General public not invited to air show - East Anglian Daily Times, UK
MILITARY chiefs have come under fire after it emerged an anniversary air show would this year be staged for the benefit of just a few hundred local dignitaries and the media. Base commanders at RAF Mildenhall have not invited the general public to its ...
Warbirds strut in preview of air show - Anderson Independent Mail, SC
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds and other participants in the Snowbirds Over Anderson airshow arrived in Anderson and performed a short demonstration on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. The A-10 jetfighter split the silence like a knife. ...
More funding needed for Gary air show - nwitimes.com, IN
By Bowdeya Tweh The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority is seeking more corporate and donor support to keep Gary's South Shore Air Show flying high this year. Convention authority CEO Speros Batistatos said the show isn't in jeopardy, ...
Chino Airshow This Weekend from Another Time by Dan Linn
The Chino Airshow is this weekend and I cant hardly wait for the pictures to hit the forums! This should be quite the show. The theme for the show this year is Grumman aircraft. Above is a shot of three of the Bearcats that will be in attendance. The full line up of Grumman fighters is slated to fly. Watch here for links to the pictures as we find them!
2009 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show from http://www.cherrypointairshow.com/
Make plans now to experience North Carolina's biggest, baddest, fastest and loudest event, the MCAS Cherry Point Air Show! This year, we are pleased to host for the very first time in our sixty plus year history, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds as our premiere performance jet team. This team is a Canadian icon comprised of serving members of the Canadian Forces. Their pilots and technicians work as a team to bring thrilling performances to the North American public. Serving as Canadian ambassadors, the Canadian Forces Snowbird demonstrate the high level of professionalism, teamwork, excellence, discipline and dedication inherent in the women and men of the Air Force and the Canadian Forces. Another first for our air show is the fact that they will also perform as part of the Friday evening. "Night Show."
Candid Goulian Interview In Red Bull Air Race Magazine from Smoke-On by Tom
Red Bull Air Race writer, Matt Youson, gives a candid glimpse into the life of Michael Goulian in his “One-and-a-half Minutes of Torture” article that was published for the 2009 San Diego Red Bull Air Race. Matt gives a fresh new look into what Michael is all about inside and out...
Michael Goulian: Looking Forward To Windsor from Smoke-On by Tom
The #99 Team was again struggling to find the pace in San Diego. After a massive effort to remove the wing cuffs and fabricate a lighter weight cowling, our plane was much more responsive in roll which was very nice on the tight San Diego track…
Red Arrows and Patrouille de France display their female pilots from Unusual Attitude by Kieran Daly
The RAF and Armee de l'Air are of course playing down the significance of this, but to any of us of a certain age it's highly significant - in an entirely good way. Apparently coincidentally, the UK's Red Arrows and France's Patrouille de France are each fielding their first female pilots this year. In an ideal world this wouldn't in fact be of any great significance, but in the real world it's been a huge struggle getting to this stage and you can only salute the ladies involved.
The Secrets to Live a Successful Life - Human Events, DC
Jill “Raggz” Long, one of America's leading airshow pilots, talks about what it means to “live life on the ragged edge…and follow your dreams.” • Political correspondent Tucker Carlson writes about learning every day -- even from people seated next to ...
Eyes on the skies as Red Arrows spearhead event - Yourthanet, UK
The Red Arrows will fly over Thanet again this summer when the Big Event returns to Margate. The annual event, the only free land and air festival in the county, will thrill revellers over the Father's Day weekend of June 20-21. Now in its third year, ...
High-flying event draws the crowds - The Lowestoft Journal, UK
The event, organised by Halesworth Lions, featured the world champion in glider aerobatics who wowed the crowds with some breathtaking stunts. As always, vintage planes and classic cars drew the crowds, with cherished Rolls Royce, Bentley and Lotus ...
Fly-In draws children, adults - Wetumpka Herald, AL
By Peggy Blackburn A group of local pilots fly their “Yaks” in formation during Saturday's Fly-In. “Yaks” are a Soviet aircraft built in Czechoslovakia. The group is based at the Wetumpka Municipal Airport in the “Yak Shack. ...
