June's issue of The Magazine and recent air shows

 

Download our latest June-July in which we covered our exclusive visit to the Armée de l'Air Air Base at Istres, France, featuring the Ramex Delta Tactical Demo Team. On our website you can see our latest  air show reviews from:

The Memorial Weekend Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach, New York

5th Annual Waterloo Air Show,Ontario

Visit us on our Facebook page for images from the above two air shows and more...  To all air show fans in Ontario, and near by American States, there will two out standing air shows coming up soon;

The Hamilton Air Show on June 15-16, Father's Day weekend: featuring the deHavilland Mosquito, Hurricanes - Spitfires – Lancaster, the CF-18 Hornet demo, rare German FW190 & Me 262,

Canadian Harvard Aerobatic Team, World War I aircraft dogfight, The Snowbirds and many more...

Great Lakes International Air Show on June 28-30 at the St. Thomas Municipal Airport: featuring

The Snowbirds, CF-18 Hornet demo, Tuskegee  P-51C Mustang, Canadian Harvard Association Harvards, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, World War I aircraft dogfight,  Pete McLeod, Sean D. Tucker and many more…

Visit both and enjoy the thrills and sounds of the air show. 

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Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach on for Sunday after Saturday washout - Newsday | Air show performers are expected to take to the skies over Jones Beach as scheduled Sunday after cold, rainy and windy weather grounded them Saturday. The cancellation of a full day's events was a first for the 10-year-old Bethpage Air Show at Jones...

Meet the voice of the Bethpage Air Show - Newsday | More than three decades after his aeronautical interest and broadcast career intersected, the 64-year-old Cincinnati resident is one of two full-time professional air show announcers working in the country. So when hundreds of thousands of spectators...

Air show will salute San Diego's wartime spirit - La Jolla Light | The air show chair is Bob Simon of Del Mar, a retired American Airlines captain and Naval aviator, who now owns and flies a Stearman biplane named after his wife, D'Marie. Also from Del Mar is assistant chair Erich Moulder, a corporate jet pilot, who...

"Pearl Harbor" Movie Plane to Drop Memorial Day Carnations - Palm Springs Life | Three thousand red and white carnations will descend from a Mitchell B-25 Bomber at 1 p.m. May 26 to honor military veterans at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Palm Springs Air Museum. In a tribute to Jimmy Doolittle upon his death in 1993, a single B-25 ...

Two Who Did Not Return - New York Times | Gedeon, who was assigned to the Army Air Corps, was on board a B-25 bomber that crashed during training in North Carolina in August 1942. He freed himself and crawled out, despite three broken ribs. Gedeon then went back inside the burning plane to try...

Sporty’s Fly-In draws enthusiastic crowds from General Aviation News | Sporty’s Ninth Annual Fly-In went off without a hitch last Saturday despite the all-day threat of thunderstorms. About 100 aircraft made the trip to Ohio’s Clermont County Airport (I69), coming from as far away as Virginia, Maryland and Michigan....

Star of Disney’s Planes to appear at Oshkosh from General Aviation News | The star of Disney’s “Planes,” the animated feature set to be released this summer, will be featured at this year’s AirVenture in Oshkosh during the airshow. Playing the role of Dusty in the airshow performances is Texas-based aerial applicator Rusty Lindeman, who customized one of his own Air Tractor AT-301 airplanes to match Dusty’s paint scheme and features....

On board with the Snowbirds - Winnipeg Free Press | Gregg Wiebe, pilot of Snowbird 4 on the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team. Wiebe, who grew up in Kenora, Ont., took to the skies north of Winnipeg with his teammates Saturday to impress and/or strike fear into some civilian passengers along...

Frecce Tricolore in Roseto, in conversation with Maristella Urbini - Translated | ...Assessor and Airshow 2013 has been considered by many as an almost historic event for the city...

60 years of the Patrouille de France: Le Drian wants to "keep this" - AFP | SALON-DE-PROVENCE - The Defence Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, a visit to Salon-de-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) on Saturday at the 60th anniversary of the Patrouille de France, said its desire to maintain the France "this"...

Dubai Airshow new venue on target for completion - Breaking Travel News | The new Dubai Airshow venue is on schedule for completion with just 90 days until Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) officially hand over the keys for the show site to show organisers, F&E Aerospace. The biennial show takes place 17 to 21...

Duxford airshow marks US Army Airforce 'friendly invasion' - BBC News | Four World War II aircraft, which make up the Eagle Squadron, can be seen together for the first time in the UK, at IWM Duxford on Sunday. A Hawker Hurricane X, Supermarine Spitfire Mk I, Republic P-47G Thunderbolt and P-51C Mustang Princess Elizabeth...

Female stunt pilot began flying in 1960s - Daily Press | Over the years, Mathias has participated in cross-country races and aerobatic competitions, performing stunts such as loops, rolls, hammerhead dives, inverted flying and other tricks. That part of her flying career was just for fun, she says. "She has...

Video: Kermit Takes The Gee Bee Z Out For A Spin from AirPigz by Martt | Don't get too excited here, there's no 'spinning' or even leaving the ground with the beautiful replica Gee Bee Z that's part of Kermit Weeks' Fantasy of Flight collection, but he did fire her up again and do some taxi testing in preparation for possibly getting her back in the sky before long. Just seeing...

A-10 jet severs two protective cables above power lines at Stockton Lake - News-Leader.com | A low-flying A-10 Thunderbolt II military jet hit two protective cables above a major power transmission line crossing Stockton Lake Wednesday afternoon, and boaters are being kept away from the downed cables....

Angel Flight NE Aircraft Crashes from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A Piper PA-34 Seneca being flown for Angel Flight Northeast crashed in Garoga, NY killing at least two of the occupants and likely the third. The aircraft took off from Hanscom Field in Bedford, Mass bound for Rome, NY and crashed about 60 miles from its destination. Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft, minus a wing, drop into a reservoir next to a campground crowded for the long weekend....

