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Blue Angels set for hometown performance - Military Times | Greg McWherter, they resumed performing with the Quad City Airshow in Davenport, Iowa on June 18 and 19. This weekend, however, they have their first show over their home turf. Here are some shots from a practice session Thursday. ...

Look to the skies for family fun - Chicago Parent | Team AeroShell, Viper Airshows, Matt Chapman, Heritage Flight, F-15 E Strike Eagle, Lima Lima, the US Navy's F-18 Super Hornet and Aerostars will also participate. If you've never witnessed an air show at sunset, consider attending the twilight show ...

AirFest 2011: Ready for takeoff (VIDEO) - The Union of Grass Valley | Locally built kit planes, air racers, antique and classic aircraft, augment World War Two P-51 Mustangs, Hawker Sea Fury, Corsair, T-28s, AT-6s and many other warbirds. Two thrilling appearances of the Patriots L-39 Jet Team, airplane rides and ...

Jets over Detroit River practicing for races from www.windsorstar.com | ... In the air, pilots with the Navy's West Coast Super Hornet Demo Team are doing manoeuvres with the U.S. Armed Forces' "most impressive aircraft," the FA-18.   There will also be a biplane aerobatic show. 

Skagit Aero's Blog: Arlington Fly-In Is Here - From Antique Airfield News | The annual Arlington Fly-In is underway at the Arlington airport just a short flight south of Concrete. This is the biggest fly-in of the year for our area and the museum once again has a strong presence at the vintage barn display. ...

Wings of Freedom tour at Jabara - Kansas.com | It'll feature the B-17 Flying Fortress, the only fully restored and flying B-24J Liberator and the P-51 Mustang. Visitors can explore and learn more about the historic planes inside and out. Admission is $12 for adults and $6 for children under 12. ...

PRS Images from www.aafo.com |OK, I stole a couple from last year here but figured it's all in the spirit of things. Was a great week at PRS and great to see "Precious" back 'roundin' the sticks.  Shaping up to be ...

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Patrouille de France brings up Guynemermonument salute in Poelkapelle - KW.be | Poelkapelle - Friday morning, July 8 shaved eight Alpha Jets of the French team "Patrouille de France" above the Guynemermonument the symbol of the French Air Force. They were returning from the international flight and air meeting of Koksijde ...

Cockpit Footage from Paris Air Show - YouTube | Unique cockpit footage taken by Italian Air Force Typhoon display pilot Magg. Raffaele Beltrame during his Thursday display flight above the airfield at Le Bourget during Paris Air Show 2011. At times pulling 9g in the Typhoon, this footage gives us a real insight into the flight from a pilot's perspective. ...

Promoters in Dogfight Over Fort Lauderdale Air Show - NBC Miami | That was news to the city and Bryan Lilley, the Cocoa Beach air show coordinator who proposed the rebirth of Fort Lauderdale's version in June. Lilley was in talks for a two-year deal with the city to return military vessels, aircrafts and aerobatics ...
   
WWII Airborne Demonstration Team Open Hangar Day/Fly In - Frederick Press | To culminate the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team's Summer 2011 Jump School, the Team will be hosting an Open Hangar Day and Fly-In on July 23rd, 2011, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Open Hangar Day and Fly-In will be held at the historic Frederick Army ...

ILLINOIS SPOTLIGHT: Flying fortress brings back memories for WWII veterans
The Republic | Mace, a ball turret gunner inside a B-17 bomber for each mission, was wounded twice by shrapnel that exploded in the air. First in the right knee. Then in the left leg. Now at the age of 94 with two Purple Hearts, Mace still remembers how he and the ...

B-17, B-24J, P-51 aircraft flying into Loveland-Fort Collins airport for ... - The Republic | The B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24J Liberator and P-51 Mustang are expected to arrive shortly before noon on Friday and will be available for walk-through tours and excursion flights for a fee. The fee for walk-through tours is waived for World War II ...

Pimp My Ride – FA-18 Style - from Neptunus Lex | VFA-25 in Lemoore, California was my first fleet squadron, back in 1987-1990. The “Fist of the Fleet” had a ...

Boeing Model 215 Tiltrotor from The Unwanted Blog | A Boeing-Vertol tiltrotor design from 1970. Designed to USAF requirements, this could serve as either a transport or rescue craft. As a transport, the radius ...

How many people does it take to organise an Airshow? - The Feast Bowl | As I mentioned previously, airshows need a lot of people to make them work. As the Flying Display Director (FDD), I can’t hope to keep my eye on every single thing that’s happening and so I have a team to help me. Right at the top of the list is the Flying Control Committee (FCC). These are my flying and air display experts. Anybody can be a Display Director, but it takes a very experienced aviator to be ...

Fly-In Sponsors from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | As the annual Wood, Fabric, & Tailwheels Fly-In approaches, we always find ourselves looking for potential new sponsors.

Iowa City Aerohawks to host 19th annual air show - Iowa City Press Citizen | Nowadays when the Iowa City Aerohawks open up their flying field for their summer air show, hundreds and sometimes thousands will pack the sidelines to catch a glimpse of dogfights, acrobatics and other small-scale aviation feats. ...

Video: ‪Dust Up Series Trailer from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club 

Murphy’s laws origin - Aviation Humor | It was named after Capt. Edward A. Murphy, an engineer working on Air Force Project MX981, (a project) designed to see how much sudden deceleration a person can stand in a crash.

Navy F/A-18 makes first "no hands" carrier landing from Sky Talk | The Navy has moved one significant step closer to staging and using unmanned aircraft from aboard its aircraft carriers.  Last Saturday a Boeing F/A-18D Hornet guided by ...

Photo of Note from Flightblogger by Jon Ostrower

Shuttle Atlantis Beats Weather, Launches on Schedule - TheLedger.com | Atlantis has blasted off on NASA's last space shuttle launch.  The historic liftoff occurred Friday morning, 30 years and three months after the very first shuttle flight.  Four astronauts are riding Atlantis to orbit. The shuttle is bound for ...

