Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Indy Transponder 23-September 1000z

Wings Over Washington Airshow at the Tri-Cities Airport KNDO/KNDU, WA
The Robert Young Communities Wings over Washington Airshow is this Wednesday at the Tri-Cities Airport. Many different planes, including the Canadian ...

Donna Teresa: The Mighty Wings of the US Air Force Thunderbirds Monterey County Herald, CA
This great, annual event has played host to the best the air has to offer — such as the Navy Blue Angels and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. ...

Tickets on sale for Chico Airfest Enterprise-Record, CA
... www.chicoairfest.com, and at Northern California National Bank, Chico Chamber of Commerce, Raley's supermarket, and Chico Air Museum on Saturday.

Air show went off with flying colors, will return next year Middletown Journal, OH
By Eric Robinette MIDDLETOWN — The planes from the Wings of Freedom air show may have landed, but the spirits of those who put it together were still flying ...

Hello Plane Folks, This week I bring you the first of a series of essays about the Reno Air Racing experience. I had a blast! Enjoy!
http://maxair2air.com/ Max Haynes - MaxAir2Air Pictures

Don't ignore turbulence at air show Vineland Daily Journal, NJ
The air show itself didn't have any marquee aerobatic flying teams as in past years, such as the Navy's Blue Angels, the Air Force's Thunderbirds or the ...

Tens Of Thousands Gather For The Spirit Of America Air Show WHAG, MD
MARTINSBURG, WV – The weather was ideal this weekend for this year's Sprit of America Air Show at Martinsburg's Eastern Regional Airport. ...

Aussie on the cusp of Red Bull Air Race debut The West Australian, Australia
Australia could soon have a representative in the lucrative Red Bull Air Race with RAAF fighter pilot Matt Hall selected to participate in this week’s ...

Former Blue Angels pilot anticipates upcoming Snowbirds Enterprise-Record, CA
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Jet Team will be coming to town for the Chico Airfest. When Parker flew with the Snowbirds in 1977, he was a pilot with the ...

Parker on Blue Angels: "I loved every second of it" Enterprise-Record, CA
He had seen the Blue Angels early in his air training, specifically remembering, "I have nothing in common with these guys. I could never do that. ...

Ready for the next Shoreham Air Show Midhurst and Petworth Today
WITH the roar of aircrafts' engines still ringing in the ears, the dates for next year's Shoreham Air Show have been announced.

B-52 crash inspires romantic drama By Steven Zeitchik NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter)
Miramax has signed on for "Muchas Gracias, Bob Oppenheimer," a period romantic drama inspired by the potentially catastrophic crash of an American B-52 bomber in 1966. The film centers on an American serviceman in the 1960s who is sent on an appeasement mission to a fishing town in Spain after a U.S. military plane crash results in the accidental detonation of four hydrogen bombs; in addition to his role with the locals, the serviceman also embarks on a relationship. The project draws from the true story of Palomares, Spain, where in 1966 a B-52 crashed and released more than 1,000 pounds of nuclear material. Television series creator Bob Dolan Smith ("Grace Under Fire") wrote the first draft of the screenplay, with a new draft now being written by Daniel Taplitz, who is also working on the intergenerational drama "Man on a Train" for Miramax.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Art Nalls : Sea Harrier flew again this weekend from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News by noreply@blogger.com (pirate)
Art Nalls is back flying his Sea Harrier, report after the jump. We worked on the minor discrepencies on Saturday and set up for a flight on Sunday, after the local church services were over. We're trying to be good neighbors with such a loud machine. On schedule, we rolled her out, cleaned the canopy, and I strapped in. The takeoff was perfect, using only partial power and then the moment of truth - - - I cycled the landing gear. (insert spine-tingling music here) You might not think that such an operation would generate so much stress and anxiety, but it did. Our last troubles were all because of this simple operation, or lack of it. Four up and locked, four down and locked, four up and locked and I headed for the aerobatic working area. I performed a few, basic aerobatic maneuvers as required by our operating limitations. All were complete and without any adverse qualities. A very impressive machine. I returned to the airfield for a 78-knot landing, exercising the nozzle speed trim - also an impressive device. I turned off mid-field easily. The type-rating check ride is scheduled for next weekend. Art Nalls

Episode 15 - An Interview with Lynn Gardner from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Courtney Miller)
This week, Max and Court welcome Lynn Gardner to the Airplane Geeks Podcast. Lynn is a Citation X pilot as well as a consultant for corporate and sport aviation. Since we missed last week due to the power outage, we decided to throw in a little extra news:

Air museum board follows ‘In the Footsteps of Heroes' The Desert Sun
Their experience was recorded on DVD as “In the Footsteps of Heroes,” which is the name of an exhibit at the Palm Springs Air Museum. It will be available to buy on Nov. 11, the museum's anniversary date and Veterans Day. The DVD will show footage from ...

Gone West: Israel Taback from Aero-News Network
Godfather to Viking and a Fair Number of Engineers That was a role Taback - who passed away on August 30 -- could play naturally and did, from days when Langley was the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics laboratory and he helped shepherd the X-15's instrumentation through its supersonic flights.

Warbird Of The Day - Douglas Skyraider from Warbirds Online by Scott WRG Editor - Douglas Skyraider

Williams on 35 B-17 missions in Europe, 2 in Berlin Newnan Times-Herald, GA
The B-24 and the B-17 were last on his list. He wound up with the B-17. His flight crew was assembled at Rapid City Air Force Base in South Dakota. ...

Restored World War II bomber visiting Tucson FOX11AZ.com, AZ
By Lou Raguse, Fox 11 News A relic of World War II is flying over Tucson this week, as a restored B-17 bomber has been brought to town to let Tucsonans ...

2008 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships Underway in TexasPilots arrived at the North Texas Regional Airport in Denison, TX over the weekend to compete for the title of 2008 U.S. National Champion in their category. The championship event continues through Friday, September 26. Daily news, an RSS feed, and scores from the U.S. Nationals can be found by logging into the US Nationals website.News:
http://www.usnationalaerobatics.org/USN2008/news.html.RSS Feed: http://www.usnationalaerobatics.org/USN2008/rssFeed.xml.Scores: http://www.usnationalaerobatics.org/USN2008/scores.html.

T-6 / SNJ / Texan / Harvard from FenceCheck Forums - Here's one my dad took of me flying to Glenndale. Nathan Davis' award-winning, Midwest Texans-restored T-6D on this past Friday night...
VMFA(AW)-121 Green Knights from FenceCheck Forums - Draggin' the Green Knights
Wings & Wheels at Wendover from FenceCheck Forums - It was good to meet you at the show Henk. Here is one of your T-33. I'll post more from the show as soon as I can though it might be a while.
Scott Air Show - Air Power over the Midwest from FenceCheck Forums - Another great weekend with good company, here are some of mine so far. Vapor City on Saturday to bad the skies didn't cooperate.
Scott Air Show - Air Power over the Midwest from FenceCheck Forums - Some better shots.

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