Reno Air Races Looks Ahead to 50th Anniversary - KTVN | Planes have been zooming around the Reno Championship Air Race course in Stead for decades. It's the only race of its kind in the world. Last September, racers and fans paused to remember ten spectators and a pilot who were killed in a crash in 2011...
Shaw pilot joins Thunderbirds squadron - Greenville News | Half of the officer positions with the Thunderbirds, based out of Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, are rotated every year. Also named to the squadron at the same time as Larsen were Lt. Col. Matthew Bradley of Tyndal Air Force Base in Florida; Maj ...
Desert Sun & Fun - The Mojave Experimental Fly-In (12 Pix) from AirPigz by Martt | The Mojave Experimental Fly-In last Saturday drew a diverse collection of aircraft under a typical sunny desert sky. It's pretty cool to see these aircraft gathered in front of the hangars of some of the most cutting-edge experimental aerospace companies in the world!...
Trig Aerobatic Team HD - YouTube | The Trig Aerobatic team fly Pitts Special biplanes and are 
based in the UK flying airshows all over the UK and Europe see more at www.trigaeros.com
ROSE GARDEN EVENT AIR AIR SHOW 2013: May 12, 2013 - Translated | On May 12, 2013, with testing scheduled for the day before May 11, 2013, the air show will take place in Roseto degli Abruzzi "Roseto Air Show 2013"...
DH-98 Mosquito from FenceCheck Forums | First US Engine Run - (Click for video done with the 7D.)
WWII planes stop by Palm Springs in freedom tour - The Desert Sun | The last Liberator: A B-24J World War II -era heavy bomber is displayed on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 during the Wings of Freedom warbird tour stop at Atlantic Aviation in Palm Springs. The aircraft, known by the nickname Witchcraft, is the only one of ...
Warbirds over Sydney to salute ANZAC remembrance - Crikey (blog) | Three superbly restored and maintained veteran warbirds will fly over Sydney and Illawarra landmarks this ANZAC day. They are a Catalina flying boat, a C-47 Dakota transport and a DHC-4 Caribou tactical airlifter, all owned by the Historical Aircraft ...
Probe: Pilot error likely cause in Valley City air show crash - In-Forum | 7 crash that killed veteran pilot Bob Odegaard as he was practicing for an air show near Valley City in his vintage war plane. Witnesses reported that Odegaard, 66, of Kindred, had completed the initial portion of his routine at the Barnes County ...
Aunt Ju Flying! - Iron Annie Airborne from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Tante Ju Fliegend! — Iron Annie Airborne This Jünkers Ju 52 was photographed in flight at an airshow in the late 1970s or early 1980s. The Ju 52 had no official name but Luftwaffe personnel used the affectionate nickname Tante Ju (Auntie Ju) due to her predictable and desirable flying characteristics or “Iron Annie” from her ability [...]
Join a Marines “Jump Jet” on a flight over the Mediterranean sea off USS Kearsarge from David Cenciotti's weblog | Take a seat and watch the following interesting video. It shows Capt. David Neely, an AV-8B Harrier Pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during a mission off the USS Kearsarge (LHD3), Mediterranean Sea, Mar. 28, 2013.
Broken Arrow incidents: when U.S. B-52 bombers lost their nuclear weapons during the Cold War
from David Cenciotti's weblog | ...During the “MAD age” there were several B-52 crashes that involved not only the airframes alone, but also the nuclear weapons aboard the aircraft: these ere code named “Broken Arrow” incidents....
The Flying Life from Aviation Mentor by John Ewing | ...The controller called traffic, an experimental solar aircraft at twelve moving to one o'clock at three thousand five hundred. "You gotta take your foggles off and look at this" I told my student. The controller had given us a rare treat: The 250 heading would have the one-of-a-kind, Swiss-made Solar Impulse right underneath us. Sadly, I didn't have my good camera with me so here is a cropped iPhone photo....
Brazilian wins space trip in promoting international - Translated | He was the only one to guess the height of a balloon released in the U.S. | Award contest world KLM is space travel. | 
...The promotion, called "Space Flight", was released on Monday (22) a balloon high altitude desert in Nevada, in the United States....
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Indy Transponder 24-APR-2013 1600z
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Indy Transponder 23-APR-2013 0130z
A Great Day! from Mojave Experimental Fly-In | Thank you to everyone for coming out and sharing
their airplanes and airplane ideas! The turnout was better than last year with 312 operations during the event. The busiest day in the Mojave Tower's recorded history. We had...Lauderale Air Show: Hats off to organizers - Sun-Sentinel | No matter the sequestration and the cancellation of the Air Force Thunderbirds, the private sector put on a great Lauderdale Air Show this weekend. Related; Sunshine, aerial thrills on second day of Lauderdale Air Show. Yes, we missed the power and ...
Golden Opportunities – German Jump Wings and Cutaway Training - US Army Golden Knights | Gold Team is taking full advantage of our training days at home to perfect our performances for the opening of the show season. The team is gearing up and is very excited to get on the road and perform again. This past week was very busy with our annual cutaway training. The cutaway maneuver is one of the four separate demonstrations conducted during a full show. Though it...
Video: Women in Aviation, International at Sun 'n Fun 2013 from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Here what WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian had to say during Sun 'n Fun 2013 in this interview with the Florida Aviation Network. Want to...
Doolittle Raiders greet, inspire Hurlburt Field Airmen during final reunion from Air Force Link Top Stories | Three Air Force legends spoke to dozens of Airmen April 18 here, marking the 71st anniversary of when they and their fellow Airmen turned the tide of the U.S. war effort. The visit also marked the last public reunion of the Doolittle Raiders....
Doolittle Raiders 71st Reunion and Public Farewell from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | FT WALTON FL- Staff Sergeant David Thatcher, Lt. Colonel Ed Saylor, Colonel Richard E. Cole, Doolittle's Co-Pilot- three surviving Doolittle Raiders- pose for a documentary shoot next to the B-25 "Doolittle Raiders" sporting the tail number of the famous plane. They are the remaining heroes of the original eighty men. 93-year-old Lt. Col. Robert Hite, was unable to attend the reunion....
Airshow announcer Rob Reider to deliver ‘Tips of the Week’ from General Aviation News | The reality show “The Aviators” is gearing up for its fourth season with a new twist. The original docuseries, which is viewed by 10 million aviation enthusiasts across the country, will feature airshow announcer Rob Reider, who is teed up to deliver the program’s “tip of the week” for the entire season....
Rescuing a WWII bomber in Alaska - Livingston Daily | The plane will be part of his Warbirds of Glory Museum. Trainor has launched his Aeronca Aircraft History Museum at http://www. aeroncamuseum.org. The project took flight when Mihalek traveled to Oklahoma to pick up the front section of a B-25. He ...
Secret WA military airbase - WA today | From the base RAAF and USAF B-24 Liberator and B-25 Mitchell bombers and torpedo-armed Bristol Beaufighters pounded Japanese positions and warships Catalina flying boats did rescue and recovery. Their targets were located on Timor, Bali, Java, ...
The Fire Bombing of the U.S. in World War II from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | The Fire Bombing of the U.S. in World War II On a Wind and a Prayer, Michael White Films, 2005, DVD, 60 minutes. This documentary more than meets BBC as well as PBS documentary standards with its rich research (scores of sources as well as a few personal interviews) and CGI animation. My first impression [...]
