Pilot who died in airshow crash grew up in Glenville - Albany Times Union | The veteran stunt pilot who, along with a wing-walker, died in a shocking crash at an Ohio airshow that was caught on videotape grew up in Glenville, graduated from Glens Falls High School and still has family in the Capital Region, according to news reports and public records...
Air show crash: Performers remember those killed - USA TODAY | To the men and women at the Flying Circus Airshow in Bealeton, Virginia, pilot Charlie Schwenker and wing walker Jane Wicker, weren't just performers, they were old friends. The two were killed in a crash at air show near Dayton, Ohio...
Air show attendance down by nearly half - WDTN.com - DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - 23,000 people came to see the 39th Vectren Dayton Air Show, according to General Manager Brenda Kerfoot. That's about 24,000 less than last year when 47,000 showed up. She believes it's because of federal sequestration...
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome to hold artists, authors and photographers weekend · General Aviation | RHINEBECK, N.Y. — An open invitation has been offered to artists, photographers, authors and poets to participate in the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s Artists Authors and Photographers Weekend June 29-30. The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a not-for-profit organization specializing in early aviation. The museum and grounds boast some of the rarest authentic and replica planes from the early 1900s through the late 1930s. Every weekend between June and October vintage aircraft from the collection take to the skies to perform amazing airshows...
Aerial Artistry Comes Alive at American Waco Club Fly-In This Weekend By Leo Cachat | From the
early days of flight, all things concerning
aviation have become the subject of artistic interpretation. Fanciful
illustrations of aviators soaring over the earth before there were
photographers, or even real aircraft for that matter, have been around
for thousands of years. Now that we...Atlantic City prepares for airshow - Philly.com | ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Officials are hoping Atlantic City's Airshow will draw people to the resort who normally wouldn't visit during the middle of the week in June. The show will take place this Wednesday instead of on a Friday. And it won't feature any military aircraft for the first time because of federal budget cuts....
CAF AirPower History Tour Announces Spectacular Lineup for Second Half of ... - PR Web | The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, "FIFI" – the only remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world – will be accompanied by impressive traveling companions as it tours the Midwest this summer. The CAF AirPower History Tour starts at Marion, Illinois July 20 featuring the B-29 and equally rare B-24 Liberator "Diamond Lil". From Marion the airplanes will travel to Rockford, Illinois for three days before moving on to Madison, Wisconsin July 26 for an unprecedented pre-Oshkosh event. There the two bombers will be joined by EAA’s B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" and the only flying Curtiss SB2C Helldiver in the world. After a visit to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture, the tour will visit Duluth, Fargo, Sioux Falls, Denver and Kansas City....
Solar Impulse adds D.C. visiting hours - AOPA | The Solar Impulse—the manned, solar-powered airplane currently making its way across the United States–has added some additional public visiting hours during its stopover at Washington Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia. The historic aircraft, which arrived at Dulles early Sunday, June 16, is parked behind the National Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center. It will be open...
Fly-In, Drive in Breakfast July 4th - Rochelle News Leader | OREGON — Eickman's whole hog sausage and small mountains of pancakes with all the fixin's should satisfy everyone's appetite at the Fly-In, Drive-In breakfast at the Ogle County Airport July 4 7 – 11 a.m.
Celebrate 100-Years of Flight at Ely, NV July 6, 2013
Vintage Aircraft Invited to Round-Engine Rodeo at EAA AirVenture | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. – (June 24, 2013) – Vintage aircraft with radial engines will have a special focus as the Vintage Aircraft Association (VAA) is hosting the Round-Engine Rodeo on Monday, July 29 through Saturday, Aug. 2, during EAA AirVenture 2013. Vintage aircraft owners are invited to the gathering of radial-powered antique aircraft located in the Vintage area on theEAA AirVenture grounds....
