Saturday, June 12, 2010

Indy Transponder 12-JUN-10 2345z

   
Day 2 of annual Indianapolis Air Show canceled - Chicago Tribune | The second day of the annual Indianapolis Air Show has been canceled because heavy rainfall created unsafe conditions in the parking areas and low clouds ...

Indy Airshow 2010: Friday from Airspeed
... he mission was to form up with several of the aerobatic performers and go do an overflight of an Indianapolis Indians game at Victory Field downtown. Airshow announcer Rob Reider was plugged into the PA at the field and ready to do commentary for the crowd. We proceeded to a lat-long waypoint and formed up from there for the pass(es). ...

LA FOTO DE HOY PHOTO OF THE DAY - Nuevo Herald
Mike Leonard, in the front seat, a columnist for the Herald-Times, fly on Friday to Lt. Col. John Klatt Air National Guard on Mt Comfort, Indiana, during a demonstration to promote the body Aerobat armed and Air Show Mt Comfort to be held from 11 to 13 June.

Oscar Winner James Horner Writes Music For The Horsemen Aerobatic Team by Parrothead Jeff
James Horner has written the musical score for a multitude of Oscar winning films including Apollo 13 and Titanic.  What I didn’t know until recently is that he’s also an avid aviation fan and a licensed pilot as well.  Now he’s teamed up with The Horsemen after becoming good friends with the guys on the team.  For those of you who don’t know, The Horsemen are the only team to fly precision formation aerobatics in vintage aircraft.  Their usual mounts (there have been others at times) are WWII vintage P-51 Mustang fighters. ...

Next time, Ill watch the Air Show from the ground from onmilwaukee.com
My inner F.O.M.O. (Fear Of Missing Out) has struck again.
Last time it reared its ugly head was on New Year's Day, when I ill-advisedly jumped into icy Lake Michigan for the Polar Plunge. This afternoon, I joined the Blue Angels for a ride in "Fat Albert," a 1970s vintage C-130 Hercules, in one of the first official events in this weekend's Air and Water Show.
Despite that fact that I'm generally afraid to fly (though I do), and don't really like the feelings of vertigo associated with roller coasters, I didn't give my invitation to join the U.S. Marines on this mission a second thought. ...

Win a four-pack of tickets to the Great Minnesota Air Show - KARE
The Great Minnesota Air Show will feature the US Navy's Blue Angels and the first Minnesota appearance of the US Air Force's F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter. ...  

Airshow  to feature trio of aerial performers - Spencer Daily Reporter
At the age of 12, he had the opportunity to meet the legendary airshow pilot Bob Hoover. Hoover's sincerity and great personality gave Melby the inspiration ...

Salute to Veterans Celebration 2010 - Columbia - 05/29/10 from FenceCheck Forums

Canadian navy throws centennial party in Victoria - Xinhua
... "Homecoming" depicting the reunion of a child and her naval officer father, and a flyover by the famed "Snowbirds" squad from the Canadian Airforce. ...

Thousands set for RAF Cosford air show - shropshirestar.com
Up to 60000 visitors are set to descend on RAF Cosford tomorrow for a day of thrills at the base's world famous air show. Cosford Air Show regularly ...

The Queen marks official birthday with Trooping the Colour and 30 aircraft fly ... - Telegraph.co.uk
... take part in the fly-past, including World War II Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster, modern Typhoon fighters and the Red Arrows aerobatic display team. ...

Win Royal International Air Tattoo tickets - SoGlos.com
Ends 21 June – Win a pair of tickets to the Royal International Air Tattoo 2010 at RAF Fairford this July, in SoGlos.com's high-flying competition. ...

Entertainment lined up for next weekend's MotoGP at Silverstone - Buckingham Today
Spectators will be able to see The Parachute Regiment Freefall Team's The Red Devils, the Blades aerobatic team and a Typhoon air display. ...

A unique show not to be missed - Courrier Picard
In addition to the Patrouille de France, which will close the show, two other aviation landmarks in the sky Albertine evolve. ...

