Thursday, June 28, 2012

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World Champion aerobatic pilots practice at Kokomo Municipal Airport - Kokomo Perspective | Two champion aerobatic pilots are practicing their high-speed maneuvers of aerial loops, twists and turn over the skies of the Kokomo Municipal Airport this ...

Havasu hometown girl wins Air Race Classic - Today's News-Herald | Victoria Holt, a 1978 Lake Havasu High School graduate, and her teammate came in first place for the Air Race Classic. Forty-nine teams departed Lake Havasu ...

Early flight is 'last flight' over Battle Creek - Battle Creek Enquirer | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Air show including U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, A-10 Warthog heritage flight 5:30 p.m. Tony Fields, Doug Decker and Jeff Starr in concert ...

Buck Roetman Out Of July Fourth Airshow from Aero-News Network | Neither His Ankle Or His Airplane Will Be Ready To Fly Air show performer Buck Roetman was to have been the headline act at an air show in Breckenridge, CO, held as part of the city's 4th of July celebration. Roetman and fellow performer Gary Rower were planning to set a record for the "highest airshow ever performed over land and water" during the festivities.

Indianapolis Air Show Photo Contest - IAS | We hope that you enjoyed the 2012 Capitol City Ford Indianapolis Air Show. Now, enter that spectacular photo in our photo contest sponsored by Vision Airlines! Submit your photo to photocontest@indyairshow.com. All entries must be received by 12AM on July 1st, 2012. There are two categories: "In the Air" and "The Air Show Experience" | A winner from each category will receive a round trip ticket on Vision Airlines. E-mail: info@indyairshow.com

The Red Arrows will perform flypast as part of Olympic Torch ... - ITV News | Read the latest Central stories, The Red Arrows will perform flypast as part of Olympic Torch celebrations on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest Central ...

Bodø Air Show 2012 | 360° panoramic photography by Tord Remme.

Piper Parties on 75th Birthday from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | VERO BEACH, Fla. - Piper Aircraft Inc. will celebrate the company's and the Piper Cub's 75th Anniversary during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012, July 23-29. In addition, the company will exhibit its single-engine M-Class lineup and several twin-engine aircraft along with the famed Piper Cub, which launched the company in 1937....

Blackburn Baffin Mk I from Planeshots

Museum Treasurer Honored by 99s for Work With Wings of Hope from News | Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Treasurer Jean Murry will receive the Achievement for Humanitarian Efforts award from the 99s, a women’s aviation  group founded by Amelia Earhart, at the July international convention in Providence, R.I.  Besides working with the museum, Jean volunteers with the St. Louis 99s, Wings of Hope, and St, Luke’s Hospital.  The museum extends our congratulations to Jean, and wish her many more years of service to these worthy causes...

Mr. Murphy and his laws from General Aviation News by Deb McFarland | I didn't make the Lady Taildragger Fly-In held in Savannah, Tenn., the first weekend in June, and from the comments on the website and the texts from my friend and fellow pilot, Sharon Tinkler, it was a roaring success. Kudos to founder and organizer of Ladies Love Taildraggers, Judy Birchler, and Savannah-Hardin...

Air Race Around the World – Headed to Russia - Tailwinds Blog | I really looked forward to flying through Russia. We would be some of the first general aviation aircraft from outside Russia to traverse the country. As it happened this part of the race turned out to be fraught with unexpected ...

The Long Island Aviation County Club, the Motor Parkway and a Hangar - Howard Kroplick | ...Members of the club including the flying elite of Long Island. Their 1940 club membership book listed; Col. Charles Lindbergh, Sherman Fairchild, L.R. (Leroy Randle) Grumman and several DuPonts. As described in the biography: Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Between the Sea and Stars, Charles Lindbergh taught his wife how to fly at the Long Island Aviation Country Club...

Aero-TV: Scott's Bell 47 -- Re-Introducing an Iconic Helicopter from Aero-News Network | The Bell 47 Was To Rotorcraft What The J-3 Has Been To Fixed Wing GA Talk about an iconic airframe... outside of the Piper Cub, few aircraft are as stereotypical of a breed of flying machines as is the Bell 47 in the rotorcraft world. Scott’s – Bell 47, Inc. was formed in 2009 when President and Owner, Scott Churchill, acquired the Type Certificates for Bell’s Model 47 helicopter. Since then, Scott’s – Bell 47 has established itself as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for this extremely viable aircraft. The company's goal is 'to provide affordable, quality spare parts for the 1000+ Model 47s that are still flying worldwide today!'

Video: MV-22 Osprey Full Demo At Andrews AFB May 20, 2012 from AirPigz by Martt | I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure all the people trash talking about the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey are people who have never designed, engineered and built a machine that can do something no other machine can. When those people accomplish something as full-force awesome as the Osprey, then maybe I'll listen to them. Til then, I'm gonna simply be blown away by what the Osprey can do. When you...

Photos: USAF Rockwell B-1B "Lancer" visits Long Beach Airport (LGB/KLGB) from Aero Pacific Flightlines by Michael Carter

Air Force teams work to tame Colorado wildfires from Air Force Link Top Stories | An Air Force team from the active duty, Air National Guard, the Air Reserve and the Air Force Academy have mobilized to help fight the quickly spreading Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., that has burned more than 3,500 acres. The request for assistance from the National Interagency Fire Center to the Department of Defense requested four C-130 air tankers capable of transporting and employing Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems or MAFFS, along with appropriate command and control and support personnel to assist in fire fighting...

Seattle’s Aviation High School ranks high from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | SEATTLE, Wash. -- U.S. News & World Report ranks Seattle's Aviation High School the 7th Best High School in Washington state, and #232 nationally. The school, part of the Highline School District serves 414 students with 18 teachers...

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