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Bonhomme takes the win - Red Bull Air Races | Britain's Paul Bonhomme won the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season opener in Abu Dhabi today ahead of his perennial rival Hannes Arch, and Canada's Pete McLeod. Bonhomme, who has been flying smoothly and cleanly this week, gave a perfect illustration of his skill in a pressure-packed finale....

DHL to deliver 2014 Red Bull Air Race - SportsPro Media | Deutsche Post DHL's air and ocean freight branch DHL Global Forwarding has returned as the official logistics partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The Red Bull Air Race is a high-octane event in which the world's top race pilots fly...

Onboard footage from Michael Goulian

CJ Wilson Went On Aerobatic Flight And Nearly Threw Up (VIDEO) - Huffington Post | Los Angeles Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson went on an aerobatic flight recently with two-time Red Bull Air Race world champion Kirby Chambliss. While Chambliss performed some insane stunts in the air, he told Wilson that he was going to ask him five trivia...

Air Force prepares for Centenary of Military Aviation Airshow - Australian Aviation | The Royal Australian Air Force is preparing to celebrate the Centenary of Military Aviation in Australia with an airshow to be held at its birthplace, Point Cook near Melbourne over this coming weekend. The airshow will mark the March 1 1914...

Point Cook Air Show: Special place for aviator Murray Wallace - Wyndham Weekly | Aviator Murray Wallace will be at the Centenary of Military Aviation Air Show at Point Cook. Photo: Mark Smith. Murray Wallace learned to fly the military way at Point Cook as a 20-year-old cadet in 1961. “I'd already learned to fly before I joined...

Cactus Fly-in underway - TriValley Central | Two vintage aircraft perform a flyby Friday during the 56th annual Cactus Fly-In at Casa Grande Municipal Airport. The fly-in continues through today. The...

Cullman airport could host mini Airshow Veteran's Day weekend - Cullman Times Online | VINEMONT — A Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) representative met with the Cullman Airport board this week requesting permission to use the facility for a mini air show that will take place on Veteran’s Day weekend of this year...

Tuskeegee Airmen vet lands in Escondido for history lesson - U-T San Diego | Orange Glen High School students who usually learn about the Tuskegee Airmen through films and lectures had a more personal lesson Friday. “They didn’t think blacks could fly and they didn’t think blacks could work on airplanes,” said Nelson Robinson, who served as a mechanic in the segregated World War II aviation group...

Men connect in Red Bluff over tale of B-17 joy ride - Red Bluff Daily News (blog) | Records show the US Army Air Force's B-17 Flying Fortress My Baby was shot down over occupied France Sept. 5, 1944 during a bombing run on a German chemical plant. However history is made up of more than just records and while My Baby crashed in Piermont, France that day, the story of the aircraft continues through the memories of the 91st Bomb Group and those who know them....

Ohio museum volunteers building vintage war plane - Montana Standard | URBANA, Ohio (AP) — Inside a small Ohio air museum, dozens of volunteers are building a vintage World War II B-17 bomber one piece at a time. When they're finished, they'll roll out a better-than-new, airworthy version of the iconic aircraft that was celebrated in Hollywood movies like "Twelve O'Clock High" and "Memphis Belle."...

Tora! Tora! Tora! Special Feature – Trailer by John Conway | We have been hard at work behind the scenes on our upcoming special feature, Tora! Tora! Tora!, that we filmed at EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2013. We wanted to go ahead and give you a taste of the episode with this short trailer since we just can’t keep footage this awesome to ourselves.

The Search For A-12 “Article 125″ (60-6928) - Photorecon.net | This is the story about the Hunt for 928. Precisely known as a/c 60-6928 or labeled by the CIA as Article 125. Workers at Groom Lake referred to her as Ship 28. She was lost on January 5th, 1967 while returning to Groom Lake better known today as Area 51. You...

How Things Work: Thrust Vectoring - Air & Space Magazine | Remember the scene in the movie Top Gun when Navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell gets the upper hand on his instructors by slowing down, pulling up the nose of his F-14 Tomcat, and watching his opponent fly right by? The idea was to get a quick, unexpected position behind the bad guy, putting Maverick (played by Tom Cruise) and his trusty sidekick Goose into place to win the Engagement...

