Indy Transponder 2-February 1200z

Tyndall prepares for annual air show - The News Herald, FL
Aerial demonstrations will include performances from the US Army "Golden Knights" and the Sky Soldiers, highlighted by the world famous Blue Angels of the ...

Boat slips to be auctioned off for Thunder - Louisville Courier-Journal, KY
... Corp. will again auction off individual boat slips at the Great Lawn Harbor at Waterfront Park for use during Thunder Over Louisville on April 18. ...

XLIII Starts On A High Note - Tampa Tribune, FL
... the extra-high note on "land of the free" and finishing off "home of the brave" with a force that rivaled the subsequent flyover by the Thunderbirds. ...

Super Bowl Sunday's photos - Tampabay.com, FL
[BRENDAN FITTERER Times] A Pittsburgh fan waves a terrible towel as the USAF Thunderbirds do a stadium fly-over before the start of Super Bowl XLIII in ...

Spectators Spellbound as Saudi Hawks Weave Magic - Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates
AL AIN -The Saudi Hawks, the aerobatics display team of the Royal Saudi Air Force stunned the spectators with its seemingly effortless formation display on ...

US Navy Retires Last S-3B Viking From Fleet Service from DefenceTalk.com
The U.S. Navy retired the last Lockheed Martin S-3 Viking from fleet service in ceremonies here this morning, closing out the aircraft's distinguished 35-year Naval career.

Boeing considers restarting OV-10 production after 23-year hiatus from Flightglobal Events
Boeing is considering the possibility of restarting production of the OV-10 Bronco turboprop, a Vietnam-era light attack and observation aircraft last produced...

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Airborne Canadians from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast
It's the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Canada, and the Toronto Aerospace Museum is marking the milestone with a name change and a major expansion that will celebrate the role of Canadians in some of the greatest technological accomplishments of mankind, including the U.S. space program. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Susan Douglas of the soon-to-be-called Canadian Air and Space Museum.

Messages du Livre d'Or from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling by Grifil
Quel bonheur et quelle belle récompense de découvrir à chaque fois vos messages de soutien et d'Amitié dans le "Livre d'Or" du site "Breitling Jet Team"...Toute l'équipe vous remercie pour ces marques de sympathie qui nous vont droit au coeur et qui justifient à elles seules le travail et la rigueur que nous nous imposons pour vous donner ces instants d'émotion.Amitié à vous tous !...et à bientôt pour la saison 2009 !

Hello Plane Folks, This week I bring you a lovely essay on the CAF Minnesota Wing'sL-5 Sentinel. It was a spectacular fall day. http://maxair2air.com/ Also, I have a special treat for you. For a limited time, I have created a way for you to get a free, one year membership to Spot Greetings, my new business. This is a $15 dollar value. And to entice you to actually take me up on this offer, I made up some ecards just for pilots and aviation buffs, so check out the offer at the end of the essay please. Or click here- https://www.spotgreetings.com/joinRedeem.aspx and enter Spot77 as the promo code. Feel free to pass this along to anyone you know who likes to send cards. It's a limited time offer though. Enjoy! Max Haynes - MaxAir2Air Pictures http://MaxAir2Air.com mailto:MaxAir2Air@mac.com

Heroic Flint native Duane Hackney named to Aviation Hall of Fame - The Flint Journal - MLive.com, MI
Now the Beecher High School graduate, who died in 1993 at age 46, is about to receive another honor: induction into the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame. ...

Newnan students turn back clock with historic aircraft - Newnan Times-Herald, GA
The students, accompanied by their World War II history teacher, Frank Henderson, visited the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing at Peachtree City's Falcon ...

This Week In Military/Aviation History 2 - 8 February from Warbirds Online by Tom Kwiatkowski Sr.
Well Folks, did you ever notice that the only time you feel time is slowing down is when you are waiting for something to arrive? It seems forever when you check on something’s delivery date and it has still got 2-4 weeks to go. Amazing isn’t it? I don’t know why I torture myself by buying FineScale Modeler’s Great Scale Modeling special editions. I like to think I’m a pretty good modeler, but when I look at the photo and read the caption of a gorgeous looking kit and find out it’s scratch-built or enhanced with this and that, or even built straight out of the box but weathered with pastels or polished to a mirror-finish, first it inspires me to work smarter and not harder (see last week’s post) and then when that fizzles out, it puts reality right in front of my face. I don’t know how many times, even though I’m really careful, I lose one or two small parts to the rug-monster or glance at the instructions, build something, and find out my glance missed an important part and I have to try taking it apart to add what I missed. It’s always somethin’! Oh well, let’s get down to some serious history, shall we?

Events in Aviation History, Jan 22 - Jan 31 from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale

A P-40 returns to the skies - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion from http://www.aafo.com/ A P-40 returns to the skies
Just a few short days ago Chris Provost of Vintage Aircraft Company took to the skies in his newly restored P-40N (42-105306) for the first time. This past Saturday I got to see it make its 4th flight. An exciting time at a relatively small airport. Congratulations to Chris and the whole gang that made this birds return to the skies possible. A few more shots of it (and a couple videos) can be seen on the WIX site.

Royal Aeronautical Society Symposium 2009 from Pacific Wings Magazine by Rob
Each year, the New Zealand division of the Royal Aeronautical Society presents an annual symposium on subjects of interest to the aviation community in New Zealand and the Pacific region.