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Bethpage Air Show coming to Jones Beach - Newsday | Remember those old movies where the supporting player steps in for the star and saves the show? With popular U.S. military performers such as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds absent from this year's air show lineup, the onus is ...

No-shows won't ground air show - Battle Creek Enquirer | Although the USAF Thunderbirds will not fly this summer in Battle Creek the Field of Flight will have 50 hot air balloons, like these from 2012, and several civilian air show performers. / Trace Christenson/The Enquirer...

Hollister Airshow's fourth takeoff set for the weekend - Hollister Free Lance | The fourth annual Hollister Airshow is set for Saturday and Sunday at the Hollister Municipal Airport, with gates opening at 9 a.m. and closing at 4 p.m. The aerial performances will begin at 11 a.m., with a flag jump to the National Anthem. One of the ...

RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day wins a Bronze Award at the 2013 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence Ceremony from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton International Air Day has won a Bronze Award in the Tourism Experience of the Year category at the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2013 Ceremony...

Llandudno Air Show hoping to bring in the crowds - with event timetable - Daily Post North Wales | Mostyn's chief executive Edward Hiller explained: “The estate is funding the air show, which will be free to the public, because we want to celebrate and support Blind Veterans UK, who have moved into the town, and also the RAF Benevolent Fund, both ...

Past president of SUN ’n FUN passes from General Aviation News | Lyle Flagg, a SUN ‘n FUN pioneer, board member and volunteer, passed away Tuesday, May 21, in Brandon, Fla. He was 85. Born Jan. 13, 1928, in Fayette, Maine, he was a Navy veteran of World War II and received his bachelors and masters degrees from University of Maine....

Solar Impulse Tries for Absolute World Distance Record from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean
Sigler | Starting with a pre-dawn blessing by a native American chief in Phoenix, Arizona and ending with a press conference in Texas, which included a charming interview between Bertrand Piccard and a young Dallas boy who would have to wait until fall to tell his elementary school mates about his inspiring meeting, Solar Impulse achieved a potential world distance record for solar-powered aircraft....

Warbirds mark Allied landing - Auckland stuff.co.nz | It's holding an open day on June 2 to mark the anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy during World War II. The day will have something for the whole family including static displays of aircraft, cars and farm machinery, display flights and a...

Spartan 7W Executive 1939 - NC17634 from Antique Airfield News | Jim Savage put a video together of photos and in-flight footage of his 1939 Spartan Executive, based in western Pennsylvania.

Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Honored at AIAA St. Louis Section Awards Banquet from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum was honored tonight at the annual AIAA St. Louis Section Honors and Awards Banquet held at the Engineers Club of St. Louis. The museum was presented with the Civic Service Award in recognition of its work preserving St. Louis aerospace history and promoting aerospace education to this generation of youth. Mark Nankivil, President of the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum, accepted the award and...

Aviation exhibit to close Saturday - Douglas Daily Dispatch | However, 20 young women did just that by eagerly signing on for the 1929 first Women's National Air Race. These pilots pushed themselves, the planes and each other to the limits as well as changed the public's perception of flying and challenged ...

Awesome video shows B-52 bombers during a MITO (Minimum Interval Take Off) from David Cenciotti's weblog | It must have been a smokey morning at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, when the following video was filmed. Ten B-52H bombers take off during a Minimum Intervall Take Off (MITO) exercise, conducted to test the Stratofortresses’ ability to respond to threats at a moment’s notice.

Senate passes CAP Congressional Gold Medal bill from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – A bill to honor Civil Air Patrol’s World War II veterans with a Congressional Gold Medal passed the U.S. Senate Monday night under unanimous consent after gaining the necessary co-sponsors needed for consideration...

EAA Staff Helps Celebrate International Learn to Fly Day from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA staff members were at various locations throughout the Midwest last weekend as part of the annual International Learn to Fly Day festivities. EAA members invited local residents to discover more about flying, including through EAA Eagle Flight experiences in their own areas.

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News 12's Elisa DiStefano soars ahead of 10th annual Bethpage Air Show at ... - News 12 Long Island | Thumbs up! A success. Flight with Elisa DiStefano. Ahead of the 10th annual Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach this weekend, News 12's Elisa DiStefano conquered her fear and headed up in the air with Lt. Col. John Klatt, of the National Guard Reserve.

Centennial Air Show visits Homer Friday - Homer News | The planes land at the Homer Airport with an air show about 1 p.m. Friday. A meet-and-greet community gathering is 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Bald Mountain Air Service hangar. Homer Air, Pathfinder Aviation and Maritime Helicopters provide refreshments ...

Memorial Day Service to feature aerobatic pilot - Hebron Journal Register | Barr is an early member of the Midwest Aerobatics Club, competing in numerous contests, organizing competitions for other aerobatic pilots, and performing air show routines. He has been a mentor to many young adults, helping them to further their ...

Update: Startling... FAA Wants EAA To Pay Them To Staff Oshkosh from Aero-News Network | Could The FAA Get ANY Stranger? Worse Yet... Will They? ANN RealTime News Update, 0001ET, 05.23.13: The FAA has twice promised ANN a statement this day in order to understand some of their rationale for this sudden AirVenture cost recovery/User Fee scheme. If and when they provide this promised statement, we will make sure you see it right away. In the meantime...

Canadian Snowbirds Touch Down in Williston - KFYR-TV | The Canadian Snowbirds Squadron came soaring over Williston today in preparation for the team's air-show, set for tomorrow evening in Sidney. The Snowbirds are Canada`s Air-Force Aerobatics team, and they spend the summers traveling the world putting ...

Snowbirds take flight over Niagara Falls - St. Catharines Standard | The Canadian Snowbirds Demonstration Team will bring its non-aerobatic air show over Niagara Falls May 29 at 6 p.m.. The team is comprised of pilots from the Canadian Forces, demonstrating feats of aviation fancy during a 25-minute aerial display.

The (air)show must go on - Lethbridge Herald | This summer's air show will bring the crowd-pleasing Snowbirds and Sky Hawks to Lethbridge. But Washington's decision to ground American aerobatic teams has triggered a decision to hold the Alberta International Air Show every second year in the future.

