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Atlantic City's Airshow ready to take flight with early preview Tuesday - Press of Atlantic City  | The skies will be filled with aircraft over Atlantic City today as planes practice for Wednesday’s 11th annual air show. The air show is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, with practice at the same time today. Those events, along with Monday’s third annual Armed Services parade, are among the early summer events organizers are hoping will bring tourists to the resorts earlier in the tourist season....

Salon de Provence meeting - Frederic Cottin | Another Photo contribution from our friend in France. Thank you! Be sure to click the link and view the whole album!

Mike's Armenian roots, aerobatic talents, bold personality and fruitful life att... · Mike Goulian Airshows Mike's Armenian roots, aerobatic talents, bold personality and fruitful life attracted Armenian magazine, Yerevan, to interview him and his family to find out what makes Mike Goulian tick. The article, aptly named "Where Eagles Fly", may be read in part, on-line. The full article is in the printed July/August 2013 issue. Thanks to writer, Ara Tahmassian, for taking the time to write a great piece!
WWII veterans tour B-17 in Olive Branch - Memphis Commercial Appeal  | The B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" landed at the Olive Branch Airport on Monday to promote the foundation’s 2013 “Salute to Veterans” ceremonies Friday and Saturday with public ground tours and flights to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Belle’s last mission. Jep Williamson, a flight engineer during World War II, said, “I counted the number of hits we took after our first mission, it was 42. The B-17 was an awesome plane.”  Additional information can be found on Liberty Foundation’s website, libertyfoundation.org, or call 918-340-0243 to schedule a flight.

Flying history: B-17 bomber lands in Muskegon for tours, flights (video) - MLive.com  | NORTON SHORES, MI – This bit of history will beat a glass-cased diorama any day of the week. Sentimental Journey -- a functioning, flying B-17 bomber -- touched down in Muskegon about 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 24. The group reported an uneventful flight, with slightly hazy skies, from Benton Harbor that morning....

A workhorse retires . Lexicans | The last FedEx 727 just after setting the brakes on the last revenue flight for FedEx on June 21, 2013. At one time FedEx was the world’s largest 727 operator, with some 170 of the three-holers. Friday marked the end of the 727 in domestic service....


This Guy Says He Can Fly an Electric Plane 3500 Nonstop Miles — Across the ... - Wired | This is so far beyond anything that's been accomplished in electric aviation as to sound impossible. Electric aviation has only become something approaching practicality for hobbyists happy to fly slowly and silently within a short radius of home...

Air Associates of Missouri Begins New Era of Flight Training With Redbird MCX Flight Simulator - The Aero Experience | Air Associates of Missouri begins a new era in flight training excellence with the introduction of the Redbird MCX advanced flight simulator. The Spirit of St. Louis Airport-based Cessna Pilot Center will now incorporate the simulator into its already highly successful flight training method that currently includes Cessna Pilot Training Program, Cessna 162, 172 and 182 single-engine aircraft and multi-engine Beechcraft Duchess....

Connecting Kids to Aviators · Karlene Petitt | The world is moving full circle for me... Perhaps it was watching the screening of Planes, or meeting all the ladies in the Air Race Classic, or the fact my middle daughter just bought a house a block from the Bend Airport. But when Tony Pfau emailed about AirPark, that was the final straw...