On The Indy Transponder Facebook Page:

• Jessica Cox update
• Images of Old Hawaiʻi - B-18 'Bolo' Bomber
• Bill and Buck Pattillo - WWII Veterans Reunited with their Warbirds
• Paul Stender has accepted back up Jumper positioin
• Bob Hoover - Simply the Best
• SUMTER, SC: Tuskegee Airman, Sumter native dies 

AirplaneGeeks 288 – Society of Aviation and Flight Educators | Society of Aviation and Flight Educators - Doug Stewart is a Master Certified Flight Instructor, a Gold Seal Instructor, and a Designated Pilot Examiner. He’s a Founding and Charter member of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators and is the current Executive Director of SAFE...

A Love of Aviation - Flight To Success | Friday's Fabulous Flyer | Three years ago we hosted the first Fly It Forward Event at Renton Airport and held an essay contest. Do you want to know why we do this? Because that first flight can change a life. Abby Jarve is one such a life. She joined our excitement, entered and essay contest... (You can read her first essay HERE). She won, took a flight lesson and the rest is history. While finances are tough, she still needed money for college. And she won yet another essay contest. This time for $3500!...

United Honors EAA KidVenture Volunteer - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | James White, EAA Lifetime 641417, of Carol Stream, Illinois, was presented with a 2013 United Airlines Volunteer Impact Grant in honor of his volunteer work at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh's KidVenture.

Video: Watch Astronaut Charlie Duke drop a hammer… on the moon - General Aviation News | Astronaut Charlie Duke, while driving a core tube into the lunar surface, drops a hammer he is using. I know I’ve dropped a tool from time-to-time, but this puts my… oops, in perspective.

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Patriots Jet Team speeds up Seafair - The Seattle Times | The way Mojo tells it, a tail slide sounds harrowing. “The jet goes vertical,” he says, demonstrating with his hand angled up at the sky. “Then the engine stops, and the plane starts flying backward” in a free fall. Mojo, also known as Jeff Jess, is a support pilot and ground-crew member for the Patriots Jet Team, which will perform over Lake Washington in place of the popular Blue Angels during this weekend’s Seafair festivities....

Spectators savor Seafair hoopla, but miss Blue Angels - The Seattle Times | It’s not that anybody was dissing the Patriots Jet Team, with their acrobatic aerial stunts and colorful smoke plumes. But they just weren’t the Blue Angels. “We’re spoiled,” said Kelly McGrath, of Auburn, a lifelong resident of the Puget Sound area and a Seafair devotee who attended the annual summer celebration Saturday on Lake Washington....

Blue Angels select former Miss Ramona for 2014 team - Ramona Sentinel | Navy Lt. j.g. (junior grade) Amber Lynn (Scott) Daniel, a former Miss Ramona, is the public affairs officer for the 2014 U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels. The 32-year-old Daniel is the daughter of John and Lorrie Scott of Ramona. She was crowned Miss Ramona in 1999, the same year she graduated from Julian High School, and is a 2004 graduate of Southern Oregon University....

Airspeed GWL RapidCast – AC-47 Spooky   - Airspeed Online | The American Flight Museum brought its AC-47 out onto the ramp for the Gathering of Warbirds and Legends this weekend.  Ed Van Morlan talked to us at length about the aircraft and its mission.

Airspeed GWL RapidCast – Greg Smith and his Beech 18
Airspeed GWL RapidCast – Karl Stoltzfus and C-47 Miss Virginia
Airspeed GWL RapidCast – Bill Whiteman and the T-28 Trojan

Reno Air Races’ New Warbird Unlimited Class Attracts Top Flight Entrants Warbirds News | While the organizers of the Reno Air Races announced the disbandment of their original “Unlimited Class” races earlier this summer, the replacement, the “Warbird Unlimited Class,” designed to accommodate the demands of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the organizers’ insurance carriers to maximize crew and spectator safety has attracted entries from the former participants of the old “Unlimited Class.” The races will be held September 11-15 at Stead Airport, a few miles north of Reno, Nevada....

