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Pilot 'Fang' Maroney funeral set for Monday at air museum - In-Forum | FARGO – The funeral for a popular air show pilot who died in a plane crash over the weekend will be held Monday at the Fargo Air Museum. Jim “Fang” Maroney died Sunday when he crashed his plane into the side of a mountain south of Knoxville, Tenn., in the Cherokee National Forest...

Blue Angels officers take some time to visit fans at the National Naval Aviation Museum

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25,000 turn out for Blue Angels practice * PNJ.com | The Blue Angels left last year’s budget woes behind along with their F/A-18 Hornets’ signature trails of purposefully generated white smoke in the aerobatic team’s first Pensacola practice session of 2014 while a huge crowd looked on....

The Right Stuff for a post-SUN ‘n FUN trip * General Aviation News | SUN ‘n FUN is coming up soon. If you are heading to the show in Lakeland, Florida, what else can you do while you’re in Florida? Of course, there’s always Disney World, but why not see the hub of America’s space program, the Kennedy Space Center?...

CAF Houston Wing Fly-In and Open House Set for April 12-13 * PR Web | The Houston Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announces their annual Fly In and Open House will take place April 12 -13, 2014 at the West Houston Airport....

Biggest Little Airshow in Hawaii slated for August · General Aviation News | Guests will be able to experience all the excitement aviation has to offer with over 100 aircraft featured — both real and remote control models — “candy bombings” over historic Ford Island Runway for the kids, hands-on modeling stations, Hangar 79 Tours to see the...

Armstrong set for chief exec role after 2014 Air Tattoo - Swindon Advertiser | THE man who will step into the shoes of Tim Prince, as Chief Executive of the RAF Charitable Trust Enterprises following RIAT 2014, says he feels privileged to be taking over such a unique organisation....

RED BULL AIR RACE: Flying legend Besenyei crosses Corinth Canal * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Peter Besenyei today completed an amazing flight through the famous Corinth Canal in Greece. The Hungarian pilot crossed the base of the 6.4km-long and 21.4m-wide landmark while performing impressive aerial manoeuvers and breathtaking tricks...

Big noise as RAF Cosford Air Show 2014 is launched - shropshirestar.com | Organisers promised the show would contain the best of the modern day Royal Air Force, alongside classic aircraft and set pieces paying tribute to special anniversaries. The Blades and the four ship Yakolevs will perform stunning aerobatic displays alongside the Red Arrows on June 8....

Aerobatic Routine in the CAF Dixie Wing’s FG-1D Corsair · Warbirds News | Chris Avery served in the Marine Corps for 12 years and in the Army National Guard for 4 years. He has over 25,000 hours of flight experience.Chris also served as a production and experimental test pilot at Aviat and Bombardier Aerospace. Chris has flown the CAF Corsair on the airshow circuit since 1996. He has over 800 hours in the aircraft and has flown over 400 Level 1 demonstrations in it. Chris flies many other warbirds, but strongly prefers the Corsair...

Chilean Air Show Hosts Exhibitors from 43 Countries * laht.com | SANTIAGO - The 2014 International Air and Space Show (FIDAE) has opened in Santiago, Chile, where nearly 600 exhibitors from 43 countries are showing off the latest in aerospace and defense industry equipment...

Wings of Freedom Tour * San Angelo LIVE! | Flight Experiences Donations are $450 per person aboard the B-17 or B-24. Flight training in the TP-51C "Betty Jane" will be at most locations on the Wings of Freedom Tour. Flight training in the P-51 is $2200 for a half hour flight, and $3200 for a ...

Air and Space Museum Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package - DCist.com | The Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum was evacuated this afternoon because of a suspicious package found on the museum's second floor, the Metropolitan Police Department says....

A Look at 38C: Detail image of "Charlie" - Photo for Thursday, 03.27.14 By Dan Pimentel, Airplanista Blog Editor | I am continuing to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Jerrie Mock's 1964 world flight by showing some of the research photos I collected while writing my...

Revenge of the Shang * Vintage Wings of Canada | When I was a kid, I walked to the library at the Elmvale Shopping Centre every week, dumped an armful of books down the return chute and headed right for the historical stacks where I would stand with my head cocked to the left, scanning the worn spines for titles of books of high flying adventure, the Second World War, the war in the air and the war at sea....

Black Widow will join other warbirds at SAAF Museum - defenceWeb | ...The aircraft, the first of type to be delivered to the SA Air Force (SAAF) in June 1963, was put onto the Air Force Museum inventory in the early nineties and was until four years ago a regular participant on the South Africa airshow circuit. She was flown almost exclusively by Glen Warden who took the aircraft out to sea during the Durban Airshow a few years ago to show the old lady still had it in her and broke the sound barrier....

CAF taps Smith for strategic development · General Aviation News | The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has added Adam Smith to its staff as the Executive Vice President of Strategic Development. In this role, Smith will oversee the execution of CAF’s “Airbase Strategy” to include leading the design, funding and construction of the CAF National Airbase, and ultimately the oversight of the existing and future Airbases....

Red Flag 14-2 Concludes * Photorecon.net | The second of a planned three Red Flags for 2014 has come to a close as Red Flag 14-2 concluded on March 14th. This Red Flag was dominated by F-15′s and F-16′s from five different countries which included Belgium, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America. I had the privilege of accompanying Nellis Air Force Base’s Public Affairs Office out to the...

Awesome photo of Rex Pemberton * Bonjour BlueSky

How To Photograph an Airshow - Digital Camera Review | While both U.S. teams fly six aircraft in their demonstrations, the planes are in a six aircraft formation for a relatively short portion of each program. Both teams fly with a four aircraft formation and have two "opposing solo" aircraft that pair up as well as operate independently for the bulk of their program...

Lindbergh launches Powering Imagination * General Aviation News | Erik Lindbergh, grandson of aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh, has formed Powering Imagination, an enterprise founded to promote sustainable aviation and encourage students and innovators to participate in creating a “brilliant future” for flight...

Patty Wagstaff and Southeast Aero Create Aviation Synergy in St. Augustine, Florida  * Aviation Pros | ...The Patty Wagstaff Aerobatic School will focus on precision aerobatics in classic competition style for people who want to fly for recreation, airshows, or competition, and will offer tailwheel training and upset training to individuals and corporate flight departments, using both the Extra 300L and the Super Decathalon airplanes....