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South West Council of Air Shows (SWCAS) Conference, February 7th & 8th, Sheraton Grand Hotel, Sacramento, California | The SWCAS Conference will begin with a session on “How well do you know the air show box?” on Friday, February 7, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the host hotel. Following this initial education session, delegates will participate in a networking session/cocktail reception from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.  Saturday’s agenda includes a full schedule of programming that begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. Topics to be covered include UAVs, Drones and Videocopters in the Air Show Environment; Pilot Safety Issues and an Update on Changes to the ACE Manual; Conducting an Air Show under Challenging Circumstances; Insurance Insights for Air Shows and Performers; and Air Show Marketing and Public Relations; with performer showcases throughout the day and a roundtable brainstorming session of creative ideas for air shows and air show performers. The 2014 SWCAS Conference will conclude with a hosted dinner on Saturday night. For more information and registration details: www.swcas.org.

Paul Poberezny to Be Honored at Legends Event - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Paul Poberezny, EAA's founder who passed away last year, will receive special recognition during next week's 11th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards in Beverly Hills, California. Actor and pilot Morgan Freeman will narrate the "Flown West" segment of the program with a special tribute to Paul, who flew west at the age of 91 on August 22, 2013....

Blue Angels pilots make pre-airfest stop in La Crosse - La Crosse Tribune | ...But Wednesday’s reconnaissance mission was all about safety. Advance pilots visit each of the 34 cities where the Blue Angels are scheduled to perform this year to assess the facilities, plan the setup of ground operations and meet with local airshow crew. The key is to keep everything as consistent as possible from site to site so pilots can execute their maneuvers....

George H.W. Bush: Honorary Blue Angel - USA Today | He's done enough skydiving. So it seems only natural that former President George H.W. Bush would be made an honorary member of the Blue Angels....

Tall ships, Blue Angels to return for bicentennial of national anthem - Baltimore Sun | It's a mere yellowing piece of paper with a few hundred words scrawled on it, a document that once sat forgotten in a drawer for three-quarters of a century. But this summer, the original manuscript of "The Star-Spangled Banner," the poem Francis Scott Key wrote about a certain inspiring morning in September 1814, will be the centerpiece of a sprawling, multimillion-dollar statewide celebration...

Flying Musicians migrate to Florida for Sebring LSA Expo · General Aviation News Staff | Members of the Flying Musicians Association (FMA) are flying south to a warmer climate — Sebring, Florida — for the 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, which kicks off Jan. 16....

EAA to Participate in AOPA Regional Fly-Ins - EAA | EAA will be participating in the series of AOPA regional fly-ins in 2014, providing attendees more opportunities to get involved in aviation and discover more about the many activities and programs available through EAA....

Red Arrows ace Sean Cunningham was a 'naturally talented pilot', inquest hears - Lincolnshire Echo | Fallen Red Arrow Sean Cunningham’s housemate has told an inquest how he rushed to help the stricken pilot after his ejection seat hit the ground at RAF Scampton from 2-300 ft. Flight Lieutenant Cunningham, 35, died after his ejection seat shot skywards from his Hawk jet before take-off on November 8, 2011...

Progress on B-29 “Doc” · Warbirds News | The restoration of  the Boeing B-29 Superfortreess “Doc” is moving very fast. Steve Jantz, official photographer of Doc’s Friends, snet us an update and few pictures. Doc’s Friends is the group of business leaders from Wichita, KS that founded the organization in early 2013 with a vision to see the historic Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as Doc restored to flying condition. Steve reports that...

RIVERSIDE: Entertainer, aviator, Ravi 'The Raviator' to speak - Press-Enterprise | Global entertainer, motivational speaker and aviator, Ravi “The Raviator”, has chosen Riverside to launch his national tour showcasing the benefits of becoming a pilot, and to present local opportunities for teens and adults to participate in one of humanity’s greatest achievements — the magic of flight....

Timeless Voices - Robert Avery Saugen · eaavideo.org | Robert Avery Saugen flew 21 combat missions as a B-24 copilot with the 564th Bomb Squadron of the 389th Bomb Group during WWII. On his 22nd mission, his B-24 collided with another airplane. He survived the crash and became a POW in Germany.

Iconic NASA F/A-18 Temporarily Moved From Lancaster Baseball Stadium · Warbirds News | As reported by the NASA website the iconic NASA F/A-18A , a popular  landmark in front of “The Hangar” — the Lancaster Municipal Stadium — in Lancaster, Calif., for the past 17 years, was demounted from its pylon in front of the stadium entrance Dec. 12 and transported overland to the NASA Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in nearby Palmdale for temporary storage...

Goodyear FG-1 at KIBM - The Lexicans | Pics of an immaculate Goodyear FG-1 Corsair at Kimball Municipal Airport in Kimball, Nebraska.

Puttering back into life: Volunteers restore 100-year-old First World War prototype fighter plane but replace its original 45-horsepower engine with one from a Citroen 2CV - Daily Mail | Ian Reed, manager at the museum in Elvington, York, said the £10,000 restoration project had been 'very exciting'. 'This is the only plane of its kind in existence. It would have disappeared from history if we hadn't brought it back to life with this project,' he said....

Fort Worth marks its place in aviation history - Fort Worth Star Telegram | ...These days, the 57-year-old former Lockheed Martin employee stays connected to the sky by volunteering at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum. And like his fellow volunteers and the museum’s management, Ezrow is eager to see Fort Worth lay claim to its place in the evolution of powered flight with Saturday’s opening of First Flight Park...

SMAC063 – The ‘Best Of Stuck Mic AvCast’ First Edition - Toriaflies | HAPPY 2014!!! Episode 63 is in the house, woot woot. We hope you all had a fantastic holiday season and the happiest of New Year festivities. The SMAC gang is nursing food comas and holiday hangovers, so we decided to share some highlights of our favorite episode bytes from the past two and a half years! We'll return on January 15th with a hot new show so saddle up cuz it's podcast day!

AirplaneGeeks 281 – Women of Aviation Week is Coming! - Toriaflies | A big shout out and a huge thanks to the guys over at Airplane Geeks for having me as a guest on their podcast earlier this week! They are so much fun and I really enjoyed talking with them and seeing how they run their podcast. Of course, I talked a lot about Women Of Aviation Week and how YOU can get involved. Take a listen!

