on March 12. Kyle was in the cockpit and was burned as he tried to help his wife. Amanda was on the wing when the fire started and worked her way toward the cockpit before a short landing. She took third-degree burns to 70 percent of her body and remains in critical condition in a San Antonio hospital…

Planes of Fame Air Show draws record crowd - Contra Costa Times | CHINO - The annual Planes of Fame Air Show drew thousands of people eager to learn about historic and modern aircraft Saturday. Brian E. Boyer, chairman of the museum's Board of Directors, estimated they might have attracted more visitors than in ...

Salinas' own Sean D. Tucker shows veteran pilots how to be safer in the air - www.thecalifornian.com | Over the course of his 30-plus years flying aerobatics around the globe, it would be fair to say that Sean D. Tucker has encountered his share of mid-flight emergencies…

New River Air Show gives glimpse into lives of Marines – WNCT | JACKSONVILLE, NC- Thousands of people from across the East came out to get a firsthand look at Marine Corps aircraft and at the 2011 New River Air Show. (more) JACKSONVILLE, NC- Thousands of people from across the East came out to get a first hand ...

54 Guest Fly out of Renton Airport Today  from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Renton Airport does it again, thanks to incredible people with their outgoing spirits and willingness to give back to their flying community!   A special THANK YOU to our ground helpers... Lauren, Christine, Katie, Zach, Kathy, and Carolann! You were all awesome!   An EXTRA special THANK YOU to our pilots, Dale, Gary, Tom, Peter, Jay, and Rochelle. Thank you for taking our helpers flying too! Thank you Austin for coming down and giving it a try on the lake, too. Christine loved the ride… 

Texas Students Take First Place in Team America Rocketry Challenge Final Flyoff - PR Newswire | THE PLAINS, Va., May 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A team from Rockwall-Heath High School in Heath, Tex., took first place at the ninth annual Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) finals Saturday afternoon, besting 99 teams from across the ...

Lindbergh 'link' between early flight, space tourism - Alamogordo Daily News | In 2004, Burt Rutan and Paul Allen won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize as the first non-governmental entity to fly to space, land, and re-launch within two weeks. The competition was based on the Orteig concept. Lindbergh, Webber said, "was a link ...

The ICON-oclast of the Air, Land, and Sea  from Flight Monkeys | With the announcement of the Sport Pilot certificate and the Light Sport Aircraft category, the FAA opened the door to innovation based on a clean sheet of paper. Perhaps no company has seized on that opportunity with the zeal that ICON has...

1940-1970s pilot photos  from Heritage flight gear / flying gear displays by Phil | More flightgear photos from the classic era of flying... when some flying was dangerous and sex safe... Fast foward 60years and sex is now dangerous and flying is much safer - who would of thought such changes!  In the early jet age, each pilot spent years to get where they were, by undergoing training….

Today in Aviation History – May 15  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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Royal Wedding: WWII aircraft flypast highlight of military involvement - Telegraph.co.uk | Three Second World War aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight are to take part in a Royal Wedding flypast, the Ministry of Defence disclosed. A Lancaster bomber flies over St Paul's Cathedral in London during the Blitz memorial service. ...

Anniversary airshow beginning to take flight - Hibbing Daily ... - HIBBING — The to-do list is long, but all the excitement and enthusiasm behind organizing the 2011 Range Regional Airshow has planning committee members flying through it. “It's overwhelming,” said Shaun Germolus, executive director of ...

ArmedForces.com | Blog | First female Thunderbird attends open house  by clevine | Meet Sarah Johnson-Robles, a retired technical sergeant, who in 1973 applied for a position with the Thunderbirds. To her surprise she was brought to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., for an interview in November of that year. ...

"The F-22 is Really Loud" UCAP #230-charlie  from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | UCAP Daily! Jack & Dave are joined by Amy Laboda. They try to talk about the Sun 'n Fun Fly-in while an F-22 fighter makes it hard to hear.

See Restored B-17 'Aluminum Overcast' Bomber - MyFox Phoenix | A World War II era B17 bomber will be taking off at Deer Valley Airport, and the public can take a ride on that plane this weekend. Keep your comments civil - MyFOXPhoenix.com reserves the right to remove comments that are obscene, profane, abusive, ...

