Blue Angels Change NAS Pensacola Practice Times - NorthEscambia.com | The Blue Angels are changing their Tuesday and Wednesday weekly practice demonstration times onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) for the 2014 air show season. The scheduled practice demonstrations will now begin at 11:30 a.m. onboard the air station...
Air Fest Update by Howard Altman | ...All systems are go for the air show known as MacDill Air Force Base Presents Tampa Bay AirFest 2014, the first to be funded in part by the community. “We crossed the $150,000 mark late last week,” says Chase Stockon, who headed up efforts by the ad-hoc community group called the Bay Area Community AirFest Committee to raise money for the show, scheduled for March 22 and 23 and expected to draw at least 200,000....
Paul Dye To Speak At Awards Dinner - Mojave Experimental Fly-in | ...Paul Dye was the longest-serving Flight Director in NASA's human spaceflight program, supporting shuttle operations as a flight controller for the first 12 years of the program before being selected as Flight Director in 1993. Paul then directed 39 missions as a Flight Director, 9 of them as Lead Flight Director....
Women in Aviation, International Holds 25th Anniversary Conference - Aero-News Network | Celebrates Past, Present And Future With Record Attendance | Women in Aviation, International (WAI) hosted its 25th annual conference with three days jammed with activities to honor the past, guide the present, and plant seeds for the future. Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, was the scene for the 2014 International Women in Aviation Conference held March 6-8, 2014. More women than ever attended this year’s conference, with attendance setting a new record at more than 4,500 registered individuals, representing all segments of the aviation community...
Spencer Airshow grounded - Spencer Daily Reporter | The Spencer Municipal Airport announced its Flagfest event, Flight Breakfast, is on for June 15 this year, but the Spencer Airshow is off. Spencer Airport hasn't conducted an airshow in conjunction with the Flight Breakfast since 2010. According to the chair of the Airport Board of Trustees, Tim Steffen, no one has come forward to lead and organize the once annual event...
Swiss cancel Swedish fighter-jet air show » - The Local.se | The Swiss government's eagerness to avoid graft accusations could explain why the Swiss cancelled Swedish fighter jets taking part in an air show, Swedish reports suggested on Tuesday. Saab's flagship product had been due to be part of an air show on the weekend to mark the Alpine World Cup Final in Lenzerheide...
Flight of a lifetime for $20 - General Aviation News | Stallion 51 has donated the flight of a lifetime to Mercy Flight Southeast to raise funds for this critically-needed charity. In this raffle, you can win a chance to fly a P-51 Mustang while helping others....
Aerobatics, job fair, films to add zing to aviation summit - Times of India | HYDERABAD: Four years after the inaugural session of the India Aviation Summit-2010 ended in tragedy after a naval HJT-16 Kiran Mk2 trainer carrying out aerobatic stunts crashed into a residential building, the roar of aircraft engines will once again fill the Hyderabad skies as daredevil pilots show off breathtaking aerobatic maneouvres to enthrall enthusiasts at the fourth edition of the biennial international exhibition & conference on civil aviation...
Congratulations to our new Squadron Safety Officer and Red Tail Crew Chief Steve Kaminsen! - CAF Red Tail Squadron | The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron is pleased to announce a change of command with Steve Kaminsen as our new squadron safety officer and Red Tail crew chief. Steve is a long-time volunteer with the squadron and we are enthusiastic about this recent appointment...
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight to make first trip of season March 25 - Washington Times-Reporter | On March 25th, 2014, Land of Lincoln Honor Flight will honor 88 veterans by taking them on a no-expense, day-long trip to Washington, D.C., so they may visit and reflect at their national memorials...
OV-10B Bronco 99+18 Restoration Completed! - Warbirds News | Warbirds News is pleased to announce the completion of Bronco Demo Team’s latest North American OV-10B Bronco 
World War Two Era Bomber, Fighter on Display at Stinson - WOAI.com | It was a blast from the past at Stinson Field, as one of the only 12 World War Two era B-17 'Flying Fortress' World War Two era bombers still flying glided to a stop at the historic station, followed by a P-51 Mustang fighter plane...