Excellent Intentional Deadstick Landing Video Via Tailwheeler's Journal - AirPigz | Between the bitter cold this week and starting a new (and large) ceramic tile install, I've been scrambling to keep up with my pig work. Early this morning I spent some time over at vimeo.com looking for a unique avgeek video to unearth, but I ran out of time to get it up because I wasn't finding just the right thing. However, shortly before I headed out the door I found this cool deadstick landing instructional video... which I'm finally getting around to sharing this evening....

Birds of Prey review by travelforaircraft | ...This tale is told with helicopters and the flying of them as well as the scenery. Starring David Janseen as hero Harry Walker, Ralph Meeker as former Flying Tiger buddy to Walker now a technocrat Jim McAndrew and Elayne Heilveil as hostage Teresa Jane...

These Flying Quadrotors Are the Robot Versions of the Blue Angels - The Atlantic | But if the video above looks familiar, it's because it's actually a sequel—a follow-up effort from KMel Robotics and Yuneec International, the collaboration that brought you the epic 2012 video "Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme." And what ...

January 7, 2014 Boyhood dreams - Ely Air Lines | ...The other day I was having lunch with Dean Doolittle, EAA Chapter 12’s Young Eagles coordinator. He told me of a Boy Scout troop in Houston that has over 200 scouts. I was shocked to hear that Dean approached the group several times to offer Young Eagles flights – a highly successful program now in its 24the year, having introduced nearly two million children to the wonders of flight - yet not one of the boys in that particular troop has participated....

NASA’s Orion Travels Country - InFlightUSA.com | The mockup rolled away from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., on Dec. 11, and will arrive at Naval Base San Diego in California in early January. There, the Orion stand-in will be used in February to support tests simulating the recovery of Orion following its return from space....

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GK Canopy Team brings home medals and a World Record from US Army Golden Knights by wfallin | Over the last two weeks the Golden Knights Canopy Piloting team were in the midst of an epic battle.  The team started out at the final FLCPA meet of the season on June 9th.  The last meet brought the top canopy pilots in the country to the competition.  Everyone was trying to get in one last meet before US Nationals. The final meet also turned out to be one of the longest days of the FLCPA’s history.  The competitors started out with a 0700 safety briefing followed by the mandatory practice round.  A light tail wind helped the jumpers through speed course and led to some blistering fast times.  After the two rounds...

'Breakout year' for Denton Airshow - Denton Record Chronicle | It was a “big breakout year” for the Denton Airshow, said Amanda Addington, marketing director for the annual event that drew more than 10000 people to ...

Flying Musicians Announces AirVenture Schedule from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Be sure to pack your guitar for AirVenture this year as the Flying Musicians Association returns with the FMA AirVenture MusicJams. Everyone with a passion for music is invited to this nightly jam session, which runs 7-10 p.m. Monday, July 23, through Friday, July 27, at Honda Forums Pavilion No. 9...

Are You Flying into EAA AirVenture 2012? from inflightusa.com | Yes, it may seem like this topic is a bit early. Perhaps the July issue would be a bit closer to show date.  But if that is your first thought, it is also your first mistake – you need to start planning now!  Flying into EAA AirVenture is exciting, fun, scary, memorable and a topic of hangar flying that will gain strength as the years wear on.  The show itself is mind bending.  With more than 800 vendors in attendance, you have the opportunity to spend the national debt before you are half way through the displays.  Yep, EAA AirVenture is a fun, educational, event … with a possible dark side....

CF18 Demonstration Team To Perform at the Mont-Laurier Air Show ... - Ottawa Citizen | Press release from the RCAF: MONTREAL, June 20, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - The 2012 CF18 Demonstration Team will be performing at the Mont-Laurier Air Show ...

Planes will serve veterans in the 100th anniversary of the Russian Air Force from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS | Aircraft restored the periods I and II World Wars will be apesentados for the first time, the air show in the city of Jukovski (outside Moscow), dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Russian Air Force, said Anatoli Serdiukov, Minister of Defense of RF...

March Field Airfest 2012 from inflightusa.com | With temperatures in the high 80s under clear, blue skies, the skies in Riverside, Calif. were filled with the sweet sounds of fighter jets and vintage planes May 19 and 20. More than half a million people viewed nearly 20 acts and dozens of static displays on the airfield at March ARB....

New territory brings excitement to pilots lives - Purdue Exponent | Keck said the 55 teams participating in the Air Race Classic are racing ... Keck and Steele have been preparing for the Air Race Classic by flying together...

WWII pilot flies again: Bud Jones takes a ride in a B-17 - The Rolla Daily News | In 1943 Maries County native Bud Jones could be found in the pilot's seat of a P-40 Warhawk flying over the Mediterranean coast of Italy. On Monday, he ...

Two Airmen missing from Vietnam War identified from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of two servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Lt. Col. Charles M. Walling of Phoenix was buried June 15 at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. There will be a group burial honoring Walling and fellow crew member, Maj. Aado Kommendant of Lakewood, N.J., at Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 8 -- the 46th anniversary of the crash that took their lives....

Featured flyers restore WWII 'living history' to Fargo - Jamestown Sun | Toby McPherson pulls a B-25 named Betty's Dream into the hanger at the Fargo Air Museum Monday night after the Texas Flying Legends Museum pilots flew ...

Reeve Lindbergh to speak at museum from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Reeve Lindbergh, youngest daughter of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, will speak at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire Saturday July 21, at 11 a.m....

Tante Ju — Jünkers Ju 52 - travelforaircraft | Odd how the nation which developed the first modern fighter design leading into of WW II, the Me 163 rocket fighter and the FW 190 as well as Me 262 just did not develop large cargo carrying aircraft in any number. The design began at the end of the Ford Trimotor's manufacturing with the Douglas C-47 its contemporary — it was in production from 1931 through 1945 when rockets and jet aircraft were becoming the norm...

Flying Lions from Latest Vlog | Watch the Flying Lions perform their waterskiing act not so long ago up in...

Missionary Pilot Steve Saint Suffers Paralyzing Injury from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Steve Saint, who founded I-Tec (the Indigenous People's Technology and Education Center) in Dunnellon, Florida, was seriously injured during the morning of June 12 while conducting an aerodynamic test on a small aluminum airfoil mounted on a rolling test stand, according to I-Tec. The accident left Saint with...

Watch It Live: Gamera Human-Powered Helicopter Attempts World Record Flight Today - POPSCI | Already demolishing the standing world record more than twice over, a massive human-powered quadrotor designed by students at the University of Maryland is poised to make aviation history today. The Gamera II helicopter is shooting for the Sikorsky Prize, one of aviation’s last great challenges, by hovering for one full minute under human power only. Their first attempt Wednesday morning lasted 35 seconds!...