Video (And Upcoming Book 'Happy End'): Crashed Airframes Rest In Peace... from AirPigz by
Martt | Here's a fascinating project from German photographer Dietmar Eckell that presents 15 different aircraft that crashed in remote locations and were left abandoned. The 'Happy End' comes from the fact that in each case everyone survived the crash and was ultimately rescued. His work gives us a look at these abandoned airframes as they rest in peace....Chinook helicopter carries historic Gloster Meteor jet to new home - BBC | A historic Gloster Meteor T7 jet aircraft has been carried by a Chinook helicopter from Imjin Barracks, Innsworth 1.5 miles to Gloucestershire Airport's Jet Age Museum.. The aircraft was...
Photos: 1923 Curtiss Jenny pioneer airplane restoration from The Kathryn Report | Fairbanks residents are anticipating the return of their most iconic aviation artifact to Fairbanks International Airport this fall. The 1923 Curtiss Jenny flown by aviation legends Ben Eielson and Joe Crosson was removed when the terminal was expanded and it settled into a lengthy refurbishment under the care of the Pioneer Air Museum and Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), FAI
Aircraft restorer wants more space in Cameron Park from The Kathryn Report | A proposal before the Cameron Park Design Review Committee would enlarge a business devoted to finding what’s left of vintage military aircraft and restoring them.According to the agenda, an entity known as NARF would expand from 4,182 square feet to 9,780 square feet on Cameron Park Drive near the Cameron Park Airport.An engineer working on project design said the owner is expanding his
DH-98 Mosquito from FenceCheck Forums
Saluting Our Volunteers: It's National Volunteer Week from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | This week, April 21-27, is National Volunteer Week, and EAA would like to give special recognition to EAA volunteers on all levels of the organization for the tremendous contributions they provide to EAA's viability and success....
Volunteers honored for service at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The National Museum of the United States Air Force Volunteer Program celebrated its 31st anniversary by honoring more than 500 volunteers during a Volunteer Appreciation Banquet on April 18....
Museum hosts ‘Flying the Idaho Back Country’ from General Aviation News | On May 11 the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will host The New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society’s Vice President Bob Hough, and his presentation, “Flying the Idaho Back Country.”...
Concorde set to fly again at auction from General Aviation News | An original design drawing for the Concorde will be among the lots on offer when Bonhams returns to the RAF Museum in Hendon for its annual sale on Monday April 29....
Clin d'Ailes Museum celebrates its 10th anniversary! by Pascal Kümmerling from Passion pour
l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | Clin Museum of wings located on Payerne airfield, this year celebrates 10 years and more than 100,000 visitors. A day is organized for this purpose: Saturday, April 27, 2013 between 10:00 and 17:00 | Demonstrations and events are scheduled throughout the day at the museum. The highlight of the program will be the demonstration flight of the PC-7 Team of our Air Force and the opening of the new book "PC-7 TEAM BACKSTAGE". Following this...Closeup of the MD-21 mothership with D-21 drone from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick Stafford | The MD-21 was the designation for the modified A-12, which...
F-14A versus the F-14B from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | Often in the world of military aviation we get wrapped up in technology. But while a superior weapon can make the difference between victory and defeat in the hands of a skilled operator, that weapon can be useless in hands of a novice. Here is one example where victory in the air comes down to pilot skill....
This is how naval aviators prepare for actual arrested landings aboard aircraft carriers from David Cenciotti's weblog | Marine Aircraft Group 31 pilots conduct field carrier landing practice (FCLP) aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, SC, on Apr. 16, 2013. Before pilots can actually land aboard aircraft carriers, they have to practice in the simulator and at the field during FCLP....
Book Review: A View from the Hover from The Lexicans | John Farley’s A View from the Hover is a long-awaited memoir of sorts from one of the UK’s most experienced test pilots. John Farley is best known for the first flight of the P.1127 in 1964 while a test pilot at the Royal Aircraft Establishment. He spent 19 years contributing to the development of the Harrier, retiring as...
State Resolution Recognizes Wetumpka Airport Historical Listing from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | ELMORE Co AL- Attended by over 40 local pilots and supporters of the airport, the Elmore County Aviation Alliance held it's annual meeting at the Wetumpka Municipal Airport last Saturday. ECAA member AL Rep. Greg Wren- (R) 75th District (Montgomery, Elmore) surprised the attendees by presenting them a resolution from the Alabama House of Representatives recognizing the recent listing of the airport on the Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission....
Florida governor declares April General Aviation Appreciation Month from General Aviation News | Florida Gov. Rick Scott has once again recognized the importance of general aviation (GA), proclaiming April 2013 as General Aviation Appreciation Month. He issued a similar proclamation in June 2011....
Birmingham Student Earns EAA/DAHER-SOCATA Scholarship from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH,WI- Recipients will work overseas at DAHER-SOCATA facility in France- Kalena Glover of Prescott, Ariz., and William McAleer of Birmingham, Alabama, will receive the work internships of a lifetime, as they have been named recipients of this year's EAA/DAHER-SOCATA International Scholarships....
Friday, April 19, 2013
Indy Transponder 19-APR-2013 1630z
Mojave Fly-In April 20th (Tomorrow) - Experimental Oasis In The Desert! from AirPigz by Martt | 
...In addition to the extremely cool aircraft to look over (and their pilots and owners to talk to), Scaled Composites will have reps at the event as well as Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company....
Valkaria Airfest is Saturday at Valkaria Airport - Florida Today | “Hot air balloon rides, glider rides, the old Piper Cub ride, open cockbit biplane ride, aerobatic rides and helicopter rides,” Borowski said, adding there are no jets, just propellers, at the air festival. Valkaria Airfest usually opens the airshow ...
Black Diamond jet team coming to Rome, Ga., air show - Times Free Press | The Black Diamond Jet Demonstration Team, one of the world’s only non-military jet demonstration teams, will headline the 2013 Wings Over North Georgia air show here, according to a news release....
AIRSHOW NEWS: RAF Cosford Air Show confirms eye-opening displays from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News by admin | The RAF Cosford 75th Anniversary Air Show team is excited to announce that a Chinook and an Apache helicopter from the MOD Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) will be coming to the event on Sunday 9th June.
AFA Honors the Anniversary of the Doolittle Raiders Bombing Mission on Japan - Air Force Magazine | Thomas Griffin and retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole received the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the Doolittle Raiders. Major Griffin was a navigator on B-25 No. 9 during the April 1942 raid, and Colonel Cole was Gen. Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot ...
Doolittle Raiders recount mission (VIDEO, GALLERY) - The Northwest Florida Daily News | FORT WALTON BEACH — When Staff Sgt. David Thatcher's B-25 bomber tried to land in the surf off a strip of beach on an island after the famous Doolittle Raid, the wheel was still down. The plane flipped over and four members of his crew went hurtling...
Baldwin Family Flyers from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Three generations of women take to the sky to race in the Air Race Classic, the longest running all women pilots transcontinental air race. Among the many teams, there is none other as special as a family that flies together....
Midwest Aviation Aerodrome: Variety of Aircraft Found at Creve Coeur Airport from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The Midwest region is replete with local general aviation airports. One of those gems of the Midwest is Creve Coeur Airport, a privately-owned haven for antique aircraft and home of the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum just west of St. Louis. On any given weekend...
Columbia's Curtiss-Wright Hangar sale still held up - The State | COLUMBIA, SC — Nearly two years after entering a partnership, Richland County still hasn’t finalized the sale of the historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar to private developers....