Video: Final shuttle mission lifts off for ISS - MSNBC | Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in what is NASA's final space shuttle mission.

Space shuttle: The early years - The Guardian  | The space shuttle Enterprise at Fairford air base in Gloucestershire on 20 May 1983. It had stopped for refuelling en route to the Paris air show. Photograph: Frank Martin "What is needed," says John Hodge, the British manager of Nasa's Advanced ...

End of an era in technology (the world’s most awesome tweetup) by Robert Scoble | ... What was that? NASA invited 150 people to the Kennedy Space Center to get a very intimate look at the operation here. They gave us better access than a lot of the press get and I think I met four astronauts so far. ...

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Blue Angels to take "Flight Over the Falls" - Beartooth NBC | Malmstrom Air Force Base's open house, July 30th and 31st, includes performances by the Blue Angels. "Flight Over the Falls" is a free event hosted by the base and supported by the Montana Air National Guard in Great ...

Details released for Great Falls Air Show - KXLH Helena News | The highlight of the two-day event will be aerial performances by the US Navy Blue Angels. All of these performances will be featured July 30 and 31. A Blue Angels flight demostration exhibits choreographed refinements of skill possessed by all naval ...

Guard: Air show victim of its own success - Turn to 10.com | The Rhode Island National Guard Air Show announces they are closing their parking lots to attendees after they reached capacity. (more) By NBC 10 News Officials with the Rhode Island Air National Guard said Monday they partly blame the weather and the ...

Air Race Classic Finishes in Mobile Alabama from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | After four days of air racing competition over a 2,300 nautical course, the 35th year of women's air race classic landed at the final destination, Brookley Aeroplex, Mobile, Alabama, last Friday. Women pilots from ...
Weather Shortens Air Race Classic
Results here.

Air Venture Update: Oshkosh Here We Come from Nuts About Southwest | [video] We are about a month away from opening day at one of the world’s great aviation events, Air Venture 2011 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  What could be better than warm Midwest summer days, cool summer nights, and airplanes from sunrise to sunset?  ...

Snowbirds returning to Sarnia June 29 - Petrolia Topic | The Huron Flight Centre is hosting a free Canadian Snowbirds Aerobatic Show June 29 above Canatara Park's waterfront. The 6:45 pm show features the Snowbirds 431 squadron and is being held to honour the Canadian military. Dinner with the Snowbirds is ...

Armed forces display - News of the World | ... The spectacle ended with a flypast by the Red Arrows, leaving trails of red, white and blue jet smoke lingering over the city.  ...

Three more reasons why the Paris Air Show rocked - Run Way Girl 

WAI Loses a Cherished Member of its Board from WAI Connect Blog | It is with great sadness that we must announce the passing of Major General Ted Mallory, ...

"Playing Dave's Game" UCAP #240 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast
Amy Laboda joins the boys in the virtual hangar this week. Alt titles: "The Heart of the Biscuit" "UCAP Jeopardy" "The Immortal AD" "Not Hal Holbrook"

European Vacation - Randy's Journal | When two of the stars of the Paris Air Show left Le Bourget last week, they still had some stops to make in Europe. And let me tell you, they got the rock star treatment.
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All-Electric Airliner Could Take to the Skies by 2035 - Reuters | By Cleantechnica at Cleantechnica Last week's Paris Air Show highlighted a number of innovations in aviation, but none "electrified" show-goers like EADS' VoltAir airliner concept. The VoltAir concept is aimed relatively near future, ...

Oakland’s history in the air on display at aviation museum - Oakland North | The Short Solent Mark III flying boat was once owned by Howard Hughes. It appeared in the first Indiana Jones movie (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”). During its heyday, the late 1940s, the plane would fly passengers from Southampton, England, to Johannesburg, South Africa roundtrip for $1,400—the modern-day equivalent of $35,000.  There are three of these flying boats left in the world. One of them ...

World War II veteran Matt Lamer shares B-17 bombing memories - Waynesboro Record Herald | Lamer was a gunner and flew with the 425 Bomb Group on a B-17. His program was part of a slate of activities in Blue Ridge Summit that also included living history programs at the Battle of Monterey Pass site and a trolley tour of local historic ...

A Challenge From Brazil - The Speedy Record Setting CEA-308 | from Airpigz | Here's an article by my friend Elliot Seguin, a project engineer and flight test engineer at Scaled Composites. It's on the Brazilian CEA-308 aircraft and the world records it set in December 2010 in the class ...

Tanker's first flight over top of the world marks new era in efficiency from Air Force Link Top Stories | The U.S. Air Force has gone to the ends of the earth to support operations in Afghanistan.  A KC-135 Stratotanker flew north until it started flying south June 21 an 22, cutting a new pathway over the Arctic Circle and the North Pole between Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan.  It was the first time an Air Force air refueling tanker has ever flown this route. ...

Dakota Norway arrives at DX! from Classic Aviation Worldwide | ... Dakota Norway's immaculate DC-3 ...

White Knight in patent form from The Unwanted Blog | Patent drawings (design patent D612,791) for the Scaled Composites “White Knight carried aircraft, part of SpaceShipTwo.

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Air Race Classic:  Results for the Air Race Classic 2011 have now been posted to the Race website, top of the home page.

Vintage craft thrill airshow visitors - St. Thomas Times-Journal | The Second World War Lancaster bomber, only one of two flying in the world today, made a spectacular return to St. Thomas over the weekend, starring in the Great Lakes International Air Show. The RAF heavy bomber, ...
    
Hundreds attend Dawn Patrol - Sturgis Journal | “In all, I think we had at least 45 aircraft fly in.” VanMeter said this year's event had a much better reception that in 2010. Last year, the weather was rainy and not very good for an outdoor event. Last year, only a handful of aircraft participated ...

Team Osprey to appear at Swansea Airshow - News Wales | Swansea pilots will be wowing their home crowd when the Wales National Air show takes to the skies next month. Team Osprey will be showing off their special skills above Swansea Bay during the event organised by Swansea Council which take place on July ...

