Collier Trophy competitors revealed · General Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has unveiled the names of the nine aviation and aerospace projects that will compete for the 2013 Robert J. Collier Trophy...
Air show offers look at helicopters - Gainesville Sun | Some people don't know the full role helicopters play in law enforcement. The American Heroes Air Show on Saturday hopes to teach them...
Navy Blue Angels to highlight Selfridge Air Show - The Macomb Daily | The U.S. Navy Blue Angels and their thrilling, high-precision maneuvers will highlight the 2014 Selfridge Air National Guard Base Open House & Air Show, in September. Flying F/A-18 Hornets, the pilots are scheduled to perform on both days of the show,...
Black Team Takes To The Blue Skies Of Homestead - U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | 
War birds to descend on Fort Lauderdale on Friday - Sun-Sentinel | Three vintage war birds, including a B-17 Flying Fortress, a B-24 Liberator and a P-51 Mustang, are scheduled to swoop into Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport at 2 p.m. Friday and remain on display over the weekend...
EAA AirVenture 2013 – Matt Younkin - Other People's Airplanes | In this episode of Other People’s Airplanes, we talk with Matt Younkin of Younkin Air Shows. Matt flies a beautiful black and red Beechcraft 18 … and he does it inverted! Join us for this short talk about the performance and what you can expect when you see (and hear) this gorgeous bird take to the skies.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Jim Peitz and His Aerobatic Bonanza - Fred Harl and Carmelo 
Turdo | The Aero Experience coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 continues with the Jim Peitz Aerosports airshow. Peitz masterfully displays his unique aerobatic Beechcraft F33C Bonanza performance. The Pierre, SD native has been flying since 1975, aerobatics since 1992, and has...
There's more than a whiff of danger in the Air Race
- Metro | The Red Bull Air Race is back later this month – and for its
returning adrenalin junkies, it's a flight into the unknown. With the
Series' safety issues addressed and some new circuits ready to go, Red
Bull Air Race head of aviation Sergio Pla is...
Chasing Reno Gold · General Aviation News | An air racing symposium will be held Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, Calif. It will feature top winning race pilots, who will share some of the best air racing stories from the last five decades, museum officials promise.
SUN ’n FUN Radio celebrates milestone · General Aviation News | The annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-in & Expo is hitting a benchmark April 1-6. Also hitting a milestone this year is SUN ’n FUN Radio. Twenty years ago, as the SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-in & Expo feted its 20th year, a media volunteer launched a new communications service for guests at the fly-in...
Flying Tigers want to see history respected - Chinadaily USA | As the tension between China and Japan deepens since Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, US soldiers who fought in the World War II who were members of the Flying Tigers, shared their stories and called for respect for ...
Freshly Restored P-40 Goes on Display in New Orleans · Warbirds News | The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana took delivery of their freshly restored P-40E Warhawk in early February. A crane lifted it into position, hanging in the museum’s new Campaigns of Courage pavilion, while Claire Chennault’s granddaughter, Nell Calloway, looked on with much appreciation. Claire Chennault’s American Volunteer Group, better known as the “Flying Tigers”, has become synonymous with the P-40...
Sandbar Mitchell Project Update · WarbirdsNews | Warbirds News has been keeping very close tabs on progress with the Sandbar Mitchell project. As readers will know, Patrick Mihalek and Todd Trainor’s team have made remarkable progress in a very short space of time since their recovery of the B-25’s center section from Alaska last summer. They have...
Urbana's B-17 restoration project now halfway done - Dayton Daily News | Volunteers working on the B-17 construction project at the Champaign Aviation Museum said they are about halfway done with making the “Champaign Lady” fly. Bill Albers works on the plane and led a presentation Thursday to update about 40 people from...
Support the Dakotas Over Normandy – Buy The Official T-shirt · Warbirds News | If you have been following Warbirds News for a while you are already familiar with the Dakotas Over Normandy 
project.For the 70th commemoration of the renowned D-day Invasion, which is to take place in June 2014, a group of parachutists called the Round Canopy Parachuting Team, has set its goals at...
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Strategic Bomber for IAF - The New Indian Express | When Jawaharlal Nehru's government first approached the United States for arms aid in 1948, it was the war-tested B-25 Mitchell bomber which topped the procurement list. During the Second World War the Walchandnagar aircraft company (precursor to the...
F-14 Tomcats flybys, treetop passages and gun strafing video - The Aviationist | There are not so many videos showing the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat on the range, perfoming some insane, treetop flybys before being cleared for a gun strafing pass. The much interesting and rare footage was shot in 1993 at Fort Chaffee, in Arkansas.
DC-9-15(F) returns home to Long Beach - Aero Pacific Flightlines | This 47 year old "Baby9" was originally delivered to Continental Air Lines as a DC-9-15(RC) registered as N8905 on June 26, 1967. In 1972 the DC-9 was bought by Air Canada and registered CF-TOR then changed to C-FTOR in 1974. In 1981, the aircraft was...
Randall Brooks - Flight To Success | Friday's Fabulous Flyer | ...Randy was born at Edwards Air Force Base while his father attended the Test Pilot School. He soloed in gliders while in high school and began flight instructing during college. While attending the University of Colorado in Boulder working toward a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Randy learned aerobatics in sailplanes, and was instructing in Decathlons, Great Lakes, and Pitts Specials before he graduated....
James E. Spanier - Mendota Reporter | As a licensed pilot, he was involved with the Young Eagles Flying Program, taking up over 400 young people to introduce them to flying. He was also a member of the Mendota Moose, Mendota Lions Club and was a past exalted ruler of the Mendota Elks ...
Saturday, February 8, 2014
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Friday, May 31, 2013
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Skytypers to feature in VB air show - Fox 43 TV | When the Blue Angels were grounded in April, 
An aerobatic outing with the Air National Guard Airshow Team - Daily Press | I arrived at Norfolk International Airport on Thursday morning — along with Daily Press photographers Adrin Snider and Ryan Kelly — and volunteered to let Klatt show me what he could do with a lightweight, two-seat aerobatics machine called an Extra...
Fairhope Festival of Flight Canceled from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | FAIRHOPE AL- The Airport Authority has canceled the return of the Festival of Flight due to the sequester-fueled grounding of military aircraft. Past events, military and vintage planes flew in to participate, drawing an estimated 15,000 people to city's H.L. "Sonny" Callahan Airport. After a 3-year run the festival was canceled in 2009 due to uncertain sponsorship during the recession according to news reports...
Airshow Organizers and Performers Hold Out Hope - Rochester YNN | It should have been an exciting weekend at the Rochester International Airshow, but thanks to government spending cuts, it's just another day at the airport. There is one professional pilot in town with his plane. "Airshow pilot! Or used to be," said...
