'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 
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...
Friday, March 23, 2012
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Indy Transponder 13-SEP-10 North America Edition
Record attendance at airshow - Sacramento Business Journal
... precision formation flying team, and demonstrations of the military's current F-22 Raptor and a formation of WWII-era twin-boom P-38 Lightning aircraft.
Oceana's air show prepares for takeoff Friday - The Virginian-Pilot
Oceana Naval Air Station's annual air show, featuring the Navy's Blue Angels flight-demonstration team, will be held Friday through Sunday. ...
Magnificent Blue Angels at Scott AFB - Du Quoin Evening Call
The Blue Angels are largely a recruitment tool and perform in dozens of air shows across the US and in Europe each year. At the end of World War II, ...
'Aviation Celebration' comes to Millville - NJ.com
MILLVILLE — The Millville Army Air Field Museum (MAAFM) is preparing for an “Aviation Celebration,” to take place on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a rain date of Sunday, Sept. 26.
Rare World War II warbirds, military aircraft, classic airplanes and homebuilts will be featured as the museum celebrates aviation at a one-day aircraft fly-in event dedicated to honoring the history and technology of flight.
“This will be another exciting event for everyone who enjoys aviation,” announced Russell Davis, MAAFM president. “We are once again proud to present an extensive variety of extremely rare, classic WWII airplanes to the community, and this year, a fly-in of experimental and homebuilt aircraft. ...
Air show delights in sky, on ground - Journal-Advocate
A World War II reenactment was part of the show at the eighth annual National Radial Engine Exhibition in Akron Saturday. (Akron News Reporter) A World War ...
Smith Reynolds Airport Hosts The Winston-Salem Air show - WFMY News 2
Winston-Salem -- Whether you're a kid dreaming of flying your own plane or wishing you had the guts to do aerobatics, the Winston-Salem Air Show was the ...
Wings with a purpose - AOPA Pilot
More than 30 aircraft—including warbirds, a J-3 Cub, a Cessna 180 and 195, a Blue Bell Air Eclipse jet, and AOPA's 2010 Sweepstakes Fun to Fly Remos GX ...
Zenith Aircraft To Hold 19th Annual Open Hangar Day And Fly-In from AvStop
Zenith Aircraft Company's 19th annual Open Hangar Day and Fly-In Gathering is scheduled for Saturday, September 18, 2010, at the factory located at Mexico Memorial Airport in Mexico, Missouri. Aviation enthusiasts, especially builders and owners of Zenith Aircraft kit planes, are invited to drive or fly-in for the day.
Fly-in features wide variety of planes - WHIO Radio
12 gave aviation enthusiasts the chance to see planes ranging from homemade to famous warbirds like the B-25 "Yankee Warrior"--the last flying B-25D in the ...
From Fence Check Forums
Cleveland National Air Show 2010 - Cleveland - 09/04/10
Air Power Over The Midwest 2010 - Scott AFB, Belleville - 09/11/10
Sunset/Sunrise Shots
Kirksville Regional Air Festival 2010 - Kirksville - 09/12/10 - pictured
Waukegan Airshow 2010 from Winging It
Both the ceiling and the crowd were low at the scheduled start time for this years Waukegan Regional Airport Airshow. But, by the end of the day, both were not too bad. As the weather improved, the crowd continued to grow and, while there were certainly not as many people there as in previous years, the turn out was still very good. Rain and low IFR conditions prior to show time kept a few of the scheduled aircraft away. Still, most of them made it and flew for the dedicated fans who did come out to the field. Everything considered, this turned out to be another successful air show. ...
Greenwood Lake Air Show 2010 - The Photography of Michael P. Randazzo
SPAADS Air Show 2010 Reunion - Penticton BC - YouTube
I feel honored to be at the SPAADS 2010 Reunion - Penticton BC in the company of our military pilots. I can't imagine the camaraderie the pilots had back in the 50's flying Saber aircraft for NATO. It was a different time.
Gold Team Continues the Battle with the Weather at Scott AFB, IL from US Army Golden Knights | SGT Chris Clark brings in his canopy for a dead center landing. Photo by Samantha Albrecht Gold Team is spending the weekend at Scott AFB, IL, where the outlook for the weather
A Parachute Packing Demonstration Pictorial from US Army Golden Knights
In addition to the impressive freefall and canopy flying demonstrations that the Golden Knights do for the American Public, we also do parachute packing demonstrations. This is a great way for the Team to interact with the public, to meet the great people who watch our shows all over the country, and to get a [...]
Enthusiastic fans take in International Air Show in Shearwater - Halifax News Net
Ryli Valliere gets a high five from Snowbird's Captain Eric Willrich, as members of the Snowbirds sign autographs at the International Air Show in ...
WWII Vets take Honor Flight to Washington - WALB-TV
Paul Rakel said, "I was flying B-17's over Germany, flew 27 missions." Paul Rakel and Clem Rakel are blood brothers, Tuesday, they'll get to share another ...