Bear in Breitling Jet Team! - Apache Rolle | ... The Bear is a mascot that will live for two years of adventures by air, sea and land. At the end of his adventures, it will be auctioned with flight logs, civil and military, his album photos and memories to help the White Butterflies and injured. Its Catherine Maunoury Godmother and Godfather as Albert Uderzo and many friends you can find on his blog LOURSBOOK.com ...

A day in the life of an aeronautic enthusiast at air show at Le Bourget - The Observers | Aeronautic enthusiasts gathered in the Paris suburb of Le Bourget over the weekend to check out the industry's latest offer at the 49th International Paris Air Show. The week-long professional event opened to the public on Friday to the great ...

Dassault Aviation at Paris Air Show 2011 from Defence Aviation | The International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget hosted more than 2,100 international exhibitors for the first time in its history, from 20 to 26 June. With its 28 international pavilions, 140 aircraft the International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget offered its 138,000 professional  ...

Week on the web  from Flightglobal | Korean Air A380.jpg Our iFlight interactive magazines were a centrepiece of our Paris Air Show coverage. Anchored by Mary Kirby, AKA Runway Girl, each told the big stories in punchy video presentations.

The Challenge from Let's Go Flying | I’ve written before about the fact that aviation provides challenges worthy of any level of skill.  And I thought that now might be a good time to check back in from my wanderings on the frontiers and tell you that – yeah – it’s still true. ...

Doug Rodenbaugh survived 61 missions - Baxter Bulletin | The job of upper turret gunner on a B-24 Liberator with the Flying Tigers is not a job a fellow can ease his way into. On his first day of work, Dec. 12, 1943, Doug Rodenbaugh, now 91, of Mountain Home, had to bail out ...

Roy Hinklin's Rearwin Cloudster Donated to APM from Antique Airfield News | A few months ago AAA member Roy Hinklin of Somerset, KY informed us of his intentions to donate his Rearwin Cloudster, N44533, to the APM.  ...

Short Take: Trip Report of International Flight of Eastern Air Lines DC-7 from Airline Reporter  | ... So what does one do when they have a fully restored DC-7 and want to take it for a spin?  ...

G-WOCO - a 'glass' cockpit in a biplane? by shortfinals | Seen against the grass of Hullavington Airfield, Wiltshire, with a line of Auster aircraft from the 1940s and 50s behind it, you could be forgiven if you thought that G-WOCO was one of the classic biplanes produced by the WACO Aircraft Company (originally started by George Weaver) in the 1930s. In fact, there were only 18 of the original WACO YMF biplanes built – with one going to the Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co (HOWCO). in 1934 – so the chances of coming across an example at a UK flying event would be rather slim. No, this is one of the 100-plus new-built WACO YMF-5C and -5D produced since 1986 by the WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation of Battle Creek, Michigan. ...

10 Airships of the Present Day — and Near Future [Video] from io9 | Airships, the silent, futuristic vessels that float through the skies of alternate histories and ecotopias, aren't just the stuff of science fiction. Here are ten airship that exist today, or are under development for ...

'Arthritic aviator' wins a flying scholarship to the US - BBC News | She been selected by Purdue University in Indiana and plans to post her progress on her arthritic aviator website. The six-week course is being funded by the Red Arrows Charitable Trust, through Flying Scholarships for the Disabled. ...

Rockwall-Heath School from USA is 2011 International Schools Rocket Champion - PR Newswire | The 2011 Paris Airshow played host today (Friday) to the annual international schools rocketry challenge between the national champions of France, the United Kingdom and the United States. ...

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Video: A Flight On 'Fat Albert' - Patch.com | It may not fly as fast or as nimbly as the F/A-18 Hornets, but the Blue Angels' Fat Albert is definitely a showstopper. This plane typically carries the cargo, equipment and support team for the Blue ...

RI air show draws big crowds, closes gates early - Boston Globe | NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI—Organizers of a Rhode Island air show say it has drawn so many spectators that its parking lots have reached full capacity and they must close the gates early. Lt. Col. Dennis Riel says that before Sunday, the Rhode Island National ...

ARC Activity Day from Air Race Classic 2011 | Saturday June 25 was a day of activities.....from getting our scores (but not the final rankings), attending tours of Teledyne Continental and the Battleship Alabama....and participating in an Adopt a Pilot graduation for the local Girls Club.  It was a busy day.  But we had  ...

Photos: Big Names And Big Planes At The International Air Show in Paris, 2011 - Techie Buzz | It’s an extravaganza and Paris is the place to be if you’re an aircraft enthusiast. The International Air Show, being held in Paris at the Le Bourget Airport, was thrown open to the public yesterday, four days after it started on the 20th of June. You might want to hurry, as it closes on the 26th of June. Here we give you the scoop on the gala event – the big news, the big names and some stunning photos. ...

Solar Impulse flew this morning for the first time at Paris Air Show from AVIATION-NEWS | Paris 26 June 2010 – The Solar Powered Plane was unable to fly due to bad weather at Paris Air Show, only on Sunday morning the aircraft was able to fly at the air show. The technical team was up early to prepare the aircraft and Markus Scherdel, the test pilot, was at Solar Impulse [...]

World's Small Airplane Performs Aerobatics on Electric Power - EV World | In September 2010, the world first four-engine all-electric aerobatic plane took off for its maiden flight from the airport near Paris, which hosts the international aviation event every two years. Since the first flight, the team has carried out an ...

Airshow - Rencontres Internationales des Oldtimers (RIO) - Ecuvillens (CH) - from AirSpace | For the 20th and last time, the Aerotique-Association called in a RIO on the small airfield near the city of Fribourg. With the famous Catalina and the PC-7 Team of the Swiss Air Force they announced already two top acts - and both where there on time. And due to the good connections and perfect meteo, quite a lot of Oldtimers found their way to the land of Milk and cheese  ...

