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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Indy Transponder 21-OCT-10 1030z

As long as the blood holds out, Blue Angels flight is a blast - Florida Times-Union | The Jacksonville Naval Air Station air show, where the Blue Angels and about 20 other performers will take to the air, runs Saturday and Sunday, ...

Blue Angels Getting Ready in the Skies over Jacksonville - First Coast News | The Navy's Blue Angels, the precision flight demonstration team, is getting ready for this weekend's air show at NAS Jacksonville. ...

Stunt pilots preview moves for Wings Over Houston (w/video) - Houston Chronicle | John Klatt, who will be featured in the Wings Over Houston Airshow this weekend. Klatt was one of two stunt pilots dancing around the Houston skyline ...

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Conroe High grad set to fly in Wings Over Houston - Montgomery County Courier | The 26th annual Wings Over Houston Airshow – featuring an appearance by the US Air Force Thunderbirds – takes place this weekend at Ellington Airport in ...

Snowbirds Day in Moose Jaw - Regina Leader-Post - There will be no publicly accessible airshow, but a demonstration starting around 3:30 pm Friday should be visible from areas around 15 Wing. ...

Roulettes to fly by car show - Latrobe Valley Express | This year's show will feature a visit from the Royal Australian Air Force's roulettes aerobatic team, more than 70 car displays with prizes, power boats and ...

The COPPERSTATE Fly-In—October 21-23, 2010 from PHXspotters by Jason Bong | Since its first event in 1973, the COPPERSTATE Fly-In has been bringing together aviation enthusiasts in the southwest United States. The 2010 event, to be held in Casa Grande, Arizona, from Thursday, October 21 through Saturday, October 23 will be no exception…

M2M Allies With Veterans Airlift Command - Aviation International News | Said Walt Fricke, "Air Boss" of Veterans Airlift Command: "Partnering with Mach 2…allows me to remain focused on what I am most passionate about–recruiting ...

 Air show donates $100K to Eastern Panhandle United Way - The Herald-Mail | Celebrating a "promise fulfilled," organizers of the Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Open House & Air Show announced the donation of $100000 to United Way of ...

The Jon and Mary show comes to #NBAA10 from Runway Girl by Mary Kirby

The Thin Aluminum Line from Air Space Magazine


Vintage warplanes come to Cleveland - Plain Dealer | B-17 Memphis Belle co-pilot Gary Pasco helps his aircraft back into the IX Center Wednesday for a weekend Power Piston Show. The hangar door in the building ...

Taft: The party's not over yet - Bakersfield Californian ... vintage aircraft fly-in at the Taft Airport, featuring two "Mitchell" B-25 World War II bombers made famous by the Jimmy Doolittle raid in 1942. ...

1945 The Air Fair at Wright Field, Ohio (1 of 2) | Branding The World - 1945 The Air Fair at Wright Field, Ohio (1 of 2). Oct 21st, 2010 by admin. www.webalice.it October 1945, Wright Field, Ohio. " Victory brought great celebration. It also gave Wright Field an opportunity to educate the public on its ...

100 years ago, history made in Middle Island - North Shore Sun | Peter Kockenmeister, an airline pilot from Jamesport and a student of aviation history, wrote about Mr. Johnstone's historic flight in an essay that has ...
 

RB-211 at night. from Airline Pilot Central Forums by AZFlyer 

Community - The Register-Guard | Oregon Air & Space Museum — Museum seeks local Pearl Harbor survivors and others who served in military at that time, for Pearl Harbor Day tribute to be ...

Fossett monument planned for airport - Salina Journal | A new aircraft rescue firefighting station, Wings Over Salina Air Museum and restaurant, and the Fossett monument could all be located at the west end of ...

Fox Valley Rocketeers November Meeting – TribLocal | The Fox Valley Rocketeers, a local club of model rocketry enthusiasts, is hosting its November club meeting, 7:30-8:45 pm, Monday November 1 at the ...
 

