CAF Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of AIRSHO - PR Web | Warbirds invade West Texas for the 50th Annual Commemorative Air Force (CAF) AIRSHO presented by Western National Bank on Oct. 12-13. This milestone AIRSHO will feature Texas Flying Legends, a fantastic collection of warbirds, and some of today's...
NAS requests Novemebr air show be expanded to Pensacola Beach - WEAR | Some breaking News today about the air show this fall. Right now a civilian air show is expected to take place on the Friday of Veterans Day weekend, November 8th, aboard NAS Pensacola....
CNE air show will be missing the American exhibitors this year - Canada.com | The Canadian
International Air Show at Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition is usually a huge crowd draw, and the entire city can feel the jet engines as they roar over the waterfront. But this year, the show will be a little smaller than normal....
Inaugural air show draws crowds - Hillsdale.net | HILLSDALE — Thousands of feet in the air, the roar of the FM-2 Wildcat fighter aircraft could be heard as it screamed past hundreds of spectators at the Hillsdale County Air Show Saturday at the Hillsdale County Municipal Airport. The Wildcat was one of more than a dozen planes on hand that thrilled onlookers with precision flying and stunts on a picturesque afternoon....
Aerobatic pilots put on a show for annual Hammerfest in Llano - The River Cities Sunday Tribune | LLANO — Oh, those magnificent men (and women) and their flying machines take to the air above Llano on Aug. 31-Sept. 1 for the annual Hammerfest. “It’s an (International Aerobatic Club) competition,” said pilot and Austin IAC Chapter 107 member Jack Stovall. “The planes that you’ll see there are purpose-built for aerobatics.”...
Flight Of The Warbirds: WWII Planes Take To Jersey Shore Skies - Patch.com | The Collings Foundation's annual "Wings of Freedom Tour" landed at Monmouth Executive Airport this weekend.
14 AIR & SPACE MUSEUM AIR & SPACE HALL OF FAME TAPS 14 FOR ... - U-T San Diego | Two sky divers who took death-defying leaps, three astronauts who traveled to the moon and a pilot who safely landed an airliner in New York's Hudson River highlight this year's list of inductees to the San Diego Air & Space Museum's International Hall ...
Video: Tazewell County Air Show 2013 - clipwings.com
Lehigh Valley Airshow drew more than 40000 - Allentown Morning Call | Near-perfect weather and 16 years of pent-up demand helped the Sands Lehigh Valley Airshow soar to heights that surprised even the most optimistic airport officials. But with big crowds came big headaches, as more than 40,000 people flocked to a Lehigh Valley International Airport airfield that initially was expected to draw about 15,000...
Featured Video: Lake Sangchris Airpark Fly-In Attracts Fly Baby and Cessna 150 - The Aero Experience | Cessna 150 Pilot Jeff Wilson provided this video from his flight with a Fly Baby last weekend:
Wow! Dawlish Air show delights the holiday crowds - This is Cornwall | Thousands of people lined 
the coast on Saturday to watch a free flying display as part of a renowned air show. Sunshine and blue skies made perfect conditions for the Dawlish Air Show where a British Army helicopter gunship made its debut in the static display...
Bournemouth Air Festival 2 days to go: Charity auction for Jon Egging - Bournemouth Echo | A PAINTING signed by the late Red Arrow pilot, Jon Egging, will be up for auction at a charity fundraiser this week. The artwork, called Eagle Bend by Colin van Geffen, was signed by Jon Egging, as well as the rest of the 2011 Red Arrow team, on the night before he lost his life after an air display for the Bournemouth Air Festival, on August 20, 2011...
Final MAKS-2013 Airshow Rehearsal Held in Zhukovsky - RIA Novosti | MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) – After being delayed twice over the weekend, the final rehearsal of Russia's MAKS-2013 airshow, involving three new T-50 fifth-generation fighter jets, took place at the Zhukovsky airfield on Monday. One of the ...
