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Video: Fat Albert to thrill crowd during Thunder Over Louisville - WAVE | LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Thunder Over Louisville is not only about the fireworks, but also the airshow. There will be some incredible aircraft soaring over the Ohio River. At the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida where the Blue Angels are based, more than 150 planes are in the museum, each with an incredible story to tell...

Video: Last-minute preps being made for Thunder Over Louisville * WLKY Louisville | Security is the top priority for police going into Thunder Over Louisville this Saturday. Authorities said they have a plan in place to keep everyone safe. Ever since the outbreak of violence on March 22, police have been very visible at Waterfront ...

Video: DM Air Show: Thunderbirds fly in, base gears up - TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) | Davis Monthan Air Force base is expecting more than 200 thousand people to watch its air show this weekend. Thursday the Air Force Thunderbirds arrived to practice for the aerobatics they'll show off Saturday and Sunday afternoons....

80000 people expected at Red Bull Air Race * Croatian Times | Some 80,000 visitors are expected in the western Croatian town of Rovinj this weekend at the Red Bull Air Race. Tickets for the event that will take place in Saturday and Sunday, and will attract pilots from around the world, cost from 99 to 4999...

Sun 'n Fun Celebrates Successful 40th Fly-In * EAA | April 10, 2014 - The 40th Sun 'n Fun International Fly-in and Expo that wrapped up in Lakeland, Florida, on April 6 saw one of the largest turnouts in years thanks to perfect weather, improved operations, 3,000 dedicated volunteers, and popular attractions including the Navy's Blue Angels Naval flight demonstration team that performed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday....

Banner year for SUN ’n FUN * General Aviation News | “Pick your cliche,” said John “Lites” Lennhouts, as the president of SUN ‘n FUN kicked off his closing day briefing. “We hit it out of the park, hit a home run, what have you.” Great weather, both locally and for those traveling from afar, strong advertising in both Tampa and Orlando, and a stout schedule all led to a banner year for SUN ‘n FUN, based at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Florida....

Crawl through WWII-era planes at Wings of Freedom Tour stop - East Valley Tribune | Rare aircraft from the World War II era will land April 10-13 in Scottsdale for a living history display, and local veterans are encouraged to visit and share their stories with the public as part of the affair. The Wings of Freedom Tour, presented by The Collings Foundation, will feature the authentic Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” WWII Heavy Bomber and P-51 Mustang fighter....

More Military Displays for RAF Cosford Air Show * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Today the organisers of the RAF Cosford Air Show revealed a number of exciting additions to aircraft appearing at this year’s event. Following on from last year’s popular Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) demonstration, which saw Prince Harry in his first air show appearance, the RAF Chinook and Army Apache will again be at Cosford as part of the planned six-hour flying display. As well as performing their individual displays, they will showcase the combat capabilities of the two helicopters in an exciting joint demonstration with the RAF Regiment. Other helicopters taking part in the flying display include the Royal Navy Lynx, making a welcome return with its ‘Black Cat’ solo routine...

Red Arrows practice session over Cyprus - Famagusta Gazette | The Red Arrows have tweeted a cockpit photo of a practice session over Cyprus yesterday. For the next two months, the Team will operate from the the Akrotiri bases as training is completed for its 50th display season....

The arrows Tricolori May 18 for the first time in Loano * Translated | The "Frecce Tricolori", and all other participants will be deployed by Friday, May 15th on the airport of Villanova d'Albenga. The program is updated daily on facebook Aero Club Savona and the site www.aeroclubsavona.it....

X-47B UCAS-D wins Collier trophy - Australian Aviation | The Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) program has been awarded the 2014 Collier Trophy for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in the US. The award, announced by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), recognises the achievements of the X-47B industry team “…for developing and demonstrating the first unmanned, autonomous air system operating from an aircraft carrier.”...

Historic Flight Foundation commemorates Doolittle Raid - South Everett Beacon | The Historic Flight Foundation is celebrating the 72nd anniversary of the Doolittle Raid with an all-day event and contest. During this time in 1942, the U.S. was planning its first air raid on Japan in response to the Pearl Harbor attack....

Solar Impulse 2 Completed, Aims for 2015 Global Flight * EAA | Solar Impulse 2, the new solar-powered aircraft designed to make the first around-the-world solar flight in 2015, has been completed, according to its visionaries Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg....

Cleveland Air Race Mustang Under Restoration at New England Air Museum * Warbirds News | The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut has a unique collection of remarkable aircraft, including several historic air racers. One such example, currently under restoration, is Anson Johnson’s P-51D Mustang, #44-72400. Johnson flew in the 1948 and ’49 Cleveland Air Races in this aircraft, winning the Thompson Trophy in 1948. Like most air racers based on military aircraft designs, this Mustang received a number of modifications to make it lighter and faster than a stock example...

Four named for Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame * macon.com | WARNER ROBINS -- A pilot who helped rescue hostages with a C-130 that now sits at the Museum of Aviation is among four people named Thursday to be inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. According to a museum release, the inductees are Gordon Bellah, a World War II flight instructor and skydiving pioneer; David Garrett Jr., former president and chief executive officer of Delta Airlines; Johnny Kytle, an airmail and aerobatic pilot; and retired Air Force Lt. Col. Mack Secord, one of the first pilots who served in Vietnam....

Spirit of ’45 Day Express to Helping to Rally Support for Preserving Willow Run · WarbirdsNews | The Spirit of ’45 Day Express will be visiting the Yankee Air Museum in Bellevue, MI on Wednesday, April 15 to help rally public support for the “Save The Willow Run Bomber Plant Campaign” that is raising $8 mm to restore the plant. The Campaign has been organized by the Michigan Aerospace Foundation, the fund raising arm of the Museum, and is chaired by former astronaut Jack Lousma and GM CEO Bob Lutz.  A portion of the restored aircraft plant will be used as a new home for the Museum.  More than $7 mm has been committed so far.  Approximately $1.5 mm remains to be raised by May 1....

Airship Hangars Around The World· Ian Brown | From the late 19th century to the period between the World Wars, hundreds of airship hangars were built in Western Europe and the USA to house the massive lighter-than-air craft. Today, only a handful of these huge structures remain, including the earliest such building – Hangar Y at Chalais Meudon outside Paris....

Winners announced for museum's national writing competition award * National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Deborah Rocheleau, Jarrod Roetenberger and Claud J.A. Boyd were announced as the first, second and third place winners, respectively, of the Air Force Heritage and History Writing Competition, sponsored by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio...