Deaf, blind student gets to fly plane - St. Augustine Record | It doesn't matter what disability you have, you can still fly in a plane.” Katie, who lives with her family in Atlantic Beach, was born blind as a result of a genetic ...

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'Tora! Tora! Tora!' Re-Enactment to Make AirVenture Debut from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | The 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' aerial re-enactment of the events of December 7, 1941 - one of the most dazzling warbird air show performances flying today - will be part of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh afternoon warbird shows for the first time this summer...

EAA Prepares for Sun 'n Fun - Bring Your Membership Card! from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA is making final preparations for its participation in the 38th annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-In at Lakeland, Florida, which takes place next Tuesday, March 27, through Sunday, April 1...

19 Wing Comox Air Show could be back - HQ Comox Valley | By Marc Mulvaney It has been more than a few years since the CFB Comox Airshow was held, but plans are in the works to bring it back as early as next year. "19 Wing is investigating the possibility of hosting an airshow for 2013, obviously we are still...

Giant jet to fly by Wanaka air show - Voxy | An Air New Zealand long-range 777-300ER will make a flypast of the Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow on Easter Sunday, event manager Mandy Deans announced yesterday. "It is a massive aircraft at nearly 74m long with a 64.80m wingspan, and can carry over 300 ...

F-22 Raptor Demo Team at the 2012 Thunder Over Utah Airshow from Randy Rothhaar Photography

MCAS Yuma 2012 Air Show: Another successful show - Desert Warrior | The following photos depict this year's Marine Corps Air Station Yuma air show, March 17 on the station flightline, attracting more than 60000 spectators, surprassing the 2011 estimate of 45000. Demonstrations from aviation specialists like the ...

Flying Musicians to jam at Sun ’n Fun from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Flying Musicians Association will be adding fun to next week's Sun ’n Fun, performing throughout the week and inviting all pilots to bring their instruments and jam with association members....

Sporty's Sun n' Fun app from AOPA Live: Latest videos from AOPA Live | Sporty's Sun n' Fun app thumbnail Free apps for iOS, Android & Kindle to manage your Sun n' Fun experience.

B-17 Aluminum Overcast Heads West for Spring Tour from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Spring is finally here, and next month EAA's restored B-17 Aluminum Overcast will kick off an eight-city tour of the West Coast.

Podcast: Jack Rousch – The Warbird Rescue Hour from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | ...as they talk with legendary car guy and warbird pilot Jack Rousch. We will learn about restoring, flying, and the future of Mustangs and warbirds...

'Joy is in the doing' for AF women trailblazers - af.mil | ...Seeing the opportunity to become a fighter pilot as full participation in "a performance-based industry," Preszler was stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, upon completion of her training. There she flew sorties over Iraq as part of Operation Northern Watch. Ultimately becoming 20th Fighter Wing staff director and Commander's Action Group director, Preszler credits her mother with instilling in her the idea that she could fly planes, not just ride in them....

Amelia Earhart: Hunt for missing aviator continues - Washington Post | It's been an unsolved mystery for 75 years, but researchers are taking steps toward learning the fate of the groundbreaking female aviator Amelia Earhart after her disappearance over the South Pacific. Even Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is ...

Pics of the day: The C-130 That Collided With a UAV - valoannetwork.org | Here are some great new pics of that C-130H that collided with an RQ-7 Shadow UAV over Afghanistan last year.According to the tipster who sent these our way,

Boeing is close to flying the liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye from Defence Aviation | To meet the demand from the US military for unmanned drones designed to provide advanced intelligence and reconnaissance, Boeing has recently announced that it has conducted its first medium-speed taxi test for its latest High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) surveillance drone the Phantom Eye at Edwards Air Force Base on March 10 in coordination with the NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Centre. Phantom Eye is a hydrogen-powered aircraft and designed for persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and communications...

Visit to Bonne Terre MO Features Planes, Trains and Automobiles from The Aero Experience | During a recent visit to southeast Missouri, The Aero Experience stopped in Bonne Terre, not far from Farmington and Frederickstown.  We discovered unique representations of planes (at least a missile),...
   
Pima Air & Space Museum Launches Massive Paper Airplane Across Arizona Desert - EIN News | Exhibits at the Museum include some of the world's greatest aviation heritage, including military, commercial, and civil aviation. Among them are a B-29 Superfortress, the SR-71 Blackbird, and a rare World War II German V-1 "buzz bomb.

Baumgartner Initial Test Jump a Success from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Austria's Felix Baumgartner and the Red Bull Stratos project are fixing to break the longstanding altitude record for skydiving held by Joe Kittinger, and last week the team took a big leap toward that goal when Baumgartner jumped out of a specially made pressurized capsule for the first time from 71,580 feet over New Mexico.

More vintage rocket photos from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick

World of Planes (Not World of Warplanes) from Military Photos | Has anyone heard of this? I came across it while looking for gameplay of the WOWP alpha, and this game looks much, much better. Supposed to be more realism/simulator based rather than WOWP/WOT's arcade style play. Supposed to have a...

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National Warbird Operators Conference 2012 – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Monday | Bill Fisher (Executive Director, EAA Warbirds) joins Matt Jolley on Warbird Radio LIVE with an update on the 2012 National Warbird Operators Conference.  Tune in...

Formation flight Sunday. Starfighter runnin’ with the big dogs - Planeshots 

Nazi plane steals the show - The Marlborough Press | ...Aircraft enthusiast and Tiger Moth and Nanchang planes co-owner Mark O'Sullivan said spectators could see, hear, touch and smell the planes.  The star of the show at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre on Saturday was the Focke Wulf 190, a World War II German fighter plane, he said.  The Omaka Wings and Wheels Day had been...

New rules for pilots at airshow - Otago Daily Times | Pilots flying aircraft into Wanaka Airport for the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow have been advised by the Civil Aviation Authority to prepare for procedural changes to prevent their trips becoming a "nightmare". The CAA has produced a supplement for pilots, which specifically outlines a range of...

Cozumel Air Show Feb 5 - Lets Go PDC | Sunday, February 5: The show will take place from 10am – 5pm. The show will include parachutists, airplane stunts, ultralight planes, radio controlled planes, motorcycle stunts, exotic & sports car show, and navy exhibition.  Pilots will include...