Flight days of giving Tower: When the stomach loops beats - Main Post via Translator | "Look Dad, where we live," says the 6-year-old Konrad, pointing the finger at one far behind and below the window distant point. He and his father can see through the glass with concentrated expression. Despite the drizzle on Saturday, the city of Würzburg is clearly visible. ...

Race #44 Judy Pylon Pass from TAKEOFF TUBE | Formula 1 racer # 44 ;quot;Judy;quot; at the 2011 Pylon Racing School at Stead, NV

NATO TIGER MEET 2011 - Aviation Report | Between 9 and 20 May 2011 took place on the new appointment with the NATO Tiger Meet. This year has been characterized as one of the largest (in terms of participation of structure planes) ever.  ...

Formation flight Sunday. “U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing... from Planeshots | Formation flight Sunday. “U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) aircraft from the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) fly in formation above their carrier in the Persian Gulf during a deployment. The squadrons represented are ...

Wright Plane Visited Grosse Pointe a Century Ago - Patch.com | Oakes, who authored United States Women in Aviation through World War I which was produced for the Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space, No. 2 in 1978 documented the Grosse Pointe flying event in detail, as well. The Detroit Free Press headline for ...

BBMF over Kenley from PPRuNe Forums | At 16.30pm today the BBMF flew over the Kenley Tribute that stands as a memorial to all of the personnel who died at this most famous of Battle of Britain airfields. ...

Final flypast as Hercules depart - Swindon Advertiser | THE Hercules will bid a final farewell to Wiltshire on Friday as the last of the iconic fleet flies out of RAF Lyneham. The last planes, with the few remaining airmen and the station commander on board, will do a symbolic lap of Wiltshire before they ...

Ford "Blue Angels" Mustang to Be Sold at EAA AirVenture | For the fourth straight year, the Ford Motor Company has created a unique, "one of one" aviation-themed vehicle for auction to benefit the EAA Young Eagles program. The one-of-a-kind 2011 "Blue Angels" Mustang GT will go to the highest bidder at the Young Eagles Auction during EAA AirVenture 2011, which will be held July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. ...

Crashing Plane Picture: Miracle On The Hudson Plane Arrives At Charlotte from I Love Planes | ... The wreck of N106US, Flight 1549-”Miracle on the Hudson” arrives a little after 12:00 on Friday, 10 June 2011 at the Charlotte Airport. This plane went into the Hudson River next to ...

Convair Model 200 from The Unwanted Blog | The Convair Model 200 was a 1973 design similar in some respects to the F-35. While stealth was lacking, it was designed as a single-engined jet fighter than could be built in both VTOL and CTOL (Model 201A) configurations. For VTOL, the single Pratt & Whiteny JTF22A-30A was equipped with a  nozzle that ...

Pioneer Alaskan aviator releases book from General Aviation News | "Winging It! Pioneer Alaskan Aviator" by Jack Jefford is the newest addition to the "Caribou Classics" series from Alaska Northwest Books. ...

Free Rocket Day at museum from General Aviation News | The International Women’s Air & Space Museum is hosting a free Rocket Day Wednesday, July 13, at 1 pm. The Rocket Day program lasts approximately one hour and includes presentations on rockets by representatives from NASA Glenn Research Center and Alphaport, Inc. ...

Aviator had impact on local youth - Houma Courier | He's got a building on the Houma airbase named for him, but very little is known locally about Lt. Charles E. Boston. Boston is not what you would call a common local name, although he was listed in a wartime Courier as having been killed in battle. ...

Youths fly free in Wheeling - Chicago Daily Herald | Young people ages 8-17 are invited to take to the skies free on Saturday, June 25, as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Field Representatives host a Young Eagles Flight Rally at Signature Flight Support's executive ...

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Downpours Mar US Thunderbirds Air Show in Bulgaria - Novinite.com | The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the US Air Force. Photo by BNR Downpours marred Saturday the air show of the world-famous US squadron Thunderbirds at the Bulgarian "Graf Ignatievo" air force ground. The news was reported by the ...

Wings Over Tyler air show - KLTV |Tyler is hosting an air show, Wings Over Tyler, on July 4th weekend. The crazy tricks and high speed turns these pilots can pull off have not been seen in Tyler in quite a while.  "Oh they'll be flying upside down, loops, sideways, pretty close to the ground, doing double-eights in the sky with smoke trailing behind," said Carolyn Verver, who helped organize the show. ...
   
Aviation celebration held at Caldwell Airport - Northwest Cable News | She is on a panel with other pilots like Joe "Rifle" Shetterly, Greg Poe and members of the Idaho Division of aeronautics. Both Morgan and Poe hope by sharing their adventures in space, local kids will be inspired to explore the wonders of flight and ...

Patrol at Le Bourget - Apache Roll | No flight demonstrations for the patrol, but a nice static display which brought together our aircraft, one of the beautiful Constellation Wingwalkers and sponsored by the Breitling brand that had one of the most beautiful stand of the show. ...
   
Pilots show off planes' capabilities - Kansas.com | Here at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport outside Paris, Rambo performs those same maneuvers for a much larger audience. He's been demonstrating them daily to the thousands who gather to watch the afternoon entertainment. ...

Paris Air Show - "rehearsal" for MAKS - The Voice of Russia | Russia's exposition at the Paris Air Show this week impressed ordinary visitors and aviation officials alike. The Sukhoi Superjet gained a lot of orders along with the MS-21 airliner currently being developed by the Irkut and Yakovlev Design Bureau, ...

Electravia, Cri-Cri Set Speed Record at Paris Air Show from CAFE Foundation Blog | Anne Lavrand of Electravia in Grenoble, France, shares this exciting news from the Paris Air Show today.  “A new speed world record for electric aircraft : 283 km/h ! (175.46 mph) ...

Snowbird loved flying since a fledgling - St. Thomas Times-Journal | Padruig MacIntosh climbs into his Snowbirds jet Friday at the St. Thomas Municipal Airport prior to the team's practice session. By NICK LYPACZEWSKI TIMES-JOURNAL Capt. Padruig MacIntosh is a six-year-old boy in a grownup's flight suit. ...