Freeman Field Recovery Team On NatGeo – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Ep535 | WARBIRD RADIO – Our friends at the Freeman Field Recovery Team will be featured on NatGeo’s popular show Diggers this Tuesday (March 11th) at 10pm (EST) on the NatGeo Channel. David Gray joins Matt Jolley with an update on the buried WWII German aircraft on Freeman Field. Find out how the recovery is progressing and how you can get involved.
A Sexy Beast - Vintage Wings of Canada | As the RCAF began their decades-long right-sizing, some of these low-time, solidly-built, practicable trainers were put into storage, struck off charge and sold 
Two women share same name, goals in aviation - KFVS | PHOENIX (CBS5) -Meet Amelia Earhart. It's OK to do a double take or ask about her name - people do it all the time. "My parents wanted to give me a good female role model and give me a name that would spark conversation and hopefully lead me to adventure, and it looks like that's what happened," said aviatrix Amelia Earhart...
Amelia Earhart featured in International Women's Air and Space Museum program for Women's History Month - The Plain Dealer | CLEVELAND, Ohio – The International Women’s Air and Space Museum at Burke Lakefront Airport will celebrate Women’s History Month with a March 21 presentation about famed aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. Historian Betty Darst will tell the story of Earhart, who mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during an attempted around-the-world flight in 1937, using photos, maps and handwritten notes made by Earhart herself...
Air Museum gets million dollar surprise - Quinte News | A million dollar red letter day for the National Air Force Museum at CFB Trenton today as it received the donation of a major art collection...
Happy Birthday To The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King · Warbirds News * By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King flew for the first time fifty-five years ago today. A twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and utility maritime helicopter, the SH-3 formed the backbone of the Navy’s ASW helicopter force from 1961 until 2006. The Sea King featured a voluminous main cabin which could accommodate dipping sonar and radar and a rugged fuselage that incorporated a watertight hull. The main...
EAA 677 awards scholarship to Young Eagle - General Aviation News | COLUMBUS, GA. — Chattahoochee Valley Chapter 677 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 677), based at Columbus Airport (CSG), has awarded a full scholarship to the EAA Air Academy to 17-year-old Kennedy Davenport of Columbus, Georgia...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Indy Transponder 11-MAR-2014 1700z
Thursday, March 6, 2014
U.S. Air Force Parachute Team “Wings of Blue” Joins the Truckee Tahoe AirShow & Family Festival Lineup
Truckee/North Lake Tahoe, Calif. – March 5, 2014 – The United States Air Force Parachute Team
“Wings of Blue” will mesmerize Truckee Tahoe AirShow attendees with
the team’s intricate aerial skills using flags and color filled smoke
grenades on July 12 at the Truckee Tahoe Airport.
The selection process to confirm “Wings of Blue” at an event is highly competitive. The team’s awe-inspiring and precise performance features jumpers who fly streamers, smoke canisters and carry game balls. A true crowd pleaser is their flying of a massive 800 square foot American Flag to open high profile events like air shows throughout the world and professional sporting events such as the Rose Bowl and NFL and MLB games. They also open for all Air Force Academy sporting events. In addition, “Wings of Blue” have appeared on the international scene performing in Chile, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom.
“Due to the limited number of military performances at air shows scheduled this year, we are thrilled to present the United States Air Force Parachute Team ‘Wings of Blue’ who represent over 200,000 active duty airmen serving around the world,” said Tim LoDolce, chairman, Truckee Tahoe AirShow. “To be chosen by ‘Wings of Blue’ to perform at our air show is a great honor, as we know the selection process is extremely competitive.”
Each "Wings of Blue" demonstration team is composed of highly qualified United States Air Force Academy Cadet jumpers and the 98th Flying Training Squadron. Team members are hand-selected based on their abilities to represent the Air Force Academy and the Armed Forces. They receive abundant training on free-fall and canopy flying, smoke systems, flag systems and formation flying maneuvers. Additionally, “Wings of Blue” members train rigorously to accurately land on target at the show venue, as well as obtaining many practice jumps into football stadiums to prepare for major sporting events.
