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Steven Hinton wins Reno Gold Number Five in 5…… · Joe Kates, Photorecon.net | September 15th, 2013. Piloting the highly modified P-51 Mustang Race #5 “Voodoo”, Hinton completed all 8 laps of the Breitling Gold race with an average lap time of 07:59.313 and a top speed of 482.074 mph. The win was a bitter sweet moment for team owner Bob Button and crew. After years of chasing Reno Gold this was to be the year the stars aligned for Button and Voodoo. All of us at Photorecon would like to congratulate the Voodoo team on a well-deserved win and for making “Purple the New Red”.

CoolPix: Midnight Miss III Up-Close As She Wins T-6 Gold At Reno 2013 - AirPigz | Way back in the late 60's my dad took me to the Reno Air Races (1967 thru 1970) when I was just a wee lad (born in 1961) and I still have memories of watching the Formula One racers, the Biplanes and the Unlimiteds... but when the T-6's raced in those days I mostly just thought hmmm, those guys are sure noisy and don't really go very fast! Well, now that I'm a lot older and a little wiser, I have more respect for the T-6's and their race efforts...

National Naval Aviation Museum Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary  - Aero-News Network | The Public Is Invited To Visit The Museum, Located In Pensacola, FL, And Join The Celebration | The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation invites the public to visit the Naval Aviation Museum in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The Foundation plans three days of special events and aircraft displays on Oct. 3, 4 and 5, culminating with a black-tie 50th anniversary gala on Saturday, Oct. 5. Visitors are invited to enjoy special 50th anniversary menu at the Cubi Point Café, and shop for limited-edition anniversary items at the Flight Deck Museum Store. The foundation says it is an opportunity to be part of history and celebrate this community treasure, the National Naval Aviation Museum...

New England Air Museum to Host Open Cockpit Day and Great New England RC Swap Meet on October 13th By Warbirds News | The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, will be holding two special events on Sunday, October 13th; their fall Open Cockpit Day and the Second Annual Great New England RC Swap Meet. Visitors will be allowed to climb in to some of the Museum’s vintage warbirds and see the latest and greatest in radio controlled model aircraft...

Flying The North American Harvard Mk II - Warbirds News | Skipper Hyle ever since he used the hear his grandfather talk about flying from his early days with Eastern Air Lines wanted to own a prop airplane. He instructed for a while, then join the USAF, and now flies for the airlines. Skipper also holds a type rating in the P-51 Mustang which flies regularly with the CAF Dixie Wing...

Hidden Thespian Skytrain - Travel for Aircraft | Though not secret to students and staff of the G-Star School of the Arts there is a Douglas C-47 Skytrain otherwise hidden to most of the world — except through film and production which is the school’s specialty. These images were taken on a Sunday, explaining the absence of people in them, and the solitude allowed for a bit of observation...

Elephant walk turns into ‘Freedom Launch’ · Dominic Perry, Flight Image of the Day This shot of some of its biggest aircraft comes from the US Air Force. It shows a 22-aircraft “freedom launch” on 11 September at Travis AFB in California. It says: “Seven Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs and 11 KC-10 Extenders alongside four Lockheed Martin C-5B Galaxies from the 60th Air Mobility Wing lined up in what is historically referred to as an “elephant walk,” then launched consecutively over 36 minutes to take part in Air Mobility Command missions. The first plane in the lineup, a C-17, launched at 8:46 a.m., the same time terrorists crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City 12 years earlier.”

New Book Cover My Odyssey to Area 51 by Area 51 veteran Barnes · tdbarnes My Odyssey to Area 51 by Area 51 veteran Thornton D. Barnes now enhanced with new book cover and additional photos is now available in paperback and e-book at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CreateSpace, Smashwords, iTunes, Kobo, and Sony, both nationally and internationally. Available on Kindle, Nook, iPhones, iPads, computers, and almost all ebook readers.

A Reunion 10 Years In The Making - Aero-News Network | Jetblue Pilot Inspires Student To Seek Career In Aviation | Ten years ago, JetBlue Airways Captain Eric Scott invited a young traveler to visit the cockpit and unknowingly changed this boy's life. Elijah Hedrington was just five years old, traveling to Burlington, VT as part of the Fresh Air Fund. This program provides free summer experiences to New York City children from low-income communities. Elijah's escort happened to be Sheila Donnell, a JetBlue Inflight crewmember who volunteers for the program. On this flight, Sheila introduced Elijah to Capt. Scott. Capt. Scott invited Elijah into the cockpit...