Aircraft, film, highlights Douglas exhibit - Sierra Vista Herald | Douglas was also one of the stops of the first women's national air race of 1929, the “Women's Air Derby.” The Douglas Flyer was built by Rich Ivansek and funded by Arvin Schultz. Both are aviation historians. The exhibit documenting Eleanor Roosevelt ...
U.S. 8th Air Force saved Britain from Hitler during WW II old airman says from War Tales by Don Moore | The American 8th Air Force saved the English from being invaded and defeated by Germany during World War II, according to Wes Belleson, who served as a tail gunner in a B-24 “Liberator” flying from a field near Norwich, England during the Second World War. “It’s my idea we saved England. The Germans were bombing [...]
The last F-4 departs Davis-Monthan from Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories | The final F-4 regenerated from storage at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group performed its last flight over Tucson, Ariz., April 17, before heading to Mojave, Calif....
Soldiers learning to fly with Eglin's Aero Club - The Northwest Florida Daily News | Over the past 24 months, Soldiers and family members from 7th SFG(A) have taken full advantage of flight training opportunities at the Eglin AFB Aero Club. The Aero Club offers a wide range of training opportunities to include the FAA Private Pilot ...
Aviation camp creates aviators from General Aviation News | By STEVE SCHAPIRO | When Blake Schuette was 10 years old she didn’t know much about aviation or airplanes. Today, the Auburn University junior is a double major in aviation management and business management. She is president of the school’s flight team and is completing her CFI rating — and she owes it all to one week back in the summer of 2001....
NASA Flies Dragon Eye Unmanned Aircraft Into Volcanic Plume - Utility Products | NASA Earth science researchers last month traveled to Turrialba Volcano, near San Jose, Costa Rica, to fly a Dragon Eye unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) -- a small electric aircraft equipped with cameras and sensors -- into the volcano's sulfur dioxide ...
3 to join Astronaut Hall of Fame ranks from Air Force Times - News | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Eileen Collins is an accomplished aviator and astronaut, the first woman to pilot a space shuttle, the first woman to command a U.S. space mission and one of the first women to graduate from U.S. Air Force test pilot school.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Indy Transponder 18-APR-2013 0230z
'Thunder over Michigan' air show to be held August 10-11 - WDIV Detroit | "Early August is what our fans have come to expect for Thunder and we are pleased that we can now move back to our normal dates," said Kevin Walsh, air show director. "The August dates allow us to secure additional world-class performers, statics, and ...
Mike Melvill to Speak at the Event from Mojave Experimental Fly-In | InHey Guys, I just got word from Mike Melvill that he will be speaking about his 'round-the-world flight with Dick Rutan. The talk...
2013 Enterprise Aviation Expo from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The Enterprise Aviation Expo will be highlighting Warbirds from the Southeast as well as diverse aircraft from the Wiregrass. During this event fans will learn about the Enterprise Municipal Airport, honor our Veterans, display aircraft from WW II and entertain with aerobatics.
Sun 'n Fun Closes Strong - Flying Magazine | Sun 'n Fun closed in style over the weekend with a reported 5 percent uptick in traffic compared to last year's show, according to organizers. Reports from companies attending the show varied. While all reported a drop-off in overall foot traffic, a ...
Oshkosh welcomes return of Lt. Dan Band from General Aviation News | Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band will return to EAA AirVenture in 2013 as the grand finale of a daylong salute to veterans at Oshkosh, Wis., on Friday, Aug. 2. Performing for the fourth time at EAA AirVenture since 2008, the popular band will be hosted at by the Disabled American Veterans and the EAA Warbirds of America at the Philips 66 Plaza stage....
Doolittle Raiders to return home for final official reunion - Destin Log | This week, three of the four Doolittle Raiders who are still alive are returning to Fort Walton Beach — back to where it all started — for their 71st and final reunion, and they are bringing hundreds of family members, friends and fans with them for ...
Museum offers B-17 ground school from General Aviation News | SEATTLE — On May 18 and 19, The Museum of Flight will be offering a two-day course about the iconic, World War II Boeing B-17 bomber. The “ground school” will familiarize participants in the design, construction, operation and performance of the aircraft and includes a flight in the Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17,
“Aluminum Overcast”...Aichi D1A “Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō supported... from Planeshots | ...japanese operations in the Shangai and Guangdong regions during the second sino-japanese war. Aircrafts over the ship are Aichi D1A2 dive-bombers”. More photos HERE.
This date in science: First woman to fly around the world - EarthSky (blog) | She was the oldest of three sisters, but during her childhood, she found more in common with the boys. Her interest for flying was sparked when she was 12 years old when she and her father had the opportunity to fly in the cockpit of a Ford Trimotor ...
Only $500 to go on the Restoration Center Campaign! from Antique Airfield News | The "Buy-a-Foot" Campaign to raise funds for the APM Restoration Center is now 99.43% complete and only $500 away from reaching our goal of $71,000.00. Only 16 square feet remain open and available at $25 per square foot. We currently...
Members Encouraged to 'Fly One' During Annual International Learn to Fly Day from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA is asking all chapters and individual members to 'Fly One' adult on May 18 - the fourth annual International Learn to Fly Day. Let's expand participation in EAA's Eagle Flights program and inspire people of all ages to follow their dreams of flight!
Ohio pilots pitch in to recruit next members of the aviation community from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | What began in 1997 with two pilots helping Boy Scouts earn their aviation merit badges has grown into Youth Aviation Adventure (YAA), with 26 partner programs across the United States. It all began when Columbus, Ohio, pilots Dan Kiser and Steve Wathen offered to help Steve’s son and some friends earn their Boy Scout Aviation Merit Badges. They...
1.7 million Young Eagles and counting… from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | It’s an impressive number: Since its founding in 1992, more than 1.76 million kids have flown as Young Eagles — a number that’s growing even as you read this. The premise is simple: Introduce kids to aviation through a flight in a general aviation aircraft and — hopefully — inspire the next generation of pilots. And it’s working....
NASA's 12th Annual Student Rocket Launch from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | TONEY AL - The NASA Student Launch Projects (SLP) challenges middle school, high school, and college students in designing, building, and launching a reusable rocket to 1 mile above ground level with a scientific or engineering payload. SLP is an 8-month commitment requiring teams to submit a series of reports and reviews, develop a Web site, provide educational engagement in their local community, and provide a timeline, a budget, and other requirements....
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Indy Transponder 16-APR-2013 1045z
'Thunderbirds' announce 2014 officer selections - Air Force Link - Air Force Link | Matthew Bradley, 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron director of operations from Tyndall AFB, Fla., will become Thunderbird No. 1, the squadron's commander and lead pilot. As the twofold duty title implies, his responsibilities will include commanding a...
KDF: Thunder Over Louisville will go on as scheduled - WDRB | LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Derby Festival says Thunder Over Louisville will go on as scheduled, but with "heightened awareness." It also says it is revisiting its emergency plan, taking a closer look at it following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. KDF says its plan is already "comprehensive," and always evolving. And people attending events are urged, "If you see something, say something."...
Another Amazing, Thoughtful Factoid From The Int'l Council of Airshows
- AeroNews Network | ...The two U.S. military formation teams are two
of the three oldest teams in the world. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels have
been performing since 1946 and are the oldest military team in the
world....
AirVenture Cup Race returns for 16th year from General Aviation News | The EAA AirVenture Cup Race will continue racing in 2013 with the full support and involvement of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Race volunteers and EAA Chairman Jack Pelton met earlier this year to coordinate details of the race and establish guidelines for the EAA event. Race officials are still determining the course for this year’s event, but plan to hold the race on Sunday, July 28, in advance of EAA AirVenture as they have done for the past 15 years....