Organizers say shortened Atlantic City Airshow will still be a draw - Press of Atlantic City | Not for lack of trying by organizers, the airshow will run about three and a half hours rather than the marathon six-hour shows of years past. Federal budget cuts earlier this year left the Greater Atlantic City Chamber and airshow boss David Schultz ...
NEW VIDEO: Snowbirds wow the crowd over Niagara Falls – Check out the action - Bullet News Niagara | The breathtaking non-aerobatic performance took place with picture perfect weather conditions against the backdrop of one of the seven wonders of the world. Bullet News was there to take in the event and get some audience feedback in this video.
Meet Hurricane pilot and watch Red Arrows at Capel-le-Ferne - Kent News | On hand to sign specially-designed postcards will be real life Hurricane pilot and Battle of Britain veteran, Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC – and as the Red Arrows have now announced that they will, after all, be flying over Folkestone that afternoon ...
US Pavilion Still the Largest International Pavilion at Paris Air Show - Wall Street Journal | WALDWICK, N.J., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite sequestration and the ongoing uncertainty of U.S. military budgets, the official U.S. Pavilion remains the largest international pavilion at the International Paris Air Show, and continues to grow...
The ‘new’ SUN ’n FUN from General Aviation News by Drew Steketee | This woman is lit! She’s electric. Lori Bradner, selected late last year — in lieu of a new Florida Air Museum director — is now SUN ’n FUN’s executive director of education. That’s right: SUN ’n FUN now highlights youth education and year-round engagement, not just an annual celebration of aviation’s glory. The entire team is involved, but Bradner is the focal point for educational programs making SUN ’n FUN relevant — everyday — to aviation’s future....
Preserving a lost art: Formation flying goes mainstream - AOPA Pilot | “Wiggle your toes, number two,” Mike “Kahuna” Stewart, a Formation Flying Inc. (FFI) check pilot and leader of Team AeroDynamix, tells me over the radio. Kahuna is evaluating us from his RV-8 about 100 feet in trail. “Relax. You'll fly better if you...
Historic B-17 airplane makes stop in Ogden - fox13now.com | OGDEN, Utah – An aluminum B-17 airplane known as The Flying Fortress landed at the Ogden-Hinckley Airport on Thursday. During World War II, the B-17 was one of the most modern planes in the air. A B-17, nicknamed Aluminum Overcast, is touring the...
Public to have opportunity to ride on restored B-17 - El Dorado Times | During World War II, Jacob Thigpen, Jr. was a crew member on a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber.
Bomber Camp in Stockton - Stockton Record | Bomber Camp at the Stockton Metropolitan Airport on May 29. Technical Sgt. Tim Murphy instructs the recruits on the operation of the .50 cal. machine gun.
Pieter Stroobach Visits Wales from Photorecon by Pieter Stroobach | Remember the time that spotting was a hobby which needed patience? You just went to any airfield in the hope to see something. You 
know, before the web………. hello, anybody? For those of you who miss that time or want to experience it I have a suggestion. It is still possible to relive those days. Although with some extra effort.
Gathering of Eagles 2013 Coming to Maxwell AFB from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA- Gathering of Eagles is an annual aviation event that traces its origin back to 1980, when retired Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets was invited to visit Air Command and Staff College to share some of his experiences with the students. This visit became the genesis for the Gathering of Eagles program. The first official Gathering of Eagles (then known as "Great Moments in Aviation History") was hosted by comedic legend Bob Hope in 1982...
Shelby Co Chapter Celebrates EAA's International Young Eagles Day on June 8 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Thousands of young people will take to the sky on Saturday, June 8, as EAA volunteers continue an outstanding aviation tradition - International Young Eagles Day. The 20th annual event brings together kids and pilots as part of the EAA Young Eagles program, the largest, most successful youth aviation education program ever created across the nation...
Monday, May 6, 2013
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Pilot Killed, 18 Injured in Plane Crash at Madrid Air Show - RIA Novosti | MOSCOW, May 6 (RIA Novosti) - A pilot was killed after his plane crashed into a hangar injuring 18 people at an air show in Madrid on Sunday, Spain's EFE news agency reported. Medical assistance was rendered to three policemen, five staff workers and ...
Sometimes Lightning Strikes 5 Times! - Aces Flying High | The Planes of Fame 2013 Air Show in 
GALLERY: Thrilling display at Wings Over Illawarra - Illawarra Mercury | Combat fighter pilot and Red Bull Air Race competitor Matt Hall performs aerobatic tricks. GALLERY: Thrilling display at Wings Over Illawarra. The CAC Boomerang was a World War II fighter aircraft designed and manufactured in Australia. GALLERY...
WWII Re-enactment event planned - Hastings Star Gazette | Organizations on hand will include the WWII Historical Re-enactment Society, the Commemorative Air Force, the Red Bull Military Vehicle Club and Fagen Fighters WWII Museum, along with the Lakeville Area and Rosemount Historical Societies. Food and ...
History comes to life - Temple Daily Telegram | He said the B-25 was a medium-range bomber that wouldn't go too far, but that it was great in the islands of the Pacific. “I'm a veteran of Korea, Vietnam and a few other places that I got out of,” he said. “We were bombing North Korea in B-29s,” he said.
World War II POWs share memories at museum dedication - SuburbanJournals | I lost about 50 pounds by the time we were liberated, and I was pretty thin as a civilian.” Rodgers spent 21 months at Stalag 17-B. He was a gunner in a B-25 when it was shot down during a raid over Germany. He has stories about being hungry and scared.
Port Charlotte, Fla. man flew in three wars from War Tales by Don Moore | As a kid Hal Johnson wanted to be a fighter pilot. When he joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 they made him a B-24 “Liberator” bomber pilot. “By the time I graduated from B-24 training and was ready to go overseas, I was told they needed pilots to fly B-29 ‘Superfortresses.’ So I went [...]
Spotting planes, rescuing airmen, avoiding headhunters in India - Buffalo News “We radioed for a doctor,” Ross says, “and a B-25 flew overhead and a doctor and first officer parachuted in.” And the airmen survived. The same could not be said for Ross' brother, Everett, who had served as a machine-gunner on a B-17 bomber. Just ...
20th Century Images: Air show - WV Gazette | CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When Wertz Airfield was 
Can Project Robin’s Canberra be saved? from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Project Robin was a series of Cold War reconnaissance missions flown by the RAF, in the early 1950s, until the introduction by the USAF of the Lockheed U-2. The subject aircraft of these images may have been a Project Robin [...]
