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Golden Knights Make First Jumps from New Aircraft - Avionics Intelligence | The U.S. Army Parachute Team performed its first paratroop jumps Feb. 20, from a new Twin Otter aircraft procured by Army Aviation's Fixed Wing Project Office. The Army's elite parachuting team, better known as the Golden Knights, had accepted the ...

Blue Angels practice draws crowd of 6279 to Pensacola as sequestration impact ... - al.com (blog) | PENSACOLA, Florida -- A crowd of 6,279 local residents, snowbirds and spring-breakers packed into the observation area at the National Naval Aviation Museum to watch the U.S. Navy Blue Angels practice for the first time this season in Pensacola....

Special to Florida Weekly - Florida Weekly | Visitors to the 33rd annual Florida International Air Show will be able to witness Ms. Wicker's wing walking in person Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24. Recently named one of the 10 best air shows in the world by USA Today, the Florida International ...

Planes, Trains & Automobiles in Plant City from General Aviation News by General Aviation News Staff | PLANT CITY, Fla. — On Saturday, March 23, the third annual Planes, Trains & Automobiles event will take place at the Plant City Airport (PCM). It’s a chance to see airplanes, remote control planes, helicopters, model trains in operation and on exhibit, and classic and exotic car displays. Antique railroad maintenance equipment, train artifacts and memorabilia will be on site for guests to explore....

Navy parachute team to land at school field - U-T San Diego | The all-volunteer Parachute Team, known as Leap Frogs, will land on the field at school's stadium. During the performance, jumpers deploy their distinctive blue and gold parachutes and often activate smoke grenades during free fall flight to make it ...

Aluminum Overcast Nearly Ready for 2013 Tour from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Recent work by staff and volunteers is inching EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast ever-closer to being ready for the 2013 tour season, which opens next month, April 25, at Torrance, California's Zamperini Field.

Air show countdown - Marlborough Express | Marlborough motels and backpackers are close to bursting point for the weekend of the 2013 Omaka Classic Fighters Airshow, according to an organiser of accommodation for the event. Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre administration assistant Shona Renner ...

Air Show will attract thousands of Dominicans - Translated | Santo Domingo. - The Caribbean Air Show returns to the Dominican sky, in an original show created especially for the country, to be held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April, on the Malecon of Santo Domingo.... This fourth edition of the Air Show will feature a prestigious international cast, including Rob Holland Ultimate Airshows, The 4CE Team, Bill Stein Airshow, Matt Chapman and Jack Knutson Aerobatic Airshow, among others....

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Welcomes CAF B-29 and B-24 - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | (March 19, 2013) — Two of World War II's most iconic aircraft, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, will be back at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2013 as part of the Commemorative Air Force's “Ghost Squadron” at The World ...

Landing for Lunches takes off in May at Wausau Downtown Airport from General Aviation News by General Aviation News Staff | Pilots will have an opportunity to compete in a landing contest during the month of May at the Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW) in Wisconsin. Proceeds from “Landings For Lunches” will benefit The Neighbors’ Place, a charity that provides emergency assistance, food, youth services and more to the Wausau community.  Pilots will donate one dollar and a non-perishable food item (or an additional dollar) each time they compete. Donations will be split between prize money and contributions to The Neighbors’ Place. Aviators will be able to compete as many times as they wish each day during the hour from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. while judges are present....

Videos: FedEx 727 Lands On 4,000 Foot Anchorage Runway! from AirPigz by Martt | FedEx recently donated one of their antique Boeing 727's to the University of Alaska for use at Merrill Field in Anchorage as a non-flying training tool, but Merrill Field only has a 4,000 foot runway. Well, if you know anything about the United Airlines 727 on display at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, you probably know that it was landed at the old Meigs Field back in 1992 on a runway that was only about 3,900 feet long!...

Air to Air photography. What equipment? from Apron 6 | In the beginning of this week I got following question via Facebook. The questions came from someone who just did her first air to air photoflight. I thought it might be interesting to write something about the equipment part. I did my very first air to air shoot in 2008 when I was photographing for [...]

RAF's first operational F-35 pilot flies first training sortie from Flightglobal Events  | The first operational UK pilot selected to fly the Lockheed Martin F-35B has performed his first training sortie in the type ...

So, farewell, then C-130E from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Pictured on the US Air Force website is service's last remaining Lockheed Martin C-130E as it prepares to fly off into the sunset from Hurlburt Field in Florida.

Paragliders Rally To Save Mountain from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A mountaintop in Utah that's a popular launch site for paraglider and hang-glider pilots is being destroyed by a mining operation, and the fliers have launched a protest. "This is a jewel, this is a famous place," said Jonathan Jeffries, a paraglider, at a recent meeting where fliers gathered to plan a mountain-saving strategy. "People come from all over the world to fly here." The site, known as Point of the Mountain, just south of Salt Lake City, is owned by a mining company, and bulldozers are now infringing on the fliers' site. The fliers have launched a web site, an online petition, and a Facebook page in an effort to organize support and preserve the mountaintop for recreation...

Jeff Bezos Recovers Apollo Saturn V F-1 Rocket Engines From Bottom of Atlantic from Spaceports | Bezos Expeditions, led by Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, located and recovered remains and debris from two F-1 engines that powered Project Apollo's Saturn V rockets. They...

