Record attendance at airshow - Sacramento Business Journal
... precision formation flying team, and demonstrations of the military's current F-22 Raptor and a formation of WWII-era twin-boom P-38 Lightning aircraft.
Oceana's air show prepares for takeoff Friday - The Virginian-Pilot
Oceana Naval Air Station's annual air show, featuring the Navy's Blue Angels flight-demonstration team, will be held Friday through Sunday. ...
Magnificent Blue Angels at Scott AFB - Du Quoin Evening Call
The Blue Angels are largely a recruitment tool and perform in dozens of air shows across the US and in Europe each year. At the end of World War II, ...
'Aviation Celebration' comes to Millville - NJ.com
MILLVILLE — The Millville Army Air Field Museum (MAAFM) is preparing for an “Aviation Celebration,” to take place on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a rain date of Sunday, Sept. 26.
Rare World War II warbirds, military aircraft, classic airplanes and homebuilts will be featured as the museum celebrates aviation at a one-day aircraft fly-in event dedicated to honoring the history and technology of flight.
“This will be another exciting event for everyone who enjoys aviation,” announced Russell Davis, MAAFM president. “We are once again proud to present an extensive variety of extremely rare, classic WWII airplanes to the community, and this year, a fly-in of experimental and homebuilt aircraft. ...
Air show delights in sky, on ground - Journal-Advocate
A World War II reenactment was part of the show at the eighth annual National Radial Engine Exhibition in Akron Saturday. (Akron News Reporter) A World War ...
Smith Reynolds Airport Hosts The Winston-Salem Air show - WFMY News 2
Winston-Salem -- Whether you're a kid dreaming of flying your own plane or wishing you had the guts to do aerobatics, the Winston-Salem Air Show was the ...
Wings with a purpose - AOPA Pilot
More than 30 aircraft—including warbirds, a J-3 Cub, a Cessna 180 and 195, a Blue Bell Air Eclipse jet, and AOPA's 2010 Sweepstakes Fun to Fly Remos GX ...
Zenith Aircraft To Hold 19th Annual Open Hangar Day And Fly-In from AvStop
Zenith Aircraft Company's 19th annual Open Hangar Day and Fly-In Gathering is scheduled for Saturday, September 18, 2010, at the factory located at Mexico Memorial Airport in Mexico, Missouri. Aviation enthusiasts, especially builders and owners of Zenith Aircraft kit planes, are invited to drive or fly-in for the day.
Fly-in features wide variety of planes - WHIO Radio
12 gave aviation enthusiasts the chance to see planes ranging from homemade to famous warbirds like the B-25 "Yankee Warrior"--the last flying B-25D in the ...
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Waukegan Airshow 2010 from Winging It
Both the ceiling and the crowd were low at the scheduled start time for this years Waukegan Regional Airport Airshow. But, by the end of the day, both were not too bad. As the weather improved, the crowd continued to grow and, while there were certainly not as many people there as in previous years, the turn out was still very good. Rain and low IFR conditions prior to show time kept a few of the scheduled aircraft away. Still, most of them made it and flew for the dedicated fans who did come out to the field. Everything considered, this turned out to be another successful air show. ...
Greenwood Lake Air Show 2010 - The Photography of Michael P. Randazzo
SPAADS Air Show 2010 Reunion - Penticton BC - YouTube
I feel honored to be at the SPAADS 2010 Reunion - Penticton BC in the company of our military pilots. I can't imagine the camaraderie the pilots had back in the 50's flying Saber aircraft for NATO. It was a different time.
Gold Team Continues the Battle with the Weather at Scott AFB, IL from US Army Golden Knights | SGT Chris Clark brings in his canopy for a dead center landing. Photo by Samantha Albrecht Gold Team is spending the weekend at Scott AFB, IL, where the outlook for the weather
looked about the same as it has been for the last few weekends for both demonstration teams. Gold Team fought the low clouds, [...]
A Parachute Packing Demonstration Pictorial from US Army Golden Knights
In addition to the impressive freefall and canopy flying demonstrations that the Golden Knights do for the American Public, we also do parachute packing demonstrations. This is a great way for the Team to interact with the public, to meet the great people who watch our shows all over the country, and to get a [...]
Enthusiastic fans take in International Air Show in Shearwater - Halifax News Net
Ryli Valliere gets a high five from Snowbird's Captain Eric Willrich, as members of the Snowbirds sign autographs at the International Air Show in ...
WWII Vets take Honor Flight to Washington - WALB-TV
Paul Rakel said, "I was flying B-17's over Germany, flew 27 missions." Paul Rakel and Clem Rakel are blood brothers, Tuesday, they'll get to share another ...
