Sunday, July 6, 2008

Indy Transponder 6-July 0300z

Thunderbirds Ride - Initial Reactions from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
I got the Thunderbirds ride! Unbelievable! Didn't want to get too excited because anything can happen from a schedule change to a malfunction at the hold-short line. But it happened! And get this . . . I have 1.0 hours dual received in the logbook! In the F-16D. If it gets any better than this, I'm not sure I can handle it. ...

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 ...

Vintage warbirds on display through weekend at Fort Collins ... - ReporterHerald.com, CO
By Anya Semenoff John Mihalek flew 37 missions in World War II. He joined the United States Army Air Forces in January 1942 when he was 22 years old and ...

In brief: Madeleine McCann; Nicholas Winterton
Times Online, UK - 1 hour ago
Flying Fortress Liberty Belle became the first B-17 to fly from US soil since the end of the second world war, landing at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford ...

2007 Midland Airshow and the "Confederate" Air Force! from Technorati Search for: Airshow
Richard Seaman, the "Flying Kiwi", has kept his camera lens busy! Check out the following beauties! RICHARD SEAMAN'S - 2007 Midland Airshow and the "Confederate" Air Force! Also..... CHECK OUT THE - Midland Airshow 2006! That is one helluva' lot of "beautiful iron"!

Activities continue at Battle Creek Balloon Festival and Air Show (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids) - from Aviation & Aerospace News
Activities continue today at the 25 th Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival in Battle Creek.

Up in the sky! It's Dallas Drake! - Detroit Free Press, United States
The team said Drake will fly Friday in an F/A-18 Hornet as part of the Blue Angels' appearance at the National Cherry Festival. His plane is scheduled to ...

Drake's flight with Blue Angels rescheduled - MLive.com, MI
Detroit Red Wings press release: Red Wings forward Dallas Drake's flight with the famous US Navy Blue Angels has been rescheduled for 9 am Saturday, ...

Fly-In/Open House At Mathews Airport - Tipton Conservative, IA
Another change in this year's program is local sponsorship of the Fly-In. As costs have risen and more events have become available to share with the public ...

Airshow set to take off - Worksop Today, UK
The Red Arrows will put on a display, as will the new Typhoon jet, while the Vulcan bomber will also take to the skies for the first time in 15 years. ...

Virginia Festival Of Flight program - from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
I attended the Virginia Festival of Flight at Suffolk Executive Airport (SFQ), on the final day, Sunday. (It was held June 14 and 15). www.VirginiaFlyIn.org ...











Jetwhine.com Asks for Best Aviation Blogs from 2flytv by 2flytv editor
Jetwhine.com, which is one of our favorite blogs, is asking readers for their top picks of aviation blogs. It's work checking Jetwhine out every day. Robert Mark, the site's creator, updates it often. He also has excellent guest contributors, including Scott Spangler who is the former editor of EAA Sport Pilot Magazine. ...

Bomber takes to the skies again - BBC News, UK
"I have to say the emotion takes place on the ground, as soon as you get into the aeroplane you become unemotional." ...

Restored Vulcan bomber returns to the skies - Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
The newly-restored bomber has been dubbed the "people's aeroplane" because more than half of the £7 million needed to fund its refurbishment has come from ...

Restored Vulcan bomber returns to the skies - Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
This will allow it to take part in the air show at RAF Waddington this weekend, as well as the Royal International Air Tattoo in Fairford, Gloucestershire, ...

Waddington International Airshow from Technorati Search for: Airshow
Sam and Phil trundled off to the airshow this morning. Beth didn't want to go. As they left the rain was steady, then the heavens opened and now, at 1.30pm, the sun has come out which I hope will stay out for the rest of the show. As the weather has eased they are hoping to get the Typhoon up in the air. Also hoping to keep the wether dry for the Vulcan. The weather just held off for Falcons display team. Beth and I did see the Red Arrows going over our house this morning - Sam and Phil were ...

Classic aircraft draw crowd - Sunshine Coast Daily, Australia
... it didn't deter aviation fans like Lachlan York, 8, of Narangba, from saluting the annual open cockpit weekend at the Queensland Air Museum yesterday. ...

NTSB Finds Air Venture Crash Cause (WEAU Eau Claire) from Aviation & Aerospace News Updated Constantly
The National Transportation Safety Board says a deadly crash at EAA Air Venture last summer was partly due to a breakdown in communications between pilots. ...

NTSB releases report on EAA AirVenture crash from The Oshkosh Northwestern Local News
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) - The National Transportation Safety Board says a deadly crash at EAA AirVenture last summer was partly due to a breakdown in communications between pilots.

The New Jersey Aviation Association Seeks To Save Aviation Program from RSS Feed: News
The Mercer County Community College is facing the closure of its aviation program. The aviation program has been in existence for more than 35 years and has been providing pilots to an aviation industry that will have a shortage of them in the future. Many of MCCC's program graduates are flying for New Jersey based corporations, as well as airlines, charter operations and the military. ...

Radial Renaissance from Pacific Wings Magazine by Rob
...Most "real" military aircraft all had radials as well: for the "good guys", there were aircraft like the Wildcats, Hellcats, Corsairs, Avengers, Sea Furies, Tempests, Boeing B-17s and B-29s. Even "real" trainers like the ubiquitous Stearman and Harvard had radials. The bad guys also recognised the radial's many qualities, and all the "real" German and Japanese military aircraft wore radials: Dorniers, Focke Wulfs, Junkers, Aichis, Kawanishis, Mitsubishis and Nakajimas—radials ruled! ...

How Things Work: Flying Upside Down - from Air & Space Magazine:

Young Eagles eager to take flight with Rotary Club at Kernville Airport (Kern Valley Sun) from Aviation & Aerospace News
Children flocked to Kernville Airport on Wednesday morning to participate in the Young Eagles program.

South Bend Airport Executive Director Named AAAE from Aviation & Aerospace News
The Executive Director of the South Bend Regional Airport, John Schalliol, has been named to the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Energy/Air Service Task Force. AAAE created the organization...


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