Warbird Heritage Foundation Begins Restoration of Goodyear FG-1D Corsair - Warbird News | The Warbird Heritage Foundation of Waukegan, Illinois has recently acquired a Goodyear FG-1D Corsair 92050, N194G. The plane which was surplussed from military service in 1963 was extensively modified to run in the Reno Air Races in the early seventies, its engine replaced and wingtips cut off. The museum intends to restore the plane, which has been in storage since 1977, to its original configuration over the next three to five years....
C-130 squadron first to perform new airdrop method from Air Force Link Top Stories | The 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron executed the first combat Extracted Container Delivery System, or XCDS, airdrop April 29, successfully demonstrating the increased accuracy that this new technology provides. The new airdrop method is designed to pull the bundles out of the aircraft at a faster rate than the current airdrop process, which improves the overall accuracy of the drop itself.
“The Restorers” Needs Your Help! – TV Series In The Making From Warbird Radio | ...Here’s a note from Adam & Kara describing what they’re looking for:...
May 19th, 1pm: Alive Decisions Discussion by ameliaearhart1 | The very first Fly With Amelia Foundation event is now on the calendar and I am excited to have you join us. On May 19th, 2013 at 1pm, I will lead an interactive discussion for adults, kids, teens…
SUN ’n FUN baby earns private ticket from General Aviation News | By AMELIA T. REIHELD | SUN ’n FUN’s contagious aviation joy can claim another recruit to the ranks. Logan Honea has been to every SUN ’n FUN since the year he was born. Sixteen years after his first trip to Lakeland, he soloed on his birthday, and last week, just past his 17th birthday, he earned his license. “I’m probably the youngest private pilot at SUN ’n FUN this year,” he guessed....
Sporty’s Foundation makes grants to ensure next generation from General Aviation News | For the first quarter of 2013, The Sporty’s Foundation made bequests in the amount of $37,500 to groups and organizations promoting youth programs. EAA’s Next Step continues to be funded year-round by The Sporty’s Foundation. This program partners EAA with Sporty’s to make Sporty’s online Learn to Fly Course available to any Young Eagle....
Meet the 15-Year-Old Girl Who Will Probably Be the First Astronaut On Mars - PolicyMic | AH: The prize, if you won State History Day, was that you got to go to nationals, which was in Washington D.C. And I wanted to go to the Air & Space Museum in Washington D.C. I ended up not winning … But along the way … one of the things that I did ...
#Oshbash awards to honor social media stars from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | EUGENE, Ore. – The #Oshbash Awards honor those who keep the aviation conversation humming on Twitter. Airplanista, an aviation blog site cultivated by Dan Pimentel, will present the first-ever #Oshbash Awards at its annual meetup event on Wednesday, July 31 (5:30-7:30 pm) in the EAA Press Tent at the 2013 EAA Airventure Oshkosh....
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Solar Impulse Lifts Off on First Leg of Cross America 2013 Tour by Dean Sigler | With Bertrand Piccard at the controls, Solar Impulse completed its motor runups a few minutes before its scheduled 6:00 a. m. PDT takeoff. The project commentator in Switzerland noted that Piccard looked “a little pensive” in the minutes leading up to the historic departure from Moffett Field in Mountain View, California....
The 'Solar Impulse' Electric Flight Across America Is Underway! from AirPigz by Martt | Back in July 2010, the Swiss designed and built Solar Impulse all-electric aircraft made an amazing 26 hour overnight flight (video recap of that flight here) - and early this morning, May 3, 2013, the airplane departed Moffet Field in Mountain View California on a journey across the United States of America. It's a multi-leg trip with the first stop at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix Arizona... expected arrival is after midnight local time. The aircraft had just entered Arizona when this post went live....
'Jetman' to perform at 50th Reno Air Races (watch video) - Reno Gazette-Journal | He unveiled the technology during a private demonstration over the Grand Canyon in 2011 and has since soared above Rio de Janeiro, crossed the English Channel and flown in formation with various Breitling jets, warbirds and passenger aircraft....
Navy: Blue Angels fundraisers not tied with service, museum - NavyTimes.com | Officials with the Blue Angels and the National Naval Aviation Museum are disavowing any connection with a Pensacola, Fla., group called Save Our Blues that is soliciting money on their behalf. Further, state records indicate that Save Our Blues isn't ...
Rotary Club unveils memorial marker for famed aviator Jimmy Leeward - Ocala | Known locally for developing Leeward Air Ranch, a residential airfield in southeast Ocala, Jimmy Leeward died in a plane crash at the Reno Air Race in September 2011. "After Jimmy passed away, we were in the process of working at the park," DeBolt said....
Coming Soon To A City Near You ... Despicablimp! from Aero-News Network | Giant Flying 
Jacksonville man asks council to honor Bessie Coleman, the first black woman ... - Florida Times-Union | The stories recounted how aviatrix Bessie Coleman — the first black woman to get a pilot's license — fell 2,000 feet to her death from an out-of-control plane piloted by William Wills, who was killed as the plane exploded on impact. Thousands of ...
Courtesy of Betty Miller In 1963, Betty Miller became the first woman to fly ... - Salt Lake Tribune | President John F. Kennedy presented her with the Federal Aviation Administration's Gold Medal for Exceptional Service in honor of the fight and was recognized by President Lyndon Johnson as Aviatrix of the Year with the presentation of the Harmon ...
WWII veteran honored with special flight - YNN, Your News Now | "For every hour we fly we put 15, 20 hours of checking, inspection and maintenance back into the airplane," Gregg Peterson with the Commemorative Air Force said. "It's wonderful for us to give them that opportunity to come back and connect with what ...
A new look at an historic battle from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | A few years ago, James Holland produced a superb documentary for the BBC about the Battle of Britain. He used new material and interviewed German survivors of the Battle to produce several fresh perspectives that differed from 'traditional history'....
Historic warbird sunk in Tanana River nearly half-century ago finds a savior - Alaska Dispatch | Ultimately, it will be completely rebuilt and serve as the centerpiece in the new Warbirds of Glory Air Museum. Related: When Alaska bush pilot legends brought the movies to Barrow · Lear jet pilot's puff piece on Alaska flying bypasses reality. The ...
Le Bleriot-Spad F-IAMS Syrie in the CIDNA from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | We are 
in the early '30s, a stopover in Aleppo, Syria on the Paris-Beirut line CIDNA. The Bleriot-Spad 56 F-AIME is one of six copies built for the International Society of Air Navigation (CIDNA), it has a Jupiter 9AC engine 420 hp. The F-AIME evolve the version 56-3 56-5 (first flight in 1928) is a mixed version cargo / passenger cabin features a four-seater and a compartment that can accommodate two extra passengers or cargo...
Last of its Kind - Air and Space Smithsonian | A look inside the Smithsonian's Stratoliner.