Air Force holds open days - blik do nieuws.nl
Gilze-Rijen - Friday 18 and Saturday, June 19 as the Air Force opens the gates of Gilze-Rijen airbase to the public.
Besides the so-called static show of many aircraft and other war materials are also in the air demonstrations. The participants of the airshow from home and abroad. So include demonstrations from the Patrouille de France, Red Arrows and the Turkish Stars.
Unique this year is the participation of the replica of the Bleriot, who should be included in the year Gilze-Rijen airbase exists 100 years. 100 years ago, the Blériot because the first plane flew from airport Molenheide, the precursor of Gilze-Rijen airbase.
Photo from: Poder Aereo

Arrows in Galatina tricolor with a patrol in Salentino - La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno
"I'm very excited, is the first flight with the tricolor arrows in my land." So Captain Gaetano Farina, only pilot in the South of Italy ...   

USAF Thunderbirds History by Hank Plumley
The Thunderbirds are the aerial demonstration squadron of the US Air Force (USAF), based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerial formation and solo flying in ...

Don Parsons' Blog: Waco Fly-In from Antique Airfield News

Arch has insatiable appetite to learn going to New York from www.redbullairrace.com:
In his quest to bring the Red Bull Air Race World Championship title back to Austria, Hannes Arch admits he is open to ideas and inspiration from unusual sources.  ... 

Matthias Dolderer Unveils Edge 540 V3 #2 from raceplane.com
Just two days after his strong result at the Red Bull Air Race in Windsor (CAN), Matthias Dolderer is working hard to prepare for a successful second half of the season. The 39 year-old German completed first test flights in his new race plane, an Edge 540 V3 produced by American manufacturer Zivko Aeronautics. Race debut will be next week  (19th/20th of June) in New York City at the fifth stop of the World Championship 2010. ...  

Goodyear F2G-1 Super Corsair - Tailspin
Ironically, the F2G Corsair made its name in the peacetime world of air racing. 

Aerobatis championship held in Grayson County - KXII
Top notch pilots from across the country are in Grayson County this weekend.
They are taking part in one high flying competition; the Lone Star Aerobatics Championship.
The sound of engines and the sight of planes spinning and diving overhead can only mean one thing in Grayson County, The Aerobatics pilots have returned to North Texas Regional Airport.
"North Texas Regional Airport is the best place on earth for what we do," said Pilot Mike Gallaway.
The fact that aerobatics pilots enjoy flying the skies over North Texas is just one of the reasons that this weekend’s competition, the Lone Star Aerobatics Championship, is a popular event among flyers.
"It is the hotspot in our competition; we have almost 40 pilots here," said Event Organizer, Barbara Boyle.
Not only has the North Texas Regional Airport hosted the Lone Star Championship for the past 13 years, it is also the home of the National Aerobatics Championship. ...

WWII veterans recall Pacific battles at Hard Rock reunion - Tulsa World
The three men had a catbird seat to an earlier history-making moment — the April 18, 1942, launching of 16 B-25 bombers from the deck of the Hornet for Lt. ...

Midway 'was one hell of a fight' - Tulsa World
The three men had a catbird seat to an earlier history-making moment — the April 18, 1942, launching of 16 B-25 bombers from the deck of the Hornet for Lt. ...

World War II: The Hawker Hurricane from About.com Military History

Cool Stuff Related to Black Projects in Nevada by Parrothead Jeff
If you’ve been around this site for any length of time, you should know by now that I’m a fan of just about all the stuff that goes on in Nevada that can be described as “black” or Top Secret.  I’ve actually been fascinated with these things since long before I moved to Las Vegas, but once here I had the good fortune to meet T.D. Barnes and the Roadrunners Internationale ... 

June 12 from Cut and Paste Aviation  

Algae-Powered Plane Will Debut at Berlin Air Show - HeatingOil.com 
... developed a plane that will run on pure algae-based biofuel and will be showing it off at the Berlin Air Show (ILA) that runs from June 9 to June 13. ...

Show Build up June 12 2010 from Farnborough Airshow July 19 - 25 July 2010

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