Video: Building The Gee Bee Q.E.D. Replica (And First Flight Coming Soon!) - AirPigz | Back in 
'Flying Fortress'B-17 flies into Philadelphia - Philly.com | "OLD JOE" sat in his wheelchair just off the tarmac at the Northeast Philadelphia Airport yesterday, awe-struck by a beautiful lady he'd known as a young man but was now afraid to take out for a ride - a B-17 World War II bomber. "I'm 94. I have a pacemaker. I'm afraid my adrenaline would get too much," Joseph Blinebury said. "I'd be so thrilled that I'm liable to have a heart attack."...
WWII B-17 Flying Fortress coming to Bismarck Airport - Bismarck Tribune | One of the last flying World War II B-17 bombers, “Sentimental Journey,” will be on display and available for rides and tours Thursday to Monday at the Bismarck Municipal Airport. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the primary bomber used by the United States Air Force against Nazi Germany. Of the 12,731 built, fewer than 10 remain in flying condition and only a very few fly regularly...
Vintage B-17 bomber on display at Prince Albert airport - CBC.ca | A rare B-17 bomber — restored to military specifications — has touched down in Prince Albert. The plane, built in 1943, is one of only about 10 left in the world that can fly. "To get it here, I think, is something pretty special," Bob Spracklin, president of the Prairie Heritage Air Show Society said Monday. People will be able to tour the plane at the airport in Prince Albert...
Bomber Landing Puts Vote On CAF Move On The Radar 8/26/13 - KOSA | MIDLAND-It was a big day for fans of the Commemorative Air Force Museum. The beloved B-29 bomber FiFi came for a stay at the Midland base. It was a beautiful site--the landing of the world's only still operational B-29. For CAF member and veteran Jimmy Parker, it's a bittersweet reminder of what the CAF here in Midland has already lost...
A Single Daring Act - airspacemag.com | Memoirs of Korea by an acclaimed novelist. | By the end of the war, Sabre pilots had attained a kill ratio of 10 to 1 against MiG-15s. Most of the aerial warfare took place along the Yalu River in an area nicknamed MiG Alley.
Saturday 'Boneyard' tours set for Aug. 31 - Inside Tucson Business | Curious passersby who have always wanted to get a closer look at the slumbering aircraft inside Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s iconic “Boneyard” but found that guided tours only run during typical working hours can finally get a peek during a special Saturday tour...
Air Aces series presented on Air Force Museum’s giant screen - General Aviation News | DAYTON, Ohio — In a partnership brokered by Reel Stuff Aviation Resources, the Military Channel’s new six-part series, Air Aces, is simultaneously being screened at the newly renovated Air Force Museum Theatre. Air Aces, which had its U.S. broadcast premier on Aug. 4, is a series of one-hour episodes that profiles some of the most heroic and courageous military pilots that ever flew. The Air Force 
Museum Theatre features 7.1-plus surround sound and state-of-the-art 4K digital projection onto an 80-foot wide giant screen....
Gathering Definitely Makes a Difference - WAI Connect Blog | When Samara Hull wrote a paper for school about her goal of becoming a pilot, the two guys in her class who also wanted to be pilots were not expecting to hear that she already had experience in the air...
Can you help with this documentary?` - WAI Connect Blog | Mayo Woman pioneer Aviator: Help wanted for documentary | A documentary is currently in production on Nancy Corrigan, one of the first female pilots. A County Mayo woman who in 1929, at 17 years of age, emigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, with only a basic education and went on to become one of the first women pilots. She trained air cadets for the US Military during World War II. Nancy also took part in Air Races. She was the second woman ever to gain a commercial pilot's licence...
RAF Museum Dornier Do 17 Restoration Getting Underway - Warbirds News | It’s just been a couple of months since what is believed to be the last surviving Dornier Do 17 was raised from the Godwin Sands off the coast of England. The remains of the plane which had been sitting underwater for over 70 years, were trucked to the Royal Air Force Museum in Cosford, UK. Since its arrival its fuselage and major components have been placed in hydration tunnels and are kept bathed in a mild citric acid solution to soften and loosen the marine life and corrosion that built up over its many decades submerged in salt water....
