Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Indy Transponder 19-OCT-10 1030z

El Paso UFO? from US Army Golden Knights by Joe Martin | Or USAPT pyro?

Airshow anniversary - Werribee, Hoppers Crossing Star | NEXT Year's Avalon Airshow will recognise the 90th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), with an increase in visiting military aircraft ...

Pilots speak to Rotary - Parkersburg News | Sweet and members of the US Air Force A-10 Demonstration team spoke briefly with Rotary members and showed video of the team from an air show last year in ...

CEO says Cessna Aircraft staying in Kansas - Kansas City Star | AP WICHITA | Amid fears of Kansas losing some aviation companies, the head of Cessna Aircraft says the company is staying put. "Cessna's not going anywhere ...

World's Fastest Form of Motor Sport from Pacific Wings Magazine | Article by John Kokshoorn. The US National Air Race championship is in its 47th year and "Australia" is about to have its first competitor (a Kiwi) in the Jet class. John Kokshoorn—better known in air racing circles as Johnny Rocket—has traded his 250 mph Formula One aircraft Outrageous for a jet in which he will compete with up to seven other jets at speeds of more than 500 mph, just 50 ft above the ground, in pylon races in Nevada…

October 2010 from Pacific Wings Magazine by Rob | Oskosh…By Gosh—a DC-3 Odyssey - When Geoff and Jessica Cooper took a rare break from their Fly DC-3 New Zealand duties, what did they do? They went to Oshkosh to look at DC-3s, of course! The husband and wife guardians of New Zealand Warbirds' beloved Dakota each give their own perspectives on the unique celebration at the 2010 Oshkosh air-show honouring the mighty DC-3. | Monochrome Memories—Whenuapai & Ohakea 1953–1958 - A keen aviation enthusiast and photographer, Dick Endt has been taking aviation photos since he was a boy. This month, he graciously shares some of his wonderful—never-before-published—images, taken at Ohakea and Whenuapai air bases in the 1950s. | Letters from War—O' Dark-Thirty - Early morning starts are bad enough for the rest of us when the most dangerous part of our day is the possibility of missing the train to work. The crews of the scores of helicopters flying supply missions in Afghanistan have other things to worry about after their early wake-up calls each day, as Don Harward relates…

B-17 brings WWII history to life WACH | The Experimental Aircraft Association is offering the public the opportunity to travel back in time on a B-17. WEST COLUMBIA (WACH) -- A B-17 was parked on ...

Around the chamber - Gonzales Inquirer | We learned last week that the Texas Air Museum at Stinson Airfield in San Antonio has an exhibit on a Gonzales County native RA Juengermann, ...

NBC29World War II Planes on Display in the Valley - NBC 29 News | National News from AP Virginia News from AP Dozens of Collings supporters are racking up frequent flyer miles in the restored B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying ...

A must read for aviation enthusiasts – SunLive | It follows the development of our military aviation and warbirds. It concludes with a look into the infamous past of New Zealand's agricultural industry. ...

Takeoff! The Story of America's First Woman Pilot for a Major Airline from FlyerTalk Forums by 3galsontour | Authored by Bonnie Tiburzi - "Bonnie Tiburzi, at twenty-four, broke the sex barrier in commercial aviation by becoming the first woman pilot ever hired by a major United States airline.

Special Event: Guidance has BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Nov 13th from Arizona Aerospan by Aviation News | For more info on this event, go to: www.flyprescott.com/specialevent

Gulfstream G650 Travels 5,000 Nautical Miles Nonstop At Mach 0.90 from AvStop » Number One Online Resource For General Aviation News | Just prior to the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Meeting and Convention in Atlanta, Gulfstream test pilots and engineers made a compelling demonstration of the Gulfstream G650's exceptional high-speed cruise capabilities, flying a 5,000-nautical-mile (9,260 km) closed circuit at Mach 0.90 over the Atlantic Ocean in 9 hours and 45 minutes.

Aviation Leadership: Change the World from Jetwhine by Robert Mark | by Rob Mark — The fact that I grew up during the radical insanity of the 60's is not going to come as any great surprise to some readers. It might actually explain quite a bit about my personality to a few in fact. But before any snap decisions, readers need to know that when most kids on college campuses were carrying signs and burning bits of everything, I was serving on active duty with the U.S. Air Force. I mention this only as a point of reference though, not because we differed in philosophies…

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