French bomber crew veterans return 'home'...to Yorkshire - Yorkshire Post, UK
The film is being screened at the Yorkshire Air Museum, now located at the base at Elvington. The Yorkshire Air Museum's director, Ian Reed, said: ""They were brave men and well known throughout York. Their stories in this new film are exceptionally ...
Honor Flight - Indiana's NewsCenter, IN
He was a member of the 381st bomb group and spent his time as a mechanic servicing the B-17 bomber, also known as the flying fortress. Historians credit the B-17 as a key component that helped lead our great country to victory in a war that truly ...
Air force museum revamp proposals now on display - Weekend Post
NMMU architecture lecturer Donald Flint said: “It'sa fourth-year project, a revitalisation of the SAAF Museum buildings which currently are housed in the historical 42 Air School site.” Forty students were given a relatively free rein to come up with ...
Frances J. Markle Aviatrix, 99 - Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
Frances Johnston Markle, 99, formerly of Ardmore, an aviatrix, sportswoman, photographer, and volunteer, died May 6 at Beaumont, a retirement community in Bryn Mawr. Mrs. Markle served on the boards of Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania and ...
Zero Gravity Corporation Lifts Off For Seattle's Debut Weightless ... Space Ref
Buzz Aldrin, Martha Stewart, Joey Fatone, Tony Hawk, Princess Beatrice of York, Professor Stephen Hawking, Billy Bush, Burt Rutan, Amy Grant, Miles O'Brien, and cast members of “The Apprentice,” and “The Biggest Loser” are just a few notable passengers ...
Oprah: "It's Great To Have A Private Jet" from AVwebFlash Current Issue
We can practically hear the cheering in Wichita from here -- Oprah Winfrey said in a speech to the graduating class at Duke University on Sunday that "it's great to have a private jet." With CEOs across the country shamefaced about corporate excess, and aviation workers paying the price in thousands of lost jobs, could Oprah single-handedly make it OK again to fly? "Anyone that tells you that having your own private jet isn't great is lying to you," she told the grads. "That jet thing is really good." Whether her enthusiasm will turn the tide and make private jets fun again is still an open question -- it could make things even worse. While The Wall Street Journal's "Wealth Report" blog found it encouraging --"Perhaps [the private-jet industry] should forget all the boring arguments about jobs and productivity and efficiency and run a picture of Oprah..." -- others were less impressed. According to Perez Hilton's blog, the message was not a positive one: "Lesson to learn, graduates: It's good to be Oprah and sucks to be everyone else!"
Podcasts Revisited from PropBlast by mjg
Airspeed Online - http://airspeed.libsyn.com/rss
Fly With Me - http://joepodcaster.libsyn.com/rss – I haven’t seen a new one of these lately but I’m hoping for the best.
Pilot’s Flight PodLog - http://pilotwill.libsyn.com/rss
Betty in the Sky with a Suitecase - http://betty.libsyn.com/rss
Uncontrolled Airspace - http://feeds.feedburner.com/uncontrolledairspace
AvWeb Podcasts - http://www.avweb.com/podcast/podcast/index.xml – Hmmm. Doesn’t seem to work in PodBreeze. Might be a deal killer, have to look into this.
Aero-News.net Podcast - http://www.aero-news.net/podcasts/rsspodcasttoday.xml
The Finer Points - http://tfpaviation.thefinerpoints.libsynpro.com/rss
PilotCast - http://pilotcast.com/rss – Here’s hoping that they get back on the air soon…
Welcome to Phantoms Phorever! from FenceCheck Forums - QF-4S @ Ft Worth Meacham static from Vintage Flying Museum
Military aircraft at El Paso Internationl and Biggs Army Airfield from FenceCheck Forums - Imagine my surprise when I pulled up this morning and saw the Tigercat and the Bearcat!!!
General Aviation :: RE: Fugliest Airplanes from FlightAware > Discussions
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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(by Tim Norton) - After a 17 year absence, the USAF Thunderbirds will once again fly over the skies of Homestead, Fla. ...
Thunderbirds among major attractions coming to next air show - Macon Telegraph, GA
The Air Force's premier aerial demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, and the Army's Golden Knights parachute team are scheduled to perform May 2-3 at the ...
