FAA Administrator Arrested For DUI from AVweb Top News | Randy Babbitt, administrator of the FAA, was taken into custody Saturday by Fairfax County police and charged with driving while 
intoxicated, local news has reported. At about 10:30 p.m. Babbitt was seen driving on the wrong side of the road and was pulled over. He was alone in the car at the time and no accident related to the incident has been reported....
Babbitt likely finished at FAA - ATW | The news of the day in aviation circles concerns FAA administrator Randy Babbitt, who was arrested Saturday night in Washington’s Virginia suburbs and charged with driving while intoxicated. Babbitt, who was placed on administrative leave Monday, was known as the FAA administrator who actually really knew aviation. But it’s unlikely his strong aviation background, or his genial personality, will allow him to hold onto his job....
ICAS 2011 - Day 1 from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) | I’m here at the ICAS Convention at Paris Las Vegas for a few days. I again hit Airshows 101 yesterday and then got reacquainted with the airshow pros. The opening session kicks off in a half hour and then the exhibit hall opens for the first session mid-day. I’m working on the Airshows 101 episode and have hopes of getting it out later today....
Krisakti will make maiden display at LIMA 2011 - The Borneo Post | Ackbal said as a national aerobatic team, Krisakti could be invited to perform by MOD for independence day celebration. The Krisakti team includes a former Red Arrows pilot currently training with The Blades aerobatic team from United Kingdom. ...
THOMPSON NAMED DIRECTOR OF SALES & SPECIAL EVENTS AT SUN ’n FUN - Press 
Irene Thompson joins SUN 'n FUN after an accomplished 21 year Air Force career that included ten highly challenging assignments and in-country living deployments in England, Korea, Germany, and Iraq. “The diversity of these assignments”, Lites noted, “has prepared Irene Thompson to address the specific needs of the array of potential clients for whom SUN 'n FUN will offer a home for their event.
Nellis AF Base Celebrates 70 Years of Service - In Flight | Text and Images By Joe Gonzalez | The presentation of colors for the National Anthem during the opening ceremonies.The day’s questionable weather cleared giving way to perfect sunshine. On November 12 and 13, the very large and well-mannered crowds at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) enjoyed all the static displays, stopped by vendors of goods and services and, of course, watched the flying demonstrations, which were topped off by the USAF Thunderbirds who gave their last performance for the 2011 season....
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame to Honor Four Inductees and Belt of Orion Recipient - Aviation.ca | Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) will induct four Canadians, and recognize a 
Belt of Orion recipient, at its 2012 annual gala dinner and ceremony on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The Hall’s inductees are: Nils Christensen, founder of Viking Air and Second World War pilot; Air Marshal Harold “Gus” Edwards, a First World War pilot with the Royal Naval Air Service, he was also involved in the founding of the RCAF; Pierre Jeanniot, O.C. C.Q., former president and CEO of Air Canada and was also a former Director General of the International Air Transport Association; Dr. Daffyd “Dave” Williams, a pilot, medical doctor and a retired Canadian astronaut. Leavens Aviation Inc. will receive the Belt of Orion award. This year’s inductees’ achievements span the spectrum of...
Doolittle's raid recalled almost 70 years later - San Jose Mercury News | Jimmy Doolittle's B-25 
Naval Aviation Centennial Gala - Middle East North Africa Financial Network | And I'm also very honored to have been sitting at the same table as retired Navy Captain Thomas Hudner, the only living Navy aviator who received the Medal of Honor. Now, I'm well aware that naval aviators are a colorful bunch. ...
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum Completes New Exhibit - Cape May County Herald | CAPE MAY COUNTY AIRPORT – Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum has recently completed construction of a new exhibit titled “Sheet Music Covers, A Decorative Art.” Museum guests can view graphics and artwork from World War I and World War II era sheet music covers. This exhibit is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The funds were administered by the Cape May County Culture and Heritage Commission, under the authority of the County Library Commission, for the Board of Chosen Freeholders....
Birth of a Legend from American Aerospace by J. Terry White | Sixty-four years ago this month, the USAF/Boeing XB-47 Stratojet took to the air for the first time. The legendary Stratojet would go on to become the first all-turbojet strategic bomber to enter operational service with the United States Air Forc...
Aviation fans celebrate centenary of seaplane Waterbird's maiden flight from ... - The Westmorland Gazette | A REVOLUTION in aviation history took place 100 years ago on Windermere. Hundreds of people gathered in the Lakes this week to celebrate two anniversaries – the first flight of the ground-breaking seaplane Waterbird, ...