New engines for old favorites? from Roger-Wilco by steve | There used to be a time when the big aircraft makers were churning out new types with astounding regularity. In the wide-body arena, there was a choice between the Tri-Star from Lockheed, the DC-10 from McDonnell Douglas and of course the 747 from Boeing. Narrow-bodies also came in a nice variety from the DC-9 through the MD-80 and the 727 to the 737…

Sporty's Next Step Program Enrollment Surpasses 5,000 from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The EAA and Sporty's Pilot Shop Next Step program has enrolled more than 5,000 EAA Young Eagles, allowing them to pursue an aviation interest beyond a first flight experience. Through the Next Step program, those young people flown through the EAA Young Eagles program now have a clear pathway to participation in aviation - from a first airplane ride with volunteer EAA pilots, continuing all the way to a pilot's license.

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Monday, April 27, 2009

Indy Transponder 27-APR-09 1030z

Langley showcases airpower to conclude Air Force Week - Air Force News — By US Air Force on April 27, 2009 at 5:25 am (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va: Airpower took center stage during the first day of Airpower over Hampton Roads, a three-day airshow culmination of Air Force Week April 24 here. Thousands of people from the surrounding Hampton Roads area came to the first day of airshows to witness static displays and aerial demonstrations by several aircraft to include an F-15 Eagle, Navy F-18 Hornet and an F-22 Raptor.

Fly-In Sees Attendance Drop Off - The Ledger, FL
While the Golden Knights are quite popular, they're not the draw of the military fighter jet teams like the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds packed them in last year. Burton said he didn't know whether the lack of a jet fighter team hurt attendance but ...


Sun n Fun 2009 Air-to-Air Photo Shoot from Reggie Paulk by reggie.paulk@gmail.com (Reggie Paulk)
Flying in a Cessna 210 with Jim Koepnick and Bruce Moore, I got to experience first hand what it's like to take off into a beautiful sunset and photograph an airplane over the Gulf of Mexico. I'll be writing an article about the experience for
Sport Aerobatics Magazine's June issue, so keep an eye out for it.

Pilots N Paws at Sun 'n Fun from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast
Just over a year ago, John Wehrenberg joined with old friend Debi Boies to form a non-profit organization that helps volunteer pilots connect with animal shelters that need to transport pets to new homes. At Sun 'n Fun 2009, Wehrenberg told AVweb's Mary Grady how the organization got started and how it works…


Reno Air Races 2006 Precious Metal Gold Metals, Silver Metals, Precious Metals from http://www.preciousgoldsilvermetals.com/
The unique sights and sounds of a classic P-51 racer.


Exclusive Video: Martin Jetpack Shows Improved Controllability from AVwebFlash Current Issue
At last year's AirVenture, the Martin Jetpack was easily the most anticipated and hyped product. But the sort-of jetpack only sort of flew, with spotters keeping a close eye on it. Martin has shown the vehicle will fly without external assistance in this latest video, but as AVweb Video Editor Glenn Pew explains, the latest demonstration may not answer all those questions from Oshkosh.


Airpark show to benefit museum - Times Record News, TX
Festivities begin at 11 am and will include aerobatic flights by Mac McGregor and David Martin, museum tours, a barbecue dinner, rides in a World War I Model T staff car and carrier pigeon demonstrations. There will also be an auction of aerobatic ...


Veteran’s Airlift Command from PropBlast by mjg
Want to help? If you’d like to, you can donate to
Veterans Airlift Command via their website . Better yet, if you are a pilot, or know one, consider signing as a mission pilot with the Veterans Airlift Command. I’ve not had the honor of being able to fly a mission yet but hope to when I can make it happen.

Parachuting VFS Web Challenge - World Air Sports Federation, Switzerland
An international aerobatic competition open to solo pilots, formation teams, piston-engine, turbo-jet and jet aircraft flying to music. [ more ] FAI medals and diplomas aim at giving public recognition to those who have made outstanding contributions ...