Hawk One Returns to 4 Wing Cold Lake by dandempsey | On the 17th of June a golden jet broke out of the clouds east of Cold Lake, Alberta and was soon arcing over the airfield at 4 Wing. It was a return visit by the Discovery Air Hawk One F-86 Sabre which made its inaugural visit to the area in 2009 in celebration of Canada’s ...

Planes of Fame Air Show 2011 from TAKEOFF TUBE

#74 Super Corsair F2G-1 from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | In North Dakota yesterday, the mighty #74 Super Corsair roared back to life at the hands of Bob Odegaard and very talented family. I got the call from Casey that it would be first cranked over and prelimanary  ...

Daredevil Shirley grandfather is a record breaker - Birmingham Mail | DAREDEVIL veteran Tom Lackey has completed his toughest challenge yet – wing walking both ways across the English Channel. And the 91-year-old grandfather from Shirley said completing the four-hour feat was “terrific”. ...

When museum pieces fly - AirForceTimes.com | A B-17 crash is reigniting the debate over whether restored military aircraft — warbirds, they're called — should be flown. The Flying Fortress, a World War II bomber, made an emergency landing June 13 in ...

Armed Forces Weekend: Sunday's activities from What's On at RAF Museum London | 25 June 2011 - 26 June 2011 | Incorporating The Hendon Pageant This year's Hendon Pageant is dedicated to Armed Forces Day 2011, Saturday 25th of June, and consists of a series of activities held on both the Saturday and Sunday dedicated to the members of all 3 Armed Services in the UK and their families. Activities on Sunday include  ...

The 178th victory from the Warbird's blog | In a dark hallway of the Sikorski Institute in London, this tail section of a German Junkers bomber sits more or less forgotten. (The engine in front of it doesn't belong to the Ju-88 but to a British Hawker Hurricane fighter.) It is billed as the 178th aircraft shot down by RAF 303 Squadron, known as

First flight A400M from I Love Planes | This is a picture from the first flight of the Airbus A400M military transport plane. The plane is several years late, over budget and several customers have cancelled their orders due to the delays. ...

Weekend Wings #40: South Africa's "Franken-Mirages", Part 2 of 3 from Bayou Renaissance Man | Last week, in Weekend Wings #39, we looked at the South African Air Force (SAAF) and its Cheetah program to improve its 1960's-vintage Mirage III fighter-bombers. This week I'd planned to examine three related areas pursued by the SAAF during the 1980's and early 1990's: but the sheer length of the resulting article is way too big for Blogger to handle comfortably! When I initially put it up, it produced errors. I've therefore split it in half. I'll devote this Weekend Wings to South Africa's Carver fighter project. Next weekend, in Weekend Wings #41, I'll cover the 'Super Mirage F1' program to upgrade the engines and weapons of the SAAF's front-line aircraft, and describe various weapons and systems that were developed to equip Mirages, Cheetahs and Carvers. ...

Powered parachutes fill the sky - Fox11online.com | NEW LONDON - The skies near New London will be filled with beautiful colors as the Wisconsin Powered Parachute Association celebrates their 10th Annual Fly-In. This event will feature powered parachutes, helicopter rides, powered paragliders, food, ...

FlightTime Radio Show 180 from The FlightTime Radio Show | Back in the Key Auto Studio at WBOB, we talk about Milford's first sailplane flight with a passenger onboard and the USA Today front page article about becoming an airling captain!

"CF-Squared" UCAP #239 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast

Young Eagles Take Flight at Morgantown Airport - WBOY-TV | The Young Eagles program is held by the Morgantown Pilots Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association. "We have been doing this since 1995, flying in excess of 2000 kids," said Richard Judy, president of the Morgantown Pilot's Association. ...

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Amanda Franklin: Friday's Fabulous Flyer from Flight To Success | Amanda Franklin recently passed away, leaving a huge hole in the sky and the hearts of many. The rain poured from the heavens as tears flowed with the passing of this beautiful and talented woman. She will be missed by many, but her memory and imprint on this world will last forever.  | Christine Hollingsworth shared Amanda's story with me, and I asked her is she wanted to write it. Christine sent me the following post of how this amazing woman, Amanda Franklin, lived and inspired many, and is the reason Christine flies today. ...>>
   
Air Race Classic finishes in Mobile - WALA-TV FOX10 | The Port City was the finish line for the Air Race Classic. This cross country race consisted of 50 teams of women pilots who traveled through four states, stopping at several checkpoints along the way. Waiting at the finish line were eager girls from ...
   
Ada Air Show takes flight this weekend - KXII-TV | ADA, OK - The annual Ada Air Expo Air Show and Fly-in launches off on the weekend of June 24-25. There will be a variety of performers using a collection of air crafts, rides on helicopters, airplanes and aerobatic airplanes, as well as a realistic ...

49th Paris Air Show - Toronto Sun | Alphajet planes from the Patrouille de France (France's Patrol) take part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Alphajet planes from the Patrouille de France ...

RI Nat'l Guard Air Show flies into town - Providence Eyewitness News | Check out the attached clip to watch her in do barrel rolls and loops in a National Guard Aerobatic Airplane! The Air Show is being held June 25th & 26th 2011. The event is free but voluntary parking donations will be collected to benefit Hasbro ...

Air Show soars this weekend - Warwick Beacon | ... an F-16 Viper demonstration; The Red Bull Air Force and The Red Bull Aerobatic Helicopter; Pietsch Air Shows; Geico; Skyscrapers; the Combined Arms demonstration; a pyro demonstration; pilots Sean D. Tucker and Michael Goulian; plus much more. ...
   
NEW Mercedes show, Mooney fly-in to join B-25 exhibit Saturday - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin | The "Wings and Wheels to Walla Walla" event will begin at 9:30 am and will be held in the same area the "Maid in the Shade" B-25 bomber is on exhibit, said Rick Tuttle, event organizer. About 30 Mooney owners from around the county are expected to come ... 