OU Pilots Prepare to Compete in the Air Race Classic - OU Nightly | Two women pilots will represent the University of Oklahoma’s aviation department this summer as they compete against 55 other teams in a cross country race that spans 2,400 miles...
Air Race Classic 2013 - University of North Dakota | ...Second, our race route has changed!! They have taken out out the stops in Sarasota, WY and North Platte, NE and replaced them with Rawlings, 
WY and Holdrege, NE....
Breathless to Attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In by Mojave FlyIn
Sequestration Cuts Won't Stop Paulding Airshow - Patch.com | Through the measures brought about through sequestration, the air show industry has taken significant losses. The industry depends heavily on military demonstrations as headliners both in the air and on the ramp to draw folks to the show. With the cuts ...
SUN ‘n FUN 2013 – Day 1 from Other People's Airplanes by David
Dassault celebrates 50th anniversary with presentation of restored Mystere 20 ... - eTurboNews | The restored Mystère 20 s/n 1 was unveiled last week at the third annual Air & Space Museum Airshow, held at Le Bourget Airport, near Paris. It will next be shown at this year's Paris Air Show, scheduled for June 17-23, before returning to its ...
Sky Combat Ace - USA Today | Fly a fighter jet with Sky Combat Ace. The 40-minute fighter-pilot experience enables you as a passenger, under the guidance of a trained pilot, to experience the adrenaline rush of a dogfight. The planes employ an optical targeting system to give you the sensation of hitting another plane without doing damage. Get the gut-wrenching thrills of low-flying passes toward earth as well as hurtle through the air as the plane executes tail slides, spins and other air show routines. With...
Warbird Adventures, Inc. Exciting from the Ground Up! from Featured by Webmaster | ...The original plan was to barnstorm around the country, but they ended up in Kissimmee by accident and set up shop out of the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum instead. The rest is history....
33rd Fighter Wing to dedicate F-35 hangar to Doolittle Raider - The Northwest Florida Daily News | Edward Saylor (far right) was part of the Doolittle Raiders Crew No. 15 that took off from the USS Hornet on April 18, 1942. The 33rd Fighter Wing will dedicate an F-35 hangar in his name on Wednesday as part of the Raiders' 71st and final reunion ...
EDITORIAL: 'Thirty Seconds' over FWB - The Northwest Florida Daily News | The chamber has given the name “Thirty Seconds Over the Emerald Coast” to a planned flyover of five vintage B-25 bombers on Friday, April 19, to mark a reunion of the surviving Doolittle raiders. The raiders — all volunteers — trained secretly on ...
Red Tails Project to keep Tuskegee Airmen legacy alive - WTXL ABC 27 | The event is run by the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron, a non-profit based in Indiana. They will bring several 
Mustang aircraft, including an antique P-51C that will be available for tours. They will also bring a traveling movie exhibit ...
World War One - Part III from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | Plenty of photos...
Spitfires at the Bunker - Coffs Coast Advocate | A fascination with 'warbirds', vintage wartime aircraft, began after a chance meeting with the legendary aviator Col Pay. Col had purchased and rebuilt a Spitfire Mk VIII and allowed Terry to sit in the pilot's seat where the instrument panels could be ...
MO Aviation Historical Society Meeting Set for April 18 from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo
Bill Allen's Ryan STM-2 Flying Again from Antique Airfield News | Bill Allen at the Allen Airways Flying Museum, Gillespie Field in San Diego wrote us that his Ryan is back in the air after restoration:...
Gary Baglien's J-2 Cub from Antique Airfield News
New CAP facility to bear name of WWII vet, local supporter from Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | NORTH CAROLINA -- Civil Air Patrol recently honored a pilot who earned his wings a long time ago. CAP members from the North Carolina Wing’s Asheville Composite Squadron renamed their flight operations center at Asheville Regional Airport for Lt. Col. Robert Augur, who flew three different types of bombers during World War II, and is a big supporter of the local CAP squadron...
SR-71 “Blackbird” Skybound At Museum of Aviation In Georgia! - Warbird Radio | The Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia recently elevated their SR-71 “Blackbird” into a nose-up “take off’ position in their Century of Flight Hangar. A combined...
New Ohio license plates showcase aviation heritage from General Aviation News | DAYTON, Ohio — As Ohio rolls out its latest license plate design, the National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) is urging motorists to show their pride in Ohio’s aerospace industry and support aviation heritage by ordering specialty “Leader in Flight” license plates....
Navy To Honor Sally Ride from Aero-News Network | Academic Research Ship To Be Named For America's First Woman In Space The United States Navy has revealed that its next ocean-class auxiliary general oceanographic research (AGOR) vessel will be named after the first American woman to fly in space. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said in a statement Friday that the ship will be christened the R/V Sally Ride.
SpaceShipTwo Achieves Milestone First 'Cold Flow' Test Flight from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Private space tourism inched closer last week as test teams from Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic announced an important milestone in the development of SpaceShipTwo on Friday, April 12, at the Mojave Air and Space Port.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Indy Transponder 05-APR-2013 0130z
Going to SUN ’n FUN and want to learn more about NextGen? from General Aviation News | The FAA’s NextGen system is scheduled for launch by the end of the year. Are you ready for this change? Matchbox’s Jeffrey Boccaccio, NextGen columnist for General Aviation News, will offer a free presentation demonstrating how easy this transition will be for general aviation pilots, from an application and installation standpoints, not to mention the cost reductions....
Will the Blue Angels be at Shrinersfest this year? - 14 News WFIE Evansville | Shrinersfest Spokesman Dale Thomas says the show remains on the schedule even though the Blue Angels aren't practicing...
Blue Angels cancel performance in Vidalia - Thecoastalsource | The news, while disappointing was not entirely unexpected in light of the federal budget cuts, but organizers of the Onion Festival say even though the Blue Angels won't be performing there will still be an air show with plenty of interesting things to ...
From Mojave Experimental Fly-In
BD-5 Static Display to attendBinghamton Airshow Canceled - FOX 40 News WICZ TV | According to David Hickling, Deputy Commissioner of Aviation, the military has withdrawn all support for airshows due to sequestration. "It's really a disappointment to not have a show again this year, we really intend to bring the show back next year ...
Electric Long EZ to attend
VG and TSC to attend
Brand new RV-7 to attend
Air Force Museum Theatre adds "Goose" power to star lineup of TOP GUN 3D presenters at Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Actor Anthony Edwards has been added to a pair of film industry luminaries participating in the Air Force Museum Theatre's special presentation of TOP GUN 3D on Saturday, April 13, in Dayton, Ohio. Edwards, who played the role of Navy Lt. Nick "Goose" Bradshaw in the 1986 Paramount Pictures blockbuster, will co-present the screening with pilot Clay Lacy, the film's aerial cinematographer, and Barry Sandrew, Ph. D., founder of Legend3D, the company that recently converted TOP GUN for Paramount Pictures into digital 3D from its original 35mm film format....
About the XB-70 'Valkyrie' from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick Stafford | The H.A.M.B.
forum
has numerous photos of the cool XB-70 Valkyrie. The XB-70 was a
prototype, 6-engined, Mach-3 capable bomber. The program was eventually
cancelled due to price/performance and operational concerns.... World War II Scholars Fly High in B-17 Bomber
The Alcalde | A few lucky UT students were given a whole new perspective this past Saturday as they flew over the Forty Acres in a restored World War II-era Boeing B-17 Bomber. Michel Oxford, one of four Normandy Scholars chosen to ride in the plane, said the ...