Take Someone Flying on International Learn to Fly Day * EAA | April 10, 2014 - EAA always encourages its members to take others flying, but on Saturday, May 17, there's an even better reason to do so: The fifth annual International Learn to Fly Day is an opportunity to help someone take that first step to discover the fun, freedom, and accomplishment of becoming a pilot. It could be a friend, a relative, a friend of a relative, or a relative of a friend. For a person age 18 or older, you could take an Eagle Flight. If your passenger is age 15-17, you could make it a Young Eagles flight....

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Bethpage Air Show coming to Jones Beach - Newsday | Remember those old movies where the supporting player steps in for the star and saves the show? With popular U.S. military performers such as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds absent from this year's air show lineup, the onus is ...

No-shows won't ground air show - Battle Creek Enquirer | Although the USAF Thunderbirds will not fly this summer in Battle Creek the Field of Flight will have 50 hot air balloons, like these from 2012, and several civilian air show performers. / Trace Christenson/The Enquirer...

Hollister Airshow's fourth takeoff set for the weekend - Hollister Free Lance | The fourth annual Hollister Airshow is set for Saturday and Sunday at the Hollister Municipal Airport, with gates opening at 9 a.m. and closing at 4 p.m. The aerial performances will begin at 11 a.m., with a flag jump to the National Anthem. One of the ...

RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day wins a Bronze Award at the 2013 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence Ceremony from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton International Air Day has won a Bronze Award in the Tourism Experience of the Year category at the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2013 Ceremony...

Llandudno Air Show hoping to bring in the crowds - with event timetable - Daily Post North Wales | Mostyn's chief executive Edward Hiller explained: “The estate is funding the air show, which will be free to the public, because we want to celebrate and support Blind Veterans UK, who have moved into the town, and also the RAF Benevolent Fund, both ...

Past president of SUN ’n FUN passes from General Aviation News | Lyle Flagg, a SUN ‘n FUN pioneer, board member and volunteer, passed away Tuesday, May 21, in Brandon, Fla. He was 85. Born Jan. 13, 1928, in Fayette, Maine, he was a Navy veteran of World War II and received his bachelors and masters degrees from University of Maine....

Solar Impulse Tries for Absolute World Distance Record from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean
Sigler | Starting with a pre-dawn blessing by a native American chief in Phoenix, Arizona and ending with a press conference in Texas, which included a charming interview between Bertrand Piccard and a young Dallas boy who would have to wait until fall to tell his elementary school mates about his inspiring meeting, Solar Impulse achieved a potential world distance record for solar-powered aircraft....

Warbirds mark Allied landing - Auckland stuff.co.nz | It's holding an open day on June 2 to mark the anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy during World War II. The day will have something for the whole family including static displays of aircraft, cars and farm machinery, display flights and a...

Spartan 7W Executive 1939 - NC17634 from Antique Airfield News | Jim Savage put a video together of photos and in-flight footage of his 1939 Spartan Executive, based in western Pennsylvania.

Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Honored at AIAA St. Louis Section Awards Banquet from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum was honored tonight at the annual AIAA St. Louis Section Honors and Awards Banquet held at the Engineers Club of St. Louis. The museum was presented with the Civic Service Award in recognition of its work preserving St. Louis aerospace history and promoting aerospace education to this generation of youth. Mark Nankivil, President of the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum, accepted the award and...

Aviation exhibit to close Saturday - Douglas Daily Dispatch | However, 20 young women did just that by eagerly signing on for the 1929 first Women's National Air Race. These pilots pushed themselves, the planes and each other to the limits as well as changed the public's perception of flying and challenged ...

Awesome video shows B-52 bombers during a MITO (Minimum Interval Take Off) from David Cenciotti's weblog | It must have been a smokey morning at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, when the following video was filmed. Ten B-52H bombers take off during a Minimum Intervall Take Off (MITO) exercise, conducted to test the Stratofortresses’ ability to respond to threats at a moment’s notice.

Senate passes CAP Congressional Gold Medal bill from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – A bill to honor Civil Air Patrol’s World War II veterans with a Congressional Gold Medal passed the U.S. Senate Monday night under unanimous consent after gaining the necessary co-sponsors needed for consideration...

EAA Staff Helps Celebrate International Learn to Fly Day from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA staff members were at various locations throughout the Midwest last weekend as part of the annual International Learn to Fly Day festivities. EAA members invited local residents to discover more about flying, including through EAA Eagle Flight experiences in their own areas.

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Airport readies for fly-in - hdnews.net | ...The day starts with a pancake breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. Pilots eat free, and the public can join them for a freewill offering. The breakfast, along with a hot dog lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., will by served by the Sunrise Rotary Club. More than 80 aircraft, including a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, are expected for the event, he said...

Big Bird Fly In near Ferndale features all sorts of R/C aircraft - Bellingham Herald | By MARGARET BIKMAN — THE BELLINGHAM HERALD The Bell Air R/C Flyers radio control model club sponsors its 23rd annual Big Bird Fly In from June 2-3 on South Red River Road near Ferndale. The Bell Air R/C Flyers radio control model club sponsors its...

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Do it like Doolittle - AOPA Pilot | By Alyssa J. Miller Dancing a Jimmy Doolittle move with airshow legend Sean D. Tucker across the Virginia sky in an Extra 300 was so surreal, it made this aviatrix's heart flutter and head swoon. OK, maybe it was the negative-4-G outside loop...

Blades will take place of Arrows - This is Cornwall | The Blades – former Red Arrows pilots themselves – will be bringing their show to the sky above the harbour instead. Two of the Blades' four Extra 300 aircraft perform a daring move. Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) are sponsoring the performance...

IWM Duxford Jubilee Airshow 2012 - PlanesTV | Highlights from the IWM Duxford Jubilee Airshow 2012. Recorded for our Duxford Year 2012 double disc DVD and Blu-ray programme. The show celebrated the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in style, bringing together historic and contemporary aircraft from the past 60 years and beyond.

Fairford pilot takes centre stage at RIAT launch - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard | A FAIRFORD pilot took centre stage at the launch of the world-famous Royal International Air Tattoo. Flt Lt Phil Bird made an impressive entrance when he flew into the Fairford airbase with BBC Blue Peter presenter Barney Harwood in an RAF Hawk...

Pilot's spirit to fly for ever over village - This is Somerset | A RED Arrows pilot who died shortly after flying over Drimpton last year has been permanently remembered by the village with a weather vane. Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, 33, and the Red Arrows performed a fly-past for Drimpton for the village fun day...