21st annual Fly-In Aug. 17 at airport - Chillicothe Constitution Tribune | The EAA Chapter 944 Fly-In/Drive-In is set for Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Chillicothe Municipal Airport, east of Chillicothe

Fly-in set in Oologah - Journal Record | OOLOGAH – The annual Will Rogers & Wiley Post Fly-In is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch northeast of Oologah. Pilots will land on the 2,000-foot grass airstrip adjacent to the house where Rogers was born.

We missed a bunch of great EAA Videos on the previous post!

• Sean D. Tucker eaavideo.org 
• Honor Flight Returns eaavideo.org 
• Flightline JumboTrons eaavideo.org 
• Salute to Veterans at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 eaavideo.org 
• Planes Debuts on Friday Night eaavideo.org 
• In the Cockpit with Kirby Chambliss eaavideo.org 
• EAA's B-17 eaavideo.org 
• Don Smith's Aviat Husky A-1B at the Seaplane Base eaavideo.org 
• Five Questions with Gary Sinise eaavideo.org 
• Five Questions with Klay Hall eaavideo.org 
• KidVenture Celebrates 15 Years eaavideo.org 

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Sunderland International Airshow celebrates 25th anniversary - BBC News | The SWIP Twister team kicked off 25th anniversary celebrations on Friday | Tens of thousands are expected to attend one of the largest free airshows in Europe on the Seaburn and Roker seafronts over the weekend. The event started on Friday evening with fireworks and displays from RAF's Typhoon fighter aircraft and acrobatic team and the SWIP Twister team... [photo gallery]

sunderland airshow 2013 video - Chronicle Live | Sunderland Air Show got off to an impressive start with the Red Arrows among the aircraft taking part on the first day | Sunderland Airshow started in spectacular fashion with the Red Arrows and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight drawing huge crowds to the Sunderland coastline. The Sunderland Airshow lineup for 2013 did not fail to disappoint the expectant crowds who were able to enjoy not only the formation flying of the Red Arrows but also entertainment on Friday night from tribute band Re-Take That....

Vintage World War II 'warbirds' land in Wheeling - Chicago Daily Herald | ...Andrew Meislin eats, breathes and sweats warbirds, vintage military aircraft of the sort that landed at Wheeling's Chicago Executive Airport Saturday as part of a national "Wings of Freedom" tour. Meislin is a volunteer and flight manager for the Collings Foundation, the tour's sponsor. So he's the perfect guy to name the best movies that depict the most realistic use of World War II bombers and fighter planes...

Video: Rhinebeck Aerodrome event highlights women in aviation - poughkeepsiejournal.com | RED HOOK — Female pilots -- past and current -- are being celebrated this weekend at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome during Women Fly Weekend. "The mission of the weekend is to help to promote aviation to young women and show them it is a great career to be in," Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum President Mike DiGiacomio said Saturday....

War Hero, Col. Bud Day Dies in Ft. Walton Beach - WJHG | FORT WALTON BEACH - USAF COL (ret.) George E. "Bud" Day, a Medal of Honor winner, a WWII Marine, and Vietnam POW, passed away early Saturday morning in Ft. Walton Beach. ... He was shot down in his Air Force F-100 in August, 1967 and was captured by the North Vietnamese and imprisoned as a POW at the “Hanoi Hilton”....

Veterans of Korean War honored at March Field Air Museum - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | Dozens of Korean War veterans and their families attended an event for the 60th anniversary of the "Forgotten War" held at March Field Air Museum near Riverside on Saturday. The museum operations manager, Greg Kuster, gave a brief history of the war and Consul Keun-seok Jeon of the Korean Consul General in Los Angeles thanked the veterans for their service. During his keynote address about his time in Korea, retired Air Force Lt. Col Richard Miller pointed out to the veterans in the crowd and said, "You're heroes, all of you."...

Restoration of Douglas SBD Dauntless Retrieved From Lake Michigan Well on its Way - Warbird News | In a project that began for them in 2011, Vultures Row Aviation has mad significant progress in their restoration of Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless BuNo 10694 that was raised from the bottom of Lake Michigan in 1994, having laid under the waves for about five decades...

