Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Indy Transponder 27-August 0315z

Travis air show - Napa Valley Register, CA
The Air Force's Thunderbirds precision flying team and the Army's Golden Knights parachutists will highlight Travis Air Force Base's Air Expo 2008 this ...

129th aircrew appearing at Travis Air Expo this weekend - 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, CA
Celebrating Air Power Over the Golden West," the Travis Air Expo 2008 is scheduled to host the USAF Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team, the US Army's ...

See the CF-18 at the California International Airshow - September ... - The Salinas Californian, CA
Airshow events offer more than entertainment as they expose dreams and opportunities to future aviators. As a young kid, demonstration pilots who took the ...

Heroes of the skies: Pilots 'show off' tricks at Evanston's Air-show - Uinta County Herald, WY
Mike LaSalle, Evanston Airport Manager, said this is around the 16th year the airport has sponsored the free air-show for Evanston residents. ...

B-17 bomber on display at Metro East airport - Chicago Tribune, United States
A restored B-17 "Flying Fortress" bomber is on display through Thursday at the St. Louis Regional Airport in the Metro East community of Bethalto. ...

Sentimental Journey: 'Flying Fortress' is on display in Bethalto - Belleville News Democrat, USA
The gorgeous aluminum-plated airplane belongs to the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, formerly the Confederate Air Force. ...

15 Wing invitation happily accepted on a Saturday in August - Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Canada
The lines had not disappeared as the day neared the end, after the Snowbirds' performance. "This is what I've been waiting for," an older woman said from ...

Regatta beats the odds - The Cornishman, UK
The Red Arrows cut vibrant trains of coloured smoke in the sky while crowds 'oooed' and 'ahhhed', delighted at one of the most famous and impressive visual ...

Red Arrows' support for town pier - BBC News, UK
The Red Arrows flying display team is due to make an appearance over Weston- super-Mare on Wednesday. The owners of the Somerset town's pier, ...

Coming to the Freestyle? - ModelFlying, UK
The RCM&E sponsored British Freestyle Aerobatic championships is taking place on Sat 30th and Sunday the 31st of August at the Wellingborough Ogee's MFC ...

Air shows and exhhibitions in the last week of August - Avionews, Italy
"2008 African Bush Pilots Fly-in". Barberton Valley Airfield, Lowveld, South Africa. + 27 (0)82 490 5721 www.bushair.co.za - "2008 African Bush Pilots ...

Air Zoo Media Releases

Corn maze honors veterans with unique design
With a wing span stretching longer than a football field, Gull Meadow Farm's newest corn maze—a tribute to veterans—is a must-do event for the whole family. This year, the farm has partnered with the Air Zoo for a salute to aviation history.

Open cockpit day, line-control aircraft demonstrations set stage for International Plastic Modelers Society show
On Saturday, September 6, the Air Zoo will be the host site of more than 200 plastic models ranging from space crafts, custom cars and hot rods to airplanes and helicopters. Modelers from all over the Midwest will gather for the 10th annual Air Zoo plastic model contest.

Air Zoo to showcase several World War II aircraft during flight demonstrations
On September 13, flight demonstrations of several aircraft including many that made a significant impact during World War II, will be held at the Air Zoo.

Fly-in, Airshow and Pancake Breakfast from Technorati
As mentioned earlier, there is a great country airshow in Waynesville Ohio this upcoming weekend. (Red Stewart Airfield) Also for those camping out under the stars or just flying (or driving) to the airport on Sunday morning our EAA Chapter (284) will be fixing a pancake breakfast.

September events in Green Country - Bixby Bulletin, OK
The Bartlesville area offers several events this month--OK Mozart's South Beach Salsa at Sunset, 19th; the 52nd Annual Tulsa Regional Fly-In, 12th and 13th; ...

My Indy Air Show Experience from Indy Air Show Experience by Haley Norwood
A photoblog

Huczko Memories of the Air Show from Indianapolis is My Home by Jason Bean
Jennifer Huczko shares her memories of the Indianapolis Air Show after having moved to the area.

Indianapolis Air Show from FenceCheck Forums
more photos have been added

Indianapolis Air Show - ASB

ShareYourFlight.com teams with Veterans Airlift Command to help soldiers from RSS Feed: News
ShareYourFlight.com, an online forum that connects aircraft operators traveling with empty seats to travelers wishing to use those seats on a "cost share basis," now gives pilots the option to make their flights available to the Veterans Airlift Command as a donation.