Amazing show for 60 years of the Patrouille de France  - AeroBuzz.fr  | After having confirmed their attendance recently, they finally desist and unfortunately will not be showing this super production, nor the formation Croatian Krila Oluja who has never attended a meeting French. The ...

Online tickets available now for Fort St. John Airshow - Energeticcity.ca | Online tickets available now for Fort St. John Airshow. The organizers of the Fort St. John International Air Show have announced that online tickets are on sale today. Tickets range from five dollars for kids to 25 dollars for adults. Tweet ...

Episode 249 – Jason Paur on the Solar Impulse from Airplane Geeks Podcast | Jason Paur is an instrument rated pilot and a journalist and writer covering aerospace at Wired.com. He’s been following and reporting on the Solar Impulse, a solar powered aircraft currently on a flight across the U.S., with the objective of a future around-the-world flight. We talk with Jason about the Solar...

Aviation exhibit to close Saturday - Douglas Daily Dispatch | However, 20 young women did just that by eagerly signing on for the 1929 first Women's National Air Race. These pilots pushed themselves, the planes and each other to the limits as well as changed the public's perception of flying and challenged ...

Unusual Sendoff for WWII Veteran - WXIA-TV | In Honor of the man who got his crew out of many a dangerous spot with his navigational skills in the south pacific, the last operational B-29 in the world is heading for Saint Peter Chanel Church, flown by The Commemorative Air Force. It's a few...

A 'Day in the Life' of Col. Croft - Alamogordo Daily News | Croft typically starts his day off at 7 a.m. with a briefing, a meeting, participating in a physical fitness activity with fellow airmen or by flying an F-22. He said his day normally ends around 6 p.m. but sometimes meetings, events or situations...

UPS Foundation donates $6000 to aviation academy - Sun-Sentinel | "As one of the 4 percent of female pilots, I am proud to be a part of UPS, which has donated this $6,000 grant to help further involvement of women in aviation," she said. "Aviation is a growing career field and offers tremendous opportunities for women.

Classic Aero-TV: EAA’s Jack Pelton – ‘Everything’s Going to Be OK’ from Aero-News Network | Building A New Future For The EAA... One Issue At A Time Originally WebCast 11.14.12: With only a couple of weeks in pocket, directing the reorganization of the EAA in the wake of the departure of Rod Hightower, ti seems that we can't get enough info from new Boss, Jack Pelton. Sitting next to a well-placed Stearman on the floor of the NBAA convention, ANN caught up with Jack to get a little more info as Jack adjusted to the realities of heading the evolving organization.

Podcast: AOPA Foundation 'Giving Back' from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | The AOPA Foundation has launched a new initiative that aims to give away money to non-profit aviation groups and student pilots, as well as offering free AOPA memberships to teenagers and members of the armed forces. AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with Stephanie Kenyon, a vice president of the foundation, to learn more about it.

What's in an airport name? Sometimes it's aviation history - USA TODAY | In Seattle, the King County International Airport, also known as Boeing Field, is named for Boeing Company founder William E. Boeing, while Atchison, Kansas-born aviatrix Amelia Earhart is honored at that city's Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport.

Bolden meets Dream Chaser ETA ahead of her Dryden tests - NASASpaceflight.com | “Other flight tests will follow to validate the aerodynamic data used to control the vehicle in the atmosphere when it returns from space. This is a huge step forward for the SNC and NASA teams towards providing our nation with safe and reliable ...

Tributes Mount As Sally Ride's 30th Anniversary In Space Approaches - Universe Today | “We all admire Dr. Ride, but I don't know that everyone in the room appreciates fully and remembers fully the history of what she accomplished,” said Margaret Weitekamp, a curator in the Smithsonian's space history division who focuses on women in ...

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Pilot Who Lands Plane on Route 231 to Fly Bethpage Waterfiller Edge at Jonest Beach Air Show - NewsLI | A 10-year Bethpage Air Show veteran, David will fly the Bethpage Waterfiller Edge, a Zivko Edge 540 single-engine plane in front of hundreds of thousands of fans, who will witness precision flying like non other. David will perform the “Spiraling Tower,” rotating the Bethpage Waterfiller Edge sideways in two directions, and perform the “Waterfiller Tumble,” where he will do cartwheels in the air!..

World War II warbirds stop by Moffett Field - San Jose Mercury News | Their kind used to fill the skies over the Pacific and Europe, terrifying their prey. Only a handful of them fly today, and they're greeted with eager smiles. A trio of World War II-era warbirds are at Moffett Field and are part of the Wings of Freedom...

Pilot killed as jet crashes at Turkey airshow - GlobalPost | A pilot was killed Sunday when his jet crashed into a corn field during an acrobatic aerial display in a southern Turkish province, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported. Video footage showed the pilot losing control of the jet as he was making a...

Pitts Special Down In Turkey from Aero-News Network | Pilot Fatally Injured During Air Show Routine A Pitts Special performing during an air show in Turkey has gone down during the performance, resulting in the fatal injury of the pilot.

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Pat, 92, recalls helping to build parts for Dambuster planes - Stroud News and Journal | THE Dambusters will be commemorated with a special flypast at this summer's Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford. It will feature the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster Bomber and a specially painted Tornado GR4 from the 617...

OV-10B Bronco — plant ground control now forward air control then from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | OV-10 Bronco — plant ground control now forward air control then After service in Vietnam this Bronco, and several others, were assigned to crop eradication in Latin America. Armament was removed and cheek armor added with missions flown by a crew of one, not two. This is a Bravo model as can be seen by […]

Midwest Aviation Treasures: Touring the TWA Martin 404 and Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The Aero Experience recently visited a Midwest Aviation treasure - the National Airline History Museum at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, MO. The museum originally began as Save-A-Connie, a group dedicated to restoring a Lockheed Super Constellation to flying status in Trans World Airlines colors. This effort has grown...