Lost and found bomber brings explosive life changes - People's Daily Online | In 1996, Jiang Jun and his brother-in-law Pan Qibin discovered a crashed WWII-era B-24 bomber that had belonged to the American Volunteer Group, nicknamed the Flying Tigers. Voice of America reporter Stephanie Ho later fell off a cliff during her ...

P 51 Mustang, B 25 Mitchell big hit at Muncie IN air show - Muncie Free Press | MUNCIE, IN - Joseph Arnold recalled his days in the South Pacific working as an Army engineer when a P 51 Mustang buzzed the field at the Delaware County Airport on Saturday. Those fast quick turning fighter planes provided cover for transport and bombing missions like the B 25 Mitchell that has been seen over Muncie skies this week...

Back in the Day: A B-25 crashed into the Empire State buiding - euronews | July 28 1945. A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people. The war plane was piloted in thick fog by Lieutenant Colonel William Franklin Smith who crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building. The bomber crashed between the 79th and the 80th floor where the National Catholic Welfare Council was located. This accident helped spur the passage of the Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946 as well as allowing people to sue the government for the accident.

SPOTLIGHT: Pilot teaches young people to fly - Enquirerherald | Ellis, who pilots his own Piper Cherokee Warrior plane, is involved with the Experimental Aircraft Association Young Eagles program, which introduces youth ages 8 to 17 years to what it is like to take an airplane ride. To date, Ellis has give 1,730 ...

AirVenture 2013: 

The Latest in Aviation Technology is at AirVenture - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Each year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, new and innovative ways to use the latest technology in designing, building, and flying aircraft are among the event's greatest attractions. Whether you want an update on solar-powered aircraft, are looking for the lightest and strongest material with which to build a wing spar, or simply want advice on how to use your iPad in the cockpit, you came to the right place...

AirVenture 2013: EAA Doesn't Act Its Age - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | AirVenture 2013 is at last here, and you'll forgive the 61-year-old event for not acting its age. Aviation's signature event has progressed with the times on the 60th anniversary of the first EAA fly-in in 1953, and the level of action and activity is enough to tax the most energetic, supported by the technology of today...

EAA AirVenture to feature historic planes, additiional night show - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | All manner of aircraft, from World War II Mustangs and a flying car to vintage biplanes, helicopters and even an aviator known as "Jetman," are coming to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture. The week-long convention, which starts Monday, attracts more than 10 ...

Surprise Homecoming Keeps Marine's AirVenture Attendance Intact - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Marine 1st Lt. Jon Eisele took AirVenture - and his parents - by surprise Saturday in a stealthy operation complete with strategic disinformation, infiltration, and espionage.

Around the Field: North 40 - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Friday afternoon only a handful of rows were filled in the North 40 aircraft camping area. The remnants of inclement weather seemed to slow down the arrivals. But those who were already here were setting up for this year's EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in.

KidVenture in Its 15th Year of Engaging Youths in All Aspects of Aviation - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | KidVenture has brought smiles to children's faces and knowledge to their minds since it was first established by Tom Poberezny and Dan Majka back in 1999. The target age group is roughly 10-14, but there are activities for kids as young as 4 or 5 as well as high school teens.

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Air Show Fans Find Different Perspectives To Watch The Stunts - CBS2 Chicago | CHICAGO (CBS) – The Blue Angels closed out Chicago's 54th annual Air & Water Show this afternoon. For spectators, it was all about the view. CBS 2′s Courtney Gousman found some unique spots where people found a different perspective for the Air ...

Images: Chicago Air & Water Show - Chicago Daily Herald | The Aeroshell Aerobatic Team performs on the opening day of the Chicago Air and Water Show on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 in Chicago...

Air Force Week at Yankee Stadium - myfoxny.com | The U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Team known as the "Thunderbirds" performed flyovers over Yankee Stadium prior to the Yankees/Red Sox game Saturday afternoon. The Thunderbirds then took their high-speed aerial display down the Hudson River ...