AVRO Arrow Artifacts Media Photo Opportunity Supports Mississauga's New ... - City of Mississauga | Additional artifacts from the Canadian Air & Space Museum will also be on hand. Event Details What/Why: A media photo opportunity including artifacts from the AVRO Arrow. In the future, the City will expand the museum's collection to offer more off ...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Cobra walkaround — Tampa - Travel for Aircraft | This park is located on the east side in Tampa FL on the northwest corner of the intersection of U.S. Hwy 301 and the Tampa Bypass Canal — just a bit south of Martin Luther King Blvd. This park […]
Pilot, Minister, and Servant to Others: Brian Kissinger Turns Challenges into Opportunities - The Aero Experience | There will be a gathering of the St. Louis metropolitan area aviation community on Labor Day to raise money for local charities, and it is no surprise that the idea was conceived by pilot, itinerant minister and two-time brain cancer survivor Brian Kissinger. Since setting his third world speed record...
A stunt pilot's view on Disney's Planes - The Guardian | Early on, Dusty takes part in a training race around a series of pylons – very much like the Red Bull Air Race, an international competition in which pilots navigate obstacles at speed. Some of the aeroplanes bump into the pylons – yes, it has happened ...
Extremely rare video shows Gaddafi’s Air Force aerial refueling trials (and failures) in the mid 1990s - The Aviationist | The following footage shows Mirage F1ADs and Mig-23s refueling from Il-76T and C-130s during trials reportedly conducted between the end of the 1980s and 1994. Noteworthy, at min 04:19 you can see a Gaddafi’s Mirage’s IFR (In Flight Refueling) probe disintegrating after a successful plug into an aerial refueling basket...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
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Air show to thrill Sacramentans - The Sacramento Press | "It's unbelievable," said California Capital Airshow Executive Director Darcy Brewer. "We have over five hours of entertainment and aerobatics soaring ... Sacramentans can see everything from the ultramodern F-22 Raptor to historic World War II ... "Jessica Cox was born without arms and became the first licensed female pilot to fly with her feet," Brewer said. "Her motto is, 'There's no such thing as ... Cox won't be the only woman there, as 100 years of women in aviation are celebrated. During World War II, aircraft had to be ferried from the United States ...
2010 Red Stewart Airshow from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | Labor Day weekend might mark the end of summer but it also means that it's time for my home field's annual airshow. What could be better than a grass strip and some old-fashioned barnstorming action? The fact that it's free just proves without a doubt what a great, aviation-to-the-core family the Stewarts are. As if the airport wasn't already awesome enough! Seriously, how many places can you rent a Piper Cub from these days? …
Snowbirds: Behind The Scenes With Canada's Air Demonstration Team from Aviation.ca News | You may not recognize the name Mike Sroka, but you will recognize the organization with whom he has spent five incredible years. We're talking Snowbirds. Photojournalist Mike Sroka is one lucky man. For five years he has lived the...
Fans turned away from air display - People were turned away from a Battle of Britain airshow at a Cambridgeshire museum because the ground had reached full capacity…
Air show offering Blue Angels, Golden Knight – SuburbanJournals | Scott Air Force Base, will host its Airpower Over The Midwest 2010 Airshow, featuring the Navy Blue Angels and the Army Golden Knights. ...
2011 Wide Bay Australia International Airshow launches - Australian Flying | Hall, who spent almost two decades in the Royal Australian Air Force before becoming the most successful rookie in the history of the Red Bull Air Race ...
Rotary Club cancels Farmington air show - Farmington Daily Times | For the past two years, the San Juan Rotary Club hosted the air show, which attracted daredevil pilots and thousands of spectators. ...
Don't cancel air show - Toronto Star | Every September, Torontonians can count on two major events to draw long lineups and induce rubbernecking: the CNE air show and the Toronto International ...
No thunder in air show - Santa Maria Times | Perhaps we should call this annual event the Santa Maria Air Show. Organizers said there were no complaints, but the pilots said lots of people asked if ...
