Friday, September 20, 2013

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2013 Reno Air Races -Breitling Unlimited Gold Final! - Live Air Show TV | Here is Sunday's Gold Race for the Unlimited Warbird Racing Class (Unlimiteds) Can Voodoo with Steven Hinton hold off Matt Jackson in Strega? Take a look and find out! Thanks to On Board Images for the Thom Richard In-Cockpit camera and Breitling for the LIVE helicopter footage.

U.S. Nationals Set to Begin in Texas Sunday  - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | This Sunday, September 22, marks the start of the 2013 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships at the North Texas Regional Airport in Sherman/Denison, Texas. With 110 preregistered pilots - a banner year - this year's competition will be a full category deciding Nationals champions in Sportsman, Intermediate, Advanced, and Unlimited categories.

Photo Gallery: Historic Reno images dating back to 1860s from RGJ.com 

Vero Beach Air Show | Vero Beach Air Show, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and the Indian
River, Treasure Coast and Vero Beach Exchange Clubs, along with the IRC Veterans Council are extremely proud and excited to announce the resurrection of the Vero Beach Air Show, at the City of Vero Beach Municipal Airport, Vero Beach, Florida, after a 16 year hiatus. The excitement begins with back-to-back shows scheduled for October 5-6, 2013, and then again on May 10-11, 2014....

SalinasAirshow Ca-International This year’s California International Airshow will feature three of the most highly recognized and award-winning aerobatic pilots!  Local favorite, Sean D. Tucker, Sean has been named as one of the Living Legends in Aviation, National Aviation Hall of Fame inductee, recipient of the Crystal Eagle Award, the General Charles E. Yeager International Aeronautical Achievement Award, inductee at the 2001 USAF Gathering of Eagles, and named as one of the Living Legends of Flight...

Open House and Fly-in - Ashville, AL, October 19. Flyer

"Planes Change: The Pilot Stays The Same" | Witness the power of the Heritage Flight experience through the eyes of USAF pilot Maj. Henry "Schadow" Schantz as he wields today's premiere fighter, the F-22 Raptor...

Timeless Voices - Anthony Alaimo · eaavideo.org | Anthony Alaimo (1920-2009) was a B-26 pilot with the 450th Bomb Squadron of the 322nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force during World War II. He was shot down on his first mission and became a prisoner of war in the Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp.

Vintage Engine Parts Desperately Needed - NORDO News | Our friends, the Pembertons of Spokane, are in need of your help. Last year they finished the restoration of a beautiful Waco EQC-6 powered by a Wright 760-E2. As usual it is a piece of vintage artwork. Unfortunately, problems with the powerplant have kept it grounded. This is why they need your help...

Vintage Aircraft Owners Prepare - NORDO News | As we've recently noted, the FAA seems hell bent on over-using AD's to the point of including statistically normal occurrences. One can only assume it is either another way for them to remove old planes from the air or to remove anything from the air of which they have no knowledge. Whatever the case, it has become a serious problem for aircraft owners. Now we have an accident that could affect many different vintage airplanes if the CAA (Canadian Aviation Authority) decides to go after it, the FAA follows suit, and our groups aren't prepared to fight back....

EAA Aviation Adventure Fall/Winter Speaker Series Begins Next Week  - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Learn about unique and historic aviation experiences is a series of free presentations at EAA's Aviation Adventure fall-winter speaker series, which begins next week at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. All presentations are also followed by a "beyond the ropes" museum tour.

The First In-Flight Movies Had a Live Orchestra · Matt Novak on Paleofuture, shared by Brian Barrett to Gizmodo | Soaring through the clouds in 1925, passengers on an Imperial Airways flight traveling over Germany were treated to a brand new novelty—one of the first in-flight movies. Even more astounding? The film had live orchestral accompaniment. But not in the way you're probably thinking...

Florida college to offer masters degree in drone warfare  - sUAS News | Secured inside a room you need a U.S. passport to enter is a modern arcade of war machines. ‘It looks like a gamer’s paradise: A comfortable tan leather captain’s chair sits behind four computer monitors, an airplane joystick with a…

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