SUN ‘n FUN 2013 – Day 4 from Other People's Airplanes by David
Podcast: Pelton Talks EAA After Hightower from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Russ Niles interviewed EAA interim president Jack Pelton about the direction of the association following the resignation of Rod Hightower. According to Pelton, EAA is "the only true association out there that truly represents all aspects of general aviation and recreational flying." This is how he thinks that association should behave.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: Heritage Flight With A-10 and P-38
from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo
Turdo | The Heritage Flight, a favorite of airshow crowds since the 50th
anniversary of the USAF in 1997, featured a popular pair of fork-tailed
aircraft - the A-10 and P-38 Lightning. The A-10C from...
- EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: Airshow Performer - A-10 West Demo Team Thunderbolt II
- EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet East Coast Demo Team
A spectacular success from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | I spent over eight hours on the road
today, taking a friend's very specialized computer to a service technician for attention after it got fried by a lightning strike. He's out of town, so Miss D. and myself took it in on his behalf, in the hope that it'll be fixed by the time he gets back. My back is calling me all sorts of names after the drive, so I've had a quiet evening to give it a chance to recover. More blog fodder will be available tomorrow morning....Blogging in Formation: Aviation Social Media Seems to be Reaching 'Critical Mass' from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | As our aviation family faces more and more threats from all directions, it feels to me like an increasing number of Airplanistas are turning to social media as the vehicle to elevate the discussion about these issues. Whether it's blogging, Facebook, or my personal favorite social platform, Twitter, I'm seeing more pilots using their writing skills to "talk" to fellow aviators and push aviation forward....
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
SEQUESTRATION!
PFLUGERVILLE, TX – May 1, 2013 – It was supposed to be something so horrible that it would force lawmakers to strike a deal on budgetary restraint! Yes, you should probably never see “lawmakers” and “budgetary restraint” in the same sentence. Needless to say Sequestration was forced on the American people and air shows were among those who got hit. “Air shows have been cancelled from coast to coast. The military jet demo teams and single-ship demo teams and jumpers are grounded! Who would have ever thought that would happen”, said LiveAirShowTV President Jeff Lee. “It’s a season where some of the most successful air shows in the country will not have an event this year.”While at Sun ‘n Fun, LiveAirShowTV got a few minutes with Congressman Sam Graves (R) (MO) who sits on the House Transportation Committee, and the General Aviation Caucus; John Cudahy, President of the International Council of Air Shows; and John “Lites” Leenhouts CEO of the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In. We asked these aviation experts about the effects of Sequestration, what they see going forward, and what we can do to help out.
We also met with Red Bull racer and aerobatic pilot Kirby Chambliss when he was in Austin for the MotoGP race at the Circuit of the Americas. He told us how he has been affected by the action.
Watch the video HERE.
Share this with all of your aviation and air show friends. Make note of the web address to contact your Representative and Senators. We will also have it at:
www.LiveAirShowTV.com/links
Many air shows have been cancelled, but many more are still going to happen. LiveAirShowTV will be at many of them throughout the year. Watch for continuing coverage from Sun ‘n Fun, the Take to the Skies Airfest, the upcoming EAA AirVenture, the 50th Reno National Championship Air Races as well as performer profiles and more. LIKE us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter as we continue to bring you the Inside Story from air shows around the country.
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AIRSHOW NEWS: Spring Air Show flies the stars and stripes from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The Spring Air Show, on Sunday 26 May, commemorates the 70th anniversary of the arrival 
AIRSHOW NEWS: First-ever display by the Eagle Squadron opens the Spring Air Show from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The Spring Air Show (Sunday 26 May) commences its flying programme in superb style with the first-ever display of the Eagle Squadron, a historic four-ship comprising a Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and North American P-51 Mustang....
Aerobatic team to wow crowds at free airshow - This is Bristol | AN aerobatic team is the latest attraction to confirm its place at Weston-super-Mare Air Day. The event, organised by North Somerset Council, is on June 22 and will feature a host of famous names from the world of aviation. Topping the bill will be the ...
SUN 'n FUN 2013 - YouTube | Here's a brief look at the week of fun and flying at SUN 'n FUN 2013....
Ohio Air News 226 - Charles Johnson
FlightTime Radio Show 263 | Retired Naval Aviator Bill Beard sits in with Milford and Glenn to talk grass roots and military flying. He followed an unusual path to the left seat in a P3... and here is number 264.
Warbird hit by stray bullet - News - MSN New Zealand - MSN NZ News | The aircraft's owner, Arthur Dovey, discovered the bullet on Sunday and told the paper he estimated it caused about $2000 worth of damage. He has owned the Yak 3 for about eight years and flown it in four Warbirds Over Wanaka air shows. Such aircraft ...
Faith in captivity: Vietnam War POW inspires Airmen from Air Force Link Top Stories | With his hands bound in manacles, an imprisoned Air Force pilot watched from his bamboo holding cell as North Vietnamese soldiers moved a wounded American prisoner into the cell across from his. The pilot was shocked at the man's appearance; his fingers were raw and his body was emaciated. His whole body was covered in wounds; he had been pushing through the jungle for 45 days without food. The pilot did not recognize the new prisoner...
Winners announced for museum's national writing competition award from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Ryan Dickerson, Isaiah Markley and Deborah Rocheleau were announced as the first, second and third place winners, respectively, of the Air Force Heritage and History Writing Competition, sponsored by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. Tess Green, Caleb Van Winkle and Megan Chappie received honorable mentions...
US Navy gaggle over the Pacific from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Top shot from Rex, via the US Navy, of this gaggle of aircraft from the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group flying in formation during an air power demo over the Pacific Ocean.
Angel Flight West Sharewares Web-Based Flight Coordination Database System - PRWEB | In an unprecedented move, Angel Flight West (AFW) is making its new software system and database
program, Angel Flight Information Database System (AFIDS) 2.0, available to all volunteer pilot organizations at no cost. First users include four independent organizations based in California, Texas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. This past weekend, AFW staff presented the program and the opportunity to 15 additional public benefit flying organizations. “If it will enhance their services, they’re welcome to use it,” said Executive Director Alan Dias. “We’ve chosen to do this in keeping with Angel Flight West’s desire to support volunteer pilot organizations and to make the case for general aviation, which is the backbone of public-benefit flying.”...
Star Trek's Enterprise to boldly go ... to San Diego? - U-T San Diego | Nothing's confirmed yet, but organizer Huston Huddleston said he is in talks with the San Diego Air & Space Museum to bring the bridge there in the middle of 2014. It will remain there for a year, the plan goes, before possibly hitting the road for ...
