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Wings Over Miami hosts historic planes - Local10 | The Wings Over Miami Air Museum will be hosting the Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour this week. Many historic aircraft will be on display, including a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, and a P-51 Mustang. Two of those planes are the only remaining aircraft of their type flying in the world!...

Light sport aircraft fly to Bahamas - AOPA Pilot | When you think of small, two-seat, 1,320-pound light sport aircraft, you think of something best suited for short trips. The owner of Kitfox Aircraft, John McBean, and the owner of an Idaho flight school that...

Rob Holland / Jack Knutson Loop in Volcano - YouTube | Rob Holland and Jack Knutson looping solo and in...

Formation flight Sunday. Lysanders - Planeshots | Many more in the archives

FINAL Viper West Swag BLOW-OUT Sale!!! - Airshowbuzz | ...Not sure if Viper West, along with all the other amazing & historic single-ship teams, will ever be spun up again, so this just might be your very LAST chance at some cool Viper West goodies!...

WW II planes land in Leesburg airport - The Daily commercial | Aviation buffs will get a unique opportunity to experience history and, for a price, find out what it's like to fly in a World War II aircraft next month at Leesburg International Airport.  Three iconic planes from the World War II era will fly into the airport Feb. 15-17 as part of the Collings Foundation's 23rd annual Wings of Freedom Tour. The fully restored aircraft will be on display along the Bravo taxiway on the airport's east side near Echo Drive....

Missouri Commemorative Air Force Wing Readies for Airshow Season - The Aero Experience | The Missouri Wing of the Commemorative Air Force is gearing up for the 2012 air show season at St. Charles County Smartt Airport, just west of St. Louis.  Since 1982, the Missouri Wing has carried out the Commemorative Air Force mission of "education through living history" by preserving and demonstrating World War II era aircraft and vehicles locally and throughout the country.  There is...

Day #2: AirPigz Air Force Museum MeetUp (1-28-12) - AirPigz | Not a lot of info in this post, I just wanted to share a bit from Saturday January 28, 2012 at the Air Force Museum MeetUp. Most of the day was spent over at the R & D hangar across the field from the main museum buildings. The R & D area, (which is connected to the Presidential aircraft display area) is my favorite part of the entire AFM experience. There's...

Red Tails of today see “Red Tails” movie - AOPA Pilot | One of the very first military units in Afghanistan to see the “Red Tails” movie was the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, the unit that today carries the heritage of the 332nd Fighter Group known as the Tuskegee Airmen....

Red Tails: World War II’s Tuskegee Airmen Fly Again in Film and on Stage but Much History is Ignored  - HNN | ...Audiences learn who the Tuskegee Airmen are and why they fight (in the 99th and also in the 477th Bombardment Group), and about the racism they endure, but that’s only half the story. What Lucas did not tell was the first part of the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, back home in the U.S., and it’s a far more riveting story than all the dogfights in the skies of Europe put together....

The Stunning S-38 Sikorsky Flying Amphibian - Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | In the movie The Aviator, Howard Hughes steps off an oddly romantic flying boat after he lands it in a bay and drifts up on the sand to ask an actress out on a date. Just what is this aircraft? Sometimes called “The Explorer’s Air Yacht,” The Sikorsky flying amphibian plane first flew May, 1928 with 110 being...

Historic airbase tour - Sleaford Standard | ...Lincolnshire is commonly referred to as Bomber County, due to its vast aviation heritage. North Kesteven, in the heart of the county, has many Royal Air Force stations across the district – including three active bases in Waddington, Cranwell and Digby....

Cancelled: The Navy's SeaMaster - Air & Space Smithsonian | The Navy wanted a nuclear bomber of its own; the Glenn Martin Company thought, Why not a flying boat? | In the early days of the cold war, the U.S. Navy was feeling left out. The future was nuclear, and the Air Force’s Strategic Air Command seemed to have a lock on the delivery systems. The Navy’s first bid for a piece of the strategic pie, the supercarrier USS United States, was killed by the Pentagon in favor of the Air Force’s B-36 bomber, so the admirals came up with a plan for a force of nuclear-armed seaplanes....

January 29 – Aviation History - CRUFC

Maryborough Aero Club to honour Tiger Moth crash victims - The Courier | MARYBOROUGH Aero Club will carry on the legacy of its president David Oxley and vice-president John Fisher, who died in Friday’s air crash, club secretary Marcus Taylor has said.  But Mr Taylor said the deaths of the two men, aged 71 and 61 respectively, had devastated the committee....

Is Boeing calling time on the stealthy F-15 Silent Eagle? Lockheed Martin hopes so. - The Aviationist | Silent Eagle, not to become reality?  The Korea Times has reported that there is a possibility that aviation giant Boeing may not full fill its promise to provide the stealthly version of it’s F-15 to South Korea....

