Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Indy Transponder 12-DEC-2012 2300z

ICAS Convention – Wednesday by Steve Tupper | It’s Wednesday. Although the convention goes on through tomorrow, I’m bugging out on a red-eye flight this evening. Every day at ICAS is cool, but today is doubly so. It’s flight suit day. All performers are encouraged to wear their flight suits. In years past, I have either not worn a flight suit or I [...]

ICAS Convention 2012 – Tuesday Ends by Steve Tupper | My first full day of the 2012 ICAS Convention ended well. The exhibit hall opened in the morning shortly after the jet team announcements and it was time to check out all of the new stuff for the 2013 season. The Aerostars hosted a Redbird G1000 C-172 in their booth and I had a chance [...]

Thunderbirds, 'Fifi' to headline 2013 Dayton Air Show - WLWT Cincinnati | ... was made at the International Council of Air Shows' annual convention in Las Vegas. Others named to the Dayton show's lineup include the Birmingham, Ala.-based AeroShell Aerobatic Team and aerobatic pilots Skip Stewart and Melissa Pemberton.

Thunderbirds to fly at Jones Beach in May - Newsday | The event will be headlined by the Thunderbirds precision-flying team, the Air Force confirmed Tuesday. The park -- and especially the boardwalk at the Central Mall that has always been the center of the aerial event -- was so heavily damaged by the storm.

Air Force Thunderbirds to highlight spring air show in Martinsburg - Martinsburg Journal | In addition to the Thunderbirds, several civilian aerobatic performers will take to the skies over Martinsburg and an array of aircraft will be on static ground display for the event. Organizers expect 65,000 to 80,000 people will attend the 2013 show.

Kalispell chosen for air show - NBC Montana | According to the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, Kalispell has been chosen to play host to the US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, during an air show. The event has been dubbed “Mountain Madness 2012.” ...

Don’t normally see aerial refueling from this perspective!... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith

Air Force expected to fly in north Ga. air show - WRCB-TV | ROME, Ga. (AP) - Next year's Wings Over North Georgia Air Show in Rome will feature an elite group of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. The Chattanooga Times-Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/TOjWAI ) a top-flight group of F-16 jets will perform stunts ...

KentuckyOne to be sponsor of Thunder Over Louisville - The Courier-Journal | KentuckyOne Health has agreed to be a new major sponsor of Thunder Over Louisville, but three primary longtime underwriters of the fireworks and air show have yet to commit to sponsorship next year. UPS has sponsored the Kentucky Derby Festival's ...

Santa to fly in at Peter Prince Airport - Santa Rosa Press Gazette | Saturday Santa will pay a quick visit to the Peter Prince Airport from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. for the second annual Santa Fly-In. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Santa Rosa Kids House and will be hosted by the AMS Flight School. This year Santa ...

The Grinch won't steal Beale's Christmas from Air Combat Command | Santa Claus taxied into Dock 6 riding in a themed U-2 Dragon Lady for the Children's Holiday Party, and chased away the Grinch while more than 1,500 members of Beale Air Force Base, Calif., lined the entry control point Dec. 8....

Sywell Airshow raises £50000 for charity - Northampton Chronicle & Echo | Michael Bletsoe-Brown, managing director of Sywell Aerodrome, said: “We were absolutely knocked out by the support of the public at the airshow in August. Our volunteer team worked solidly for over a year in advance of the show, giving up their spare ...

A marble plaque unveiled in memory of the commander Edmond Marin Meslée from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | ...Saturday 15 December 2012, at 10:30, at No. 9 rue Guillaume de Machault in Reims (opposite the tourist office and close to Notre-Dame), will be unveiled a marble plaque engraved in memory of the commander Meslée Edmond Marin (1912-1945), patron of the former airbase at Reims 112 (from 1953), this in the context of the celebration of the centenary of the birth of this pilot, as the as the campaign in France 1939-1940 (with twenty air victories, sixteen approved)...

Timeless Voices - Gene Sherrill from eaavideo.org | Gene Sherrill enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and was trained as an electronic countermeasures operator. After serving on a RB-36 crew, he transitioned to B-52s. His career spanned 26 years until retirement from the service in 1979.

WAI's 24th Annual Conference set for Nashville - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | Women in Aviation, International will hold its 24th Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 14-16, 2013. The Conference is to be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. Secure online registration is available at www.wai ...

Frontiers of Flight Museum from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | The Frontiers of Flight Museum is spacious, well designed and welcoming with several aircraft as well as aerospace exhibits centered on the aviation history of the United States. The museum also has learning facilities and programs for the young. On the visit that is the [...]

Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet. from Planeshots

Travel Air Trifecta from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | A few years back our good friend Glenn Frithcalled with a problem. Sitting in Seattle Washington was a beautiful Travel Air 4000 with his name on it. His home was in Ft. Meyers. That’s a problem alright and I had an idea how to fix it. A few weeks later, along with some friends in a Pilatus chase plane, we would start the journey home....

Emergency over North Sea: cockpit recording lets you hear aircrew ejecting from an F-4D Phantom jet from David Cenciotti's weblog

Sun 'n' Fun: Free Flights for 12 Children For Christmas - The Ledger | The flights are offered for children ages 8 through 18. Relatives, neighbors or friends may nominate a child through Dec. 20 using a form on the Sun 'n Fun website (www.sun-n-fun.org). The nomination requires a 500-word essay describing the ...

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