Airplane Smell: The scent of man’s winged history from The Airplane Blog by 500knots
I have been in love with WW2 era airplanes since I could walk. But as I grew older in age and knowledge of the aircraft themselves, and then having flown a few … I began to realize that what I love most about them now is the human element and the real human history behind them. After all, iconic aircraft would not be icons or even exist if you-and-I type of people didn’t build them, fly them … and love them…


Restored B-17 bomber on view at Museum of Flight - Seattle Times
On Saturday and Sunday, rides on the aircraft - at a cost of around $400 - will be available hourly from 10 am to 4 pm, followed by ground tours of the plane from 4:30 to 6 pm The flights include about 30 minutes in the air.


Aviation museum sells historic plane - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO
By Mary Ann Ford BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The 1942 DC-3 airplane that has been a mainstay at the Prairie Aviation Museum for 25 years has been sold to a Florida aircraft restoration company. It left for its southward journey late last week. ...


Philanthropist, civic leader, businessman Clyde Coenen remembered - Wrightstown Post Gazette, WIAs a member of the 8th Air Force of the Army Air Corps, he was a lead bombardier in the B-17 Flying Fortress, completing 35 missions. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal. "He always loved that song 'The White Cliffs of Dover' ...

Aeronautical school gets like-new helicopter from Vertical Online RSS Feeds - News Page

Bell nuclear powered *Helicopter* from The Unwanted Blog by admin
Yeah, an atomic chopper. No idea how serious this was, but it was apparently granted the “development” number of D-1007. Dates from 1960; 300 feet long, 200 mph top speed, 500,000 pounds. No further data, though it looks as if the reactor must have gone in the extreme tail.


Movie Monday - April 26 - The Sukhoi Story from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis by Jon Ostrower
This week's Movie Monday takes you inside Russia's Sukhoi aircraft company and it's extraordinary history. The documentary, with all its rare historical footage, comes to us this week in six ten-minute segments. I'm going to be traveling all day today on my way to Seattle and somewhat incommunicado, so I'm not sure there will be any posting until much later today, but feel free to follow my
updates on twitter as this very, very busy week progresses…

Photos from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith
Patriots Jet Team Four Plane Pass / Beale AFB Airshow 2009
Viper West F-16 Afterburner Climbout / Beale AFB Airshow 2009
A-10 Thunderbolt II Diving In To Show Center / Beale AFB Airshow 2009
U-2 Dragon Lady / Beale AFB Airshow 2009
F-5E Tiger II VFC-13 / Beale AFB Airshow 2009

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Indy Transponder 14-July 2345z

Katie Reider Dies at Age 30 - 700 WLW, TX
By 700WLW News (Cincinnati) Katie Reider, a singer and songwriter born in Cincinnati and daughter of Rob Reider, died Monday morning. ...

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2008 Gary South Shore Air Show flies away - Gary Post Tribune, IN
The five planes from the US Air ForceThunderbirds shifted through formations several times. On their side, the daredevils zoomed past thousands of ...

Air show reaps benefits from overlap with Aviation Hall of Fame dinner - Dayton Daily News, OH
Aerobatics pilot Sean D. Tucker is scheduled to fly in the air show, as a featured act. Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson, a retired Air Force colonel who achieved ...

Four Struck By Lightning At Pensacola Beach Air Show - WTOK, MS
PENSACOLA BEACH - In a matter of minutes four people waiting for the Blue Angels to take to the skies were struck by lightning Saturday afternoon. ...

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Mai flys with the Thunderbirds at the Gary Air Show

The Blue Angels return to Pensacola Beach - MyFox Gulf Coast, AL
Gary Garza, a Blue Angels fan said, "We love them, they fly over, makes you proud to be an American, that kind of expertise and technology, its amazing. ...

Nothing but Blue skies - Pensacola News Journal, FL
Many of Saturday's attendants came out again on Sunday to support the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron. They braved the weather sitting under a flimsy, ...