Airshow antics will return to Central Saanich - Pennisula News Review | Victoria's Largest Little Airshow will buzz the fields of Central Saanich this summer after a one-year hiatus.  "We're back in the saddle," said organizer Mike Scholefield. "We're hoping to have a couple new novelty things, but generally it will be similar to past years."  Previous antics of the radio controlled aircraft included Snoopy atop his doghouse battling the Bloody Red Baron and a flying lawnmower....

Strega – Speed & Grace - Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | Nine time Reno Air Race Gold Unlimited champion, Strega with its pilot Steve Hinton is just simple spectacular to watch in action together! The first time I saw Strega screaming directly for us at Pylon 4, I had to ask just what kind of aircraft it was. With its turtle deck canopy, chopped wings and being new to racing, I had no clue it’s a race modified P-51D Mustang. Once you hear its...

North Penn Model Aviation Club to host annual Fun-Fly - Montgomery Media | Flying has captivated mankind since Icarus. For those looking to soar — or at least fly a model airplane — the Indoor Electric R/C Model Airplane Fun-Fly is for you. The North Penn High School Model Aviation Club hosts the annual event...

Flying Musicians at Heli-Expo - GAN | The Flying Musicians Association will be in Dallas for the 2012 Heli-Expo Feb. 12-14.  FMA performers will entertain at the Hilton Anatole Hotel for the exhibitor reception and prior to HAI’s “Salute to Excellence” Awards Dinner. John Zapp, co-founder of FMA, said, “Opportunities for FMA members at such a prestigious event as HAI’s Heli-Expo brings light to FMA’s mission and will no doubt encourage organizations to help us pursue our mission and goals.”...

Roy LaGrone immortalized Tuskegee Airmen through art - AF.mil | FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- "As soon as I got up there, I knew absolutely this is what I wanted to do," said Air Force pioneer Roy LaGrone of his journey from young passenger aboard a Ford Trimotor plane to original Tuskegee Airman pilot turned prolific artist.  As one of many African Americans of his era fighting against the axis overseas and against racial prejudice in the U.S. armed forces, Lagrone trail-blazed...

Tuskegee Airmen got their start in Rantoul - The (Champaign) News-Gazette | RANTOUL -- On March 22, 1941, the 99th Pursuit Squadron -- the first unit of the Tuskegee Airmen -- was activated not in Tuskegee, Ala., but at an Army Air Corps training facility in Illinois known as Chanute Field.  The squadron made up solely...

Piece of history flies into South Florida - Miami Herald | Touch, study and even fly in one of three World War II aircrafts on display in Fort Lauderdale.

Remembering a Gaston County aviation hero | Gaston Gazette | It’s a fact that Red McCord had spent 20,000 flying hours before he died in 1969. And, he probably was up there somewhere in the clouds looking down and grinning at what he saw on Saturday, Jan. 29. It might have looked like a swarm of aging aviators as they gathered in Belmont to pay tribute to the memory of...

Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Makes Major Improvements to Historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 - News | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum has the privilege of residing in historic 1929 Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport.  The building needs constant care to remain a viable museum space, and recent improvements are going a long way to make the facility more functional and comfortable for all visitors.  Recent and...

Help the Fouga MFA to return - Xavier Cotton | The Museum of Air and Space Bourget has decided to restore its three Fouga Magister in the colors of the Patrouille de France, leading figures in the museum for over 25 years, their removal began July 4, 2011 and lasted one week. Since 1 February, the Museum of Air and Space launches a campaign for private donations...

New Nellis Aggressors F-15′s “splinter” color scheme inspired by Sukhoi Su-35S (and PAK-FA) camouflage - The Aviationist | After publishing the fist images of the F-15C 78-0509/WA-09 of the 65th AGRS (Aggressor Squadron) in a “splinter” camouflage at Red Flag 12-2, many have asked what country’s color scheme the new Nellis Eagle replicates.  Although, it’s not a...

FlightTime Radio Show PodCast Show from The FlightTime Radio Show | Charlie and Milford met at the Key Auto Remote Studio with Judy Rice of "Think Global Flight!" They had CarolAnn Garratt join in via remote link from New Zealand as she continues her "Round-the-World" flight in support of ALS Research. This is not CarolAnn's first flight around the world, either! The ladies are excited about their projects and accomplishments and love to tell their stories.

Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Supprorts First Flights for Youth - News | Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum member Jerry Kaemmer flew a group of youth and adults recently, giving them a first-hand view of St. Louis aviation from a Cessna 172R Skyhawk.  In between flights, the young visitors toured the museum and ”flew” the flight simulator recently donated by...

NASA Receives Second Highest Number Of Astronaut Applications - AvStop | February 5, 2012 - More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by the agency. After a thorough selection process, which includes interviews and medical examinations, nine to 15 people will be selected to become part of the 21st astronaut class....

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The Need for Speed - The Atlantic | ...But the reason race planes (and cars) go so fast is that they incorporate significant innovation—some of which ends up benefiting commercial products. In 1991, Lancair International raced its four-seat Lancair IV prototype in the Unlimited Class at Reno...

Airshow set for take-off - Gulf Weekly | THE second Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) is all set to take-off on January 19 at the Sakhir Airbase with a p...

Capturing your adventures… Win an N Flight Cam from our trip! - Flying with Amelia | Good morning! We had amazing success capturing the transcontinental flight with our... [and check out the great video with Brian Correll on the post too!]

P-47 “Dottie May” Restoration Update – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Wednesday | Jeff Harris from Allied Fighters joins Matt Jolley on Warbird Radio LIVE with an update on their P-47 Dottie May. Several years ago the discovery of the Dottie May sparked the imagination warbird fans around the world. Tune in for the details of her amazing story this Wednesday mornin...

Rare warbird gets closer to flight - The Aucklander | The P-40 went on to win first place in the Warbird category at the National Aviation Heritage Trophy competition at the recent Reno Air Races. And while the Mosquito's restoration has been a long time in the making, the sense of satisfaction will be...

P-26A Pea Shooter in flight at Planes of Fame worlds only flying P-26A - YouTube via AirShowMedia.ne | The worlds only remaining flying Boeing P-26A Pea Shooter returns to the skies over Southern California for the Planes of Fame monthly flying history event f...

