Saturday, October 4, 2008

Indy Transponder 4-October 0307z

Officials finish at Fossett site as storm blows in - The Associated Press
"Anytime you fly in the mountains, it's not like you're going to land on a highway. There just aren't many places you can put an airplane down and walk away ...


Miramar Air Show Begins Today - San Diego 6, CA
The Blue Angels jet demonstration team and other top military and civilian pilots will take to the skies over San Diego today as the Miramar Air Show begins ...

NBC 7/39 Anchor Takes Flight - NBC Sandiego.com, CA
Brown admitted to a queasy stomach afterwards and said she'll leave the intense and dangerous maneuvers to legend Sean Tucker. In 2003, Sean Tucker was ...

My Own Private Airshow from Technorati Search for: Airshow
The Blue Angels arrived in town today for this weekends Miramar Airshow, and they were letting everyone know, too. My apartment is two miles off the end of the runway, which I think it pretty damn awesome, but even more awesome is my office, which is one mile of the end of the runway. Even better is that my desk faces out the window in the exact direction of that aforementioned runaway. So this afternoon I had my own private airshow. The picture doesn't do the situation justice at all be ...

Grand Junction, more than a Blue Angels Air Show - Navy Compass
In addition, Navy Band “Northwest Passage” traveled from Seattle, Washington to provide high school and pre-air show rock and country western performances throughout the week.

The Great Georgia Air Show flies for community - Fayette Daily News, GA
The lesser known Commemorative Air Force’s Dixie Wing operates as a self-described “flying museum.” The group purchases, restores and flies World War II era ...

Amigo Airsho This Weekend from (title unknown) by Kelly
We just received word that there will be a P-38 featured in the Heritage Flight at the Amigo Airsho (no misspelling, that’s how they spell it?) in El Paso, TX this weekend, Oct 4-5. Their website indicates that the P-38 in question is “Porky II” to be flown by Steve Hinton — however, that 38 [...]

In the air and on the ground, Amigo Airsho entertains - Trading Markets (press release), CA
How about the team from our neighbors to the north, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, who will headline the 27th annual Toyota Presents Amigo Airsho from 10 am ...

Airport to host WWII aircraft display - Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY
The Colling’s Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour includes a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, North American B-25 Mitchell and North ...

Grab the Earplugs: Fleet Week in San Francisco is just around the corner from Technorati
... The Blue Angels come to town starting Oct. 9 as part of San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week celebrations - an informal military pride weekend showcasing whirlwind aerial acrobatics from military fighter jets, score ...

Annual Fall Fly-in and Aircraft Display set for Oct. 11 at the ... - Alexandria Town Talk, LA
On Saturday, Oct. 11, Chapter 614 of the Experimental Aircraft Association will hold its annual Fall Fly-in and Aircraft Display at the Pineville Municipal ...

Tuskegee Airmen Historic Site Grand Opening Celebration at Last
from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
After almost fourteen years of planning, the Grand Opening of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site will take place on October 10-12, 2008. A celebration covering three days includes events over the City of Tuskegee, the Tuskegee University, Moton Field Airport and Montgomery, Alabama. Over a half-century later, the Tuskegee Airmen site will open as a National Parks Service Museum at historic Moton Field. All surviving original Airmen, now in their 80s and 90s have been invited, and are anticipated to attend the celebration. ...

Cannibal Queen from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Dave Hirschman
Stephen Coonts, the author of Cannibal Queen (I’ll always remember him for Flight of the Intruder), writes nostalgically in this month’s AOPA Pilot about revisiting his old biplane. As Koonts points out, the Queen has been pressed into biplane ride service ever since he parted with her in the early 90s, but still looks good despite the hard duty. ...

A-26 at Shafter? from www.aafo.com
ex-Air Spray tanker A-26C Invader owned by Wade Eagleton.
[photos]
Here's part of an email I received from Wade about his Invader:
The serial number for this Invader is 44-35456 and the US registration is N5625S. The plane was constructed in Tulsa and right from the "get-go", there are 2 history paths. ...

AIR SHOW REHEARSAL - Star of Mysore, India
Mysore, Oct. 3 (KCU&KK)- Thousands of Mysoreans and tourists were delighted by the spectacular rehearsal of Dasara Air Show this morning at the Torchlight ...

RAAF takes show-goers to soaring new heights - Ipswich Queensland Times, Australia
The Defence Force Air Show at the base is expected to attract more than 50000 to Amberley today and tomorrow. Almost 60 aircraft will be on show, ...

Records crowds to see pigs fly at Amberley Airshow - Courier Mail, Australia
THERE was something in the air at Amberley yesterday -- and it wasn't just the smell of jet fuel from F-111s, lovingly known as pigs, the visiting US F-15s ...

Pair eager to give Warbirds wings - Otago Daily Times, New Zealand
Together, they form the new management team for the 2010 Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow. The lapsed pilot is Mandy Deans (52), the former executive director ...

First private plane licence granted - Viet Nam News, Vietnam
His Beech King Air 350 Aeroplane worth US$5.1 million took its first trial flight for two hours on Wednesday. Duc was also the first businessman in the ...

The World's Greatest Aviation Innovations - Wired News
... Sometimes it seems that when it comes to aviation, the news is all bad. Planes fail inspections, flights are canceled, medevac planes crash, flight attendants are assaulted, ...

U.S. Space Rocket Center® to Adjust Seasonal Hours of Operation
from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
HUNTSVILLE, AL - One of the leading tourist destinations in the Southeastern United States will adopt a seasonal operating schedule during the winter months of 2008-09. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama will close on Mondays and Tuesdays beginning November 3rd....

Diary survives fall to Earth from Shuttle Columbia
from Military Photos - General Discussion by SOG
JERUSALEM - Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display this weekend for the first time in Jerusalem. ...

Celebrating NASA's 50th year Anniversary
from How I Am Becoming An Astronaut by Damaris B. Sarria
... I had such a great time conversing with Commander Gene Cernan! I mean, what an honor to be sitting next to a man who actually walked on the moon. ...

Piece Of Aviation History Being Auctioned On eBay; First Flying Car Type Aircraft - AHN
... "The M200X was the first flying car type vehicle to successfully demonstrate that it was possible to hover and maneuver a personal VTOL aircraft by someone with virtually no pilot training," the company said in a statement on the auction site. ...

Volunteers pull plane for charity - Southtown Star, IL
Last year's inaugural plane pull raised close to $25000, spokeswoman Laura Glosniak said. McLeod's father, Ken Fuchs, is a longtime employee of the ...


California International Airshow from FenceCheck Forums
Final mission for the Pave Low from DailyAviator by Dennis Collins
Luchtcomponent / Composante Air (Belgian Air Component) from FenceCheck Forums
Friday Night Lights from www.aafo.com

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