CAF and EAA join forces for Heavy Bombers Weekend · General Aviation News Staff | MADISON, Wis. — In a rare gathering of World War II era aircraft, the Commemorative Air Force and the Experimental Aircraft Association are joining forces for a Heavy Bombers Weekend the weekend before EAA AirVenture. The event starts Friday, July 26, and will feature the world’s only airworthy B-29 Superfortress FIFI (pictured); the B-17 Aluminum Overcast; and the B-24 Diamond Lil. Other attending aircraft include a P-51 Mustang, C-45 Expeditor, SNJ-5, PT-26, PT-17 Stearman and T-6 Texan. Most of the airplanes will be available for ground tours and rides. Additional ground tour aircraft include an Air National Guard F-16, and UW MedFlight Helicopter....
Help bring the B-17 to Ludington and possibly give a Veteran a ride - Manisteenews | LUDINGTON — The Mason County Pilots Association needs help to bring the B-17 Yankee Lady to Ludington on July 3 and 4. Tickets to win a ride on the aircraft are being sold to help fund the arrival of the B-17 to the area. They are $25 each and the odds of winning are good. [...]
B-17 to offer tours, rides July 2-7 - Newsmagazine Network | The Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” aircraft – one of only two B-17s still licensed to carry passengers – will kick off the Fair St. Louis Air Show with a flyover at noon on July 4. But for history and aviation enthusiasts the best part of the B-17’s visit is the chance to get up close and personal with the historic aircraft. During its...
WWII Bomber in Muskegon, tours available | MUSKEGON, Mich. (WZZM) -- One of only eight WWII B-17 bombers still flying arrived at the Muskegon County Airport Monday morning. The plane will be on display and available for rides and tours at the airport until Thursday....
WWII era bomber brings living history to Cape Girardeau - A piece of living history arrived at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport Monday. A WWII era B-25 bomber that belongs to the Commemorative Air Force's Arizona wing landed shortly before noon....
Texas Flying Legends Heroes: Vic Tatelman - EAA AirVenture | Along with an awesome collection of World War II aircraft, the Texas Flying Legends Museum will bring a number of WWII veterans to AirVenture in a C-53 transport. Here is the fourth in our series of profiles of those veterans, World War II and Korean War pilot Vic Tatelman....
Wounded Tiger Book: Kickstart This Amazing (And True) WWII Story Of Redemption - AirPigz | Mitsuo Fuchida's journey from a young and highly determined Imperial Japanese Navy pilot, on through the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, being at Hiroshima the day before and the day after the atomic bomb drop, and then on to redemption is a truly fascinating story...
BREAKING: First Confirmed Warbird Sales From Jerry Yagen Military Aviation Museum - Warbird News |As we recently reported, Jerry Yagen, owner of the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is selling off the collection. The reasons for the sale , but is rumored to have been in the works for a some time, though word has gotten out only recently. It certainly seemed like everything was “normal” when we attended the “2013 Warbirds over the Beach” event just last month, with museum staff discussing future plans and ongoing restorations with us that stretched far into the future...
A Pan Am Convair 240? And in Apopka Florida? - Travel for Aircraft | We owe our thanks to Steve
Krupa for thinking about this blog when he spotted this aircraft while at a job in Apopka FL which had him very near the town’s airport — the Orlando–Apopka Airport, though it is really an airstrip. Pan American World Airways was a long haul airline, so it was puzzling to see a short range Convair 240 in Pan Am livery so we thought that there might be a story there, especially since the aircraft looks to be in good repair...B-1 school sees pilots losing currency during sequestration DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A unit responsible for producing elite B-1 Lancer weapons officers has had its budget cut nearly in half due to sequestration. The 77th Weapons School at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, took this as a challenge and opportunity to maximize efficiency....
General Aviation Awards To Be Presented at AirVenture '13 - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Oshkosh, WI - Clear skies, fair winds, the sound of radial engines buzzing in the air, the look of awe on a child's face as formations of aircraft fill the sky…it's EAA's AirVenture 2013, and this is where the winners of this year's General Aviation Awards Program will be presented their awards. In each of the past 50 years, the General Aviation Awards Program and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have recognized a small group of aviation professionals in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics and safety for the important role they play in aviation safety and education...
Future Stunt Pilots Could Train in These All-Electric Planes - Gizmodo | Of course that'd require the FAA and civil air authorities the world over to enact new regulations for electric aircraft first, though it's got to be easier than writing the new rules for UAVs.
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