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Navy Blue Angels fly into era of budget questions - AP | PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Fla. (AP) — The Navy's Blue Angels have been thrilling audiences for more than six decades with their acrobatic flying in fighter planes, but a new era of federal budget worries and proposed deficit cutting has some inside and outside the military raising questions about the millions it costs to produce their shows. Some want the popular shows grounded and some readers of the Air Force Times newspaper — most of them active or retired service members — recently listed eliminating the Blue Angels and similar programs as one way to cut defense spending. The Pentagon spends $37 million for the Blue Angels, whose mission is to enhance recruiting for...

Santa's helper Lockheed Martin - Star-Telegram | Looks like Santa is being escorted by F-35s this year. The Blue Angels Fat Albert C-130 flew into Lockheed Martin facilities in Fort Worth and Marietta, Ga. on Tuesday to pick up loads of toys donated by Lockheed to Toys for Tots. The toys are being delivered to...

Viper West Before Dawn at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow - Randy Rothhaar Photography | A 5am 11mm wide angle shot of the Viper West F-16s before dawn at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.

DVD Review: RAF Waddington International Airshow 2011 - Flightline UK | Recently, the Waddington International Airshow DVDs have been amongst the best airshow productions released each year and we feel the 2011 edition will be no different! What really marks the Waddington productions...

Peter Twiss - x planes | “Aviator Peter Twiss pictured with the model of the....

Sully, Skiles, Flight 1549 Passengers Fly Again - Aero-News Network | But Fundraising DC-7 Flight To Charlotte Not Without Problems | Some of the passengers from US Airways Flight 1549 got back into an airplane with Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles Friday, but this time it wasn't an Airbus, and it wasn't flying over the Hudson River. Sully and Skiles had agreed to pilot a 1958 DC-7 (photo: Facebook) once flown by Eastern Airlines from Miami's Opa-Locka Executive Airport into...

National Naval Aviation Museum to feature Apollo 15 astronaut - PNJ | Apollo 15 astronaut retired Col. Al Worden will speak about his trip to the moon at the National Naval Aviation Museum next month. The event, which is 10 a.m. on Dec. 3, is part of the museum’s Discovery Saturday series, which features presentations by experts on a variety of aviation issues. Worden piloted the Apollo 15 command module on its 1971 flight to...

de Havilland Canada U-6 Beaver - Travel for Aircraft | What is not to love about this aircraft? Big radial engine for power and reliability. High wing with high lift devices to enable short field performance and ground maneuvering around field clutter. A roomy cabin and stout landing gear. A pick-up truck for the skies. Canada’s de Havilland company considers the DHC-2 Beaver their ¼-ton truck since that was the aircraft’s capacity, or about six people. So what’s not to love? Well, at first the Beaver wasn’t! De Havilland Canada (DHC) introduced the DHC-2 Beaver in 1947 but there were few customers. Then...

Model gift boost for museum - North Hampton Chronicle & Echo | A 10ft radio-controlled aeroplane model has ended its flying days to be displayed at Sywell Aviation Museum. Ken Harris, from Wellingborough, donated the model Avro Lancaster bomber, which took him years to build, to the museum over the weekend....

Mini Aerobatic pilots to show off - Katherine Times | ON?SATURDAY, December 3, the Katherine Model Aero Club will be hosting the final international miniature aerobatic competition for the year. These competitions can be found world wide and are devoted to the pursuit of excellence in aerobatic radio control aircraft flying. It follows the full size aerobatic rules and sequences. The competition is divided into five categories...

Grissom to host live Twitter Q-and-A session for potential Airmen - Grissom ARB | GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Do you have what it takes? That's the question many people ask themselves when deciding if they want to be an Airman in the world's greatest Air Force. That question, along with a host of others ranging from what basic military training is like to what to what it means to be an Airman, are what the recruiters here at Grissom aim to answer during a special live question-and-answer session on Twitter Dec. 1 from 7-8 p.m....

Convair CV-240 - Planeshots

Flying Scholarship... Relieving Stress - Flight to Success | ...Barry Schiff is spending the week with us, and today he is reducing the financial stress of learning how to fly. He is running a scholarship to give $3000 toward one lucky winner to learn how to fly, up to their solo!...

Airplane Geeks - Episode 174 - Airport_Girl Returns - Airplane Geeks Podcast | Returning guest Stephanie Gehman is the Manager of Marketing and Customer Service at Harrisburg International Airport. Find Stephanie on Twi...