Beloved WWII-era fighter planes bring history to life - Jackson Sun
"And I'm enamored by the warbirds and planes. I stumbled on this one and bought it. I try to get it out in the air at least once a month. ...
Media members' flights generate tales - News-Leader.com
I told him it was a B-17, hopping passengers from the Springfield-Branson National Airport. "Boy, it's loud. I don't see how people living near British air ...
Fire-ravaged Yankee Air Museum plans reopening - Victoria Advocate
(AP) - The fire-ravaged Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport plans to reopen next month. The museum says in a statement on its website that its new ...
Yankee Air Museum to celebrate grand reopening next month, exactly 6 years ... AnnArbor.com
News and notes: Good news … good news all around - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Aircraft are still being recovered for restoration: a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver near San Diego and a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress out of a New Guinea jungle. ...
UPDATE: Canso PBY - 5A C-FNJE • Can-do farmers save vintage plane - restoration progress (Canada) from The Kathryn Report
Doug Roy, of the Canso Crew, recently updated me on the their progress. They were involved in hauling the Canso across Sitidgi lake, through 20 km of tundra and down the Dempster Highway into Inuvik, NWT. From Inuvik it was barged to Hay River, about 1500 km then, with the wing removed hauled 700 km down the MacKenzie Highway to Fairview, Alberta where it is being restored. As of July 2010 they ...
Wing-off at Wings Field from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points
... With the first of my anticipated excitements for the day behind me, my thoughts drifted to the Wings ’n Wheels Old ’n New event at Wings Field (the birthplace of AOPA) where I was flying AOPA’s 2010 Sweepstakes Remos GX to be on display. The event served as a fundraiser for Angel Flight East. There, I would experience another first—being a food tasting judge. ...
Pulling a plane - West Island Gazette
... were pulling their weight – and then some – in Dorval on Sunday as they were among about 450 participants in the 12th annual Plane Pull 767 Challenge. ...
Young burn survivors’ dreams take flight from General Aviation News
Involved in a devastating car fire in April 2004, 9-year-old Walter Gomez, Jr. and his 7-year-old sister Ebony will fulfill their dreams of flying by taking the controls of a Bonanza in the skies above Los Angeles Wednesday, Sept. 15.
What would they think of this plane?
Wright Brothers Monument, Kill Devil Hills, N.C.
Aviation pioneer - Times-Mail
BEDFORD — Lt. Harley H. Pope, Lawrence County native and aviation pioneer, has been honored with special celebrations in Bedford as well ...
September 13 from Cut and Paste Aviation
Caption Contest #35 - Crazy Ladies! Ends Wed. 9.15.10 At 9PM EDT - Airpigz
The AirPigz Caption Contest is back!
New EAA president first days on the day from General Aviation News
New EAA President Rod Hightower described his first few days on the job succinctly. “It’s been rather manic,” he was quoted on EAA.org just before departing for the annual Stearman fly-in in Galesburg, Ill. “But it’s been a great manic and really positive.” ...
Despite losing sight in one eye after plane crash, Jack Roush is flying again - The Virginian-Pilot | Car owner Jack Roush, who lost the sight in his left eye after a plane crash in Wisconsin in July (NTSB preliminary report here), said that he's flown twice ...
One more time for Discovery ... from Black Horizon
Nasa's shuttle Discovery is getting ready to blast off into space one last time, after technicians re-attached a main separation nut that fell off on Friday.
The orbiter has now been bolted to its external fuel tank and is set to go on its 39th and final mission to the International Space Station on 1 November.
An internal nut on the left side of the shuttle slipped out of position and fell into the aft compartment during the preparations for the flight. ...
NASA Invites Students To A Weightless Challenge from NASA Breaking News
NASA is hosting two national science competitions that challenge student teams to develop and prepare a microgravity experiment. Proposals are due Nov. 1. ...
Scaled Composites comments on latest WK2 flight - RLV and Space Transport News
Scaled also posts this message on their website:
UPDATE: WK2 takes to the air just over three weeks following gear incident on Flight 37
On August 19th the crew of WK2 was performing touch and go’s while training for upcoming spaceship missions. Upon the fifth nominal touchdown, the left hand main gear partially retracted.
Flight Test Engineer Marc Zeitlin immediately annunciated the anomaly and Pilot Pete Siebold called for an immediate abort while holding centerline. Meanwhile, Co-pilot Clint Nichols secured the engines and systems. ...
- WK2 out of the hangar from RLV and Space Transport News
Really incredibly stupid pilot tricks... We're the Federal Government and we're here to help you... And now for something completely different. All this and more in Uncontrolled Airspace #207 "Vulture Sink Rate".
Friday, August 20, 2010
Indy Transponder 20-AUG-10 1030z
Air show promises to deliver true flights of fancy - Camarillo Acorn | The plane, one of many that will fly this weekend at the Wings Over Camarillo Air Show at the Camarillo Airport, was used by the US Navy as a training plane ...