The sound of music: Flying Musicians entertain at Sun 'n Fun - AOPA Pilot | An hour before the jam fest began, a downpour soaked Sun 'n Fun visitors. But as quickly as the rain swept through the grounds, it disappeared, leaving behind cooler temperatures so that campers could more readily appreciate the music and the food…

EAA is Prepared in Oshkosh for Repeat of Florida Storm – WBAY | We're still months away from July's EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, but Thursday's wild weather at a fly-in in Florida is a reminder of how nature can disrupt large outdoor gatherings. The storm spawned high winds and a tornado in central ...

The Tragedy of Sun N Fun  by Joe Clark | Yesterday will long live in the memories of many of the homebuilders who flew their airplanes into Sun N Fun this week. For those who survived the devastation, they will always be grateful. For the builders who lost their planes…, well, they will enter a fairly long period of repair, or they will have to start all over again….

Dan Pimentel  from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Friday's Fabulous Flyer!  http://www.airplanista.com  President and Art Director of his own ad agency, thirty-plus years of experience in and around publishing, and a six year veteran of blogging... What next? Embracing a passion for writing, combining it with experience and creativity... the only logical option is to pull all that talent together and creating a magazine.  Not just any magazine....

Diabetic pilot plans record-breaking North Pole flight - Alaska Dispatch | Famed British aviator Douglas Cairns is attempting to become the first pilot to land a light twin-engine aircraft at the North Pole. Teaming up with Cairns is Alaskan pilot Ron Sheardown, who has made the North Pole trip eight previous times. ...

ICON Aircraft Could Land in Covington Ga from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News  -COVINGTON GA- According to an article by Gabriel Khouli  in the Covington News, the light sport aircraft maker considering Covington for a manufacturing plant has been identified as ICON Aircraft, a Los-Angeles based start-up company founded by a former pilot and engineer…

Houston Deserves a Space Shuttle for Display, Astronaut Spouses Say - Space.com | The space shuttle Discovery is almost certainly being sent to the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum in Washington, and many agree that Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., where the shuttles launch and usually land, is also a likely ...

Spaceport Lossiemouth, Scotland?  from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) Space tourism flights could blast off from Scotland under government plans to overhaul the space regulatory regime, the United Kingdom's Science Minister David Willetts said today. Minister Willetts, launching a consultation on the UK Space Agency's strategy for 2011-15, said the Government was working to "tackle the burden of regulation" surrounding space activity, which had "grown up almost by chance" and "without a coherent overview", adding, "We have started the process of starting to rationalise our regulation so as to enable Britain to be an effective competitor in the space scene."…

A rocket babe in space, a new rocket baby, and a plug for the rocket girls  from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | I jumped the gun on the formal announcement of Verna and Randy's April 1st update and found all sorts of cool stuff.  Their photo of the month page starts with a nice shot of Discovery's final approach.  It appears Verna was one of the many people whose photos were taken to space on STS-133.  That's so cool.  Hope they frame that nice, astronaut-signed certificate!   Meanwhile, Fire and Smoke features the rocket babes of the Science Cheerleaders (whom I previously posted about)…

Aviation Stories for April 1, 2011  from aroundthepattern.com by Tracy | Hmmm, April Fool’s Day. That leaves the door open for all sorts of stories – but I’ll be nice and only link to articles that are factual – to the best of my knowledge…

Tyndall teenager selected as Air Force Military Child of the Year  from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@dma.mil (Airman 1st Class Christopher Reel)  Tyndall teenager Nicole Goetz, 17, recently selected as the Air Force Military Child of the Year, was awarded a flight in air show performer Greg Poe's aerobatic airplane March 23…

Free plane rides for kids offered April 16 in Crookston - Grand Forks Herald | The UND chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association will give free airplane rides to children ages 8 to 17 at the 12th annual Young Eagles Fly-In April 16 at the Crookston Municipal Airport. The UND chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association ...

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LETTER: Thanks to Shriners for taking over air show - Evansville Courier & Press | I was at work at Evansville Regional Airport when a Blue Angels' F-18 landed for their planning meeting. What an awesome sight. Thanks, Shriners, for this ...

