Indy Transponder 10-MAY-09 1300z

"Joy"riding with the USAF Thunderbirds - Ozarks First, MO
I got to ride with the Thunderbirds prior to the start of the Branson Air Show, to celebrate the opening of the new Branson Airport. Prior to the flight I had to send in a detailed application and take a physical with a doctor's note. ...

Fat Albert puts on a show at Barksdale Air Force Base - KTBS, LA
Fat Albert is a C-130 that's responsible for taking all the Blue Angels' support personnel and equipment from place to place but it also performs several tricks for crowds at Air Shows. KTBS 3's Corrie Cross got to go for a ride on Fat Albert as a ...

Air show preps in full gear - New Bern Sun Journal, NC
Preparations swing into full gear this week for the annual MCAS Cherry Point Air Show. Gates will open Friday at 5 pm for an evening show that ends with fireworks. Saturday and Sunday, the gates open 8 am and flying begins 10:30 pm ♦ Parking is free ...

2009 N'Awlins Air Show's attendance was sky-high - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LAby Paul Purpura, The Times-Picayune After counting sales receipts and even tapping the opinions of aerobatic pilots who viewed the crowds from overhead, Navy officials said about 153700 people attended the N'Awlins Air Show last weekend at the Naval ...

Event to be held May 16 and 17 in New Iberia - The Daily Advertiser, LA
In the case of the Acadiana Airfest 2009 Air Show and Fly-In, the question is, which came first, the air show or the cause? "It will benefit the families of fallen soldiers," said co-organizer Alicia LeJeaune. "That's the reason for the air show. ...

Airshow photos wanted - Sunday Sun, UK
I AM currently researching the history of British airshows in order to produce a book marking the 100th anniversary of the first British event in 1909. I was wondering if any of your readers had recollections they may wish to share and photographs ...

Spring aerial spectacular - Saffron Walden Reporter, UK
All three British Red Bull Air Race pilots will be displaying their skills. Visitors to the Spring Air Show will also be able to see the Percival Mew Gull in action. This legendary aircraft was flown by the outstanding pilot, Alex Henshaw, ...

ARCH ROARS BACK TO WIN SAN DIEGO QUALI - Austria’s Hannes Arch rallied from behind to post the fastest time in Qualifying on Saturday for the Red Bull Air Race World Championship on Sunday in San Diego and collected the one point up for grabs to widen his lead atop the standings over rival Paul Bonhomme. The British ace had posted the fastest time in the first Qualifying session but Arch, who was only in fourth after Q1, opened the throttle in Q2 to rocket past Bonhomme with a time of 1:18.42.

Bringing a B-17 to Life - American Profile, TN
by Vicki Cox Lauri Koski, 91, stands at the DeKalb (Ill.) Taylor Municipal Airport listening to the four engines of a B-17 sputter, pop, spit smoke and rumble to life. Koski, a pilot during World War II, smiles as the 1944 bomber roars down the runway, ...

Are You Ready For Space Tweets? from Aero-News Network
NASA Shuttle Commander Tweets, Will Answer Questions from Space NASA astronaut Mark Polansky, commander of the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station this June, is sharing updates about his training and flight on Twitter and has invited followers to submit video questions via YouTube that he will answer from orbit…

Redbullairrace: RT @PolarBearFarm Photos from Day 1 Red Bull Air Race San Diego http://gallery.me.com/lduncan#100008 #RBAR

More Planes in Black & White from Parrothead Jeff by Parrothead Jeff

United States - Louisiana - N\'awlins Air Show 2009 - NAS JRB New Orleans - 05/01/09 from FenceCheck Forums

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'For One Of The Family': MASSIVE Cecil Airshow To Benefit Alan Henley from Aero-News Network
Record Number of Performers Scheduled -- This Is THE Place To Be This April! The airshow industry, and the community that supports it, is said to be a close-knit and supportive one... and if there was ever any doubt about that, it has to disappear with the upcoming Cecil Field Airshow... a celebration of aviation that has been brought about, in large part, to help and support Alan Henley ...

Thunderbirds strut their stuff at air show sneak peak - Las Vegas Sun, NV
The team is made up of eight pilots, including six demonstration pilots, four support officers, four civilians and about 120 enlisted airmen. Three of the demonstration pilots are in their first year. Maj. ...

USAF THUNDERBIRDS 'TWITTER' ACCEPTANCE SHOW – AirShowBuzz.com
USAF Public Affairs at Nellis AFB are embracing new media by giving Twitter users play by play action from Thursday's Thunderbirds Acceptance show. See a Sample...Do You Twitter?

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Pilots start engines for Air Fiesta - Brownsville Herald, TX United States
This year's Air Fiesta will take place March 14-15 at the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport, produced by the Rio Grande Valley wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF). It's a celebration of 90 years of American military aircraft ...