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Golden Knights parachute onto Faurot Field to express thanks - Columbia Missourian | Staff Sgt. Richard Sloan, left, of the Golden Knights parachute team shows a Golden Knights coloring book to 3-year-old Lucas Luhrus, his mother Leanne, and his father Mitchell on Friday afternoon at University Hospital. The Golden Knights parachuted ...

Stevens honored on 89th birthday - Cordova Times | Stevens, a U.S. Air Force veteran who flew with the Flying Tigers in World War Two, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He served as president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate from 2003 to 2007. Since his death in a plane crash in 2010 in ...

Unlocking the Sky: Glen Hammond Curtiss and the race to invent the airplaneby travelforaircraft | The Wright Brothers stood on the shoulders of many and in doing so were the first humans to experience flight under power and control. They not only opened the door to aviation as we know it today, they established an engineering paradigm in their approach to solving the design challenges of manned flight. Others soon followed, also significantly advancing aviation, and chief among them is Glen Hammond Curtiss...

The Versatile Beech 18  By Diane Tedeschi and Caroline Sheen | AirSpaceMag.com, November 16, 2012  | From sculptural beauty to functional transport, the Model 18 is an airplane of many guises....

2 Views from Apron 6 | 2 different views. ‘My view’, and the ‘view through the lens’.

Indiana: Air race pilots will visit MC airport from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | ...Janice Welsh and Margaret Wint, two pilots who participated in the annual, all-female Air Race Classic (ARC), will be at the Michigan City Airport on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 10:30 a.m. to speak about their experiences participating in the June 2012 race. The ARC is part of a national tradition that began back in 1929 with the First Women's Air Derby, which involved 20 women pilots, who raced from Santa Monica, Calif. to Cleveland, Ohio....

Formation flight Sunday. Cleveland Air Races 1948 from Planeshots

CAP pilots volunteer for 'target' pratice from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | It’s a beautiful day to be flying your Cessna above Maryland’s scenic Eastern Shore, taking in the view of the Chesapeake Bay, when — out of nowhere — an F-16 fighter jet suddenly pulls up beside you because your plane has no business being there....

Hercules makes final flypast over Sydney - Sydney Morning Herald | AAP. Two Hercules aircraft will end more than 30 years of service with a final low level flight over Sydney. The Hercules C-130H planes will fly over Sydney on Monday morning before retiring from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on Friday. It ...

Another dedicated pilot helping to grow aviation: OpenFlightManual.org brings the open source concept to flight training from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | In my continuing series on pilots who are devoting their valuable time to projects designed to move GA forward, Cedar Rapids, IA pilot and CFII Casey Hansen (@kchansen on Twitter) is developing an idea he says will "make flight training materials freely available and accessible to all" through an online depository of aviation information that he and a team of volunteer "experts" will maintain....

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World-flight Pipistrel suffers structural damage from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Al Marsh | Matevž Lenarcic of Slovenia has landed safely in Australia at Ayers Rock Connellan Airport in central Australia after suffering in-flight structural damage on his quest to fly around the world in a Pipistrel, but detour for ecological surveys along the way. He has already covered a distance equal to that around the globe, with half his trip still to fly. Serious vibrations alerted him to problems ...

RIP Milblogger Carroll LeFon (aka Lex) of Neptunus Lex from Milblogging.com | I received some sad news earlier today that retired TOPGUN pilot US Navy Capt. Carroll LeFon, better known as Lex of the military blog Neptunus Lex, was killed Tuesday when a jet he was flying crashed at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada...

Blue Angels Bring Winter Thrill To California City - NPR | For 45 years, the city has been the winter training home of the Navy's flight demonstration squadron. The "Blues," as the locals call them, have been an enduring source of pride for the desert community. The "hay bales" is a dusty crop field a stone's...

2012 GA Award Winners to Be Honored at AirVenture from EAA Airventure | The General Aviation Awards program announced this week its 2012 national winners who will receive their awards this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. They include Marvin Hornbostel, of Junction City, Kansas,...

EAA 2012 Hops & Props from eaavideo.org | Highlights from the 2012 Hops and Props celebration.

Change in air for area show - Parkersburg News and Sentinel | WILLIAMSTOWN - The 2012 Air Show is likely to be different from previous events as the new committee is looking to make positive changes. Among changes is a new organizer. "Donna (Rusche) stepped up to the table to lead the air show this year," said Terry Moore, manager of the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport. "She has some new and fresh ideas."...

Letter gets girl US spyplane treat - ic CheshireOnline | Luckily the Monkleigh Primary School pupil keeps a close eye on the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) website and spotted the plea from organisers trying to track her down. After her mother, Lorna Carter, got in touch it was arranged by the crew of...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Wings & Wheels to Showcase Aerodromes Iconic History at 2012 Show from Flightline UK | The historic setting for one of the UK’s most popular family days out, ‘Wings & Wheels’, is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2012. As the airshow returns to Dunsfold Aerodrome (home to BBC’s Top Gear) on Sunday 26th & Monday 27th August 2012, the event will showcase some of the airfield’s iconic aviation and motoring history....

Cactus Fly-In 2012 from PHXspotters by Felipe Garcia | Last Friday and Saturday the Cactus Fly-In was held in Casa Grande (CGZ). One of two fly-ins in the area that that, the other being the monthlt Coolidge Fly-In, it was packed with fun and lots of airplanes. I was able to squeeze those two events and a visit to Sky Harbor all the same day (as well as the drive to and from Prescott), mainly to see how much I could handle and also for the variety....