“Keeping with this year’s AirShow theme, ‘Women in Aviation’, ‘Wings of Blue’ has confirmed the participation of numerous females coming as part of its parachute team. They will pilot, co-pilot, narrate and jump,” noted LoDolce. “Their show will certainly be something that this year’s attendees will remember for a long time.”
In addition to “Wings of Blue”, the AirShow will feature National Hall of Famer, Patty Wagstaff; Showmanship Award winner and Jelly Belly sponsored Kent Pietsch along with world-renowned performers Dan Buchannan, Jon Melby, the RedStar Formation Team and The OV-10 Bronco flying performance.
Festival activities will include a Vendor Village, static aircraft displays with pilot docents, a Kids’ Zone and a food and beer garden. More details and newly committed attractions can be found at www.truckeetahoeairshow.com.
The pre-event Friday, July 11 Honorary Dinner under the stars at the Airport will feature, just for ticket holders, a “teaser” air show from the U.S. Air Force Parachute Team “Wings of Blue”, and highlighted aerobatic performers Kent Pietsch, Dan Buchanan and the famous Patty Wagstaff. Keynote Speaker, Wagstaff, a six-time recipient of the “First Lady of Aerobatics” Betty Skelton Award and world-renowned performer will address guests with a presentation on women in aviation. The evening will also include a catered dinner by Mountain Magic Catering, a silent auction by the Nevada County Sheriff's Search and Rescue, a no-host bar, live music and much more. Dinner cost is $50 per person. Tickets go on sale May 12 at the Truckee Tahoe Airport or online at www.truckeetahoeairshow.com.
Major sponsors to date include Truckee Tahoe Airport District, Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation, Suddenlink, Sierra Sun and The Weekly.
The Truckee Tahoe Airport District is the “Golden Wings” sponsor of the 2014 TTAS&FF fundraising event, funding all operational costs associated with the event as a gift to its community. Three non-profit organizations and their volunteers make the event come to life while raising money for children’s scholarships and various programs. All proceeds from sponsorships, vendor fees, pre-event dinner ticket sales and food and beverage sales go directly to local youth. The three non-profit organizations include The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) local Chapter 1073, KidZone Museum and the Truckee Optimist Club.
For more information and updates about the 2014 Truckee Tahoe AirShow & Family Festival, please visit www.truckeetahoeairshow.com and follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/truckeetahoeairshow.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Free Truckee Tahoe AirShow & Family Festival Contracts Top Air Show Performers for 2014 “Women in Aviation” Themed Event
Truckee/North Lake Tahoe, Calif. – February 5, 2014 – Some of the world’s top air show performers have committed to perform at the 2014 Truckee Tahoe AirShow & Family Festival (TTAS&FF), including three-time national Aerobatic Champion and National Aviation Hall of Fame member, Patty Wagstaff. Immediately following Wagstaff’s commitment to perform, show coordinators themed the 2014 event “Women in Aviation”.
Featured women in aviation will include the AirShow’s Grand Marshal, Truckee local Sandy Wiederkeh. Her extensive aviation background includes being a Retired Flying Tiger/Fed Ex captain, holding helicopter and glider ratings and logging hundreds, if not thousands, of skydiving jumps. AirShow speaker forums and vendor booths will feature local women aviation clubs and women aviation authors such as Jeane Sloan, author of “She Flew Bombers”. Highlighted aerobatic performers for this year include Dan Buchannan; Jon Melby; Kent Pietsch, Patty Wagstaff and the RedStar Formation Team.
“Now in its third year since a 16 year hiatus, the Truckee Tahoe AirShow is getting more world-renowned pilots involved in our free event,” said Tim LoDolce, president, Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1073 and AirShow Chairman. “I believe we are getting great interest from some of the finest performers because Tahoe is a gorgeous place to fly; and all event proceeds from sponsorships, vendor booth fees, food sales and other miscellaneous items go to local youth organizations,” added LoDolce. “It’s a great cause to get involved with.”