Wilde About Texas: History takes flight through CAF - YNN, Your News Now | Jim Liles is one of the volunteers who keeps the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force in the air. "We are in a World War II hangar built in 1943. [It's] one of the last ones remaining in the whole central part of Texas," Liles said...

N.C. Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame’s annual Fly-in June 9 - Courier-Tribune | ASHEBORO — Notable military Warbirds will be flown in for folks’ viewing pleasure Saturday, June 9, for the N.C. Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame annual Fly-in. The event will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m...

Aerobatic championship passes on county airport - Shore News Today | LOWER TOWNSHIP – There is good news and bad news in regards to the county's effort to host the 27th annual FAI Aerobatic Championships in 2013. “The good news is that the president of the international aerobatics club did visit and found the airport...

High-flying Pride: Weekend will honor Tuskeegee Airmen - post-gazette | Local officials and the community will gather Friday at Allegheny County Airport to pay tribute to nearly 100 local men and one woman who joined the famed Tuskegee Airmen unit during World War II. It is part of a three-day celebration of the 70th anniversary of the first graduating class to train at Tuskegee, Ala., in 1942...

Spy Docs: The Difference Between the A-12 and the SR-71 from Defense Tech by John Reed | Ever wonder what the real difference between the CIA’s A-12 Oxcart Mach 3 spy plane and its legendary successor, the Air Force’s SR-71 Blackbird? Well, these declassified documents from 1967 compare the two jets performance side by side. Basically, the Blackbird could carry a lot more spy gear and electronic countermeasures than the A-12 could...

One of FiFi the B-29’s large radial engines. Looks nice... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith | One of FiFi the B-29’s large radial engines. Looks nice with the Lomo Sprocket Rocket 35mm camera...

Must read feedback from GWW AID 2012 - pt 2 from Life on the Road as a Pilot | I thanked a couple of people in Part 1 for their assistance before, during and after Aviation Inspiration Day, but it doesn't even come close to all of the people who joined in the effort to make AID a success. For example, Keith Jones, on our Board of Directors, and his friends, Victoria Neuville, U.S. Team Leader for Women of Aviation Week, and Rebecca Pickrell all helped to send out a massive number of emails to different organizations in the Twin Cities area to try to raise awareness and attendance. As usual, my dad also helped to let people know about the event and was able to bring in the not-so-local Minnesota Soaring Club on board. Phil brought his glider to the S. St. Paul Airport and in between storms set it up so people could take a look - it was a real hit!...

U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber flying low and fast in some of the best “Bone” photos ever taken from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following pictures were taken by Larry Titchenal, on Friday Apr. 27, 2012 during the practice day of the Fort Lauderdale Airshow, in Florida. Two four-engine variable-sweep wing strategic bombers belonging to the 28th Bomb Wing, based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, made passes around 30 seconds apart...

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Pilots group to let children ‘reach for the stars’ - Frederick News Post | "Reach for the stars" is an oft-repeated phrase, but the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association suggests trying for the clouds, instead. The organization will host its third annual International Learn to Fly Day on Saturday at Frederick Municipal Airport...

Felix Baumgartner: Purpose In Planning | Red Bull Stratos from Aerial Sports Feed | Chances are you think that Felix Baumgartner is either a pampered star with expensive equipment or an impulsive bundle of energy. This video will make you think again...

SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down in Ocean, Ending Historic Trip - theledger.com | Triumphant from start to finish, the SpaceX Dragon capsule parachuted into the Pacific on Thursday to conclude the first private delivery to the International Space Station and inaugurate NASA's new approach to exploration...

First photo of the Dragon upon its return from the ISS from The Original Rocket Dungeon | Posted on SpaceX's Facebook account about an hour before this post...

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Aerobatic performers from US, Canada and Brazil coming to Wisconsin - Virtual Press Office | The world's best civilian airshow performers, including Sean D. Tucker, AeroShell Aerobatic Team, Red Bull Air Force, and others, along with the famous Oshkosh night air show. This year's 60th annual EAA AirVenture event also highlights World War II's...

Black Team Joins Southern Wisconsin AirFEST from US Army Golden Knights by dcook | This weekend took Black Team to Janesville, Wisconsin for the Southern Wisconsin AirFest 2012. Janesville consistently hosts its AirFEST and keeps the Golden Knights in their regular attendance. While it may appear to be your traditional airshow, hosting a healthy line-up of impressive military and civilan acts, this airshow has a unique twist that always leaves Black Team eager to return....

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome airshows take off from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome will launch its 2012 airshow season June 2, with staff and volunteers meeting for the annual airshow update. A free public open house will follow the meeting at 1 p.m. New volunteers are invited to come out and sign up on that day because everyone who works on the airfield must attend the safety briefing held at 10 a.m. Volunteers being recruited include aircraft handlers, auto and aircraft mechanics, gift shop BS administrative personnel, and pilots having substantial taildragger experience....

Local lad in Red Arrows - Northern News | It was a royal occasion for Flight Lieutenant James McMillan's first official display duty as a member of the famous Royal Air Force aerobatic display team, the Red Arrows. James, who was brought up in Kerikeri and Ohaeawai, has joined the team as Red...

Royal flypast cleared for take-off - British Forces News | Across the country personnel from the Army, Royal Navy and RAF have been going through their final... The repatriations of two servicemen killed by what appeared to be Afghan police officers in... An investigation is reported to be underway into how...

Was flying ace a real pioneer? - shropshirestar.com | The aeroplane is of a much later design.” He says Maund's aircraft was actually a hand-me-down built by Malcolm Campbell, who later became renowned as the world land and water speed record-breaking ace. Malcolm Campbell with the aircraft he built in...

OTHER VIEWS: The Tyre T. Weaver story - al.com (blog) | By Special to The Birmingham News By Timothy M. Gay On July 26, 1943, 23-year-old Staff Sgt. Tyre T. Weaver of River View, Ala., a flight engineer, was manning the top-turret gun on the B-17 bomber Ruthie II when it was jumped by a swarm of enemy...

Hooper Reed Maplesden - Siskiyou Daily News | He was a pilot of a B-17 crew, which flew 35 missions over Europe in 1944, before being rotated back to the United States. After his discharge in 1945, Hooper worked for the Siskiyou County Road Department for 35 years. On March 1, 1946, Hooper married...