Celebrate Air Force Week With Free, Outdoor Screening Of Red Tails - City Guide Magazine | Description: To celebrate 2012 Air Force Week, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum presents a free, outdoor screening of Red Tails. Red Tails (2012) follows a group of African American pilots known as Tuskegee Airmen as they are called to serve their ...

“Yankee Lady” and a night air show, just a few of the highlights of the ... - The Morning Sun | “It's right up front and personal,” said Mark Taylor, chair of the event. “It's right there. You'll see and hear everything.” Even, he said, during the night air show, one of the first of its kind in Michigan. You will be asked to bring a chair or a ...

Weather, finale make air show hard to top - Alpena News | The good weather likely helped to bring out the crowds, said Phil Agius, air show director of finance and sponsorship. However, he didn't have a crowd estimate just yet. Vehicle traffic counters were provided by the City of Alpena's Engineering ...

National Aviation Day Passed Quietly from AVwebFlash Current Issue | It was National Aviation Day in the U.S. on Sunday, marking what would have been Orville Wright's 141st birthday. The day passed unnoticed in most places although it's been a nationally proclaimed special day since 1939, when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt deemed the nation's first pilot of a powered aircraft worthy of remembrance on his birthday. As national observances go, it's not a particularly significant one. At his discretion, the sitting president may order federal buildings to fly the flag and he might encourage people to take part in activities that bolster aviation. Wright Brothers Day is also observed Aug. 19 as is White Cane Safety Day and Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day. The First Flight Society held a full program of events Sunday to mark the day.

Waukesha air show begins Saturday - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | The air show is celebrating the 100th anniversary of flight in Waukesha County and marking the anniversary of John G. Kaminski's first flight in Waukesha County on May 12, 1912, nine years after the Wright Brothers famous first flight at Kitty Hawk...

Sun-drenched Sywell Airshow raises at least £60000 for Air Ambulance - Northampton Chronicle & Echo | Huge crowds flocked to the sun-soaked Sywell Jubilee Airshow and helped raise a massive total for the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance. The crowds at Sywell Aerodrome were treated to four hours of spectacular flying displays, as well as ...

Tricolour Arrows in Lignano  - The Friuli  | Great expectations for today's event in Lignano with the Tricolour Arrows aerobatic team. The show visible from the beach resort of thousands of people from Friuli are expected. It will commence at 16.30 the ...

Local air show attracts good crowd - Brazil Times | Approximately 15 Brazil Winged Modeler members were on hand Sunday at the Brazil-Clay County Airport, 475 E. CR 600 N., Brazil, for the organization's annual Air Show. The event takes place in conjunction with the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) ...

Area air show set for September - Brazil Times | PUTNAM COUNTY -- The Putnam County Airport Appreciation Group announced this week that despite persistent rumors, tickets are still available for the third Dixie Chopper 20th Century Radio Show. Ginger Scott announced there are still plenty of good ...

Picks of the Week - Ventura County Reporter | ... Fighter Group Checkertail Clan during its 67th Annual Reunion at this year's Wings Over Camarillo Air Show with support from volunteers from the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, EAA Chapter 723 and the Ventura County 99s...

Win a ride in a T-6 Texan from General Aviation News by Dale Forton | The Houston Chapter of the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) is selling raffle tickets at the Wings & Wheels event on Sept. 15 at the Hobby Airport 1940 Air Terminal Museum. The drawing will be held that day. First prize is a ride in a North American T-6 Texan. Second place is a Bendix AV8OR Handheld MFD. Call 281-638-7940 or 713-805-1329 before the event for tickets, which are $7 each or five for $25. Tickets will also be on sale at the PAMA booth during the event. Proceeds go toward the scholarships program of the Houston Chapter of PAMA...

CoolPix: 'Golden Age' Antiques Meet The Modern Age At OSH12 from AirPigz by Martt | Maybe you don't think like I do, but when I see the shapes and colors of fabulous antique aircraft like these Waco biplanes and that Ryan PT-22, I feel passion and excitement. I think that's the big missing ingredient in most of what modern General Aviation has to offer today, but that's a debate for another time. The point of this picture is how well these great old aircraft mix with a young man using a laptop while sitting in their midst. It the kind of 'people and airplanes' sight you see at Oshkosh. A lot. There's something incredibly extraordinary about living everyday life surrounded by the magical world of aviation... especially when it's aircraft from the Golden Age!...