The Truckee Tahoe Airport is the “Golden Wings” sponsor of the 2014 TTAS&FF fundraising event, funding all operational costs associated with the event as a gift to its community. Three non-profit organizations and their volunteers make the event come to life while raising money for children’s scholarships and various programs. All proceeds from sponsorships, vendor fees, pre-event dinner ticket sales and food and beverage sales go directly to local youth. The three non-profit organizations include The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) local Chapter 1073, KidZone Museum and the Truckee Optimist Club.
Here’s a glimpse of the 2014 committed aerobatic pilots:
Patty Wagstaff flies an Extra 300S. Made in Germany, the plane combines superb quality and maximum performance that exceeds most fighter aircraft. Wagstaff is recognized as one the most decorated aerobatic pilots in American history. She is a six-time recipient of the “First Lady of Aerobatics” Betty Skelton Award. As a low-level performer, she captives audiences with her creative competition-style and hard-core unlimited aerobatics, including an inverted ribbon pickup.
Dan Buchanan, who flies a NorthWing designed hang glider, has often been heard saying, “I can’t walk, so I fly.” Six months after an accident that left Buchanan unable to ever walk, he started to fly again. In his performance he launches his hang glider from a moving winch trailer, driving down the runway at about 35mph with a flag, streamers with bright orange smoke trailing. He’s “one of the few performers who has been able to add magic to powerless flight, and he has done so through his ability as a showman,” noted Dave Weiman, founder & former publisher, World Airshow News.
Jon Melby’s aircraft is an awesome looking black and yellow factory Pitts “Muscle” Bi-Plane. There are only two factory-built S-1-11B aircraft flying in the world today. The bi-plane has a classic look like that of an era long gone. Melby’s aggressive performance style in the sky keeps the audience in awe. On the ground, he really enjoys mingling with the crowd and signing autographs.
Kent Pietsch, flying an Interstate Cadet Airplane, executes three different acts that leave spectators mesmerized. The dead-stick (turning the engine off) routine from 6,000 feet and a rooftop landing on a moving RV engage spectators, but this courageous pilot is best known for a comedy act that features a detached aileron (wing flap) and a mesmerizing wingtip-scraping pass down the runway.
RedStar Formation Team, a spectacular show pleaser for the past two years, is a Precision Warbird Mass Formation Display Team. Demonstrations are non-aerobatic and display the precision flying capabilities of the RedStar Pilots Association (RPA) formation of qualified pilots. The Team is actually comprised of several teams across the United States, staffed by FAA qualified warbird formation pilots who have been trained and evaluated to the standards of the RPA.
The OV-10 Bronco flying performance captivates spectators with its white shark teeth painted across its front. The North American Aviation Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is a turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. It was developed in the 1960s as a special aircraft for counter-insurgency (COIN) combat, and one of its primary missions was as a forward air control (FAC) aircraft. It can carry up to three tons of external munitions and loiter for three or more hours. The aircraft is kept at Cactus Air Force, LLC, a privately owned and operated military aircraft and vehicle museum located in Carson City, Nevada. It will also be on static display at the air show.
“With the 2013 attendance estimated at over 16,000, we feel confident that we have room to grow, and that our show line-up, along with festival activities will appeal to all ages,” said LoDolce.
The big day and what more to expect – Saturday, July 12, 2014
Back by popular demand, scheduled speakers’ forums throughout the day give people a chance to meet up close and personal with big name aerobatic performers and published aviation authors.
Free flights for kids from the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1073 will happen this year on Sunday, July 13. Sign up in advance on Saturday at the AirShow in the EAA Building.
Other highlights include the Reno Radio Club Radio Aircraft Demonstrations throughout the day. “These radio-controlled aircraft are giant scale planes,” notes LoDolce. “We’re thrilled to have another fascinating element added to our AirShow this year.” The AMA Chartered Reno Radio Control Club (RRCC) was established in 1965 to promote and enhance the hobby of RC flying, including gas and electric airplanes, helicopters and gliders.
Festival activities will include a Vendor Village, static aircraft displays with pilot docents, a Kid’s Zone and a food and beer garden. More details and newly committed attractions can be found at www.truckeetahoeairshow.com.
