Tech sergeant gets job with Thunderbirds as training manager - Las Vegas Review-Journal | Holly Mays made it to Las Vegas because she beat the odds. Not once or twice but many times she kept rolling the dice of life. Even though she experienced setback after setback, she never gave up. And finally, after being denied for her dream job with the prestigious Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team, the South Korean-born tech sergeant landed a job in 2009 as the team’s training manager....
Wings of Freedom III Airshow set for Saturday in Sidney - Williston Daily Herald | If folks have come down and have their feet back on the ground after the successful run of the Babe Ruth World Series in Williston, here’s a perfect opportunity for you to sit back and watch another exciting sport. The good folks at the Sidney-Richland Airport in Sidney, Mont., are preparing to host the Wings of Freedom III Airshow....
Aerobatic pilots to perform at Newton - Hillsboro Free Press | The Air Capital Eagles, an aerobatic group based in Wichita, will take flight from the Newton City/County Airport Sept. 6, 7 and 8. The public is invited to watch pilots attempt loops, spins, stalls and other stunts during the free event. Flights are scheduled beginning at noon Friday, Sept. 6, and will continue Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Lions Club of New Ulm 40th Annual Fly-In Breakfast - KNUJ | Lions Club of New Ulm 40th Annual Fly-In Breakfast will be held Sunday, September 8, 7am-12:30pm at the New Ulm Municipal Airport in New Ulm.
Aerobatics extravaganza to take place at The Duxford Air Show this weekend - Cambridge News | The Red Arrows will take to the sky at The Duxford Air Show | One of the world’s most skilled aerobatic teams will open The Duxford Air Show this weekend. The Patrouille de France, the precision aerobatic display team of the French Air Force, will kick start the annual event’s impressive flying display in gallic style on Saturday....
Fighter Jets And Helicopters Perform At Russia's International Air Show [PICTURES]- Business
Insider | REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva | MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets fly by a church during Russia's MAKS air show. Russia's biennial International Aviation and Space Airshow, also known as MAKS, kicked off last week, and it's an impressive show... Radom’s Superlative 2013 Air Show - Photorecon.net · Ken Kula | Radom is a city a little more than an hour’s drive south of Warsaw, Poland. On the southeastern edge of town is the Radom-Sadkow airport; home to a Polish Air Force training base. Originally built in the late 1920s as Poland’s first civilian pilot training field, today it houses Poland’s 42nd Aviation Base School, instructing fledgling aviators on PZL-130 turboprop airframes. Every other year, the base plays host to an international air show; this year’s 13th edition of the air show was nothing short of spectacular. The August 24-25 weekend saw a frenzy of activity not normally seen overhead the airport....
Skagit Flight Fest Air Show & Fly-In set for Sept. 7 · General Aviation News Staff | BURLINGTON, Wash. — The Port of Skagit will welcome Pacific Northwest aviators to Skagit Regional Airport on Sept. 7 for Skagit Flight Fest, combining a fly-in, an airshow and family activities free to the public. Fly-in aircraft will begin arriving early in the morning to get the best parking spots on the apron fronting Runway 11-29, event organizers noted. Overflow fly-in aircraft will park on the crosswind runway, which will be closed for the event, and shuttle service will serve aircrews parking there throughout the day....
Vinton County Air Show to feature plane rides, skydivers By TYLER BUCHANAN Courier staff journalist Vinton County Courier | For the pilots and jumpers in the Vinton County Air Show working pro bono, the only green they care about is the lush grass below their thrills amongst the sky. The money, they all agree, should go toward the airport.
29th Annual Wings Over Houston Airshow October 26-27 - Warbirds News | Vintage warplanes, a
special Korean War 60th anniversary tribute, a flight performance by the star of Disney’s “Planes,” the world’s only flying B-29 Superfortress, “Fifi”, and world-class aerobatic performers are among the scheduled performers at the 29th Annual Wings Over Houston Airshow, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26-27, at Ellington Airport in Houston, Texas, sponsored by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF)....Denmark Fly-In | October 11th, 12th & 13th | Bunbury Aero Club · Bunbury Aero Club | Departing Friday 11th or Saturday 12th October (the choice is yours), we will make our way to Denmark for the weekend with Bunbury Aero Club members and fellow aviators and return home on Sunday 13th October 2013.