Women are Key to Aviation’s Future - Scott Spangler | Did you know that March is Women’s History Month, and that Women of Aviation Worldwide Week started March 5?  I didn’t, until a friend shared  an e-mail from Penny Hamilton, a pilot with a Ph.D. who’s invested a lot of time studying just...

A Week To Celebrate Aviation's Women from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Over the years, various events to recognize women's contributions to aviation have been held in March to coincide with Women's History Month, and this year, many events are scheduled for this week, in honor of International Women's Day on Thursday. A group based in Canada has...

Happy Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week! from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | From Women in Aviation Week: Happy Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week! | “I was annoyed from the start by the attitude of doubt by the spectators that I would never really make the flight. This attitude made me more determined than ever to succeed,” said Harriet Quimby before taking off for France....

Warhawk Air Museum A Trip In time from Pacific Flyer | Visiting the 40,000 sq. ft. Warhawk Air Museum at the Nampa, Ida. Municipal Airport is akin to taking a trip back into time. The 20,000 sq. ft. WW II wing allows visitors to experience the 1940's through thousands of personal collections and memorabilia, airplanes, trucks, engines and equipment that was used during the war years. It was a war that had a beginning, a known enemy, and an ending....

Mayor, military officers detail next month's War of 1812 bicentennial events ... - NOLA.com | Tall ships and modern warships from an array of nations will dock along the Mississippi River in downtown New Orleans, and the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team will perform over Lake Pontchartrain. US NavyThe USS Wasp,...

New Smithsonian Exhibit on Hindenburg and Titanic from Airships: A Hindenburg and Zeppelin History Site | A new exhibit, Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic, opens March 22, 2012 at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington D.C. 2012 is the 100th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy, and the 75th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster. Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum | The Hindenburg and Titanic were the world’s largest mobile post offices in their day, and zeppelin mail played a...

Renovated airport terminal dedicated and named after aviation pioneers in Augusta - The Republic | A newly renovated airport terminal in Augusta is being dedicated and named after a pioneering aviation family in the east Georgia city. The Augusta Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/zH4h4U) the terminal at Daniel Field is being renamed Boshears Terminal...

"Slip Slidin' Away" UCAP #275 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast

C-130 Hercules: World’s Most Versatile Warbird? | Warbird Wednesday from Leaving Terra Firma | Much like my obsession with the U2, which has outlived another ‘replacement,’ I am always amazed by the C-130. Obviously, considering its long life of service, so is the military. I’m hard pressed to find any area where the C-130 doesn’t do something amazing. I guess maybe if you compared it to a Cessna 150 in a fuel economy test it might not come out on top. That said, I challenge you to put 92 people or 2 armored personnel carriers in a Cessna 150 and make it off the ground...

43-37716 – B-17G “5 Grand” - warbird-central.com | B-17G 43-37716 “5 Grand” flew its combat tour with the 338th Bomb Sq, 96th BG. Much publicity surrounded the aircraft when it departed the Boeing factory, the crew being handpicked from among members of the 486th BG who were native to the Seattle area. 2LT Edward C. Unger was her first pilot, but the aircraft was taken from them upon arrival in England and assigned to the 96th....

Stahr's Flying Works of Art (Part 2):A Tedious Process Only an Artist Could Love from Av8rdan's World of Flying | In part one of this article series, I introduced you to John Stahr, one of this country's most prolific aviation airbrush artists. He's also a member of my EAA Chapter in Eugene, Oregon, and a hangar row mate at KEUG....

Unmanned aircraft conference April 17-18 at Sinclair College - Dayton Daily News | DAYTON — Registration is open to businesses, military personnel and others interested in attending an April 17-18 conference on unmanned aerial systems, which include the aircraft and their sensor systems. Sinclair Community College will host the Ohio...

RC club a draw for aviation lovers - Daily News - Galveston County | “Aviation is in the blood,” Ammons, 52, said. “Since I was 10 years old, I've been thrilled to get wind under the wings. It's a passion more than a hobby.” Ammons, an avionics technician manager for what was until Saturday known as Continental Airlines...

NASA Tweetups Are Evolving. It's Time To Be More Social from NASA Breaking News | NASA is expanding its successful program of Tweetups to include more social media platforms, broadening the agency's use of social media to engage audiences about the agency's mission of exploration and discovery.

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Cash woes ground Windsor Air Show - Windsor Star | Windsor's annual air show is dead - and a lack of city funding is to blame, says the show's chief organizer.  "Financially, we're tapped. We can't do it anymore," said Keith Baxter, director of operations for the Windsor International Air Show.  "Unfortunately, we've got big bills to pay, and we can't keep going year to year on hope. We need big sponsors. We need support."  Fighter jets roared through local skies when the third edition of the...

The Blue Angels at MCAS Miramar 2011 Air Show - Youtube (via ASB) | Don't let the slow pace at the start of this video fool you. Hold on as the best flight demonstration team in the world shows our cameras why they are the be...
   
Barossa air show to take off - Barossa & Light Herald | Organisers' spirits are soaring in the build up to the Barossa Airshow this Sunday at the Rowland Flat airstrip. Even the announcement of aerobatic pilot Matt Hall's emergency back surgery, which has pulled him from the line up of events, ...
   