You will enjoy this HAM — the Hickory Aviation Museum - Travel for Aircraft | Seeing the Hickory Aviation Museum for my first time was like seeing a flash of gold in the sifting pan — it was worth it. I arrived before the museum had opened but could see its aircraft exhibited on the airport apron behind the fence. There were about a dozen aircraft and a good variety of them, as well. I could also see that two were used to show cockpits — always a good idea, I think, especially for children....

Capt. Roald Amundsen - x planes | This photograph shows Amundsen in a...

Flying Musicians to Perform at Sebring Jan 19-22 - You Fly Girl | Fort Worth, Texas – January 10, 2012: The Flying Musicians Association, Inc., a non-profit organization, is gearing up for the first event of 2012, held in Sebring, Florida this January 19-22. Come out and enjoy music performed by FMA members and see the demo for the Sennheiser S1 Digital headset. FMA performers will entertain on stage in the AeroShell tent daily, Thursday – Saturday – see the schedule...

Rise of the Machines - Unwanted Blog | Almost 1 In 3 U.S. Warplanes Is a Robot | The fighter jocks are, I’m sure, not pleased about the trajectory of the USAF towards an overwhelmingly unmanned fleet of fighters and bombers....

[Missed this yesterday]
Aviation Meet - Planeshots | January 10, 1910: Los Angeles hosted the first Aviation Meet in the US...

Helicopter makes emergency landing after patient tries to jump out - Helihub | A 26-year-old man who jumped from an SUV on Interstate 95 near Walterboro later tried to leap from the helicopter transporting him to the hospital...

Airplane Geeks - Episode 180 - Mary Kirby from APEX - Airplane Geeks Podcast | Guest Mary Kirby is is Editor-in-Chief of the Airline Passenger Experience magazine and the APEX media platform. We talk about the current...

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Royal Wedding: WWII aircraft flypast highlight of military involvement - Telegraph.co.uk | Three Second World War aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight are to take part in a Royal Wedding flypast, the Ministry of Defence disclosed. A Lancaster bomber flies over St Paul's Cathedral in London during the Blitz memorial service. ...

Anniversary airshow beginning to take flight - Hibbing Daily ... - HIBBING — The to-do list is long, but all the excitement and enthusiasm behind organizing the 2011 Range Regional Airshow has planning committee members flying through it. “It's overwhelming,” said Shaun Germolus, executive director of ...

ArmedForces.com | Blog | First female Thunderbird attends open house  by clevine | Meet Sarah Johnson-Robles, a retired technical sergeant, who in 1973 applied for a position with the Thunderbirds. To her surprise she was brought to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., for an interview in November of that year. ...

"The F-22 is Really Loud" UCAP #230-charlie  from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | UCAP Daily! Jack & Dave are joined by Amy Laboda. They try to talk about the Sun 'n Fun Fly-in while an F-22 fighter makes it hard to hear.

See Restored B-17 'Aluminum Overcast' Bomber - MyFox Phoenix | A World War II era B17 bomber will be taking off at Deer Valley Airport, and the public can take a ride on that plane this weekend. Keep your comments civil - MyFOXPhoenix.com reserves the right to remove comments that are obscene, profane, abusive, ...

The sound of music: Flying Musicians entertain at Sun 'n Fun - AOPA Pilot | An hour before the jam fest began, a downpour soaked Sun 'n Fun visitors. But as quickly as the rain swept through the grounds, it disappeared, leaving behind cooler temperatures so that campers could more readily appreciate the music and the food…

EAA is Prepared in Oshkosh for Repeat of Florida Storm – WBAY | We're still months away from July's EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, but Thursday's wild weather at a fly-in in Florida is a reminder of how nature can disrupt large outdoor gatherings. The storm spawned high winds and a tornado in central ...

The Tragedy of Sun N Fun  by Joe Clark | Yesterday will long live in the memories of many of the homebuilders who flew their airplanes into Sun N Fun this week. For those who survived the devastation, they will always be grateful. For the builders who lost their planes…, well, they will enter a fairly long period of repair, or they will have to start all over again….

Dan Pimentel  from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Friday's Fabulous Flyer!  http://www.airplanista.com  President and Art Director of his own ad agency, thirty-plus years of experience in and around publishing, and a six year veteran of blogging... What next? Embracing a passion for writing, combining it with experience and creativity... the only logical option is to pull all that talent together and creating a magazine.  Not just any magazine....

Diabetic pilot plans record-breaking North Pole flight - Alaska Dispatch | Famed British aviator Douglas Cairns is attempting to become the first pilot to land a light twin-engine aircraft at the North Pole. Teaming up with Cairns is Alaskan pilot Ron Sheardown, who has made the North Pole trip eight previous times. ...

ICON Aircraft Could Land in Covington Ga from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News  -COVINGTON GA- According to an article by Gabriel Khouli  in the Covington News, the light sport aircraft maker considering Covington for a manufacturing plant has been identified as ICON Aircraft, a Los-Angeles based start-up company founded by a former pilot and engineer…

Houston Deserves a Space Shuttle for Display, Astronaut Spouses Say - Space.com | The space shuttle Discovery is almost certainly being sent to the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum in Washington, and many agree that Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., where the shuttles launch and usually land, is also a likely ...

Spaceport Lossiemouth, Scotland?  from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) Space tourism flights could blast off from Scotland under government plans to overhaul the space regulatory regime, the United Kingdom's Science Minister David Willetts said today. Minister Willetts, launching a consultation on the UK Space Agency's strategy for 2011-15, said the Government was working to "tackle the burden of regulation" surrounding space activity, which had "grown up almost by chance" and "without a coherent overview", adding, "We have started the process of starting to rationalise our regulation so as to enable Britain to be an effective competitor in the space scene."…

A rocket babe in space, a new rocket baby, and a plug for the rocket girls  from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | I jumped the gun on the formal announcement of Verna and Randy's April 1st update and found all sorts of cool stuff.  Their photo of the month page starts with a nice shot of Discovery's final approach.  It appears Verna was one of the many people whose photos were taken to space on STS-133.  That's so cool.  Hope they frame that nice, astronaut-signed certificate!   Meanwhile, Fire and Smoke features the rocket babes of the Science Cheerleaders (whom I previously posted about)…

Aviation Stories for April 1, 2011  from aroundthepattern.com by Tracy | Hmmm, April Fool’s Day. That leaves the door open for all sorts of stories – but I’ll be nice and only link to articles that are factual – to the best of my knowledge…

Tyndall teenager selected as Air Force Military Child of the Year  from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@dma.mil (Airman 1st Class Christopher Reel)  Tyndall teenager Nicole Goetz, 17, recently selected as the Air Force Military Child of the Year, was awarded a flight in air show performer Greg Poe's aerobatic airplane March 23…

Free plane rides for kids offered April 16 in Crookston - Grand Forks Herald | The UND chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association will give free airplane rides to children ages 8 to 17 at the 12th annual Young Eagles Fly-In April 16 at the Crookston Municipal Airport. The UND chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association ...