The Aero Experience Covers Marine Week in St. Louis

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Lowestoft air show chief organiser gets top award - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | His latest update follows announcements that the Red Arrows and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will also be flying over the town's seafront. Moving forward a year, Mr Bayfield said 2012's air show may have to be moved to a weekend in June so it ...

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Record-breaking aviator lands at Perth Airport - Perthshire Advertiser | Previously, CarolAnn had completed a solo round-the world flight and is currently on her third circumnavigation, again flying on her own, and she stopped off at Perth Airport as a guest of the Scottish Aero Club. Her current trip is being undertaken at ...

Preserving and Displaying the “Bat-Wing Ship” by The National Air and Space Museum | Early in June, staff of the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration and Storage Facility slowly and carefully moved the center section of the Horten H IX V3 all-wing jet fighter from storage into the restoration and preservation shop.  This is a significant event because many people have clamored for decades to see the ...

Aerial Refueling from I n f o r m a t i o n 2 S h a r e | Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR) or tanking, is the process of transferring fuel from one aircraft (the tanker) to another (the receiver) during flight.

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USAF Thunderbirds aerobatics squadron performs fly-by over Helsinki - Helsingin Sanomat | Eyes and cameras were pointed skywards on Wednesday when the US Air Force's Thunderbirds aerobatic team performed a fly-by over the Finnish capital. Six F-16 fighter jets belonging to the crack display squadron were seen in formation in the city's sky ...

Air Show soars this weekend - Warwick Beacon | John Klatt flies an Extra 300L plane just south of Quonset Point. After Klatt performed multiple stunts, HOT 106.3 radio personality Vezzy Parmesan was in awe in the front seat. This weekend, the 21st annual National Guard Air Show will take flight at ...

Skytypers in flight: Afternoon delight at the Quonset Air Show - Providence Journal | ... admission and parking, but a $10 donation will be collected at the entrance gates to support Hasbro Children's Hospital. Other performers include the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team and the US Army Special Operations Command jump team. ...

Video: Runway Girl and I wrap up the 2011 Paris Air Show from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

No orders, but Solar Impulse the coolest plane in Paris - Globe and Mail | The Paris Air Show was the tech geek's fantasy. Entire runways and pavilions were stuffed with aircraft and gadgets whose technologies were billed as “next generation” or “game changing” or “revolutionary.” The geeks gathered by the hundreds or ...

The International Aeronautics and Space in Le Bourget Paris welcomes the general public on Friday - Translator | During the public days from 24 to 26 June (9:30-18h), aerial demonstrations will be held. Visitors can move along the track on 30,000 square meters of lawn planned for them to follow the events closely as possible.
   
Veterans sought for stunt-plane ride before air show - Battle Creek Enquirer | The Nashua, NH, aerobatic pilot, who will perform for the first time next week at the 2011 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival, has a practice of taking two veterans for a ride in his high performance aerobatic aircraft before ...

Video: The Aviators - Biggest little airshow from AOPA Live: Latest videos from AOPA Live | The Aviators - Biggest little airshow thumbnail The tiny town of Quesnel, British Columbia, stages its first airshow. It won't be the last.
   
Patriots Jet Demonstration Team to perform Sunday - Napa Valley Register | The Patriots Jet Demonstration Team, the nation's only civilian aerobatic jet team, will highlight the festivities for a sixth consecutive year with gloss black Aero L-39 Albatros jets and signature red, white and blue smoke trails. ...

Malaysian Pilot Killed In Crash At Padang Air Show - Bernama | JAKARTA, June 23 (Bernama) -- A Malaysian pilot was killed after the light aircraft he was piloting during an aerobatic performance at the Minang Aerosport 2011 air show crashed in an open area at Kompleks Perundam III Tunggul Hitam, Padang, West Sumatera this afternoon. ...

Women pilots make stopover at Max Westheimer Field - Norman Transcript | Late Thursday morning, the airport was swamped with female pilots who were participating in the 2722-mile Women's Air Race Classic. This year was the first time the historic race made Norman one of its stops. Originally called the Women's Air Derby, ...

Follow Plainfield student in national air race - Trib Local Plainfield | Lewis University pioneer aviators took off during the all women Air Race Classic as it began June 21 and will keep on soaring through June 24. This is the first time, Lewis University is represented in the competition. Jennifer Alicz, a senior aviation flight management major, and Natalie Kasak, 2011 flight graduate, are flying a Cessna 172 glass cockpit S model from the Lewis University fleet.  ...

World War II bomber set for Owosso visit - Argus Press | The aircraft is now housed in the Yankee Air Museum, near Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti Township. B-17s such as Yankee Lady were sent on daylight bombing missions over Germany — sometimes 1000 planes in a single day — during World War II, ...

You like … Tiltrotors, too?! Nice propeller vortices... from You like airplanes, too? | ... coming off of this MV-22B Osprey. MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 2, 2011) An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) launches from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde is ...

Abby Jarve Takes to the Sky from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | I don't think there has been a flying event at Renton Airport without Abby Jarve's smiling face waiting to take to the sky. She's drawn to the the airplanes and to the sky. She loves the excitement and challenge of flying and doesn't fear the hard work to get there. She's also a student at Aviation High School, and I know she's been bitten by the flying bug. Last year she also ...

EAA electric airplane challenge delayed from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points | It had been hoped to offer a $60,000 electric airplane challenge this year during EAA Airventure, but that has been delayed until AirVenture 2012. Most of the airplanes, except one, had not completed the required 40 hours of testing. Many of them fly only 20 or 30 minutes at a time. Here’s the EAA announcement:  ...

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Thunderbirds over Plovdiv on June 25 - Sofia Echo | The Thunderbirds, an air demonstration squadron of the US Air Force, will put on a show for the general public on June 25 at the Graf Ignatievo air base outside Plovdiv to commemorate the centenary of the Bulgarian Air Force. It will be the squadron's ...