F/A-18F CFT & Weapons Pod mockup in St Louis from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar While it has been known for sometime that Boeing and the US Navy intend to fly a modified F/A-18F Super Hornet equipped with conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) and a weapons pod later this summer, some new details are emerging.

Geico Skytypers Post Giant Messages in the Skies Over Long Island

Air Show Performance team types giant messages in the sky and performs a low-level precision formation demonstration during the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach
Farmingdale, NY (May 14, 2013) – The GEICO Skytypers are scheduled to participate in the 2013 Bethpage Credit Union at Jones Beach Air Show taking place Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-26.

The GEICO Skytypers may be best known for typing giant dot-matrix style messages over the skies across the northeast.  However, during the air show, guests and neighboring residents to the Jones Beach area will have a chance to view a thrilling, low-altitude, precision-formation flying demonstration. The pilots fly six WWII-vintage aircraft, filling the sky and coming from all directions to provide spectators a unique viewing experience while showcasing the tactics and maneuvers utilized during training during WWII.

Each World War II-era plane has been fully restored and equipped with a computer that coordinates the smoke puffs released from each of the aircraft to form the skytyped messages that are as tall as the Empire State Building.

“The contrast between the advanced technology utilized to produce these messages paired with a 1940s vintage aircraft is truly unique,” said Steve Kapur, GEICO Skytypers marketing officer and reserve pilot.  “We consider it a privilege to fly these warbirds on behalf of GEICO at air shows all across the U.S.”.

NEW this year to the air show, the Miss GEICO Victory catamaran will challenge a team member from the GEICO Skytypers in a high-speed, sea-air duel for sponsorship bragging rights.

The Miss GEICO Victory is the fourth iteration of the powerboat team’s racing catamaran and, in partnership with Mercury Racing, the first of their fleet to employ piston-powered engines. The 50-foot watercraft has been designed to house twin Mercury 1650 RACE Sterndrive engines that produce nearly 3,300 horsepower and top speeds exceeding 200 mph.

Meanwhile, Tom Daly, GEICO Skytyper #6 and Dowling College Director of Academic and Flight Training Programs, will break away after the team’s air show performance and attempt to outrun the speedboat in an exhibition race. While the Miss GEICO is capable of higher top speeds than the North American SNJ-2 flown by the Skytypers, weather conditions handicap the watercraft and even the odds.  Skill and expertise will prove the ultimate victor in this battle.

The air show takes place May 25 and 26 from 10am-3pm.  For more information, visit www.jonesbeachairshow.com.

About the GEICO Skytypers
The GEICO Skytypers are the only flying unit in the world that performs at air shows typing messages in the sky. For more information on the GEICO Skytypers, visit geicoskytypers.com.  The team can also be found on Facebook,  Twitter and YouTube To request more information or a 2013 electronic press kit, please write or call the contacts listed below.

About GEICO
GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and is the third-largest private passenger auto insurance company in the United States. GEICO provides millions of auto insurance quotes to U.S. drivers annually.  The company is pleased to serve more than 11 million private passenger customers and insures more than 18 million vehicles (auto & cycle).

GEICO’s online service center helps policyholders take care of policy sales, policy changes, claims reporting and to print insurance ID cards.

GEICO also provides insurance quotes on motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), travel trailers and motorhomes (RVs). Coverage for boats, life, homes and apartments is written by non-affiliated insurance companies and is secured through the GEICO Insurance Agency.  Commercial auto insurance and personal umbrella protection are also available.

For more information, go to www.geico.com.

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Canadians, Warbirds to the Rescue at Jones Beach Air Show - Patch.com | Despite the headaches caused by a federal budget stalemate, The Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach will host an impressive, all-star lineup for its annual Memorial Day spectacular. The Bethpage Federal Credit Union announced its roster for the 10th ...

Dusty, Star of “Disney's Planes” to Make Appearance at Bethpage Air Show at ... - NewsLI | Bethpage Federal Credit Union and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, are pleased to announce an addition to the lineup for the 10th Anniversary 2013 Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach. Dusty, star of “Disney’s Planes,” which comes to theaters August 9, 2013, will make an appearance at the Bethpage Air Show....

Instant Live 8: 'Warbirds Over Addison' takes flight this weekend - WFAA | ADDISON - North Texans will turn to the skies this weekend! The Cavanaugh Flight Museum is hosting 'Warbirds Over Addison'. Dozens of amazing warbirds will be on display and some will even be available to fly in! Vistors may also get the chance to hear ...

Siouxland Aviation and Transportation Expo set June 9 - Sioux City Journal - Sioux City Journal | SIOUX CITY | The Mid America Museum of Aviation and Transportation will hold a Siouxland Aviation and Transportation Expo on June 9 in Sioux City. The museum gates will open at 7 a.m. for Fly-In and Drive-In groups, with a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. ...

Video: FIFI in formation with five historical war birds - Julie in the Sky | I want to personally thank the Commemorative Air Force So Cal Wing and the Commemorative Air Force B-29 Squadron for allowing us...

B-17 Flying Fortress visits Utah for Learn to Fly Day - Salt Lake Tribune | When the Army requested a large, multiengine bomber, the B-17 prototype financed entirely by Boeing went from design board to flight test in less than 12 months. It was a low-wing monoplane that had a flight deck instead of an open cockpit and was ...

New Show Previews – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Episode 502 - WARBIRD RADIO | Two new shows are starting this week and we can’t wait for you to hear them! The Hartman & Hilt Show debuts Tuesday and Over The Front kicks off this Wednesday. What a lineup…what a week! Mike Hartman and Steven Skinner both join Matt Jolley with a preview of their new shows.

Speer taking flight in Air Race Classic - Weakley County Press | Local pilot Jo Ann Speer will be heading off into the wild blue yonder next month for a flight that will take her through nine states as part of the 2013 Air Race Classic. Mrs. Speer, airport manager at Everett-Stewart Regional Airport, will join ...