Virgin Galactic's Big SpaceShipTwo Rocket Test: Reactions & Celebrations - Space.com | ... inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists. I applaud the team at Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites for their accomplishment, and the team at Mojave Air & Space Port for their efforts in creating a professional and safe testing ...
Monday, April 22, 2013
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Sunshine, aerial thrills on second day of Lauderdale Air Show - Sun-Sentinel | Squadrons of aviators roaring overhead in wing-tip formation, airplanes in heart-stopping stalls and a helicopter that tumbled and rolled in impossible ways — these were just a few of the aerial acrobatics that took place Sunday in the skies over the...
Thunder Over Louisville air show 'augmented' this year, Derby Festival CEO says - Business First of Louisville | Other aircraft that entertained the air show crowd included demonstrations by Team AeroDynamix, a P-51 World War II-era aircraft, and the Lima Lima shows that have become mainstays during the Thunder performance. During an interview early Saturday ...
Enterprise Aviation Expo Draws Thousands from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | ENTERPRISE AL - According to reports Warbirds, helicopters, jet powered flight and beautifully detailed radio controlled models dominated the skies over the Enterprise Aviation Expo Saturday. A CAVU perfect spring day welcomed several thousand visitors to the 2013 Expo sponsored by DynCorp and the City of Enterprise....
Saint-Yan Airport. Large festive events in perspective. Between ... - The JSL | The first will take place on 8 and 9 June: Flyin Air France. This weekend there, many pilots and former assets, Air France, will meet at Saint-Yan with their own aircraft. "They come to share a good time with fans, but ...
Photos: SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo - Blue Tales | We organized a special charter for the SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-in & Expo in Lakeland, Florida last week. We welcomed onboard students from schools with a strong focus on STEM education programs. A group of crewmembers also joined us, and enjoyed sharing the day with aviation enthusiasts from across the country....
Pilot flew missions in three hot wars and one cold war - LubbockOnline.com | “The assignment at South Plains Army Air Field was interesting because I got to fly so many different airplanes — including the AT-6A, C-47, C-46, B-25, B-17, B-29 and B-50.” In 1966, White helped in the launching and recovery of the nation's first ...
Rescuing a WWII bomber in Alaska - Livingston Daily | That craft's core will be mated to B25 sections altready on hand in order to yield one flight-capable aircraft, making it the newest of only about 30 such flight capable B-25's in existence in the U.S. The men are currently seeking 10 interested ...
Museum slates Antique Engine Day from General Aviation News | HAMMONDSPORT, NY — There’s even more to enjoy at Antique Engine Day at the Glenn Curtiss Museum this year. The free outdoor event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the museum grounds, with live demonstrations of antique engines from the museum collection, as well as the museum’s popular Wind Wagon and engines from many local enthusiasts on display....
Air Museum dispute not the trust's first fight - The Columbian | The National Park Service's recent takeover of management at Pearson Air Museum from the Fort Vancouver National Trust generated protests, newspaper headlines and a congressional hearing on a bill that would, in effect, return the museum to the trust's ...
In 1914, Russian Lidia Zvereva became the first female pilot in the world to fly... from Women of Aviation's Facebook Wall | In 1914, Russian Lidia Zvereva became the first female pilot in the world to fly an aerobatic maneuver, the loop. 100 years later, Russian Svetlana Kapanina has won more world aerobatic championships than any other pilots, male or female....
Battery-Powered Ultralight Attracts Attention At Sun 'n Fun from AVwebFlash Current Issue | New airplanes were scarce at last week's Sun 'n Fun show in Lakeland, Fla., but a new electric ultralight motorglider held center stage at the new LSA Mall, attracting a constant stream of curious visitors all week long. The ElectraFlyer ULS was first seen last summer at EAA AirVenture, just a few days after its first flight. At Sun 'n Fun, its creator, Randall Fishman of the Electric Aircraft Corp., said he 
Formation flight Sunday. YB-35 and B-17 from Planeshots
The Greatest Respect For Pilots from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Last week I returned home from a long trip. Exhausted. Feeling a bit behind on life. And as I dug through my many neglected emails, I came across one that warmed my heart. Nobody wanted anything! They just wanted to give their gratitude. Not necessarily to me, but to all the pilots out there. So if you fly an airplane, this is for you:...
Embry-Riddle plans summer camps from General Aviation News | Astronaut Nicole Stott, an Embry-Riddle alumna and trustee, will bring her expertise and enthusiasm to Embry-Riddle July 28 to Aug. 3 to lead one of the university’s summer programs for the first time. Stott is one of Embry-Riddle’s most notable graduates, with two space shuttle flights and a three-month mission on the International Space Station to her credit....
Energizing kids in aviation from General Aviation News | By CAROL LEE ANDERSON |What started with a casual conversation between friends during a coffee break has blossomed into a popular youth-based aviation organization called the Aviation & Aerospace Education Center at Winnipesaukee, also known as WinnAero....
Young Eagles Flight Rally coming up May 4 at UCRA - Cookeville Herald Citizen | That's when the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1378 will hosts its annual Young Eagles Flight Rally at Upper Cumberland Regional Airport. “The airplane rides are just part of the flight rally,” David Teter, Young Eagles coordinator, said ...
Buzz Aldrin to speak in San Diego - U-T San Diego | Aldrin will sign copies of the book at the San Diego Air & Space Museum on May 22nd, during an after hours event that carries a $29 ticket charge. He'll do the book signing with his co-hour, well-known space journalist Leonard David. The new book ...
Saturday, April 20, 2013
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Tyndall Pilot Selected as Lead Commander for Air Force Thunderbirds - wmbb | "Everybody thinks of the Thunderbirds and they think of the air show," said F-15 pilot Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Bradley being a part of the Thunderbirds is much more than just another two years of flying. "I'd say flying is about 20 percent of what ...
Get ready to loop and roll at Fort Lauderdale Air Show - MiamiHerald.com | There might not be any U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds or Marine Corp's Blue Angels at this weekend's Fort Lauderdale Air Show due to sequestration, but organizers say there will be plenty to thrill those who love dangerous air stunts and exciting displays.
'Risk taker' flips through the air inside his stunt helicopter - Sun-Sentinel | In 2004, they asked him if anyone could do aerobatics in a helicopter. "No," he told them. The challenge stirred his ... The chopper blades grunted a deeper hum, churning the air as the horizon twisted before us. After we leveled off, Aaron pulled the ...
Stunt pilot looking forward to Thunder Over Louisville - WDRB | Thunder Over Louisville will be missing U.S. military aircraft this year, but that does not mean you will miss out. It is fun to watch the Thunder Over Louisville air show from the ground, but we are getting a pilot's perspective. Stunt pilot ...
