Saturday, November 15, 2008

Indy Transponder 15-November 1722z


Cloud conquerors, at home in Pensacola - Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL
Hundreds of pilots and former pilots returned to the Naval Air Base this week for the annual Homecoming Air Show, which ends today. Mayor John Fogg, 63, ...

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Blues grace skies today for finale - Pensacola News Journal, FL
Despite a forecast calling for rain, the Blue Angels had clear skies and sunshine for the first day of their homecoming air show Friday at Pensacola Naval ...

2008 Blue Angels Homecoming - FJ-4 Fury Landing from www.youtube.com
IN THIS VIDEO, watch as the Super Hornet makes one final high speed pass at the same time the FJ-4 Fury lands. Unfortunately, the Fury had experienced some sort of landing gear problem and was forced to make a belly landing on NAS Pensacola's Runway 25L.

FJ-4 Fury Belly Landing - AirShowBuzz.com Community
“post also includes WIX post with pictures. Glad this one turned out with pilot ok. Plane looks repairable too. Some remarkable piloting.”
...It should also be noted that Rob Reider handled everything with calm as well as with absolute professionalism.

FLIR's audio segments for aviation content - Merinews, India
Now, Flight Line Internet Radio is pleased to offer audio segments from captain Chris at PlaneMaddness.com Chris has been a pilot for almost 20 years now ...

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Air Force Week kicks off in Los Angeles from Air Force Link Top Stories
by afnews@afnews.af.mil (Staff Sgt. Matthew Bates)
Air Force Week Los Angeles began here Nov. 14 with an opening ceremony at the Hollywood and Highland Center.
The week officially started when the event's guest speaker, actor Ricky Schroeder declared, "Welcome to Air Force Week Los Angeles!"
Air Force Week Los Angeles is designed to expose the local population to the incredible power and capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and strengthen support for Airmen serving worldwide in the defense of freedom. ...

Air Force Week showcases people, missions from Air Force Link Top Stories
by afnews@afnews.af.mil (Alicia Garges )
Aerial flyovers, military band concerts and Air Force-themed film festivals are planned for Air Force Week 2008 in Southern California from Nov. 14 through 21.
The week-long extravaganza will showcase the Air Force, its people and the mission throughout the region.
All events, except for sports venues where the Air Force will be honored and band performances at area theme parks, are free and open to the public.
Air Force senior leaders had a vision to become more proactive in the way the Air Force communicates its story. That led to the idea of hosting Air Force Weeks, which are designed to build new relationships in metropolitan areas, expose Americans to the incredible power of the Air Force, and strengthen support for Airmen serving worldwide in defense of freedom. St. Louis hosted the inaugural event in 2006. In addition to Los Angeles, Air Force Weeks in 2008 were held in Philadelphia and Omaha, Neb. Each year, Air Force officials consider new locations across the country to expand the reach of this program and build new and lasting relationships in each metropolitan area. ...

C-119 Homecoming Update from www.hagerstownaviationmuseum.org
The C-119 and crew are currently in St Louis, MO. waiting for the rainy weather to clear. The first clear day according to the weather forecast is Sunday. The plan is to fly from St Louis directly to Hagerstown Sunday the 16th and arrive between 1:00pm and 3:00pm. Call 301-733-8717 for arrival updates or check back here. The C-119 Homecoming event will be held at Hagerstown Aircraft Services.

Air Craft C-119 - Flickr by jamesshiflet
COMBAT CARGO, KOREA - The 314th Troop Carieer Group
C-119 Flying Boxcars do not start out for 'the mountain' unless weather reports are good. They must be able to see the tiny drop zone on the peak before they can drop. But weather is unpredictable in high mountains, that often when the planes arrive, the entire area is 'socked in' with heavy clouds. In radio contact with the 'men on mountains,' the pilots circle hoping for a break in clouds and drop on lower slopes. On several occasions, the planes have had to return to Japan as many as three times without dropping. But 314th Troop Carieer Group pilots are persistent, and eventually win through to drop successfully.

Double amputee peps up job seekers at Northern Essex Community College
Eagle Tribune, MA
He then joined the Army's elite parachute team, the Golden Knights. All was going well until Feb. 6, 1994, when Bowman and his partner had a midair ...

Aviation Nation 2008 - F-22 Final Pass and Ceremony. from www.youtube.com
This video shows Maj.Paul "Max" Moga completing his final pass at Aviation Nation 2008, Nellis AFB, Las Vegas Nv. ...

Virginia Aviation Museum - Civilian Aircraft from www.vam.smv.org
... The Virginia Aviation Museum’s Pitcairn Mailwing PA-5 (N3835) was built in 1927 and purchased by Colonial Western Airways of New York in 1929. Universal Aviation Corporation, American Airlines, Central Airlines and Robertson Aircraft Corporation later operated this aircraft. Air Shannon purchased the aircraft in 1957 and restored it in Eastern Air Transport colors in 1972. ...

Weather grounds B-25 bomber - Cumberland Times-News, MD
The B-25 bomber was grounded Friday due to weather and its arrival at the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport will be rescheduled for a later weekend. ...

Interest in GA not dead! from The Girls With Wings Blog by Lynda
I thought this was a great story (and promotion for the flight school!). I read it in my edition of AOPA ePilot, which can be found online. Here's a portion (and it can be read in its entirety by clicking the link above). ...

Aviation Museum Of Santa Paula To Pay Tribute To Steve McQueen from Aero-News Network
Town Was "Beginning And End" Of Actor's Aviation Roots Steve McQueen's last hometown is paying tribute to its most famous resident with a weekend of aviation and family-related activities. The Aviation Museum of Santa Paula will welcome home Barbara McQueen with a VIP reception, dinner and booksigning on Saturday, December 6 at the Santa Paula Airport.

3 Tigercat Flight - RARA Podcast Preview from www.aafo.com
“magazines to watch for now....mike”
...Those cats are making the rounds! Glad you all are enjoying the special feature that will be part of this years Reno Air Race video. Air and Space will have the Tigercats in their Sightings section of the next issue, and then FlyPast is planning a feature on the surviving Tigercats which will have many of the photos taken at Reno. Jason desrerves a huge hand because it is his video that is featured on the podcast. Great stuff. Thank you all. ...

Cohasset native part of Endeavour team - Cohasset Mariner, MA
It was then that NASA diverted him into the pipeline to eventually fly in space. Even so, Bowen cannot escape the comparison of a submarine to the ISS. ...

Video: Pilot Lands Plane On 2 Wheels from A Welsh View by Robert Gale
Just finished editing my Aviation Nation photos - by GregMcKay
Hiller Air Museum - a set on Flickr
Your Best Vapor Shot! from Fence Check

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