Today in Aviation History – November 23 - CRUFC

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Pilots offer peek into planes before Air Race Classic - Iowa City Press Citizen | The Air Race Classic, a race featuring women pilots flying a designated route, starts this year from Iowa City on Tuesday and ends 2700 miles later in Mobile, Ala. Minnetta Gardinier, start chairwoman for this year's Air Race Classic, said the Welcome ...

We made it to Iowa City!  from Air Race Classic by ejackson | We (Melanie and Erin) successfully made the trip from KMDH to KIOW! Roger, our line service manager, was there to pull our airplane out of our hangar and wave to us as we left Carbondale. We got to practice using our GPS with xm weather to divert around a line of storms near St. Louis…

F-16s, discounts elevate air show - Denton Record Chronicle | The Air Force F-16 Viper West and the Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Legacy Flight demonstration teams posed for photos and signed autographs during the breakfast. Minh-Nhap Nguyen, 8, took a picture with the F-16 pilots. It was his first time at the air ...

WW2 vet sees B-25 bomber for first time since his crashed in 1945 - York Daily Record | World War II veteran William Burhans hands a camera to his son-in-law Duane Harlacker so he can take a photo of him in the cockpit of the B-25 bomber during the Aviation Days at York Airport on Saturday. Burhans, of Shiloh, served in a ...

Stafford: Plane's return brings memories of historic flight - Springfield News Sun | The route from New York to Los Angeles was called the “Lindbergh Line,” and both aviation hero Charles Lindbergh and aviatrix Amelia Earhart lent (or perhaps sold) their names to the project. That same day a front-page story announced that the rival ...

WWII vets, planes at center of aviation display - The State | While the airplanes had their own stories, so, too, did the World War II veterans who were on hand, including Jim Shannon, who once rescued famed Tokyo raider James Doolittle, and Daniel Rossman, who was onboard a B-25 that crashed into Lake Greenwood ... 

Family gathers to celebrate a beloved and heroic father - Bradenton Herald | He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in World War II, flying the B-25 bomber from the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea, bombing targets in Italy and southern France. In all he flew 67 missions, attacking railroad yards, ...

COCKPITFEST AUSTRALIA - REPORT PART 1  from Heritage flight gear / flying gear displays | June 2011 - The first ever warbird aircraft cockpit gathering event has now been held in Australia. From afar came cockpits, people, ejection seats, panels and components all to showcase aviation history and to enlighten people to why they were built/used etc…

College rocket teams competing in Utah contest  from RLV and Space Transport News  | Ten teams are competing this weekend in southern Utah in the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association's 6th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition, which is sponsored by SpaceX and several other companeis and organizations: College rocket competition lights up S. Utah sky - Deseret News - June.17.11 …

College rocket competition lights up S. Utah sky - Deseret News | The students are doing real-world rocketry with potential technical and safety problems, building on what they learn in college. Matthew Dushku, the range safety official for the competition, grills the teams before giving clearance for each launch. ...

Disturbing yet wonderful dreams of a Spaceliner reappear in time for the Paris Air Show  from Plane Talking by Ben Sandilands | It is always unsettling to write about the ‘shape of things to come’, that will come, but long after you have gone.  So it may be for many readers, as the EADS Astrium Spaceliner is relaunched as a concept for at least the third time in 13 months,  or if you wish, twice in the last 24 hours, as the lights are about to go on at the Paris Air Show.

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Air show wraps up 2-day run - Shreveport Times | Brent Allen of the 157th Fighter Squadron from McEntire JNGB in South Carolina on Sunday during the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base. / Douglas Collier/The Times JT Cruz lowered his sunglasses as his favorite part of the ...

Air Show comes back next year - The Tennessean | Good news for people who missed the weekend's Great Tennessee Air Show, or had such a great time they can't wait to go back. It's returning next year. On May 12 and 13, 2012, the Smyrna Airport will again play host to the Great Tennessee Air Show. ...

VIPER WEST F-16 West Coast Demonstration Team - Fargo AirSho from airsho | VIPER WEST F-16 West Coast Demonstration Team. May 9th, 2011 | Posted in Performers. Viper West 2011. Since 9/11, Air Combat Command and the United States Air Force have provided over 681000 air missions in today's Joint fight ...

Airshow pyrotechnics spark grass fire - Temple Daily Telegram | A grass fire broke out near the Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport around 2:50 pm Saturday during the Central Texas Airshow. According to Thomas Pechal, Temple Fire and Rescue Public Information Officer, ...

A-10 West Demonstration Team - Fargo AirSho  from airsho | A-10 West Demonstration Team. April 30th, 2011 | Posted in Performers. A-10 West. The A-10 West Demonstration Team is a select group of professionals dedicated to showing the extreme capabilities of the A-10 aircraft through exceptional ...