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Jill 'Raggz' Long Heading to Europe - Indy Transponder
Jill Long must be wondering how her nickname "Raggz" translates in Italian.
That's because the U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and aerobatic pilot who flies the Pitts S2B "Ragged Edge" will be stationed in Italy as Director of Operations of the ASOS, or Air Support Operations Squadron, as of November.
December Update: Jump school has begun!
Tuskegee Airmen to Attend Inauguration from Military Air Force News Center
Flight International gains its centenary wings from Flight International by Stuart
It has been over 30 years since Flight International operated its own editorial aircraft and despite the scores of pilots employed with the magazine, no serving member of the editorial team has ever fully owned or operated their own aircraft. These two deficiencies have been corrected in a timely fashion, to coincide with the 100th year of the magazine.
Flight's Senior Technical Artist Joe Picarella is proud to introduce you to his Piper L-4B "Grasshopper" - G-FINT. [more]
The Heroes from Air & Space Magazine
Huge WWII Records Archive Now Online from Military Top Stories Center
Air show company charges dropped - Waikato Times
Charges against the company behind the failed Wings and Wheels over Waikato air show have been withdrawn, but its director is still facing the court. Ian Brookie, acting on behalf of the ...
Deal reached in lawsuit over hot-air balloon death - San Diego Union Tribune
The settlement was reached Monday, said attorney Greg Patton, who represented the plaintiffs. Phillips lived in Alaska before moving to Oceanside and in 1989 was executive director of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She served on the City Council in ...
Hiller Helicopter concept models from The Unwanted Blog by admin
As a followup to yestedays post, here're the helicopter models on display at the Hiller aerospace museum, back in '04. These two were STORC(Self-ferrying Trans Ocean Rotary-wing Crane) concepts, which were choppers with turbojets at the rotortips. On the ground, one of the rotors could be flipped so that both rotors faced the same way... turning them into wings. This would allow efficient long-distance ferry flight. At the other end, the rotor could be turned back around, restoring the vehicle into a helicopter. This procedure could not be accomplished in flight, only on the ground with the rotors stopped. On the whole this was a pretty spiffy idea, but rotor-tip turbojets tended to have problems (being squished by centrifugal force really doesn't help a mechanism with lots of moving parts).
When America won the race to the moon - San Diego Union Tribune
Yesterday, the San Diego Air & Space Museum honored the Apollo 8 crew at a dinner and 40th anniversary celebration of the flight.
Spacevidcast #33 from RLV and Space Transport News
A Survivor's Story - Hartford Courant, United States
By SHAWN R. BEALS Michael Kuryla endured eight combat engagements aboard the USS Indianapolis, the last one after the ship had completed one of the most ...
Terre Haute Air Fair, Victory Days may merge - Terre Haute Tribune Star, IN
By Crystal Garcia TERRE HAUTE — Though it's not returning in full capacity, the 2009 Terre Haute Air Fair is expected to return. ...
*#* Victory Days photos on Indy Transponder: Special Delivery, Summary, Photos by Laszlo
SA National Museum of Military History from Military Photos by prionBoeing Transport (727, 747, E-4, 757) derivatives from Fence Check
Alpha Jet from Fence Check
Friday pictures: Big Bossman from Reno air races
Little icy in Mid TN from Airline Pilot Central Forums by woodfinx
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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Chasing the Dream [via AAFO]
CHASING THE DREAM is the true story of husband-and-wife team Jon and Patricia Sharp, who risk everything to create the most advanced airplane ever made for air racing. Their bold new design, the Nemesis NXT...
http://www.christopherwebbfilms.com/ctd/
Wings of the Ozarks fly-in goes on, despite inclement weather - Branson Daily News, United States
By Gary Leach Cloudy weather, chilly winds and a little rain, didn’t deter flight enthusists from enjoying the second-annual Wings of the Ozarks fly-in at ...
http://www.bransondailynews.com/story.php?storyID=7436
Air Expo returns to Ada in June - Ada Evening News, OK
Martha Jean, the Mitchell B-25 Bomber based in Tulsa, will appear as a static display and take part in flybys during the day. ...