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Wings Over Pittsburgh air show aims to repeat success - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | The Wings Over Pittsburgh air show will give an encore performance here next year to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11…

Aviation Mall to hold Halloween event - Glens Falls Post-Star | QUEENSBURY, NY -- All area children with their parents are invited to enjoy Halloween at Aviation Mall with trick or treating and a children's costume contest ...

Video: US Air Force Thunderbirds Fly Over the Magic Kingdom ... by Amanda Tinney - The US Air Force Thunderbirds fly over Disney parade floats, park guests and Cinderella Castle Oct. 26, 2010 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vi...

Pararescuemen demonstrate their skills during Air Force Week from AF.mil PA pararescuemen from the 920th Rescue Wing jumps from an HC-130P/N King while performing a freefall rescue demonstration Oct. 27, 2010, at Cocoa Beach, Fla. As part of the demonstration for Air Force Week Cocoa Beach, the Airman will swim to shore. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rob Grande)

Save the Day in Fort Worth, Texas: Flying Musicians: Landing at AOPA Summit 2010
from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Flying Musicians: Landing at AOPA Summit 2010 -- Live Performances at the AOPA Airportfest Stage Sponsored by Sennheiser– Fort Worth, Texas – The Flying Musicians Association, Inc. (FMA), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, will be featured during the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Aviation Summit on November 11-13. With more than 410,000 members, AOPA is the largest civil aviation association in the world…

Grand marshal Dick Rutan arrives for Nevada Day - Nevada Appeal | Rutan's story is being celebrated this year as Nevada marks 100 years of aviation history, which started with another adventurous aviator on June 23, ...

Horror Stories From Space: 10 Ways Life in Orbit Can Be Rough from SPACE.com - In honor of Halloween, here are 10 ways space station living can be a horror story....

Apollo 13 astronaut recalls dark day - Indiana Gazette | It was real people, though, like his uncle, a naval aviator, and Robert Goddard, an American rocketry pioneer, who piqued Lovell's interest in a way that ...

B-17 journey brings about new appreciation, old memories - al.com | 2000 FEET OVER NORTH ALABAMA - I am sitting at the radio man's desk, wind whooshing above me from the open top of the B-17. The four props are a blur out ...

WWII war planes - The Birmingham News - al.com | L to R, former B-17 pilots Wilburn Howard and Robert Schultz greet each other in front of The Collings Foundation's WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR's Boeing B-17 ...

Pilot makes quick landing on I-65 - News Courier | Lankford said he was flying from Hazel Green to a Courtland air show when the emergency landing became necessary. Firefighters, emergency personnel and an ...

I have an aversion to this sort of inversion! from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | I've heard of, and seen, inverted flight . . . but inverted landings? That's new to me, but a stunt pilot, Craig Hosking, modified his Pitts Special, 'Double Take', for the purpose. Weird, but certainly entertaining! I particularly liked the second tail-wheel on top of the tail . . . but when I'm in a plane, I think I'd greatly prefer the more conventional variety of landing, thank you very much! Peter

Sikorsky unveils S-97 for high-speed scout and attack helicopter contest from Flight Image of the Day by Will Horton | Building on the record-breaking X2 demonstrator, Sikorsky has launched the S-97 Raider programme to fly and test a high-speed scout and attack helicopter. The coaxial-rotor, compound helicopter, scheduled to complete first flight within 50 months, will carry weapons and troops like the Russian Mil Mi-24, but fly faster than 200kt (370km/h) in cruise, and 220kt in dash mode, Sikorsky says. Continue reading...

SpaceShipTwo makes another glide test over Calif - San Jose Mercury News | SpaceShipTwo made its first unpowered flight on Oct. 10 at Mojave Air & Space Port. The program is progressing toward tests in which the craft will fire its ...

Virgin's SpaceShipTwo completes 2nd glide flight - msnbc.com | More glide tests are on the books, part of "an aggressive flight test schedule," according to Burt Rutan, founder of Scaled Composites. ...

10 pilots volunteer time, planes to give foster kids a chance to fly from Aviation eBrief | An initiative involving 10 volunteer pilots, the American Charities Foundation and the Experimental Aircraft Association Youn -More-

Youth Pilot Program Grounded Again in Big Spring - NewsWest9.com | It's called "Young Eagle Flights" and it takes place at the Hanger 25 Air Museum. It had to be canceled because not enough planes are ready. ...

PR: Claire Bear Aviation Books Win National Recognition from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Two Named as "Best Book 2010" FinalistsAurora, Colorado – On October 26, 2010, USABookNews.com named two publications from Powder Puff Pilot as finalists of their Best Books 2010 Awards. Claire Bear's First Solo was recognized in the Children's Picture Book: Softcover Fiction category, while Claire Bear Explains… What Pilots Fly placed as a finalist in the Children's Picture Book: Softcover NonFiction category. Powder Puff Pilot is a Colorado-based publisher and web retailer that specializes in gear and accessories for women pilots…

How the Lockheed P-80 Saved McDonnell Aircraft from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | In 1942 James McDonnell was summoned to Washington to meet with officials from the US Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer). At the time McDonnell Aircraft only built parts for other aircraft manufacturers at its St. Louis facilities and only had one aircraft program going, the XP-67 Moonbat fighter…

Our Stealth Jets Need to Have a Talk from Defense Tech by John | Flight Global's Steve Trimble is at it again today. He's got a great and simple breakdown of the tech differences between the air superiority rock star F-22 Raptor and its jack of all trades 5th generation cousin, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. Most interesting is his listing of the software and sensor differences between the two jets and the fact that Lockheed is proposing making the planes a lot more similar…

Lockheed proposes F-35'ing the F-22 from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble | So far, the F-22 and F-35 have been developed along parallel paths. Except for one of the F-35's engines, the direct links between Lockheed's two "fifth-generation fighters" are surprisingly thin. It seems both Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force like it that way. If an official -- or even unofficial -- photo exists showing both aircraft together in flight, I've never seen it…

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Waddington International Airshow 2010 - Waddington International Airshow 2010 GAL 01 says: WOW!!!.... what a fantastic capture…

National Cherry Festival A Popular Way To Spend Independence Day - 9&10 News | With an arts and crafts fair, carnival rides and an air show featuring the Blue Angels, their was something for everyone. And the large crowds also meant a ...