Oshkosh the Verb -Forbes | Aptly titled The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration, AirVenture is undoubtedly the largest airshow in the world. For one week in late July, ...
Take a rare flight in a World War II 'Warrior' at air fair - Hudson Hub-Times | For the volunteer members of the non-profit Yankee Air Force, maintaining rare World War II aircraft in flying condition might be ...
Tickets on sale for rides on restored WWII bomber - Modesto Bee | The airplane is maintained and operated as a flying museum and memorial by the nonprofit Commemorative Air Force, Arizona Wing Aviation Museum based in Mesa ...
B-17 Bomber in Bowling Green – WBKO | "We pick different sections of the country on different years, the name of the organization is Commemorative Air Force and the mission is to get the museum ...
Rocket Racing League begins Mark V X-Racer, going global 'absolutely a priority' The closest so far seen by the public was at the Air and Rocket Racing Show in Tulsa in April, where two Rocket Racers flew within 13 seconds of each…
"Just Passing Through," Greg's October Flying Carpet column from Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog | "Hey Dad, you'll never guess where I spent the last few days!" It was my son Austin, a US Air Force pilot with the 20th Fighter Wing. "Last I heard you were headed for Alaska, right Austin?" "Yeah, I'm at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, but we had an unscheduled adventure flying a pair of F-16s up here from Shaw AFB, South Carolina. We'd planned to do the trip nonstop and refuel from tankers along the way. I was in a two-seat 'D Model' with my buddy Howie (call sign, 'Farley'). "We'd just waved the tanker away for our last leg to Eielson following our final air-to-air refueling, when our wingman Casey ('Deuce') in a single-seater reported that he couldn't access fuel from his external tanks…" Read Greg's October Flying Carpet column, "Just Passing Through," here.
Clacton Airshow 2010 Images | 10 by Yorgo Nestoridis | Clacton Airshow 2010 Images. The Clacton Airshow 2010 attracts again loads of spectators and hobby as well as professional photographers. Taking a picture is one thing, getting it to the top of Google is yet another story. ...
Retired Marshall employees attend annual reunion - Cambridge Network ... provided by Marshall Aerospace pilots using Cessna 172 training aircraft of the Cambridge Aero Club, together with an Extra 200 aerobatic aircraft. ...
Pulling a Hercules no plane sailing for police - Hawkesbury Gazette | HUNDREDS of police officers took part in the inaugural annual Plane Pull on the weekend raising money for the NSW Special Olympics. ...
How I Am Becoming An Astronaut by Damaris B. Sarria | The wakeup song has been a part of the space program since the days of the Apollo missions, and now NASA is giving you two chances to be a part of this history! NASA needs your help selecting wakeup songs to be played during the final missions of the Space Shuttle Program! You can either vote from their Top 40 List or submit your own original work! Visit: https://songcontest.nasa.gov/home.aspx
How I Saved A 747 From Crashing from ExpressJet Forum by drivintin | Not sure if this was posted, but thought it was worth the link. And isn't the one about taking off. http://jalopnik.com/5629528/how-i-sa...-from-crashing - Former Northwest Airlines Capt. John Hansen flew the airline's Boeing 747 route from Detroit to Toyko for years. In 2002, the plane tried to kill him and 400 passengers. This is the never-before published story of how he saved them…
The Canceled British Aircraft that Cost the UK Industry from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | I bet you thought you were going to be reading about the BAC TSR.2 when you came across the title of today's post, but while there's no arguing the effects that the TSR.2 cancellation had on the British aerospace industry, there was a canceled aircraft that came before the TSR.2 that some have argued cost British industry far more than could ever have been imagined…
Young Eagles fly | Hendricks County Community Portal - The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give interested young people, ages 8 – 17, an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane. These flights are offered free of charge and are made possible through the ...
Saturday, September 4, 2010
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Roaring fighter jets open fly-in - Register Pajaronian | JB Cox claimed a seat on the main runway at the Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show soon after it opened Friday afternoon and sat astride his electric scooter ...
