Indy Transponder 10-OCT-09 0030z

SFist Interviews: Blue Angels Pilot Lt. Mark Swinger - SFist
We're just air show guys. SF: What extra training do the Blue Angels get? MS: The training starts in November; the show season starts in March. ...

Behind The Scenes With The Blue Angels by Bay City News
When the Navy's Blue Angels demonstration squad performs over the San Francisco Bay for Fleet Week this weekend, the squad's distinctive royal blue jets and their pilots will be the focus of attention as they do breathtaking stunts over ...

photos of the day - Christian Science Monitor
The US Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angels and Tucker are preparing for two air shows this weekend for Fleet Week San Francisco 2009 ...

California - Fleet Week 2009 - San Francisco - 10/08/09 from FenceCheck Forums

Airshow set to fly this weekend - Fayette Daily News
We'll be fine," airshow spokesman Chris Madrid said. The Great Georgia Airshow is presented annually by the Kiwanis Club of Peachtree City and the ...

Airsho great time to be in Midland - MyWestTexas.com
by Midland Reporter-Telegram We would like to welcome all the visitors in town to attend the Commemorative Air Force AirSho that begins today and runs ...

Aerobatic pilot one of 1st women to fly commercially from Aviation eBrief
Veteran aerobatic pilot Julie Clark was one of the first women to be hired by a major airline, and she plans to fly a modifie -More-

Adventures in flight - Sumter Item
John Klatt, an F-16 pilot by day and a stunt pilot by, well, another day, said, "We're going to head over to Lake Murray and do a few aerobatics. ...

150 thousand people for the Arrows tricolor Cameri (Novara) - l'azione
... Upon landing, the long parade on the track of the ten pilots (nine solo and team) was accompanied by a warm applause of the audience. Molto gettonate anche le foto a terra con i piloti delle Frecce Tricolori, che sono rimasti a lungo a disposizione dei tanti appassionati dispensando sorrisi e simpatici gadget. Very popular even pictures on the ground with the pilots of the Frecce Tricolori, which have long stood at the disposal of many fans dispensing smiles and cool gadgets.

Dubai Air Show & Dubai International Aerospace Exhibition- [Nov 15 - Nov 19 2009 ] – Dubai Events & Exhibitions
The Dubai Airshow is one of the most influential names in the aerospace industry's events sector, organised by Fairs & Exhibitions in conjunction with Dubai Airports, the Government of Dubai and in collaboration with the UAE Armed Forces.

Airshow work push - Gulf Daily News
The airshow, which will begin under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad on January 21, is being organised by Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs and ...

Air festival raises £28k for charities - The Lowestoft Journal
JUST how much Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival helps local charities was underlined when cheques totalling over £28000 were presented to local and regional ...

Fall Festival at St. Aidan's Oct. 17 - NorthFulton.com
Huey Helicopter rides are provided in conjunction with the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation. The AAHF provides a way to connect our soldiers with our ...

Avro Vulcan XH558 2009 from PlanesTV (BETA)
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Finding missing aircraft from Diamond Pilots
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A few days ago an underwater search began for an American woman pilot who went missing 65 years ago.
Gertrude Tomkins Silver is the only unaccounted for member of the WASPS or Women Airforce Service Pilots, an elite all female flight squadron formed by the US at the height of the Second World War.
The WASPs were civilians who delivered planes from factories to ports for overseas shipping. They often flew in dangerous conditions, in new 'unproven' planes.
38 of them died in training or in service. ...

Flight 19 discovered... from ExpressJet Forum by Anthony Lorenti
I did a double-take when I heard, but all 5 of the TBM Avengers from "Flight 19" have been found in, of all places, the Sonora Desert! The icing on the cake is that the airplanes are reported to be intact and still have fuel on board. Of course, no crew remains have been found.
From what I've heard, the aircraft were initially reported to Mexican Authorities by a local resident. The Mexican Authorities have in-turn reported this to a mutli-national research group who recently arrived at said location in the Sonora Desert to ...

Hawaiian Brings Back Its Original Aircraft from Things in the Sky
I've written before about how I love it when airlines celebrate their heritage, and Hawaiian really did something special for their 80th anniversary - they found their original aircraft from 1929, restored it, and brought it back to Hawaii!
The founder of Inter-Island Airways (the name was changed to Hawaiian in 1491), Stanley C. Kennedy, acquired the Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker in 1929. He used the aircraft to launch sightseeing tours of Honolulu on October 6 of that year. The aircraft always flew these flights - interisland flights began a little over a month later with Sikorsky S-38 aircraft. ...

1929 Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker - Hawaiian Air's first plane returns from Diamond Pilots
... Hawaiian Airlines yesterday held a coming-out party for a fully restored 1929 Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker — a maroon-red airplane with big doughnut tires that was the actual first aircraft flown by the company that would later become Hawaiian Air. ...

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Way back when: Today in history - Tulsa World
East and west-bound pilots met at North Platte, Neb., when the leaders landed there in a transcontinental air race. Forty-seven planes started the race from ...

Uncontrolled Airspace #156 "Going Haywire"
Back home and rested after their Kansas adventure, the boys remember the experience and lick a few wounds. Dave tells us about a really expensive new toy... Jeb marvels over a 737 vs. a flock-o-birds... and Jack is really starting to get the itch. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #156 "Going Haywire"

flashback from Wasabi Air Racing
Percival P.40 Prentice is new arrival at the RAF Cosford museum by PlaneTalking