From The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation

• EAA 64 and Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Fl...
• EAA 1424 Open House/Fly-In on June 9 at Washington...
• June 2 Fly-In, Flea Market at A. Paul Vance Freder...
• Salute to Veterans Corporation Airshow A Major Mid...

NY governor proclaims ‘Aviation Appreciation Month’ from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | New York Governor Cuomo has declared May “Aviation Appreciation Month.” In New York, the aviation industry accounts for more than $50 billion of economic activity every year and employs more than 394,500 people throughout the state. General aviation generates more than $1 billion in economic impact annually in New York, and supports 8,600 jobs...

AN [EXTRA]ORDINARY DAY from Let's Go Flying by Kristen Seaman | It seems only natural to start this post with something cheesy like: “It was a day like any other day…” or “I had no idea when I woke up that morning I would…” and then drag the story out for a few more paragraphs before reaching my point. But, let’s cut to the chase because I know why you’re here. So here you go, folks--I SOLOED!!!  It was awesome, unforgettable, and monumental. In a nutshell, it was everything I dreamed it to be....

Mrs. Alaska U.S. All World Beauties 2012 & Aviation Community Involvement from Let's Go Flying by Ariel Talen-Keller | Being a community leader and a role model for others is an important part of being a state title-holder.  As my year as Mrs. Alaska U.S. All World Beauties is coming to a close and I am preparing for the national pageant, being active in my community and in my aviation community has played a vital role for my platform GirlsFlyToo.   My two community service projects this year include being a Senior Advocate at the Chugiak/Eagle-River Senior Center and as a Peer Mentor at the Covenant House Alaska, a local shelter for teens.  In my aviation community I have worked with my local chapter of Ninety-Nines, local EAA Chapter 42, and the Alaska Aviation Museum....

Natalie's First Scholarship Essay from Life on the Road as a Pilot | I want to personally thank Girls with Wings and the 99's for finding my story worthy of the 2012 Girl's with Wings Scholarship. This will help me to finalize my last hours as a Student Pilot becoming a true Lady Aviator, a dream finally coming true...

The Phabulous Phantom from American Aerospace by J. Terry White | Thirty-six years ago this week, production unit No. 5,000 of the incomparable USAF/McDonnell F-4 Phantom II fighter-bomber was delivered in a public ceremony held at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.  This occasion (Wednesday, 24 May 1978) also  marked the 20th anniversary...

Aviation’s Holy Grail from American Aerospace by J. Terry White | Forty-nine years ago today, the USAF/Northrop X-21A Laminar Flow Control (LFC) experimental aircraft exhibited a significant reduction in skin friction drag.  This achievement marked the first time in aviation history that the LFC principle was successfully demonstrated in flight.  Perhaps...

Lockheed Martin offering San Antonio media glimpse of Joint Strike Fighter from Aerospace-Defense News | Lockheed Martin Corp. officials will be in San Antonio on Wednesday to set up an interactive simulation of the company's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.

International Learn to Fly Day event planned for FDK from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is teaming with Maryland’s Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) to host International Learn to Fly Day on Saturday, June 2. The event, part of a worldwide effort, will include a free day-long event designed to introduce the local community to general aviation...

ATC VFR Save from The FlightTime Radio Show | VFR On-Top and the bottom is at 400ft.

FlightTime Radio Show 226 from The FlightTime Radio Show | Milford was in the Key Auto – FlightTime Radio Studio and Charlie was on the road returning from a relaxing few days in the Bahamas!... Charlie called in from the mobile studio and spent the hour with Milford talking about flying. Join in with us and discover the Joy of Flying!

PCDU Episode 88: Dreamtime from Plane Crazy Down Under | 787 Dreamliner (photo by Steven Pam)Boeing have been taking their 787 Dreamliners on the DreamTour, a series of 7 multi-stop flights, or segments, that take one of the 787 test aircraft around the world. Each segment visits multiple countries, allowing airlines & invited guests to get up close to the...

Video: Keeping The ICON A5 From Spinning Out Of Control from AirPigz by Martt | I've kept the long-running ICON A5 project at arms length, watching mostly from pretty far off. The flashy displays at OSH and the overall vibe just felt too much like big-project-promises from the past... and the fact that the airplane has the number '5' in doesn't help any. But having said all that, I can't deny that the airplane is beautiful, the design elements seem well thought out, and it looks like a joy to fly. Who wouldn't want an amphibious flying toy that looks like a sports car and is realistically fairly affordable?...

Space taxi flies over Colorado from Black Horizon by Steve Douglass | JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. -- A space craft was tested in Broomfield on Tuesday. The Dream Chaser is a crew space transportation system. It was built by Sierra Nevada Corporation in partnership with NASA. The Dream Chaser was flown in Jefferson County on Tuesday. The crew of AirTracker7 spotted the space craft on the grass near Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield...

Another Shuttle Mockup from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | I just learned that the old Rockwell/Boeing Downey facility is now home of Downey Studios, an independent film studio (an has been for a while). The site was established in 1929 and was home to the...

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Today Marks 100 Years of Marine Corps Aviation (Video) - KPBS | On May 22, 1912, Lt. Alfred Cunningham became the first Marine aviator in a plane the Navy purchased from the Wright Brothers, according to the Department of Defense. “From the very beginning, the spirit of courage and determination exemplified by ...

Thunderbirds To Rehearse For AFA Graduation - KKTV 11 News | In preparation for Wednesday's Air Force Academy graduation, the Thunderbirds will practice their flyover and aerial performance Tuesday. The team conducted aerial surveys Monday after they arrived. The team also took Denver Broncos head coach, ...

Red Arrows granted official authority to display in 2012 - This is Lincolnshire | “This year's display is an energetic mix of formation and precision flying, and I know how much the Red Arrows are looking forward to the forthcoming season and enhancing their reputation as one of the world's premier aerobatic display teams...

C-5 with mouth open at the March Field Airfest 2012 from Planeshots

Reno Air Races secure insurance for 2012 races; announce course changes - Reno Gazette Journal | The Reno Air Racing Association also announced plans to change some race courses and increase G-force training for pilots for this year's National Championship Air Race. Houghton said they also face some tough financial challenges and said they will go ...

Aaron Tippin to play at Wings Over North Georgia air show - Rome News Tribune | by press release The Commemorative Air Force will bring the Red, White and Loud Concert featuring Aaron Tippin to the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show. The concert will take place at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport on Friday, September 28...

Air show arrives in Kitchener-Waterloo - Toronto Sun | The Waterloo Air Show had its start four years ago as volunteers created an annual spectacle at the Waterloo Regional International Airport in suburban Breslau after the demise of shows in London and Hamilton. About 40000 spectators are expected over ...