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GEICO-Sponsored WATER AND AIR PERFORMERS WILL RENEW THEIR RIVALRY DURING THE 2013 BETHPAGE AIR SHOW AT JONES BEACH

First-Time Appearance in the Jones Beach Area for the Battling Duo

Jones Beach, NY (April 25, 2013) – The new Miss GEICO Victory catamaran will challenge a WWII-era aircraft from the GEICO Skytypers in a high-speed, sea-air duel for sponsorship bragging rights.

The Miss GEICO boat racing team, with a solid legacy of six world championships and multiple speed records, enters a new era of piston-driven competition in 2013 through a partnership with Mercury Racing.

Meanwhile, one of the GEICO Skytyper World War II-trainer planes will break away from its skytyping missions and attempt to outrun the speedboat in an exhibition race. While the Miss GEICO is capable of higher top speeds than the North American SNJ-2 flown by the Skytypers, weather conditions handicap the watercraft and even the odds.  Skill and expertise will prove the ultimate victor in this battle.

In addition to the air-sea duel, the GEICO Skytypers will feature six SNJ-2s flying in a wide line-abreast formation to “type” messages at an altitude of 10,000 feet with computer-generated puffs of smoke.  The team will also perform a low-altitude, precision-formation flying routine during the air show. The SNJ-2 was a transition trainer during World War II, bridging the gap from basic aircraft to a variety of front-line warbirds: fighters, bombers and transports.

The Miss GEICO Victory is the fourth iteration of the powerboat team’s racing catamaran and, in partnership with Mercury Racing, the first of their fleet to employ piston-powered engines. The 50-foot Miss GEICO Victory has been designed to house twin Mercury 1650 RACE Sterndrive engines that produce nearly 3,300 horsepower and top speeds exceeding 200 mph. The catamaran is manufactured from carbon, Kevlar and S-glass. In 2013, the Miss GEICO will compete in offshore racing events in the Unlimited Powerboat Class against teams from Norway, Qatar and Australia.

The Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach will take place Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-26, 2013 at Jones Beach State Park.

For more information on the show and tickets, visit the Jones Beach Air Show website.

About the GEICO Skytypers

The GEICO Skytypers are the only flying unit in the world that performs at air shows typing messages in the sky. For more information on the GEICO Skytypers, visit geicoskytypers.com.  The team can also be found on Facebook,  Twitter and YouTube To request more information or a 2013 electronic press kit, please write or call the contacts listed below.

About Miss GEICO

Miss GEICO is an offshore racing team sponsored by GEICO Insurance and owned by the country’s premier and fastest-performing powerboat racing team, AMF (America Moving Forward) Offshore Racing. Miss GEICO is headquartered in Riviera Beach, FL.

With the duo of Driver Marc Granet and Throttleman Scott Begovich, Miss GEICO holds numerous world speed runs and records. Since the team’s inception in 2005, Miss GEICO has won six World Championship titles. In addition to competing in offshore racing, the Miss GEICO team participates year-round in boat shows, air shows, poker runs and charitable events assisting United We Race Inc., the team’s 501 (c) (3) charity in providing support to veterans and veterans’ programs.  Miss GEICO earned its world titles to date with turbine-powered engines.

About GEICO

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and is the third-largest private passenger auto insurance company in the United States. GEICO provides millions of auto insurance quotes to U.S. drivers annually.  The company is pleased to serve more than 11 million private passenger customers and insures more than 18 million vehicles (auto & cycle).

GEICO’s online service center helps policyholders take care of policy sales, policy changes, claims reporting and to print insurance ID cards.

GEICO also provides insurance quotes on motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), travel trailers and motorhomes (RVs). Coverage for boats, life, homes and apartments is written by non-affiliated insurance companies and is secured through the GEICO Insurance Agency.  Commercial auto insurance and personal umbrella protection are also available.       

For more information, go to www.geico.com.

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Bethpage Air Show Draws Near 400000 - Credit Union Times | By Marc Rapport Nearly 400000 people attended the 9 th annual Bethpage Air Show on Long Island's Jones Beach this past Memorial Day weekend, its sponsors said. Highlights of the Saturday-Sunday event included the US Navy's Blue Angels, Royal Canadian...
New York-Jones Beach Air Show 2012 - phxspotters.com | While each day may have started out with clouds, fog, and even rain and some acts and displays showed up late it was a great weekend for an air show in New York.  All of Friday’s practice shows were cancelled due to fog and low ceilings, but the main shows on Saturday and Sunday went off without a hitch. The 2012 New York-Jones Beach Air Show was headlined by both the United States Navy Blue Angels and the Canadian Snowbirds.  The US Army Golden Knights parachute jump team, F/A-18 Super Hornet, C-130, and F-22 Raptor rounded out the military performers...

Rockford Airfest 2012 from Airplanes Channel | Chicago Rockford International Airport is the venue for the rock Airfest 2012 on June 2-3. Promoted as a “Celebration of Freedom” this family-fun event will be featuring the spectacular US Air Force Thunderbirds. Other highlights on the program include the US Army Golden Knights Black Team, Black Diamond Jet Team...

Annual Cavalcade of Planes Soars Into Bolingbrook This Weekend - Patch.com | “The ability to see the latest technology along with the history of aviation is just not possible unless you make the trip with several hundred thousand people to an event such as Airventure in Oshkosh.” He lauds the support of the many people who help...

Chuck Sweeny: 'Big, big airplanes' at Rockford AirFest this year - Rockford Register Star | From 2005, when air shows began anew after an 11-year absence, AirFest has quickly become one of America's premiere air — and ground — shows. In addition to its many famed flying acts, AirFest features something you can't see at most air shows...

WI stunt pilot Darrel Massman at Southern Wisconsin Airfest - Janesville Gazette | By GLEN LOYD Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 2:17 am I showed a little bit of Darrel Massman's spectacular stunt flying last week when I visited Southern Wisconsin Airfest. Then I learned that Darrel is from Wisconsin..Ogdensburg..and he barnstorms around the...

Snowbirds pilots land at TheMuseum Friday morning - Waterloo Record | KITCHENER — Two pilots with the Snowbirds military precision flying team will be at TheMuseum in Kitchener on Friday. The Royal Canadian Air Force air demonstration team is booked for an airshow Saturday and Sunday at the Waterloo Region International...