Fireworks ignite brush fire at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome - Poughkeepsie Journal | RED HOOK—A brush fire caused havoc at an airshow at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome on Sunday. Red Hook Fire Department officials said Monday the fire covered ...

Air Show Slide Show by Jon | Cheeky to post something as I'm such an infrequent visitor...but comments welcome on the image below…

Golden Knights Descend On Rhythm & Booms - WISC Madison | For the first time, the annual celebration also featured the Golden Knights parachute team. Before the fireworks on Saturday night, the US Army's stunt team ...

25% of Air Show Attendees to be of Hispanic Descent - Online PR News | This year, the Miramar Air Show in San Diego, CA is expected to draw an audience of approximately 700000 spectators over the course of the three day event, ...

United States - Washington - Tacoma Freedom Fair Air Show 2010 - Ruston - 07/04/10 from FenceCheck Forums - Nice shot Ty!  I guess that will be the last time he demos the camo jet  :'(

Flying Musicians: Landing at AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale -- Visit Us at the Sennheiser Aviation Headset Exhibit Tent – (270 on the Map) Fort Worth, Texas –July 5, 2010: The Flying Musicians Association, Inc., a non-profit organization, is gearing up for the biggest fly-in in the world, held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin this July 26-August 1. The organization, still in its inaugural year, is celebrating a new sponsor, long a leader in both music and flying: Sennheiser, famous for its microphones in recording studios and for its advanced headsets in aviation, is lending support and space for the FMA's artists and performers. A great place to showcase members and inform the public!...

Purdue coeds complete massive 'road trip' in the sky - Media Newswire | Lauren Steele of Lapel, Ind., and Allison Springer of Madison, Wis., won the collegiate division of the Air Race Classic, an all-women's cross country event ...

Dernier meeting de la BA 103d'epinoy ( le 26/06) - La Voix du Nord ... émotion avec cette année des animations autour de l'aviation, des démonstrations aériennes (le Rafale) et la participation de la patrouille de France. ...

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13 WTHR B-17 bomber flight is special experience for Indiana man – WTHR | The B-17 was built in May 1945. It was too late for action because the war was just about over. Brian Harmon couldn't take enough pictures of the aircraft. ...

Grissom B-17 Restoration – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Tuesday from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | TUESDAY – Chris Henry joins us to discuss the ongoing B-17 restoration in Grissom, Indiana.  Find out how you can help… tomorrow morning at 10am (EDT) on Warbird Radio LIVE.  Be sure and check out the pictures posted below.  Enjoy! STUDIO LINE:  478.787.4768 SKYPE:  warbirdradio EMAIL:  matt@warbirdradio.com Grissom B-17 Restoration Gallery…

D.C. For The Day from Another Time by Dan Linn | Some adventures take weeks or months of planning.  Some are just thought up over dinner with friends.  My buddy Jay and I had been talking about a day trip somewhere to see an aviation museum or event.  So after he made a flight to D.C. for work he asked me about the Dulles NASM and was it worth the trip to see it. ..

Video: AVweb Supercool Supersonic Tutorial - Awesome Stuff! by Martt

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago - Operation Kingpin, the raid on the Son Tay prison in North Vietnam, was the largest and most complex special operations mission of the Vietnam War. It would be a joint operation with the Army, Navy, and Air Force with 59 men led by the legendary Col. Arthur "Bull" Simons in the actual ground team that would enter Son Tay. One-hundred sixteen aircraft from the USAF and the US Navy participated, with the Navy aircraft flying from three aircraft carriers to conduct diversionary operations to allow the Son Tay raiders to sneak into North Vietnam from Laos….

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WATCH RIO RED BULL AIR RACE LIVE from Mike Goulian Airshows by Jenn | Watch the Rio de Janeiro Red Bull Air Race LIVE right here!  The race will be taking place at 11:15am Sunday, May 9, in Rio (10:45am EST in the U.S). Make sure to watch and cheer us on as we race for the podium! You can also join in on the fun and make comments on the "Live Blog" now and during the race. CLICK HERE to post comments. On the "Live Blog" page, you can scroll to the bottom to watch the actual times of each pilot's results during practice on Friday, Qualifying on Saturday and Sunday's Race.

TEAM #99 HAS NEW BRAZILIAN SPONSOR from Mike Goulian Airshows by Jenn | Team #99 is proud to announce that they will be representing the Petroleo Brasileiro S.A, or Petrobras, beginning in Rio de Janeiro. Petrobras is a multinational energy company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Petrobras is a world leader in development of advanced technology from deep-water and ultra-deep water oil production. They are not only the largest company in Latin America, but also the largest company headquartered in the southern hemisphere. Team #99 is happily sporting their new green and yellow colors. The new partnership with Petrobras will continue for the upcoming races in Windsor, Ontario and New York City. Make sure to cheer on our newly decorated green and yellow Team #99! For more information about the sponsorship, please click here or visit www.redbullairrace.com For more information on Petrobras, please click here or visit www.petrobras.com.br

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back from Kirby Chambliss » Feed by JocelynTC4 | RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – A cruel twist of fate has left American pilot Kirby Chambliss with a low power engine despite huge efforts to install an improved powerplant for the Rio round of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. After successfully swapping to the newly tuned Lycoming for the third round at the start of the week, tech Jason Resop was left with no alternative but to re-install the old engine after complications arose during flight testing…

Getting it right behind the scenes from Aerial Sports Feed by noreply@redbull.com(Red Bull Staff) One of the essential parts of Air Race is stewarding. Our expert, Steve Jones, takes us on a tour to understand the judging process in the Red Bull Air Race and he explains why the decisions made in

Red Bull Races Have Different Winners from Pacific Flyer by PacificFlyer | Defending champion Paul Bonhomme secured the first trophy of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship with a hard-earned victory in difficult weather conditions in Abu Dhabi at the end of March. The British ace also made the uncomfortable discoveryÊahead of the second race in Perth, Australia (April 17-18) that unlike last year there is not only one rival to worry about but at least a half dozen challengers…

Aerobatic Pilot Flies Above the Rest - Massapequan Observer | He was a part of the United States Aerobatic Team, a team of the top five fliers in the US, and competed against the best fliers in the world. ...