Skip-Bombing P-51s in ‘Empire of the Sun’ from Vintage Aeroplane Writer by Vintage Aero Writer
Buried in one of the first issues of Warbirds Worldwide Journal, is an article by the late Mark Hanna on flying Mustangs for Spielberg's 1987 movie 'Empire of the Sun'. After receiving permission from Sarah Hanna of the Old Flying Machine Company to reproduce the feature this is a straight reproduction of the account; an interesting insight 'above' rather than 'behind' the scenes, and only just above...
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UP IN THE AIR: Jets ready to roar at Nellis air show - Las Vegas Review – Journal The eighth consecutive Las Vegas air show is expected to draw more than 100000 spectators to the base, according to a Nellis spokesman, making it the ... Fly-In Cumberland Airport - WCBC Radio Friday, November 13 – Sunday, November 15 – B-25 Fly-In - Cumberland Airport B-25 "Mitchell" Bomber "Briefing Time" flies into the Cumberland Airport for a ... Red Arrows get female pilot - BBC News The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, unveils its 2010 line-up - and for the first time, it includes a female pilot. ... Blue Angels leave lasting memories - Pensacola News Journal Once Berkenkamp, the Blue Angels' avionics supervisor, hitched a white-knuckle ride on one of the team's F/A-18 Hornets, taking a dip on a theme park ... Classic Blue Angels by Brett Went to Jacksonville Beach yesterday afternoon with family and friends to see the Blue Angels perform. I look forward each year to their November visit to Jax. The Blue Angels started here in Jacksonville 63 years ago. ... Airshow Pilot Matt Younkin Hurt In Crash But Will Fly Again from AVwebFlash Current Issue Airshow pilot Matt Younkin was injured on Tuesday afternoon when the Mullicoupe he was flying crashed in a field, but he is expected to make a full recovery in time for the 2010 airshow season, according to a statement at his Web site. "During his flight he experienced a loss of power and was forced into an emergency landing," the statement reads. The airplane came down next to a model airplane field south of his home in Siloam Springs, Ark. A local TV station reported that the airplane hit shrubs and trees, and parts of the airplane were torn off. The FAA is investigating the crash. World War II-era plane makes emergency landing - Seattle Times The P-51 Mustang was doing flyover as part of an event at the Heritage Flight Museum and was preparing to land when a resistor in the cockpit overheated, ... Another Mustang Returns to the Air from Another Time by Dan Linn CAF Loses Appeal To Keep Twin Mustang – Avweb The Commemorative Air Force announced on Wednesday that is has lost an appeal to hold on to a rare F-82 Twin Mustang that ... Question of the Week: Too Rare for the Air? from AVwebFlash Current Issue The Commemorative Air Force lost its bid to keep a one-of-a-kind F-82 Twin Mustang when its appeal of an earlier court ruling in favor of the Air Force reclaiming the historic aircraft was rejected. The CAF originally wanted to restore the aircraft to flying condition, which prompts our latest Question. We'd like to know what you think about putting one-of-a-kind historic airplanes into the air.Plus: We previously asked AVweb readers about the proposed legislation to ban laptops and other electronic distractions in the cockpit; click through to see how you responded to last week's Question. Teen aviator owns the sky in a P-47 - East Oregonian Milford (Mel) Peterson doesn't remember fearing death as a 19-year-old World War II fighter pilot. "We were young and invincible and pretty ... Armed Forces Day: departures from downtown Rome from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti The following images, showing the departure of the helicopters attending the exhibition in Rome for the Armed Forces Day celebration, were taken by Giovanni Maduli on Nov. 11, 2009. All but the EH-101 of the Marina Militare (Italian Navy, ItNy), that experienced a failure, and the A109 of the Guardia di Finanza, that returned to its homebase via ground transportation, took off from the Circus Maximus; the ruins of Ancient Rome on the Palatine Hill provided a striking background to the pictures. Suryakirans thrill Nagpurians - Times of India "This is the first time we are performing at an air show. It is an immense honour for us and a proud moment," said Shubham Banabakode, a student who played ... Saga Rose Sails From Southampton For The Last Time - Cruise Critic The ship will sail at 4:30 pm packed with celebrity guests, with an aerial display from the Blades aerobatic team as tribute. ... Women Military Pilots A WWII Secret - News10.net "You actually had to fly in those days," said the former WASP pilot Goot. "We didn't have any autopilot or anything like that. You actually had to fly the ... Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton Gets Called to Duty By the USO and Will Spend ... - SYS-CON Media 11 /prnewswire/ -- On Veterans Day, Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, visited the historic Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum where she announced that she has ... On This Day in Aviation History: November 12th -For the latest News @ Full Throttle and additional features visit www.IndyTransponder.com © -Subscribe for daily automatic E-mail delivery directly to your Inbox! -Also join us on: ---Facebook ---Twitter ---MySpace -Send Notices > Releases > Updates > Be a Contributor > Contact: IndyTransponder@gmail.com
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