Nanton museum celebrates Lancaster bomber on V-E Day - Sunday, May 8, 2011 By Richard Cuthbertson, Calgary Herald | NANTON - It was one of the most famous and successful bomber aircraft for the Allies during the Second World War, helping to secure victory.  On Sunday, the Bomber Command Museum of Canada celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Avro Lancaster’s maiden flight in January 1941.,,

Military museum continues to grow - Journal Review | He was a three-time air race champion and a World War I pilot and was from the Indianapolis area.” Ropkey's son Rick found the plane in rural Indiana in 1975. It was in terrible shape. “It was even more than my son could fix up and he is very good at ...

End of Coolidge Fly-in Season 2011  from PHXspotters by Jason Bong | A few weeks ago, when I got a message from Jason telling me about the Coolidge fly-in this Saturday, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go, part of me said yes, part of me said it’s a bit of a long drive (Google said 3 hrs 20) for a morning event. Eventually I decided I was going no matter what and made sure I had Saturday free…

'Miraculous' Aeros airship set to fly by 2013, thanks to DOD funding from Engadget by Jesse Hicks | Are you nostalgic for a time when the word "zeppelin" stood for leisurely intercontinental travel for the rich and famous, rather than bass-heavy portable sound and MotoBlur phones? Take heart, as Ukrainian entrepreneur Igor Pasternak claims to have solved the "buoyancy problem" that has long limited the usefulness of airships…

Today in Aviation History – May 9  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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Blue Angels Ready to Fly - WTOK | It will features the US Navy's Blue Angels. The Blue Angels pilots met the media Thursday to talk about what's in store for spectators. In Meridian, it's a common sight to look up and see the white and orange of a T-45 streak across the sky. ...

The Thunderbirds Have Landed at Tyndall Air Force Base - WMBB-TV | This weekend, more than 75000 people are expected to pour into Tyndall Air Force Base for the 2011 Gulf Coast Salute Air Show, and one of the most popular performers flew in on Thursday. The Thunderbirds are a team of 8 pilots, representing the United ...

Local Angel Flights Pilot Flies with Thunderbirds - WJHG-TV | Panama City - The Thunderbirds got into town Thursday afternoon for this weekends Gulf Coast Salute Airshow. While they're here they'll be taking a local woman, who's an experienced pilot in her own right, for quite a ride. ...

Vintage Aircraft Join Air Show Lineup - WMBB-TV | Thursday a B-25 Bomber and several T-6's flew into Bay County, and all of them date back to World War Two. The vintage aircraft are joining the lineup of this weekend's Gulf Coast Salute Air Show at Tyndall Air Force base. The three T-6's are part of ...

Acrobats promise to rock heaven RD - The Dia.com.do | "We promise a show that will be unforgettable for all Dominicans," said pilot Greg Shelton Airshows team, during the presentation that led Aristides Fernandez Zucco, chairman of the Committee and Executive Director ...

AirFAIRs received a gem from JEM - Beloit Daily News | JANESVILLE — Organizers of Southern Wisconsin's AirFEST already have forged a blueprint for success. Now they hope to use that same philosophy and a state grant they received Wednesday to promote three events coming to the Southern ...

Take a Ride on the B-25 Mitchell Bomber; Only 25 Still Operating in the World - WJHG-TV | Only a few months after the attack, Doolittle's Raiders launched a carrier-based bomber attack on Japan, using a squadron of legendary B-25 Mitchell Bombers. Now you have a chance to ride one of the only 25 historic aircrafts still operable. ...

The new air airshow Port Elizabeth in South Africa ... - Admin | Air New Port Elizabeth Air Show in South Africa, aviation and nominations Business Jets Super King Air Series 200,90,350 i & Cargo B747-8. Despite the bad weather, the air show in Port Elizabeth shone. Its public debut at the air show was deprived of the South Africa World War II P-51 mustage, appropriately named “Mustang Sally.” ...

Flying High: Pilot's air show mission has special cause - The News Herald | The nationally recognized program came about as a result of Greg's son Ryan's tragic drug related death in August of 2002. Greg Poe will appear at the Gulf Coast Salute 2011 Open House & Air Show happening this weekend. The gates open at 9 am Admission ...

High flyer really down to earth - Peoria Times | Local aerobatic pilot Tim Weber travels around the world to showcase his talents while maintaining a home in North Peoria with his wife and baby daughter. He was one of the performers at Luke Air Force Base Saturday for “70 Years ...

VIDEO: Teaser of the 2011 season of the Viper West Demo Team - Cavok | Started the season 2011 Team Viper West demonstration of U.S. Air Force, with the F-16 Fighting Falcon.  The 388 th Fighter Wing from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, known as Viper West Demo Team is celebrating its 20th anniversary.  The squad announced its schedule for the first half, which can be given below.  This video was made by members of the squadron of the USAF.