Hometown Hero flies with Thunderbirds - WSHM-TV | That honor scored him a ride with United States Air Force Thunderbirds. Thunderbird Number 5, Maj. Rick Goodman says "Everywhere we travel, what we try to ...
Parking Aircraft from Windsor International Air Show by Sounds of Freedom II | If you haven't noticed yet an Air Show is gearing up at the Windsor International Air Show. The Snowbirds arrival capped off an absolutely fantastic arrival day. Pilots filtered through the Windsor Flying Club and many were glad to be back and others glad to be a part of the Windsor International Air Show…
Chocks away for hit Rougham Air Show - Bury Free Press | Fly-overs from a fully-restored P51 Mustang, Spitfires, the World's only working Hawker Hurricane IIB and a B17 Bomber thrilled the crowds and the Breitling ...
"An air-show minute for Fred Wiseman" - Petaluma Argus Courier | At this weekend's Pacific Coast Air Museum air show, a pilot flying a Stearman biplane will be the first local event, in years, that observes Fred J. ...
Plans taking flight for an action-packed show - Diss Express | ADISPLAY from the Red Arrows is just one of the attractions in a packed programme for this year's Eye Show and Country Fair. The aerobatic daredevils can be ...
Winston Churchill's Battle of Britain 'Few' remembered - BBC News | The 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain is being commemorated by a reading of one of Churchill's most famous speeches and a fly-past. ...
Barnes shows off upgrades at air show - WWLP 22News | It's a great opportunity to do real world protection of the homeland, so it's an honor to have this mission here," said Captain Neal Byrne, an Airshow ...
Classic car and airplane show at the Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver - OregonLive.com | View full sizeJoel DavisPearson Air Museum Operations Manager Tom Clark wheels a 1951 North American T-28A Trojan outside the museum hangar. ...
Dale "Snort" Snodgrass – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Monday from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | MONDAY – Matt's back… with legendary warbird pilot Dale "Snort" Snodgrass! Plus he'll have the latest news on the Helldiver raised in California (and much more from his summer "warbird" travels). This will be the first Warbird Radio LIVE from our new studio…and one you don't want to miss. Tune in… and call in to…
Disaster from the Air Show Announcer's Point of View from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Click for photos & videoFor the most part, being an air show announcer is all about entertainment and educating people about aviation. But, as Roy Hafeli of Hafeli and Hildebrandt Air Show Announcers can attest, there's a serious side to the job sometimes. Hafeli spoke with AVweb's Russ Niles about how his training kicked into gear when a CF-18 fighter exploded in front of him at the Alberta International Air Show on July 23 in Lethbridge.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation.
United States - Michigan - Thunder Over Michigan 2010 - Belleville - 08/07/10 from FenceCheck Forums:
WhiteKnightTwo landing gear collapses from Personal Spaceflight by Jeff Foust | The AP reported late today that part of the landing gear for Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo aircraft collapsed upon landing at the end of a test flight today at Mojave Air and Space Port in California. An FAA spokesman told the AP that the left main landing gear, the one that collapsed, was damaged, but he did not know if there was any other damage to the aircraft. SpaceShipTwo was not attached to the aircraft during Thursday's flight…
Aero-TV: Coming Home To Roost -- The 'Last Time' For The DC-3 Community from Aero-News Network | An Extraordinary Gathering That May Truly Be The Last Of Its Kind What a concept... An historic event, billed as "The Last Time", was organized to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the DC-3 type aircraft. Designed as an airliner in 1935, the DC-3 was pressed into military service in WWII as the C-47 and served in every theater of the war. Formerly; the largest gathering of them, in any one place, was at the English air fields in preparation for the D-day invasion of Normandy. Some of these same crew members once again flew in these magnificent birds gathering at Whiteside Airport (KSQI) in Rock Falls, IL, just a few weeks ago…
WWII Vet Secor Harris: B-24 Pilot Means Dangerous Job - WKRG-TV | DAPHNE, Alabama - Secor Harris learned to fly and trained with B-17 bombers. But he ended up dropping bombs over Germany in B-24's. ...
Divers work to lift WWII plane from Calif. lake - The Associated Press | If it can be restored, the National Naval Aviation Museum hopes the Helldiver fills a void in its collection, considered to be one of the world's largest ...
Submerged WWII plane to land in Pensacola - Pensacola News Journal | A rare World War II-era dive bomber that spent 64 years at the bottom of a California reservoir will get a new resting place at the National Naval Aviation ...
Roush overshot runway, blames traffic controllers - CBS 5 - Green Bay | We have an update on the Nascar team owner who crashed his plane at EAA Airventure. The preliminary report on the crash investigation has been released ...
Oshkosh announces new brand - Fox11online.com | But in surveys, those outside the area, said events like Country USA, Lifefest and AirVenture are the city's calling card. "A lot of cities have water by ...