http://www.adaeveningnews.com/local/local_story_134131808.html
WRG/WIX HQ West Coast Tour - Warbirds Online by Scott WRG Editor
The WRG/WIX HQ (Scott & Ryan) will be commencing a whirlwind west coast tour commencing tomorrow, May 14 and ending Monday May 19th. this tour will include Phoenix & Tucson, AZ as well as Palm Springs, CA & finally Chino, CA for the big Planes Of Fame 2008 airshow. ...
http://www.warbirds-online.org/?p=586
Around the world flight thrills Scot Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - The intrepid aviator enjoyed a full weekend of sightseeing in Bahrain, taking in all of the Bahrain's tourist attractions. He left the Bahrain International ...
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=217162&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=31054
Bomber make pit stop Ventura County Star, CA - Besides the Boeing B-17 heavy bomber, the planes on display are a B-25 Mitchell medium bomber, a Consolidated B-24 Liberator and a unique dual-control P-51 ...
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/13/quotup-close-to-it-you-see-how-big-but-yet-how/
From Air Amistad 2008: Hog Pilots Keep it Close to the Ground. Paul "Harb" Brown, the West Coast A-10 Demonstration Team pilot, talks about the A-10 fighter plane mission, his career in this podcast.
http://www.swtexaslive.com/node/6792
A cockpit perspective of Brett Hunter’s aircraft A cockpit perspective of Brett Hunter’s aircraft Posted on May 12, 2008 by TracyW Oh, yeah! I’m FEELIN IT! http://tracyplaces.net/2008/05/12/a-cockpit-perspective-of-brett-hunters-aircraft/
Lost WWII plaque to be hung this weekend - Montrose Daily Press, CO
In 2000, Duane Watford, member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and American Legion, was searching through old newspaper articles ...
http://www.montrosepress.com/articles/2008/05/13/news/doc48291e228934d592149279.txt
Girls With Wings really Flies! - The Girls With Wings Blog by Lynda
Girl With Wings Jill Long features the GWW logo on her Pitts airplane.
A Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Jill “Raggz” Long has been flying since she was 16. Her dream of flight can be traced to an airshow she attended at the age of six, where after seeing the performers, she proudly declared, “That’s going to be me!” ...
http://thegirlswithwingsblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/girls-with-wings-really-flies.html
The Flight Life: Jones Beach Air Show from Blogging Pilots
Listening to - The Snake The Cross The Crown - Cotton Teeth
Jones Beach Air Show
Oh man, F-22 is gonna be sweeeeet...
http://theflightlife.blogspot.com/2008/05/jones-beach-air-show.html
Red arrows illustrious display - Shipping Times, UK
Whilst in the Mediterranean, the Red Arrows treated the team onboard the Strike aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious, to a display by their unmistakable ...
http://www.shippingtimes.co.uk/item_10038.html
Biggin Hill Competition - Harrow Times, UK
THE 2008 International Air Fair at Biggin Hill Airport will provide top flight, spectacular entertainment for all the family on June 7 and June 8. ...
http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/competitions.var.2266968.0.0.php
Spitfire wings its way to county - Western Telegraph, UK
Pembrokeshire Spitfire Aeroplane Company began campaigning last September to save a Spitfire from disappearing to South Africa for restoration. ...
http://www.thisispembrokeshire.net/display.var.2266659.0.spitfire_wings_its_way_to_county.php
Youth Eagles Flight Rally this weekend Shreveport Times, LA - Area youth ages 8
-17 will have a chance to take to the skies Saturday when Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 343 will host a Young Eagles Flight ...
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/NEWS01/805130330/1060
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Indy Transponder 6-May 0945z
Masters of the sky Abilene Reporter-News, TX - Jill "Raggz" Long -- "Ragged Edge" -- stole the show with her aerobatics. Long flew high, upside, tumbled, rolled and tossed in her Pitts S2B at high and ...