Fly-past tribute to RAF veteran - Lakeland Today, UK
The fly-past of the Vulcan bomber was in honour of the work carried out by Lynne as an engineer on the Vulcan to the Sky project – a campaign to get the ...

Pioneering women of the skies - Hounslow Chronicle, UK
Having teamed up with journalist Liz Moscrop to pen The 100 Greatest Women in Aviation - marking the 100th anniversary of the first flight by a woman - he ...

USAF not Ready to Retire the U-2 from Military News Center
The U.S. Air Force is considering -- once again -- delaying the retirement date for its workhorse intelligence collector, the U-2 Dragon Lady, as developers work out issues with integrating a signals intelligence payload onto the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IIA and BA Hawk T.1 from Technorati
Seven decades have now passed since the Spitfire entered service with the Royal Air Force so I thought I would pen a small item which was triggered by the rather nice photograph you will find below. Click to enlarge Many consider the Spitfire Mk.II to have been the "prettiest" of all the many variants as it retains very much the shape and style, particularly around the engine cowling area, that Reginald Mitchell drew when he designed this classic machine during 1935/'36. How sad that he did

Army offers Virtual Army Experience game from Technorati
The US Army has been displaying a Virtual Army Experience, (VAE), at Six Flags amusement parks and airshow venues across the nation in the hopes of exposing the public to what soldiers experience when fighting insurgents in theatre. Utilizing a complex set-up of computers, LAN based scenarios, motion simulators, videos, and presenters, the VAE is a massive display of technological power. While impressive in design and structure, some critics are concerned with the format and message that ...

The Balloon Factory, by Alexander Frater - Independent, UK
Sam has a much better claim to being the first man in Britain (he was naturalised here) to fly in a powered heavier-than-air machine (another aviator may have achieved a slightly earlier lift-off). It was one of his creations, a "hydrobiplane", that ...

In the News: Experience World War I in 'real time' from Milblogging.com
... The site (http://wwar1.blogspot.com) attracted few visitors at first, but gradually more people started reading "WWI: Experiences of an English Soldier," reliving the war through the eyes of Mr. Lamin's grandfather, Pvt. "Harry" William Henry Bonser Lamin. It's constructed as a blog, updated with postings of Harry's letters corresponding to the current date. Since Lamin's first blog post ...

WW1 Document repository from Military Photos by Minardiau
For all you history buffs. Here is a wiki style website which is a project to record official documents relating to WW1 ...

Embry-Riddle To Offer Aviation Doctorates from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will offer two new doctoral degree programs in 2009, including the first Ph.D. in Aviation in the U.S., the school said this week. The new program will allow students to "pursue interests in aviation in a diverse, intellectually versatile and multidisciplinary environment and to affect a global impact on the aviation industry," the university said in a news release. The flexible, online program will require one week a year on campus and will take about three years to complete. ...

Chase crew volunteers needed at SkyFest - St. George Daily Spectrum, UT
12 through 14 to help set up, launch and land the hot air balloons during the Cedar City SkyFest at Bicentennial Park. Volunteers must be an able-bodied ...

Mojave Air and Space Port video from RLV and Space Transport News
Here is a new promotional video produced by Robin Snelson and directed by Chip Proser for the Mojave Air and Space Port:

How Pilots and Planespotters Keep Track and Keep in Touch - Wired Blogs
Reid also used LiveATC.net to listen to in-flight communications of a friend's recent trip to West Palm Beach. For pilots, being able to check in on friends ...

Jealous Sky at TOTS2 - indy.com, IN
Ave. about Jealous Sky and Kimberly Lester's portrayal of Amelia Earhart and Cindy Phillips' interpretation of the 'Dresden China Aviatrix,' Harriet Quimby. ...


Tuzla Fly-In (1) from Technorati
EAA AirVenture from Technorati
Wings Over Marietta from FenceCheck Forums
Video: How Do You Move A Super Cargo Plane from A Welsh View by Robert Gale
EAA AirVenture 2008 - Oshkosh from FenceCheck Forums
P-51 Mustang from FenceCheck Forums

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