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Video: P-51 pilot recounts Mayday call, flight from Florida - RGJ.com | "Precious Metal" pilot Thom Richard recalls his Mayday call at the 2012 Air Races and tells us what it takes to bring his highly-modified P-51 Mustang from Kissimmee, Fla. to Reno for the annual races.
Air Races: Kansas couple injured in 2011 air races crash return to Reno - RGJ.com | Husband and wife Brian and Linda Elvin of Overland Park, Kan., arrived at Reno Stead Airfield early in the morning on Thursday, just as they had done for many years. “We wanted it to be normal,” Linda Elvin said. “The way Brian and I used to do it, is we’d usually arrive on Tuesday or Wednesday. We’d get to our box seat by 8 in the morning. We’d leave the hotel at 7:30 and we’d enjoy the cool air. It was quiet. There weren’t that many people here. And we wanted it to be just like that...
What It Takes to Design, Build, and Fly Your Own Reno Air Racer - Wired | Right now, Elliot Seguin 
Reno Air Races: Day Two · Warbirds News | Thursdays start at Stead Field, home to the Reno Air Races was spectacular! On the ramp was the now-famous P-51D “The Rebel” that Doug Mathews took to new heights just months ago setting five new records. It’s hard to believe this Mustang was flying at 42,000 feet! “The Rebel” is one of the aircraft in the Unlimited Class racing this week at Reno...
We Fly with the Geico Skytypers: A Truly Unique Act - InFlight USA | Full team formation. (Geico Skytypers)The GEICO Skytypers are a precision formation flying team, but they are also an aerial advertising team that gets the messages out in a most unique way: “skytyping.” “Skywriting,” with a single aircraft flying in patterns and releasing smoke to form large letters, was far more popular 50 years ago than it is today. What had been common then is not common now...
Valley City Air Show remembers a legacy - WDAY6 | Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - Despite all of the high-flying action, there will be many heavy hearts among airshow-goers tomorrow in Valley City.
Balloon Festival and Air Show today - Sun Gazette | HUGHESVILLE - Blue skies are on the forecast - perfect weather to come out and enjoy the planes, skydivers and hot air balloons at the "Balloon Fest, Air Show & So Much More" held by the Lycoming County Rotary clubs this afternoon at the fair grounds in Hughesville...
Warm 'glow' from Faribault Airfest's first night - Faribault Daily News | A slight breeze that refused to find and settle in a definite direction kept the windsock and area balloonists guessing until right before liftoff on Friday night at the Airfest...
Meadow Lands to Host Fighter Jet at Upcoming Air Show - SurfKY News | OWENSBORO, Ky. (9/13/13) – Meadow Lands Elementary School will host the pilot and ground crew of an F-18 Hornet fighter jet from the Royal Canadian Air Force. The jet will be in Daviess County as part of the upcoming Owensboro Air Show (Sept. 20-21 at the Owensboro Regional Airport and downtown).
Scots air aces to join elite Red Arrows team - Herald Scotland | TWO Scottish pilots have been recruited to the Red Arrows for their 50th display season following a tragic period for the elite aerobatic team...
Snowbirds overnight in Moncton in storm - The Canadian Press | MONCTON, N.B. – Tropical storm Gabrielle led to the Canadian Forces Snowbirds spending Thursday night in Moncton, N.B. Eleven Tutor aircraft with 22 pilots landed at the Greater Moncton International Airport on Thursday afternoon en route to Yarmouth, N.S., after an air show in Roberval, Que. Capt. Thomas Edelson says the Canadian Forces flying team needed to stop for fuel anyway. The planes carry enough fuel to last about 90 minutes in the air. Edelson says the team will assess weather conditions to determine when they can fly out...
Interview with Captain Mark Zoppitelli, the pilot Umbria Frecce Tricolori - Translated | "Frecce Tricolori, the Captain Zoppitelli interview: "I pilot Patrol World's Most Beautiful" | The Frecce Tricolori are based at Umbrian of St. Francis, we were able to tell us about some excitement and curiosity from the Umbrian pilot Captain Mark Zoppitelli that this year will leave the Arrows to return to Tornado
14th annual Powered Parachute Fly kicks off in southwest Missouri - KOAM TV | The skies were busy Friday in Southwest Missouri as the 14th annual Powered Parachute Fly In kicked off at Baugh Flight Park in Reeds, Missouri, which is just east of Jasper...
Ohio Air News 252 - Charles Johnson | Canadian International Air Show, Holister Field Chilli Fly-In
Air Museum Displays B-52's - KMOA | As a way of saying thanks to the Air Force, two model B-52's are being rolled out today, one at Minot Air Force Base and one at the Dakota Territory Air Museum. The B-52's are built on a 1-8 scale and have a 32-foot wingspan...
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Honored, Humbled and Grateful: One USAF Boom Operator’s Road to 10,000 Hours - InFlight USA | On May 22, 2013, I had the honor of flying on a mission with the 6th Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Little did I know that in a single training mission from this northern California base, I would be witness to, and take part in, such a historic accomplishment by Chief Master Sergeant Luis Drummond...
New CAF Squadron forming in Sacramento - valcomnews.com | The Commemorative Air Force is forming a new squadron in the Sacramento area. The CAF is a historical museum but not the kind with dusty displays, the kind where the exhibits fly. In 1957, a small group of ex-service pilots pooled their money to purchase a P-51 Mustang, beginning what is now called the Commemorative Air Force (CAF). With the addition of a pair of F8F Bearcats, the CAF became the...
Jonathan Trappe forced to cut short transatlantic cluster balloon mission - The Guardian | American ballooner forced to land in Newfoundland due to technical issue just 12 hours into the planned 2,500-mile journey
Caitlin's First Post as the Girls With Wings Dreams Take Flight Scholarship Winner! - Girls with Wings | Congratulations to Caitlin, who has progressed in her flying lessons thanks in part to the generous donations that people have made to Girls With Wings. The Dreams Take Flight Dreams Take Flight Scholarship is designed to introduce the world of aviation to someone who would benefit from experiencing the joy of flight. The award of this scholarship is intended to fund introductory flight training to encourage achievement of a stated goal, whether in aviation or in another field of study. There is no prerequisite flight training required for this scholarship, just enthusiasm and the desire to learn. The Dreams Take Flight Scholarship is an award in the amount of $500.00...
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