Fly-in won't get off ground - Lismore Northern Star | At last year's Great Eastern Fly-in at Evans Head this Avenger torpedo bomber from the Second World War was a crowd favourite. THE organisers of the Great Eastern Fly-in at Evans Head have axed the popular January event, citing council constraints and ...

Peter Besenyei wings fans - Sportpiac.hu | The double world champion aerobatic Peter Besenyei this year, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship did not get bored during a break: regularly participate in various air shows and is working full blast development of Hungarian-made aircraft. ... 

Palm City 'Living Legend' to attend Stuart Air Show - TCPalm | 12 and 13, the 89-year-old will be one of the Living Legends invited by the 8th Air Force members to attend the Stuart Air Show. To prepare to be a WASP, Leckie took flying classes while attending college. Her family, she said, was not against her...

Air museum marks 75 years of aircraft - The Desert Sun | The Palm Springs Air Museum will celebrate “75 years of the DC-3 / C-47” at 1 pm Saturday at the museum. The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s....

In celebration of the 100th Super Herc from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Lockheed Martin's iconic airlifter, the C-130, currently in its J incarnation, has hit several milestones this week with the latest aircraft delivery. Pictured is the 10th C-130J Super Hercules for Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The aircraft is also the 100th overall C-130J delivered to the US Air Force and the 150th overall to the United States government...

No license, no problem for Young Eagles - Mercer Space | That's what the nearly 145 kids who participated in a Young Eagles free flight Oct. 8 had to say after they had enjoyed free plane rides out of the Trenton Mercer Airport, courtesy of local pilots who belong to the Experimental ...

VIDEO: Most amazing F-16 vs dishwasher dogfight ... ever from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble | Plot: F-16 fighter pilot/mom forgot her coffee mug at home. Luckily, her dishwasher can transform into a 9g-maneouvring aerial robot, who somehow engages mom's F-16 in a non-shooting dogfight. Mom/fighter pilot's...

Video: LOT 767-300ER makes gear up landing at Warsaw from Flightblogger by Jon Ostrower | LOT Polish Airlines flight 16 from Newark made a gear-up landing at Warsaw airport around 1:42 PM local time with 230 aboard. The 1997 Boeing 767-300ER (SP-LPC) sustained heavy damage upon landing, none of the 230 aboard were injured...

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Two Jet Teams Named as the Headline Acts for the 2011 Culpeper, Virginia Airfest - Michael Dale, director of The Culpeper Virginia Airfest announced today that the two headline acts for their October 15th Air Show have been selected | Nalls Aviation’sSEA HARRIER and “RED STAR and THE DRAGON” will take the lead rolls in their October 8th show.  Mike Dale, Culpeper Airfest Chairman, said he was delighted that the "Red Star and Dragon" jet team had agreed to come to Culpeper to perform in the Airfest Saturday October 8th.  Culpeper is going to enjoy one of the most exciting and innovative air show acts in the U.S. and we look forward to welcoming them into the Airfest community.  Combined with Art Nalls and his amazing jet – the Sea Harrier, we are expecting to present a wonderfully exciting air show to the Culpeper community.  For more info on these two exciting jet air show acts go to: RED STAR and THE DRAGON  www.jerrythejet.com -  NALLS AVIATION  www.nallsaviation.com - For more info on the entire show visit: www.culpeperairport.com

 

Cops take on plane crazy feat Quakers Hill Police haul a Hercules - Rouse Hill Times | Herculean strength was on display at the Royal Australian Air Force base at Richmond on the weekend, as 20 Quakers Hill police officers competed in the annual 2011 Plane Pull. The challenge for charity saw defence and emergency service personnel haul a ...

EAA 1929 Ford Trimotor Tour Stop in St. Louis Provides Fun for Everyone  from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | There was fun for everyone during the EAA Ford Trimotor tour stop in St. Louis.  Thanks go out to the EAA Ford Trimotor team, EAA Chapter 64, the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum and all of our visitors!  Here is a glimpse of what we experienced this weekend…

Les aventures de l'Ours from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling by Grifil:

Blue Angels Talk to Media Before NAS Oceana Air Show - Military & Aerospace Electronics … before the start of the 2011 Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Air Show, which ran through Sept. 25. Both pilots and enlisted crew members answered questions about what it's like to be part of the Blue Angels and offered advice for those who would like ...

CoolPix: Lady Luck B-25 At OSH11 Dawn Patrol - Wow!  by Martt | I know a great picture when I see it, but I have to work really hard sometimes to capture a great image. I've been working at it more lately, and with the recent upgrade to a Canon T3i camera, I'm trying to take everything up several levels. Ultimately, I hope to be able to create images that are compelling enough for some of y'all to consider buying high quality prints of them... AirPigz needs financial support! Anyway, this amazing picture that I took during a sunrise at Oshkosh 2011 is definitely moving in the right direction. What do you think? Please give me some feedback…

Today in Aviation History – September 27  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

Dago Red  from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » Some will see the heading and hope it’s back but for the last few years, it has been missed at the Reno Air Races. The holder of speed records back in 1983 of 517.323, it has gone MIA. A modified P-51D Mustang, every year at Reno its name comes up among the old timers with longing which it were in the skies racing…

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Friday Is Military Day at the Miramar Air Show - Patch.com | Organizers expect more than 750000 people—many of whom are members of the military—to attend the Miramar Air Show. “We do get active duty from all over,” said Nicole Wright, the special events coordinator and air show advertising coordinator. ...

