SLIDESHOW: Snowbirds put on a show in Prince Rupert - Northern View | For 40 minutes on Aug. 
14, Prince Rupert's eyes were on the skies as the Canadian Forces Snowbirds brought their precision flying to the North Coast....
Greenwood Lake Air Show is this weekend in West Milford - NorthJersey.com | Greenwood Lake Airport Manager Tim Wagner and his staff are ready to open the three day Air Show at Greenwood Lake Airport tomorrow (Friday, Aug. 16). This is the fifth year for the event. It includes activities featuring aircraft in the air and on the ground and a car show and a series of other attractions geared to pleasing people of varied interests and ages, Wagner said...
Air show set to fly in Warsaw - WSBT-TV | WARSAW – Many events are going on in Michiana this weekend, but for one community, it's a very big weekend. On Saturday, Warsaw will host its first air show in over 15 years at the Warsaw Municipal Airport. Several stunt pilots will give spectators over two hours of entertainment, but that's not the only exciting event planned for the day. Organizers are even bringing NASCAR to the show! Johanna Long will bring car #70 for spectators to look at and race with planes on the runway! There will also be airplane and helicopter rides available to spectators at discounted rates...
Fly-In Is Planned At Taylor Airport - AzJournal.com | Taylor Town Councilman David Smith advised those attending the Aug. 7 council meeting that the town will sponsor a fly-in at the Taylor Airport on Saturday, Aug. 31, in conjunction with the Sweet Corn Festival. Smith said that last year they had a very successful fly-in with the help of Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) out of Show Low, serving 230 breakfasts and giving 130 airplane rides to youth...
Airshow includes all female team - St. John Valley Times | FRENCHVILLE, Maine - Volunteers are getting ready for the 4th Annual Frenchville Fly-In & Air Show, scheduled for Aug. 17-18. "We started planning right after last year's show,” said Roger Lavertu, who serves on the air show's planning committee, and is also the airport manager on Saturdays. A new performance will bring an all-female team to the show this year. “We decided to expand this year’s event to three aerial performers with the addition of the Misty Blues skydiving team,” said Dave Fernald Jr., the show's director, in a press release...
Midwest LSA Expo Coming to Mount Vernon Outland Airport, IL September 5-7 The Aero Experience | ... Greetings from Mt. Vernon, Illinois – proud home of the Plane & Pilot Midwest LSA Expo. The event is just over three weeks away. This is your official invitation! The event is in its 5th year and is scheduled for Thursday, September 5, through, Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN), Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Along with nearly every major LSA distributor on the flightline, there will also be a great mix of Part 103, gyroplanes, and homebuilts. There is a unique event because it is one of the few that offers the attendee the ability to comparison shop and then quickly and conveniently take demo flights. Visit www.midwestlsashow.com for all the details....
The Patrouille de France demonstration tonight in Périgord - Translated | The largest airshow the 
Warbird lands in Winona - Winona Post | A 1943 B-25 Mitchell bomber will be at the Winona Municipal Airport through Sunday, August 18, for both public viewing and paid flights. This B-25 bomber, "Maid in the Shade," truly is a historic relic - flying over 15 missions during WWII and bombing areas of Italy and Yugoslavia. It is considered a flying museum...
Pilot wins champion prize at Oshkosh air show for handmade aircraft - Leader-Telegram | Mike Riley, 66, owner of Sport Rider in Altoona, was awarded a grand champion prize in the ultralight and light sport aircraft division recently at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture air show in Oshkosh.
OSH13: Rutan Catbird... Wide Angle In The Evening Sun (4 Pix) - AirPigz | Two years ago at OSH11 we saw the return of both the Catbird and the Boomerang, two of Burt Rutan's designs from back in the day that had their sights set on possibly re-inventing general aviation. Both airplanes were restored to flying status by people who work at Scaled Composites, giving these fabulous airplanes the chance to fly again and the world the chance to see more of Burt's unique work up close once again. You can...
Musings From AirVenture National Park - National Parks Traveler ...It’s the annual gathering at a place that rings magically in the ears of anyone who loves to fly and for many more who wish they could. It’s Oshkosh, where for a couple of weeks Wittman Regional Airport becomes the busiest airport in the world as the Experimental Aircraft Association hosts the world’s largest air show at Oshkosh, Wisconsin....
Vulcan XH588 Leads the Way in the Lifting of UK CAA Permit to Fly Flight Restrictions - Warbirds News | Last week the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced that it would be easing restrictions on the operation of Vulcan to the Sky’s Avro Vulcan XH588, and henceforth the plane will be no longer be restricted to daytime Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions. The VFR restrictions were particularly onerous for the operators of the Cold War bomber as it represented a significant cost both in terms of fuel economy and air frame longevity on this plane as it was designed to operate in the thin atmosphere and low turbulence afforded by high altitude flight...
British Aircraft Names – The Hartman & Hilt Show – Episode 12 - WarbirdRadio.com | As always…we apologize ahead of time before you listen to this broadcast. This week’s episode is what happens when middle school boys discover there are airplanes named after moths (just minus the real middle school boys). Hartman & Hilt discuss the Puss Moth and much more on the show we’re simply calling “British Aircraft Names”.
Aviator, business owner George Taylor Johnson dies at 83 - Kansas.com | George Taylor Johnson – an aviator, business owner and community leader – will be missed, say the people he mentored and the friends he made....
THE ARTISTRY OF FLYING - Flight To Success | T.H.ursdays with Tom Hill | I struggled a little bit this week figuring out what to write about. I keep a list on my iPhone of ideas for subjects. When I think of a possibility, I write it into my phone for review later. Mostly, my ideas for what to write about simply come as I start putting "pen to paper." Today is no different. I wanted to write something about every pilot being exposed to acrobatics and other dynamic maneuvering. As I started to type I thought, "Let's talk more about the basics of why such training is important." That led me to think about today's topic, which is how flying is artistic...
Marshfield High junior takes flight - Wicked Local- Marshfield | Turning 16-years-old is always special, but for Camden Bruno the milestone day was replete with achievements. In addition to obtaining a learner’s permit to drive a car, as many his age do, he also set off in the skies over Marshfield on his first solo flight in an airplane....
WWII-era CAP cadet now helps Young Eagles soar | The coordinator of Calaveras County’s Young Eagles Program, Joyce Farrell of Glencoe, has been flying for 30 years. But her love of flight began much earlier. When she was “a little teeny kid,” she became infatuated with flight while witnessing military planes overhead at her home in San Pedro...
Virgin Galactic CEO Counts 625 Customers For Suborbital Trips - Aviation Week | Virgin Galactic 
Thursday, August 15, 2013
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