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Senators tell FAA 'stop' on OSH ATC fees from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Calling the FAA's move "completely unacceptable," a bipartisan group of 28 U.S. senators today delivered a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, strongly urging the agency to reconsider its unilateral decision to assess fees for air traffic and other services at general aviation events, including EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

Red Bull helicopter pilot calls flying 'magic carpet ride' - DelmarvaNow | OCEAN CITY — “Malibu” Chuck Aaron has the unique honor of being the only civilian pilot ever to be licensed to perform helicopter aerobatics in the United States — and one of only three in the entire world....

Aerial escapades - Delmarva Daily Times | “From the roar of the jets to the crazy spins and rolls of the aerobatic pilots, every year offers something for everyone. There are also opportunities for the public to meet the performers throughout the week, whether it's breakfast at Layton's or ...

GEICO-Sponsored WATER AND AIR PERFORMERS WILL RENEW THEIR RIVALRY DURING THE 2013 ATLANTIC CITY AIR SHOW | ...Meanwhile, one of the GEICO Skytyper World War II-trainer planes will break away from its skytyping missions and attempt to outrun the speedboat in an exhibition race. While the Miss GEICO is capable of higher top speeds than the North American SNJ-2 flown by the Skytypers, weather conditions handicap the watercraft and even the odds. Skill and expertise will prove the ultimate victor in this battle....

Former Marine test pilot flies private Harrier jump jet in airshows - WJLA | Nalls and and fellow Harrier pilot Joe Anderson are using the jet to come to the rescue of a summer favorite - the local air show, now a sequestration endangered species. Bryan Lilley, president of this weekend's Ocean City air show, hired Nalls after ...

Eddie Andreini's Primo Branco By Sagar Pathak | For more than 40 years, Eddie Andreini has been dazzling airshow crowds across the country. With the recent military participation in airshows being cut back due to sequestration, a small group of pilots are doing what they can to remind our nation that airshows are still alive and going strong....

Win a flight during Kenora's air show - KenoraOnline | Grade seven and eight students from Evergreen, Lakewood, and St. Thomas Aquinas are involved in an essay writing contest, which is organized by aerobatic pilot Super Dave Matheson, for a chance to get a ride in Matheson's MX2 aerobatic aircraft....

Record Ticket Sales promise bumper turn-out at RAF Cosford Air Show from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News  | With pre-show ticket sales already breaking records, the RAF Cosford 75th Anniversary Air Show looks ready to provide an excellent day out this Sunday 9th June....

Ocala pilot to fly 2100 mile air race - Ocala | In a few days, the data modeling analyst will trade in her computer chair for a cockpit as she competes in the 2013 Air Race Classic, which begins June 18 in Pasco, Washington, and culminates four days later in Fayetteville, Arkansas, spanning more...

Pilots to compete in touchdown auto contest from General Aviation News | McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Officials at Jerry Trimble Helicopters say they are anticipating an international group of helicopter pilots to compete in the 3rd Annual Touchdown Auto Rotation competition to be held at the McMinnville, Oregon airport June 23....

RIVERSIDE: Tuskegee Airman to speak at March museum - Press-Enterprise | Tuskegee Airman Master Sergeant Buford Johnson USAF (Ret) is set to speak at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, pictured, on June 8, 2013....

Collings Foundation B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" from Keith Breazeal Video Productions  | These great aircraft were a product of some of the best aeronautical engineering minds in the world. World Wars generated the need for control over...

B-17 Lets Vet Relive History - DoD Live | Today is the 69th anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy, commonly referred to as “D-Day“. In remembrance of this event, I thought it would be fitting to share the story of one WWII veteran who recently returned to the cockpit of a fully restored...

Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's World War II takes flight this weekend in Reading, PA - Baltimore Post-Examiner | Nothing in the world quite compares with the roar of a B-17. For occupied Europe, the thunderous engines echoed the sound of liberation. For the Germans, they were the harbingers of a falling Reich, as American airmen went about the systematic ...

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Visit: The Cold War Era from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation | The Aero Experience visit to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in our Midwest Aviation neighboring city of Dayton, Ohio finds us in the deep, dark recesses of the Cold War Era. The dim lighting and dense arrangement of aircraft in the hall brings a sense of foreboding that is reminiscent of the...

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Visit: The Vietnam War Era from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation | The Aero Experience visit to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force takes us to the Vietnam War Era gallery. Again it is dark and gloomy, like an R.G. Smith oil painting, with war clouds hanging over Southeast Asia. Many of the Cold War Era aircraft and weapons were tested in this arena, with some performing well in a foreign environment while others proved inadequate for the task. Putting the...

General Aviation Appreciation Month declared in Washington from General Aviation News | Washington Governor Jay Inslee has declared June “General Aviation Appreciation Month” in Washington state. Washington is home to 135 public-use airports, more than 19,000 pilots and more than 6,660 general aviation aircraft. The state’s aviation system supports 248,500 jobs, $15.3 billion in wages and $50.9 billion in economic activity....

High school seniors learn ups and downs of aircraft design from General Aviation News | REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — Remotely controlled aircraft designed by high school seniors recently took to the air for the first time as part of a mentoring program sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corp....

Minnesota Aviation Learning Center planned from General Aviation News | AirSpace Minnesota and The Museum of Flight in Seattle have joined forces to create the first Museum of Flight Aviation Learning Center (ALC) outside of the museum....

Surrounded By Thunder-The Story Of Unsung Heroes Who Made Space Travel Possible from Featured by Webmaster | From America’s first satellite Explorer I, through Apollo and putting the first man on the moon, aeronautical engineer Darrell Loan had a hand in them all! Surrounded by Thunder: The story of Darrell Loan and the Rocket Men (Inspire on Purpose Publishing), by Tom Williams, tells the true story of this extraordinary man, his family, friends and colleagues, and of a time not to be forgotten in America’s history - a time that has never been surpassed and that truly was and always will be, Surrounded by Thunder....

DR.SKY SPEAKS AT SPACEFEST V from Photorecon by Dr Sky | Spacefest is a unique gathering of astronauts, space scientists and space artists with a something special for every space enthusiast and collector both young and old. It was conceived and organized by Kim Poor and Novaspace to fill a void in the space community. Novaspace began in 1978, as the mail-order source for a few prints by Kim Poor. Moving...