Leap Frogs Race Into Coronado Speed Festival from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | The U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, performed during the opening ceremony of the 14th annual Coronado Speed Festival at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) in Coronado, Sept. 24-25…

The Golden Knights take WECT skydiving - WECT-TV6 |The United States Army Parachute Team, better known as the Golden Knights, are ranked top in the world. Their job is to represent our country as they jump out of planes and perform a series of complicated formations. Both the men's and women's ...

Into the wild blue yonder - Times Record News | The Air Forceís Air Combat Command Viper East Team, an F-16 aerial demonstration team from Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, will perform at Sheppard Air Force Baseís Open House and Air Show in aircraft similar to this one. contributed Photo/Mohr ...

Airshow a hit after shaking off weather - The Salinas Californian | Attendees sit in the cockpit of the C-130 "Bold Venture" Sunday at the California International Airshow Salinas. Photos by Travis Geske/The Salinas Californian : The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform Sunday. Photos by Travis Geske/The Salinas ...

Air Festival Gets Go Ahead – Heart | It has been confirmed that the Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival will be happening again in 2012, but the date will have to be changed so it doesn't clash with the London Olympics. The festival is normally held in August, but will now be taking place on ...

Saturday - Sunday, Oct 1-2, 2011 - Women Fly Weekend, Rhinebeck, NY  from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events | Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome will feature "WOMEN FLY WEEKEND" on October 1 and 2 to expand awareness among girls and young women about the fun of flying for recreation and the potential for careers in aviation. There will be displays and exhibits on Saturday for girls and young women of all ages and Girls With Wings® seminars specially created for grades 1 - 8 on Sunday. Girls, parents and young women and will have opportunities to discuss aviation with women pilot role models and aviation professionals throughout the weekend. The museum and grounds open at 10 AM with air shows on both days at 2 PM biplane rides are available for 75 per person…first come - first served…

Amid chaos of Reno Air Races crash, heroes emerge  from Latest news updates from RGJ.com | On Friday, Sept. 16, Northern Nevada faced tragedy when a vintage war plane crashed in front of VIP boxes at the air races. The crash killed 11 and injured dozens…  

Leeward Memorial Services Set for September 30 in Ocala  from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Memorial services for EAA board member Jimmy Leeward, who died September 16 in an aircraft accident at the National Championship Air Races, will be held Friday, September 30, at Ocala, Florida. Also that day, a memorial service for Leeward will be held at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Fergus Chapel on the EAA grounds in Oshkosh. All are invited to attend…

A Dreamliner's march, fifty-one months later  from FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis by Jon Ostrower | EVERETT -- To watch the more than 500 Boeing employees who designed, built and tested the 787 walk together ahead of Airplane 24's roll to the gathered crowd of thousands for the first delivery to All Nippon Airways, I could not help but see a fitting bookend for this part of The Boeing Company's history.  On an early summer's night in Everett on exactly the same spot - with weather warmer and far dryer than today - Boeing employees who worked to assemble, and later disassemble and reassemble, Dreamliner One, walked the first 787 out of the factory… 

Dream Delivered  by Randy Tinseth | I’ve never seen so many smiling faces in the pouring rain as I did in Everett today. The weather did nothing to dampen the energy and excitement as we delivered the first 787 Dreamliner to ANA. I could actually feel the pride coming from the crowd of thousands of Boeing employees who turned the parking lot into one giant party space…

Surprise takes WWII veteran back to old heights - Press Herald | The World War II aircraft, now part of the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron, travels across the country to teach the history of the Tuskegee Airmen and to inspire young people's interest in aviation. As the P-51C circled the airport Saturday, ...

Flight in EAA's 1929 Ford Trimotor a Thrill for The Aero Experience  from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | The Aero Experience flew in the EAA's 1929 Ford Trimotor during it's tour stop in St. Louis hosted by the Gateway Chapter 64.  The flight took place on Saturday morning, taking off from St. Louis Downtown Airport and touring the St. Louis skyline near the Mississippi River.  Special thanks to the EAA Trimotor team, EAA Chapter 64 and the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum for making this flight possible…

EAA 64 and The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Host Successful Ford Trimotor Tour Event  from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | EAA Chapter 64 and the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum hosted a successful EAA Ford Trimotor tour event this weekend at St. Louis Downtown Airport.  Local area residents flew in EAA's 1929 Ford Trimotor (serial number 69) to view the St. Louis skyline along the Mississippi River.  All enjoyed good food, music and plenty of souvenir opportunities.  The Aero Experience contributor and museum President Mark Nankivil took these ground and aerial view photos of the Trimotor during the weekend flights…

Canadian Air & Space Museum Closing Down Posted on Sep 26, 2011 - Ottawa Citizen /CNW/ – Toronto's Canadian Air & Space Museum has received notice from its landlord Parc Downsview Park that the Park will be closing the Museum to regular business. The Park, a branch of the federal government, has control over the Museum's ...