CNE Air Show A Thrilling Conclusion To Summer – CityNews | The 61st Annual Canadian International Air Show will undoubtedly be one of the highlights, with the world's fastest military jets performing breathtaking ...
Antique Airfield High Winds on Friday from Antique Airfield News | Today was sunny and clear, but high and gusty direct crosswinds forced a closure of the runway this afternoon at Antique Airfield. Arrivals diverted to Ottumwa which has a runway aligned for northwest winds. As the wind died down in the evening Antique Airfield reopened…
Duesenbergs show their stuff - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette | A Duesenberg passes under a World War II-era B-25 bomber as part of Friday's event at the Kendallville Airport. KENDALLVILLE – For one day, there were only ...
Air show acrobat following in dad's footsteps - insideTORONTO.com | Air show acrobat following in dad's footsteps. Kent Beckham flies the Harvard #3 over downtown Toronto. (Sept. 3, 2010) Staff photo/ERIN HATFIELD Twisting ...
Pics and other stuff: Duxford air show today by Tamara Kulikova
American Heroes Airshow Coming to Spirit of St. Louis Airport October 9 from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | The American Heroes Aviation Network, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, announces:
American Heroes Air Show – S t . L o u i s, M O / Event Summary: The community is invited to America's premier, admission-free aviation event that exclusively features helicopters to profile their crucial role in law enforcement, public safety, communications, Search & Rescue as well as homeland security and national defense. The event profiles capabilities with static displays and exciting flight demonstrations. / Date: Saturday, October 9th 2010 / Location: Spirit of St. Louis Airport, 18270 Edison Ave Chesterfield, MO. / 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission: Free Admission and parking / Supported by County of St. Louis - Aviation Dept / Event Contact: Don Anderson – Volunteer Event Director / Email: Don.anderson@Heroes-airshow.com / For further information visit our website: H e r o e s - A i r s h o w . c o m
Lightning - P-38 Style from FenceCheck Forums:
SwiftFuel to Power Attempt to Break World 100-KM Closed-Course ... - Young is a 13-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, president of International Formula 1 Air Racing and runs the Aviation Pilot Training Program at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif. During the record attempt, Young will take off ...
Tsunami Air Racing -- Rebuilding A Legacy - Aero-News Network: The ... - It was one of the most aggressive efforts to energize American air racing... an one of its greatest tragedies... Tsunami, the first original homebuilt unlimited racer built since 1939, was designed for speed record attempts and air ...
The electric cricket has flown from Plane Talking by Ben Sandilands | The tiny Cri-cri about to make history, photo by EADS | The first flight of the all-electric version of the Colomban MC-15 'Cri-cri' or cricket on September 2 at Le Bourget only lasted seven minutes, but it is another very significant event in the pursuit of 'green flight'. What its maker EADS learns from the shiny little bug like aircraft will influence its plans for larger hybrid electric-liquid fuel designs…PSYOP Soldiers take flight with 434th ARW from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. - Grissom Headlines by 434arw.pa@grissom.af.mil | Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 316th Psychological Operations Company recently took flight onboard a KC-135R Stratotanker from the Air Force Reserve's 434th Air Refueling Wing. The PSYOPS solders went on an orientation flight, where they were able to witness the refueling of a C-17 Globemaster III from the 437 Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. During the flight, Maj. Scott Thomson, 316th PSYOP commander, reenlisted Staff Sgt. John Walls, a psychological operations specialist. more...
Museum opens cockpits for annual event - The Turlock Journal | This Sunday, flight enthusiasts will have their chance to do just that at Castle Air Museum's fall open cockpit day, from 9 am to 5 pm Twenty-five of the 53 ...
A different type of rockoon from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick
Aviation Day hopes to spark young people's interest in flying - West Central Tribune | In addition, chapter members hope to raise funds for the Young Eagles scholarship program. Scholarships will be used to help pay the cost of flying lessons ...
Hungary - Hungary International Air Show & Military Display 2010 - Kecskemét - 08/07/10 from FenceCheck Forums: The Douglas F6D Missileer from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | In 1957 the US Navy issued a specification for carrier-based fleet defense fighter that could loiter for long periods of time at long distances from the carrier. In addition, the aircraft had to be able to engage enemy aircraft at 100 nautical miles with a powerful onboard radar and long-range air-to-air missiles…
Friday, September 3, 2010
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'Chicks can fly' - Female aviators lead weekend's CNE air show By JENNY YUEN, Toronto Sun | Donna Flynn doesn't see clouds when she takes to the sky. She sees a freeway. "You have to have that urge to reach for that horizon, some people are into architecture and shape of buildings," she said. "I look at clouds in the sky and I see a road."…
Annual air show entertainment will include variety - NorthJersey.com | New to this year's show will be 2006 and 2008 US National Aerobatic Champion Debby Rhin-Harvey. She is the top-ranked US Women's Aerobatics Competitor for ...
from Aviation Blogs by PlanePilot1 | On September 11, 2010 Smokey Young will establish a new international closed course speed record for piston engine aircraft weighing between 300 and 500 kilograms. The current record of 238 MPH was established in 2004. Smokey Young will make his record breaking flight in the Formula 1 race plane #3. What is truly innovative about this flight is that the record will be broken using fuel derived from bio mass. The previous record, as well as all speed records within this class were set using leaded aviation gasoline. Smokey's record flight will verify the performance charecteristics of clean buring bio fuel and signals our race teams commitment to exploring eco friendly alternatives to the current blends of aviation gasoline. We hope to continue this program by establishing other speed records and through the exclusive use of bio fuel in Smokey's air show performances… Visit Smokey Youngs Website
US Air Force aerobatic team arrives for Thunder Over the Blue Ridge - Martinsburg Journal | The Thunderbirds and the US Army's precision parachute team, the Golden Knights, headline the 13 military and civilian aerobatic acts scheduled for Saturday ...
Survey finds support for continuing Saskatoon's air show and veterans tribute - 650 CKOM News Talk Radio | Those who participated in an online poll asking if Saskatoon's air show and veterans tribute should continue have overwhelming said it should. ...
Air show impact on Idaho Falls – KIDK | The Blue Thunder Air Show contributed millions to our economy, but the real value may be in lessons learned. IDAHO FALLS - Two point eight ...
Air Show Committee Presents Check to IF Mayor's Scholarship Fund - KPVI-TV | A recent analysis shows the 'Extreme Blue Thunder' air show in Idaho Falls pumped in about $2.8 million into the local community. Thursday, 250000 of those ...
Months of planning come to fruition - Martinsburg Journal | MARTINSBURG - Plans to present Thunder Over the Blue Ridge open house and airshow have been in the works for more than six months and all the preparations ...
Air show's tribute to Battle of Britain - Cambridge News | The Imperial War Museum at Duxford is hosting an air show in tribute to the Battle of Britain, which took place 70 years ago this summer. ...
RAF Cosford Air Show: RAF Cosford Air Show 2011 by RAF Cosford Air Show | RAF Cosford Air Show: RAF Cosford, West Midlands, United Kingdom: RAF Cosford Air Show is one of the country's top aviation events attracting thousands of people of all ages to a day of wonder, excitement and entertainment every year ...
Blue Angels Noon Practice Photos, Cleveland 2010 by Hank Plumley | Photos from the Blue Angels first practice in Cleveland for the 2010 Cleveland National Air Show…
United States - Oregon - Oregon International Air Show 2010 - Hillsboro (Portland) - 08/20/10 from FenceCheck Forums: Reno Air Races – UPDATE!!! « by rjbretz | Here is the latest on the Reno Air Races trip. The schedule looks pretty good. Besides all the racing, there will be an F-18 demo + the Canadian Snowbirds will fly. Be prepared to leave my house at 6am sharp! from → Uncategorized ...