Al Ain aerobatic show soaring to new heights - AME Info | ADTA, organisers of the Al Ain Aerobatic Show - the 'Oasis City's' annual aerobatics display, running 2-5 February 2011 at Al Ain International Airport ...

Great Cockpit Video - Rob Holland Daytona Airshow from Flightstory.net - Aviation Blog by Michael | What about some airshow fun on this cold December day? I just found this amazing video on YouTube, showing Rob Holland in his MX2 at Daytona Wings and Waves Airshow 2010. The footage is taken straight out of the cockpit using a helmet camera! So you're going to see the whole action from pilots eye in finest HD quality! …

Female aviators to be lauded at NC celebration - The Virginian-Pilot (Courtesy of the Outer Banks History Center) By Erin James Two men may have been the first to achieve flight, but women have been making aviation history ...

Few exhibit spaces remaining for US Sport Aviation Expo - Tbo.com | While some few exhibitors have dropped out, this has been more than made up for by new exhibitors identified at AirVenture and through advertising, ...

CAF Opens Their Doors for Aircraft Viewing - NewsWest9.com | MIDLAND - The Commemorative Air Force opened their doors giving West Texans a chance to peek inside the world's only B-29 bomber "Fi-Fi. ...

Camarillo holds 49th annual Christmas parade - Ventura County Star | The official start to the parade was a flyover of two World War II vintage aircraft provided by the Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing based ...

Now 500 Aviation Museums on line from the ZAPP Group from AVIATION-NEWS by Rob Vogelaar | After three years working in spare time we have 500 aviation related museums on line. We hope to have them all online  in 2015, there is a lot of work to do for us. We can't do it all with our team, what we need is information and photo's of any aviation museum in [...] Related posts:Aviation accidents decline in 2006, group says Aviation Capital Group orders 20 Airbus A320 Family Aircraft Boeing and Aviation Capital Group Finalize Order for 14 Next-Generation 737s…

The Mirage F1 of the Brussels Air Museum from Let Let Let - Warplanes by Daniel | The mIrage bears a desert camo that gives him a splendid aspect. The aircraft is actually presented just on the side on the F-16 FA-01: you have to know that when Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway bought the F-16 in the seventies, the Mirage F1 was in competition, like also the YF-17 (that became later the F-18) and the Saab Viggen…

Front and Center - Shreveport Times | He was assigned to the 2230th Army Air Force Base Unit as a tail gunner on B-17 bombers. His overseas duty was in Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno and the ...

Loody Christofero, longtime Boy Scout executive, dies at 93 - Kansas City Star | One day during World War II, Lodovico S. "Loody" Christofero was flying his B-17 over Seattle, Wash. He called his mother, ...

Another day that will live in infamy — how can we forget? - Culpeper Star Exponent | Kelly was stationed at Clark Field in the Philippines as a B-17 pilot. On Dec. 10, 1941, while under attack by the Japanese, he and his crew took off with ...

Baranov Museum is often a Blue Star Museum - In Alaska, participating museums include the Baranov Museum plus the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak, the Alaska State Museum in Juneau, plus the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum in Anchorage. The complete list of participating museums is ...

I'm back! from Flying for Dummies by Chris Nielsen - I can't believe my last post here was February! That's really slack of me :-) Not much has happened for me in aviation over winter - I've not flown, not taken any photos, been too busy with other things. Now I've gone and gotten current again, and bought a DSLR for aviation stuff, well I'm back baby! I've got some pics here for you from the recent Warbirds Open Day at Ardmore…

Lebanon Aero Club destroyed by devastating winter storms - Arabian Aerospace | The Aero Club of Lebanon was devastated yesterday when heavy winter storms destroyed or seriously damaged the club's few remaining aircraft stationed at its ...

Historic 747 reaches a grim destination - Los Angeles Times | Frustrated owners in South Korea, unable to profit from their piece of aviation history, have it demolished. By John M. Glionna Los Angeles Times Staff ...