Women's air race taking off from Alliance - Houston Chronicle | Gaylene Jensen, of Heartland Aviation in Alliance, told Alliance radio station KCOW that weather and other issues forced the race to start in Alliance instead of Iowa City, Iowa. Jensen says stops in Brookings and Spearfish, SD; Jamestown, ND; ...

(title unknown) from Air Race Classic 2011 by Jo Alcorn and Michelle Bostick | Dear Friends, As instructed Meredith and I flew to Alliance, Nebraska yesterday. Iowa is a wide state but Nebraska is even wider. And they have WIND out here....and of course it was on the nose. We crept along in smooth air through heavy rain at times, but always against the wind. We took off from Iowa City about 10:30 am after another briefing and a delicious breakfast. Sheraton folks were wonderful, understanding and obviously  ...

Video: Speedy Eurocopter X3 Performs in Paris from Autopia | The speedy new X3 helicopter made its public debut this week at the Paris Air Show, flying a demonstration routine in front of the aerospace industry crowd. Developed by Eurocopter, the X3 (pronounced ‘x-cubed’) has already flown more than 260 miles per hour, though the company says extreme top speed is not the only goal.  Unlike Sikorsky’s X2 helicopter, which is an entirely new design, the X3 is built around an existing airframe. ...

Floating in zero-gravity aboard an Airbus A300 - from PhotoBlog | A small band of scientists, French parliamentarians and journalists experience a 22-second episode of pure, head-spinning zero-gravity aboard an Airbus A300, owned by French aeronautics firm Novespace and run by the France's National Centre for Space Studies on June 21, 2011. ... More photos from the Paris Air Show.

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Bad weather eclipses solar-powered plane - CNN International | Paris (CNN) -- It takes more than puddles on the runway to stop most planes from taking off, but then Solar Impulse isn't like most planes. The rest of the aerospace industry has gathered at the Paris Air Show to watch fighter jets ...

Queen legend takes to the skies - Sleaford Today | The rock legend visited RAF Scampton on Thursday with Broadway star Kerry Ellis for a taste of life in the services, as well as flying a training sortie with the famous Red Arrows. The event was held as a promotion for their Anthems in the Park concert ...

The Snowbirds are coming! - CKFR | The aerobatic flying team will preform on the August long weekend thanks to the work of the Kelowna Rotary Club. President Vern Nielson says the public can enjoy the show from a number of great locations. They are going to be preforming about 500 feet ...

Get ready for The Blades - Scarborough Today | James Cliff, from The Blades, said: “Comprising four Extra 300 stunt planes flown in an array of intricate manoeuvres, The Blades take aerobatic flying to the next level. “The Blades' display is action packed from the start to the finish. ...
   
Spectacular Apache action top attraction for Yeovilton Air Day - This is Somerset | Established in 2002, the award-winning display team is unique in combining the sheer aerobatic agility of the AH-64D helicopter gunship with the drama and the spectacle of explosive flare releases. The prototype Boeing AH-64 first flew in 1975 and has ...

GKs Escape from the NC Heat - US Army Golden Knights | The Golden Knights Tandem Team had a refreshing break from the North Carolina heat last week when they traveled to Detroit, Michigan. Selfridge Air Force Base hosted the three-day tandem camp, during which the Team completed more than 25 tandem skydives. The passengers were local university athletic coaches and administrators, as well as local law enforcement members and news personalities. ...

Ford 'BLUE ANGELS' Mustang to be Sold July 28 at EAA AirVenture 2011 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | -EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI - For the fourth straight year, the Ford Motor Company has created a unique, "one of one" aviation-themed vehicle for auction to benefit the EAA Young Eagles program. The one-of-a-kind 2011 "Blue Angels" Mustang GT will go to the highest bidder at the Young Eagles Auction during EAA AirVenture 2011, which will be held July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.  ...

Top of the Hub: Air National Guard aviators on cruise control - Boston Herald | Air National Guard aviator Lt. Col. John Klatt and fellow pilot Bill Kerns jumped their bright blue stunt planes into the skies over Boston yesterday to promote the Rhode Island National Guard Air Show this weekend. ...

Tail Grab - YouTube | Billy Werth flying in the Pitts S2C rolls inverted and flies down the runway as Dave Werth on the CBR rides under him and grabs on to the top of the tail of ...

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PR: America's Youngest Licensed Pilot Featured in DVD from You Fly, Girl | “Pearl” depicts Chickasaw Native Eula Carter Scott | Aurora, Colorado: Denver-based web retailer Powder Puff Pilot is proud to announce that "Pearl," the award-winning feature-length film produced by the Chickasaw Nation, is now available for purchase on DVD and Blu-ray. Powder Puff Pilot founder, Sue Hughes, described the film as, “the perfect addition to our line of products that celebrate women in aviation.” ...

The Final Cut from The Warbird Rescue Company | This week’s guest is author Scott Thompson.  Scott’s book, “The Final Cut” is the book to have if you are a B-17 fan.  It covers every surviving B-17, and it’s story of how it survived the scrap yard, to become one of the final cut.  Those interested in buying the book can order here.  www.aerovintage.com  Join us Thursday night at 8PM EST

Abandoned Paintings of Air and Space from Warplanes Online Community | Nine paintings depicting the evolution of air and space, which are displayed in the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station technical support building lobby, will be adopted into the Air Force Art Program this year. The paintings were rescued years ago after being abandoned inside a storage closet at the Chidlaw Building, the then-headquarters building for the Aerospace Defense Command of the ...

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A sky-high tour of Hub - Attleboro Sun Chronicle | John Klatt and pilot Bill Kerns, back plane, fly over downtown Boston Tuesday with Jessica Kosowski, The Sun Chronicle's assistant managing editor for news for a preview of this weekend's Rhode Island Air Show presented by the Air National Guard. ...