Queen of Hearts from Airstrike Aviation Photography by Justin de Reuck | Patrick Davidson’s P51D Mustang, “The Queen of Hearts” has adopted a stunning new colour scheme and yesterday morning I got to do an air to air shoot along the coast of Port Elizabeth with Patrick and his fine steed....
Watch Kenny Scharf Paint an Airplane for "The Boneyard Project" - Papermag | ... the right "Jetson's" frame of mind, check out this short clip of Kenny out in a Tucson, Arizona, airplane
graveyard working on a piece for "The Boneyard Project" curated by Eric Firestone, Carlo McCormick and Medvin Sobio for the Pima Air & Space ... WAI Conference: Get Your Video Here! from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Commercial pilot and WAI member Syd Blue is a videographer and author. Blue spent hours documenting the 24th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference...
My Cameo in the AOPA Members Video from Toriaflies | Why am I the only one that got interviewed in a freezing cold hangar, might I ask?!
German Student Seizes Opportunity to Volunteer at EAA from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The tight-knit EAA community helped bring 19-year-old Philipp Stute of Friedrichshafen, Germany, to the Kermit Weeks Flight Research Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to work on EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast as a maintenance volunteer.
ISS Flyby of the Moon from Keith Breazeal Video Productions
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Indy Transponder 01-APR-2013 2300z
Mojave Experimental Fly-in - Official Blog | Lot's of info here, including confirmed attendees.
Florida Aviation Network named official television network of SUN ‘n FUN from General Aviation News | Not able to make it to SUN ’n FUN this year? You can catch some of the action on the Florida Aviation Network (FAN), which has become the first official television network of SUN ‘n FUN....
AirVenture Mulls Annual Fly-In Name Change from Aero-News Network | Pelton: It's Time To Face Facts And Recognize Our Core Constituency ANN April 1 Special Coverage In a move that is being described as one that better reflects the organization, EAA is considering re-branding AirVenture from "The Worlds Greatest Aviation Celebration" to "The Worlds Largest Gathering of Old White Guys" (WLGOWG).
Planes of Fame Airshow 2013 – May 4-5 from Photorecon by Dave BuddAIRSHOW 2013 – “LIGHTNING STRIKES” Brought to you by Planes of Fame/County of San BernardinoThis year’s airshow will feature nearly 40 historic aircraft performing for your enjoyment as well as a salute to the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Planes of Fame Air Museum is proud to present Air Show 2013: “Lightning Strikes Chino”. We invite you to Airshow 2013 to celebrate...
“FiFi” The World’s Only Flying B-29 Bomber - Airshowvid.com | One stop on FiFi’s West Coast tour was the Palm Springs Air Museum. The four day stop was a huge success with large crowds waiting in line to see FiFi and a sold out flight schedule for rides. The Commemorative Air Force 
who operates FiFi allowed us unrestricted access to FiFi and her flight crew for the purpose of making our video shown below. As an unexpected bonus, Murray Siegel, a former WWII B-29 navigator showed up as one of the flight guests. Murray, dressed in his WWII uniform, made quite an impression on us and the flight crew of FiFi. It was over 60 years ago that Murray survived a B-29 crash during his training in May of 1945. This was the first time in over 60 years Murray had seen a B-29 but was ready to take one more flight for old time sake....
Legendary Vulcan bomber set to fly again at air show - The Star | Air show director Paul Sall said: “We're working really hard on an exciting line up for this year's show, so to have confirmation that the Avro Vulcan, which is such a favourite of the crowd, will attend is fantastic news.” It is almost 20 years to the ...
Sixty years ago: Reims, home of the Patrouille de France! from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | Takeoff four Republic F-84G Thunderjet of the "Patrouille de France" on the air base 112 of Reims in 1953. 2013 marks the sixtieth anniversary of one of the most prestigious training acrobatic world: Patrouille de France, with its Alphajet since 1981. To celebrate the airbase 701 Salon-de-Provence opens its doors to the public all weekend, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th May...
RICK SMITH: Area has ties to historic Japan raid - San Angelo Standard Times | Thomas Cline, who served as a second lieutenant during the war, and later as a technical sergeant at Goodfellow Air Force Base, was a test pilot for the B-25 raid. Was it possible to fly a bomber from a carrier? No one knew for certain. Months before ...
Timeless Voices - Albert Tesch from eaavideo.org - most recent | Albert Tesch served as a truck mechanic in an ordnance company attached to the 371st Fighter Group during World War II. He was with the group as their P-47s moved from England to France after D-Day and later into Germany as the war progressed.
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Visit: Airpark in Winter from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | A recent whirlwind tour of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on a snowy Midwestern winter day produced some interesting views of the aircraft in the Airpark outside of the main museum. Aircraft in the Airpark include...
Formation Flights - Planeshots
Tails of Glory from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave | When Captain Gunnar Neiguffson of the Royal Canadian Air Force completed his training as a Public Affairs Officer in 2008, his first posting 
was as an exchange officer with the Luftforstvaret – the Royal Norwegian Air Force. The 28-year old Neiguffson, who was born in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway but emigrated with his family to British Columbia when he was four, spoke fluent Norwegian and was looking forward to the job and catching up with family. He would spend the next two years in Norway, honing his craft. Taught by his adventurous parents to always push the envelope and to be creative with his education and his future employment, Neiguffson was....
Beechcraft Introduces The 'Hello Kitty' T-34 Mentor from Aero-News Network | Pentagon Commissions The Model In Hopes Of Attracting Younger Female Aviators ANN April 1 Special Coverage Beechcraft today announced that it would be re-releasing the T-34 on the 65th anniversary of the first flight with a special edition "Hello Kitty" model, the T-34HK. "We wanted to appeal to the younger, female aviators", said Beechcraft spokesman Stan Down. "Our market research shows that younger female flyers prefer an airplane with a softer side."
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the AAA: More Aircraft from the First Few Fly-Ins from Antique Airfield News | Since publication of the list of aircraft that attended our first AAA Fly-ins (1954 – 1957) on the website and in the latest issue of the Antique Airfield Runway, continuing research has turned up a few more antiques that were in attendance at those early events. While we still have not been able to locate any official records from the 1955 AAA Fly-in at Ottumwa, newspaper accounts have helped us to add three more aircraft to the total list and a caption on the back of another photo has helped to confirm its attendance at the 1956 Fly-in....
National Air Tour Reunion at Blakesburg from Antique Airfield News | Has it really been Ten Years? Some say it has but it's hard to believe but 2013 marks the tenth anniversary of the Aviation Foundation of America’s National Air Tour (NAT) of 2003....
Night Glow from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Night Glow The launching of a hot air balloon after the sun has set is a beautiful site. The flame from the burner lights the interior, with great roaring whooshing sounds, but for only seconds at a time. Since heat rises the flow of gas is stopped lest the collar melt. The process is repeated [...]
Waco Flying Service joins Sam Lyons dealership family from General Aviation News | WACO, Texas — As a new FBO, the management at Waco Flying Service knew that the décor had to be something special in order for customers to experience the home-away-from home they’d hope to create. They also wanted the facility to harken back to the golden days of general aviation and speak to the company’s humble beginnings as a small flight school....