Diamond Jubilee Celebrations at our London Site from RAF Museum London News | To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne the Royal Air Force Museum has put together a programme of events that celebrate Her Majesty's reign whilst commemorating the best that Britain and the Museum's site in London has to offer. Activities include the Museum's participation in the Thames River Pageant on Sunday 3rd, book signings on Monday and Tuesday (4th & 5th), whilst on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday we will be giving members of the public the opportunity to try a new sport with the best of the Royal Air Force. On the evening of 4th, look up...

Tour, fly in restored B-17 bomber visiting Missouri on Salute to Veterans tour - Lakenewsonline.com | Tour or catch a ride in the B-17 when it stops in Jefferson City on its Salute to Veterans national tour. By Anonymous “Aluminum Overcast,” the Experimental Aircraft Association's restored B-17 bomber, will descend upon Jefferson City Memorial Airport...

'Wings Of Freedom' Tour Lands In Concord - Martinez News-Gazette | Those living around the Concord airport are accustomed to the sound of planes buzzing overhead, but likely few ever get the opportunity to catch a sight of such historic aircraft, which include those most typically associated with the era: the B-17...

June events: Bard to Warbirds - The Aucklander | The NZ Warbirds Association commemorates D-Day Landings on June 6 1944 with an open day at Ardmore Airport. Stunning practice flying displays include the Spitfire, Harvards plus demonstrations by pyrotechnics and parachutists...

Woman Wise Airmanship Adventure 2012 A Fly, Play, Learn From the Masters Event from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Christina Tindle, M.A., has created a  “One of a Kind,” fly-in symposium for women, in which she will reveal her Woman Wise Airmanship Model. The adventure shares stimulating yet practical information to encourage women to fly and revitalizes women pilots, all towards energizing today's wilting aviation industry. "How do we do that?" Tindle asks. "By making the wings fit."...

Unique Amelia Earhart Relic Found On Nikumaroro? - AVweb | Pieces of glass found a year ago on Nikumaroro Island in the southwest Pacific may add to circumstantial evidence that Amelia Earheart lived there as a castaway, but there are complications. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) have been on the otherwise uninhabited island searching for any evidence that Earhart crashed near the...

Shannon Recognized for Commitment to Naval Helicopter Community - Bay Net | More than 30 years ago, young naval aviator Lt. Bill Shannon piloted a helicopter for the first time. Excited about navigating the aircraft and even more so the Navy, young Lt. Shannon was unaware that he'd help shape the future of naval aviation...

The A-10 Is at War on Its 40th Anniversary - Defense Media Network | Before any A-10 reached a squadron, a very public tragedy struck: On June 3, 1977, an A-10 crashed at Le Bourget Field, France in the middle of the Paris Air Show, mortally injuring Fairchild chief test pilot Howard “Sam”...

Shaw captain named top AF fighter tactician - Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base | Chennault was commander of the famed "Flying Tigers" in World War II, whose innovative tactics made him victor in the air and a legend among aviators. His job is to prepare the 20th Operations Group's 157 pilots with the tactics they need to succeed in...

Pilot's circumnavigation attempt is up in the air - Burton Mail | David Jones, 32, from Tutbury, is set to take on the test with his friend and fellow Derby Aero Club member Jonathan Mitchell next month. A date has yet to be set for the flight, which will cover the whole of the British coastline, as the pair will...

100-year-old takes to the skies for the first time - Cambridge Network | Although our Aero Club does not have any definitive records, we are quite certain that John is the oldest person ever to fly in one of our aeroplanes, and we believe it is unlikely that few people of his age, or older have flown in an aeroplane for the...

Gone West: Modeler And Legend, Bill Northrop from Aero-News Network | Champion Free Flight And Radio Control Modeler Was 89 One of the Academy of Model Aeronautics and aeromodeling legends has passed away. Bill Northrop, 89, was a champion free flight and radio control competitor, columnist, publisher and model builder in an aeromodeling career that began in 1936, the same year AMA was founded, when he was 14 years old...

Team Plans Transatlantic Electric Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A new company called Flight of the Century Inc. announced last week they intend to fly an electric-powered aircraft nonstop across the Atlantic, following Charles Lindbergh's famous route between New York and Paris. To solve the problem of limited battery life, the design team plans to use small drones that will meet up with the airplane en route and recharge the batteries in flight. "Our purpose in setting out on this very difficult path is to force innovation that drives electric flight technology forward in a significant and measurable way," said Chip Yates, CEO of the company...

Respect the Airplane, Or the Guppy Will Bite You! from photorecon.net | Michael Robinson is the newest Flight Engineer aboard NASA’s Super Guppy transport, the bulbous amalgam of 1940's aviation technology, 1960's entrepreneurial spirit, and Airbus Industries’ 1970's answer for moving large airplane parts around Europe.   NASA displayed the sole airworthy Super Guppy at the 2012 Joint Services Open House at Joint Base Andrews MD in May...

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft - Travel for Aircraft | Space Shuttles, orbiters, were able to land at several places on the planet but landed at only one of two facilities — the Kennedy Space Center and Edwards Air Force Base. Each orbiter was serviced, assembled and launched from the Kennedy Space Center so a way to transport a Shuttle to Cape Kennedy was devised by carrying it atop a modified Boeing B-747. Two aircraft were modified into Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, as termed by NASA. Obvious modifications are the additional vertical fins on the horizontal stabilizer as well as the three attachment points on the dorsal surface of the fuselage — these mated to the three attachment points on each orbiter used to join with the external fuel tank on each space flight launch....

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Photos: Air Show Flying Machines - Massapequa Patch | Bethpage Federal Credit Union Air was another incredible success this weekend as more than 100,000 people flocked to Jones Beach for each session. The aircraft at this annual event are spectacular, and the spectacle is breathtaking. Many representatives of  the U.S. Armed Forces were on hand as well...

