Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Indy Transponder 21-APR-10 1030z


Rocket racing set for air show Public will get a unique view - Tulsa World | Those attending the QuikTrip Air & Rocket Racing Show will be able to see what the pilots are seeing on a jumbo screen, said Jim Bridenstine, air show ...

Live Webcast of first public demo flights of Mark III X-Racer from RLV and Space Transport News | An announcement from the Rocket Racing League: Rocket Racing League® (RRL®) Announces 2-Hour Live Webcast of First Public Demonstration Flights of the Mark III X-Racer® - Hosted by Award-Winning National Anchor Miles O'Brien with Special Guests NASA Astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Owen Garriott, and John Herrington, Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe, and others…

Tulsa's High Hopes To Land Space Shuttle - News On 6 | The Tulsa Air and Space Museum is holding the Quik Trip Air and Rocket Racing Show to raise money and awareness with NASA about efforts to get a shuttle. ...

McDonnell Backs Virginia Spaceport Today from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) | "Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell has been consistent in his vision to make Virginia's commercial spaceport the best in the nation most notably with his recent budget amendment to increase the operations budget for the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority; he is to be commended," says a Guest Columnist Jack Kennedy in The Richmond Times Dispatch today…

New Mexico Readies Launch and Spaceport from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy)

C-130T Hercules 'Fat Albert' provides passengers with bird's-eye view at air show - The Times and Democrat
I had the opportunity as a member of the media to go up Saturday with the Blue Angels' Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron over Charleston Harbor, ...

Area preparing for economic boost from Blue Angels appearance at Regional Air Show - Southeast Missourian | The US Navy Blue Angels' appearance in the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival may be more than two months away, ...

Delton gives air show clearance to take off - Sauk Prairie Eagle | At the 2007 air show, attendees got to see stunt pilots like this one ...

Ride-Along with Dale Snodgrass from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Famed air show and fighter pilot Dale Snodgrass took an AVweb camera along on his Paris Jet afternoon air show at Sun 'n Fun. In this unique video, he gives us the details about his routine…

Adilson Kindleman Rescue from Kirby Chambliss » Feed by JocelynTC4 | After Brazilian Red Bull Air Race rookie Adilson Kindlemann escaped his potentially fatal crash into the Swan River in Perth, Australia, without serious injury, we look at the meticulous safety training the Red Bull Air Race pilots and support teams go through ahead of the competition…

Flyers Guadalajara 2010 from Kirby Chambliss » Feed by JocelynTC4 | Competing in the Red Bull Air Race is the number one priority of Team Chambliss but every now and then we get the opportunity to return to our roots, performing at air shows around North America. This weekend we will be taking two of the Edge's south for the 2010 Flyers show in Guadalajara, Mexico. Arriba! To learn more about the show visit there website at: flyersgdl.com/evento/

Educators take a break from the books and relax in the sky from armygoldenknights's | 12 faculty members, educators, and administrators from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, and Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA spent most of Tuesday jumping out of airplanes with the tandem section.  The ROTC department at ODU , led by LTC William Brown and CPT Erin Harkins, organized the day to show the group a closer look at todays Army and to show their appreciation for the schools support of the ROTC department. All of the passengers were very enthusiastic throughout the day. Some even showed a little personal courage overcoming their fears by jumping out of our C-31 Friendship aircraft. The group was able to talk to Team members and listen to their Army story. By the end of the day, each was eager to be proud to say they were Army Strong and will always look to the skies a little different now…

Skydiver rescues fellow jumper at 14,000ft from Diamond Pilots by Kathryn | A German free-fall jumper who could not pull her parachute ripcord at 14,000 feet was saved in mid-air by another skydiver. The rescue saved the life of Katharina Wagner, 24, who had jumped some 1,000 times from aircraft over her native Germany before Sunday's drama…

Parachute Team 'Leaps' Into Iowa - KCCI Des Moines | DES MOINES, Iowa -- If you look high above the sky this week, you might see the US Navy Parachute Team known as the Leap Frogs showing off their skills. ...

United States - Kentucky - Thunder Over Louisville 2010 - Louisville - 04/17/10 from FenceCheck Forums - Ahhh, the B-1...

'Flawless' vertical landing by F-35 signals possible tipping point By Stephen Trimble – Flightglobal | Lockheed Martin still has much to prove, but two days of flight tests on 17-18 March did more than offer a short burst of relief for the F-35 programme's supporters. Both the timing and visual effect of the hover and vertical landing tests offer the opportunity for Lockheed to achieve a critical tipping point in the programme…

Airship "Zeppelin Eureka" Returns To Southern California from AvStop » Number One Online Resource For General Aviation News | Airship Ventures' Zeppelin Eureka returned today to Southern California and, for the first-time ever, will offer Ventura County flights. Departing from Camarillo Airport, these passenger flights will take place Thursday, April 22, weather permitting. The first of two scheduled dates to fly from Camarillo, this week's flights are the precursor for a second series of Ventura County flights on May 15…

Aero-TV: Honoring Pioneers: International Women's Air & Space Musuem from Aero-News Network | Museum President Details Exhibits Featuring Women's Aviation Accomplishments On November 2nd, 1929, 117 American female pilots gathered at Curtiss Field in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York; their goal was simple: to create an organization dedicated to the advancement of aviation. Three years later, Amelia Earhart became the first president of the "Ninety-Nines, Inc.," named for the 99 charter members of the first organization composed entirely of licensed female pilots. Today, the Ninety-Nines has over 5,500 members throughout the world…

Wednesday Is Aviation Appreciation Day In Tennessee from Aero-News Network | Governor Phil Bredesen To Make the Announcement At The State Capitol Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen will appear with his state's aerospace experts and members of the General Aviation community from around the country Wednesday to highlight a statewide proclamation in support of the aviation industry…

Rear-Facing Camera Test Flight from AcroCamp by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) I started out writing a post for this blog and then realized (after publishing) that I ended up putting it in the Airspeed blog. And it's too late at night and I have too much other stuff to do to try to re-post it here in the Acro Camp site. So go over there and check out the full post.

Mounting the Rear-Facing ContourHD from AcroCamp by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) Here's how I rigged the ContourHD for the flight on Tuesday. I started with a Pegasus Auto Racing roll-bar mount and cranked it down hard on the metal supporting the step. There's no fabric this low on the metal, so one can crank pretty hard…

Episode 93 – Rottler Returns from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks) Guest Martin Rottler makes a return appearance. Martin is an airline junkie, a licensed commercial pilot for single and multi-engine aircraft with an Instrument Rating, and a CFI. He's also a graduate student at the University of North Dakota. This summer Martin will be participating in a project to bring aviation to tribal school students in North Dakota. Download the program overview here.  Find Martin's blog at http://martinrottler.com/...

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