Flying enthusiast crashes only flying Hurricane just weeks after ... -Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
The Hurricane completed the "Famous Four" of important WW" Allied forces aeroplanes. The crash will come as embarrassment to Mr Teichman, who is an experienced pilot and wartime aeroplane fanatic. A source at the aerodrome said: "It seems as if there ...

Flights in historic aircraft to be offered this summer at Air Zoo from airzoo.org by jmaclean
This summer, the Air Zoo will be offering flights—courtesy of Waldo Wright’s Flying Service—in both a rare 1929 New Standard D-25 biplane and a PT-17 Boeing Stearman—a World War II primary trainer biplane. Advance gift certificates for these flights, which will be flown from June 11 through September 8, will be available for purchase beginning Friday, March 13…

Pilot Jim Cheatham dies - MontereyHerald.com : from http://www.montereyherald.com/
Jim Cheatham, president of Salinas-based Verticare Helicopters & Airplanes and head of the world's only civilian helicopter air show team, died of a sudden illness early Wednesday at his home. He was 67 years old. Cheatham was born Jan. 5, 1942, in Laveen, Ariz. He grew up on a ranch and was taught to fly by his father, who was a B-24 bomber pilot during World War II, when he was a teenager. Cheatham served as an Army warrant officer helicopter pilot in Vietnam and South Korea for four years during the 1960s, flying combat missions and testing helicopter gunships. He joined Verticare in Salinas, eventually taking over the aviation business that included helicopter and airplane training. He flew with his Showcopters helicopter extreme team at air shows, including the California International Airshow Salinas. Last year, Cheatham's company provided a specially equipped helicopter to operate under contract with the Monterey County Sheriff's Office. The helicopter program was cancelled this year because of costs. Cheatham is survived by daughters Stacey Wilson of Soledad, Jodi Serrano of Sacramento, Kylie Pachuilo of Salinas, Amanda Evans of Osan Air Force Base, Korea, and Amy Hayes of Yokota Air Force Base, Japan; a son, Burt Cheatham of Salinas; a sister, Janice Shoemaker of Boerne, Texas; his close companion, Cheryl Harris of Big Sur; and seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at the Verticare hangar at Salinas Municipal.

SHOWCOPTERS TEAM LEAD PASSES – AirShowBuzz.com
Jim Cheatham, head of the world's only civilian helicopter air show team - the Showcopters, died of a sudden illness early Wednesday at his home. He was 67 years old. Photos and Remembering Jim

Silent wings land at Museum of Flight By Janice Wood
The world of quiet flight will be celebrated at the annual Soaring Expo, March 21-22, at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. Full-size and radio-controlled gliders will be on display, while lectures, movies and presentations will be offered all weekend. Representatives of local soaring and RC glider clubs will be on-hand to answer questions. The Expo is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, and free with admission to the museum or museum membership. For more information: MuseumOfFlight.org.

Sporty’s launches ‘Fly-Thru Service’ By Janice Wood
Sporty’s Fly-Thru Service makes it possible for customers to fly to Sporty’s Pilot Shop at Ohio’s Clermont County Airport (I69) just east of Cincinnati and pick up their orders in person 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Read More→

Nellis AFB Contributes Billions to Local Economy - KLAS-TV, NV
Aviation Nation also contributes big to the local economy. The air show in November brought in 19000 out of town visitors generated an estimated $18 million in economic impact to Southern Nevada. You must be logged in to rate this story. ...

Air show enthusiasts advised to leave early - Victoria Police, Australia
Geelong police are encouraging patrons attending the Australian International Air Show this weekend to plan their trip carefully to avoid being caught up in traffic jams. Thousands of people are expected to flock to Avalon Airport today when the ...

Calspan F-16s Arrive at Mojave from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki
Calspan's first three long-awaited F-16 flight test aircraft arrived at Mojave today, launching a new era for the Civilian Aerospace Test Center. The defense contractor plans to operate up to five Fighting Falcons, which are on loan from the Air Force, in flight test programs for various undisclosed customers.

Travolta in town? Plane apparently is - Arizona Republic, AZ
The plane, registered to Jett Clipper Johnny LLC, is stationed on the Atlantic Aviation ramp at Deer Valley Airport. Jett is the name of his late son who died on Jan 2, 2009, in the Bahamas. Travolta also named a similar plane that he owned Jett ...

General Aviation :: RE: N707JT from FlightAware > Discussions
QIPav8r wrote:
I wasn't sure which one of the 30 or so forums regarding Travolta to post this to, but 707JT has been sitting on the KDVT ramp for the last week or so and his Eclipse 218JT and G-II 492JD have been in the Atlantic (DVT) hangar as well. Local rumors are that he is possibly moving the fleet here.