Chamber of Commerce hosts 10th Annual Center Fly-In, Air Show - The Light and Champion | The City of Center and the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce invites the public to join them on Saturday, April 27 for the 10th Annual Center Fly-In & Air Show in Center, Texas at the Center Municipal Airport. Gates open at 10 a.m. with free admission.
Debbie Croft: Get a chance to spread your wings at Air Fair - Merced Sun-Star | George Clover is a member of the EAA and the coordinator of the Air Fair. The first time he flew as a kid sparked his interest in aviation. He remembers joining the Young Eagles and going to fly-ins at Castle Air Force Base. After meeting the ...
5th Annual Waterloo Air Show, June 1 & 2 | New this year: the Canadian Aviation Expo joins us air show weekend | New acts: incredible wing walking and a flame-billowing jet car | Returning favourites: Snowbirds and CF-18 Demonstration jet...
@DaveFlys Steps up to Add Digital Excitement to the 2013 Airplanista #Oshbash Awards
from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | If you watched the recent happenings on Twitter from the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-in and Expo, it was hard to avoid seeing the Twitname @DaveFlys. David Allen's video blog site Other People's Airplanes (OPA) was everywhere, and it was a real joy to watch. Every day, from various venues, Allen and OPA brought together a crew of equally awesome Airplanistas to somehow connect a mass of wires, computers, switchers, video 
boards and cameras into a sort of portable TV studio that streamed some great video programs from the show. With...
Meeting of La Ferte Alais 2013: Time propellers from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | Time of Propellers 2013 | 18 and May 19, 2013 | On 23 September 1913 the aviator Roland Garros crossed the Mediterranean on a Morane H. Party Frejus, he wondered 7:30 later in Bizerte in Tunisia. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the first crossing of the Mediterranean Roland Garros, the Morane H invites airshow at La Ferte-Alais from 18 to 19 May 2013....
Sun 'N' Fun 2013 from Aviation News - Airplane-Pictures.net
Celebrating 75 years of display aircraft at Kubinka from Aviation News - Airplane-Pictures.net
Tuskegee Airman Tribute (1990) from AIRBOYD.TV | Department of the Air Force Tuskegee Airman Tribute AVA19065VNB1, 1990 The video informs members of the Air Force of the achievements and contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen on a recurring basis. A historical summary of the ‘Tuskegee Experiment’ during World War II.
Barnstormer Bessie Coleman broke many barriers - Your Houston News | “Termed by leading French and Dutch aviators one of the best flyers they had seen,” reported the New York Times, “Miss Bessie Coleman, said to be the only negro aviatrix in the world, returned from Europe yesterday to give a series of exhibitions in ...
Air Force Week in Photos Special Edition: Angel Thunder 2013 from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen participating in the joint service, multinational, interagency combat search and rescue exercise, Angel Thunder. Angel Thunder 2013 is a personnel recovery exercise designed to provide training for participants using a variety of scenarios to simulate deployment conditions and contingencies...
Pearson Air Museum dispute over management results in two museum ... - OregonLive.com | "We work really hard with our volunteers and aviation community to make this an asset," said Laureano Mier, the displaced Pearson Air Museum manager and education programs coordinator. He works for the Fort Vancouver National Trust, which is in a ...
Truckee-Tahoe circa 1990 from FenceCheck Forums
Super Guppy Eats Some T-38s from AIRBOYD.TV | Credit: NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Two NASA T-38 aircraft were swallowed whole by NASA’s Super Guppy recently on Dryden Flight Research Center’s back ramp. The Guppy then airlifted the two retired T-38s to El Paso, Texas, where they will be dismantled for parts to keep other T-38s flown by NASA’s Johnson Space Center flyable....
Fedex Express Donates Boeing 727-200F for Training at St. Louis Downtown Airport from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | FedEx Express donated one of their retired cargo aircraft today during a ceremony at St. Louis Downtown Airport. The Boeing 727-200F, Fedex Flight 9041, arrived at 10:33 this morning from Indianapolis to a warm reception on an otherwise unseasonably cold day. The aircraft will be...
Four graduates recognized with Rankin Award - Indiana State University | During her time at Indiana State, she served internships with American Airlines and Walt Disney World Resorts and was command pilot for the university's entry in the Women's Air Race Classic. Brown is the daughter of Kay and Tom Brown and a graduate of ...
Young Eagles' Day set for April 27 - Record Herald | The Highland County Pilots' Association, along with EAA of Clermont County, will be sponsoring a Young Eagles' Day on April 27 at the Highland County Airport, North Shore Road, Hillsboro. A rain date is scheduled for April 28. The Young Eagles Program ...
NASA’s Frequent Flier - Air & Space Magazine | After logging nearly 1,400 hours in orbit, Jerry Ross reflects on spaceflight past and future.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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Valkaria AirFest Scheduled for Takeoff on April 20 | VALKARIA, Fla. -- The friendly skies over Brevard County will play host Saturday, April 20, to the 7th annual Valkaria Air Fest 2013. This 
NBC - Miramar's commanding officer discusses plans for the airshow post-sequestration - YouTube | MCAS Miramar's commanding officer, Col John Farnam, discusses with NBC's Lea Sutton what the 2013 Miramar Air Show will look like without the Blue Angels, as well as what defense budget cuts mean to the air station and especially its civilian employees.
International Air Meet | 2013 is the year for the first Air Meet of the 21st Century to take place. Set aside June 6-9 and head to Durant, OK for the International Air Meet-Championship Cross Country Air Races. What started in 1909 has seen over a century of invention, innovation and the arrival of the airplane as a normal part of our everyday life. Air racing has come forward to become a relevant, viable sport for all pilots. Those of us with kindred passions thrive on sharing their innate love with others similarly afflicted. For over a century aviators have...
SUN ‘n FUN 2013 – Day 2 from Other People's Airplanes by David
As final reunion looms, flight engineer Ed Saylor looks back on the Doolittle ... - Bonney Lake and Sumner Courier-Herald | In planning, the operation called for a temporary squadron of volunteers to launch modified B-25 bombers — aircraft normally unsuitable for carrier transport — from the USS Hornet 400 miles off the Japanese coast, hit 10 military and industrial ...
How Twenty Female Pilots from 1929 Guide Me in Business Today - Story Exchange | Heather Taylor started her own production company Archetypal Images to spread the inspiration of her personal role models — the pilots of the first national women’s air race. She shared her story on our 1000 Stories Campaign....
How I Made My First Big Flight Abroad My Flight Across the English Channel by Harriet Quimby | While flying in Mexico, at President Madero's inauguration, last December, an ambition to be the first woman aviator to cross the English channel alone entered my mind. The more I thought of it, the less formidable the feat seemed to be. Without mentioning the matter to a soul, for fear that some one across the sea might anticipate my idea, I waited until my return to New York. There I secured a letter of introduction to Louis Bleriot and prepared to present it to him at his factory in Paris....