Photos: Home Base at the Air Show - Farmingdale Patch | A look at the Bethpage Air Show weekend events from its launching grounds in Farmingdale...

Updated: Thousands turn out for Southend Air Festival - Echo-News | BARREL rolls, nosedives and loop-the-loops became familiar sights in the skies above Southend as aviation fans lapped up two days of aeronautical stunts and displays. The 2011 Southend Airshow attracted about 300,000 people to the town’s seafront to watch the spectacular sights overhead on Saturday and yesterday...

Honor Flight | For the WWII Vets (with VIDEO) - OkcHomeSellers | We need to honor the World War II vets. Unfortunately, we are losing them at a rate of 1,000 per day. My dad was one of those vets and great Americans, but unfortunately I lost him in 1964. I miss hearing his stories of the war in the Pacific, specifically Guadalcanal, where he served in the Navy Seabees. He had an influence on me that has lasted a lifetime...

WWII pilot, POW finds joy in life - The Spectrum | ST GEORGE - At 95 years old, Harold "Bud" Cannon is enjoying his life too much to stop for Memorial Day observances. "I usually don't participate," said the retired Army Air Corps bomber pilot and World War II prisoner of war. "I hold back and be quiet."...

History comes alive; WWII vet honored in Missoula - KAJ18 | MISSOULA- The Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History honored a handful of former pilots and ground personnel on Sunday to kick off their Memorial Day celebrations, and one of the men they honored is a 94-year-old combat pilot from World War II...

Last shall be first: World War II POW to lead 91st annual Corvallis Memorial Day Parade - Missoulian | Chuck Duus has always considered himself a lucky man. As an 18-year-old, Duus' luck held for 16 bombing missions as a tail gunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress that struck deep over German territory in World War II...

Memorial Day Memories: Tosa Veterans Recall Service in WWII - Wauwatosa Patch | Some 16 million Americans served in World War II. Most of them were very young men and women when they entered their country’s service in the largest conflict the world has ever seen. We are now entering the year that, on Dec. 7, will mark the 70th anniversary of the United States’ entry into that war...

Inside a Flying Fortress - Air & Space | Compared with the B-29, the B-17’s navigation equipment was basic. The navigator’s principle tools were the air position indicator (an electromechanical dead reckoning computer), a drift sight, and an astrodome to take sextant sightings...

American good deed remembered -- and appreciated -- 70 years later - Star Advertiser | Military Appreciation Month in Hawaii seems the perfect time to recount a recent experience that defines military appreciation. As an American with a busy international travel schedule, I'm often drawn reluctantly into political discussions with citizens of countries I am visiting...

Aviation Inspiration Day Recap - Life on the Road as a Pilot | Last Saturday, May 28th, was the first ever Aviation Inspiration Day - a joint effort between Girls With Wings, Inc., and the Commemorative Air Force - Minnesota Wing, led by Squadron Commander Col. Amy Lauria. Amy and I had talked at EAA Airventure in Oshkosh about "someday" coordinating an event at the CAF museum... 

Love of aviation led to illustrious career - Winnipeg Free Press | George Elliott is being remembered as an icon in Manitoba's aviation history. Elliott, who was general manager of Winnipeg International Airport and later the executive director of the Western Canada Aviation Museum, died suddenly on Thursday of a heart attack...


Still Time to Register - Big Muddy Air Race | We will be taking registrations right to the end. Claude Hendrickson just entered with his beautiful P-51, Sarah Jean, so I just had to post this photo from the Texoma race...

“Piston” pack reaches 5,000 feet - AOPA Blog | The Martin Jetpack, really a piston-engine pack powered by a derivative of a Mercury motorboat engine, has reached 5,000 feet above New Zealand with a mannikin simulating the pilot. It should be ready for delivery, the company says, in 18 months...

Space Shuttle Endeavour Returns to Earth for Final Time Wednesday - NASA | Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to return to Earth for the final time on Wednesday, June 1, completing a 16-day mission to outfit the International Space Station. If Endeavour lands Wednesday, it will have spent 299 days in space and traveled more than 122.8 million miles during its 25 flights. It launched on its first mission on May 7, 1992...

Endeavour is Coming Home: Amazing Photos From the Shuttle’s Last Voyage - Mashable | NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station at 11:55 p.m. ET Sunday, embarking on its last voyage towards home. After undocking, Endeavour flew around the station at distances of about 450 to 650 feet, with crew members taking videos and photos of the station...

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Seven decades of flying - AF.mil | Retired Col. Clarence Parker has flown aircraft for more than 70 years. He was an instructor pilot and flew missions during World War II, the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Colonel Parker decided to hang up his wings by flying his final flight May 20, 2011, at the Valdosta Regional Airport in Valdosta, Ga.

VIDEO: Backstage... and Inside the 'Driver's Seat' With the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach - Wantagh Patch | Patch Personality Stacey Sweet gets up close and personal with some of the planes, places and people behind the high flying Bethpage Air Show (May 28-29)

Huge crowds expected at NY's Jones Beach air show - WSJ | Warthogs, Hornets and dozens of other aircraft will fill the skies over New York's Jones Beach this weekend for an annual Memorial Day Weekend air show. Hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected at the Long Island seaside for the event on Saturday and Sunday...

Southend Air Festival set to attract thousands to town - BBC | The air show, which has traditionally been held on the Spring Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday, has moved dates this year to the Saturday and Sunday. The event is recognised as one of the largest free air shows in Europe...

On the wings of freedom - Philly Burbs | This Memorial Day, Gill is looking forward to the holiday as a chance to spend a little time near home. Now a naval aviator, Lt. Gill will pilot his Orion P3-C from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, to Millville Airport with a pit stop at Whidbey Island, Wash., to participate in the Millville Wheels and Wings Air Show...

Ashe Air Show to Take-off June 11: Inaugural Showcase to Benefit Habit for Humanity - Mountain Times | Even though organizers can not tell you exactly when the last  time a daredevil of the sky attempted a barrel roll or any other aerobatic maneuver in Ashe County, they can tell you it's been too long. So when local airplane aficionados set out to stir interest for a High Country barnstorming show that would also put on display relics from the golden age of aviation...