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/may/03/dyess-sky-kings/
Snowbirds in Duluth May May 14th Lake Superior News, Canada - The Air Spectacular will begin the 45 day countdown to Minnesota's largest Airshow..the Duluth Airshow "Wings & Wheels" which will take to the Duluth ...
http://lakesuperiornews.info/LifeStyles/OutDoorsTravel/Tourism/SnowbirdsinDuluth/tabid/514/Default.aspx
AOPA Fly-In And Open House Coming June 7 Aero-News Network, FL - The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will hold its annual Fly-In and Open House on Saturday, June 7, at the association’s headquarters on the ...
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=fec9f295-aac2-4c6b-b9a8-676eac7e477e
Air Show: High-octane sport hooks one reporter Daily Northwestern, IL - Daily Sports reporter Brian Regan spent his weekend at the Red Bull Air Race in San Diego. When he wasn't staring at the sky or chugging Red Bull, ...
http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2008/05/06/Sports/Air-Show.HighOctane.Sport.Hooks.One.Reporter-3365500.shtml
Comox Pilot To Lead Snowbirds A-Channel, Canada - COMOX - 19 Wing Comox is beaming with pride -one of its own has for the first time ever been selected to lead Canada’s Snowbirds. Major Chris Bard will lead ...
http://www.achannel.ca/victoria/news_56692.aspx
Annual Merced fly-in canceled Fresno Bee (subscription), CA - By Corinne Reilly / Merced Sun-Star MERCED -- The Merced Antique Fly-In, a 50-year-old local tradition, has been grounded this year, city officials ...
http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/577277.html
Don't miss the Red Arrows This is Wiltshire.co.uk, UK - The RAF's aerobatic team will be taking part in the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford on July 12 and July 13 as part of official celebrations ...
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.2243418.0.dont_miss_the_red_arrows.php
MacDill AirFest Dazzles Visitors Tampa Tribune, FL - The Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds demonstration squadron made its first visit to Tampa on Saturday as headliners at AirFest 2008, which concludes today ...
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/may/04/me-macdill-airfest-dazzles-visitors/
Fleet Week San Diego kicks off months of fun, festivities today San Diego Union Tribune, United States - The timing change allowed the foundation to boost its marketing of Fleet Week by partnering with coordinators of the two-day Red Bull Air Race, ...
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080503-9999-1m3fleet.html
Father finds solace in stories Surrey Now, Canada - Miles, who was raised in Tsawwassen, was a Canadian Forces pilot and earned a position with the famed Snowbirds aerobatic team for the 2004 air show season. ...
http://www.canada.com/surreynow/news/story.html?id=c951b7fb-4406-4677-ad4a-9e481453926f
World War II Veterans to receive free airplane rides this summer from airzoo.org
World War II veterans will have a chance to fly in a N2S-5 Boeing Kaydet, U.S. Navy primary trainer for free this summer, beginning June 24. Flights are courtesy of the Air Zoo and pilot/sponsor Alan Wright. “We, along with Alan, are pleased to be able to “give back” to those who sacrificed to defend our national freedom,” says Bob Ellis, executive director of the Air Zoo. Flights—which will run through August 28—will be offered each Tuesday and Wednesday (weather permitting). Flights will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis and those flying will need to sign a waiver. A maximum of six flights per day will be offered, and veterans must reserve a flight by calling the Air Zoo at 269.382.6555, ext. 121. Veterans who take advantage of the flight will also be able to receive discounted admission to the Air Zoo on the day of their flight. “This program offers a rare opportunity for veterans to experience a flight in an open cockpit aircraft,” says Ellis. As space is very limited, veterans interested in taking a flight are encouraged to call the Air Zoo at 269.382.6555 x 121.
http://www.airzoo.org/news/world-war-ii-veterans-to-receive-free-airplane-rides-this-summer/
Transcript of interview with Col. Brill - Here's the transcript of an interview with Lt. Col. Mike "Brillo" Brill, the first F-16 pilot with 6,000 hours.
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695276525,00.html
Ground-Bound Antique Airliner To Become B&B In Scotland from Aero-News Network - Convair 440 Given New Life If half the fun is getting there, then what happens when the method to get there becomes the destination? That's what a Scottish couple intends to find out as they restore an American airliner from the 1950s into a luxury bed and breakfast catering to travelers seeking a getaway harkening back to the romance of the airlines.
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=c32cab76-a2ba-434c-ac18-b3bcefa59909
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