Photoflying days: Sunday from Apron 6 | When the planes are gone, you know the photoflying days are over. I’d like to thank everyone who helped making this event what it was!...

Flying above the ordinary from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | CFII Paul Berge sent along this link to a new video on YouTube from Above The Ordinary, a new website dedicated to getting non-pilots excited about flight enough to get them to drive out to the airport "before our GA airports become ghost towns."...

LEGACY OF WWII: GUADALCANAL - U-T SanDiego | Last year, Coronado’s Mike O’Keefe obtained a copy of a letter written by a Marine Corps legend, Lt. Gen. Richard Mangrum. It recounts the summer and fall of 1942 during World War II when Mangrum commanded a dive bomber squadron on Guadalcanal....

Squadron Leader Leslie Clark - Telegraph.co.uk | On March 19 1943, Clark was the captain of a B17 Flying Fortress with No 206 Squadron, patrolling from Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides around a convoy of 24 merchant vessels that was heading for Britain from Halifax, Nova Scotia. During a search under ...

Airmen's heroic acts featured in Portraits in Courage from Air Force Link Top Stories | Climbing a glacier for 24 straight hours, delivering medical care while taking enemy fire or chasing an armed murderer through a crowded airport; these are the actions of some of the 20 Airmen featured in the latest volume of Portraits in Courage....

Mossie Moved! from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | The much anticipated movements of the Mosquito at Ardmore have yet again been recorded for the history books with it being moved the paint shop back to its restoration hangar this afternoon!

Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby — this Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress is making one more trip by
travelforaircraft  | This is one of the best preserved B-17G models existing today. Named after a hit song of the Andrews Sisters, this Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and crew tried to accomplish a 25 mission tour of duty and — like most of the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) daylight heavy bombers — did not do so, failing to return on her 24th mission in May 1944...

Memorial and crash-site visit Short Stirling EH988 Annersley, Nottingham UK from stickandrudderWTO | Visited the memorial and crash-site of Short Stirling EH988 at Annersley woods near Nottingham. Fine memorial to the crew of five, who were killed on the 14th of January 1945 whilst 'ferrying' the Stirling to Maghaberry in Northern Ireland for scrapping. Reports state that the aircraft was from RAF Winthorpe near...

Iowan Rachel Aukes: Renaissance woman  - Des Moines Register | She weaves sci-fi fantasy romance tales about strong, adventurous women. But another passion finds her taking to the skies in her fleet of vintage biplanes....

Found — Waco in Sam Lyons photo from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Al Marsh | It wasn’t really lost, but the 1993 Waco used for Sam Lyons’ painting of a Waco flying past a home on Florida’s Intercoastal Waterway was recently discovered in Uvalde, Texas, where it is owned by Sierra Industries...

Volunteer Work Weekend Ten Days Before The Fly-In from Antique Airfield News | The AAA/APM Fly-in is but ten days away and things are busy around Antique Airfield. Another fine group of volunteers were on hand Sat/Sun to help prepare for the Fly-in....

Letter: KidVenture, 7-year-old key to getting AirVenture juices flowing again from General Aviation News by Ben SclairLast week I wrote, "A suggestion for keeping the magic of AirVenture alive." I've received a handful of emails thanking me for the post, some of which offered personal experiences...

New high school leverages aviation to the max from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Imagine a high school that takes Fridays off and includes flight training as part of the curriculum. That's reality for some 300 Albuquerque students at the new Southwest Aeronautics, Mathematics & Science Academy (SAMS) located at Double Eagle II Airport, according to a report at AOPA.org. The charter school, located in the building that once housed the Eclipse Aviation jet training center, held a grand opening Aug. 4 as the staff readied the facility for the first group of students...

Rolls-Royce Celebrates Its Role in Aviation History With New Phantom Coupé - Forbes | The UK-based luxury car company unveiled the Phantom Coupé Aviator Collection at “The Quail” vintage motorsport event on the lawn of the Quail Lodge Golf Club. The metallic-gray automobile was inspired by Charles Stewart Rolls and the legend of the ...