Lunar Smackdown from Air & Space Magazine

Iditerod 2009! from Kermit's Blog by Kermit
I just got back from Alaska and the Iditerod Dog Sled Race. When I was Heli-skiing with Sean Tucker the week before he got a call from a corporate friend that had some last minute cancellations and got us an invite! We were wined and dined with great food and great friends and had a great time!..

Future Pilots Get Emergency Training from TheIndyChannel.com - Local News
Future pilots at Purdue University are learning what it takes to keep passengers safe in the skies.

PHX from FenceCheck Forums
here's the honeywell plane from the engine-as-a-fuselage-bunion side. sorry it's not too sharp, taken from the terminal 2 parking lot.

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Goshen’s Freedom Fest 2008 air show honors veterans, celebrates ... WNDU-TV, IN
It was Freedom Fest 2008 at the Goshen Air Center, which meant it was time for air stuntmen and women to hit the skies. From aerobatic pilots to skywriting ...

Vulcan Bomber Flies For First Public View In 15 Years from Aero-News Network
Massive Cold War Era Jet Displayed Over Former Base At RAF Waddington Airshow After a 15 year silence, the roar of four Bristol Olympus 301 turbojets resounded over the normally quiet English countryside as the last flying Avro Vulcan bomber returned to the skies for public display for the first time since retired in 1993.

Air Commandos featured at Navy Compass, CA
The program will begin at 10 am with a seminar describing the history of United States Air Commando operations and conclude with a flight demonstration by ...

B-17 ‘Liberty Belle’ Makes Historic Trip To England Aero-News Network, FL
The B-17 “Liberty Belle” touched down in the United Kingdom on July 3 at the Prestwick Airport in Scotland on the final leg of its transatlantic crossing ...

A Concorde Is Disfigured While Parked in Brooklyn New York Times, United States
So Mr. White found a temporary home for the jet at Aviator Sports, a recreational complex at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. ...

Flights of fancy Sunshine Coast Daily, Australia
... Caloundra residents would have noticed millions of dollars worth of Royal Australian Navy aircraft hovering over the Queensland Air Museum. ...

Vintage Avro from Flight Image of the Day by Paul Gladman
Avro Lancaster & Avro Vulcan flying together at Waddington Air Show 5th July 2008

Shuttleworth 060708 pics from PPRuNe Forums by Man-on-the-fence
The rain is becoming somewhat tiresome this year, added to the wind this meant that many of the lighter aircraft stayed firmly in the hangars. But what did fly put on a great show as usual.

Terre Haute Indiana on PBS on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer.
Follow the link below and scroll down to the segment on Issues with Large Commercial Carriers Trouble Small Town Airports. Click on http://www.pbs.org/newshour/past_programs/2008/july.html

Tour brings antique planes to local airport St. Cloud Times, MN
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell and P-51 Mustang will fly in with the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour. ...

Kent Couch's Helium Balloon Lawn Chair Success from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Kent Couch, 48, Saturday lifted off from a pasture in Bend, Ore., suspended in a green lawn chair beneath a collection of more than 150 giant helium-filled party balloons, and covered about 235 miles in about nine hours, landing in Cambridge, Idaho. Couch controlled his ascent and descent with a Red Ryder BB gun and ballast (in this case, 15-gallon barrels of cherry Kool Aid). Couch also carried two GPS units -- one for himself and one for the chair, just in case it got away again (last year, it blew away on landing). He also had with him a blowgun and steel darts ... and boiled eggs, jerky and chocolate. The balloons give about four pounds of lift, each. The chair and supporting structure weighs about 400 pounds, and one Couch plus parachute weigh in at about 200. The flight cost about $6,000 for aircraft and fuel, or in this case, the rig itself and the helium, a cost that was defrayed by "corporate sponsors," according to The Associated Press. "If I had the time and money and people, I'd do this every weekend," said Couch. "Things just look different from up there. You're moving so slowly. The best thing is the peace and serenity." His wife Susan added, "It's never been a dull moment since I married him." The flight was Couch's third.

Helium Balloon Failure, Body Found from AVwebFlash Current Issue
The body of 42-year-old priest Adelir Antonio de Carli, who April 20 attempted to raise money for a worship center and rest stop for truckers by flying below an array of helium-filled balloons, may have been found in the Atlantic. Police in Brazil are investigating the findings of a tugboat crew 60 miles off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state. The priest had departed the southern port city of Paranagua for Dourados, 465 miles away. He took with him on the trip skydiving experience, a helmet, thermal suit, a parachute and what has been described as a buoyant chair. Aside from his philanthropic intents, it was his attempt to break a record for 19 hours aloft in such a contraption. After de Carli went missing, his former paraglider instructor told the Telegraph.co.uk that he had instructed Carli but later asked him to "abandon the course" because in his estimation Carli had personality traits that were "not ideal for a paraglider." The body is wearing the clothes and shoes of de Carli, but officials will wait for DNA tests to confirm the remains are indeed those of the priest.

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