This weekend's events - Fencecheck
4/16/10 | Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Reunion 2010
4/17/10 | Charleston Harbor Fest 2010
4/17/10 | Warbirds in Action Air Show 2010
4/17/10 | Thunder Over Louisville 2010
4/17/10 | Bluebonnet Picnic, Fly-in, and L-bird Gathering 2010
4/17/10 | Red Bull Air Race 2010
4/17/10 | American Heroes Air Show 2010
Pilot Makes Emergency Landing in Tomato Field - The Ledger
Police Say Engine Failed, but Nobody Was Injured
LAKELAND | A Titan T-51 Mustang made an emergency landing in a Lakeland tomato field Wednesday after its engine failed when the pilot attempted to alternate between fuel tanks during the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, according to the Lakeland Police Department.
The pilot, William Koleno II, 37, of Geneva, Ohio, and his passenger, Ronald Dalin, 46, of Ashtabula, Ohio, were not injured, officials said.
The incident happened shortly after 1 p.m. in a field ...
AOPA Promotes Engagement At Sun 'n Fun from AVweb Top News
The future of general aviation rests in the hands of today's pilots, AOPA President Craig Fuller said at Sun 'n Fun on Thursday evening, as he kicked off the event's annual AOPA Day, which will be held all day Friday. "At AOPA we are busy doing more than ever before to keep flying strong," Fuller said. "And everywhere I go I meet people who want to help, but they don't know how." Fuller is on a campaign to get grass-roots aviators fully engaged in meeting the challenges ahead. "Being more engaged can be as simple as staying informed about the issues that affect your flying and as involved as hosting a major public event," he said. "But in between are almost infinite opportunities." AVweb spoke with Fuller about some of those opportunities, as well as the challenges facing GA; click here for the podcast. ...
Craig Fuller, President of AOPA from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast
General aviation dodged a bullet on user fees, but there are plenty of other challenges ahead. Craig Fuller talks with AVweb's Mary Grady at Sun 'n Fun about those challenges, including NextGen, avgas, and more, and also the opportunities that GA will be facing in the future.This podcast is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather and Lightspeed Aviation.
Sun 'n Fun gets $7.5 million grant for new academy building - AOPA Pilot
It is set to open in August 2011 and will be located next to the Florida Air Museum. The current CFAA building holds 175 students. ...
The future of general aviation rests in the hands of today's pilots, AOPA President Craig Fuller said at Sun 'n Fun on Thursday evening, as he kicked off the event's annual AOPA Day, which will be held all day Friday. "At AOPA we are busy doing more than ever before to keep flying strong," Fuller said. "And everywhere I go I meet people who want to help, but they don't know how." Fuller is on a campaign to get grass-roots aviators fully engaged in meeting the challenges ahead. "Being more engaged can be as simple as staying informed about the issues that affect your flying and as involved as hosting a major public event," he said. "But in between are almost infinite opportunities." AVweb spoke with Fuller about some of those opportunities, as well as the challenges facing GA; click here for the podcast. ...
Craig Fuller, President of AOPA from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast
General aviation dodged a bullet on user fees, but there are plenty of other challenges ahead. Craig Fuller talks with AVweb's Mary Grady at Sun 'n Fun about those challenges, including NextGen, avgas, and more, and also the opportunities that GA will be facing in the future.This podcast is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather and Lightspeed Aviation.
Sun 'n Fun gets $7.5 million grant for new academy building - AOPA Pilot
It is set to open in August 2011 and will be located next to the Florida Air Museum. The current CFAA building holds 175 students. ...
Blue Angels Commander Returns to the Lowcountry - WCIV
Recently, he decided he wanted to fly with the Blue Angels. This is his second year on the team. "I've never seen Charleston from the air," McWherter said ...
WWII Doolittle Raiders reunite in Dayton - Dayton Daily News
The men who risked their lives to participate in a top-secret, World War II bombing raid of Japan didn't know if they had enough aviation fuel in their bombers for the mission.
"I was scared the whole time," said retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole, then a 26-year-old second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces who volunteered for the April 18, 1942, mission. He served as co-pilot in the lead aircraft for the late James H. Doolittle, who orchestrated and led the raid involving 16 B-25 bombers that took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in the Pacific Ocean. Now, Cole and the remaining survivors are battling mortality. ...
Kentucky Air National Guard plays host to military aircraft for Thunder Over Louisville - Unbridled Service
KENTUCKY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Once again the Kentucky Air National Guard Base will be a flurry of activity this week as it plays host to a fleet of military aircraft taking part in this year's Thunder Over Louisville celebration.
A variety of aircraft, ranging from the venerable C-130 Hercules transport to the F-15 Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F/A-18 Hornet began arriving here this ...
2010 Thunder Air Show - WDRB
More than 100 aircraft are schedule to appear with aerobatic teams and sky divers. The show begins Saturday (April 17th) at 3pm and continues until Thunder ...
Thunder over the airwaves - Louisville Courier-Journal
... Thunder television station and will have exclusive broadcasts from 2:30 to 11 pm including the official fireworks soundtrack and air show coverage. ...
Lots of fun at the Cummins Airshow - Port Lincoln Times
The boomerang fighter pilot for the Cummins Airshow was Jim Whalley who's father was the pilot of the plane during the war. Money raised on the day will go ...