First 787 to the north pole from Things with Wings by Guy Norris | Boeing plans to send the second 787, ZA002, to the north pole at the weekend. The flight will be a key test of the Honeywell-developed navigation package, as magnetic heading in the polar region is unreliable or completely useless for navigation…
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Indy Transponder 18-AUG-10 1030z
Air show to feature CF-18s - Windsor Star | The Brazilian Air Force Smoke Squadron will be one of the highlights of the show along with the iconic Canadian Forces Snowbirds team. ...
Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet might be going to Detroit - Pensacola News Journal | A Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet could be on its way to Michigan, if a Detroit facility can raise $100000 to transport it there. The Naval Aviation Museum in ...
READY FOR WESTFIELD » Mike Goulian Airshows from mikegoulian.com | The MGAS Relocation Pilot, David Kicklighter delivered our ASB.TV EXTRA from Florida this afternoon just in time for the Westfield Air Show this weekend. I got a practice flight in just before dark on Tuesday and and will do two more on Wednesday prior to heading out to Westfield in the afternoon…
Wing snaps off plane, pilot parachutes to safety - 3News NZ | The accident happened at El Trebol aviation club. Dino Moline was performing aerobatics when a wing suddenly broke off and the plane plunged towards the ...
Rans S-9 loses wing, pulls chute, pilot OK by Deeday | Clearly this guy was not short of luck, to walk out from a chute pull with less-than-ideal dangling attitude and post-touchdown fire! (the interesting bit starts at 1:50) Video here…
Pilot: Ejection Seat Saved My Life - WJAC Johnstown | During a practice run for an airshow a plane crashes and bursts into flames upon impact, but the pilot of the plane survived. The pilot credits an ejection ...
CF-18 pilot tells his crash story - Lethbridge Herald | Brian Bews "absolutely" hopes to get another chance to fly at a Lethbridge air show, but next time he would be glad to make fewer headlines. ...
RAF air show pilot has wings clipped - Telegraph.co.uk | An RAF stunt pilot has been suspended from flying at air shows after he allegedly carried out dangerous manoeuvres over crowds. ...
Air show takes to the skies over Atlantic City Aug. 25 - Shore News Today | The team is due to perform at 1:45 pm Photo submitted ATLANTIC CITY – The US Air Force Thunderbirds and the US Army Golden Knights parachute team will once ...
Air show hits turbulance - Redlands Daily Facts | The air show coming to Redlands later this year could be free to the public - if additional sponsors step forward to cover the cost. ...
Oregon Air Guard F-15s go supersonic after seaplane crosses Seattle-area ... - OregonLive.com | "Civilian pilots should be looking that up before they go and fly in a restricted area and should know all about that area before they take off, ...
Air show winner set for flight - MassLive.com | Ten runner-ups will each get an autographed air show poster and program. The B-25 Mitchell bomber will be among the many war birds visiting Western ...
Roger Shink of Springfield wins 'Come Fly Away' sweepstakes and B-25 ride at ... - MassLive.com | The 68-year-old retired bus driver from Springfield will get a longtime wish realized this week when he takes a ride in a World War II-vintage B-25 Mitchell ...
Narbonne. A voir Demain, la Patrouille de France survolera la ville - Midi Libre | Elle est peut-être la première femme pilote à la Patrouille de France - et même le leader - le commandant Virginie Guyot n'en demeure pas moins fort ...
North Korean MiG 21 Crashes in China? from Military Photos by seruriermarshal | Chinese media is reporting the crash of an unidentified "foreign" aircraft in Liaoning province. Pictures purported to be from the scene appear to show a North Korean MiG 21 that has crashed into some sort of thatch-roofed farm building near a cornfield. The red color of the soil, the corn and the farmers in the picture suggest this is indeed an image shot in northern China, though it is unconfirmed at this point whether the images circulating on Chinese internet sites are really of today's crash. Some Chinese media is suggesting at least one individual is dead in the incident,and that the North Korean embassy has dispatched a team to the area…
United States - Michigan - Thunder Over Michigan 2010 - Belleville - 08/07/10 from FenceCheck Forums: Aviation pioneer Lilian Bland took flight 100 years ago - Washington Post | Everybody knows the Wright brothers. They invented the airplane in 1903. And we're sure you know about the famous female flier Amelia Earhart. ...
Aviation museum hosts small piece of Stevens' legacy – KTUU | The Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum has placed a wreath on a vintage Grumman Goose aircraft that spent decades flying the Last Frontier. ...
Your Chance To Fly In A World War II B-17 Flying Fortress - FOX2now.com | St. Louis, MO (KTVI-FOX2Now.com) - The 'Liberty Belle' B-17 is an icon of American history. It has taken fight in the skies over St. Louis. ...