Air Show Impact - WTOK | When NAS hosted its last air show in 2008, an estimated 100000 showed up over the 2-day period. If the numbers are anything like that this weekend, the event should have a huge impact on this area's economy. The Blue Angels never disappoint, ...

Doolittle Raider Dick Cole Pilots B-25 Panchito! from WarbirdRadio.com | WARBIRD RADIO – Watch as Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot “Doolittle Raider” Dick Cole pilots a B-25 at 95 years young.  Mr. Cole along with several other Doolittle Raiders are attending the Florida International Airshow.  ...

Air To Air With Jim Tobul’s F4U Corsair from WarbirdRadio.com | WARBIRD RADIO – Ride a long as Larry Kelley’s B-25 Panchito and Jim Tobul’s F4U Corsair practice some formation flying over Florida. ...

New York to the Cannes Air Show in a Mooney from General Aviation News | For the 2011 Cannes Air Show, which is slated for June 9-11, Jacques Callies and Gilles Khaïat will attempt to set a new record: New-York to Cannes in less than 24 hours, in a Mooney Ovation2 GX without supplemental fuel equipment. ...

Biplanes and Us - Air & Space Magazine | 25 years later, it's a complicated relationship.
Antique Airplane Association chapter launches at Flabob from General Aviation News | Flabob Airport (RIR) in Riverside, Calif., is home to the newest chapter of the Antique Airplane Association, which also happens to be one of the oldest chapters. That’s because  is a revival of the “Riverside Valley Chapter,” formed in the 1960s but long dormant. Two of the charter members, Ray Stits and Bill Hill, are still active at Flabob and in the new-old chapter. ...

Written by Philip Long - KHTS Radio | For the men and women of the Army Air Corps, the B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most iconic symbols that helped win World War II and the public can experience it first hand. Only 14 B-17 bombers are capable of flight today, and the Liberty Belle ...

2011 National General Aviation Award Winners Named - AMTOnline.com | The FAA administrator will present the national awards in July during a "Theater in the Woods" program at EAA AirVenture 2011 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Included in the prize package for all four national winners is an all expense paid trip to Oshkosh for ...

Schumer and Israel Announce Air Museum Saved from Demolition - Farmingdale Observer | “This a monumental win for not only Long Island, but for veterans across the country and the proud aviation history of our armed services,” said Schumer. “The fighters, bombers, and transport planes housed and displayed here were vital to the defense ...

U.S. Marine Corps detailing the rescue of the pilot of USAF F-15E in Libya from CavokBlog | On the last day on March 22, the Marines (U.S. Marines), the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rescued the pilot of a F-15E bomber that crashed in Libya. In the rescue operation were employed aircraft MV-22 Osprey, CH-53 Super Stallion and AV-8B Harrier II, all embedded naembarcação amphibious USS Kearsarge. The Marines have detailed how the operation was. ...

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photo highlights feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

Student pilots get their chance with Learn to Fly Scholarship from Australian Aviation Magazine | Four student pilots are a step closer to realising their dream of flying, after receiving an Airservices Australia Learn to Fly Scholarship earlier this ...

Amelia Earhart helps Jay Leno Jaywalk into stupidity - Westword | She told local viewers she knew who the aviatrix Amelia Earhart was, but she thought of the broadcaster first. Earhart found her to be "pretty quick on her feet." In regard to The Tonight Show's decision to air the clip without referencing her, ...

New England Air Museum Holds Space Expo - Hartford Courant | ... the atmospheres of Mars and Earth and learn about space weather. Exhibitors will include astronomical societies, rocketry clubs, NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and representatives from New England's aerospace industry. ...


NASA, El Paso style… from Rant Air - Welcome Aboard! | At the end of January, I finished a day of flying just after noon in El Paso, TX. After checking into the hotel and changing into civvies, my partner (Captain Ray) and I walked Eastward along the road that runs along El Paso Airport’s southern boundary to see if we could get a closer look at an Aero Spacelines Super Guppy that we’d seen sitting on the airport for a while. ...

To B-2 remember 2010 and years gone by

To B-2 remember 2010 and years gone by. Images of aircraft through my lens... by Laszlo Nyary

A book for any aviation enthusiast who enjoys looking at great photographs of aircraft from various air shows in North America and Europe. From WWI to current generation that uses stealth technology. Makes an excellent gift any time, but especially for Christmas. Order yours today for Holiday delivery from here, soft or hardcover versions available.