December 12 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite

The ICON A5 from J Clark | Yesterday, I had an exchange of comments with one of the readers which prompted me to send her a link to the ICON A5 aircraft.  If you have never seen this new airplane, and you are a pilot who likes the water, before you read any further strap on your seat belt so you don't fall out of your chair in front of your computer…

Richard Branson to be AirAsia X flight attendant on 21 February from Flight International by Will Horton | Mark your calendars to catch the spectacle or keep your eyes covered: Sir Richard Branson will don an AirAsia X flight attendant uniform on 21 February and serve passengers on an AirAsia X flight between London and Kuala Lumpur. AirAsia's marketing department is teasing us with this Photoshop concoction on the right…

27 Years Before the Eagle Was the First F-15 from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | The Northrop P-61 Black Widow, despite having a wingspan of 66 feet and being the size of most medium bombers, possessed a high speed and maneuverability that made it a candidate for further development into a very-long range day fighter. With the war in the Pacific now on the front door step of the Home Islands, there arose a need for a fighter with a very long range to escort the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers from their bases in the Marianas and China to Japan and back…

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Asia's biggest air show begins in Bangalore tomorrow - Press Trust of India, India
Bangalore, Feb 10 (PTI) Asia's largest biennial air show begins here tomorrow with international defence and aerospace companies seeking to raise the sales ...

Aero Show in Bangalore India 2009 Schedule & Tickets - The Venue of Aero India Show 2009, Yelahanka, a suburb of Bangalore in Karnataka. Aero India Show was popular since the first exhibition in 1996 . Now, all waiting for the next Aero India Show 2009 . This air show is held twice at Yelahanka Air Force Base in Bangalore. Aero India Show is considered to be one of the largest air show in South Asia, where thousands of visitors come. The Aero India show in India is very popular especially among people associated with the aviation...

Heavy security for international air show - With the country’s IT hub Bangalore being the target of a terror attack last year, an unprecedented security apparatus has been put in place for the seventh edition of the Aero India international airshow opening here Wednesday. Secretary (Defence Production) Pradeep Kumar said a three-tier security ring will be thrown around the Yelahanka Air Force Base venue of the five-day event. “The CCTV coverage has been expanded. In 2007, there were 30 CCTVs and this year the number has been increase…

Strict vigil for air show - Express Buzz, India
BANGALORE: More than 2000 police officers from the BSF, CISF, KSRP, CAR and Bangalore city police will keep a hawk’s eye around the Yelahanka Airbase for ...

Locals Enjoy High-Flying Presentation – WIBW
Members of the Topeka Combat Air Museum gathered for their monthly meeting at the Mulvane Art Museum today. World War II pilot Lee Lamar gave a presentation on his adventures in Croatia while flying a B-24 Liberator.

RAF show's £12m boost to our economy - Lincolnshire Echo, UK
A two-day air show held at a Lincolnshire RAF base boosts the local economy by a total of £12m, it has been revealed. It is the first time a breakdown of ...

F-16’s developer, Harry J. Hillaker, dies at 89 - Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX
By BOB COX At the Fort Worth International Airshow in 2002, Mr. Hillaker talks about the aircraft he designed while working for General Dynamics in Fort ...

Patricia Deimer Hired as IAC Manager - February 9, 2009 - After months of searching, IAC has hired Patricia (Trish) Deimer of Omro, Wisconsin to be the IAC Manager, taking the place of Lisa Popp in the Oshkosh office, who has been part-time with IAC since October. Trish will begin working for IAC on February 16th. She was formerly the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) Program Manager. Trish is part owner of a clipped-wing cub and is working toward her Private Pilot Certificate. She will introduce herself in an upcoming issue of Sport Aerobatics and will be at Sun 'n Fun. IAC welcomes Trish to the club and we look forward to working with her.

Heli-Expo A large event dedicated to the international helicopter community. Heli-Expo 2009 will be held February 22-24, 2009 in Anaheim, California.

20th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia, from Feb. 26 to 28, 2009.

Icon A5 Completes 'Phase I' Flight Testing from Aero-News Network
Amphib LSA On Track For Deliveries In Late 2010, Company Says Icon Aircraft announced Monday the company has officially completed Phase I Flight Testing of its upcoming amphibious sport plane, the Icon A5.