Thrills, Chills and Jaw Dropping Excitement Coming to the 2010 California ... - PR Web
California Capital Airshow today announced that the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team will thunder into Sacramento headlining the ...
Tricolour Arrows 16 and F, changes in the sky Cervia - Ravennanotizie.it
Entertainment in the sky of Cervia for the arrival of the patrol Tricolour Arrows. For several years the aerobatic choose the base of Cervia for ...
CRASH OF Alphajet Investigators still on site - Dauphiné Libéré
After the crash of a Alphajets of the Patrouille de France on Tuesday morning (read our edition of yesterday), the area remains off limits. Day and night, ...
Crash forces famous Red Arrows to cancel Salthill appearance - Galway Bay FM
The RAF Red Arrows have had to cancel their aerobatic display over Salthill this Summer, after one of their pilots was injured in a ...
Volcanic ash cloud leaves RAF planes at standstill - Lincolnshire Echo
Fortunately the Red Arrows training will remain unaffected as the team are on location is Cyprus. An RAF spokesman said: "All non-operational flying has ...
Fortunately the Red Arrows training will remain unaffected as the team are on location is Cyprus. An RAF spokesman said: "All non-operational flying has ...
Weymouth Carnival parade set to stretch to more than 100 floats - Dorset Echo
Other attractions proposed by the carnival committee include aerial displays from the Red Arrows, the Red Devil Parachutists, Breitling wing walkers and the ...
Renegades 'drop in' to Kemble airfield - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
The area has a rich aviation heritage and it's nice that a team largely made-up of local people, will be coming along to show off their skills. ...
P-38 Lightning Welch beach, UK. 2010 Latest. - Stick and Rudder [photo AF Times]
This was after, I asked what was the latest, on this aircrafts 'status'. With many thanks to Mr Barry Davis, of Cyngor Gwynedd for very kindly updating for us here on stickandrudder. I have sent this info to other forums, so as to let others know.
click the link for P-381.jpg on this post, and you'll see the response Gary received on his inquiry about the P-38 submerged in Welch waters.
WWII vets provide flights into history aboard B-17 fighter plane By Daily News
It was nearly 66 years ago that Art Sherman, then a bombardier navigator with the 15th Air Force, flew his first mission in a B-24 fighter plane.
It was May 2, 1944, and his was one of a thousand bombers in formation over Italy. And then, right in front of Sherman, two of them collided midair in a fiery explosion.
"After that, I realized I could get killed," recalled Sherman, 88, of Encino. "Was I scared? Of course I was scared, are you crazy?"
But Sherman continued to fly in B-24s, then B-25s, and then the B-17, a four-engine bomber known as the "Flying Fortress."
Memories of those World War II missions came flooding back Thursday as ...
Look to the skies for salute to fallen soldiers - Dahlonega Nugget
The next two arial salutes will include the Vietnam-era aircraft of the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation (AVVBA). Then members of the 101st Airborne ...
Heroes are all around us - Island Park News
This year, with the help of Idaho volunteers, the Idaho Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa recorded its 500th veteran's history for the Idaho Veterans History ...
WWII fighter pilot learned moves from Charles Lindbergh - The Desert Sun
B-25 bombers. I said, 'I've never flown this thing.'" Bellan was told, "It's an easy airplane to fly, don't worry about it." "I said, 'How do I start the ...
Auction in reverse: poster-sized B-1 photo from The Unwanted Blog
A while back I took a series of photos of the B-1 bomber on display at the Hill Aerospace Museum and stitched them together into what I must say is a fairly impressive large image. A few weeks back I had it printed on a 24X36 sheet of matte photo paper. The aspect ratio was just a little off, so there are white "borders" at top and bottom.
Earlier this week I took it down to the Museum, with the intention of showing it to the gift shop's managers and ...
The Ultimate Type Club? from AviationBull
If you want to know something about a specific type of aircraft, the best place to start is probably a type club. As a Cessna 170 owner, I'm a member of the International Cessna 170 Association. It has a catalog of useful and affordable STCs, a ton of corporate knowledge and a great community of owner/enthusiasts. There is a type club for pretty much every kind of plane in the sky, though some are more active than ...
Posts from Making a Kiwi Fly
Bay Youth Symphony auditions - Halifax-Plympton Reporter
PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth Aero Club announces that it is accepting applications for this year's Aviation Scholarships. The scholarships are to be used toward ...
Uncontrolled Airspace #179C "$2.13 Short"
UCAP Daily! Hal & Sandy Shevers of Sporty's Pilot Shop join James, Dave and Jack for this third edition of the Daily. Hal has a run-in with the XM Radio folks, Dave is thinking Brazilian, James is headed for a party, and Jack joins the RAF. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace #179C "$2.13 Short"
US Navy & Marines from FenceCheck Forums
A-4 / T-4 (Skyhawk / Scooter) from FenceCheck ForumsVideo: Retired Air Force One lands in Houma from Diamond Pilots
VIDEO: Obama Kennedy Space Center visit media coverage from Hyperbola
Top of 24 Hours for April 16, 2010 from AIRFIGHTERS.COM - Top Photos of the Day