The Aviator's Bookshelf from Leaving Terra Firma by Matt | Since I started flying, I've amassed quite a collection of aviation books. During this period of time, I've also been focusing on eliminating clutter and moving, so I have focused on value when building my little aviation library. In this post, I'll look at what's on my bookshelf and why. In the interest . . . → Read More: The Aviator's Bookshelf
Astronaut Senator Wants Tax Breaks for Space – WebCPA ... aerospace industry, including Space Florida, a state-backed organization that promotes the development of commercial rocketry and related undertakings. ...
Museum Hopes Space Shuttle Lands in San Diego - NBC San Diego | Even if the Air & Space Museum gets its wish to be a permanent home for one of the retired space shuttles, there could be few problems. ...
Nelson Seeks Tax Breaks for Commercial Rocket Investments Made in Five Zones from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., has proposed a set of tax breaks to encourage investment in the commercial space industry as a way to cushion the blow from recent cutbacks in the space program in five of the qualifying states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Utah and perhaps a few others…
Mercury astronaut and mission to Mercury to be featured on 2011 US stamps - collectSPACE.com | Titled "Alan Shepard: First American in Space" and "First Spacecraft to Orbit Mercury," the commemoratives will be designed by former Air & Space magazine ...
Episode 110 – Social Media in Aviation from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks) Guest Ashley Moore is Founder and President of The Aviation PR Group, which helps aviation businesses find their niche audience through marketing, public relations and communications. She's an Embry-Riddle graduate, was associate editor for Professional Pilot Magazine, and she worked for NATA representing the interests of GA airports, FBOs and other aviation businesses. We also have a special appearance by our new listener Harriat. We touch on just a few of her many aviation adventures.
Students of new aviation charter school get early taste of flight - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Joseph's brother, Ryan, 13, will be entering West Michigan Aviation Academy in the fall and the charter school was offering airplane rides for students and ...
Local EAA chapter promotes 'Young Eagles' - Morning Star | A few years ago, the EAA started a program called "Young Eagles," which seeks to provide flights to youth in the United States. To date, according to Palmer ...
Correction from AVwebFlash Current Issue | We got our wires crossed in our story in Monday's AVwebFlash about the latest on the crash of Jack Roush's Beech Premier at Oshkosh. We interpreted ATC recordings as suggesting another controller second guessed the controller in the chair concerning the handling of Roush's flight. We've been told by someone who should know (but isn't in an official capacity to be quoted) that it was Roush who was questioning the instructions, not another controller…
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Indy Transponder 17-AUG-10 0215z
Bridgeton, Mo (KSDK) -- The Blue Angels thanked Boeing for its support over the years and met with employees of the aviation company. ...
2010 Blue Angels Schedule
Detroit Science Center wins the right to bring a Blue Angel jet to Michigan ... - WXYZ
Vapor comes off the wings of a US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet during a practice performance ahead of the Fleet Week air show October 9, ...
California Capital Airshow Ticket Giveaway Winner - The Rancho Cordova Post
Last week we started our ticket giveaway for the California Capital Airshow being held September 11-12 at Mather Field. Our first weekly contest giveaway winner of a Family Four Pack, 2 adult and 2 child tickets, is Michelle Pond of ...
Chicago Air and Water Show Conclusion 8-16-20 from US Army Golden Knights
Well it has been a magnificent weekend in the great city of Chicago. The Chicago Air and Water Show is one of the largest free events of its kind in the United States. The Office of the Mayors Special Events stated about 2 million people attended this year’s show. The Golden Knights have been performing [...]
Upcoming Antiquer-Oriented August Fly-ins from Antique Airfield News
Blakesburg is coming up at the end of the month, but these two fly-ins are worth checking out if you're located nearby: ...
Grounded CF-18 Hornet will fly in Ont., air show - CTV.ca
WINDSOR, Ont. — A plane that the military grounded after a fiery crash in Alberta last month will fly in a Windsor, Ont., air show this weekend. ...
Don't panic - summer's not over yet! - Bournemouth Echo
With the final preparations being made for the four-day Bournemouth Air Festival from Thursday, this week is expected to stay mainly dry with some sunny and ...
Air Southwest flypast at Dawlish Air Show - DCA
Regional airline Air Southwest will be making a guest appearance at this year's Dawlish Carnival Air Show when one of its 50-seater Dash 8-300 aircraft ...
For the seventh time aerobatic Tricolori "returns to perform in the skies of the Island of the Sun for the performance aerobatic plane ...Photo Credit
Sun ‘n Fun cruise slated from General Aviation News
Sun ’n Fun has coordinated an aviation-themed mid-Winter cruise that sets sail from Fort Lauderdale Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. The five-day Western Caribbean cruise features John and Martha King, who will give two presentations during the cruise’s two “days at sea” as well as participate in other cruise-related activities. ...
NTSB issues preliminary report on Roush Airventure crash; update on injuries he received
from GlobalAir.com
The NTSB issued its preliminary report late last week into the Beechcraft Premier crash landing of NASCAR team owner Jack Roush that occurred last month during EAA Airventure 2010 in Oshkosh, Wisc.