Couple who met in CAP celebrates 64 years together from Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | NORTH CAROLINA -- Murrell and Kitty Cook – a couple who met in 1947 when they were volunteer pilots with the Civil Air Patrol in Charlotte – are celebrating their 64th wedding anniversary this month. Learn more about the couple's CAP experiences and hear about their secrets to a long marriage in this article in their local newspaper, the Charlotte Observer.
Group Commemorates 10-Year Anniversary of Meigs Destruction from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | On Easter Sunday, dozens of people gathered at the site of Chicago's former lakefront airport Meigs Field on the 10th anniversary of its illegal overnight destruction ordered by former Mayor Richard M. Daley March 30-31, 2003. The group unfurled a large yellow ribbon in front of the old Meigs terminal building as four planes made several passes concluding with a missing man formation....
Meigs Field…10 years later from General Aviation News
A Labor of Love: How One Website is Keeping the History of Yesterday's Airfields Alive from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | ...Paul Freeman is the founder of the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields website, a treasure chest of historical information contains descriptions and images of 1,636 forgotten airfields in all 50 states. The site has been on the web since 1999 and from April, 2002 until February of 2013, it has had 1,705,100 visitors. I have been one of those visitors, and can attest that this site is somewhat addictive if you are into aviation history....
Shuttle To Come Out Of Retirement from Aero-News Network | Will
Be Refurbished As Unmanned Meteor Hunter ANN April 1st Special Coverage
NASA announced today that the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which was to have
gone on permanent display at the Kennedy Space Center visitor’s
complex, will instead be rolled back into the VAB for refurbishment as
an unmanned meteor hunter....
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Indy Transponder 20-MAR-2013 0600z
Stars & Stripes Air Show Spectacular - Texas A&M International Bridge | If you love to be in the air and enjoy the city view from the sky, this is the show that you should not miss. The Star and Stripes Air Show Spectacular was held on Sunday Feb. 17 as part of the WBCA Celebration at the Laredo International Airport...
Wichita Flight Festival gets ready for 2013 - KWCH | The headline act of the air shows will be TORA TORA TORA, the Commemorative Air Force's recreation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This year, organizers also added a poster contest. The contest is open to anyone 18 and older. People taking part ...
Biplane Race #17 to attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In | ...I just got an email from Eric Zine 
and Rich Chadwick of biplane race #17 "Sunny Side Up". They plan to bring their modified Pitts to the event next month....
Super Salto to attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In
Deadline approaching to register for Air Race Classic from General Aviation News | Entries for the 2013 Air Race Classic started coming in at noon on Jan. 2, when entries for this year’s race were opened. Over the past two months, 80% of the available racer slots have been claimed. Entries will be accepted until April 1, but the opportunity may not last that long, if all 55 race team slots are filled before then....
Red Arrows return for Air Show! - Coleraine Times | Picture by: Senior Aircraftsman Daniel Herrick LBIPP RAF (Phot) Pictured: The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) "The Red Arrows" display at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Waddington air show on the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of July. The annual RAF ...
Red Arrows back at Weymouth Carnival - but funds needed to pay for event - Dorset Echo | THE Red Arrows look set to return to Weymouth Carnival. The world-famous RAF aerobatic team has published its display programme for 2013 and Weymouth Carnival on Wednesday, August 21 is listed. The 'Reds' were unable to perform at the carnival last ...
Last airworthy B-29 bomber lands at Camarillo - San Jose Mercury News | It will be part of a three-day exhibition at the airport's Commemorative Air Force Museum. Then the propeller-driven plane will be flown to Burbank for a weekend show at Bob Hope Airport. Only a few B-29 Superfortress bombers remain from a U.S. fleet ...
Tentative B-29 “FIFI” Tour to Visit Birmingham from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The CAF, only Flying Fortress B-29, Fi Fi is "penciled in" to visit the Birmingham Airport on May 16-19, 2013. Planning the event is the Birmingham Aero Club who is hopeful the spring schedule will be confirmed soon to include Birmingham....
"Memphis Belle" B-17 Bomber Visits Gillespie Field - San Diego 6 | EL CAJON - A piece of living history from World War II arrived Monday at Gillespie Field. A B-17 "Flying Fortress" was the primary bomber responsible for bombing Nazi targets in Europe. Douglas Dowell shares his days as a B-17 Flight Engineer ...
B-17 bomber on display in El Cajon - U-T San Diego | EL CAJON — If anyone spots a World War II-era Boeing B-17 bomber flying low in skies over the San Diego area this week, do not be alarmed. Memphis Belle, the plane that starred in a 1990 film by the same name, landed at Gillespie Field on Monday and ...
A life in flight for first woman 'Thunderbirds' pilot from Air Force Link Top Stories | Since 1953, the Air Force's air demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, have captivated spectators across the world and 
showed its audiences what the Air Force's aircraft are capable of. For two years, Lt.Col. Nicole Malachowski surprised audiences not just in the air, but especially when she stepped out of the cockpit of the fighter jet as the first woman to be accepted for a seat on the Air Force's premier show team....
Royal Canadian Inspiration from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave | I don’t remember if my path was decided that day or whether it took me some time to think about it but I asked lots of questions and soon learned that young boys were eligible to join the Air Cadets when they turned 13 and that the best of them would get the chance to become pilots with free training. From that point on I counted down the years, months and days until I would be 13 and old enough to sign up. My affiliation with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets goes back to 1964/65 when I was about seven years old. We lived in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and my father was a member of the Halifax Flying Club. At that time the club was located on Lake William in Dartmouth where the members flew Piper J3 Cubs on floats. Dad had always had an interest in aviation and obtained his...
Local two-star general dies - Dayton Daily News | Born in Pennsylvania, Cochran flew two combat tours of Europe in World War II — one as a copilot in the B-25 Mitchell and one in the P-51 Mustang. After the war, he earned a degree in pharmacy from Ohio State University and moved to Springfield in ...
WWII veterans receive French honors - San Antonio Express | Roy Loyless jumped from a flaming B-17 in subfreezing weather over Germany nearly 70 years ago, only to begin a nine-month ordeal as a prisoner of war. Memories of other young men in the 91st Bomb Group, which lost 13 of 37 planes on that Nov. 2, 1944 ...
Florida Cub Flyers March 2013 Newsletter from Antique Airfield News
Ken-Royce Engine Handbook Now Available on AntiqueAirfield.com from Antique Airfield News
Greg Wilson's Champ on Skis from Antique Airfield News
The Man Who Invented the Predator - Air & Space Magazine | Before he designed the world’s most feared drone, Abraham Karem was just trying to get a robot to stay in the air.
Col Tilton Laid to Rest at Arlington from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Col. John Tilton, a former member Civil Air Patrol's Board of Governors and former commander of the organization's Southeast Region and Alabama Wing, was laid to rest with full honors March 1 at Arlington National Cemetery....
The secrets behind an air-to-air photo shoot from General Aviation News | KISSIMMEE, Fla. — For the photographer on an air-to-air photo mission, there is one simple goal: Getting a great shot. For the pilots involved in the formation shoot, the prime directive is safety. To accomplish both, planning is the key....
Hawaii governor declares ‘Year of General Aviation’ from General Aviation News | Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie has declared 2013 the “Year of General Aviation.” In Hawaii, general aviation contributes more than $412 million into the economy every year and aviation supports more than 58,000 jobs. Across the country, general aviation has an economic impact of $150 billion annually and supports 1.2 million jobs....
