We had a girl scout event. We did some activities with several local girl scouts, such as a simulated landing, looking at airplanes, and some easy ground school. Then we had a movie premier to go to that was about the first woman's air race that featured one of the racers. Afterward, we were treated to a VIP reception at an art studio. It was alot of fun. Later on, Sara and I went to dinner at a restaurant with our new racer friends. ...
Timing is key for racers - Frederick News Post
When Adelle Bedrossian and Silver Knepshield flew as a team from Sacramento, Calif., to Philadelphia in the 1989 Air Race Classic, they ran into a problem with the official timers at one of the checkpoints, forcing them to file a protest with race organizers.
The dispute was ultimately resolved in their favor.
"There was, at one point, sort of a dual flyby," said Bedrossian, who has been flying since 1968. "We got there first but the other team claimed our time."
The experience helped make the two women -- both from the Philadelphia area and members of the Eastern Pennsylvania chapter of the Ninety-Nines -- aware of the importance of the timers to the outcome of the race, where mere ...
Fight or Flight…no, fight to fly! from Warrior Women take on the Air Race Classic 2010
... When faced with a difficult situation we rely on our bodies to react with our fight or flight response. In some cases, it’s best to defend ourselves against whatever is attacking and in some cases it makes sense to run away. In an aviation competition, one can only hope that the will is there to fight in order to take flight. That’s what Heather and I experienced during our race. Many people have asked if we ever got to the point where we just thought of giving up…and I can honestly say, no, we never did…it just wasn’t an option. ...
National Cherry Festival Air Show featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels - July 3 & 4, 2010 - TC Blogger - Traverse City
National Cherry Festival Takes Flight over West Grand Traverse Bay Again in 2010 with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.
The National Cherry Festival will kick off its 84th annual celebration with a highly anticipated and patriotic 4th of July weekend return visit by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, along with civilian acts Christine “CC” Gerner and Billy Werth. The Festival Air Show will take to the sky on Saturday, July 3 and Sunday,July 4 over West Grand Traverse Bay. The Festival Air Shows are sponsored by Northern Michigan Toyota Dealers, Cherry Capital Airport, Charter Business, Sam’s Club, Harbour Air Services and Schmuckal Oil Company. ...
Independence Day Airshow 2010 - Tullahoma - 07/02/10
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Parade, air show at Musk. Celebration - WOOD-TV - Muskegon Summer Celebration events continued on Saturday with a parade and an air show. The parade Saturday morning featured big balloon floats, ...
The 2010 Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show ... by Jon | A Photograph of an Air National Guard C130J flying over Rhode Island just prior to the Combined Arms demonstration at yesterday's air show. Despite the aircraft's lumbering size it is very powerful, especially with the new prop design ...
Airfest 2010 at the Alberta Aviation Museum - iNews880.com
It's Airfest 2010 and you're invited to head down and learn about different aircrafts - air ambulance, experimental, and police alike. ...
Red Arrows draw festival to a close - Whitehaven News
The display at 5.30pm was watched by tens of thousands around the har bour - and was something of a consolation for those still reeling from England's 4-1 ...
EAA, American Airlines, and the Honor Flight Network have joined together to give World War II veterans the opportunity to visit the memorials dedicated in their honor with an Old Glory Honor Flight departing from EAA AirVenture 2010.
The Old Glory Honor Flight is one of hundreds activities comprising the week-long “Salute to Veterans” commemoration at Airventure, which is being held July 26-Aug. 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. On Thursday, July 29, the special American Airlines yellow-ribbon 737 aircraft, “Flagship Liberty,” will fly approximately 80 World War II veterans from the AirVenture grounds to Washington, D.C. After a reception greeting them at Reagan National Airport, the veterans will be taken on a day-long tour of memorials honoring the sacrifices they made preserving freedom, including the World War II Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Air Force Memorial, and the Vietnam Wall. ...
‘Pistol Packin Mama’ and ‘17th Airborne’ to be featured at AirVenture from americanherofilm.com
Two of Kenwood Productions films, Pistol Packin’ Mama: The Missions of a B-17 and 17th Airborne: The Bulge to the Rhine, will be featured at the upcoming EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in late July. Go to www.eaaapps.org to get the screening schedule. The EAA AirVenture is the world’s largest air show with over 800,000 visitors during the weeklong event.
Ford Trimotor 5-AT-C N414H on Flickr
If 5-AT-74 could speak, the stories she could tell of her incredible history. In her infancy from 1929 to 1931, she was one of the first Tri-Motors equipped with twin metal floats, accumulating nearly 250 hours as the Ford Motor Company's factory demonstrator as a seaplane on the Detroit River. Then sold to Pan Am in 1931, she flew scheduled routes out of Miami into Central America. ...
30th anniversary Glasair Fly-In slated from General Aviation News
Glasair Aviation and Flabob Airport will co-host the Glasair Fly-In marking the 30th anniversary of the debut of the Glasair design. Officials at Glasair are anticipating at least 50 Glasairs and 30 Glastars and Sportsman for the fly-in, slated for Sept. 10-13. ...
Bahamas Habitat slates Fly-In & Help Out from General Aviation News
Bahamas Habitat’s Fly-In & Help Out mission flight to Eleuthera in the Bahamas is scheduled for Oct. 21- 24th. All interested aircraft owners and pilots are invited to join in the mission group flight, which serves as a starting point for being involved with Bahamas Habitat and its various mission flying opportunities and disaster relief efforts. ...
Flyboys (and girls) fly in for EAA breakfast - Niles Daily Star
Lee Holcomb, of Niles, comes out to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Annual Fly-In breakfast every year. He's logged 400 hours flying and his ...
B-17 Bomber Returns to US from www.airforce-magazine.com
B-17 Bomber Returns to US: A B-17E Flying Fortress bomber that crashed in a New Guinea swamp on Feb. 23, 1942, has been returned to the United States for restoration, possibly to flying condition, after years of salvage efforts. The Boeing-built bomber, which became known as Swamp Ghost after its discovery in 1972, was displayed Friday at the port of Long Beach, Calif., during a ceremony attended by relatives of the now-deceased aircrew. The aircraft is considered ...
June 27 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1929 -- Capt. Frank Hawks set a FAI record for a round-trip cross-country flight from New York to Los Angeles and back. ...
from Ask My Sky Mom by myskymom
...I love this question. In a galaxy long long ago and far far away, I started my college career as an atmospheric science major. I spent my free time in the summer storm chasing with the Atmospheric Science Club. I even made the World Wide Weather Weenie of the Week Webpage with a quip whose dorkiness I am (finally) once again proud to own. So yes, questions like this make me smile. ....
Engineer pursues dream of flying motorcycle - USA Today
... is about to unveil the second version of what he hopes will become his flying motorcycle, just in time for the big fly-in aviation show in Oshkosh, Wis. ...
Purdue Students: Shuttle End Could Ground Dreams - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis
The university is known as the "cradle of astronauts" and has produced 22 astronauts, including Neil Armstrong, Gus Grissom and David Wolf. ...
Miles O'Brien Reports: This Week in Space from Spaceports
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Lebanon Municipal Airport Fly-in 2010 - Lebanon - 06/26/10 from FenceCheck Forums
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