American Heroes Air Show returns to Southern California - Vertical Magazine | The American Heroes Air Show, an event dedicated to showcasing the role of helicopters in the military and parapublic sectors, is set to return to Southern California this summer. Taking place at the Hansen Dam Recreation Complex in the San Fernando ...

Air show coming to Hill Air Force Base - ABC 4 | Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected at Hill Air Force Base for this weekend's air show. It's the first time sine 2009 that the northern Utah base has hosted "Warriors Over The Wasatch." The show attracted more than 400000 that year.

Nonprofit Hopes To Bring Airshow To Vero Beach from Aero-News Network: General Aviation | VRB Last Hosted Airshow Over Ten Years Ago Vero Beach Municipal Airport Director Eric Menger said plans to host an airshow at Vero Beach are underway with three local Exchange Club chapters interested in sponsoring the event. Vero Beach Air Show Inc. is a nonprofit organization that includes members of the Indian River, Vero Beach and Treasure Coast chapters of the Exchange Club.

Air Festival set for WWII dogfight - and the Vulcan is promised to return too - Bournemouth Echo | BOURNEMOUTH Air Festival organisers are promising a dramatic World War Two re-enactment for the first time – and have confirmed the return of a big crowd pleaser. The fifth festival, which takes place between August 30 and September 2, ...

Raytheon to host Tweetup at Farnborough International Airshow, extending ... - MarketWatch | WALTHAM, Mass., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) will invite 50 of its Twitter followers to participate in a day of activities at the Farnborough International Airshow on Friday, July 13. Raytheon opened registration...

Credit union to hold drawings for eight thrill jet rides - Seacoastonline.com | PORTSMOUTH — Service Credit Union is holding drawings for eight thrill rides aboard a high-performance jet to take place days before the Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show. The sweepstakes ends June 21. To enter to win the thrill ride ...

DLA Aviation Hall of Fame inductees selected - Progress-Index | A former Maritime Detachment Division Chief and a former Site Director of DLA Installation Support in Richmond have been selected for induction into the Aviation Hall of Fame...

FAA Examines Historical Flight Rules from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The FAA said on Tuesday it's ready to "reevaluate its policy" regarding the operation of historical aircraft for hire, and announced a series of public meetings on the topic. The meetings, which are open to the public, will be held June 26, 27, and 28 at FAA headquarters in Washington, D.C. The FAA said its current Living History Flight Experience policy, adopted in the mid-1990s, allows owner/operators of historic aircraft to sell passenger flights "as a way to generate funds needed to maintain and preserve these historically significant aircraft for future generations." However, the FAA said an "increasing number of requests ... [with a] clear market orientation" seek to operate types of aircraft, or offer various types of flight experiences, that aren't covered by the current policy.

Glenn Martin and the First Flight to Catalina Island - Catalina Island News | AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - In the early morning hours of May 10, 1912, a budding young aviator by the name of Glenn Luther Martin scanned the skies above Newport Beach and frowned. Above him and all around him as far as he could see was that most common ...

Video: Stearman aerobatics from Apron 6 | Let’s call it a day after eight hours of studying and ease the pain with a GoPro movie of a Stearman doing some aerobatics...

World War II airman to pilot Memorial Day parade in Park Ridge - Park Ridge Herald-Advocate | Smaus would go on to fly 38 combat and reconnaissance missions as a B-25 pilot during World War II, his missions taking him to Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and a number of small Pacific islands. On May 28 Smaus will preside over...

1,600 museums offer troops free tickets from Air Force Times - News by The Associated Press | WASHINGTON — More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in size since 2010.

World Hot Air Balloon Championships from ExpressJet Forum by osupilot | Wanted to keep people updated who like to know about this stuff. This year the World Championships are in Battle Creek, MI August 18-24. This year we also have t-shirts for sale to support the entire nine member team that will be competing. Shirts are $20 a + $3 for shipping or we can figure out how to get it to you in...

Atlanta Aero Club honours HAI President from HeliHub.com News by HeliHub.com Editor | Join the Atlanta Aero Club as it welcomes Matt Zuccaro, president of the Helicopter Association International (HAI), at a luncheon on June 7, 2012 at the Capital City Club Downtown, Atlanta, Ga. All HAI members are invited and will receive the Aero Club member discount for attendance. Zuccaro, who became HAI President in 2005, has [...]

Sporty's Open House/International Learn to Fly Day Draws 1,000-Plus from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Several EAA staffers joined EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower at the annual Sporty's Open House and International Learn to Fly Day celebration Saturday at Clermont County/Sporty's Airport in Batavia, Ohio.

Successful Launch Kicks off SpaceX's Historic Mission from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Hawthorne, CA - Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit in an exciting start to the mission that will make SpaceX the first commercial company in history to attempt to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station - something only a handful of governments have ever accomplished....

The Dragon is in orbit on her way to the ISS! from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | Below is a replay of the NASA TV feed of this mornings launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 along with the description. Way to go SpaceX! w00t! "On Tuesday, May 22, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon capsule on a demonstration flight towards the International Space Station. The launch occurred at 3:44 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida....

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Blue Angel makes special stop in the Tri-State to be commencement speaker - kypost.com | Dozens of people, including family and friends, gathered to watch Lt. John Hiltz of the Blue Angels land his F/A-18 jet at Lunken Airport Monday afternoon. The Blue Angels team consists of only 16 pilots who perform very complicated and dangerous air...

Blue Angel's air show acrobatics - Washington Post | By Sarah Kaufman At an airshow, no one can hear you scream. Because we are all quite deaf. Some of the vendors at Saturday's Joint Service Open House and Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base were selling earplugs alongside their T-shirts and model ...

Maryland air show just as thrilling for crew - Washington Times | By Meredith Somers A crowd watches as a member of the Army Golden Knights lands after parachuting out of a plane at the Joint Service Open House & Air Show on Sunday at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. This year marked the 55th anniversary of the...

Joint Service Open House - 2012 from Military Photos by Jon91498 | Here are some pictures I took at yesterday's Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air Force Base. Due to budget cuts the air show will now be every other year. As a...

Andrews clips wings on annual air show - Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online | After the weekend's Joint Service Open House and Air Show, the base will move from offering the show annually to every other year — in an effort to save money, base officials said. Eric Sharman, a base spokesman, said that although the cost of the air ...

