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'I'm really nervous' KATU producer says before daring flight - KATU | HILLSBORO, Ore. - Flips and spins, twists and turns - and all of it 3,000 feet above the earth at 120 miles per hour - that's what KATU News Producer Deidre Hannah experienced on Thursday. You see, we sent her to the Hillsboro Airport to get an up close and personal look at one of the acts at this weekend's Oregon International Air Show. She took the ride of her life with Lt. Colonel John Klatt of the Air National Guard. He's one of the top aerobatic pilots in the world. Only a few people can do what he does....

Pilot to sing patriotic songs to crowd in air show routine - TheNewsTribune.com | Will Allen left a thick trail of white smoke as he looped and rolled his aerobatic plane Thursday afternoon through the blue skies of the Tri-Cities. The experienced pilot is bringing his S-2B plane and a unique routine that he says is like no other in the world to this year's HAPO Over the River Air Show as part of Water Follies weekend....

Over the River Air Show - KVEW | The Annual "Over the Water" show starts tomorrow and pilots are setting up at Bergstrom Aircraft in Pasco. There are a total of 7 planes in the show that will perform 5 acts, each one going for about an hour and a half. There's going to be a WWII aircraft, a German built light attack jet and the United States Air Force Heritage Flight featuring two P-51 Mustangs out there...

Wasilla air show rescheduled for Saturday - Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman | WASILLA — Planes mostly seen only in the pages of history books these days will soar over the Valley Saturday as part of the Centennial Celebration of Aviation from 1 to 3 p.m., July 27 at Wasilla Airport. Jane Dale, with the Alaska Air Show Association, said the air show was rescheduled after weather kept the pilots on the ground in Fairbanks July 5. The air show includes a pair of T-6s, a Japanese Zero and an American Pilgrim. ...

EAA Airventure 2013 – Announcement by Other People's Airplanes | Are you excited for AirVenture 2013? Are you ready for lots of yummy aviation goodness? The crew of Other People’s Airplanes will be at AirVenture bringing you high definition video every day of the show. Look for new gadget reviews, airshow coverage, interviews, daily episodes and of course, stories from Camp Scholler. OPA will also be covering the following events:...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 Reprise: Chuck Aaron and the Red Bull Helicopter - The Aero Experience | The Aero Experiencerecently posted our team coverage of Fair St. Louis, where we met Chuck Aaron, pilot of the Red Bull Helicopter. We were amazed at his rotary-wing aerobatic performance, but also put completely at ease by Aaron's personality and willingness to visit with us. We are now able to close out our coverage of the airshow performers at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 with Chuck Aaron and the Red Bull Helicopter. These shots were taken close to the landing zone, and include a nice roll...

Red Bull P38 & Corsair Display , La Ferte Alais , 19 may 2013 - Eric Goujon | The Lockheed P-38 Lightning ( Flying Bulls ) was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Named "fork-tailed devil" ...

Hall of Fame: Decorated aviator flew secret Cold War missions - Portage Daily Register | One of the premier aerial reconnaissance operatives in the U.S. Air Force, Ret. Col. LaVerne Griffin, began his career piloting a box off a roof in Wyocena. “I remember the time he took his brother Duane and put him in an orange crate with a rope on it. Duane volunteered to go on it to see if it would fly. That’s why we knew he was interested in flying,” said Terry Pease, a childhood friend. The decorated aviator “Griff” grew up in rural Wyocena and led top secret missions during the Cold War that he was unable to reveal to a single soul for decades. The 1946 graduate of Portage High School received the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award; was named to the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame; and earned three Air Force Distinguished Flying Crosses. Now 84 and still flying, Griffin will be inducted into the Portage High School Hall of Fame on Saturday....

The Dambusters Raid DVD - Travel for Aircraft | This is an excellent reference, as well as wonderful DVD to view, with regard to the dam busting raid by the Royal Air Force’s 617 Squadron during World War II. The narrative is objective, pulling no punches, with interviews of people on both sides of the raid — both military as well as civilian. A fabulous amount of film footage is contained within the DVD showing the low flying specially modified Lancasters, the dams (before and after), Barnes Wallis (England’s inventor of the bomb/mine as well as the Wellington bomber) and much more....

Students ride on stunt plane in memory of famous pilot - KTVB | NAMPA -- Wednesday marked the two-year anniversary of the passing of famous aerobatic pilot Greg Poe. In memory of him -- and to honor the Ryan J. Poe foundation he started back in 2008 -- two students from the Treasure Valley flew as passengers in an air-show plane courtesy the foundation....

Brent Owens - Flight To Success | Fridays Fabulous Flyer | "My goal is to promote, educate, and share this great gift of flight that we all enjoy!" | Brent tells me he started flying April of 1986, at the "tender age of 15" and has pursued aviation ever since. He's proven that passion can carry you far, and love of flight can change your life...