Indy Transponder 03-JUL-2013 1045z

Fair St. Louis Airshow Performers Begin to Arrive on Site - The Aero Experience | ...Meanwhile, airshow performers are arriving for the Fair St. Louis Airshow to be held on July 4-5. The Aero Experience begins its exclusive coverage of the preparations for the Fair St. Louis Airshow with this spotting report of early arrivals: Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, F-4U-5 Corsair flown by Dave Folk and the Red Bull MBB BO-105....

Battle Creek- Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival - WMTA | Family fun in the air and everywhere at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival, July 3-7, 2013. 50 Hot-Air Balloons... A five (5) hour Air Show featuring Shockwave Super Jet Truck, DAV B-25, Iron Eagle, Aerostars, National Champion Rob Holland, Otto the Helicopter; And, now...

Attendance At Air Festival “Around 7,000” - KRCU | Attendance at last weekend’s air festival at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport slightly exceeded expectations. Airport manager Bruce Loy estimated about 7,000 people showed up on Friday and Saturday....

FIFI flies into Nashville for six-day stay by General Aviation News Staff | Nashville residents will witness a rare sight Tuesday, July 2, when the Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress comes to town. FIFI, the only remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world, will fly into Smyrna Airport for a six-day stay....

Sightings: EAA's B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" Walkaround · Leo Cachat, The Aero Experience | The EAA's World War II era B-17 Flying Fortress "Aluminum Overcast" arrived at St. Louis Downtown Airport yesterday to prepare for public tours and flights around the St. Louis riverfront....

Not smooth or quiet, but the B-17 is a memorable ride - BND.com | A little bit of World War II history flew into St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia on Monday. The Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17G-VE, Aluminum Overcast, touched down to spend a couple of days on display and...

One of the last airworthy B-17 bombers visits Hamilton this week - CBC.ca | ...Based in Arizona, the Sentimental Journey, one of only about 13 of the vintage Boeing bombers still airworthy, is in town this week, stationed at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum between July 1 and 7...

Saving history by the foot - Hometownlife.com | In an iconic 1942 poster promoting the war effort, 17-year-old Geraldine Doyle flexed her muscles and told the country and the world that “We Can Do It.”Seventy-one years later, she’s back with a new message and a new purpose...

Palm Springs Air Museum Trying to Land an F-105 Thunderchief - Warbird News | The Palm Springs Air Museum of Palm Springs, California has been offered a Republic F-105 Thunderchief by the US Air Force. All that is required is the money to ship the Vietnam War-era bomber/fighter plane from Lackland Air Force Base in Texas Oh, and there’s a deadline. The military periodically purges surplus aircraft...

EAA vs. FAA: It’s complicated by Ben Sclair | To be honest, I’m a bit conflicted about all that’s been going on with the Experimental Aircraft Association and the FAA’s demand that the association cover some of the costs of air traffic control at this month’s AirVenture. Of course, EAA is much more than AirVenture. But once a year, it does host the mother of all aviation events....

Video shows F-16 using the tailhook to catch the arresting cable at Tulsa International Airport by David Cenciotti | The following video shows F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Oklahoma National Guard in Tulsa, OK, testing a newly installed barrier arresting system at the Tulsa International Airport...

Through Airmen's Eyes: Pilot wins dogfight with cancer, returns to flying status by Bekah Clark 12th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs  | 7/3/2013 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- More than a year ago, Col. David Drichta was a happy man. Then a lieutenant colonel, he served in a prestigious assignment as the commander of the 435th Fighter Training Squadron here, and looked forward to an even brighter future. "I was on top of my game and top of the world," Drichta said. "I was flying a great mission with great officers."  But one thing wasn't quite right: Drichta often felt tired....