Massive air show coming to Utah's Hill Air Force Base - Salt Lake Tribune | By Kristen Moulton Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected at Hill Air Force Base next weekend for Warriors Over the Wasatch, a massive air show and open house. It's the first time since 2009 that the northern Utah base has hosted the show,...

Soaring to give Douglas County tourism a lift - Northern Nevada Business Weekly | After more than a decade-long absence of the event, Minden-Tahoe Airport will host a national soaring competition this summer — and airport officials says they are aggressively pursuing more soaring competitions as a means to boost tourism to the Carson Valley. The 2012 U.S. Open Class Nationals will be held over a 12-day span beginning June 10. The event features 15 glider pilots and an international field taking advantage of the world-renowned winds rolling off the Sierra Nevada. More than 100 pilots, crew, race officials and fans are...

Navy Leap Frogs Parachute Into Rancho Bernardo High - Kbps | By Beth Ford Roth The San Diego-based Navy Leap Frogs parachute team made a special appearance this weekend at Rancho Bernardo High School. The Leap Frogs high-flying performance helped kick off RB High's inaugural 12-hour relay marathon Sunday to ...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Countdown to RAF Cosford Airshow from Flightline UK | With less than four weeks to go the Cosford Air Show (Sunday, June 17) is counting down the days to the biggest aviation event in the West Midlands. The flying display promises to be one of the most exciting yet with everything from fast jets to biplanes and from helicopter to gliders. The Great War Bird Team will be honouring the hundredth anniversary of the Royal Flying Corps and a line up of training aircraft in the air...

A new year and a new version of “Rise Above” - Hemlock Films | The award-winning “Rise Above” traveling exhibit has educated and thrilled kids and adults nationwide for the better part of a year.  Now the exhibit will get a slight, but necessary, update....

Spitfires and parade mark Queen's Diamond Jubilee - CNN | By the CNN Wire Staff London (CNN) -- Thousands of members of the British Armed Forces took part in a parade and flypast at Windsor Castle Saturday as part of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne. World War II era Spitfires ...

Historic landing in Paris – 21 May 1927 from Roger-Wilco by steve | On 21 May 1927 Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St Louis near Paris completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 33 1/2 hours....

Earhart footage found 80 years on - U.TV | Rare footage has been uncovered of Amelia Earhart making one of the most famous flights in aviation history exactly 80 years ago. We're sorry. This video is unavailable from your location. She was the most famous woman in the world when she took off...

Museum wins grant from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) has received funding from the Wolf Aviation Fund for the conservation treatment of an Eric Sloane oil portrait of award winning balloonist Constance Wolf...

MAAG's Blog: May MAAG Event at Rucker Field from Antique Airfield News | ...The May meeting of the MAAG was hosted by Steve and Roxane Turner at Rucker Field today with lots of help from their friends.  After a little overnight rain, the skies were clear and cooled by a northerly wind.  Approximately 40 people attended the event.  Seven airplanes flew in. Chicken with many side dishes and deserts were enjoyed by all....

Spitfire adventure story at library - Derry Journal | Jonny told the 'Journal': “It will provide an excellent opportunity for anyone who has been interested in the story to hear first hand how I found the crash site and organised the recovery of the iconic WW2 fighter as part of the three-part 'Dig WW2' ...

Video: Skydivers intercept gliders midair. The low cost fighter jet solution for air forces in financial crisis? from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following video shows what (theoretically) could be achieved by future paratroopers equipped with proper wingsuits. Five wingsuit skydivers joined up with and maintained formation with two gliders over Austria, in the last Red Bull sponsored adventure....

T-6 supports Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | Hawker Beechcraft T-6 Texas II primary trainers from the 33rd Flying Training Squadron are providing adversary support to the US Air Force's elite Weapons School--joining a long list of other types that have done so previously. The USAF Weapons School is where the service takes its best instructor pilots and molds them into weapons and tactics officers in their respective airframes. Those few aviators who...

Manager quitting Wright-Patterson Aero Club, which faces closure - Dayton Daily News | By John Nolan, Staff Writer 5:47 PM Monday, May 21, 2012 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The manager of the Wright-Patterson Aero Club is quitting and its members are vowing to move with him to Greene County's airport, now that Wright-Patterson Air ...

Head in the clouds? Learn to Fly Day shows what it's about - The Town Talk | PINEVILLE -- The next time Lester Bullitt goes on vacation with his family, he won't be a passenger in a plane. The Hineston resident wants a private-pilot's license and decided to enroll in Flightline Air Service of Pineville with his son, 13-year-old Phillip Bullitt. Phillip, Lester Bullitt and his wife, Melissa Bullitt, gained knowledge of several types of aircraft at the International Learn to Fly Day hosted by Flightline Air Service at the Pineville Municipal Airport on Saturday....

At Arlington Municipal Airport, soaring like Young Eagles - Fort Worth Star Telegram | This is the gift that members of the Dalworth chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association gave about three dozen area youths Saturday during a Young Eagles Rally at Arlington Municipal Airport. Kids ages 8 to 17 could take a free introductory ...

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Snowbirds perform season opener show in Moose Jaw - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | Snowbird 7 sits on the tarmac after the first flight demonstration of the 2012 season. The plane is flown by Captain Iain Cummings, from St. Catherines, Ont, who flies in the Outer Left Wing position. By Lisa Goudy Daring maneuvers in front of a crowd ...

Texas Gives a Big Country Welcome to Gold Team from US Army Golden Knights by Brian Karst | The Gold Team was given a big Texas welcome at the Dyess Big Country Air Fest in Abilene Texas.  The team was also accompanied by SSG Jared Zell and SSG Jon Ewald from the Tandem Team, as well as SFC Laura Dickmeyer from the Competition Team.  All together the team was able to put on a great show for citizens of Abilene.  The team completed three jumps while at Dyess AFB, the first was on Friday as a practice which was a mass exit and then two jumps the following day for the show.  This was the first time SSG Brian Karst and SSG Kevin Presgraves had a chance to narrate a show for the team and did so with flying colors during the performances on Saturday...

Staying Local from US Army Golden Knights by Brian Karst | The down side of traveling away from Ft. Bragg constantly throughout the demonstration season is that the team does not get to perform for the local community that often.  Fortunately for the Gold Demonstration Team two performances came up inside of a week.  The Baldwin Elementary School was conducting their Outside Activities Day and gave the Knights a chance to give the students a thrill of a life time.  The jump was conducted in the early morning to kick off the day of fun and games for the students and faculty then was followed by the Jumpers being greeted by the students and allowing them to help pack their parachutes.  The demonstration was over early but then it was back to work to prepare for the next Jump in a couple of days...