Canadian Air & Space Museum shut down  from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Canadian Air & Space Museum's landlord, Parc Downsview Park, has closed the museum to regular business. Continue Reading »

Plane vs. Porsche: The Race is On  - It isn't every day an automobile dealership who specializes in Porsche, Maserati and Jaguar challenges you to a race. Nor is it every day that same dealer seeks to give you the advantage: air travel. When Aristocrat Motors approached the Kansas City Aviation Department, operator of Kansas City International Airport (MCI), and proposed a race from downtown Kansas City to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, I was all ears…

Minot B-52 co-pilot continues family tradition  from Warplanes Online Community by Tynibelle | MINOT AIR FORCE BASE — When 1st Lt. Daniel Welch arrived at Minot Air Force Base in January, he became part of the same squadron his grandfather commanded in the 1970s.  That squadron is the 23rd Bomb Squadron, a unit of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB.  Welch, a B-52 co-pilot, is keeping up his family’s tradition as a B-52 Stratofortress flight officer.  Both his grandfather, retired Col. Don Sprague, of Sacramento, Calif., and his father, retired Lt. Col. Don Welch, of Las Vegas, were B-52 aviators…

'Hero of Hudson' to offer free flights to kids - San Jose Mercury News (Anda Chu/Staff) LIVERMORE -- Along with the usual array of eye-popping aerial stunts, antique aircraft displays, children's activities and other offerings, the annual open house at the Livermore Airport will feature some aviation star power this year. ...

Free Fuel for Charity Flights  from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A newly established petition process on the White House website designed to encourage direct citizen input is enabling you to voice your opposition to GA user fees directly to the Obama Administration…

Boeing hands over first 787 to All Nippon Airways  from PhotoBlog by Rich Shulman writes - Maybe I'm a little biased because this is so close to home, but it sure is nice to see American workers manufacturing a state of the art product. Full story.

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Salinas Airshow performers to fill skies - The Salinas Californian | Kirby Chambliss, former Red Bull Air Race World Champion. The Airshow is not just about aircraft, of course. On Friday night, The Wall of Fire and a choreographed frenzy of fireworks will light the night. Rockets and streamers galore will set ablaze ...

Salinas airshow to honor victims of Reno crash - The Salinas Californian | Amador Agabo works to build the President's Club Tent on Tuesday for this weekend's California International Airshow at the Salinas Municipal Airport. Conner Jay/The Salinas Californian Amador Agabo works to build the President's Club Tent on Tuesday ...

USAF Thunderbirds and Texas Natives Discuss 2011 Fort Worth Alliance Air Show - www.youtube.com | USAF Thunderbird #1 Lt. Col. Case Cunningham and #7 Lt. Col. Jason Koltes discuss their excitement to be coming home to perform in their hometown air show at the 2011 Fort Worth Alliance Air Show October 22 & 23 at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport. ...

Pilot's legacy lives on during Gunfighter Skies - Mountain Home News | Photo by Brian S. Orban For more than 10 years, pilot Greg Poe dedicated his life to helping children turn their lives around and to help them reach their goals and dreams. It was the one way he coped with the pain he endured after son died from years ...

A dizzying look at the US Navy Blue Angels as they perform the... from You like airplanes, too? | A dizzying look at the US Navy Blue Angels as they perform the Loop Break Cross maneuver. Smoke on!

Ga. Air Show Organizer Talks Event Safety - MyFox Atlanta | The director of the Great Georgia Air Show says she's been fielding a lot of questions about spectator safety in light of the recent tragedy in Reno. The state's largest air show is scheduled in just a couple of weeks. Director Angie Faulise said it's ...

Friend of Reno Pilot Looks at Air Show Crash Clues - The Ledger | LAKELAND | Retired pilot Howie Keefe has taken a close look at what might have led to the deaths of fellow racing pilot and friend Jimmy Leeward and spectators at a Reno airshow; it's what risk-takers tend to do in the aftermath of ...

Jerome Resident Remembers Pilot Killed During Air Races - Twin Falls Times-News | Lane participated in the Reno air races as the crew chief for three planes from the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa. Crew members at the Reno air races are like a close-knit family, Lane said, and most everyone knows each other. ...

Rare PB4Y-2 ‘Privateer’ to fly at Copperstate from General Aviation News | At 75 feet long, 30 feet high, and 110 feet wide from wingtip-to-wingtip, the Consolidated PB4Y-2 "Privateer" based at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) in Arizona is tough to miss. For locals and pilots, it’s a familiar sight — but also unfamiliar, even for the most seasoned aviation enthusiast. That’s because it’s the only Privateer still flying. ...

Page Field slates Aviation Day from General Aviation News | Aviation Day 2011 will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, at Florida's Page Field (FMY) and the Lee County Port Authority is looking for exhibitors who would like to display and/or sell aviation-related memorabilia or show their aircraft at the event. Exhibit space is free. ...
   
Air show may come to Rome next year - Rome News Tribune | An air show may take place at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport next year, according to Airport Manager Mike Mathews. JLC Airshow Management of Kennesaw told members of the Airport Commission on Tuesday night that they ...

Oscar-winner Gooding Jr. to share Tuskegee story - AOPA Pilot | Gooding will talk about the film chronicling the story of the pioneering Tuskegee Airmen on the AOPA Live stage in the exhibit hall at 11:45 am He also will visit with the Commemorative Air Force's Red Tail Squadron at 1:30 pm at Airportfest at ...

Happy 50th Birthday Chinook from Flight Image of the Day | Although debate rages between the US and UK parts of the office as to whether it's pronounced 'shinook' or 'chinook', what is certain is that Boeing's venerable Chinook turns 50 today. To celebrate this, Boeing has also opened its recently renovated, for a cost of $130 million, production site in Ridley Township, PA. Pictured is a CH-47A belonging to the US Army in about 1961. ...

