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Mike Goulian: 5 part video feature on our team by LiveAirShowTV · Mike Goulian Airshows | Very excited to be able to announce a 5 part video feature on our team by LiveAirShowTV. Titled, Inside Airshows, the series will give you a true "behind the scenes" look at an air show weekend for our team. It's very cool. Have a look at the teaser:

U.S. Sport Aviation Expo Just Around the Corner - EAA | December 19, 2013 - The 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo is coming up fast - January 16-19, 2014 - at the Sebring Regional Airport (SEB) in Florida. This year will feature more than 160 exhibitors displaying homebuilt and light-sport aircraft, aviation accessories, a wide variety of avionics, and more. A full slate of aviation forums is also scheduled....

Bahrain air show set to take off - Trade Arabia | Final preparations are underway to host the third Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) at the Sakhir Air Base next month. The three-day event, from January 16 until 18, is expected to attract up to 20,000 trade visitors from more than 25 countries ...

Twizel Airshow bites the dust - JACQUIE WEBBY | After 10 successful years, the Twizel Airshow, billed in 2012 as Wings Over Water, has come back to earth. Wings Over Water spokesman James Leslie said the Twizel Airshow had gone into recess but the seed capital remained in case other people wanted to step up and run the event. "Regretfully, the show in 2012 was the last one, unless someone chooses to revive it," he said...

Pilots confirmed for Jet Racing - Scoop.co.nz | A NASA astronaut who has completed six space shuttle flights has been confirmed as one of the pilots taking part in high-speed jet racing at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Colonel Curtis Brown of the United States was flight commander on two of his six space missions and is also a five times Reno Jet Air Race Champion. Alongside Curtis in the “Reno” team contesting the #GigatownWanaka Jet races will be three times Red Bull World Air Race champion, Mike Mangold....

Fresh faces on Warbirds Board - Scoop.co.nz | Wanaka businessman and Community Board member, Ross McRobie has taken over as Chairman of the board which oversees the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow....

French Association Réplic’Air Plans to Build a Dewoitine D.551 - Warbirds News | As reported by  World Warbird News the French association Réplic’Air has announced its intention to build a flyable  Dewoitine D.551, and have it fly by June 2017 at the latest. The aircraft, a derivative of the famous Dewoitine D.520 fighter, never flew as France was defeated before it could be produced...

War hero James Flint dies at age of 100 - nottinghampost.com | ...Returning from one mission, his Hampden was damaged by German fighters. The bomber was ditched near the Norfolk coast. Pilot and crew escaped from the sinking aircraft. Jim clambered back, found the navigator, pulled him to the escape hatch and hauled him to the shore...

RIVERSIDE: Woman, 92, recalls days as WWII aviator - Press-Enterprise | Margot DeMoss wouldn’t think of bailing out of a burning plane. DeMoss, a female aviator during World War II, shut off the motor and glided to a successful landing. “It was very dangerous,” she said. “You got flames and a big tank of gasoline. The fire would have blown me up if I hadn’t turned the key off.” DeMoss, 92, recalled the experience as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), who are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year. She and another female pilot were honored at a military ball in November at the Pechanga Resort and Casino near Temecula...

Timeless Voices - Clarence "Clancy" Hess · eaavideo.org | Clancy Hess had his first flight lesson with air racer Johnny Livingston in 1930. He was a charter member of AOPA in 1939, flew dive bombers as a Marine aviator during World War Two, and had a 32-year flying career with American Airlines.

Time to recall GA’s World War II heroes - General Aviation News | This year marked the final roll call for brave World War II fliers fading from the scene. No, it wasn’t the Doolittle Raiders, whose four survivors (three present) celebrated their final reunion last month. There’s another band of brothers: Some of GA’s World War II heroes who reunited annually for more than 60 years. Their last squadron-mate “flew West” this year...

Model Aviation Club Raises $76,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project - Fly RC | Muncie, IN -A total of $76,000 dollars was raised for and presented to the Wounded Warrior Project as a result of the efforts of the Academy of Model Aeronautics and its chartered clubs that participated in the inaugural National Model Aviation Day on August 17, 2013, by...

Understated - Flight To Success | T.H.ursdays with Tom Hill | ...Like all aircraft, a T-38 flight begins with a takeoff. When you’re used to gliders and Cessna’s, the T-38 takeoff with its afterburners can be quite impressive. It might even feel like a “kick in the pants” on a cold day when the afterburners kick in just after the brakes are released. The takeoff can be memorable, at least until you fly something with real power, like an F-15 or F-16...

Helicopter Pilot Slides Aircraft Across Ice Near Skaters - Aero-News Network  | Some Think He Should Lose Flying Privileges For The Staged Stunt It was one of those things that probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Eight Canadians who had gone by helicopter in search of the perfect frozen lake for a hockey game wound up as part of a controversy after the pilot of one of the aircraft skidded his helo across the ice through a group of skaters.

Young Pilot Uses EAA Youth Programs to Earn His Ticket - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | After Eric Beets, EAA 1078480, took a Young Eagles flight on January 15, 2012, the 17-year-old high school student from Burlington, Wisconsin, made the decision that he would become a private pilot. Thanks to his determination and the EAA Young Eagles Flight Plan, Eric passed his checkride on April 5, 2013.

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Walmart to Install Surface-to-Air Missiles on Store Rooftops to Shoot Down Amazon Drones - sUAS News | Bentonville, AR — Walmart today announced plans to install mini surface-to-air missile batteries on the rooftops of all 4,786 store locations across the United States. The missiles will exclusively target Amazon Prime Air drones. The new concept called Walmart Megatron is the latest effort to drive customers back to retail locations. While Walmart’s growth has remained steady, it has been unable to keep pace with online retailers such as Amazon...