The pre-event Friday, July 11 Honorary Dinner, under the stars at the Airport, will feature Keynote Speaker, Patty Wagstaff, a six-time recipient of the “First Lady of Aerobatics” Betty Skelton Award and world-renowned aerobatic performer. The evening includes, just for ticket holders, a “Teaser” air show prior to dinner, a silent auction by the Nevada County Sheriff's Search and Rescue, a no-host bar, catered dinner by Mountain Magic Catering and much more. Dinner cost is $50 per person. Tickets go on sale May 12 at the Truckee Tahoe Airport or online at www.truckeetahoeairshow.com.
Major sponsors to date include Truckee Tahoe Airport, Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation, Suddenlink, Sierra Sun and The Weekly.
For more information and updates about the 2014 Truckee Tahoe AirShow & Family Festival, please visit www.truckeetahoeairshow.com and follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/truckeetahoeairfair.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Indy Transponder 22-MAY-2013 1045z
Pilot Who Lands Plane on Route 231 to Fly Bethpage Waterfiller Edge at Jonest Beach Air Show - NewsLI | A 10-year Bethpage Air Show veteran, David will fly the Bethpage Waterfiller Edge, a 
World War II warbirds stop by Moffett Field - San Jose Mercury News | Their kind used to fill the skies over the Pacific and Europe, terrifying their prey. Only a handful of them fly today, and they're greeted with eager smiles. A trio of World War II-era warbirds are at Moffett Field and are part of the Wings of Freedom...
Pilot killed as jet crashes at Turkey airshow - GlobalPost | A pilot was killed Sunday when his jet crashed into a corn field during an acrobatic aerial display in a southern Turkish province, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported. Video footage showed the pilot losing control of the jet as he was making a...
Pitts Special Down In Turkey from Aero-News Network | Pilot Fatally Injured During Air Show Routine A Pitts Special performing during an air show in Turkey has gone down during the performance, resulting in the fatal injury of the pilot.
BullChipmeet video - Apron 6 | I still had to post the short video impression of the BullChipmeet at Abbeville...
Pat, 92, recalls helping to build parts for Dambuster planes - Stroud News and Journal | THE Dambusters will be commemorated with a special flypast at this summer's Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford. It will feature the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster Bomber and a specially painted Tornado GR4 from the 617...
OV-10B Bronco — plant ground control now forward air control then from Travel for Aircraft by 
Midwest Aviation Treasures: Touring the TWA Martin 404 and Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The Aero Experience recently visited a Midwest Aviation treasure - the National Airline History Museum at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, MO. The museum originally began as Save-A-Connie, a group dedicated to restoring a Lockheed Super Constellation to flying status in Trans World Airlines colors. This effort has grown...
F/A-18F CFT & Weapons Pod mockup in St Louis from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar While it has been known for sometime that Boeing and the US Navy intend to fly a modified F/A-18F Super Hornet equipped with conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) and a weapons pod later this summer, some new details are emerging.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Indy Transponder 10-FEB-2013 2330z
today as the curtains came down on the five-day Aero India 2013, Asia's premier airshow. 'Sarang', the helicopter display team of Indian Air ...Crowds brave hot sun to catch magic in the sky - Deccan Herald | ...While the crowd was enthralled by the air display by mean machines, the static display area too attracted many. On the first public day of the air show on Saturday, the Rafale on static display drew in many who posed for pictures with the aircraft while Israeli, Russian and French pavilions drew aviation enthusiasts...
Sarang Display Mesmerizes Spectators - Press Information Bureau | “For just 12 minutes of aerobatic display, our preparations and practice start almost four hours before because safety of aircraft and men is of utmost important for us”, said Wg Cdr Vinod Negi, deputy team leader of Sarang. Sarang begins with entry in ...
Wright-Patt officials to discuss possible cuts today - Dayton Daily News | Brenda Kerfoot, Dayton Air Show general manager, said the Air Force hasn't given any indication to her the Thunderbirds might not take flight at the air show in June. “If the Thunderbirds are cut, it's a drastic cut and I think that would be a shock ...