Capt. Arthur Q. Bruggeman flies Harrier demo at 2012 Joint Service Open House - DVIDS | ... Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, is scheduled to perform an AV-8B Harrier level III flight demonstration during the 2012 Joint Service Open House at Camp Springs, Md., ...

Fly-In a great success - South Hill Enterprise | The Gaston College Preparatory School (KIPP) band played the National Anthem proudly as the Fly-In officially started. A contingent of airplanes from Sanford, led by a Russian "Yak," made multiple passes down the runway trailing smoke for the crowd's ...

Black Cats ready for Jubilee - British Forces News | The Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team, the Black Cats are now putting the final touches to their preparations before the start of the Queens Diamond Jubilee Air Show season 2012. Rear Admiral Tom Cunningham, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Aviation & Carriers) gave his seal of approval for this year's routine after witnessing an exhilarating display on a sunny, but windy, day at RNAS Yeovilton.... 

B-29 Superfortress to land at Lexington's Blue Grass Airport - Lexington Herald Leader | Fifi and The Brat III are part of the Commemorative Air Force B-29/B-24 Squadron at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas. Tours of the planes and rides on them will be offered from 9 am to 5 pm Friday through Sunday. Museum admission costs $15 ...

Weekend Alabama Aviation Events from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | EAA Chapter 825 is hosting the historic EAA Ford Tri-Motor Tour Stop at Shelby County Airport in Calera on Friday through the weekend. EAA's rare 1929 Ford Tri-Motor, now on tour, will make a stop at Shelby County Airport, Alabama for a up-close look at a classic aircraft from the early days of commercial air travel. The...

B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" at Boeing Field May 24-27 for "Salute to Veterans ... - Westseattleherald.com | The event is hosted by "The Cascade Warbirds ". In a related West Seattle Herald article, here, King County has issued a press release alerting area residents to increased noise. The Aluminum Overcast is on its year-long, "Salute to Veterans" national ...

Veterans' Day celebrated with fly-past at RAF Hendon - Times Series | Veterans' Day was celebrated at RAF Hendon today with a fly-past by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Dakota. More than 400 veterans attended the annual event, in Colindale, which involved musical performances by The Jive Aces, a raffle and the...

Niles aviator lands in Hall of Fame - South Bend Tribune | If you answered Donavon Smith, you'd be right. You'd also probably be one of the few to come up with the cor-rect answer. Although there's a park that bears his name at South 11th and East Main streets, the site's "Welcome to Niles'' sign and flower ... 

'I felt like a celebrity:' Elmo Wojahn about the Doolittle Raiders reunion - The Caledonia Argus | Doolittle's Raiders left the flight deck of the USS Hornet that was situated about 600 miles off the coast of Japan on April 18, 1942. While the medium-sized bombers could take off the aircraft carrier, there was no way they could return and land on ...

'Jap Zeroes were diving on our fantail, I ordered: 'Blast the SOBs out of the sky!' from War Tales by Don Moore | After 20 years of service in the U.S. Navy, Eugene Maresca retired in 1983 as a full commander. He served three years in the regular Navy and the rest in the Naval Reserve. When he first signed up he was still a student at Butler University. "My mechanical aptitude score was so low they wouldn't [...]

OFFBEAT: Amelia Earhart's visit to Crete racetrack a proud moment for Balmoral - nwitimes.com | As for Earhart, Amy Otis Earhart, the mother of the aviatrix heroine, always remained hopeful her daughter might resurface despite Earhart's disappearance in July 1937 during her flight over the Pacific. US government officials declared Amelia dead ...

Flying Harry - Vintage Wings of Canada | Harry Hannah, is a friend of mine. He was a Spitfire pilot flying for 602 City of Glasgow Squadron, one of the most vaunted and storied fighter squadrons of the Second World War. Some of the greatest and most highly decorated aces of the aerial war were also in the same ranks as Harry at 602 including Squadron Leader James Harry "Ginger" Lacey DFM & Bar, Free Frenchman Pierre Clostermann, Grand-Croix, Croix de Guerre, DFC and bar, DSC, Silver Star, and Air Medal, Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus "Paddy" Finucane, DSO, DFC & Two Bars, South African Johannes "Chris" le Roux, DFC and two bars, Air Vice Marshal Alexander Vallance Riddell "Sandy" Johnstone CB, DFC, AE, DL,and New Zealander Air Commodore Alan Christopher "Al" Deere, DSO, OBE, DFC & Bar...

Family of missing West Virginia pilot seeks to reopen search for Air Force plane that vanished in 1950 from Kathryn's Report by Admin | WHEELING, W.Va. — U.S. Air Force Lt. Mike Tisik, a Brooke County native, was among 44 men lost when their C-54 Skymaster airplane vanished from the frigid air over Yukon in northwestern Canada on Jan. 26, 1950. For more than 60 years, his family has carried the burden of his disappearance and the mystery surrounding it. Now, Paul Vilga III is trying to convince the government to... 

Female private pilots fly high in India from Aviation eBrief | More women in India are following in the footsteps of a Bollywood actress who earned her private pilot's license...

Podcast: The "Miss America" P-51 from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | WARBIRD RADIO – WIX WARBIRD WEEKLY welcomes Dr. Brent Hisey, pilot of the famous Reno Racing P-51 "Miss America", to the show this week.   Brent has been flying "Miss America" out of the Oklahoma Museum of Flying since 1993. Tune in to find out more about the P-51 and the other aircraft in the museum's...

AcroCamp: Re-Packing the Acro Camp Parachutes with Todd Ames by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) | I spent a little time out at the Aviation Station at KPTK (the home base for Acro Camp) last night with parachute rigger Todd Ames. Two of the chutes that we're going to use were coming due for their re-packing and I wanted to ...

Photo evidence: Maiden flight for the second China's J-20 stealth fighter prototype from David Cenciotti's weblog | After a series of high-speed taxi tests with the nosewheel off the ground and subsequent use of the drag chute, here are the first images published on... 

Video: Pull the Blanix from Apron 6 | Here's another view on the gliders used in the Glider-Wingsuit formationflight I posted two days ago...

Skydivers 'fly' in formation with gliders - Telegraph.co.uk | Five Redbull sky divers wearing specially-designed winged suits streak across the sky at 13000 feet – just inches away from a pair of gliders. This video captures the moment the five-man Redbull skydive team, moving at speeds of up to 120mph, ...

