Saturday, August 20, 2011

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CORONA: Teen pilot returns to Inland area - The Press Enterprise [includes podcast] | There was a frenzy of excitement at Corona Municipal Airport on Thursday as people scanned the sky searching for 17-year-old Taylor De Ley, who had just piloted an experimental plane around the perimeter of the U.S. by himself.  When his plane touched down, Taylor swung open the canopy  ...

National Aviation Day - Celebrating the history & the future of flight - Examiner.com | A pioneer in aviation history, Orville Wright, was born on August 19th, 1871. While Orville and his brother Wilbur owned bicycle business the Wright Cycle Company, the brothers had bigger dreams that would one day change the course of history. ...

make a flap over National Aviation Day - msnbc.com | 19, is both National Aviation Day and Orville Wright's birthday, so let's take a break from griping and spend a few moments celebrating the magic of flight. 1. The National Park Service will waive entry fees and offer a full day of activities Aug. ...

Chicago Air And Water Show 2011 Schedule, Highlights (VIDEO) - Huffington Post | Performing along the Lake Michigan shoreline from Fullerton to Oak Street, the 2011 show will be headlined by the US Air Force Thunderbirds, as well as the US Navy Parachute Team Leap Frogs and the US Army Parachute Team Golden Knights, who will exceed ...

Blue Angels returning - Times Record | BRUNSWICK — The Blue Angels will return to the show next weekend. The 2011 show will feature the Angels and the US Army's Golden Knights parachute team. Each day there will be a Business Aviation Expo with static displays and exhibiter booths. ...

Oregon International Air Show 2011: Reporter takes to the skies, avoids losing ... - OregonLive.com | John Klatt on Saturday and Sunday. The first few minutes of our flight were rather pleasant. Kerns and I cruised along in our Extra 300L at a manageable pace of 110 miles per hour, flanked by Klatt's Staudacher S-300D and another plane carrying two ...

Night Air caps air festival Friday - Bournemouth Echo | THOUSANDS of spectators packed out the seafront this evening for a display of aerial skill which, at times, appeared to defy gravity. The Prince of Wales Royal Regiment parachute display team, The Tigers, got the proceedings underway ...

Red Arrows to drop in on young achievers - Bournemouth Echo | THE Red Arrows will be visiting the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation marquee at the Bournemouth Air Festival on the morning of Sunday, August 21 to chat to guests and sign autographs before their afternoon display. ...

Airshow opens throttle - Bundaberg NewsMail | Russian Jabiru distributor Dimitry Shramenko shows his affection for the aeroplane at the Wide Bay Australia International Airshow before taking photographs for Aerojet Style Magazine for the folks back home. THE Wide Bay Australia International ...

Century of flight preview - Prince Albert Daily Herald | It is shown in these pictures, plus it flew information with the Snowbirds recently. ...

B-17, flying piece of histroy, comes to Leesburg - WJLA | The experimental aircraft association has brought its fully restored B-17 flying fortress to town. Stanley Caulkins flew one of those planes during the war. “I graduated from high school in 1943. Five days later, I was in the Air Force,” Caulkins ...

“Spirit of Tuskegee” arrives at the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar – Part II by The National Air and Space Museum | During the Stearman trip to DC, while each and every moment created either a new and exciting memory for me or revived one of the old ones from my Air Force flying days, there were two moments that I will vividly remember forever.  The first took place after departing the Blue Ridge Municipal Airport near Martinsville, VA. We flew over the NASCAR track at Martinsville, a short track famous for  ...

2012 will be a year full of celebrations - Prince Albert Daily Herald | This Second World War B-25 Mitchell Bomber, named Miss Mitchell, will be on display at the city's airport next year as part of celebrations of the city's aviation history. Photo courtesy of Tim Munro PRINCE ALBERT — Next year is shaping up to be a ...

The Original Amazing Race - AirSpaceMag.com | In October 1936, three journalists battled to circle the globe first. ...

Women of the Air Force Week (22nd to 28th Aug) from RAF Museum London News | Women have been integral to performance of the Royal Air Force since the formation of the Women's Royal Air Force in 1918. To celebrate the contribution that women have made to the Royal Air Force throughout its history, the museum will be showcasing 'Women of the Air Force' a display which talks about and   ...

Female Pilot Flies The Massive Hercules from Planenews Aviation News | The U.S. delegation presented a large exposition of aircraft at the tenth International Aviation and Space Show, MAKS-2011, in Zhukovsky in the Moscow Region. The U.S. Air Force and Navy brought 12 combat aircraft to MAKS-2011, including the F-15E and F-16C fighter jets, the ...

RC airshow earns its wings as a community event - Fort Saskatchewan Record | Wally Wayman (left) spins the propeller on his plane with the help of Al McGillis at the Edmonton Radio Control Society's annual air show at Bremner Field on Saturday, Aug. 13. Meaghan Baxter/QMI Agency By Meaghan Baxter Model planes of all shapes and ...

Honor Flight looking for WWII Vets to fill seats - WPDE | There are plenty of seats available for World War II Veterans and sponsors to fill the next Honor Flight heading to Washington, DC on October 26. Honor Flight Myrtle Beach takes a group of veterans to the nation's capitol to visit the WWII Memorial, ...

Salem veteran flies in WWII Bomber - WSLS | Salem vet Jeff Baker flew for the first time since World War II in B-17 Bomber. (more) Salem veteran Jeff Baker got the VIP treatment on his first flight on a B-17 since World War II. "I could see the engine starting one at a time, starting on one," ...

From EAA News:
Gucci Girls Fly Air Force Tanker from WAI Connect Blog by Pat | AOPA's Alton Marsh chronicled the first flight of an all-female crew of a KC-10. His story begins: It took lots of arranging, since there is only one female Boeing KC–10 flight engineer in the U.S. Air Force, but for one mission an all-female crew operated an aerial refueling tanker above the Middle East. For this special event, they wore shoulder patches that said, “Gucci Girls; Unmanned KC-10 ...

Video: Riding Shotgun in a C-17 from Defense Tech | Enjoy this cockpit video of a C-17 approach and landing at Mcguire AFB (I’m sorry, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst) in New Jersey shot by our own Glenn Anderson as he returned from a trip to Afghanistan. Nothing to fancy here, just a cool ride into the States.  ...

F-35 Test Jets Cleared to Fly Again from Defense Tech

Aviation club helps Brownsville girl's dream take flight - Valley Morning Star | BROWNSVILLE — Once a week, Lucy Lopez leaves her pink T-shirts and skirts hanging in her closet and dons camouflage pants and combat boots.  The 9-year-old is part of an Egly Elementary School outreach program that has put her on the path to someday become a private pilot. ...

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