Honoring an Aviator - Mac McCary from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
WETUMPKA- Today members of EAA Chapter 822 gathered at the Wetumpka Airport to celebrate the life of one of their own, James G. (Ret. Col.) "Mac" McCary. Mac wished no flowers or funeral but his EAA brothers honored him in the same way he lived, with the spirit of aviation.

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Indy Transponder 28-January 1230z

Windsor might take charge of air race that Detroit hosted in '08 - Detroit Free Press, United States
BY MIKE BRUDENELL • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • January 28, 2009 The Red Bull Air Race World Series might return to the Detroit River this summer, ...

WE NEED THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK – AirShowBuzz.com
Actually we need signed performer t-shirts as part of a larger fundraiser for Aeroshell Team Lead Alan Henley who was injured in a non-aviation accident last summer. Find Out How You Can Help

Aerobatics champ to be farewelled - ABC Regional Online, Australia
Mr Moon died when his plane crashed at Temora Airport while he was during aerobatics last Tuesday. He was an experienced pilot and a former national ...

Small step for Andy Thomas, a giant leap for airshow - Geelong Advertiser, Australia
ADELAIDE-born astronaut Andy Thomas will be guest of honour at this year's Australian International Airshow at Avalon. Thomas is a veteran of four space ...

Fly-in celebration - Manning River Times, Australia
The Wing and Wave Fly-In will feature loads of different activities and events including an official visit and welcome from air commodore Mel Hupfeld. ...

Dubai Air Show site move delayed to 2011 - Flight International
By Alan Peaford Dubai Air Show's planned move to its new location at the Dubai World Central complex at Jebel Ali has been postponed.

Aero-TV: Stars in The Sky -- YAK ATTACK!! (Part 2) - Aero-News Network, FL
Charlie Lynch Is the Right Wing (#2) Pilot, and has been flying since 1992 -- first as a helicopter pilot, and then as a fixed wing aviator. ...

SUPER BOWL CHARTERS SACKED - The party is over for jet brokers as far as the Super Bowl is concerned. The number of jets at this year's game is expected to be a small fraction of what it's been in previous years.

Valentines Day Aviation Events 2009 from Indy Transponder by Transponder Admin
As promised on our radio spot for Flight Line Internet Radio today - this is the Valentine’s Day Aviation Events post. We'll continue to update this post as people send in aviation related events they find (or we discover) until the big day. We'll back link to this post each day through Valentine’s Day.

Saturday, Feb 14, 2009 - 1940s Valentine's Evening Gala, Zionsville, IN from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events
The Indiana Wing of the Commemorative Air Force CAF is hosting an annual St. Valentine's Evening Gala in the spirit of a 1940's era USO gala. The event will be held on Saturday, February 14th, beginning at 6 pm at Indianapolis Executive Airport. Tickets are $75/couple and include fine dining catered by Keltie's and dancing to the swing and big band music of the Starlighters, a 16 piece big band and vocalist. Surrounding the dining and dance floor will be a selection of World War II combat aircraft and vehicles. The event also includes an era military and civilian impression costume contest, dance contest, and silent auction. Uniforms or civilian dress from the era are welcome as is modern cocktail attire or dress military uniforms. Advance tickets are required and may be obtained by calling Wing Leader Carl Winkler at 317-769-4487. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Indiana Wing of the CAF. The Indiana Wing maintains and flies two World War II aircraft, a primary trainer PT-26 Cornell and a liaison L-2A Grasshopper, to airshows around Indiana. Nationwide, the CAF maintains over 150 flying historic combat aircraft, the world's largest collection, as a tribute to the several hundred thousand men and women who built, serviced, and flew them in defense of our nation. Hamilton County's Indianapolis Executive Airport is located at 11329 East State Road 32, which is 1 ½ miles East of Hwy 421 and 6 miles West of Hwy 31. The event will be held in a large heated hanger off the main terminal building of Montgomery Aviation. Contact: Carl Winkler 317-769-4487, indplterry@msn.com

College Park Airport celebrates centennial By Tom Norton
The College Park Airport, the oldest continuously operating airport in the world, is celebrating its centennial this year. The airport and the College Park Aviation Museum on its grounds are offering dozens of special programs, running throughout the centennial year. They include tours of the restoration workshop in Wilbur Wright’s hangar, classic motion pictures about aviation (with lemonade and popcorn), an art contest and numerous other programs for schoolchildren, lectures on the early days of aviation at the airport, and outstanding photographs taken by two airport neighbors who documented its activities from its Wright era through the 1930s. Read More→

Morris named to top post at Arizona Aerospace Foundation - Yvonne Morris has been named executive director of the Arizona Aerospace Foundation. Morris, who is also director of the Titan Missile Museum, has been serving as acting executive director since June. Read More→

Uncontrolled Airspace #117 "DKPROC" from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast
Eclipse's new owners... dropping the wings off your airplane... and Jeb remembers a dear friend. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #117 "DKPROC"

VERY cool Space Shuttle cockpit photo (LARGE) from Pilots of America Message Board by TangoWhiskey http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../STSCPanel.jpg
If you have a browser that re-sizes the image, do whatever you have to do to get it "real size". Then have fun exploring the cockpit. Cool that they have an electronic "HSI".

S-3 Viking Sunset - Another little bit of aviation diversity will be lost next week when VS-22, the US Navy’s final S-3 Viking squadron, is disestablished. To mark the occasion, Kevin Whitehead provides a look back at the S-3’s Navy career. Read Article »

Plane crashes into snow bank at airport from The Oshkosh Northwestern Latest Headlines
A pilot lost control and crashed his plane into a snow bank Tuesday morning while taxing down the runway at Wittman Regional Airport.

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