A different kind of blue: Coach Pete to fly with Blue Angels - IdahoStatesman.com, ID
Boise State football coach Chris Petersen will ride with the Blue Angels next week in a ride-along arranged to promote the Air Magic Valley Air Show in Twin ...

Whidbey-based sailors selected for Blue Angels flight crew - HeraldNet, WA
... Squadron 131 based at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station have been selected to be a part of the Navy's Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team for 2009. ...

Bengals kicker Graham to fly in F-16 - Oxford Press, OH
By Chick Ludwig CINCINNATI — Bengals placekicker Shayne Graham will fly what he hopes will be a friendly sky — above Springfield and beyond — on Tuesday, ...

Elisha Andrew "Andy" Phillips - Mountain Statesman, WV
He started out in the B-25 and went on to fly the B-47 and B-52 Stratosphere and Spooky Gunships. He flew during the Korea and Vietnam Wars. ...

Lie down, don't jump during the free fall - North Island Midweek, Canada
In a tragic incident on July 28, 1945, a US Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 78th and 79th floors of the Empire State Building, killing three in the plane ...

Letter from Donald Shade-a VAC Volunteer from Veterans Airlift Command by Veterans Airlift
...As you know, Viet Nam Combat Veteran Roger Schmidt and I each flew our Skylanes to San Diego Montgomery Field in response to a VAC request to provide wounded Marines with an introductory flight in small aircraft. The date seemed perfect since our Pilot's Association already had two aviation events planned which we were certain the Marines would enjoy. ...

New search for Steve Fossett started today from Flightstory.net - Aviation Blog by Michael
Steve FossettThe search for Steve Fossett resumed today in a remote, wooded area of Nevada. The new search of a 10 member team is completely independent - Fossett's widow is not involved in the latest search activities and she does not plan additional searching. The multimillionaire adventurer disappeared last September while flying a Bellanca Citabria Super Decathlon, tail number N240R and was declared legally dead in February. ...

war hero Josef Bryks awarded im memoriam from Military Photos
Colonel Josef Bryks (18.march 1916, Lešany - 12.august 1957, hospital of uranium mine Equality in Ostrava) was Czech soldier and combat pilot, hero of Czech resistance to Nazi occupation and a victim of communistic terror.

Family Files Lawsuit Over Airshow Disaster - WHNT, AL
Attorneys for Wanda and Thomas Cross held a news conference this morning outside the Madison County Courthouse. The family has filed the lawsuit against the ...

Hobbyist fly-in held near Black Eagle - KPAX-TV, MT
The Big Sky RC Modelers held their annual open on Sunday at the Black Horse Lake Flying Field near Black Eagle. They let their fingers do the flying as some ...

Valley vets to get reacquainted with Boeing B-17
Terre Haute Tribune Star, IN - Jul 12, 2008
A couple of years ago, Reinoehl rode in a B-17 through the Collins Foundation. He likes to make it back to see his favorite plane whenever he can. ...

Pilots Honoured By Lithuanian Stamp - Hell Mail, UK
They bought a six-seater Bellnka aeroplane, which they named Lituanica. With donations from American Lithuanians a new motor was fitted into the aeroplane. ...

Airmarking from The Girls With Wings Blog by Lynda
Ever visit an airport and see the name of the airport painted in big white letters on the ground ? Maybe a colorful "starburst" looking design? That, my friends, is a compass rose. These are part of a larger program of navigational aids for pilots. My local chapter (Lake Erie) of the 99s painted the compass rose at Geauga County Airport (7G8) a couple of days ago. The rest of this posting includes excerpts from an article written by Ellen Nobles-Harris and published in 99NEWS Magazine March/April 2002.

Quatorze Juillet: France Displays its Military Might from Ares by Joris Janssen Lok
It's July 14, Quatorze Juillet or France's National (Bastille) Day. A day on which French military might is paraded down the Champs Elysees, the main boulevard across the heart of Paris. The highlight (at least in the literal sense): the aerial parade of French air force, naval and army aviation assets.


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