Beloved WWII-era fighter planes bring history to life - Jackson Sun
"And I'm enamored by the warbirds and planes. I stumbled on this one and bought it. I try to get it out in the air at least once a month. ...
Media members' flights generate tales - News-Leader.com
I told him it was a B-17, hopping passengers from the Springfield-Branson National Airport. "Boy, it's loud. I don't see how people living near British air ...
Fire-ravaged Yankee Air Museum plans reopening - Victoria Advocate
(AP) - The fire-ravaged Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport plans to reopen next month. The museum says in a statement on its website that its new ...
Yankee Air Museum to celebrate grand reopening next month, exactly 6 years ... AnnArbor.com
News and notes: Good news … good news all around - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Aircraft are still being recovered for restoration: a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver near San Diego and a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress out of a New Guinea jungle. ...
UPDATE: Canso PBY - 5A C-FNJE • Can-do farmers save vintage plane - restoration progress (Canada) from The Kathryn Report
Doug Roy, of the Canso Crew, recently updated me on the their progress. They were involved in hauling the Canso across Sitidgi lake, through 20 km of tundra and down the Dempster Highway into Inuvik, NWT. From Inuvik it was barged to Hay River, about 1500 km then, with the wing removed hauled 700 km down the MacKenzie Highway to Fairview, Alberta where it is being restored. As of July 2010 they ...
Wing-off at Wings Field from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points
... With the first of my anticipated excitements for the day behind me, my thoughts drifted to the Wings ’n Wheels Old ’n New event at Wings Field (the birthplace of AOPA) where I was flying AOPA’s 2010 Sweepstakes Remos GX to be on display. The event served as a fundraiser for Angel Flight East. There, I would experience another first—being a food tasting judge. ...
Pulling a plane - West Island Gazette
... were pulling their weight – and then some – in Dorval on Sunday as they were among about 450 participants in the 12th annual Plane Pull 767 Challenge. ...
Young burn survivors’ dreams take flight from General Aviation News
Involved in a devastating car fire in April 2004, 9-year-old Walter Gomez, Jr. and his 7-year-old sister Ebony will fulfill their dreams of flying by taking the controls of a Bonanza in the skies above Los Angeles Wednesday, Sept. 15.
Glenn, Look Where I Was!! from Parrothead Jeff
What would they think of this plane?
Wright Brothers Monument, Kill Devil Hills, N.C.
Aviation pioneer - Times-Mail
BEDFORD — Lt. Harley H. Pope, Lawrence County native and aviation pioneer, has been honored with special celebrations in Bedford as well ...
September 13 from Cut and Paste Aviation
Caption Contest #35 - Crazy Ladies! Ends Wed. 9.15.10 At 9PM EDT - Airpigz
The AirPigz Caption Contest is back!
New EAA president first days on the day from General Aviation News
New EAA President Rod Hightower described his first few days on the job succinctly. “It’s been rather manic,” he was quoted on EAA.org just before departing for the annual Stearman fly-in in Galesburg, Ill. “But it’s been a great manic and really positive.” ...
Despite losing sight in one eye after plane crash, Jack Roush is flying again - The Virginian-Pilot | Car owner Jack Roush, who lost the sight in his left eye after a plane crash in Wisconsin in July (NTSB preliminary report here), said that he's flown twice ...
One more time for Discovery ... from Black Horizon
Nasa's shuttle Discovery is getting ready to blast off into space one last time, after technicians re-attached a main separation nut that fell off on Friday.
The orbiter has now been bolted to its external fuel tank and is set to go on its 39th and final mission to the International Space Station on 1 November.
An internal nut on the left side of the shuttle slipped out of position and fell into the aft compartment during the preparations for the flight. ...
NASA Invites Students To A Weightless Challenge from NASA Breaking News
NASA is hosting two national science competitions that challenge student teams to develop and prepare a microgravity experiment. Proposals are due Nov. 1. ...
Scaled Composites comments on latest WK2 flight - RLV and Space Transport News
Scaled also posts this message on their website:
UPDATE: WK2 takes to the air just over three weeks following gear incident on Flight 37
On August 19th the crew of WK2 was performing touch and go’s while training for upcoming spaceship missions. Upon the fifth nominal touchdown, the left hand main gear partially retracted.
Flight Test Engineer Marc Zeitlin immediately annunciated the anomaly and Pilot Pete Siebold called for an immediate abort while holding centerline. Meanwhile, Co-pilot Clint Nichols secured the engines and systems. ...
"Vulture Sink Rate" UCAP #207 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast
Really incredibly stupid pilot tricks... We're the Federal Government and we're here to help you... And now for something completely different. All this and more in Uncontrolled Airspace #207 "Vulture Sink Rate".
operating within 5 nm. 4. The final approach is monitored by the landing signal officer. In an emergency, the LSO can...