2010 NAS Oceana Air Show Review, Virginia Beach

Review by http://www.airshowsreview.com/

Location: NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Admission: Free -- see report about this.
Parking: Free
Value: Excellent

The 2010 Oceana Naval Air Station air show took place on September 17, 18 & 19. It kicked off on Friday. The public was allowed through the gates of the base at 5 PM for a spectacular evening. The Twilight Air Show is a tradition at Oceana. It is a chance to see aircraft flying in a different environment. The sunset light affords stunning views of the aircraft both on the ground and in the air. USAF Viper West Demonstration Team F-16 went up first and was later joined by Warbirds Over Long Island P-51 Glamorous Gal for a US Air Force Heritage Flight. Later before the sun went down the Navy heritage flight was also flying. The F-18C from VFA-106 flew together with the F4U Corsair from the Collings foundation. This weekend the Horseman Flight Team traded in their 3 P-51s for 2 Grumman F8F Bearcats and a Chance-Vought F4U Corsair performing a beautiful flying display. Before the main event on Friday, there were also performances of the Blue Angels C-130 Fat Albert and Team MS760 flying two Paris jets. Once the skies were dark the public was presented with rarely seeing performances by aircraft that we usually only see during daylight at air shows. The power of an F-18 take-off and fly by with afterburners on can be fully appreciated at night. The evening also brought very special performances of Bill Leff’s T-6, Roger Buis’ Otto The Helicopter and Bob Carlton’s Super Salto jet sailplane. Their planes had special lights and pyrotechnics for the evening’s show.

The weather this weekend was sunny and not very hot, a sharp contrast with last year cold and rainy show weekend. Saturday and Sunday brought thousands of spectators to the air base. One the highlights of the weekend was the awesome performance of the F-22. On Saturday it had some technical problems and it had to go back to Langley Air Force base right after its display started.

The layout of the show was excellent. The flight line ran south west to north east so that flight demos were backlit or side-lit for most of the time. If someone was willing to pay for upgraded seats, or stands, it provided very good to excellent viewing of the flight line activities. And, in essence this was also the major problem with the show. There was little or no spectator viewing areas that were free. Flight line seating costs ranged from metal bleachers for $5.00 to VIP for $60.00 per day which included some food and beverages.

For most performances a lens with a 200-400mm range worked well. Even with such limited performances it was possible to take a few interesting images.

The media pit was adequate. Media treatment was good and well organized. There were no media flights offered.

Food service was plentiful and not overly expensive. Sanitation facilities were adequate.

NAS Oceana air show is a perfect venue to bring the entire family, with many attractions for kids. For those who want to have a place to seat and eat can get special VIP tickets or just tickets for the bleachers.

Warbirds that were airborne were:

• Blue Angels F-18 Hornet
• C-130 Hercules Fat Albert
• F-16 Viper West Demo Team
• F-22 Raptor
• Navy Legacy Flight
• USAF Heritage Flight
• E-2C Hawkeye
• P-51D Mustang
• T-6G
• Grumman F8F Bearcat
• F4U Corsair
• Shockwave Jet Truck
• British Red Devils
• Otto the Helicopter
• and many more
  

Rating: 8.5 out of 10

June-July issue of The Magazine available now!

Download your free digital copy, will need Acrobat 7 or later version to view. Printable version is available on CD see http://www.airshowsreview.com/ website for details.

In this issue of The Magazine, you will find excellent photography by our photographers and articles and recent air show reviews.

• Centennial of Naval Aviation
• Davis-Monthan AFB air show
• MCAS Yuma 2010 air show
• 2010 Thunderbirds
• The A-10 West Demo Team
• The F-16 West Viper Demo Team

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Air show exceeds expectations - St. Joseph News-Press | Two of the featured performers were the US Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels. Both air fleets amazed spectators on Saturday and will perform again today…

AirFest: Bigtime celebration in the sky - ReporterNews.com | The highlight of the AirFest this year was the flight of the Thunderbirds, the Air Force demonstration team, which drew thousands to the show Saturday ...

How to keep that event afloat - The Olympian | For example, the Olympic Air Show, slated for June 19-20, will play host to some rare military aircraft this year, including a US Navy F/A-18 Hornet, ...

TFR Issued for Tuscaloosa Airshow 2010 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News - Coming next weekend is the 2nd Annual Tuscaloosa Air Show, May 8 and 9, 2010. Featured performers are the USN Blue Angels, US Army Golden Knights and other outstanding teams. A TFR for times indicated will be in effect at the Tuscaloosa Airport- Thursday, May 6 through Sunday, May 9. as indicated below…

Uncertain future for Cosford Airshow? » UK Airshow News from ... by Flightline UK - Mr O'Harney added: "If ministers push ahead with the flawed defence training review programme, not only will hundreds of local jobs be put at risk but the future of the air show itself will be in jeopardy. ...

Viper West Demo Team - Watch in-cockpit and ground footage during an airshow. This video has been added to your Favorites. This video has been removed...

