Friday, October 1, 2010

Indy Transponder 01-OCT-2010 0330z

US Air Force Thunderbirds the featured act at high-flying, death-defying ... - Monterey County Herald
... the US Navy Hornet, Red Bull racer and aerobatic pilot Mike Gouilian, an F-15 Strike Eagle, Monster Trucks, Smoke-n-Thunder Jet Car and more. ...


Look up! It's an Airshow plane! - The Salinas Californian
... your head skyward this weekend as aerobatic teams, military and vintage aircraft do their thing during the California International Airshow Salinas. ...

Oceana air show soars this weekend - WTKR Your NewsChannel 3
David Skalicky promises a "jaw-dropping" demonstration of the F-22 Raptor, but he's also looking forward to a "heritage flight," where he cruises alongside ...

Miramar Air Show a spectacle in the sky - San Diego Union Tribune
And its pilot, Tucker, was named one of the 25 “Living Legends of Flight” by the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. Bret Willat “Night Magic”: This sailplane ...

Red Arrows swap Hawk jets for Vespa's in charity ride - BBC News
Now when you think of the Red Arrows Aerobatics team you wouldn't associate them with mopeds. The team however, is swapping its Hawk jets for a charity ...


The US Army Golden Knights
Search continues for American pilots missing in balloon race - AOPA
The search intensified Sept. 30 for a gas balloon missing in the Gordon Bennett 2010 International Gas Balloon Race and its American pilots, Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer-Davis.
Twenty teams representing 11 countries launched Sept. 25 from Bristol, England, west of London, and 19 balloons have landed safely. The Swiss team of Kurt Frieden and Pascal Witpraechtiger covered the greatest distance—1,314 nautical miles—landing in eastern Romania on Sept. 28.
The Gordon Bennett Control Center received its last signal from the USA2 team, flying a gas balloon ...

'BUCK SHOTS' - Page 30 from www.aafo.com
Although six P-38s didn't make it to the Reno 2010 NCAR, certainly one of the biggest treats at this year's air races was having a pair each of Lockheed P-38 Lightnings & Grumman F7F Tigercats on hand,-as an awesome consolation.
On Friday (9/17) they were all posed together on the Stead Field ramp @ sunset for ...

P38's & the Tigercats - Page 2 from www.aafo.com

Whiteman Air Force Base Air Show - 9/19/2010 - John and Sigrid's Adventures
Scott invited me to take in the Whiteman AFB Air Show with him on Sunday, 9/19 . He drove and treated me for lunch which made it a really special event. The day started cloudy, cool, and windy. Around noon, the sun burned away the haze ...

Winning Ticket from Windsor International Air Show
The winning ticket for the television draw, finally was claimed by Dennis Dionne.
A DVD player and Flat screen television courtesy of Sony at Devonshire Mall.
Don't forget to get signed up for insider updates and Facebook posts.
Check out Pete Mcleod
http://www.facebook.com/PeteMcLeod84?ref=ts
http://www.petemcleodracing.com/
His 2009 performance in the Giles was captured and available on our 2009 DVD.

‘Tin Goose’ a highlight of Sedona airport day from www.aopa.org
AOPA joined the Sedona Airport community Sept. 25 in welcoming the public to a day at the airport—complete with rides in a Ford Tri-Motor.
The “Tin Goose” sold out flights throughout the day at the Airport Day and Car Show, an event that featured classic, military, and state-of-the art aircraft as well as more than 100 classic cars. AOPA Senior Vice President of Advocacy Melissa Rudinger participated in a press flight on the Tri-Motor and showed support for the airport’s community outreach. ...

High-flying schedule - Danville News
The national tour, made possible through the Collings Foundation, includes the World War II Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” World War II ...
   
Liberty Belle coming here - Tulsa Beacon
Liberty Belle, the most recently restored World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress will take to the skies over Tulsa October 2-3 from 10 am to 5 pm each day ...
   
Visiting B-17 crash site at Telegraph Pass - Yuma Sun
... over rugged ground, might I suggest the site of a World War II-era crash of a B-17 bomber on a mountain just south of Interstate 8 at Telegraph Pass. ...

Veteran Profile Arthur Leva - The Desert Sun
The souvenirs are from the young B-17 bomber crewman's combat mission over Europe during World War II. “The mission was a low-level operation to destroy ...

P-38 Pilots - "Back in the Day" - Facebook
Thanks to Glen Ryland for submitting his WWII P-38 photos. It was very nice to meet him at the California Capital Airshow Sept. 11, 2010.

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress from Aviation Blogs 
Mission | The B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet (15,166.6 meters). It can carry nuclear or precision guided conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. ...

Time possibly running out for Avro Vulcan XH558 from Aviation News
The last flying example of one of Britain’s most iconic historic aircraft, Avro Vulcan XH558 is once again facing a funding crisis which could lead to her being...

“On 16 April 1925, a fierce storm broke the Pulham mooring... from x planes
“On 16 April 1925, a fierce storm broke the Pulham mooring mast, releasing R.33 from her anchorage and badly damaging her bows. With only a skeleton crew aboard, she drifted out across the North Sea and

September 30 from Cut and Paste Aviation

Military Gear Up Landings 1 from Aviation Blogs

Taking flight: Boy gets a taste of pilot's life - TribToday.com
Shawn Hitt Jr. has had to overcome many obstacles in his young life.
Shawn was diagnosed with a form of leukemia shortly after turning 1. For the next three years, he endured a multitude of surgeries and chemotherapy. ...

High-flying schedule - Danville News
He said he hopes to come to the airport on Saturday morning and 150 to 200 children waiting to go for an airplane ride for the first Young Eagles Flight ...

Blake Field hosts Airport Days Oct. 2 - Delta County Independent
Young Eagles flights for Delta County youth ages 8-17 will be available. These “young eagles” will be given the opportunity to experience an actual airplane ...

Astronauts use jet to practice shuttle landings in White Sands - El Paso Times
"If I'm lucky enough, I'd like to get the opportunity to go fly in space again," he said. He mentions the Soviet shuttle, which will transport US astronauts ...

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