Special "Huey" Helicopter Makes Stop at Farmington Regional Airport from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | A very special Vietnam-era "Huey" helicopter 
made a fuel stop at Farmington Regional Airport recently - Bell UH-1H s/n 70-16369 - from the American Huey 369 Organization. This 501(c)3 non-profit group has lofty ambitions, namely to preserve the history of the Bell "Huey" helicopter through the establishment of The National American Huey History Museum. Currently...
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Visit: Airpark in Winter - Northrop YC-125B Raider from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Our last stop on the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Airpark in Winter Series is the Northrop YC-125B Raider, a tri-motored military troop transport adaptation of the civil N-23 Pioneer once championed by former TWA President Jack Frye. The first of...
World War One - Part IV from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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Sun 'n Fun attendance up - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association - AOPA Pilot | Sun 'n Fun President John “Lites” Leenhouts announced April 12—the fourth day of the thirty-ninth annual Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In & Expo—that attendance is up 5 percent over the past two years. “The camping area is packed, vendors tell me ...
Goodyear Advantage Tour soars from General Aviation News | AKRON, Ohio – The 2013 Goodyear Advantage Tour recently kicked off with a performance by aerobatics champion Mike Goulian during 
Dubuque air show won't include military elements - Ct Post | DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — An annual summer air show in Dubuque won't include military elements this year because of automatic federal spending cuts, according to an organizer of the event. Perry Mason, general sales manager for Radio Dubuque, told the ...
Airport manager: Sequester impact on air show minimal - Petoskey News-Review | The most significant display of modern military prowess at the air show, which will take place Father's Day weekend, June 15-16, will be that of the Canadian Army SkyHawks, the same parachute demonstration team and massive Lockheed C-130 transport ...
Army and Royal Navy to star at Bournemouth's 2013 showcase - Bournemouth Echo | REPRESENTATIVES of every available RAF display team will be at this year's Bournemouth Air Festival, it has been confirmed. The RAF will join the Royal Navy and Army in turning out in numbers for the four-day event between August 29 and September 1.
Somma Lombardo The Frecce Tricolori "land" in Volandia - Varese News | Have you always dreamed of being a pilot of the Frecce Tricolori? Of hovering in the air leaving the unmistakable scent of smoke green, white and red? Or starting to dive into your viewers in suspense? Saturday 20 and Sunday 21...
Air Hogs Takes to the Skies at the 2013 Ft. Lauderdale Air Show - Wall Street Journal | LAUDERDALE, FL, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Air Hogs, the industry leaders in remote controlled (R/C) vehicles are thrilled to announce the exclusive toy sponsorship of the Fort Lauderdale Air Show, April 20-21, 2013. A full sized version of the ...
WOAW 2013 - vimeo.com | Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week aims to foster diversity in aviation by celebrating history, raising awareness, and sparking vocations among the female population.…
B-17 “Memphis Belle” takes to the East Bay skies - San Jose Mercury News media center | The World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" flies over the Hayward Executive Airport in Hayward, Calif. on Monday, April 15, 2013. Operated by the Liberty Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the "Memphis Belle" is one of only 13 B-17's that ...
B-17 model would honor history of Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport - Tampabay.com | The lesson would focus on a one-sixth scale replica of the B-17 Flying Fortress bombers that flew in and out of what originally was the Brooksville Army Air Field. The Hernando County Aviation Authority is working to purchase a model to hang above the ...
Rose of York from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave | Minutes after the christening, a gust of wind causes Princess Elizabeth to grab her hat as perfectly good English cider drips from the christening 
Final Push Is On for Bugatti 100P Racer Project from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | About two and a half years ago Scotty Wilson, EAA 572551, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, traveled to Oshkosh to examine the original Bugatti 100P Racer that's on prominent display in the AirVenture Museum after being donated to EAA in 1996.
Bob Hartmaier's Airmasters from Antique Airfield News | Bob Hartmaier of Monroe Township, NJ wrote about the Pitcairn photo in the latest copy of Antique Airfield Runway, and an update on his new Airmaster:...
Alaska's First Bush Pilot - Cowboys & Indians - Cowboys and Indians | After World War I ended, Eielson organized the Hatton Aero Club and got into barnstorming, but on the practical advice of his father, he soon went to law school at Georgetown. Working part time as a police officer at the Capitol, he met Daniel ...
CoolPix: Convair Ad Circa 1953 With B-36 (Orange Paint!) from AirPigz by Martt | Fear not, AirPigz HAS NOT gone 'orange paint' for every post already... I just knew that today I'd be posting this sweet Convair ad from back in the day, and I figured preceding it yesterday with some extra Convair-related orange paint was gonna be a great lead-in. Be sure to open this CoolPix artwork up big and take it all in, and take note of the line drawing of the P5Y in the blue area at the top. That's an....
Martin XB-51 from Let Let Let - Warplanes by Nico | In 1946 the U.S.Army Air Force (soon to be renamed into the U.S. Air Force!) released a design specification for a new attack bomber intended as a successor for the Douglas B-26 Invader. Initially Martin submitted a design for a highly modified version of the P4M-1 Mercator patrol bomber fitted...
Balloons over ........... Lake Hayes from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | The scenic Central Otago town of Queenstown boasts a staggering array of adventure tourism outlets and one of these with a slightly lower adrenalin requirement is hot air ballooning with Sunrise Balloons....
Spirits soar at Aviation Day - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader | Brendan LaFrance, a senior at Marywood and president of the school's Aviation Club, added that last year's event brought in more than $1,600 for Angel Flight. Kristinia Luke, a 2011 Marywood graduate, serves as the mission coordinator for Angel Flight ...
Monday, April 15, 2013
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Sun 'n Fun Wrap: Drifting - AVweb (blog) | The major shows like Sun 'n Fun and AirVenture may be imperfect reflections of the industry they promote, but they are nonetheless reflections. And the image I saw this week in the mirror of attendees, vendors and perhaps even fellow journalists was of...
Sun 'n Fun | Hangar Talk 950 by Linda | Its been a great week for the ForeFlight crew at the annual Sun 'n Fun fly-in and air show, and we're wrapping up our last day here in Lakeland, Florida. Our booth in Hangar C has been busy, busy, busy! This was my first time ...
FedEx 727 dedicated at SUN ’n FUN from General Aviation News | Top executives from FedEx Express were on hand at SUN ’n FUN Friday to dedicate the newest “classroom” on the SUN ’n FUN campus on Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Florida. The donated Boeing 727, delivered in February to the SUN ‘n FUN campus, held a place of honor on the flightline during this year’s airshow....
