Monday, June 7, 2010

Indy Transponder 6-JUN-10 0300z

Hat trick for Arch in Windsor, Chambliss on podium - Red Bull Air Races
Austria's Hannes Arch won his third straight race in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship with a stirring performance in Windsor on Sunday, bouncing back with an emphatic victory in Canada just two days after suffering one of the worst pylon hits of his career. Britain's Paul Bonhomme took a close second in the difficult track that straddles the Canada-U.S. border over the Detroit River, his 11th straight podium, while American Kirby Chambliss made the top 3 for the first time this year with third place. Canada's Pete McLeod was a disappointing ninth in front of his home crowd. ...  
Free Balloon Glow Lights Up Sky to Kick Off Air Show Weekend - Muncie Free Press
The public is invited to bring the family to see a free, hot air Balloon Glow that will light up the sky at Mt. Comfort Airport on Friday evening, June 11th. Bud E. Beaver, a popular hot air balloon that stands 100' tall and weighs over 700 pounds, will be featured along with several other balloons on an evening that kicks off the 14th Annual Indianapolis Air Show weekend.
The Balloon Glow takes place between 7:00 pm and dark after the conclusion of Practice & Media Day at the Air Show. Gates will open on Friday at 10:00 a.m. and crowds will get a peak at performers such as the world's only P-51 Horsemen Aerobatic Team which is being brought to the air show by ASB.TV, Red Bull Air Race Champion, Michael Goulian, Franklin's Flying Circus and more.
TOY FACTORY, sets up to perform at  the Monte Carlo & Silent Auction event which starts at 6:30 pm. Hoosier Park will once again sponsor this charity, gaming event which benefits children's charities through The Central Indiana Community Foundation. Hooters will be catering this fun filled evening and performers such as Billy Werth from Grayout Aerosports will be mingling with the crowd.
The Indianapolis Air Show takes place all weekend and dollar for dollar this annual community event is a great family value. On Saturday and Sunday, children are welcomed to visit the Zhu Zhu Pet Universe Exhibit in Marsh's Kid Zone and to play on inflatables. Tickets are on sale now at Marsh & O'Malia's, United Package Liquor Stores and at www.indyairshow.com. Other events include a Golf Outing, Antique Car Show, Military Re-enactors, a Remote Control Air Show and more.

Air show lands in Stevens Point - WAOW
The Air Show and Fly-In is a 20 year tradition in Stevens Point, and organizers say this year's highlight was the collection of antique World War II ...

Piggly Wiggly Pee Dee Air Show: A bit of something for everyone - South Carolina Now
FLORENCE – Billed as the Piggly Wiggly Pee Dee Air Show, the event was just as much a celebration of all things mechanical as it was planes, helicopters and ...

Wings Over Gillespie 2010 - San Diego / El Cajon - 06/04/10 from FenceCheck Forums
   
Heart of Scotland Air Show 2010 in Perth from Aviation News
Perth Airport hosted a traditional Heart of Scotland Air Show on the first weekend in June.  

Video: RAF parachute team fall to earth - BBCA wide selection of aircraft performed five hours of interesting display...

Despite Weather Fly-In Breakfast Successful - WTVB
About a dozen planes were on the ground at the Branch County Memorial Airport for the event, the longest running fly-in breakfast in the Midwest. ...

Auburn Air Fair Dinner Dance - Auburn Journal
... as a prelude to the July 10 Air Fair, will present a hangar party and dinner dance at the Nella Oil Company Hangar on Rickenbacher Way at the airport. ...

Programme for Southend Airshow revealed - Southend Standard
... including displays from: the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Falcons Parachute Team, the Royal Navy Black Cats, the Blades Aerobatic Team and the ...

York-born aviatrix honored with Congressional medal - Daily Record/Sunday News
Aline Rhonie Hofheimer stands by an aircraft in 1940. Hofheimer, a York native, was recently awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for her service in World War II and was inducted into New Jersey's Aviation Hall of Fame. (Submitted)
Today, countless women serve in the U.S. military, many flying planes alongside their male counterparts.
In 1943, when York native Aline Rhonie Hofheimer began piloting missions, she was ahead of her time.
Hofheimer was part of a unique group of female pilots that served during World War II and who have only recently gained recognition. ...

Air University students, faculty honor past, celebrate Eagles by Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.)
The first official Gathering of Eagles -- then known as "Great Moments in Aviation History" -- was held in 1982 when a small faculty and student group was chartered to develop an aviation heritage program. This initial cadre designed a ...

Aviation passion rewarded - Otago Daily Times
... New Zealand Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and he recently retired as an active trustee of the Croydon Aviation Heritage Trust at Mandeville. ...

Formation flight Sunday. P-61s from Planeshots >>>
Fairey Battles, P-35s, Saab J-29s, WB-57s, C-119s and more...

Crowd honours flighty old bird - The Bay of Plenty Times
Hilda became one of the founders, and the first president, of the Tauranga Aero Club. When the airport opened in 1939, it was decided the road would be ...

Marco pilots photograph oil spill in northern Gulf for government - News-Press
Members of Marco Island Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol are flying photo missions to document the shape of Florida's Gulf coast as a "before" snapshot in the event oil from the offshore Deepwater Horizon drill site reaches more of the state's shores.
The air patrol is the uniformed volunteer auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force.  ...

P-38 Lightning "Ruff Stuff" from The Aero Experience
MH-53 Sea Dragon on Display from The Aero Experience
P-51D "Archie" from The Aero Experience 



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