Sun 'n Fun 2010 Highlights by David - Then we headed over to the outdoor theater to see Will and Rico present "A Pilot's Story". Nick Spark, a previous guest on the podcast, was also there to present his film "The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club". ...

United States - Texas - Dyess Big Country AirFest & Air Race 2010 - Dyess AFB, Abilene - 05/01/1 from FenceCheck Forums

How to start a DC-3 from TAKEOFF TUBE by rss@www.takeofftube.com(Kriss) Half the fun in flying any round engine airplane is in the starting. Here's how to start a DC-3…

Idaho History: This year marks a century of aviation in Idaho - IdahoStatesman.com | Next week we'll share more of Idaho's early aviation history. Arthur Hart writes this column on Idaho history for the Idaho Statesman each Sunday. ...

Teams pull Boeing 727 as fundraiser - Augusta Chronicle | The Serotta Maddocks Evans & Co. team pulls the 150000-pound Boeing 727 during the second annual Plane Pull at Augusta Regional Airport. ...

The Age of Very Light Jets from Wayne Farley's Aviation Blog by Wayne Farley | The age of very-light jets (VLJ) is upon us. You can call them microjets, entry-level jets or very light personal jets; but these aircraft are small, single-pilot operated and designed to seat 4-8 people, with a maximum take-off weight of under 10,000 pounds. They are lighter than what is commonly termed business jets, and can operate into smaller airports with 3000 feet runways. As an aviation professional and an artist, I'm intrigued by these lean, aesthetically crafted machines which sometimes look like they are from another world. With the exception of the Embraer Phenom and the Piper Jet which were already featured, here's a list of VLJs that may show up at your airport one day…

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago - 1981: "I'M AN ACKER BACKER" pins are on everyone's lapels.
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Recent Air Shows in Arizona (part 2) by www.AirShowsReview.com

We had the opportunity visit recently two air shows in Arizona. The first one was at Davis-Monthan AFB, we have reported about that air show yesterday. Today, we will cover the second one held at MCAS Yuma. The shows differed vastly in size, performers and in quality of the actual show.

2010 MCAS Yuma

Location: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona
Admission: FREE
Parking: Free on site
Value: Excellent

Featured performers included the F-16 Viper West Demo Team, AV-8B Harrier Demo Team and The Patriots.

MCAS Yuma Air Show is held at the Marine Air Station which shares the grounds with the Yuma International Airport. The 2010 MCAS Yuma Air Show, in Arizona was only a one day affair. The show took place on March 27, exactly a week later of the Aerospace and Arizona Days 2010 Air Show in Tucson that was held at Davis-Monthan AFB. While the MCAS Yuma Air Show was smaller in scale than the D-M AFB, it was better organized, was much friendlier with helpful staff, especially from the Public Affairs Office, and just as importantly it had a Schedule of Events that was fairly accurate! The weather was typical Arizona weather in March, mid 80’s, sunny, although the wind was quite gusty at times.

The show itself was a bit short on top performers; the F-16 Viper West Coast Demo Team was one and if we count the Marines AV-8B Harrier as an official team, which may not be, who were based out of Yuma, they would be the second. There was one aerial refueling pass with a Hercules Tanker and an AV-8B Harrier, which would have been more interesting if the demo would have been a bit longer, say one pass each way or even several passes in each direction! The Heritage flight consisted of the F-16 and a F-4, too bad the F-4 Phantom was a fly-in guest and it did not land or was on static display at the show itself! There were a couple of civilian performers like the Patriot Jet Team, great performers flying very low with tight turns, Paul Stender’s Jet Outhouse and Jet School bus that raced with the T-33 “Ace Maker”; the T-33 won! There was an R/C demonstration too and a couple of Pitts S-2 who did some aerobatics in between the above performers. Over all the performances were good, especially the Marines AV-8B Harrier demo, and the Patriots with some very low level flying, who stood out overall. Static displays included: several F-5 painted in aggressor’s colors, F/A-18 Hornet, F/A-18 Super Hornet, several A-10s, a B-52 bomber, and a KC-135 Tanker, a Polish built PZL TS-11 Iskra (Spark) jet trainer from the mid-sixties, and several AFV’s from the Yuma Testing Grounds.

Yuma is one of those rare shows were the sun is behind the lens most of the time, thus making photography of performers a breeze, with good results as long as the focal length of the lens is in the 300-400mm range. There was a children’s play area, and there were plenty of concession stands with typical fast foods available at such venues. There were plenty of portable toilets and were well dispersed. Parking and Security were handled very professionally and quickly. As for show announcement, I cannot comment on it, as I was in the old control tower above the crowds and static display area, which gave an excellent view of the flight line but away from the loudspeakers, and it was a bit windy thus I was not able to hear the loudspeakers, but since there was a schedule, it was easy to follow the performers. Approxinately 20, 000 people attended the air show.