Thunder from the skies on tap for Shawfest - The State | The United States Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron, commonly referred to as The Thunderbirds, was sight-surveying the airspace around Shaw Air Force ...

Blue thunder in blue skies - Tuscaloosa News | But the stars of the day-long show remain the Blue Angels, which first performed in 1946 and is currently the oldest flying aerobatic team. ...

BLUE ANGELS HIT THE SKIES - Tuscaloosa News | Carson Moore, 14 and stunt pilot Greg Poe fly over Tuscaloosa during a flight in a Fagen MX2 ethanol-powered stunt plane in Tuscaloosa on Thursday. ...

May 27, 2010: Flying Musicians to Appear at Quiet Valley Ranch from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale -- Come Jam with Us -- Fort Worth, Texas –May 6, 2010: The Flying Musicians Association, Inc., a non-profit organization, will land at the Quiet Valley Ranch for the Kerrville (TX) Folk Festival, an event held annually at the Ranch 9 miles south of Kerrville on Hwy 16. Starting on Thursday, May 27 and continuing for 18 days (until June 13), the Festival will host performances by more than 100 singer songwriters and their bands. Interspersed between weekends are workshops in songwriting, blues guitar, and harmonica…

Weekend Air Show/Hurricane Hunter « WVUA-TV Weather Blog by sky7weather | Weekend Air Show/Hurricane Hunter. I wanted to share this bit of information I collected from the Tuscaloosa Air Show Website: The WC130-J Hurricane Hunter aircraft will be a part of this weekends show. The aircraft provides vital ...

Flying Circus to add museum - AOPA Pilot | The weekly Flying Circus airshow, a lovingly corny revue of Stearmans and Wacos, wingwalking and formation flying, aerobatics and ride hopping, has realized ...

Annual Flying Man Festival to be held in Pocklington - The Press, York | The Real Aeroplane Company from Breighton will be heading to Pocklington this weekend with some famous historic aeroplanes – the Miles Magister, ...

Historic bombers visiting Long Beach - Long Beach Press-Telegram | Wings of Freedom will take people aloft from the Long Beach Airport today through Tuesday aboard the World War II-era B-24 Liberator, the B-17 Flying ...

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Record Setting Test Pilot Dies from Pacific Flyer | A retired Air Force major general and former test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, Fred J. Ascani, has died at the age of 92. Ascani set a world speed record in an F-86 jet fighter in 1951 and later oversaw the development of the XB-70 supersonic bomber. Ascani, a B-17 pilot during World War II who flew 53 combat missions, died of lung cancer at his home in Alexandria, VA., said his son, David…

Soaring Above Europe: The Memphis Belle by eastofeton | Memphis Belle was the nickname of a B-17F Flying Fortress during the Second World War that inspired the making of two motion pictures: a 1944 documentary film, Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress, and a 1990 Hollywood feature film, Memphis Belle. It was the first U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 combat missions. The plane and crew then returned to the United States to sell war bonds. The original airplane is undergoing extensive restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio…

B-17 visits Napa airport for tours and short flights - Vallejo Times-Herald | NAPA COUNTY -- After dropping explosives on Nazi Germany, returning B-17 Flying Fortresses sometimes had another load to drop. ...

Vintage WW II bombers to visit Prescott Airport Friday through Sunday - Prescott Daily Courier | Pilots with the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Museum are flying a pair of authentic World War II-era American bombers into Prescott this ...

WASP aviator to appear at museum event - The Desert Sun | Pearl Judd, one of fewer than 300 surviving Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASPs, is scheduled to make an appearance Saturday at the La Quinta Museum in ...

From WASP test pilot to airport greeter from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | Many airports have an official greeter — someone who meets the airplanes at the GA terminal and drives the passengers to where they need to be. At Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) in Sebring, Florida, the person behind the wheel of the six-person golf cart is 90-year-old Barry Benson Smith. She works long hours during the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in January or when the races are underway at the Sebring Speedway across the street from the airport…

Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum - Daily Journal of Commerce | After closely following weather patterns, a crew carefully placed a Boeing 747 atop a steel structure at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in ...

X-51A Waverider Tests Set for Late May 2010 from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) In the last week of May, thousands of square miles of airspace above the Pacific Ocean will be cleared to make way for a skinny, shark-nosed aircraft called the X-51A, reports New Scientist.

Green Flight Challenge Competitors Come Together on Perlan Project from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | The Cafe Foundation's Green Flight Challenge, scheduled for 2011, has drawn some impressive competitors with its $1.5 million prize.  Two of these, Greg Cole of Windward Performance, who will field a two-seat motorglider, and Einar Enevoldson, leader of the PC-Aero team, which will launch its Elektra One (see "PC-Aero's Elektra One," April 11, 2010), are working together quite collegially on a challenge of their own…

AvGas On The Way Out? from Pacific Flyer | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it may be planning what could be a disaster for anyone who owns an airplane that uses avgas. Basically, the EPA says it has formally begun the regulatory process that may require the industry's transition to use pure unleaded aviation gasoline, instead of 100 LL as used now…

International Learn To Fly Day: Bringing the Joy of Flying to Everyone from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Frederick MD- On Saturday, May 15, people around the world will celebrate the first-ever International Learn to Fly Day. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), which originally announced this special aviation day at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009, and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) are teaming up with other leading aviation organizations to support community events aimed at getting future pilots up in the sky for their first flight…

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A-4 / T-4 (Skyhawk / Scooter) from FenceCheck Forums - Few shots of it in 2008.  Mike did a great job on her! TA-4J N518TA Serial Number: 14291

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@dma.mil | 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.

May 6, 1937 – The Hindenburg Disaster from Airships: A Hindenburg and Zeppelin History Site by Dan (Airships.net) On this day in 1937 the Hindenburg burst into flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, ending the era of passenger airship travel. The Hindenburg had been launched on March 4, 1936, and had completed 62 successful flights, including multiple crossings of the North and South Atlantic, before crashing at the American naval base at Lakehurst while attempting to land.  The accident killed 35 of the 97 passengers and crew aboard the airship, and one member of the ground crew…

On This Day in Aviation History: May 7th by Phil Derner Jr. | The Soviet Union proves that they shot down a U-2 spy plane after an American attempt to cover it up, Pacific Air Flight 773 crashes after a man shoots both pilots, Varig is founded, the Lockheed L-1011-500 enters service and more!...