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Blue Angels Send Off Fallen Soldiers’ Families On Snowball Express - North Escambia | The Blue Angels welcomed seven local families of fallen military heroes to the Pensacola International Airport Friday before their flight to a Snowball Express event in Texas.  Snowball Express is a charity organization for children of America’s fallen military heroes, and the team was honored to support this event, said Blue Angel #7 Lt. Mark Tedrow.  Blue Angels team members signed autographs, presented each child with a personalized....

Blue Angels landing in Fargo again in 2013 - In Forum | FARGO – The Blue Angels will be back in 2013.  That was some of the good news Fargo AirSho co-chairman Dick Walstad received while attending the International Council of Air Shows last week in Las Vegas.  Walstad said the Blue Angels have penciled Fargo into their schedule on Aug. 10-11, 2013.  “They’re just anxious to come back to Fargo,” he said. “We’re one of their favorite shows.”  Indeed, the Navy’s premier flight demonstration....

Thunderbirds returning for 2012 air show-balloon fest - Battle Creek Enquirer | In the only appearance by a military jet team next year in Michigan, the USAF Thunderbirds will perform in Battle Creek in July.  The team will perform June 30 and July 1 at the 2012 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival.  Barbara Haluszka, executive director of the Battle Creek Hot Air Balloon Championships, which sponsors the festival, said Friday the team announced the year's performance schedule at the Las Vegas convention of the International Council of Air Shows held last....

Mike Goulian Wins ICAS Sword of Excellence - Goulian Aerosports | Mike Goulian has been awarded the International Council of Air Shows Sword of Excellence at a ceremony held Wednesday, December 9th during the organization’s annual convention. The award is presented annually in recognition of contributions made to the air show industry by a group or individual.  The International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) is responsible for promoting the safety, and visibility of air show events, promoters, and performers. Established in 1968, ICAS is recognized as the leading authority within the air show industry. Its...

The Tricolour Arrows put down roots in Loreto - Il Resto del Carlino | Loreto (Ancona), December 10, 2011 - This morning at Loreto, in the days when the city and Air Force celebrate their patron saint, was inaugurated the new headquarters of the plane of the Tricolour Arrows, first located in Via Sisto and now located at 'beginning... 

Breaking News: Santa Got Run Over By A F-104 - Aviation Humor | This is the scene on the St. Michaels Road Friday morning after a U.S. Air Force F-104 “Starfighter”,.... 

Jacqueline Cochran Air Show Shoot - JON FURTADO | Recently I did a shoot at the Thermal Airport for the 9th Annual Jacqueline Cochran Air Show.  I spent the day shooting a wide variety of planes ranging from the P52 Mustang to the modern F16.  Shooting planes can be quite a bit more challenging than shooting people.  So it was a great experiment to see how the AF100 holds up to panning extremely fast.  I’d heard a lot....

Local aviation historian passes away - KITV | SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - A man who brought his passion for aviation for all of Sioux City to see has died.  Maury Topf died at a local hospital on Friday.  The former director of the MidAmerica Air Museum....

Pure Adrenaline For Sale - The Adrenalist | In 1999 World Champion pylon racer Jon Sharp retired his very successful ‘Nemesis” Formula One racing aircraft in favor of doing something very new, highly exotic and exceedingly risky. He had been considering a new approach to the design of closed-pylon race planes for some time, and thought that the time was right to jump from his previous interests in Formula One air racing, to the new Sports Class.  This division was relatively new to the sport or air racing, and was primarily based on high-performance, two-place, kit-built aircraft established on general aviation lines. The idea for the new division was to reduce the....

Breakaway: The History of Women in Aviation November 2011 - You Fly Girl | Breakaway: The History of Women in Aviation is a monthly series of pamphlets on the Kindle....

$60,000 gift fuels Honor Flights - Go Upstate | An unprecedented donation to Honor Flights of South Carolina will allow about 100 World War II veterans from South Carolina to tour Washington, D.C., and visit the World War II memorial on a one-day trip to the nation’s capital next year.  The $60,000 donation by 19 of the state electric cooperatives will finance the Honor Flight trip, which includes a chartered plane, the tour and meals for the veterans.  Bill Dukes, chairman of Honor Flight of South Carolina, said the....

Nimrod MR2 on display at The Yorkshire Air Museum - BBC News | A rare Nimrod aircraft will be on display at The Yorkshire Air Museum on Sunday morning.  The former RAF craft will perform a full engine run and taxi along the Elvington airfield to watching crowds.  The museum said events such as this were rare because of the busy schedule that the airfield runs throughout the year.  The Yorkshire Air Museum is now the only...

How the US Coast Guard Ended up with the Dassault Falcon - Aviation Trivia | When the United States Coast Guard announced in January 1977 that a maritime patrol version of the Dassault Falcon 20 business jet was selected to replace the Grumman HU-16 Albatross and Convair HC-131As in the medium-range....

U.S. Air Force Inspecting F-22 Oxygen Systems - Defense News | The U.S. Air Force is inspecting the emergency oxygen system on its F-22 Raptor air-superiority fighters.  Colloquially referred to as the "green apple" by pilots, the system is a self-contained supply of liquid oxygen mounted on the jet's ejection seat and is used in case there is a failure of the main life-support system. By necessity, it is...

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In My Seat - A Pilot's Story from Sept 10th - 11th - Pilots of America | Here's a short clip about an American 757 F/o who was assigned to Flight 11 on September 11th but was bumped off the trip the day before by a line pilot. Very interesting....

Young Eagles Day Hailed a Success - The Pilot | With Young Eagles soaring the skies last weekend came a public relations bonanza for the Moore County Airport.  Seventeen pilots, both local and out of town, treated 275 young people to flights in their personal aircraft during the Dec. 3 Young Eagles Day. In addition, the event attracted an estimated 800 adults who came to watch the youngsters enjoy what for many was a first-time experience. All of the flights were free.  “The message...