Armed Forces Week: Red Arrows to fly over Edinburgh skyline for first time in ... - stv.tv | The Red Arrows will perform above the Edinburgh skyline for the first time in 23 years. The display on Friday evening is part of a weekend of celebrations to mark Armed Forces Week that will see Prince Charles ...

First air show in a decade deemed success - Stoney Creek News | The crowd was particularly impressed with the heavy bombers including the Avro Lancaster, B-25 and two B- 17s along with the rare spectacle of eight Harvards flying together and the aerobatics of Bill Carter in his Pitts Special. ...

Plymouth Hoe Air Show grounded after funfair refused - Plymouth Herald | THIS year's Plymouth Air Show has been called off after the city council refused permission for a funfair, which provides vital finance for the event, to take place on the Hoe. The council said it had a duty to ensure the health and safety of events ...

Who Cares About the Paris Air Show?  from AirSpace by The Cranky Flier | When you think of air shows, you probably think of a warm summer day, some cool flying demonstrations to show off military might, and a few static displays of airplanes to walk through. That’s the core of any air show, but for the premier airshows...

Air Race Classic Delayed   by The Racing Aces | Pilots, Dianna Stanger of Port Lavaca, Texas and Victoria Holt of Belton Texas, The Racing Aces, were due to begin their journey in the 2011 Air Race Classic on Tuesday, June 21st. The 4-day air race began in 1929 with the First Women’s Air Derby, the oldest women’s race in the country.  However due to forecast weather the race was delayed until Wednesday, June 22. The start of the race has also been moved to the Alliance Municipal Airport (KAIA) in Alliance, Nebraska. Teams may depart at 12:00 pm from KAIA…

Rawlins marks fourth stop in women's air race - Casper Star-Tribune Online | RAWLINS — Continuing the history of a 34-year-old, all-women's airplane race, the Rawlins Municipal Airport has been selected as a timing point for the 2011 Air Race Classic, which is being held this week. "The important thing is that it's for women," ...

One Last Dance - an Anniversary Story > Vintage Wings of Canada  from http://www.vintagewings.ca/   Fifty-one years ago, I was standing on the tarmac outside the hangar at RCAF Station Centralia, Ontario where I was completing my initial pilot training on the de Havilland Chipmunk. Suddenly a huge, noisy, smelly, bright yellow, flame belching aeroplane…

Tornado derails train with Boeing 737 fuselages | Boeing and ... from Boeing - Google Blog Search by Aubrey Cohen | The incident, near Hamilton, Neb., damaged at least one of the fuselages, according to the report. Spirit AeroSystems assembles the fuselages in Wichita and sends them by train to Renton, where Boeing assembles 737s. ...

Voodoo Voodoo — an F-101 2-fer in Florida  from Travel for Aircraft | I recall vividly from my youth when I first learned about McDonnell’s F-101 Voodoo. I was reading about reconnaissance aircraft, the ones that purposefully fly over their targets at very low altitudes and very fast, and it was a story of an RF-101 mission that quickly caught my eye…

Burt Rutan on SS1 flight anniversary  from RLV and Space Transport News | Alan Boyle talks with Burt Rutan on the seventh anniversary of the first SpaceShipOne flight to space: Private-sector space age turns 7 - Cosmic Log.

George and Archie: Two Misty Names in Making Everything Into Nothing. Hiroshima, 1945.  from Ptak Science Books by John F. Ptak | The names of Col. Paul Tibbets and the Enola Gay are instantly recognizable, instantly placeable in the history of the twentieth century.  Fact is though that Tibbets didn't pilot his (well, Capt. Robert A. Lewis')1 B-29 all the way to Hiroshima and back, and wasn't at the controls when the bomb was released.  Tibbets (also known as "Old Bull") shared some of the tactically flawless mission with his co-pilot  Capt. Lewis, and also with George.  Well, its actually "George",  the personified names for the autopilot of the aircraft, and I guess on the long road to splitting the atom it doesn't matter much who did what at the final moments, especially if you were on the ground in Hiroshima… 

English Electric Canberra – decals and warning placards as art!  from Shortfinals's Blog | In the immediate post-WW2 era, the United Kingdom was in a terrible situation. Severe damage to various cities, no foreign currency reserves, a worn-out infrastructure, and initially, food rationing more strict even than that imposed during the war (even bread was rationed, for a while) . It would seem that Britain had helped to win the war, but had lost the peace. Hundreds of thousands of service personnel were ‘de-mobbed’ (left the Service), and the Royal Air Force bomber fleet was reduced by 1950 to only five, long-range, heavy bomber squadrons of Avro Lincolns (a development of the famous Lancaster)…

The height of economy - the DH Fox Moth  by shortfinals | Sometimes you see an aircraft and do a double-take. Visually the machine is so unusual that you figuratively scratch your head. The first sight of a De Havilland DH83 Fox Moth will do that to you!  This aircraft is an absolute wonder of economy and efficiency; it is true to say that if not for the Second World War, many more would have been built. In March 1932, the prototype DH 83 Fox Moth, designed by A. E. Hagg, took to the air… 

Statue of Gen. Chennault has new home in Monroe - Monroe News Star | Chennault is revered for leading the Flying Tigers in China during World War II. He received at least 17 medals during the war. Chennault called Monroe home after World War II and even bought burial plots for his family at a Monroe cemetery, ...

Europeans Plan to Launch Prototype Wingless, Reusable Spaceship By 2013 - Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle The IXV will return to Earth as if from a low-orbit mission, to test and qualify new reentry technologies such as advanced ceramic and ablative thermal protection. It will be controlled by thrusters and aerodynamic flaps before descending by parachute and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. ESA  The European Space Agency announced plans today to launch a privately built snub-nosed space bullet, which sort of resembles a wingless, truncated space shuttle, within the next two years. Thales Alenia Space, builder of several International Space Station components and many European satellites, is manufacturing the spacecraft…

Episode 152 – Become a Pilot  from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)  We join Milford and Charlie from FlightTime Radio for a live broadcast from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center for the seventh annual Become a Pilot Family Day and Fly-In.