Hello Plane Folks, This week I bring you an essay on the incredible hangar of the late Gerry Beck. Beck had a lot of fun in his lifetime and it really comes out in the collection of artifacts to found in his hangar. Also, for the first time, you can add to the essay by posting your own comments. And don't forget, you can still join Spot Greetings for free and send your sweetie an aviation themed Valentine card. http://maxair2air.com/ Enjoy! Max‘

America’s Hangar’ soars onto DVD By Janice Wood
Smithsonian Networks takes flight with an intriguing look inside “America’s Hangar” soaring onto DVD March 17 from Infinity Entertainment Group. The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum (established in 1946), also known as “America’s Hangar,” houses more than 300,000-square-feet of aircraft. The world’s most-visited museum, it has preserved and displays many of the world’s most- renowned historic aircraft. Read More→

Delta 757 Drives to Mojave from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki
In the midst of all the other activities last week, Mojave became the home of yet another retired airliner, this time ex-Delta 757 N606DL. What made things interesting, however, is ''how'' it got here. The plane was originally retired to Victorville airport, where it was due to be scrapped, but the fuselage "tube" was purchased for use as a training device, to be staged at Mojave. Aircraft Recycling Corp., which runs the Victorville scrapyard, cut the wings, tail and cockpit off, and then Aviation Warehouse manufactured a set of special wheels. Because of the height of this oversized load, the overpasses along U.S. Highway 58 couldn't be negotiated, and the plane had to be trucked north to Inyokern and then down to Mojave, sending it through Red Rock Canyon, where numerous TV shows and car commercials have been filmed.

Other ditching stories from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti
Another small-scale Hudson’s ditching was performed with success on Feb. 6, when Mr. Bolle ditched its Piper Chieftain in the waters of Darwind Harbour following a loss of power in one engine a few minutes after departure…

shop projects DUW - MercuryMarauder.net Forums - Reno air races by ImpalaSlayer
the yellow doughnut looking thing is one of the fuel tanks. this is the old engine at 1800lbs of thrust the plane is a real dog this is the new engine we put it them, at 3800lbs of thrust it makes an awesome plane (reno air race winner) ...

Episode 34 - Ranting with Rand from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Courtney Miller) Click here to view the embedded video. Rand Peck joins Max and Court this week and Court goes on a couple of rants. Rand joins us from his site at FlyingWithRand.com and his blog, Rand Peck, a Life Aloft. There’s plenty of news to talk about, and we hit the highlights.

Hot Air Balloon Strikes Power Lines, Crashes from WIBC News by By the Associated Press
One person was injured when a hot air balloon struck some power lines near the Terre Haute airport, caught fire and crashed to the ground. Terre Haute Fire Dept. Chief Jeff Fisher says the pilot was attempting to use a secondary heat source to gain altitude when the balloon struck the transmission line about 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Fisher says the balloon's basket caught fire as it hit the power lines and...

Balloon catches fire after running into power lines from Terre Haute News, Terre Haute, Indiana- TribStar.com--News
Jim Eversole and his family watched a hot-air balloon as it flew high in the air near Terre Haute International Airport-Hulman Field around 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Hot air balloon crashes near Terre Haute from IndyStar.com - Top Stories
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- One person was injured when a hot air balloon struck some power lines near the Terre Haute airport, caught fire and crashed to the ground.

Northwest Flying Photography Blog: This season’s schedule from Blogging Pilots
The airshow season is fast approaching, and I have taken the time to delve the various websites and compile a list of show that I stand a fairly good chance of attending.

Fence Check Photos of the Month - January – published - The January Photos of the Month are now out. Enjoy!

Red Flag 2009-02 from Fence Check - Hi Guys, Just got back from Nellis and it was nice meeting some of you during the mediadays. Here are some of the results. Hope you enjoy them. Grtz,Hans

Nellis AFB from Fence Check - Ralph, nice and moody Pavehawk shot. My take on the Charleston C-17 departing Nellis

Classic Jets from Fence Check - Couple teaser shots of the repainted F-86 recently added to the Warbird Heritage Foundation's collection...

Pilots in Cockpits (Civil) from Fence Check - Jill "Raggz" Long

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