New Bach Book Celebrates Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Author Richard Bach, known for his stories about flying and most famous for the classic Jonathan Livingston Seagull, this week published a new book about a cross-country flight in his seaplane, Travels with Puff, A Gentle Game of Life and Death. "Could be that non-flyers would be startled at the trip, but the book was written for flyers, and for me," Bach told AVweb in an email interview on Tuesday. The book, illustrated with photographs by fellow traveler Dan Nickens, describes how he learned to fly the SeaRey amphibian in Florida then flew it back to his home near Seattle. The story captures the adventure of facing new challenges, exploring new landscapes, and making new friends along the way....
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Indy Transponder 09-MAR-2013 0700z
"Blue Angels: A Pictorial History" is now on sale at the Naval Aviation Museum. - WEAR | The book follows the history of the Blues from their inception just after World War II, through today's airshows. You can find it in the Flight Deck store at the Naval Aviation Museum on NAS Pensacola.Blue Angels book available at Naval Museum. Friday ...
Cover Story: Highly Awarded Aerobatic Pilot, Wagstaff Lives Her Dream from Featured by Webmaster | This shot was taken during a photo shoot with Patty Wagstaff over St. Augustine Florida. To get the shot Mike Shore, the photographer, said, “We took the door off of the airplane we were shooting from 
and Patty pulled her plane up in close formation and maneuvered so we could get the shot we needed....
Mojave Experimental Fly-in | More Confirmations!
Gator Fly In canceled over military cuts - Gainesville Sun | ...For its first two years, the Gator Fly In allowed between 1,000 and 2,000 visitors to get up close and personal with F-18 fighter jets and Navy Seahawk helicopters among other military aircraft that were the highlight of the event hosted by Gainesville Regional Airport and University Air Center....
Wingwalker display team perform over Sydney harbour - Telegraph.co.uk | Wingwalkers experience speeds of up to 150mph and gravitational forces of up to 4G during performances, but wingwalker Sarah Tanner said she enjoys the adrenalin rush. "We absolutely love it. It's something all three of us we've see at air shows when ...
B-17 Flying Fortress to take the sky at Air Fiesta 2013 - Monitor | BROWNSVILLE — For the first time in a decade, the B-17 Flying Fortress will cast its fearsome shadow over spectators. “Texas Raiders,” a 67-year-old, four-engine heavy bomber flown and maintained by the Commemorative Air Force's Gulf Coast Wing in ...
Female, fearless and flying - Pembroke Daily Observer | The Paris-born aviatrix and engineer would go onto set two women's altitude records and a distance record flying some 323 kilometres. She died co-piloting an experimental aircraft at Le Crotoy airfield on July 18, 1919. Gone at age 36, de Laroche never ...
Angel Flight West Event Features Volunteer Pilot, Astrophysicist Brian Keating - PRWeb | Angel Flight West attracts aviation enthusiasts to San Diego Air and Space Museum event where AFW volunteer pilot and University of California San Diego professor of astrophysics, Brian G. Keating, PhD, describes and depicts first moments after Big Bang gleaned from South Pole microwave telescopes....
State college's 50th anniversary kick-off coming April 17 - Crestview News Bulletin | After kick-off, a Doolittle Raiders exhibit will be open in the arena lobby until 4:30 p.m. The exhibit will contain several items from the college's collection of items owned by Raiders airmen, authentic memorabilia and reproductions including two ...
Horham: Film tells tale of 95th Bomb Group East Anglian Daily Times | The airfield was home to the American bomber, the B-17 Flying Fortress, and during the war more than 600 men from the base died and almost 860 became prisoners of war. The film, which was five years in the making, will be shown by the 95th Bomb Group ...
Museum of Fine Arts in Boston Showcases Vintage Aviation Art and Advertising in Lauder Postcard Exhibit from Featured by S. Mark Rhodes | ...This collection features about 400 postcards from a plethora of artists and designers both in Europe in the Americas....
Satchel wasn’t a fighter pilot from The Lexicans by Busbob | “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.” | Satchel Paige, the famous pitcher and Baseball Hall of Fame member, said that. Funny statement from a ground pounder. Not so humorous for a fighter pilot....
Excellent video of F-22 Raptor stealth fighter operations at Red Flag 13-3 from David Cenciotti's weblog | Here’s a really cool video showing the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter ops during Red Flag 13-3 currently underway at Nellis Air Force Base, in Nevada....
New Release: Above the Treetops- A Magical Story of Flight from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | BIRMINGHAM AL- Above the Treetops is the true story of internationally acclaimed novelist William Faulkner's heartwarming relationship with a young boy named Bobby Little, who grew up in Oxford, Mississippi....
Wiregrass Youth Can Fly Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | DOTHAN AL- A group of Wiregrass area pilots and community leaders successfully raised money for the purpose of helping youth train to fly. Together they purchased a Redbird Flight Simulator that is managed, scheduled and housed by Aero One Aviation at the Dothan Regional Airport. It will be used to expand the flight experience of interested Wiregrass Young Flyers....
Wallops Control Does the Harlem Shake from Spaceports | The team at NASA Wallops Range Control joined in on the latest Internet dance craze, the "Harlem Shake". Wallops Island is the location of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Virginia's Eastern Shore where commercial boosters will launch cargo to the space station and NASA will launch a probe to the Moon later this year.
Indy Transponder 09-MAR-2013 0400z
Thunderbirds May Not Fly at AF Academy Graduation - Military.com | AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Force Academy seniors may be tossing their hats into an empty sky when they graduate next May because the budget battle in Washington has grounded the Thunderbirds demonstration team. The signature moment of the ...
Mike and Sally to bring their N26MS Long EZ from Mojave Experimental Fly-In by Mojave FlyIn | ... Between this famous EZ and Dick Rutan's "Old Blue," there are some 9,000 Long EZ flight hours...
NEWS: Newark Air Museum 40th Anniversary Gala – Sunday 14th April from Flightline UK - UK 
Airshow News | To celebrate 40 years of being open to the public the Newark Air Museum is hosting a Gala Day on Sunday 14th April 2013. This will take place at its site in eastern Nottinghamshire, close to the county border with Lincolnshire and throughout the day visitors will be able to visit at the special discounted admission rate of £4.00 per person....
'Women of Aviation' program planned - The Daily Times | WINTERSVILLE - Pier Aviation and local aviatrix Natalie Campana are teaming up to get young people interested in flying with a special "Women of Aviation" program from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Jefferson County Airpark. The free program includes a ...
Alberta’s Women of Aviation from Aviation.ca News by Thomas Hinderks | ...Since Katherine Stinson’s first Edmonton aerobatic demonstrations in 1916 through to today’s women pilots flying as airline pilots and instructors, around the world women have been part of Alberta leading the way in aviation....
At The Author's Table from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Every year WAI hosts an author's table in the Author's Corner of the WAI Merchandise Area located inside the Conference Exhibit Hall...
Tuskegee Nat'l Historic Site - Environs from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | The parking lot at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (NHS) is poised above still-active Moton Field in Tuskegee,
Alabama. Moton Field is where the pilots who would become known at Tuskegee Airmen took primary flight training. This quasi-birds' eye view is a great way to get oriented to the buildings that house the history....
For WWII airman, it was love at first flight - Amarillo.com | Eight decades later, his Amarillo house looks more like the Texas Air & Space Museum where Rude, 88, works two days a week. Detailed paintings and framed pictures of vintage World War II planes cover wall after wall. Every one, he said, has a story.
Englewood man flew B-17 bomber missions over Berlin from War Tales by Don Moore | The six missions Lt. Fred Hocker flew over Berlin with the crew of a B-17 bomber called “Fightin’-Bitin” were the very worst of the 23 combat missions he made as a navigator in the 306 Bomb Group, 8th Air Force during World War II. Stationed in Bedford, England, about 45 miles north of London, Hocker [...]