It cites amateur video taken during the incident, which hospitalized Roush and a passenger with serious but not life-threatening injuries. The agency said in its report that the video shows ...
The B-17G named "Liberty Belle" will arrive at Million Air FBO, Spirit of St. Louis Airport, and will be open to the public August 21-22, 2010. The "Liberty Belle" usually flies between 10am to 3pm each day with ground tours after the flights. Each flight cost is $390 for Liberty Foundation Members, $430 for non-members. Become a member for $40 and receive the member discount for friends and family. Call 918-340-0243 to schedule your flight.
Lancaster Bomber returning to Edmonton - iNews880.com
With Edmonton's aviation history, touching down at this airport is just kind of a highlight for a lot of guys who've never had the chance before and it ...
Ocean Museum celebrates centennial of Wright brothers' air show - Asbury Park Press
The public can see an exhibit setting the stage for the air show and then the story of the meet at the Township of Ocean Historical Museum, 703 Deal Road. ...
Finnal results AWAC 2010 from Airsports.TV's Blog
The 2010 Advanced World Aerobatic Championships was a major success for the French! With Baptiste Vignes as Overall Champion and France as team winner, once again they conquered one of the most prestigious air sports competitions. Last year they impressed at Silverstone by taking the World Aerobatics Championships trophie at home. ...
Duo Finish Sixth in Air Race - Southern Pines Pilot
Laurie Zaleski (left) and Barbara Harris-Para display the medals they received for taking sixth place in the Air Race Classic in June. ...
Found a great quote... from www.aafo.com
Found this great quote about Reno in a short story online by Sherry Ditmer -
"But the warbirds are even more — a reverent memorial to a time of selfless bravery and sacrifice. These are glory runs for heroic planes. To see their beautiful forms scream across the sky allows us to hold onto the finest specimens remaining of a rugged past. Each flight heralds mighty men and women — facing an uncertain future, but choosing only to look forward, pull together, and sacrifice for the generations to come. ...
World War II Helldiver on schedule to be raised - UNION-TRIBUNE
It has sat submerged in more than 85 feet of water at the bottom of Lower Otay Lake, but on Wednesday morning plans call for the Navy SB2C-4 Helldiver that crashed there in 1945 to be salvaged and taken to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla. ...
Giants fly in for Battle of Britain air show - BBC News
Giants of the aviation world will be flying in to Cotswold Airport for the Battle of Britain Air Show. The event at Kemble, on September 18 and 19, ...
UK COMMEMORATES BATTLE OF BRITAIN COMMANDER - AVIATION-NEWS
PERMANENT BRONZE STATUE OF AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR KEITH PARK TO BE UNVEILED IN WATERLOO PLACE, LONDON SW1 ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2010, BATTLE OF BRITAIN DAY 15.00hrs BST Installation in Waterloo Place at a formal commemoration ceremony Unveiling taking place on Battle of Britain Day in the 70th anniversary year of Battle of Britain ...
from Remembering World War Two Airmen
Just received news from James Mutton in Suffolk that a crew photo of the ill-fated Rongstad crew has been donated by a neice of crewmen Warren Strawn. James has been looking for a photo of this crew for many years, as the crash of this crew was one of the things that drew him into his interest in the 95th Bomb Group and the air war in World War Two. Rongstad's B-17 crashed ...
‘Lefty’ Last Pan American Boeing 314 Flying Boat Pilot Still Flying. - Planenews Aviation News | Imagine it is 1944. Four radial engines growl as your giant Pan American Boeing 314 flying boat makes its way from San Francisco to Hawaii. Twelve crew members are required for the 16-hour flight—18.5 hours if the winds are bad. You’re the first officer—or, at least, one of them. ...
1910 Air Meets Promoted Pioneering Aviation from Antique Airfield News
The theme of this year's fly-in is "Iowa's Centenary of Flight", celebrating 100 years from flying in Iowa since 1910. 1910 was a milestone year where the public at large saw flying machines with their own eyes for ...
Air museum will see Flying Farmers in 2012 - Liberal Southwest Daily Times
Mid-America Air Museum director Jim Bert said the plan is to have the new exhibit open in 2012. Bert said the Air Museum is working with ...
W.Va. aviator wins award for home-built plane - Daily Mail - Charleston
The Lindy, which was named for aviator Charles Lindbergh, signifies excellence in construction and maintenance, according to the Experimental Aircraft ...
Joe Kittinger: The Man Who Fell to Earth - Life
On August 16, 1960, 32-year-old U.S. Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger flew in a helium-balloon gondola to 102,800 feet (roughly 19 miles) above the Earth ... and jumped. His free-fall lasted 4 minutes and 36 seconds. He experienced temperatures approaching minus-100 degrees Fahrenheit. As he fell, Kittinger ...
