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HEMET: Excitement in the air for Hemet-Ryan Air Show - Press-Enterprise | Some came to look back at their past, others came to glimpse into their future. No matter their motive, the thousands of people in attendance appeared to enjoy the Hemet-Ryan Air Show on Saturday, Nov. 2. The crowd spread out across the grounds of the Hemet-Ryan Airport, many in lawn chairs, others on blankets and some seeking shade under the wings of planes on display on a beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the low 70s...

Inside Airshows – Part 1: Running Away to Join the Circus – Airspeed Online | There are three things you need to know about yourself.  Who you are, what you want to be, and, if there’s a difference between the two, what you’re going to do about that difference every day for the rest of your life...

GALLERY, VIDEO: Dubbo cadets fly away on the ride of their lives - Daily Liberal | AIR FORCE cadets from Dubbo were treated to the highlight of their careers with a ride on a Hercules C-130J aircraft to the Temora Warbirds Downunder airshow on Saturday...

Barnstorming: Innovating A Future - Aero-News Network | Excerpts From Jim Campbell's Speech At the 2013 Redbird Migration Flight training Conference | Aviation would seem to be an innovative industry... look at it... cool flying machines everywhere, space-age electronics, and don't get me started on the cool way we pilots get to talk to the ground hogs... and yet this industry is held prisoner to a well-worn phrase and attitude... that of, "that's the way we've always done it."...

Dubai Airshow - CNN International | From November 17 to 21, Dubai will be the center of the aviation world as the city hosts its biennial airshow. From the latest technology and trends to deals and developments, CNN will be on the ground to bring you all the buzz from the event...

50th Reno Air Race Unlimited Video - Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Few would disagree that the 50th Anniversary of Reno Air Racing Championships was the best if not the best ever.  The Unlimited class (make that the new Unlimited & Warbirds class) did not disappoint loyal fans. Defending champion, Steve Hinton flew #5 Voodoo past the home pylon for his 5th Breitling Unlimited Gold Championship at the 50th Reno Air Races...

B-17 Bomber set to land at airport Monday - Salisbury Post | One of the few flying B-17 Bombers, “The Aluminum Overcast,” is set to land at the Rowan County Airport on Monday morning about 11 a.m. “The schedule is subject to change, but 11 a.m. is the best estimate at this time. The public is invited to attend the landing,” said Jack Neubacher, EAA President...

ROC vet recounts WWII comradery with US allies in Yunnan - WantChinaTimes | ...The US fighters and bombers from the 14th Air Force, commanded by general Claire Lee Chennault, performed very well during the Salween campaign. "Without the support of General Chennault, I think more Chinese soldiers would have lost their lives during the siege of Tengchong," stressed Yang....

Alabama Must Not Abandon Our Aviation Hall of Fame - Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | -Editorial- For decades our aviation heroes have been honored and enshrined in the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame, permanently housed in the Birmingham Southern Museum of Flight.   Their stories tell a personal history of extraordinary aviators and Alabama aviation. Established as a public agency of the state, seven politically appointed board of directors are entrusted to promote and encourage the growth and public support of aviation, especially general aviation within the state. It provides official and public recognition and honor to individuals, living or dead, who by extraordinary achievement and service have made outstanding and substantial contributions to aviation in Alabama...

War Eagles Air Museum’s TF-51″Friendly Ghost” · Warbirds News | If you have heard the song that says “out in the west Texas town of El Paso,” you are mighty close to Santa Teresa, NM.  For it is there, perched atop a windswept, arid mesa that you will find the War Eagles Air Museum.  The museum has one of the largest collections of historic military and civilian aircraft, classic automobiles, and aviation and automotive artifacts in the Southwest. There are 36 World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era aircraft on display and 49 American, British, German, Japanese, and Italian automobiles from days gone by...

Historic African bi-plane flight commences - defenceWeb | The weather may not have played along, but female pilot Tracey Curtis-Taylor has finally commenced her solo Cape Town to UK flight in a vintage Boeing Stearman biplane. Curtis-Taylor is recreating the 1928 flight by English aviatrix Lady Mary Heath by covering more than 7 000 miles in an open cockpit Stearman over seven weeks. Heath was the first person to fly this rout, which later became the Imperial Airways route....

Devin's third essay as the Girls With Wings Private Pilot Scholarship Winner! - The Girls With Wings Blog | Congratulations to Devin who has resumed her flying lessons thanks in part to the generous donations that people have made to Girls With Wings. The Private Pilot Scholarship is to help defray the cost of flight training lessons in pursuit of a private pilot certificate. This scholarship, an award in the amount of $1000.00, targets those individuals who have soloed but have not completed the Private Pilot Course...

Max Q Live - Air & Space magazine | ...The group on stage, in Hawaiian shirts and baggy shorts, looks like a typical middle-aged cover band. But Max Q is anything but typical. Its members are active-duty astronauts...