Saturday, January 3, 2009

Indy Transponder 3-January 1715z

The passing of Jett Travolta has sent ripples throughout the aviation community. Again - We at the Indy Transponder add our heart felt condolences to Mr. Travolta's family. We have consolidated all the news regarding Jett here, and we'll continue to update this area.

ASB PERSON OF THE YEAR - Airshowbuzz.com
In this era of light speed information, ASB Member and World Advance Aerobatic Champion Rob Holland, has mastered both while pushing technology in the air, on the ground and on the Net. ...

Cable Air Show
Schedule and information. January 10-11, 2009

Army team falls for Heloise from www.mysanantonio.com
To thank her for being an advocate for military families, the Army's Golden Knights parachute team took her out Friday on her latest military adventure. In a tandem jump over San Antonio, her hometown, she got her first taste of skydiving at about 13,000 feet.

Find fantasy in flight - Examiner.com
... aspiring pilots can also fly hang gliders or participate in the hands on section where one can board an authentic B-17 Flying Fortress. ...

-Rand's Interesting Aviator Series- from rand peck, a life aloft by Rand Peck
... John's a MSP based 757 captain, but you may know him as one of the worlds top airshow performers and owner of MOHR BARNSTORMING. Flying a 1943 Stearman, John opens his act with a slow roll followed by a snap roll; immediately after takeoff! It only gets more exciting from there. This would be impressive in a Pitts or MX2, but in a 66 year-old, WWII, stock PT-17, it's unbelievable. Perhaps that's why he's won both the Art Scholl and Bill Barber award for showmanship and has thrilled crowds for more than 25 years. ...

Local commanded historic WWII aircraft - Lompoc Record, CA
Through the war, Kendall flew B-25 Mitchell medium bombers in the Pacific theater until December 1943 when, having accumulated more than 1000 hours of ...

British Air Force flies plane from Nampa museum in Tom Cruise ... - IdahoStatesman.com, ID
Courtesy Warhawk Air Museum. This Curtiss P-40E on display at the Warhawk Air Museum appears in the movie "Valkyrie." A fighter plane from the Warhawk ...

Fishermen find plane wrecks - Jakarta Post, Indonesia
JAKARTA: While sailing to catch fish, 10 fishermen discovered the remains of an aeroplane in waters around Thousand Islands on Friday. ...

ANN's Heroes And Heartbreakers '08: Aero-Heroes Rich and Ginger Davidson (#3) from Aero-News Network
It is ANN's honor to recognize Ten persons/organizations or groups that qualify as our Aero-Heroes for 2008... in something of an informal order, starting from the 1st to the 10th. Let us know what you think of our selections... whom YOU would have liked be included or omitted from such a list. In the meantime, we thank the folks who made this year's list. Thank you, folks... we really needed you this year, and you didn't let us down ...

Post-Holiday Phase - On with Planning for 2009! from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
... I'm planning on five airshows this year, including Sun-N-Fun (Ella's airshow debut) and Oshkosh. I'm also very excited about adding the Indianapolis Airshow this year. Roger Bishop has some really great plans for Indy and for the time surrounding that show, and I'm going to get him on the sow to do the annual airshow prep episode. ...

Mission Possible: Pilots Saving Furry Friends from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
Do you want more substance from flying than a $100 hamburger? This might be just the reason you need to get out and fly, Pilots N Paws. Pilots are donating their time, planes and fuel to transport dozens of dogs a month from overcrowded shelters where they face almost certain death to rescue groups and shelters several states away that are committed to finding them homes. ...

World's first aeroplane hotel ready for take-off at Stockholm airport - Independent, UK
By Stina Backer An abandoned jumbo jet at Sweden's biggest airport will open this month as the world's first aeroplane hotel. The "Jumbo Hostel" – a disused ...

Milestones of Flight: 1/3 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite

WWII vet, grandson share memories of South Pacific - Marshall News Messenger, TX
On July 26, 1945, after a year of developing the island and in the midst of B-29 strikes on Japan, the USS Indianapolis delivered the atomic bombs Little ...

BAE Aerospatiale Concorde from Flight Image of the Day by Stuart

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