On This Day in Aviation History: August 16th from NYCAviation.com
The 82nd Airborne Division is formed, First flight of the Junkers Ju 287, the crashes of Northwest Flight 255 and West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, ...
August 16 from Cut and Paste Aviation
50-Year-Old Skydiving Altitude Record Could Be Broken Soon from SPACE.com
Fifty years ago, Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger set the record for world's highest skydive. But a daredevil is hoping to break that record with a supersonic jump from near the edge of space.
Video: Amazing Footage: Free Fall Feat 104 skydivers break record at 15th attempt
from The Kathryn Report
Polish skydivers broke a European record when 104 people managed to create a formation in the air. This was their 15th attempt at breaking the record, having failed to link together on Wednesday. This formation of 104 people is the largest ever made in Europe, beating the previous record of 99 people.
"Position and Hold" UCAP #203 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast
A long landing near LA... A fatal crash in Alaska... and more new terminology from the FAA. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace #203 "Position and Hold"
SpaceShipTwo motor test from RLV and Space Transport News
The Space Show this week from RLV and Space Transport News
Movie Monday - August 16 - Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce Airlines from Flightblogger
Raw Video: Full-scale real airplane and 46% R/C plane mid-air collision at Van Airpark, North of Denver from The Kathryn Report
Hungary International Air Show & Military Display 2010 - Kecskemét -FenceCheck Forums
Monday, August 16, 2010
Indy Transponder 16-AUG-10 1030z
Air and Water Show wraps up on sunny Sunday - ABC7Chicago.com | The lineup included the Blue Angels, the Navy Leap Frogs and the Firebirds. Megan McDonald with the Mayor's Office of Special Events said the crowds were a ...
A big show for a little guy - Chicago Sun-Times | According to the Mayor's Office of Special Events, about 2 million people attended this year's air show, the largest free show of its kind in the United ...
Abbotsford Airshow wraps up - News1130 | ABBOTSFORD (NEWS1130) - Three days of high-flying fun wrap up on Sunday as the Abbotsford International Airshow comes to an end for another year…
THE Red Arrows paid their own unique tribute to Emma Derrick, a cancer victim ... Bristol Evening Post | They used the red smoke from their jets to create a giant heart in the sky as a mark of respect for Emma who watched from her wheelchair in the arena…
Red Arrows at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta - The Red Arrows display team lifted the gloom at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta with a daredevil display on Sunday afternoon…
Fly-in and flowers honor Will Rogers - NewsOK.com | Earlier Sunday, hundreds gathered for a fly-in at the Will Rogers birthplace ranch near Oologah. Sunday afternoon, in Claremore, Will Rogers Memorial Museum ...
Event: Oregon International Air Show, Aug 20-22 | ThePortlander - The 2010 Oregon International Air Show takes flight on Friday August 20th and wraps up Sunday August 22nd.
Unity's Wings and Wheels features B-17, memorial service - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | As Burt Kihchel watched a B-17 bomber Sunday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity, his memories took him back to World War II, ...
WWII planes land at county airport today - Pittsburgh Post Gazette | The B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator and P-51 Mustang will arrive at the West Mifflin airfield at 2 pm They'll be available for tours and flights before ...
Ford Mustangs, P-51 planes part of Bellingham air museum event - TheNewsTribune.com | BELLINGHAM - Props and Ponies, Bellingham's first Mustang-Mustang show, will be 10 am to 4 pm Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Heritage Flight Museum. ...
Filmmaker Paul Glenshaw and Pilot Andrew King at AirVenture 2010 from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast (l.-r.) Andrew King, Paul GlenshawPaul Glenshaw created Barnstorming, a documentary film about barnstorming pilots and their impact on a Midwest farming community. AVweb's Mary Grady talked with Glenshaw and one of the pilots, Andrew King, at Oshkosh.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation…
Guest Post: AvGeeks Unite! from Flying With Fish by flyingfish | Todays Guest Post goes excellently with last week's guest post from Leighton Matthews Guest Post – Plane Pics – A Spotter's Story. Many who work in the airline industry are enthusiasts, or Aviation Geeks, also known as AvGeeks … and this is brought to light by Amelia Kelly, a flight attendant from Down Under (or I guess its Up Over depending on which side of the planet you're looking at it from) and the author of the "Tray Table's" In Case Of Emergency… blog…
Young Eagles to take flight - News-Herald.com | 18 as Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 5 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at Geauga County Airport in Middlefield. The rally is part of the EAA ...
Young Eagles learn to soar - Journal Review | KINGMAN — On a grass runway nestled along CR 430 East and a cornfield near Kingman aviation dreams are being made with the help of Dave ...
done writing up my pics from EAA AirVenture 2010 at Oshkosh http://ian.kluft.com/pics/oshkosh/2010/ #aviation #OSH10 by ikluft (Ian Kluft)
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Indy Transponder 14-AUG-10 1200z
Air show creates buzz over Vancouver skyline – Xinhua ... the significance of the country's aviation history was on full display Friday with the opening of the annual Abbotsford International Air Show. ...