SEVEN DAYS OF ACTION MAKES EAA AIRVENTURE 2011 A PERFECT, AFFORDABLE FAMILY DESTINATION

Free admission for children ages 18 and under on ‘Family Day’ on Sunday, August 1

      EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — (July 5, 2011) — Jam-packed, affordable family fun spanning seven days awaits attendees of all ages at EAA AirVenture 2011, “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration,” on July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

      Whether you’re a longtime aviator or an aviation novice, EAA AirVenture has something for you. A week-long Centennial of Naval Aviation celebration will feature the largest gathering of flying naval aircraft spanning all eras ever assembled in one location. The widely popular Rockwell Collins Night Air Show, complete with the explosive “Wall of Fire” and the Daher-Socata Fireworks, caps off a memorable final evening on Saturday, July 30. And it all wraps up with “Family Day” on Sunday, July 31, when all children ages 18 and under are admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult on the day featuring “the world’s greatest aircraft departure show.”

      “The variety and enormity of features, programs, and entertainment options offered at AirVenture provide you maximum return on your dollar,” said Tom Poberezny, EAA and AirVenture chairman. “No matter what your age, you’ll be entertained, informed, and thrilled by the countless activities available to you that reflect the spirit of aviation all around AirVenture.”

      Other featured attractions at EAA AirVenture 2011 that will entertain the whole family include:

      • Daily Air Shows, presented by Rockwell Collins: Each afternoon around 3 p.m., some of the world’s finest aerobatic performers showcase their talents along the flight line. Watch pilots bring out their best in front of peers in the aerobatic community as well as perhaps the most aviation-savvy audience in the world.

      • KidVenture: Located at Pioneer Airport, children can build model rockets and balsa planes, fly in a high-tech flight simulator, try their hand at flying a control-line model, and meet aviation legends.

      • Past, Present and Future of Flight: From vintage, homebuilts, and World War II warbirds to electric aircraft and flying cars, the past, present, and future of flight will be displayed. On Friday, July 29, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the first mid-size airplane capable of flying long-range routes, will be open to public tours for the first time anywhere.

      • KidVenture Gallery at the AirVenture Museum: Hands-on fun in every exhibit, including simulators and more than half-dozen separate aircraft cockpits. The 3,000-square foot gallery is a fun-filled way to increase young people’s knowledge and enthusiasm in the thrilling world of flight.

      • “Little Wings ... Big Dreams, Sport Aviation in Miniature” at AirVenture Museum: This special exhibit highlights the incredible craftsmanship and ingenuity of model aircraft builders of various disciplines. Many EAA members are active modelers, some getting their start in aviation by creating miniature aircraft before expanding their expertise to full-size aircraft.

      • Mass Hot-Air Balloon Launch: Between 6-7 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, as many as 15 to 20 hot-air balloons will rise over AirVenture (weather permitting).

      • Children’s Activity Hangar: Age-appropriate aviation activities for children ages 3-7.

      • Runway 5K Run/Walk: Held at 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, participants will run or walk the 3.1-mile route throughout the AirVenture grounds to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh, YMCA Strong Kids Fund, and Cerebral Palsy of Mideast Wisconsin.

      • And Much, Much More: Nightly movies, forums, and concerts at the Fly-In Theater and Theater in the Woods, included with admission, and the appearance of the world’s largest flying airship, the Farmers Airship Zeppelin NT.

      Daily admission for non-members is $37 for adults and $30 for veterans and active military personnel. Admission for children ages 6-18 is $20 (free on Sunday, July 31, when accompanied by paying adult), and children age 5 and under are admitted free throughout AirVenture.

      EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH is The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration and EAA’s yearly membership convention. Additional EAA AirVenture information, including advance ticket and camping purchase, is available online at www.airventure.org. EAA members receive lowest prices on admission rates. For more information on EAA and its programs, call 1-800-JOIN-EAA (1-800-564-6322) or visit www.eaa.org. Immediate news is available at www.twitter.com/EAAupdate.