WWII Bomber Pilot Honored With Legion of Honor Medal - The Intelligencer | WHEELING - At more than 6 feet tall, John O'Shaughnessy was considered too big to become a fighter pilot during World War II.  Fighter planes were too small to fit his stature. Instead, the Army Air Corps put him into a B-26 - a medium-range bomber that replaced the B-25. O'Shaughnessy, 88, of Wheeling went on to fly 68 missions during the war, helping to liberate Europe and defeat the Nazis.  In recognition of his work with the 432nd Bomb Squad, O'Shaughnessy on June 17 received the French Legion of Honor Medal.  ...

Remains of WWII servicemen buried in single casket - Washington Examiner | ... Wednesday's burial brings a close to the remarkable story of the Naughty but Nice, a B-17 Flying Fortress that was shot down in 1943 and earned its nickname from a painting of a scantily clad woman on its side. Nine of the 10 airmen on board were killed and buried in unmarked graves. The lone survivor, Lt. Jose Holguin, was taken as a Japanese prisoner of war but made it his mission after the war to find his lost colleagues. ...

How about running a game in the style of 'Top Gun'? - Translated | Playing the Top Gun | Every fan of the movie Top Gun once thought in charge of a jet of war, crossing the skies at high speed. The company Mig Flug , Switzerland, offers the realization of this dream, in an aircraft MIG 29, L-39 Albatross and Hawker Hunter. ...

USAF F-22 fleet is operational again from Warplanes Online Community The Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz have recently approved an implementation plan developed by Air Combat Command officials that will allow the F-22 Raptor to resume flight operations after a four-month stand down.  “We now have enough insight from recent studies and investigations that a return to flight is prudent and  ...

Engines of the C-130J reach the milestone of 3 million hours of flight - Translated | Rolls-Royce brand has three million flight hours with the AE 2100 engines, which power the transport aircraft C-130J Super Hercules. Rolls-Royce made the announcement at the annual meeting of the Air & Space Conference of the Association of the U.S. Air Force, near Washington, DC.  Rolls-Royce delivered 1,155 engines for the Lockheed Martin C-130J program since the AE 2100D3 model made its debut in 1996. The turboprop increased speed, range and ...

BBH Rebrands British Airways in Grand New Campaign from Adweek : Advertising & Branding | Here's the lavish, poetic 90-second brand spot from BBH London that launches a big new British Airways ad campaign—its largest in 11 years. The planed $30 million campaign will largely be about customer service, and introduces a new tagline, "To fly. To serve," which is actually an old line—it comes straight from  ...

NASA Will Give $1.6 Billion to Private Companies to Design a Shuttle Replacement [Space] from Gizmodo | After announcing its new deep space rocket and Apollo program heir, NASA says that they will give $1.61 billion to private companies to design a full system and a spacecraft capable of ferrying cargo and astronauts to the ISS ...

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Three Dead In Weekend Air Show Accidents  from AVwebFlash Current Issue | It was a tragic weekend for air shows as three fatal accidents occurred, killing a wingwalker and a solo aerobatics performer in the U.S. and a member of the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows at a show in England. On Sunday, wingwalker Todd Green was trying to perform his signature transfer from a wing to the skid of a helicopter when he fell about 200 feet to his death at the Selfridge Air Show near Detroit. By tragic coincidence, Kyle Franklin, whose wingwalking wife Amanda died of burns suffered in a March crash in Texas, was performing in his first air show since his wife's death and witnessed the accident. "It's really tragic," Franklin told reporters. "We are not thrill seekers trying to cheat death. We love what we do. We all know the risks involved." On Saturday, Red Arrows pilot Flt. Lt. Jon Egging died after a low-level ejection in his Hawk aircraft at the Bournemouth Air Show and Bryan Jensen was killed when his highly modified Pitts Special, called The Beast, crashed on the field at the Kansas City Aviation Expo Air Show…

Not Again... Airshow Industry Suffers Third Tragedy This Weekend  from Aero-News Network | One Of The Most Tragic Weekends In Recent Airshow History? There is nothing common in any of the horrific events that transpired this weekend, but three amazing aerial performers, dedicated to entertaining people all over the world with the excitment and thrills inherent in aviation, lost their lives in airshow demonstrations in three unique airshows and airshow acts…

Separate air show accidents claim three in US and UK  GlobalPost - The death of Todd Green — as he tried to transfer from an aircraft to a helicopter and plunged about 200 feet to the ground, the AP reports — comes a day after an aerobatic flyer crashed and died at a Kansas City, Missouri, air show and a British ...

Stunt pilot logged more than 23000 hours of flight time - Florida Times-Union | "Everyone is sad," said Patty Wagstaff, a St. Augustine-based stunt pilot who heard the news while in California to perform. "We're a really tight-knit community." Flying was a passion for Jensen, who said on his website that he's been doing aerobatics ...

Red Arrow Pilot's Crash Mystery - International Business Times | Thousands of people, including the pilot's wife watched in horror as his plane came crashing down on Saturday at the Bournemouth air show. He is said to have steered his Hawk jet away from houses seconds before it plunged to the ground. ...

Widow of Red Arrows pilot killed in crash speaks out - GlobalPost | The widow of Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging, killed when his plane crashed minutes after an aerobatic display Saturday at the Bournemouth Air Festival, has thanked mourners. The widow of Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging, killed when his plane crashed minutes ...