SUN ’n FUN volunteers remember one of their own from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Ask anyone at SUN ’n FUN about Albert Borchik and a smile immediately comes over their faces, followed by the slight glistening of tears in their eyes. That’s because for the first time in more than two decades, he’s not at the fly-in. He passed away suddenly Jan. 30....
"One Last Visit to Paradise" UCAP Daily #323-golf from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Dave, Jeb and Jack visit the new Paradise City grass root's flying area for one last time at the 2013 Sun 'n Fun Fly-in. Recorded April 14, 2013.
SHARKS air show wraps up - KTBS | About 80 small scale planes took to the weekend's blue skies in the SHARKS' air show. That's the Shreveport Area Kontrol Society. The group holds the show every year during Holiday in Dixie. More than 40 pilots from around the Ark-La-Tex participated.
Gone West: Air Force Museum Historian David Menard from Aero-News Network | Knowledge Of Aviation History Called 'Encyclopedic' ANN has learned of the passing of David Walter Menard, who followed an Air Force career with a stint as the historian at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, 
Start Your Week With A Hot B-58 Hustler (Orange Paint!) from AirPigz by Martt | I figured this pic was a great way to get your week going... a B-58 Hustler from way back in the day shortly after takeoff with a positive rate of climb (probably VERY positive!) and with some swanky orange paint too. In fact, this is the first in a new sub-series of posts with the tag 'orange paint'....
Tour of Central and Southern Missouri Brings Variety of "Show Me" Aero Experiences from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | This weekend The Aero Experience took a mini-tour of central and southern Missouri to scout opportunities for future projects. Our first stop was the Missouri Air National Guard facility in Jefferson City, where a former Missouri ANG F-15A Eagle is on display near the Ike Skelton National Guard Training Site. Our next...
Video shows how difficult Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling can be from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following video depicts two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters refueling from an HC-130J Combat King II during Ex. Angel Thunder 2013. Watch the helicopters blades coming dangerously close to the refueling hose as the pilots struggle to get in the proper position to plug the IFR (in-flight refueling) probe into the low speed paradrogue (or “basket”)....
Hot Air Balloon Launch from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may
Aviation Day for Girl Scouts - WCTI12.com | | One goal of Aviation Day is to provide female role models for all of the aspiring young aviatrixes. Aside from an airplane ride, girls were able to talk to real women in aviation-related professions. Guest female role models ranged from airplane ...
Girl learns to fly with help from pilot from another generation - Spartanburg Herald Journal | A plaque in the waiting area of the airport hangs in honor of Orr. It reads in part: “With more than 25,000 hours of flying time, she has served as a role model for women in aviation as well as a mentor for countless pilots and colleagues.” Perhaps a ...
Disabled people learn how to fly gliders at Tibenham airfield - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | The sky is the limit for a group of disabled people who will learn how to fly gliders thanks to a south Norfolk aviation club. Comments; Email; Print. To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in. Norfolk Gliding Club, based at ...
A strong community is our best defense from General Aviation News | GUEST EDITORIAL By CRAIG FULLER, AOPA President | You don’t have to look very far to see the threats to general aviation today. Sequestration cuts, tower closures, user fees, and tax changes are just a few of the recent, and ongoing, assaults on GA. Our freedom to fly is under attack, and we must fight back with every weapon in our arsenal....
Sunday, April 14, 2013
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Final big day of Lakeland Sun 'n Fun gets under way - Bay News 9 | Sunday is the final day of the 39th annual Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. An air 
Thousands of planes in Lakeland for Sun 'n Fun - Tbo.com | Among the new air show performers this year are the Geico Skytypers, a squad of pilots who fly six of the world's 11 remaining World War II-era SNJ-2 planes and “type” messages in the sky that are 1,000 feet tall and can be seen up to 15 miles away ...
Family Returns Yearly to Camp at Sun 'n Fun Air Show - The Ledger | Dan Moody, purchased a 1981 Foretravel RV, and the family started camping at the air show rather than just coming for the day. The captain died in 2008, but the family continues to gather every year. "He could fix anything," Ruby Moody said of her husband.
Bright Weather, Paradise City Boost Sun 'n Fun - AVweb | The weather in Lakeland wasn't perfect every day during Sun 'n Fun -- Friday was blustery, keeping most aircraft on the ground, and a few clouds and showers passed by -- but it was close, with temperatures in the breezy 80s and no tornadoes or mud ...
Brazil delegation visits SUN ’n FUN from General Aviation News | A delegation that includes representatives from Brazil’s Industries Federation System of Santa Catarina State, National Service of Industrial Apprenticeship, Wega Aircraft, Novaer Craft, and others were at SUN ’n FUN last week to promote newly announced incentives available to aircraft and aviation component manufacturers, 
as well as aviation-related services providers and other precision industries interested in expanding into Brazil.
Photos: Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day - 2013 - IASAR | IASAR hosted the first annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day event with special thanks to Tom Wood Aviation.
Lifeflight Open Day 2013 from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by Rodney | Today was the Life Flight [air ambulance] open day for 2013. I popped down to the Life Flight hanger for an hour or so this afternoon to have a look around and to get some photos. The open day is designed to...
Yak 52's from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | The Classic Fighters 2013 airshow at Omaka featured the Yak 52 display team made up of a trio from Pauanui, another trio from New Plymouth and a sole participant from the Waikato....
A final toast for the Doolittle Raiders - CNN | (CNN) -- It's the cup of brandy that no one wants to drink. On Tuesday, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the surviving Doolittle Raiders will gather publicly for the last time. They once were among the most universally admired and revered men in the ...
Fresno man hopes to fly around world in 36 days - Fresno Bee | Jack Wiegand's 13th birthday present from his parents was a soaring success -- he got to fly in a glider at the Avenal airport. That flight started his love affair with aviation and has led him to attempt a solo flight in a single-engine plane around ...
GROOM LAKE – AREA 51 A-12 ARCHANGEL CIA PROJECT OXCART from The Lexicans by Bill Brandt
First B-2 Surpasses 7,000 Flight Hours from Aero-News Network | Bombers Entered Service In July, 1996 Since the first B-2 Spirit arrived at Whiteman AFB in Missouri in July 1996, its stealthiness and massive firepower have been used in missions around the world. During its latest mission April 1, the "Spirit of Florida" and its crew became the first B-2 to surpass 7,000 flight hours...
Spirits soar at Aviation Day - Go Lackawanna | Brendan LaFrance, a senior at Marywood and president of the school's Aviation Club, added that last year's event brought in more than $1,600 for Angel Flight. Kristinia Luke, a 2011 Marywood graduate, serves as the mission coordinator for Angel Flight ...