Van Nuys Airport – Community Day - Photorecon.net · Brandi Lewis | Saturday, August 31st, 2013 marked the eighty fifth anniversary of the Van Nuys Airport (VNY) as well as the grand opening of a $20.5 million project to improve Van Nuys Airport’s historic 8,000-foot main runway — One Six Right (16R) — to meet current FAA design standards. Many local San Fernando Valley residents gathered Saturday morning to take part in the Community Day that was scheduled which included free guided behind-the-scenes airfield bus tours, as well as vintage aircraft displays and refreshments...
Ohio Air News #250 - Charles Johnson | MERFI @ Grimes Field, Urbana, OH
Oldest Stunt Pilot In Britain Decides It's Time To Retire ... At 90 - Aero-News Network | But Doug Gregory Says He Will Continue To Fly | When you think about activities for nonagenarians, aerobatic air show pilot is probably not something that comes immediately to mind. But up until recently, it was top of the list for 90-year-old Doug Gregory, who lives in the U.K. A former RAF pilot, Gregory said he will finally give up flying in air shows ... but not flying.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 and 2013: F-8F-2 Bearcat In Early Blue Angels Team Colors - The
Aero Experience | The U.S. Navy Blue Angels Aerial Demonstration Team did not perform at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 or any other airshow this summer, but among the vast collection of warbirds there there was an aircraft that reminded us of an earlier era of the Blue Angels - John O'Connor's Grumman Grumman F-8F-2 Bearcat (s/n 121761). The aircraft represents the team leader for the Bearcat years (August 25,1946 - August 14,1949; a solo F-8F-2 Bearcat continued to fly until 1952) in which the F-8F-1 Bearcat's were painted the official "Blue Angel Blue" with "Insignia Yellow" lettering...Restored B-17 bomber offers a look at aviation history - KTIV | SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - Siouxlanders have a chance to explore American aviation history, this week. The "Sentimental Journey" is B-17G "Flying Fortress" that served at the tail end of World War II. It's a lot like the ones that countless crews trained on at Sioux City's air base during the war. But, this plane is special. It's one of only eight planes of its kind still flying thanks to the Arizona-based "Commemorative Air Force"...
Former prisoner of war to speak at museum - National Museum of the USAF Top Stories |• Former POW to speak on Friday, Sept. 13 • Maj. Gen. (Ret.) John Borling will share his experiences as a prisoner of war. • He'll also share poetry and prose he composed and memorized while a POW. • Lecture begins at 1 p.m. in Carney Auditorium
Air Force bids farewell to final F-111 as it leaves for Pacific Air Museum - ABC Local | The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has bid a final farewell to its last remaining F-111, which is being taken from Amberley base, west of Brisbane, to Hawaii. The much-loved fighter bomber had its wings clipped ahead of its last journey to the Pacific Air Museum at Pearl Harbour...
Lt. Dan is named honorary Marine for work with veterans - USA TODAY | Most men and women earn the title Marine only after emerging from the crucible of boot camp. But a select few have been awarded an honorary Marine title. (The Marine Corps has awarded the honorary title to only 76 people over its more than 200-plus year history. Yale University, by contrast, has awarded 2,786 honorary degrees though the school is almost 75 years older.)...
Air Show Photography - ePHOTOzine (press release) | Air shows are a great place for photographers to shoot action shots of planes in flight, plus they are a great day out which means your family will be entertained while you're busy taking photographs. Many take place during the summer months, however there are still several shows planed for Septemeber and October if you're thinking of taking your camera gear along to one...
5-year-old Chinese boy flies plane solo - Times of India | State media quoted He and manager of an aviation club Zhang Yonghui praising the boy, oblivious of the legal implications of allowing a child to fly. Anyone who drives an aviation vehicle needs a license and clearance from aviation authorities . "An ...
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