This was my first visit to the Marine Air Station Yuma, and I was very much impressed by their professionalism, and I wish to thank the PAO staff, especially Gunnery Sgt. Lisbon, Lance Corporal Benson, and Lance Corporal Diamant for their hospitality and cooperation, and Capt. Dolan who spoke with our Coordinator at The Magazine.

Some of the participating performers were:
F-16 Viper West Demo Team
Marines AV-8B Harrier
SAR Helicopter Demo
Heritage Flight with F-16 and F4 Phantom
Patriots L-39C Team
T-33 Ace Maker
and many others including static displays.

Rating: over all rating when taking everything into consideration was an excellent 9 out of 10. I highly recommend the MCAS Yuma air show to all! Go Marines!

The Viper West Team led by Maj. David Graham.

The Marine Harriers at Yuma.

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Greater Binghamton Air Show, New York, July 4-5, 2009

Location: Binghamton Regional Airport, Johnson City, New York

Admission: Adult $15, Child $10

Parking: $4.00 off site, transfer by bus

Value: Excellent

Traditionally, Binghamton is not one of the larger air shows in the USA, but one of the better ones in the Norhteast. For this year the Blue Angels, the US Navy’s premier flight demonstration team, in my opinion the best in the USA, were the major headliners.

Even before I got to the Binghamton Air Show, it had an aura that this will be a well organized show. First impressions do count a great deal, as I received my media pass, complete with parking pass, map as how to get to the airport and layout of the air show about a week prior to the start of the air show. This indicated to me that the folks at the Binghamton airport were on the ball. This was refreshing from the previous air show I attended in New York State, where I had to run around in a strange city, without much direction as to where exactly and who to see to receive my pass.

I arrived on Thursday, and saw a small glimpse of the Blue Angels as they were practicing some of their maneuvers. On Friday I wanted to go and see the arriving aircraft, but the weather was far from ideal until about 4 pm, with sudden showers on and off erratically. By the time I got to the airport, most had arrived. To my surprise I did not see any other photographers from the media or otherwise after 4 pm. They are usually hanging around at such events. I asked the operation supervisor of the airport if I could get in to take some static photos, and I was let in, and driven out to the tarmac. About one hour later I was picked up. I appreciated the help; thank you Tom!

The flight line layout at Binghamton is a bit different, see the layout above, than at most air show, perhaps due to the fact that it is an operational airport, on both days there were some slight delays in the event to allow for the regional airliners to land and to take off as per their schedule. This was not an inconvenience, as it gave the crowds time to visit the concession stands or visit the facilities, which were plenty. The refreshments were quite steep, $3.00 for a bottle of water is a bit much folks!

Featured teams besides the USN Blue Angels, were the USAF F-16 West Coast Team, US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, the USMC AV-8B Harrier II Demo Team. All of them put on a great demonstration of their capabilities. Fat Albert of the Blue Angels demonstrated the JATO take off, which was great, but the view was partially blocked by the static two F-16 and the two Harriers parked in front of the flight line! There was an A-10 Thunderbolt II fly-by too.

There were a lack of WWII Warbirds, essentially there were only three: B-17 "Memphis Belle" (replica), a C-47 both of these from Geneseo, NY, and a B-25 “Briefing Time” from Reading, PA. Only the B-25 flew a short routine on both days. The vintage T-33 Thunderbird was a no show. There were civilian performers, including World Champion Rob Holland. Rob Holland dazzled the crowds with his excellent flying several times on both days! What a performer!!

The weather on Saturday was a bit chilly, with heavy dark clouds to sunny breaks and every variation in between. However, the clouds gave a dramatic backdrop for taking photos of the performing aircraft. On Sunday it was much better and mostly sunny.

My over all expression of the show was very good and well organized. The only consideration for improvement apart from more WWII warbirds: many volunteers applied to receive tickets for their children “as working volunteers” and some were running around on the flight line side of the fence bumping into media photographers or even blocking them from taking proper photos. I believe that children should not be able to do this and there should be an age limit for the volunteers.

I would recommend the Binghamton Air show as an excellent entertainment for the whole family and well worth visiting next year!

The list of some of the warbirds at the show:
F-18 Hornet of the Blue Angels
C-130 Fat Albert of the Blue Angels
F-16 Viper West Demo Team
USMC Harrier II Demo Team
B-25 "Briefing Time"
B-17 "Memphis Belle" static
C-47 Skytrain static
Aero L-29 Delfin
KC-135R Stratotanker static
C-5 Galaxy static
A-10 Thunderbolt II fly-by

Rating: 9.6 out of 10