1st Lt. Tom Rebel survived a B-24 ‘Liberator’ mid-air collision during WW II from War Tales by Don Moore | Tom Rebel of Burnt Store Isles, south of Punta Gorda, Fla. said, “I wanted to be a bomber pilot. I wanted to fly the biggest thing they had.” He ended up piloting a four-engine B-29 “Superfortress,” the largest bomber mass-produced in the United States during World War II. Like everyone else who took Army Air [...]
Tiger Two from Apron 6 | Tigers: day two. Today the French Rafale in a very bright color scheme landing at Kleine Brogel. This sure was a great experience. We had the chance to stand quite close to the runway and I got to use a very good 400mm lens instead of the very crappy 70-300mm I used back then. Unfortunately [...]
Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen 
around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.
Denise Stecconi from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Friday's Fabulous Flyer | Denise Stecconi discovered later in life that she wanted to fly.... And she is making that happen. Be prepared to read what can happen when you sit in a small plane and are invited to fly. It can turn your life upside down, and rock your world....
Poll: Would You Ride The 787 On Its First Return-To-Service Flight? from AirPigz by Martt | The nightmare for the Dreamliner may be soon ending. From what I've seen, Boeing has a fix in mind for the battery overheat problem and is looking to the FAA to approve it and release the airplane back into service....
Friday, March 8, 2013
Indy Transponder 08-MAR-2013 0315z
Air Fiesta takes history to the skies - Valley morning Star | Air show fans can expect a B-17 “Flying Fortress” four-engine heavy bomber, two B-25 “Mitchell” twin-engine medium bombers, a SB2C “Helldiver” dive bomber and possibly a P-63 Kingcobra fighter, he said. This year's aerobatic performers will be longtime ...
Plane crazy: Daredevil wingwalker performs barnstorming 1920s-style aerial ... - Daily Mail | 'I've always loved dancing and wing walking is like dancing in the sky, but it wasn't until I was 24 that I first joined. I came across a group of wingwalkers at an event and decided to find out more. One thing led to another, I auditioned and got the ...
AF cancels US air shows, but not in Australia - AirForceTimes.com | Faced with a $14.2 billion shortfall this fiscal year, the Air Force is canceling air shows in the U.S. — but not one in Australia. The service sent airmen and jets from the U.S. and Japan to this year's Australian International Airshow from Feb. 26 ...
50th Anniversary Airshow canceled - WALA-TV FOX10 | JACKSON, Miss. (WALA) - Officials with the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority said the 50th Anniversary Airshow, scheduled for May 11-12, 2013 has been canceled. Officials said the Airshow was set to feature the United States Navy's Blue Angels, the ...
Old Blue plans to attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In | I just got done talking to Dustin Riggs, the current operator of Dick Rutan's world record holding and round-the-world flying "Old Blue" Long EZ. He plans to display the recently renovated aircraft at the upcoming event....
Other confirmations: Skyjacker to be on display, Electric Quickie to attend, GT-400 to attend
Concert will raise funds for air show - AberdeenNews.com | A concert March 23 at the Dakota Event Center will raise money for an air show this summer in Aberdeen...
USU Aviation program to celebrate Women of Aviation Worldwide Week - Cache Valley Daily |
LOGAN— The Utah State University Aviation Program will celebrate Women of Aviation Worldwide Weeks with a “Fly it Forward” event for women interesting in aviation on Saturday, March 9....Flying It Forward This Weekend from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | ...And now these women want to inspire the next generation to follow in their footsteps...
We must do more to encourage Canadian women and girls in aerospace - Liberal | As Canadians celebrate International Women’s Week, we take note of the many substantial advances women have achieved politically, socially and economically – and acknowledge the ongoing struggle to challenge the prejudice girls and women confront each day...
First AF female general paves way for military women from Air Force Link Top Stories | Jeanne M. Holm was the first woman in the armed forces to be promoted to the rank of major general in 1973, and is credited as single driving force in achieving parity for military women and making them a viable part of the mainstream military....
WWII B-29 co-pilot LeRoy Florence visits Saipan - Marianas Variety | ...She said, “The B-29 engines would get heated up a lot when they took off. Here, they could take off high and drop down low to cool off. Over on Tinian, they were low to begin with. So when they would take off and the engines got into trouble, they just fell into the water. Those airplanes went into the water. They could take off better from here.”...
Marauder: Ruiz recalls WWII bombing raids over Berlin, time spent as POW - Post South | Next he went to the Kingman Aerial Gunnery School training facilities in Arizona, where he was taught the air-to-air firing techniques of the turret gunner and tail gunner on the B-17. Upon graduation from Kingman he was sent to Salt Lake City, Utah ...
Learn how the U.S. secretly trained against Soviet MiG jet fighters during lecture at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Col. (Ret.) Gaillard R. Peck Jr. will discuss the 10-year period that the U.S. Air Force secretly trained Air Force, Navy and Marine fighter aircrews in an advanced joint training program against actual Soviet MiG jet fighters during a lecture titled "America's SECRET MiG Squadron" on March 20 at 7:30 p.m....
Pearson Air Museum bill set for March 14 hearing before House subcommittee - The Columbian | A bill to transfer ownership of Pearson Air Museum from the National Park Service to the city of Vancouver is moving forward and will go to a hearing before the National Resources Committee on March 14, said U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas.
Ten Times Tigers from Apron 6 | To make a little break in the snowy pictures of Kortrijk-Wevelgem and the Storch, I’ll be doing a little serie in between. Ten times tigers are 10 posts in (hopefully) 10 days with pictures from the Tigermeet at Kleine Brogel in 2009. I’m lying in the title actually because I will also post some pictures [...]
How many F-16 jets can you count in this photograph? from David Cenciotti's weblog | This image, sent to me by Ulaşcan Yüksel, shows an impressive lineup of Turkish Air Force F-16C fighter planes on an airbase in Turkey....
AgustaWestland unveil world's first electric tilt-rotor aircraft - Wired.co.uk | Like the more famous Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, the new electric aircraft can take off and land like a helicopter, but fly like an airplane. It's called Project Zero, and it follows AgustaWestland's belief that tilt rotor technology is the best layout ...
Peyton Manning's USO tour journal - ESPN | ...Thursday was truly an awesome day. Flew out on a
C-2 from the UAE to an aircraft carrier, the USS Stennis. I'm not allowed to say where the ship was located exactly, but I can say it was outside the Arabian Gulf. We did the landing on the ship like you see in the movies with the cable wire. About 12 of us, helmets and goggles on for takeoff and landing. I got to sit up in the cockpit for half the flight. They let me make a few announcements on the PA system. I announced that in order for us to land we needed Curt Schilling and coach Clyde Christensen to please sit on opposite sides of the plane for weight-balance issues. Pilots got a good laugh out of that one....Aviation artist Sam Lyons’ work now at Banyan Pilot Shop from General Aviation News | LAKELAND, Fla. – You never know how a relationship can start. That holds true for matters of the heart as well as for art. The president of Banyan Air Services, Don Campion, was attending the Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in January when he spotted the Lyons Studio display. A dramatic print on canvas called “Tuskegee Ace” caught his eye and drew him into the booth...
Slats…complete! from The EAA Zenith Project by ChadJensen | Before we get to the last couple of weeks of build update, I have a major announcement to make! One of our regulars…