Pilots Analyze Saturday's Deadly Crash - fox4kc.com | FAA investigators were at the air show when Bryan Jensen's plane went down on Saturday. They immediately assessed the damage and moved the wreckage to a hanger. As of Sunday, there was still no official explanation for the crash. ...

Air Show Attendees Comment About Fatal Accident on Facebook - Patch.com | Alex Kendzior: "So very sad, I was supposed to hold the ribbon for Skip Stewart, and I was right under the air boss when it happened, my prayers go out to his family." Roger Claypool: "Todd was a professional and loves what he did. ...

An emotional farewell to crash victims - Independent Online | The 13 victims had been on two light aircraft last Sunday, on their way from an airshow in Tzaneen when bad weather, poor visibility and unfamiliar territory resulted in both planes slamming into a mountain face. It was only two days later, ...

Today's Photos - Monday, August 22nd, 2011  from Military Photos by HadesssLoakoon:

1.7 million at Chicago Air and Water Show, organizers say - Chicago Sun-Times | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times The US Air Force Thunderbirds honored the memory of a fallen Chicago Marine during the thrilling finale of the Chicago Air & Water Show. The lead jet, flown by Lt. Col. Case Cunningham, bore the name of Marine Lance Corp. ...

VIDEO: The U.S. Army Golden Knights at Chicago's Air and Water Show - Patch.com | The US Army Golden Knights shared the sky with the Navy Leap Frogs jumping from a C130. Watch the Chicago skyline as the formation is formed and SSG Joe Abeln flies around the formation to capture the aerial images. ...

Balloon festival wraps up another successful year - Lewiston Sun Journal | The accident happened during the Saturday evening liftoff, but Hamlyn said crowds still remained after the accident. Fellow board member Harold Brooks said that the crowds swelled between late Saturday afternoon, just before liftoff, to well into the ...

474th Group gathers at Wings Over Camarillo Airshow - Ventura County Star | Holecheck, of Belcamp, Md., was at the Wings Over Camarillo Airshow at Camarillo Airport Saturday along with other members of the 474th Fighter Group of the US Army Air Corps. As this year's special guests of the airshow, the 474th held its annual ...

Jet powered truck wows crowd - Bundaberg NewsMail | Mad's Blitz Jet Truck was on display both days of the Wide Bay Australia International Airshow and managed to draw quite the crowd. The speedy truck caught everyone's attention as it sprinted down the runway. “It took me about a year to build and get ...

'Wings Over Waukesha' zooms into town - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | A variety of aircraft, from a World War II B-25 bomber to a modern military aircraft, will be showcased and available for rides Saturday and Sunday at the Waukesha County Airport, 2525 Aviation Road, Waukesha. In addition to daily air shows and ...

'Wings over Waukesha' Adds B-25 Bomber, C-130 Transport Plane To Air Show  from Aero-News Network: General Aviation by editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell)  Four Nationally-Renowned Aerobatics Acts Also Now On The Program The "Wings over Waukesha" air show at Wisconsin's Waukesha County Airport has booked four of the best aerobatics performers in the country, including Jim "Fang" Maroney Super Chipmunk aerobatics, John Mohr Stearman barnstorming aerobatics, Dave Dacy-Tony Kazian wingwalking, and Dr Bill Blank Super Decathlon aerobatics…

Air Show News: Female pilot flies the massive Hercules  from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | The U.S. delegation presented a large exposition of aircraft at the tenth International Aviation and Space Show, MAKS-2011, in Zhukovsky in the Moscow Region. The U.S. Air Force and Navy brought 12 combat aircraft to MAKS-2011, including the F-15E and F-16C fighter jets, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, the C-130J Hercules Tactical Transport Aircraft and the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling military aircraft…

92-year-old vet relives memories in C-47 for Selfridge Air Show - The Detroit News | The flight came courtesy of the Macomb County Sheriff's aviation unit and Ypsilanti's Yankee Air Museum, which owns the replica C-47. It was built in 1944; the version Lash remembers was a 1941. Rick Billington, chief safety and training officer for ...

Matthews’ Honors MOH Hudner  from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » In honor of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas J. Hudner (ret.), Doug Matthews has repainted and outfitted his gorgeous F4U-4B. This aircraft is painted like Capt. Hudner’s aircraft that he flew and crash landed in an attempt to save Ensign Jesse L. Brown. The MOH citation reads in part: “while attempting to rescue a squadron mate whose plane, struck by anti-aircraft fire and trailing smoke, was forced to land behind enemy lines…

French Valley Air Museum Hosts 'Black Hawk Down' Commander - Patch.com | Wings and Rotors Air Museum at Murrieta's French Valley Airport is now open to the public. A museum devoted to restoring and flying Vietnam War era aircraft is bringing veterans to Murrieta, reuniting them through their common bond. ...

Texas Chapter Fall Festival of Flight Announcement  from Antique Airfield News:

Teen returns home after flying around perimeter of U.S.  from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | There was a frenzy of excitement at Corona Municipal Airport (AJO) on Aug. 18 as people scanned the sky searching for 17-year-old Taylor De Ley, who had just flown his family's RV-4 around the perimeter of the U.S. by himself. According to a story in the Press-Enterprise, Taylor said upon landing: "It was an absolute blast." Read our story before his flight and watch for an update in an upcoming post. Continue Reading »

Today in Aviation History – August 22  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal