Blues' season finale wows crowd of 50000 - Pensacola News Journal | The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels take to the sky over Pensacola Naval Air Station on Friday afternoon to the thrill of the crowd below during the team's annual Homecoming Air Show.
Eighth Army Participates in Osan Air Power Day - Avionics Intelligence | Air Power Day consisted of an air show and static aircraft displays from U.S. Forces Korea and the ROK Air Force. Patrons had a chance to see the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey up close and personal. Osan Air Base was opened to ...
ARROWS TRICOLORI, IL November 4 ROME CELEBRATES NATIONAL UNITY - Rome Capital News | On November 4, the anniversary of National Unity, the planes of the patrol acrobatics, the otherwise known Frecce Tricolori fly over the city with the traditional step on the Altar of the Fatherland which 
Smoking sky. Picture by Craig o’Brien. from Bonjour BlueSky
Skagit Aero's Blog: A Stinson Junior SM-8A Joins the Fold from Antique Airfield News | ...The Stinson Junior was a slightly smaller version of the company’s popular six seat Detroiter. The Junior had seating for four and was squarely aimed at the private owner. The original Juniors came with a relatively small 110 horsepower Scarab engine, but the more popular models would come out later with 200+ horsepower engines from Lycoming and Wright....
Super Connie from Apron 6 |I just got back from the trip too the Breitling Super Constellation in Lahr (Germany). Together with the other Photocrew members we...
Daughter of Anne Morrow Lindbergh to read from mother's published diaries at ... - MassLive.com | NORTHAMPTON--Anne Morrow Lindbergh, an American author, aviator and wife of fellow aviator Charles Lindbergh, was an eloquent and perceptive writer who conveyed the importance of staying open to life--whatever life brings--to her children, to those ...
Lindbergh Foundation Recognizes Aviation Partners Boeing from Aero-News Network | APB Winner Of 2012 Corporate Award For Balance Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) was named as the recipient of the Corporate Award for Balance on Tuesday, an award given annually by the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation. Joe Clark, Chairman and Founder of APB, and APB CEO Bill Ashworth accepted the award...
Honors rendered to Army aviator - Norman Transcript | NORMAN — Forty-six years ago, Maj. James L. Whited died on foreign soil; Friday, he was returned to the red earth of Oklahoma. Close to 200 friends and family, people who knew the major and those who didn't, gathered to pay tribute to Whited and honor ...
CVW-1 Homecoming - November 3rd, 2012 from FenceCheck Forums | Photos that make you feel patriotic and help you appreciate the sacrifice of our servicemen and their families... Mike
MAPS Air Museum, Heritage Society Receive Stark Community Foundation Grants - Patch.com | MAPS Air Museum received a $30,000 grant that supports field trips to the museum (free to the school and students) for students around Stark County, including history classes from Hoover High. MAPS received a similar grant from the Foundation last year ...
Astronaut to visit CAF Thursday - Odessa American | Astronaut Mike Mullane will visit the Commemorative Air Force's Commemorative Center on Thursday, Nov. 8, as part of the Above & Beyond Speaker Series sponsored by the Odessa Council for Arts & Humanities. During the evening, visitors may enjoy a ...
Saturday, November 3, 2012
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
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Air show takes off in Brunswick - WLBZ-TV | The big stars of this show are the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flying team. They gave a preview performance during the afternoon, and drew crowds all around the Brunswick Landing airport. This is the second year that the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment ...
National aerobatic champion Kirby Chambliss - Denver Post | Red bull athlete and five time U.S. national aerobatic champion Kirby Chambliss flies his Edge 540 over Broomfield while practicing for the 2012 Rocky Mountain Air Show on Thursday, August 23, 2012. The air show will take place August 24th through the ...
Skyhawks parachute team drop into air show - The Guardian Charlottetown | It was a different story Friday as the team loaded into a Hercules along with a contingent of about 15 members of the media for this year's Atlantic Canada International Air Show in Summerside. Low cloud cover kept the plane from reaching the higher ...
Air show pilots spread their wings - WBIR-TV | The air show brought in dozens of pilots from over the country including: Neal Melton and John Shoffner of East Tennessee, Aerobatic Pilot Dwayne Roberts of Grenada, Mississippi and the Team RV air show pilots. On August 18, a Live at Five crew visited ...
Restored B-17 highlights Gratiot airshow - The Morning Sun | No sound from the sky quite sounds like the roar of a 1,200-horsepower Wright Cycle engine. Four of those Studebaker-built, nine-cylinder, 1,800-cubic-inch engines propelled the B-17 bomber “Yankee Lady” through mid-Michigan's skies Friday, and the ...
Fly-in breakfast this weekend - Mt. Sterling Advocate | The Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Airport will host its 41st annual Fly-In Drive-In Breakfast and Static Display this Saturday. The breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. and last until 11. It will include pancakes, sausage and drinks. The cost is $5 per person.
$77 million fund created for Nev. air race victims - Fox News | According to the Reno Air Racing Association Accident Compensation Fund's website, the program is designed to provide claimants prompt compensation while avoiding the costs and delays associated with lawsuits. Compensation will be based on ...
Local Man Flies with Blue Angels - WIFR | ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- A local Marine Corps sergeant had the once in a lifetime opportunity to fly with the world famous U.S. Navy Blue Angels during the Chicago Air and Water Show. Rockford resident Gary Haun was selected to fly in the Blue Angels C...
Kids Adventure- Labor Day Weekend at Tuskegee Fly-In from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | 
Duluth to host largest-ever air show in Minnesota - Minneapolis Star Tribune | It's safe to say that the Duluth Air Show will be once again be the largest air show in Minnesota this year, and for good reason. Muscling their way in, among other sleek and small aircraft, at the Air Show on September 22-23 will be several beefier ...
Antique Airfield: Flying at Antique Airfield Video | Florida Cub Flyers to be Guests at Piper Aircraft's 75th Anniversary | Texas and Nebraska Chapter Newsletters
Video: Last flying Vulcan XH558 gives impromptu flypast over King's Lynn on ... - Norwich Evening News | The aircraft was on its way from a display at Clacton Airshow to its base at Robin Hood Airport, at Doncaster. The loud low-level pass sparked a flurry of tweets, before the charity which operates the former RAF jet bomber aircraft confirmed it was ...
International and Himalayan National Paragliding Championship 2012 from 25th ...
- India Education Diary | He said that the event was being organized
jointly by Department of Youth Services and Sports and Tourism
department, Himachal Pradesh with Technical Support of Aero Club of
India (ACI) and Federation of Aeronautical International (FAI). He said
that ...
Haverstraw Air Show readies radio-controlled planes - Newsday | The third annual Haverstraw Air Show returns Saturday, Aug. 25, when the Hudson Valley Radio Control Club will show off unmanned aircraft models — and even let folks in the crowd take some for a spin. Sponsored by the Town of Haverstraw, the free ...
Canadian flies the Red Tail Project P-51C Mustang - Canadian Skies | Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association pilot, Bill Shepard, is the latest aviator to be checked out on the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron's P-51C Mustang, named “Tuskegee Airmen.” The aircraft, along with the “Rise Above” travelling ...
CAF museum to showcase Mustang planes and cars - Midland Reporter-Telegram | The event begins at 9 a.m. at the Commemorative Air Force, 9600 Wright Drive. Tickets are $5 per person, and children under 5 years of age are free. Retired Air Force Col. C.E. "Bud" Anderson will speak as part of the Above and Beyond Seminar Series, ...
Classic war planes in Calgary this weekend - CBC.ca | Several classic war planes are at the Calgary International Airport this weekend for the Aviation Calgary Expo. We sent a camera for a spin in one of only five operational B-17 Flying Fortresses in the world. The four-engine plane was one of the ...
Survivors remember daring raid | 2 veterans of World War II's Doolittle attack ... - Avionics Intelligence | As the first Americans to strike Japan's home islands during World War II, Cole and Thatcher found that the ack-ack-ack of the flak guns did little damage to the 16 B-25B Mitchell medium bombers that achieved fame as the Doolittle Raiders. It was only ...
WWII pilot takes to the sky again in B-25 bomber - KRTV Great Falls News | It's a first-time sighting for many Montanans, but it's a blast from the past for Ralph Wilcox, a World War II veteran and pilot of the B-25 bomber. He recalls what time was like while up in the air, being shot at by the enemy: "The fragments go every ...
World War II warbirds land in Wall - Asbury Park Press | Bob Fenton of Keyport talks about why he came to the plane exhibit as he stands near a World War II B-24 Liberator. Three World War II-era planes were on display at Monmouth Executive Airport as part of Wings of Freedom exhibit.
67 Years Later: Park Ridge WW2 Vet Flies Again in B-17 - Patch.com | The 90-year-old Park Ridge, IL, resident rode in the B-17 Aluminum Overcast at the Waukesha County Airport Friday during a special media flight in preparation for the Wings Over Waukesha air show this weekend. “It brought back memories,” said Karl ...
A Historic Mission to Remember from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | BIRMINGHAM AL- Today 22 years ago, members of the 106th Tactical Reconnaissance Squad of the 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing departed Birmingham on a historic non-stop mission that would last over 15 hours to Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE. The units were activated after Iraq invaded Kuwait under Saddam Hussein on August 2, 1990...
Try These Hot Wings - Wall Street Journal | Try These Hot Wings. Aspiring aviator? Take one of History Flight's vintage warbirds for a spin, and maybe let an instructor literally throw you for a loop.
Membership is worth the ride - Daily Astorian | Vintage airplane lovers, take note: The TILLAMOOK AIR MUSEUM has a nifty promotion to attract new members, an annual membership program called “Soaring With the Warbirds” that offers A RIDE IN A WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFT. Which plane you fly in ...
Wine tasting fundraiser for Women's Air & Space Museum at Burke Lakefront ... - Plain Dealer (blog) | Guests can sample wines from nine local wineries and hors d'oeuvres, listen to music and take part in an auction and raffle as they mingle with air show performers, including Jane Wicker, a wing walker/aerobatic pilot scheduled to attend. Tickets are ...
New England Air Museum to Get $500000 State Grant - Patch.com | State Representatives Peggy Sayers, D-Windsor/Windsor Locks, and Elaine O'Brien, D-East Granby/Suffield/Windsor, announced Friday that a $500,000 grant-in-aid for the New England Air Museum is expected to be approved at the next meeting of the state ...
Godspeed Endeavour! Farewell from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | On September 17, 2012, 
SpaceX Clear for Commercial Operations from Spaceports | NASA has formally cleared Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) to begin making cargo runs to the international space station following the company’s completion of its $400 million Commercial Orbital Transportation Services contract agreement with the agency, reports SpaceNews.
XCOR To Build, Fly Suborbital Ships in Florida - Space News | XCOR expects to begin test flights of its two-seat Lynx Mark 1 prototype by early 2013 in Mojave and to fly in Florida a year later. “We will be permanently basing our Lynx Mark 2 production vehicle in Florida,” XCOR chief operating officer Andrew ...
Sunday, August 12, 2012
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Pietsch OK, Planning Comeback from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Air Show pilot Kent Pietsch is back home in Minot, ND after crash landing his Interstate Cadet show plane after a show in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada last week. According to local media, Pietsch broke his nose when the aircraft clipped a wing during a forced landing short of the runway after his performance. He was looking for the aileron he drops as part of his act and lost power at low altitude. Pietsch and his bright yellow "Jelly Belly" aircraft are expected to be back.
Air show ready for Thunderbirds' roar - Kennebec Journal | More than 50000 people are expected to attend The Great State of Maine Air Show in Brunswick later this month, an event that will feature the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds precision flight team. click image to enlarge. The Thunderbirds in action ...
Super turnout for Air Show Super Saturday - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle | People 
Super Saturday Air Show celebrates 70-year legacy of Air Assault Division - DVIDS | The Super Saturday Air Show, in conjunction with the Health and Wellness Fair, which had approximately 40000 people in attendance, are the real eye catchers. Before the event started, civilians and military members were excited to see what would happen.
Jumping with the SkyHawks at Abbotsford Airshow's 50th anniversary - Abbotsford Times | SkyHawks tandem master Cpl Jonnie Shaw takes Abbotsford Mission Times reporter Rochelle Baker skydiving as a preview to the 50th Abbotsford Airshow taking place this weekend Aug 10 to 12. Photograph by: Screen grab, courtesy of SkyHawks , for the ...
Air Show to Continue on Russian Air Force Centenary - RIA Novosti | Air Show to Continue on Russian Air Force Centenary. Topic: Russian Air Force 100th Anniversary. The show's first day was held on Saturday...
Red Arrows heading back - This is Gloucestershire | THE Red Arrows will be coming to Cotswold Airport this month. In the last 18 months they have performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the royal wedding, and the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. For the Bank Holiday weekend, they will ...
MAAG's Blog: Preparations complete for MAAG Fly-In from Antique Airfield News | This article is from MAAG's Blog Mid-America Antique Airplane Group, who has kindly granted permission to re-publish on AntiqueAirfield.com. Tonight was the annual potluck dinner to conclude the preparations for the MAAG annual fly-in tomorrow. About 50 folks attended. The weather looks great for tomorrow morning's fly-in at Halstead, Kansas with temperatures much cooler than we have been experiencing recently. Here are a few shots of tonight's fun.
Sneak Peak from Acro Camp's Facebook Wall | Camper Lynda Meeks, on her first flight in the Pitts, gets a demo of an inverted spin. It's the home stretch in 
Working on the line. “Huge B-24 bombers are shown lined... from Planeshots
RIVERSIDE: Air museum honors World War II pilots - Press-Enterprise | P-38 National Association board member Stan Jones explains the story behind the rescue of Dick Willsie and the diorama built to honor the heroic efforts of Richard Andrews. The exhibit was set to be unveiled at a hangar at the March Field Air Museum in ...
World War II era bomber available for tours & rides in the sky - KLEW | It's a perfect day to be a crew member of the B-17 Flying Fortress. Blue skies and giddy passengers awaited the staff who volunteer their time to keep the the World War II era plane running. On Friday, they went up for three rides with eight lucky ...
Polish heroes remembered - Sleaford Today | He concluded: “We are also displaying Aviation Heritage Lincolndhire's new Counting Them Home interactive education display, which will complement the Polish Air Force display and provide a real insight into the challenges faced by Second World War ...
Photo Gallery: Drawings by Aviator Artist Sherry Boggs - Canton Repository | When Sherry Boggs nearly died in 2004, she lost her home, most of her possessions, and months of memory — but not her talent or her faith in God. Boggs is an accomplished artist who specializes in aviation and ordnance art. Her artworks hangs in ...
Monday, August 6, 2012
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Thunder Over Michigan Airshow draws thousands - The Detroit News | Thousands of people turned 
WWII planes roar again at Yankee Air Museum air show - Detroit Free Press | "That's what makes this show special every year -- the number of planes they bring in from all over," Dabrowski, 70, said as he watched Thunder Over Michigan, the annual air show sponsored by the Yankee Air Museum. The two-day show resumes 10 a.m.-5...
Great New England Air Show wraps up - WWLP 22News | CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - The last plane has landed and the show is over at Westover Air Reserve Base, but what a fun and successful weekend it was attracting more than 200000 visitors during this weekend. The fifth heat wave of the summer still ...
Jon Melby & Melissa Pemberton Aerobatics from TAKEOFF TUBE | Melissa Pemberton and Jon Melby wowed the crowds during the Great Park Air Show as they performed a dual aerobatic routine in the skys above the former El Toro Marine Corps Airbase. Jon and Melissa allowed...
Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team joins line-up for Ninth Annual Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder Over The Boardwalk” from Atlantic City Plugged In | Once again making the Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder Over The Boardwalk” an international show, the Canadian Skyhawks Parachute Team have joined the current line-up of American military and civilian pilots. The SkyHawks have proudly represented Canada for 40 years showcasing the professionalism, dedication and teamwork it takes to be a part of the Canadian Forces. Their exciting and thrilling performance will be performed at over 30 events across North America including Atlantic City’s Airshow. Last year’s international team was the Brazilian Esquadrilha da Fumaca or “Smoke Squadron” team....
The performance of the Tricolour Arrows in Senigallia - PHOTOS and VIDEOS - Senigallianotizie.it | Everything to make a backdrop to the long-awaited Tricolour Arrows, who gave a fine display in the sky over Senigallia, competing in all the acrobatic best known, with large tricolor, hearts and flowers drawn in the air, for a show ...
The Patrouille de France Varetz Sunday - France 3 | This is a birthday and especially a tribute which 
Eastbourne airshow fundraising spectator plea - BBC News | Up to 500000 people attend the event, which claims to be the world's biggest free seafront airshow in the world. Marco Giorgi, of Eastbourne Hospitality Association, wants people to donate £1 to help fund the show which has previously struggled ...
Racing pilot shares airplane with locals - Enterprise-Record | Phillipson, 33, spent a good portion of Saturday at the Chico Air Museum to show his plane named Outrageous, a Formula 1 plane he leased to compete in the National Championship Air races in Reno from Sept. 12-16. The Cassutt home-built plane with a ...
Sporty’s reaches another milestone from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Every Saturday, rain or shine, summer or winter since 1992, Sporty's local and transient customers gather for free hot dogs at noon. The only change is whether the hot dogs are served inside or outside. A few days before EAA AirVenture 2012 began, Sporty's served its 200,000 hot dog to Ian Seager, publisher of the British aviation magazine Flyer. Seager had flown his Cessna 182 across the Atlantic and made a stop at Clermont County/Sporty's Airport (I69) on his way to AirVenture in Oshkosh.
Colombian DC-3 Daredevil Pilots from TAKEOFF TUBE | Colombian DC-3 Daredevil Pilots brave one of the world's most perilous air routes to deliver supplies, passengers and goods to villagers deep 
Handley Page V/1500 with folded wings from Planeshots
The story behind this stunning B-1 photo: “RAMA 81 Heavy” across the pond from David Cenciotti's weblog | It shows a B-1B as it crosses the Atlantic Ocean on its way to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The aircraft (#85-0064) had taken off from RAF Mildenhall as “Rama 81 Heavy” along with Quid 63, an accompanying tanker of the local-based 100th Air Refueling Wing....
Underwater wreckage could provide answer to missing-plane mystery - CNN | Divers will be working this weekend to see if debris found on the ocean floor of St. Augustine, Florida, is from a plane missing for 16 years.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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The Blue Angels are back in town - WEAR | The Blue Angels are back in town - The Blue Angels are back in town this week and we're giving you a front row seat.WEAR is partnering...
Summer airshow will land in Delaware this week - Newark Post | The Delaware Rotary Club is set to host its 21st annual “Warbirds Over Delaware,” a free family event that features model aircrafts flown by participants from across the country...
Navy Week Cleveland to finish summer with ships, sailors and the Blue Angels - NewsNet5.com | Get ready for a busy week before Labor Day in downtown Cleveland this year.
Gold Team Has Rhythm from US Army Golden Knights by Brian Karst | Once a year Wisconsin puts on a show that brings people from all over that state to one place to celebrate our Nation’s 
15 Wing performs rare display over downtown Moose Jaw - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | The Salute to Moose Jaw display went off without a hitch, with four different aircrafts performing fly-pasts in the late afternoon heat, and the Snowbirds flying non-aerobatic flight patterns and formations as a grand finale. Lieutenant Colonel Brian ...
Skydiving with the Canadian Skyhawks by Sagar Pathak | I stood at the edge of the back ramp of the Shorts Skyvan airplane and could see straight down. The wind whirled around me and I could not even hear the person standing right next to me. A wave of fear suddenly gripped me. It had been building for the past 15 minutes as we reached our jump altitude of 12,500 feet, but looking straight down and knowing in a few seconds I would be jumping out of a perfectly good plane seemed like a really bad choice...
Farnborough Takes Off With The Red Arrows - Sky News | Around 1400 exhibitors from more than 40 countries will be at Farnborough over the next few days to show off their latest air - and space - craft.
Royal International Air Tattoo 2012 - This is Gloucestershire | View all the latest pictures in the gallery, Royal International Air Tattoo 2012, on This is Gloucestershire...
Farnborough 2012 photo: These helicopters are so close they appear to almost touch from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following image was taken during the Agusta Westland helicopters display at Farnborough International Airshow 2012 on Jul. 9. The AW139, AW169 and AW189 are close, but the zoom effect of a 400mm lens make them appear even closer!...
Farnborough Airshow 2012 - gethampshire.co.uk | Around 130000 spectators will witness flying displays on the Saturday and Sunday, and stunts will be performed by the Breitling Jet Team and the Blades Aerobatic Team. Additional airborne entertainment will feature the Avro Vulcan, the Yak 130 and the ...
Hi, "The Tricolor Salento Air Show" stunts "A lot of sympathy for the ... - The Everyday Italian | In 
Doolittle Raiders, Tuskegee Airmen Among Those Honored At EAA AirVenture ... - MarketWatch | OSHKOSH, Wis., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Veterans from two legendary World War II military units are among the honored guests this year during the "Salute to the Greatest Generation in the Air" at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on July 23-29 in ...
Hammer Brothers Off to a Great Start in the 2012 Sport Air Racing ... by glasair | Hammer Brothers Off to a Great Start in the 2012 Sport Air Racing League. Bruce Hammer recorded a speed of over 258 mph in the 2012 Big Muddy Air Race. His brother, Steve, was not far behind at 244 mph. Click here to ...
Maggie Kennon's interiew with a WASP! from WINGS AND WASP by Nancy Parrish | WWII Female Pilot Tells Exhilarating Secret Stories of Wartime Exploits by MAGGIE KENNON July 3, 2012 My Interview With Deanie ParrishWorld War II VeteranWASPWhy They Served"We did it because our country needed us." On February 29th, I interviewed Deanie Parrish. I learned of Deanie and her WWII history by researching the women of WWII. I was amazed by what I...
Podcast: Amelia Earhart's New Jersey - Morristown Green | Newark Airport was like a second home for the slender aviatrix, according to our former Star-Ledger colleague, Guy Sterling. In a fascinating podcast for WBGO-FM, Guy traces local highlights of Amelia's life . . . on the anniversary of her presumed death...
2012 Fly-In Movies from Antique Airfield News | Steve Black, Antique Airfield's master of classic aviation movies, is pleased to announce the schedule of titles he will be showing at the AAA-APM Fly-In this year. It's a great lineup which includes not one but two Oscar winners, as well as the one and only movie based on the 1930s serial "The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen"...
Ken Kinsler's Culver V Back in the Air from Antique Airfield News | Ken Kinsler sent us an update on his Culver V project, which he previously updated us on from 2010. Fuselage was painted with 3 cross coats of silver and finished with 3 cross coats of Sun Valley Ivory and forest green. Wings and control surfaces were finished per the poly fiber process using glider cloth on all plywood surfaces. Finish coats of Sun Valley Ivory. New Plexiglas installed in canopy. Instrument panel cleaned up and painted. Aircraft was assembled controls rigged and gear retraction test preformed.
Youngest Pilot Award Sponsorship Call to Chapters from Antique Airfield News | Several weeks ago Todd Harders and the Nebraska Chapter set up a challenge for the chapters: Every year at Blakesburg there's an award for Youngest Pilot. To encourage a lifetime of engagement with antique & classic aviation the Nebraska Chapter folks propose that instead of just giving out a plaque, that we also award a life time member in the AAA. Todd would like to have at least six chapters sponsor this for $110.00 each...
Taking flight: Young Eagles Day provides 169 free plane rides to youths - Ludington Daily News | The 15-year-old Free Soil girl had her first flight Saturday during Young Eagles Day at the Mason County Airport. Nine pilots volunteered, providing free flights to 169 youths. “I was really scared,” Tingay said of her emotions before the experience ...
Teens to build plane at Oshkosh from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Aviators By Design is sponsoring efforts by the teens of Aviation Explorer Post 9868, which resides at Central County Airport near Iola, Wisconsin, in building a Zenith CH 750 kit airplane in the Homebuilders Hangar on the AirVenture grounds...
West Texas may yet get its spaceport from The Original Rocket Dungeon | Today, XCOR and the Midland Development Corporation formally announced that XCOR will be relocating its R&D effort to Midland, TX. They will also occupy a hangar at the Midland International Airport (MAF) and the city of Midland will be applying...
Saturday, June 23, 2012
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Blue Angels to zoom at 650 mph at weekend air show - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Breaking news all day long and headlines from more than 15 local, trusted newspapers. The Navy's Blue Angels' squadron of F-18 fighter jets will pierce the...
Four Blue Angels members hail from Western Pa. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette | Pilots Sean D. Tucker in the Oracle Challenger 3 (red) and Rob Holland in a MXS fly in formation with members of the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team during a ...
Vintage aircraft added to 2012 Dayton Air Show lineup - Springfield News Sun | DAYTON — A historic American Airlines jetliner built in 1937 and an Air Force surveillance plane have been added to this year's Dayton Air Show lineup.
National Guard Pilot John Klatt - mulner©photography | ...After his flight John was great with meeting the kids and signing posters for the children which I know they really looked forward to getting on this day of an awesome airshow with some of the best pilots around...
2012 Air Show Autograph Card - Goulian Aerosports | New for 2012 is our Goulian Aerosports/Goodyear air show autograph card. A beautiful 8? x 10? card that Mike can personalize for you! The card includes details about Mike and...
CoolPix: Blue Angels Over Baltimore Last week (Now With Desktop Sizes!) from AirPigz by 
Greenwood Lake Air Show returns in August - NorthJersey.com | 18 and 19. This year's headliners will be the Twin Tiger Aerobatic Team, which features Buck Roetman and Mark Sorenson and their identical Tiger Yak 55's...
Wings clipped at rain-hit air show - Hucknall Today | OVERCAST skies, rain and various setbacks took their toll on the annual Hucknall air show run by the Merlin Flying Club...
Red Arrows to appear at Suffolk airshow - ITV News | The show's being held at the weekend for the first time in its history to avoid clashing with the Olympic Games. The Red Arrows are among the aircraft due to be ...
Photos of Red Arrows tearing through skies pay tribute to fallen ... - Metro | One of the stunning photos of the Red Arrows, the world renowned aerobatic display ... And now, the aerobatics are being celebrated in a book by photographer ...
Stage set for Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | It is the first-ever weekend airshow, with the event having been moved to an earlier date ... The show's flying director Tim Miller said: “It is as good an airshow as ...
Pinpoint precision: Black Hawk helicopter blades come within a ... - Daily Mail | In what seems like a deadly game of chicken, this was the moment two Black Hawk helicopters came within a metre of crossing rotor blades at an air show in ...
Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team joins line-up for Ninth Annual Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder Over The Boardwalk” - Atlantic City Plugged In | Once again making the Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder Over The Boardwalk” an international show, the Canadian Skyhawks Parachute Team have joined the current line-up of American military and civilian pilots. The SkyHawks have proudly represented Canada for 40 years showcasing the professionalism, dedication and teamwork it takes to be a part of the Canadian Forces. Their exciting and thrilling performance will be performed at over 30 events across North America including Atlantic City’s Airshow. Last year’s international team was the Brazilian Esquadrilha da Fumaca or “Smoke Squadron” team...
Mohr Barnstorming - mulner©photography | ...Amazed by how Mohr could squeeze square loops and double snap rolls out of an underpowered, drag-ridden, 2,400-pound biplane at an airport with an elevation above 3,000 feet. The Stearman seemed to defy the aerodynamic laws of drag and air density as it flowed from one maneuver to another without the panting you’d expect from a heavy airplane on a hot August day....
Evreux: airshow of the Patrouille de France - Paris Normandy | AIR MEETING. Before the 
'Warbirds' fly in: Featured fliers bring WWII 'living history' to Fargo - In-Forum | Sahr's stories are what Fargo Air Museum Executive Director Fran Brummond calls the “living ... During the exhibit, the Fargo Air Museum at 1609 19th Ave.
Columbus airport part of four-day, 2681-mile air race - Columbus Telegram | COLUMBUS — The women gathered inside the Avcraft Inc. building at Columbus Municipal Airport on Wednesday afternoon were friendly...
Annual air show this weekend will feature death-defying maneuvers - Olean Times Herald | On Saturday and Sunday, pilots from the Buffalo chapter of the International Aerobatic Club will compete in the group's Aerobatic Challenge Competition at the ...
WWII Bomber Plane Lands in Sioux Falls - KDLT News | The Commemorative Air Force flew a WWII B-25 Bomber into Joe Foss Field, and you ... After being flown in 15 combat missions during World War II, this B-25 ...
PASSINGS: Bob Chappuis, Dennis Hamilton - Los Angeles Times | An aerial gunner and radio operator on B-25 bombers, he was shot down over Italy on his 21st mission but was rescued by Italian partisans, who sheltered him ...
'Enola Gay' navigator to speak July 6 from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The navigator from the B-29 Enola Gay, the aircraft that dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, will speak at 1:30 p.m. on July 6 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Capt. Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk will present "My True Course," giving a first-hand perspective of one of World War II's most famous missions. The free lecture takes place in the museum's Carney Auditorium, and seating for this presentation is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Van Kirk will sign...
Solar Impulse Flight Highlights Challenges from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed safely at Ouarzazate International airport, Kingdom of Morocco after flying 17 hours and twenty minutes over 683 km, and not without challenges. Pilot Andre Borschberg told local journalists it was "one of the most difficult flights we've done." The area presents pilots with frequent thunderstorms, strong winds and thermal activity. The team's flight planners used...
Round the World Air Race – 20th Anniversary - Tailwinds Blog | It is the 20th anniversary of the Around the World Air Race. Over the next several weeks I'm going to share my racing exploits from this fantastic event. Cross country air racing is such a thrilling sport, but, when I had the ...
Early Air Racers with Retractable Landing Gear - Aircraft Market Place | Wheels of all types were used until 1920 when air racing became very popular with increasingly larger pay outs to winners. It was then that reducing drag became so important. Racing aircraft started appearing with less wires ...
National Air Races - Teaching & Learning History | And there are several compelling newspaper headlines in the Plain Dealer archive that might make for interesting images for this mobile app story,
Art of War - Vintage Wings of Canada | It began on 29 June 1962, as I stood before the main gates to the entrance of the Canadian Army's Currie Barracks, in Calgary, Alberta. To the guard, I uttered the simple words "I want to join the Canadian Army as a Military Policeman." Four days later I was aboard a train bound for the Canadian Provost Corps school located at Camp Borden, Ontario, and the start of basic army training....
Final stop for Flight 1549 - travelforaircraft | Much has been written about Capt. "Sully" Sullenberger's water landing of his Airbus 320 into the Hudson River on US Airways Flight 1549. Remarkable for its lack of drama as professionals make hard look easy. Using his training and experience he calmly used what he knew — which was a lot. He knew his aircraft. He knew the Hudson River, especially the location of the bridges. He also knows how to fly without power since he also pilots sailplanes. This is why we pay pilots and why they are regulated to such a high degree. Contrary to populist thought, regulation ensures high standards are met. It ensures that accounting analyses do not interfere with quality for the sake of the bottom line. It ensures that we have pilots like Sully — not hacks...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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CANYON LAKE: 'Air boss' of March show eyes safety - Press-Enterprise | Even the Thunderbirds, the US Air Force's world-renowned aerobatics demonstration team that headlines the show, will have to stop if Davis deems it necessary. "The reason they call me the 'air boss' is because what I say goes," said Davis, ...
SkyHawks Prepare for Oshkosh from eaavideo.org | The Canadian Forces SkyHawks Parachute Team spent five weeks in southern California practicing and perfecting their show for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Watch as they fly aerobatic formations under canopy to just 15 feet above the ground!
Amigo Airsho Schedule Takes Flight - KTSM News Channel 9 | The Amigo Airsho will take flight with a lineup to include the US Air Force Thunderbirds and the US Army Golden Knights again this year. Amigo Airsho Board President Scott Butler also unveiled the recently revitalized logo for the Amigo Airsho, ...
Magnificent men in their flying machines - ABC Online | The elite formation aerobatic team zoomed over the city in a 10 minute display at 5pm yesterday, delighting onlookers. The RAAF Roulettes are based in Victoria and have flown to WA to perform at the Perth Air Show on the weekend....
The A400M is invited to a meeting of La Ferte-Alais - Air & Cosmos (translated) | Saturday 26 and Sunday, May 27 will be held the traditional airshow Cerny-La Ferte-Alais, this mythical "flying field" located in Essonne. On the occasion of the 40th edition, the Association Jean-Baptiste Salis (preserving and maintaining in-flight ...
Video: Ride With The Great Corkey Fornof In The LoPresti Fury! from AirPigz by Martt | This sweet
cockpit video of Corkey Fornoff flying the LoPresti Fury at the Great Tennessee Air Show last Saturday (May 12th) takes a little while to get to the really good stuff, and it includes his entire airshow routine so it's a long video as well. If you're the impatient type, scoot up to about 3:10 for engine start, or to about 6:10 for back-taxi and takeoff roll. If you're really impatient, just go watch this...B-25 Gathering Honors Doolittle Tokyo Raiders from Featured by Webmaster | By Alyssa J. Miller for AOPA.org | Old Glory is owned by John Ward and based in California but flew to Ohio to take part in the Grimes Gathering of B-25s to honor the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. (Mike Fizer)Old Glory is owned by John Ward and based in California but flew to Ohio to take part in the Grimes Gathering of B-25s to honor the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders....
The Countdown Begins! from Autogyro circumnavigation of the globe by The GYROX Team | We have heard from Norman, who returned to Japan last week, about his preparations to resume the world's first circumnavigation by an Autogyro. He describes in his own words the hurdles he has to overcome, created naturally or by bureaucrats, to return to the air for his pioneering flight....
Brame featured aviator at FH Airport Museum - SanJuanIslander.com | Celebrate veteran aviator Frank Brame's induction to the "honor wall" at the museum inside the Roy Franklin terminal at Friday Harbor airport at 2 pm Sunday, May 20. Refreshments will be served. Brame joins previous honorees Roy Franklin, Marty Stewart ...
The Story of Aviation Pioneer James Herman Banning from Featured by Webmaster | By Louisa Jaggar and Pat Smith | Have you ever heard of James Herman Banning? If you have, you are unusual. Most people know Lindbergh and Earhart, but Banning, for the most part, has escaped the history books. Why? Because he was African American and in the 1920s the mainstream press didn't write about African American aviators. He was the first African American to fly across the continental United States, and many believe he was the first to receive a United States issued pilot's license....
Truck carrying aircraft of the Military Brigade and congested roads of Porto Alegre from NOTÍCIAS
SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS | An unusual scene complicated the important transit routes in Porto Alegre. The small plane prefix Beechcraft Bonanza H35, PT-AZE , drew the attention of drivers in Porto Alegre on the morning of last Friday (11). The truck came with cargo unusual morning Salgado Filho airport in the direction of the Brigade Military Academy Blvd Colonel Aparicio Borges, in Porto Alegre (RS). The reason is that he was not circling in the sky, but the avenues of the capital Porto Alegre...TAM Museum participates in the 10th National Week of Museums from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS (translated) | During the 10th National Museums Week, organized by Ibram (Brazilian Institute of Museums) and the Ministry of Culture, the Museum TAM promote a unique action. From 16 to 20 May, visitors can watch aircraft being restored "live" in Corrosion Corner, space for the collection to show the restoration work carried out by the institution of aircraft....
Key West Biplanes Flies Entire Family from Key West Biplanes - Waco or Pitts Biplane Rides by Cari |
This wonderful family flew with Key West Biplanes. Richard Woods was celebrating his 75th birthday, his...Takin' care of business from Randy's Journal by Randy Tinseth | ST. LOUIS — I'm here in St. Louis for the annual Boeing investor conference. The 787 paid a visit here over the past couple of days as leg 6 of the Dream Tour wrapped up....
FAB destroys track illegal in Roraima from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS (translated) | Two Super Tucano fighter planes from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) bombed a clandestine runway takeoff and landing in the middle of the Amazon jungle, about 200 km from Boa Vista, at 12 noon this Saturday (12). The track had destroyed 280 meters long and 15 meters wide...
Photo Report: Italian Army Aviation celebrates its anniversary with a tactical event involving heavy lifter, attack and special ops choppers from David Cenciotti's weblog | On May 10, the Italian Army celebrated the 61st anniversary of the service's Aviation at Viterbo airfield, northwest of Rome, with an interesting tactical event and final flypast which saw the participation of CH-47, NH-90, AB-412, AB-205, A-129 choppers, some of which are periodically deployed to Afghanistan in support of ISAF, as well as P-180 and Dornier 228 planes...
Spokane boy lives dream as 'Airman for a day' from Air Force Link Top Stories | A 10-year-old boy, who has been fighting a cancerous tumor on his optic nerve and endured 1.5 years of chemotherapy, had the opportunity to become an "Airman for a day" here May 4...
Unveiling an Amphibious Skiplane - Aerospace Manufacturing and Design | LISA Airplanes will unveil for the first time in North America, the Akoya, the high-end amphibious skiplane at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 airshow. Following the European success of the AKOYA and in answer to the increasing interest from the North...
Dream Chaser completes wind tunnel tests at NASA MSFC from RLV and Space Transport News | A message from NASA's Marshall Spaceflight Center and Sierra Nevada...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team to Make AirVenture Debut from EAA Airventure | Official site of the annual EAA AirVenture Convention at Oshkosh's Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Commonly known as EAA OSHKOSH, the event attracts more than 800000 people and 12000 airplanes.
Vintage warbirds grow wings - Fraser Coast Chronicle | Chris Behrens, David Behrens and Bruce Geelan check out some warplanes at the Warbirds and Wheels event. PLANES cut daring lines through the sky above Maryborough Airport while vintage cars flexed muscle by way of roaring engines.
A380 to fly at FIDAE Air Show as part of its Latin American Tour by walesairforum | For the first time Airbus will showcase its biggest stars together at the FIDAE Air Show (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) in Santiago, Chile. Both the iconic A380 and the new generation airlifter A400M will be...
Veterans again in line for VIP airshow places - Shoreham Herald | VETERANS are again being invited to apply for special tickets to this year's Shoreham Airshow. Every year, event organisers give a certain number of veterans, and a guest, tickets to a private marquee at the airshow. Veterans from all the Armed Forces ...
Volunteers restore R-1535-7 engine for Museum's O-46A from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Aircraft and engine restoration is all about passion, according to volunteers in the Museum's Restoration Division. "We love aircraft and being able to contribute to an organization we feel strongly about," said Charlie Farlow, who is retired 
Formation parked Sunday. Concordes from Planeshots
Veteran paratroopers look to the skies - Derbyshire Times | The event was opened by the Red Devils Parachute Display Team who flew in with the regimental flag, followed by a fly past over the hall by a Dakota plane. A parade was then held along with the dedication of Sgt Hardwick's pony blanket and a memorial ...
Iconic Spitfire takes to Shropshire skies - shropshirestar.com | The spectacular flypast from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire took place at RAF Cosford yesterday to mark the anniversary of The Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the Royal Air Force Museum. It is a centre of excellence for aircraft ...
Grissom honors "Doc" Evens today - 434th ARW Public Affairs | GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Grissom will hold a special street naming ceremony in honor of Col. Marvin A. "Doc" Evens today. Evens was a former 930th Medical Squadron commander here at Grissom and an A-10 pilot who perished when his A-10 crashed during a training mission near the base in 1992....
`Flat Spin' has riveting plot and fine prose - San Francisco Chronicle | ... Freed: "Flat Spin," the title of this debut thriller, is the name of a complex and risky flight maneuver that only the most accomplished pilots should attempt, so it's no surprise that the hero of the story, Cordell Logan, is a first-rate aviator...
Retired Navy aviator Paula Senn flies for FedEx while being a mom - Inside NoVA | Senn, a retired Navy aviator, now flies the Airbus 300 for FedEx. "He's grown up with me being a pilot," Senn said of 8-year-old Connor. "He doesn't realize it's unusual for a woman to be a pilot, even now." And Senn's daughter, 4-year-old Hanna, ...
[Updated] Photo: Second China's J-20 stealth fighter prototype (almost) makes maiden flight from David Cenciotti's weblog | ...However, according to some sources, the aircraft did not take off: it performed a high-speed taxi, raised the nose and then deployed the drag chute to reduce speed. It's a particular kind of test Chinese have performed with the first prototype too....
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Kicks Off 2012 Summer Movie Series With Free ... - Broadway World | About the Museum: Soon to be the home of the Space Shuttle Enterprise, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum complex includes the 900-foot-long aircraft carrier 'Intrepid' with seven full decks and four theme halls; the guided missile submarine Growler; ...
Movie Monday: Remembering Canadair and the Challenger from Flightblogger by Stephen Trimble | GENEVA, Switzerland -- In 1980, the National Film Board of Canada commissioned a young director named Stephen Low to document an ambitious plan to revive struggling Canadair by developing an advanced business jet -- the Challenger. The 
rest of the story is now well-known. After surviving a disastrous crash in flight test, the Challenger went on to become one of history's most successful business jet programmes. The Bill Lear-inspired project...
I'm with stupid by apron6 | Read more here
EAA Young Eagles Programs takes kids on free flights in Milwaukee - FOX6Now.com Milwaukee | MILWAUKEE –The EAA Young Eagles Program gives children the chance to fly in an airplane and works to get children interested in aviation and perhaps becoming a pilot one day! Coraggio started in the Young Eagles Program when he was a child and later ...
Astronaut alum advises failure as a way of measuring effort - Purdue Exponent | However, for Purdue astronaut alumnus David Wolf, he and his team live by this syllogism. Wolf encouraged the graduate students at their commencement on Sunday morning to do the same. "Failures, quote failures, are inexplicably linked with innovation," ...
New Astronaut Crew Launching to Space Station Tonight from SPACE.com | The three spaceflyers will blast off from Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