Honoring another of ‘The Greatest Generation' - The Morehead News | This is the story of a humble man with a gentle heart who trained as a warrior for World War II but ended up serving as a humanitarian. Fortunately for him and his B-17 crew members, the war in Europe ended just as they arrived in England...

Titusville's Warbird Museum unveils new hangar for Vietnam aircraft (with VIDEO) - Florida Today | TITUSVILLE — An F-8 Crusader sits behind the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, glistening under the hot sun. The first military aircraft to go 1,000 mph was vital for the Navy and Marines during the Vietnam War but now is awaiting a permanent home. Starting this weekend, the Vietnam-era warplane will have that new home, as the museum unveils its new 28,000-square-foot hangar...

Flashback Fridays: More of Southwest before June 18, 1971 - Nuts About Southwest | Anyone who has studied the history of Southwest knows the many legal obstacles we had to overcome just to start service.  But there were other hurdles to overcome before Southwest could fly, and many of those “loose ends” were being tied up 40 years ago in the days before June 18, 1971...

Top Five Interesting Aviation Stories - Aviation Queen | Ah, we all lived to tell the tales of another week in the wild and wonderful world of aviation.  I had so many choices for this week’s top five it was hard to decide. So here goes!...

Strange But True Aviation News - Aviation Week | Girlfriend, that manicure is da BOMB!!  Faye Sinclair got a surprise as she went through security at Memphis International Airport.  She was stopped by TSA screeners after ha hand scan found traces of explosives were found, reports WMC-TV. Turns out Sinclair's fresh manicure was the culprit....

Christine Hollingsworth Friday’s Fabulous Flyer! - Flight To Success | And fabulous this lady she is. She flew into my life on December 5th 2010, which also happens to be her birthday, when she joined us at our first Fly it Forward event in December. She was down at the dock flying in our famous Beaver… while a birthday cake awaited up at BEFA headquarters. Yes… she got a piece. 173 women flew that day...

Plane makes successful restaurant in Switzerland - Desastres Aereos News | A somewhat curious restaurant's doing a great success in Switzerland. The difference? He was raised in a Soviet aircraft of the 1950s, serving meals with all the luxury of time, ranging from armchairs tight beats up on his elbows...

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News reporter braves topsy-turvy flight for a truly unique view of the city - New York Daily News | Daily News reporter Jake Pearson sat in the front seat of Extra 300 L aerobatic aircraft as Lt. Col. John Klatt displayed his piloting skills. I thought the best way to see the Statue of Liberty was to catch a glimpse from the Staten ...

Bethpage Air Show At Jones Beach Scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend - PRLog.Org | Civilian Performers: Sean D. Tucker – Team Oracle, John Klatt – National Guard Reserve, World Renowned Sports Aviator Mike Goulian, GEICO Skytypers, David Windmiller, and the American Air Power Museum Warbirds. This year's show will feature three ...

Southend Airshow this weekend - Thurrock Gazette | There will be a full afternoon's flying programme on both days from 2pm, so expect to see firm favourites again this year such as the RAF's premier display team, the Red Arrows, the daredevil Breitling wingwalkers and the RAF Falcons parachute team, ...

Great article on AirVenture Intl Visitors in July’s Air & Space Smithsonian mag! See it here: http://bit.ly/imLA2K   #OSH10 #OSH11 #EAA

Model airplanes hobbyists under attack at Muncie's Academy of Model Aeronautics? - Muncie Star Press | The problem, according to the FAA, is that, until recently, unmanned aircraft systems mainly supported military and security operations. But that is rapidly changing as interest is growing in a much wider range of uses, such as aerial photography, ...

Fisher P-75 Eagle Brochure from May 1944  from Military Photos by jzichek | A new article has just been posted at RetroMechanix.com presenting a very rare 51 page document on the Fisher P-75 Eagle:   It contains numerous high resolution detail photos and drawings of this flawed but interesting aircraft, one of a handful of types powered by the mighty 24 cylinder Allison V-3420. Many of the photos are heavily retouched and portray an intermediate configuration between the original XP-75 and the final P-75A, retaining the Douglas-style tail of the former but having the bubble canopy of the latter. Ideal information for the modeler, historian, or general enthusiast wishing to get an in depth look at GM's failed foray into fighter aircraft design. -Jared

'Celebrating Our Legacy' to honor Word War II veterans - Park Record | This Memorial Day, as the country remembers and honors our veterans, the Commemorative Air Force Utah Wing will hold it's own celebration at its hangar at the Heber City Airport. "Celebrating Our Legacy" will feature music, dancing, barbecue, ...

Seaplane Walkaround — Consolidated PB2Y Coronado  from Travel for Aircraft | This flying boat is a behemoth and I was lucky visiting the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola near the end of April. As luck had it, the Coronado had been moved from the restoration hangar to the main display building only the week before. This PB2Y is still under restoration  but the fuselage and center wing section (sans engines) look to be in mint condition…

New spaceship to take astronauts to astroids, Mars moons - Christian Science Monitor | New spaceship from NASA: a new spaceship based on an Orion space capsule is being re-purposed for missions to astroids and moons around Mars. New spaceship coming from NASA: an artist's rendering of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle on a deep space ...

Episode 148 – Bits and Pieces V  from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks) This is another Bits and Pieces episode. Sometimes when we can’t record at our usual Sunday evening time, each of us contributes a segment which all get assembled into the show. This time we have: Dan and Benet Wilson, Pieter Johnson with Anthony ‘Jonny’ Johnson, The Australia Desk from Plane Crazy Down Under, David Vanderhoof interviews from AirPower over Hampton Roads, Ian Kershaw audio comments…

Skies the limit for Young Eagles - Timmins Daily Press - Ontario, CA  - Local youngsters will have the opportunity take to the skies next month as the Young Eagles group hosts a day of airplane rides at the Timmins...

Today in Aviation History – May 25  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal