Monday, August 15, 2011

Indy Transponder 15-AUG-2011 1030z

Mishap at Fargo AirSho as performer lands without gear down - In-Forum | FARGO – Fargo AirSho officials declared the show's second day a success, despite a mishap that occurred when a performer landed without his landing gear down, hurting the airplane but not the pilot. Four of the six Blue Angels fly past a spectator ...

Aviation - FAA Refuses Unlimited Air Racing Championship Airshow Approval - Autochannel | Camarillo,  The Unlimited Air Racing Championships, allegedly featuring pilots with troubled histories, continues to be in suspense. According to FAA's Ian Gregor, the UARC approval request, based on an aggressive multi-plane, ...

Vulcan to take to the skies for another year - The Star | The highlight of the 2012 programme should be joining the historic flypast over Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee in June. To keep Vulcan XH558 airworthy costs around £2 million a year. Its next appearance is scheduled to be at this ...

Thunderbirds back after 25-year gap - Foster's Daily Democrat | PORTSMOUTH — As the US Air Force Thunderbirds ripped through the air above the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, 7-year-old twins Ella and Tess Vennard pinned themselves against the chain-link fence in hopes of getting a better ...

Massive search as planes vanish - Independent Online | A massive air and land search has been launched for two missing privately owned Albatross maritime patrol aircraft, which disappeared in thick fog while returning from a Limpopo air show to Rand Airport. The two aircraft, which had ...

OTTO The Helicopter at Selfridge Air Show - Macomb Daily | While the Selfridge Air Show is excitement in itself, there will be a lot of other treats of feat. One of those entertainment options is OTTO The Helicopter — a unique and versatile aerial act that provides high-flying entertainment and ...

Atlantic City Air Show Set for Wednesday, August 17th - TheAlternativePress.com | Once again making the Atlantic City Airshow "Thunder Over The Boardwalk" an international show, the Canadian Sky Hawks Parachute Team have joined the current line-up of American military and civilian pilots. The Sky Hawks have proudly represented ...

High-Flying Spectacular: Thunder Over the Boardwalk Airshow returns - Press of Atlantic City | The USAF Thunderbirds once again will conclude Thunder Over the Boardwalk, Atlantic City's airshow, Wednesday, Aug. 17. Posted: Thursday, August 11, 2011 12:00 am | Updated: 3:10 pm, Wed Aug 10, 2011. The first time Jim Beasley flew in a fighter plane, ...

“Magic by Moonlight” Beech 18  from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » It might just be me, but when I think of a Beech 18 during WWII, I think of it flying some stuffy general around. That was its roll in the beginning, transport. But as it turns out the Beech 18 has over 200 (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) making it one highly modified aircraft since WWII. It has seen service as aerial spraying, fish seeding, dry ice cloud seeding, aerial firefighting, airborne mail pick up and drop, ambulance service, numerous movie productions, skydiving, freight, gun- and drug-smuggling, engine test bed, skywriting and banner towing. But none of its service has quite been like “Magic by Moonlight”!...

Golden Knight checks beach to ensure it's safe for parachute jump during ... - Press of Atlantic City | Airshow Boss David Schultz conducting a walkthrough on the beach with the US Army Golden Knights parachute team. It's one of the many safety precautions that's necessary before the show can go on. Monday , August ,8, 2011( Press of Atlantic City ...

Yorkshire Air Museum hosts International Large Model Show - The Press, York | The event, which returned to the venue after 12 years away, included half-scale monster models with wingspans of more than 20ft and aircraft displays, as well as a flypast by a Spitfire from the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight on Saturday afternoon. ...

Central Catholic grad helps to produce aviation-based films - New Philadelphia Times Reporter | The Commemorative Air Force's Red Tail Squadron “Rise Above” traveling exhibit is housed in a 53-foot customized trailer with sides that slide out to create a 30-seat climate-controlled movie theater with a 180-degree screen — a mobile IMAX, ...

Blimp Ends Up in 94-Year-Old's Backyard [Crashes]  from Gawker by Max Read | Lillian Bernhagen, a 94-year-old Ohio woman, was probably surprised when police knocked on her door on Sunday morning. But they weren't after her—just after the 128-foot-blimp in her backyard. More »

Today in Aviation History – August 15  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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