Lauren Cohn Reports – Blue Angels Flight - It's another year of the Air and Water Show in Chicago and another year where I am reminded that I had the opportunity years ago when I worked for WLS-TV to fly with the Blue Angels. It's one of the highlights of my 23 year television ...
Mistress Carrie (callsign NARKO) activated by the Mass. Air National Guard ... WAAF.com | John Klatt in an aerobatic airplane! Lt. Col. Klatt is a pilot for the Air National Guard, but he also flies in airshows in this aerobatic aircraft. ...
Lowestoft airshow boss 'humbled' by attendance - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | Yet more rain, thunder and lightning marked the worst weather ever for the Lowestoft airshow yesterday - but the resilient public did not let the organisers ...
F-5 Tiger II from Windsor International Air Show by Sounds of Freedom II - The Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter and F-5E/F Tiger II are part of a family of widely used light supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the United States, beginning in the 1960s. Hundreds remain in service in air forces around the world in the early 21st Century, and the type has also been the basis for a number of other aircraft…
Jack Roush Talks About Injuries from Crash at EAA – WBAY | NASCAR team owner Jack Roush is speaking about his crash at EAA AirVenture last month. Roush was piloting a private jet that crashed while coming in for a ...
MEMORIES OF EAA CONVENTION - Watertown Daily Times | One of our readers who attended the event brought along a copy of an article in Airventure Today magazine which carried a great deal of information on the ...
How free people's choices help pilot's heart take flight - Kansas City Star | When I was a pilot for the US Air Force Thunderbirds, after flying an airshow in San Diego one day, I met an amazing young man. At every air show site, ...
Pilotcast #080 - Podapalooza 2010 from Oshkosh from Pilotcast - Aviation Podcast for Pilots, by Pilots | It's that time again! The pilotcast is happy to present the Audio from the 2010 edition of the Podapalooza from EAA Airventure in Oshkosh. This is the audio that ran live on EAA Radio on Friday, July 20th, 2010. Thanks for listening. We've got even more great content coming from this years Oshkosh, so keep checking back! Show notes can be found at http://pilotcast.com.
Walker: Remembering fallen stars - Times Record News | Will Rogers, humorist, actor, columnist, was killed when a plane piloted by aviator Wiley Post crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska, in 1935. ...
The Incredible Woody: Airshow Acrobatics by The Incredible Woody - Airshow Acrobatics. Air shows have a lot of acts to see. While maybe all of them don't have the superstar status of The Thunderbirds, they are very very cool. Like a demonstration by a C-17. These planes are HUGE! ...
United States - Washington - Seafair 2010 - Seattle - 08/06/10 from FenceCheck Forums: A fight's brewing over a historical monument honoring a World War 1 aviator - FayObserver.com
It reads something like this: "To American aviator, sergeant pilot James McConnell, who enlisted voluntarily in the French aviation forces on Dec. ...
In Search of Amelia Earhart - Deer Park Progress | Seventy-three years after aviatrix Amelia Earhart vanished she still occupies our national consciousness. Just ask Megan Lickliter-Mundon. ...
Wings of Freedom - Akron Beacon Journal | The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII vintage B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator will be on display until noon Monday at the air museum at ...
'Wings of Freedom' tour attracts WWII flyers - Canton Repository | Block, who was sitting in the radioman's chair for this B-17's landing, looked around at the mostly metal interior of the bomber. ...
Veterans honored at ceremony marking 65th anniversary of end of WWII - San Bernardino Sun | The B-24 and B-25 pilot was among 14 World War II veterans honored at during a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II when Japan ...
Remembering when World War II ended - AbbevilleNow.com | He and other servicemen who flew on 30 B-17 bomber missions were sent to Montana because there was no more need for bombers. "We were waiting for the war to ...
National World War II Museum in New Orleans salutes the Greatest Generation - Los Angeles Times | I've read most of Ambrose's books, and I have a relative who died in World War II — a cousin, whose B-17 bomber was shot down over France a week before ...
Ryan SC-W's Got New Shoes from Antique Airfield News | Just in time for frantic polishing in preparation for Blakesburg, Russell Williams' Ryan SC-W has new wheel pants. Master metal shaper Norm Archer, at Sonoma Valley Airport (aka Schellville) in Sonoma, CA shaped and finished the wheel pants, fabricated custom-shaped cupped mounting brackets, and made upper cuff fairings…
Harlow PJC-2 70th Birthday Surprise Party for Matt and Wendy Malkin from Antique Airfield News | On August 6th friends and Wendy Malkin put together a surprise 70th birthday party for Matt Malkin's Harlow PJC-2 at Renton, WA. Matt was called to the airport under false pretenses of helping a fellow antiquer with a project, and the surprise was sprung. Wendy provided the cake…
