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2013 Reno Air Race Unlimited Pics & 5 Time Unlimited Gold Winner Steven Hinton Jr - Warbirdbabe Blog | Cool pictures, taken by Tatsuo “Ken” Sakurai and myself, of a few beautiful aircraft flying on Saturday, and, Sunday’s final Unlimited Gold race with winner Steven Hinton Jr., his family, crew and friends and the coveted silver winner’s trophy – in his hands...

Warbirds Over Wanaka, Ticket Sales up 20% - Warbirds News | Ticket sales for next year’s Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow are up by twenty percent, compared to the same period prior to the 2012 airshow, according to event manager Mandy Deans. Ms Deans suggested more people were pre-purchasing tickets because the airshow is always kept interesting with new acts and that it boded well for a strongly supported airshow.   There was no chance of tickets selling out for the Easter Holiday event as there was ample space and infrastructure for accommodating large crowds at Wanaka Airport...

Georgia Model Aviators to Demonstrate Hobby at Open House & Air Show - patch.com | Members of the Georgia Model Aviators club say that many people who drive by their 66-acre property on Old Federal Road in Ball Ground think the men on the field are just “playing with toys”. That’s one misconception they hope to correct during their annual Open House & Air Show this weekend...

Going After New Records and New Adventures · Dean Sigler, CAFE Foundation Blog | Already holder of all the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) world records for light electric aircraft, Jean-Luc Soullier of AeroSkyLux has announced his latest endeavor, the Etlantic Project.  Since he achieved these records in a microlight MC-30 with a Lynch-type Electravia motor, he has searched for a higher-performance airplane and power system....

Three of four surviving Flying Tigers, who trained Chinese pilots in WWII, in Huntsville for reunion - al.com | Sitting in a wheelchair just outside a hangar at Redstone Arsenal, retired U.S. Air Force Master Sargent Charles "Chuck" Baisden leaned in and looked closely at the computer monitor on the table in front of him. He listened intently as he heard how the high-tech system was used to help pilots navigate and land....

Flying Tigers Reunite on Arsenal for Celebration - WHNT.com | REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) – Three of the four surviving members of the Flying Tigers, the 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese air force, will participate in an event recognizing the Army Aviation Association of America Fixed Wing Unit of the Year at Redstone Army Air Field on Friday, September 27...

Howard “Scrappy” Johnson,The Fighter Pilot · Warbirds News | During my research for a book about the pilots who flew F-104 Starfighter I had the privilege to meet Howard  C. “Scrappy” Johnson in his house in South Florida. After the visit we became  “email-friends” which is the modern version of the more traditional “penfriends”. Scrappy Johnson is an aviator whose amazing career is chronicled in this fast-paced—sometimes raucous, sometimes sobering, but always exciting—larger-than-life story that reads like fiction. He has served as a fighter pilot flying over 7,000 hours in fifteen different fighter planes during his career...

[Video] Enjoy a guided tour into the cockpit of an SR-71 Blackbird - The Aviationist | The following video will provide a tour of both the front cockpit and the RSO (Reconnaissance System Operator) of an SR-71 Blackbird simulator at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field, in Dallas, Texas. What makes the documentary almost unique is the guide: Richard Graham, a former Blackbird pilot. The simulator was...

Mr. Arango’s Aeroplanes - Air & Space Magazine | It’s a windless morning near the California town of Paso Robles, all birdsong and stillness—until an airplane shatters the calm with the startling brrruuuppp…brruuppp of its rotary engine. A Sopwith Camel crosses the fence and seems to pause, kestrel-like, before alighting on the grass. Rocking on the uneven ground, it taxis to the hangar, where, as soon as the propeller stops, a crewman places an oil tray beneath its nose and begins to wipe down its dripping cowl. The pilot extricates himself from the tiny cockpit and hops to the ground...

I Remember Meigs · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | Meigs. I remember Meigs. It was a magical place. To many it represented aviation. Others hated it because it did. For me it was a location. Location, location, location. That’s what they say in the real estate business. It also rolls off the tongues of barnstormers. Flying from airport to airport eats up too much time and money. Find a spot full of tourist next to an airport that isn’t already served by some guy who’s trying to lose money and you’ve found a great spot. That’s what Meigs was to me...

Air France, the legend legends - Xavier Cotton, Passion for Aviation (translated) | Through a unique iconography overwhelmingly unique, rediscover the aesthetics, history and progress of Air France. Organized in chronological chapters major precursors to clusters and alliances of companies, this album is a photographic journey through the styles, methods, technologies and ...

A Conversation with AOPA President and CEO Mark Baker, Part 3 - Aero-News Network | This is a Special Report of the Aero News Network... Mark Baker, Part 3 of 3 | We all know that AOPA has a new head man - Mark Baker. He's a pilot with a corporate business management background. But what do we really know about Mark Baker - and more importantly his plans for AOPA and its membership...

Susan's Post as a Girls With Wings Scholarship Winner! - Life on the Road as a Pilot | Susan's post as a Girls With Wings Additional Scholarship Winner: Susan's lessons have been funded in part by the generous donations that people have made to Girls With Wings. Additional Awards were designated to four individuals that showed great promise and dedication. We therefore offered them $250 to help in funding at least a small portion of their flight training...