Saturday Is Learn To Fly Day from AVwebFlash Current Issue | If you or somebody you know would like to give flying a try, this Saturday might be a good time. During the third annual International Learn To Fly Day, airports around the world are hosting events and pilots are offering to take neighbors and friends up for a free introductory flight. EAA spearheads the community-wide effort, and provides information and a list of events online. Informal efforts to just take a friend or neighbor for an introductory flight or even for a visit to the airport also are encouraged. "As we inspire the next generation of aviators, International Learn to Fly Day is one day where we can make a special effort to invite and welcome those who have always dreamed of flying," said Rod Hightower, EAA president. 

Pinay teacher in US named aerospace teacher of the year - GMA News | In Presidio, she started a rocketry club five years ago where she taught rocket science to various students usually from the seventh to 10 th grade amidst the language barrier and the nature of the field itself. "I wanted to teach the kids: You want ...

Young Eagles Flight Rally scheduled for May 19 - Quad Cities Online | Young Eagles Flight Rally scheduled for May 19 - Quad-Cities Online is the Quad Cities leading Internet service provider offering dial in access, local news from The Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, weather and sports...

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Open house and air show sparks inspiration in local community - McGuire Air Force Base | by Airman 1st Class Ryan Throneberry 5/13/2012 - JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ -- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst opened its doors to the public for the first day of a two-day open house and air show here May 12...

Bunbury skies to be filled with air aerobatics - Bunbury Mail | BUNBURY will be treated to an exciting air show as the Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes make their way across the country for the Perth Air Show. The Roulettes will conduct a 10 minute formation aerobatic display opposite Bicentennial Park tomorrow ...

Volunteers Needed For Thunder Over the Boardwalk - Atlantic City Weekly | You can be part of the action when the Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder over the Boardwalk” roars into Atlantic City on Friday, Aug. 17, from 10am-3pm. A variety of volunteer positions are available the day the airshow takes place. If you are a fan, ...

P-51 Soars Gloriously Than Ever Through Team Strega - P51 Models | ...Meet Team Strega and its glorious P-51 aircraft named “Strega.” Strega is a highly modified P-51 Mustang, and a nine-time Reno National Unlimited Gold Class Champion...

Warplanes will be joined by hundreds of classic cars this weekend in Paso. - KSBY San Luis Obispo News | Within the walls of the Estrella Warbird Museum are massive momentos of the prices paid, the people and pieces of history lost, and those what made it out. "That's a 1942 Harley Davidson motorcycle that the Harley Davidson people made 25 or 30 thousand...

Lack of air show funds means veterans' parade cut - Waterloo Record | Veterans are upset that the Waterloo Air Show has cut their parade from the schedule and isn't offering a tent for veterans either. Stan Guthrie, the former president of the Waterloo branch of the Royal Canadian Legion and a veteran ...

Authentic B-17 'Yankee Lady' To Visit Pellston Airport - St. Ignace News | The “Yankee Lady,” the Yankee Air Museum's restored World War II B- 17, will visit Pellston Regional Airport during the grand opening for the airport's new facility for rescue and snow removal equipment, which is Saturday, June 9....

Brand spanking new Coast Guard C-130J performing sensor tests.... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith | Brand spanking new Coast Guard C-130J performing sensor tests. Not sure what that entails but it sure looks cool! Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City C130J in flight over...

Final Flight - Don S. Bryan from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM | ...We were at a Georgia airport where the Veterans had gathered to see P-51 Mustangs decorated in their signature blue-nosed markings.  Like many of these events, a crowd of "groupies" showed up, hoping for autographs and handshakes...and Don loved to play along....

China touched by Calloway - Monroe News Star | Some of China's top military personnel requested the meeting with Calloway and other members of the Flying Tigers. The 13-member Chinese delegation included Gen. Liang Guanglie, state councillor and minister of national defense for the People's ...

Rescue Pilots to be Presented Distinguished Flying Crosses - US Department of Defense | Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz will present two Distinguished Flying Cross medals with valor, each, to Maj. John B. Creel and to Col. Christopher Barnett during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, May 18, 2012, at 11 a.m EDT in the Airman’s Hall on the 4th floor, A-ring, apex of Corridors 9 and 10.  Both officers will receive the medals for two separate engagements during which they had to fly through firefights and a blinding sandstorm to evacuate critical casualties while simultaneously protecting U.S. and Afghan forces on the ground...

When is a Hellcat not a Hellcat and how can I get one? by travelforaircraft | I walked into the Wings Over Miami Air Museum not long ago. I drop in when I get the chance as the museum displays, temporarily stores and restores aircraft — more often than not something new is there. I walked in to specifically see the Demoiselle replica modern. I saw it and photographed it, then — hold on!..

Panetta orders restrictions for F-22 flights - msnbc.com |Cnbc's Jane Wells reports that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered flight restrictions on the F-22 jet, due to continued oxygen supply problems in the jet.

Florida Antique Biplane Association and Florida Cub Flyers May Newsletters from Antique Airfield News

Eighty-one year old aerial flour bomber - Bay Post/Moruya Examiner | BY JOSH GIDNEY Eighty-one-year-old Elizabeth Gallagher, of Malua Bay, was given a unique Mother's Day present by her daughter Fran Devonald on Sunday – the opportunity to flour bomb a target from an aeroplane during Moruya Aero Club's Open Day....

Episode 197 – APG Listeners Rock from Airplane Geeks Podcast | ...We cover such topics as long, long takeoff rolls, pilots who seee UFOs, and airbags in A320 seat belts. We have...

Stuck Mic #24! from Toriaflies | If you haven't noticed, episode #24 of the Stuck Mic AvCast is out.  We’re back in action this episode with comments on the Cessna 421 crash in Florida, unmanned aircraft systems, Carl’s interest in model airplanes and rocketry, flying at non-towered airports, the definition of an airport non-movement area with a quiz included, references to Pontiac, MI KPTK airport, the sleeping tower...

International Learn To Fly Day event to take place locally - Petoskey News-Review | A Young Eagles Flight Rally will also take place during the event. Area youth ages 8-17 will have the chance to take to the skies in an attempt to get young people interested in aviation. Experimental Aviation Association members will fly area youth on ...

X-47B gears up for summer milestones from sUAS News by Gary Mortimer | In recent months, Pax River personnel may have noticed a new, uniquely shaped tailless aircraft on the runway, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D). “This summer will be full of activity as the team braces for X-47B’s first flight here and arrival of the second X-47B air vehicle from...