Thursday, March 11, 2010

Indy Transponder 11-MAR-10 0100z



US Navy set to invade Tampa on Friday - Tampa Tribune
... Navy Week continues though the weekend of March 20-21, when Navy's Blue Angels flight team will take to the air as part of the annual MacDill AirFest. ...

Fort Lauderdale Air Show Canceled - CBS 4
Smith also said that both the Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy's Blue Angels negatively impacted the show's ability to draw in sponsors for the air show. ...

Diamond Nine fly together for the first time! - Red Arrows News
The world famous Red Arrows Diamond Nine formation has graced the skies of Lincolnshire for the first time this season as the Team reached a milestone in their 2010 display work up.
Battle FormationAfter more than five months of intensive training, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team flew their first display practice today (11 March) with all nine aircraft flying together in formation. It took place at the Team's base at Royal Force Scampton and was a proud day for new Team Leader and Red 1, Squadron Leader Ben Murphy. ...

Bombers to appear at air show - The Katy Times
The WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR will arrive at the Houston Executive Airport, 1900 Cardiff Road in the Katy/Brookshire area at 2 p.m. on March 17 and will be on display at the main ramp until noon on March 19.
Hours of ground tours are Wednesday from 2-5 p.m., Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. This is a rare opportunity to visit, explore and learn more about these unique treasures of aviation history.
The B-17 is one of only nine in flying condition in the United States. The B-24J and Dual Control P-51C Mustang are the sole remaining examples of their type flying in the world. ...

DC-2 to Join Oshkosh DC-3 Celebration from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
A rare Douglas DC-2, the predecessor to the DC-3, will join the July 26 mass arrival of 40 airplanes at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010. The aircraft, owned by the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Wash., will lead the group flight of DC-3s just before the opening day air show to usher in the DC-3's 75th anniversary celebration. ...

Rare aircraft on way to Wellington - NZAviation.com
The aero club has operated at Wellington Airport for the past 80 years, offering pilot training 10 minutes from Wellington's CBD. "Wellington Airport's a fantastic place to learn to fly," Ms Leckie says. "No day's the same and you're ...

Crewsaders wins £100000 Farnborough Airshow contract - Event Magazine
Crewsaders has become the first-ever official crewing services supplier to the world-famous Farnborough International Airshow, taking place from 19-25 July. ...

Top gun pilot races over Sydney Harbour - NEWS.com.au
He'll next head for Rose Bay to turn on some air race tricks, including manoeuvres like the "Half Cubin" and the "Knife Edge" as well making some low-level ...

Navy Women In Aviation 2010 Pioneer Hall Of Fame - AvStop Aviation News
Beckman is a founding board member and current board member of Women in Aviation, International. Vice Admiral Vivien Crea inducted into the WAI Pioneer Hall ...

Honoring an Air Force Pioneer from Aviation.ca News
March 8 was International Women's Day. In recognition the many achievements of women within the Canadian Forces and in all walks of life, here is the story of a true Air Force pioneer. Grace "Gracie" MacEachern (née Gagnon)...

Mustang/Focke-Wulf pilot from Pilots of America Message Board
WWII aviation story... a true inspiration...and refreshing, compared to listening to present day headlines........
The dead chicken was starting to smell. After carrying it for several days, 20-year-old Bruce Carr still hadn't decided how to cook it without the Germans catching him. But as hungry as he was, he couldn't bring himself to eat it. In his mind, no meat was better than raw chicken meat, so he threw it away. ...
... The instant anti-aircraft shrapnel ripped into the engine, he knew he was in trouble. Serious trouble. Clouds of coolant steam hissing through jagged holes in the cowling told Carr he was about to ride the silk elevator down to a long walk back to his squadron. A very long walk.
This had not been part of the mission plan. Several years before, when 18-year-old Bruce Carr enlisted in the Army, in no way could he have imagined himself taking a walking tour of rural Czechoslovakia with Germans everywhere around him. When he enlisted, all he could think about was flying fighters. ...

X-51 getting ready for first flight from Military Photos
There's some pretty exciting stuff going on at Edwards Air Force Base as the flight test center team gets ready to conduct an awe-inspiring X-51 first flight.
The plan is to air launch the X-51A WaveRider using an expendable solid rocket booster from under the wing of a B-52, this spring. ...

Thursday, Mar 25, 2010 - Pappy Boyington Field film showing, Boise, ID from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events
Documentary film about legendary WWII Aviator Pappy Boyington will be shownin at The Flicks theater in downtown Boise on 3/25/10, which is the National Medal of Honor Day. ...

Astronaut Legend Receives Naval Astronaut Wings Aboard 'Ike' from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories
Legendary astronaut and former Navy pilot received a pair of honorary Naval Astronaut Wings in a ceremony aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) March 10 in recognition for his dedicated service to the Navy and in the field of space exploration.

Female Taikonauts Selected for Spaceflight from Spaceports
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has selected two female pilots to join the Chinese taikonaut corps for flights into space perhaps as soon as 2012, according to media reports around the world. This is the first time China has recruited women to its space program.

Bid For The Oldest "Flying Car" This Weekend [Cars] from Gizmodo
This isn't just any old rusty antique of a car. It's the oldest-dated flying car, and comes with the blueprints, 1921 patent and documents charting inventor Frank Skroback's creation. Here's the catch though: it doesn't fly. ...

Anthem to General Aviation from General Aviation News
Ben Rushing is a musician and pilot whose two loves were combined in a video on the "Wings To Adventure" television series. Check it out here.

Sharing the dream of flight from Life on the Road as a Pilot
We bring you another guest post, this time by Monika Petrillo. Enjoy! I know I did.
Sharing the dream of flight with the next generation By Monika Petrillo info@flyaboutmovie.com
When I was 24, I decided to get a pilot's license. Inspired by that, my father followed suit a year later, getting his license at age 58.
Together, we went on to fly a single-engine plane around the continent of Australia, a journey I documented with my film "FLYABOUT" which has been showing at AirVenture in Oshkosh for the past two years. ...

JCP - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
Our friends the Paul family generously gave Birgitta extraordinary access during their Racing efforts at Reno last year.
On Satuday rookie JohnCurtiss Paul made Reno history by flying the first P-40 ever to win a race at Reno. He was pumped...


Hawker Hunter from Planeshots
Worlds oldest aircraft via OneRiot.com
Video: How do you recycle a jumbo jet? from Diamond Pilots
Video: SAAF Wings Parade at Swartkop and Air Show Prep Day – Africa Travel Channel

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