Indy Transponder 01-JUL-2013 1045z

Air show exceeding expectations - London Free Press  | Jim Graham admits he was worried about the weather heading into the Great Lakes International Airshow this weekend. “You're always worried,” said Graham, who is president of the event’s board of directors. “These types of events are weather-dependent, but at the same time we were due for some good weather. We're very pleased this year.”  Cloudy skies on Saturday morning gave way to a sunny afternoon with warm temperatures, and carload after carload of visitors arrived once the sun was out, Graham said....

CAF Red Tail Squadron | Next week will mark the 33rd annual Fair Saint Louis, and two surviving Tuskegee Airmen will serve as honorary grand marshals of the 136th VP Parade.

Patrouille de France views Disney's Planes - Translated | The pilots of the Patrouille de France approache the microphone and loose concentrated ". Veer to the left heading 1-9-5, you are allowed to ILS 22 right procedure" Before him, on a giant screen, flies Dusty small agricultural aircraft with a big heart and hero of Planes , the next Disney cartoon who land on our screens on October 9....

A North American T-6 CdN - Passion for Aviation | This year, if you have attended the annual meeting in La Ferte Alais " time propellers ", you've probably noticed that among the many T-6 on the set of Cerny, one had a registration beginning with F- AZ corresponding to aircraft flying under the Restricted Certificate of Airworthiness of Aircraft Collection (crnac). In effect since...

Celebrating Amelia Earhart - NolaVie  | I don't know about you, but I've been giving a lot of thought lately to how I'll celebrate the anniversary of Amelia Earhart's last flight. We all know what to do on the Fourth of July (fireworks), Thanksgiving (stuffed turkey) and Elvis's birthday (song marathon). But The Last Flight of Amelia Earhart is something of a stumper....

Beware the ‘Moose-spiral’ · Janice Wood | For pilots flying to Alaska for the first time, Mike Kincaid warns about the “Moose-spiral.”  “There’s is plenty to see when flying in Alaska, but remember to always fly the airplane instead of focusing on that giant moose or bear on the tundra,” he advises. “The ‘Moose-spiral’ has killed plenty of pilots.”...

Spaceman - airspacemag.com |In the astronaut office’s meeting room, it’s all business. Most of the active-duty astronaut pilots are present, including Alvin Drew, 42, a former Air Force pilot who was born the same year Young joined NASA. The main topic today, as it has been for nearly two years, is the shuttle’s return to flight after the loss of Columbia and its crew in February 2003. Young stands up to speak, and the room goes quiet—what Drew calls “the E.F. Hutton effect.” “When he talks at a meeting, any side chatter just stops,” Drew says. “He doesn’t say anything unless it’s important.”...