Around Town: Flying the SR-71 - Merced Sun-Star | Pilot Brian Shul will speak at a seminar on "Flying The SR-71" at Castle Air Museum at 11 am and 2 pm Sunday in the banquet room. ...
Fly by the seat of your pants - Santa Rosa Press Democrat | It's always a very smooth flight, but this year I was able, with the help of the Pacific Coast Air museum folks, to ride in the cockpit of the very big but ...
Bring Your 'Wings' To Work Day At Lockheed Martin from Aviation Blogs by PlanePilot1 | Thursday was a special day for Lockheed Martin workers to commute to work. The company celebrated workers who take their passion, from work, home with them. It's not unusual to see airplanes at the Lockheed Martin plant, but the ones in the air Thursday morning weren't the normal high-tech, world-class jets that the company builds…
Historic Plane Getting Ready For Aviation Park – WBKO | The legend of Magda's "F9F Panther" may be how it will get to the Aviation Heritage Park. "As you can imagine, moving something like this three miles over ...
Museum to mark Battle of Britain anniversary - The Caravan Club | Providing the weather is fine, a flypast will be varied out by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Dakota, which is sure to be an amazing sight for all ...
Fly a B-17 Flying Fortress at Trenton-Mercer Airport Tuesday or Wednesday - Bucks Local News | A vintage B-17 bomber from World War II will take off with the adventurous and be opened for tours on the tarmac on Sept. 7 and 8 at the Trenton-Mercer ...
Pilot Remembers Friend With Memorial Flight - Pilots Friends For More Than 20 Years - BOZEMAN, Mont. -- For more than 20 years, Mike Carisch has been a friend and colleague to Perry Krinitt. On Tuesday, Carisch lost his friend in a helicopter crash in Kamiah, Idaho. Krinitt was piloting a helicopter when it went down killing him and two other people on board. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game chartered the chopper to study salmon fisheries…
Spaceport America to Host Armadillo Flights from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) The New Mexico Spaceport Authority has announced that Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwell, Texas, plans to launch three NASA-funded tests of their vertical takeoff and landing rocket technology from Spaceport America in Sierra County this winter, reports KRWG News…
West Michigan Aviation Academy-Charter Schools Begin To Specialize from Aviation Blogs by PlanePilot1 | WASHINGTON, D.C. — An aviation school in Michigan is one example of a new generation of public charter schools designed to serve niche audiences, according to a feature report in The Washington Times. While the first generation of public charter schools tended to replicate conventional schools in areas like curriculum and scheduling, newer schools do not, the report said…
New Mexico honors aviation from Aviation Blogs by PlanePilot1 | New Mexico relies on GA for businesses, tourism, aviation training, agricultural applications, and police and fire protection. Gov. Bill Richardson recognized the importance of aviation to his state by proclaiming September 2010 "Aviation and Aerospace Appreciation Month."…
The Martin XB-48 from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | In November 1944 the US Army Air Forces looked ahead to the future of jet technology in issuing a specification for a jet-powered bomber with a range of 3,000 miles, a service ceiling of 45,000 feet and a maximum speed of 550 mph…
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The 2009 Canadian International Air Show, Toronto
Canadian International Air Show at the CNE, Toronto 2009
Location: South of the Canadian National Exhibition grounds on the waterfront west of Ontario Place.
Admission: Included with the CNE admission, but can be viewed for free from the lake front shore line parks, in the "spectator" area, however, only two portable washrooms facilities provided in the free section.
Parking: At the CNE or directly at the lakeshore parks $25.00. While public transport (TTC) is available to the CNE, none exists to the free areas. 1/2 to 1 mile walk from and to public transit each way.
Value: Excellent if watched from the "Free Area", Very Good if included in the CNE admission, as longs as one doesn't have to pay for parking.
The air-box corridor for the air show, is on the waterfront. While it is safe for the spectators, but for viewing or for photographing the air show performers, it is far from ideal unless you have a zoom or telephoto lens in the 400mm and up range!
In the City of Toronto windows rattled, and the tall buildings echoed back the blast of the gun fire salutes from the HMCS Ville de Québec, frigate, and from the jets thundering over the skies during the Labour Day weekend. By far the 2009, The CNE – Canadian International Air Show, (CIAS) was the best air show in Toronto over the past decade, as it celebrated the 60 th Anniversary of the air show held in Toronto, and The 100 Years of Flight in Canada.
Even the weather cooperated this year with the three day event, giving tens of thousands of spectators from Toronto, southern Ontario and many from the USA, a great view of the visiting Blue Angels of the US Navy, the Horsemen, the F-16 Viper East Demo Team, the F-22 Raptor Demo Team, the WWII Spitfire, our own CF-18 with the Centennial Flight Demo and our Snowbirds. Civilian performers included Michael Goulian, one of the performing pilots from the Red Bull series of events, who just returned from winning the Red Bull air race at Budapest, and Mike Wiskus who also participated in the air show. The Air Cadets floated by in a glider while the Search and Rescue demo was performed by a CH-146 Griffon helicopter.
By far the best day was on Saturday, when the Canadian frigate the HMCS Ville de Qu ébec was anchored just south of the flight line just west of the show center. The HMCS Ville de Qu ébec, offered a very unique view of the air show with spectacular view of the City of Toronto as a background, to a lucky few invited quests. I want to thank LT (N) Alain Blondin of the Joint Task Force Atlantic Public Affairs (Maritime Ops) National Defence, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Captain Alexander Cadieux Public Affairs Officer 19 Wing Comox, LT Indira Thackorie, CD Op Connection Public Affairs Officer, Joint Task Force Central, Toronto, and Colleen Swider, Media Relations Manager of the Canadian International Air Show, for this rare opportunity. Furthermore, thank you Sub. LT. (N) Gordon Laco,for sharing your historical insights with me while I was onboard the frigate.
The spectacular flight, celebrating The 100 Years of Flight in Canada with the CF-18 piloted by Capt. Tim ‘Donor’ Woods, and the Hawk One F-86 Sabre and the CT-144 Centennial Tutor in formation started the actual flying part of the air show on all three days. This was immediately followed by precision flying of Capt. Woods in the beautifully painted CF-18, as fast as 650 mph, just under the speed of sound.
The Blue Angels have not been in Toronto for several decades, and it was great to see them back and their awesome performance throughout the weekend. I wish to thank the crew of the Fat Albert, led by Maj. Drew Hess, USMC, and Maj. Brendan Burks, USMC for their outstanding demonstration flight on Friday, and Capt. Tyson Dunkelberger, PAO, USMAC, MC2 Chris Laurent, Public Affairs and once again LT Indira Thackorie, CD Op Connection Public Affairs Officer, Joint Task Force Central, Toronto, and Colleen Swider, Media Relations Manager of the Canadian International Air Show, for this rare opportunity.
The Horsemen flew an exciting routine on all days, after all seeing several WWII P-51 Mustangs flying in tight formation is a rare treat! Too bad that on Sunday they only flew two and not the three Mustangs. It was great to see Supermarine Spitfire MK IX flying by, but it would have been even better to see the Spitfire if it would have flown with the CF-18 Hornet for a Canadian Heritage flight, like the Mustangs did with the F-16 Viper and the F-22 Raptor. As for the F-16 and the F-22, more top side fly-by would be recommended, as spectators are not interested in looking at the belly of an aircraft!
Over all, the CNE – CIAS was much improved from the last couple of years. In fact, it was better than Abbotsford in many ways, which is saying a lot, even though Abbotsford has static displays. For this year the Canadian International Air Show earned a well deserved 8.75 out 10!
Some of the participants were:
The Blue Angels
The Snowbirds
The CF-18 Hornet Century Demo Team
F-22 Raptor
F-16 Fighting Falcon
CF-18 Hornet
Supermarine Spitfire
The Horsemen upto 3 P-51 Mustangs
Hawk One F-86 Sabre
Rating: 8.75 out of 10