Team Tuskegee Ramps Up Training from Airspeed Online by Steve Tupper | Team Tuskegee has
begun to ramp up its training. Element takeoffs and landings yesterday deep in the Bravo. Echelon. Tail chase. Overhead break back at Detroit City (KDET). It’s still less than a year since I first flew a TG-7A. Last march, it was all about giggles and having fun. It’s still a lot of [...] Daughter of Tuskegee Airmen carries on father's legacy - WREX-TV | "My dad was in a B-17, part the group they had flown and defended, and I might not be here today if it wasn't for some of these gentlemen," says Scott Haugh, who attended the presentation. James bass recently retired after more than 3 decades in the ...
Colorized Photos of Women Building War Planes in the 1940s by ORPO1 | ...The photos from this archive feature plenty of 1940′s women putting a little elbow grease into their vocational work. Instead of our expected vision of the vintage mother and wife primping, nursing, and cleaning, we’re given a taste of some hard laboring technicians that were vital in building aircraft during World War II. By exhibiting a polychromatic set of photos, the images are no longer just recorded pieces of history that we feel a disconnect from. They appear to be a more life-like, relatable series of photos....
Omaha man recalls life as WWII radar pioneer - Ct Post | They flew to a base in Ohio to outfit their B17 and meet their flight crew. "We had one of the last enlisted crews to come from the courts who had given them the choice of the Air Force or jail," he wrote. "One of this flight crew's adventures was ...
Oregon WWII Memorial Honor Day at the Capitol - Tillamook Headlight Herald | Scheduled guest speakers at the ceremony include Gov. John Kitzhaber and three World War II veterans: Medal of Honor recipient Bob Maxwell of Bend, Lt. Col. (ret.) Leonard DeWitt from McMinnville, and former state legislator and World War II B-17 pilot...
Bronco #2 from Apron 6 | Let’s start a new album today. It’s quite an old album from the arrival of the second Bronco of the Bronco Demoteam. In may 2012 the Bronco arrived at...
DVD Review: British Airshows 2012 from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | For their ‘British Airshows’ productions, Planes TV proudly boast ‘If You buy one Airshow DVD this year, buy this one!’ The British Airshows DVDs have always been superb retrospectives on the airshow season covering a number of major events and pretty well all of the different acts you
encounter during a season. Though the...He has found nirvana ... from Bonjour BlueSky
Air Force outlines sequester cuts - Dayton Daily News | Ohio Air National Guard F-16 Falcon from the Springfield Air National Guard Base arrives at the Dayton Air Show. View Larger · AirForceCuts photo. The Air Force has asked Congress to lift the across-the-board cuts and allow it to choose where the ...
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Sunday, July 17, 2011
Patty Wagstaff to Appear at "Wings Over Wine Country" Air Show in Santa Rosa. CA
As noted in a feature article in the just released August, 2011 issue of "Air & Space Smithsonian" magazine, Patty Wagstaff is flying for Cal Fire again this summer. And this summer she is flying OV-10s out of the Santa Rosa, CA, Cal Fire Attack Base.
While only able to fly a few air shows this summer, Patty is going to fly a "sneak preview" performance of the "Wings Over Wine Country" Air Show each morning, August 20 and 21, before the show, and before she has to go to work at the Fire Attack Base. This will be a rare opportunity for northern California Air Show fans to see Patty Wagstaff, a six-time member of the US Aerobatic Team, who has won the gold, silver and bronze medals in Olympic-level international aerobatic competition and is the first woman to win the title of US National Aerobatic champion and one of the few people to win it three times. Patty flies one of the most thrilling, low-level aerobatic demonstrations in the world in her Extra 300S. Flying before millions of people each year, her breathtaking performances give airshow spectators a front-row seat view of the precision and complexity of modern, unlimited hard-core aerobatics. Her smooth aggressive style sets the standard for performers the world over.
And later in the show, if Cal Fire is called to respond, you may get to see Patty fly in her Cal Fire OV-10.
Other top performers at this year's "Wings Over Wine Country" Air Show include, Greg Poe, Team Rocket, Dan Buchanan, Tim Decker, Eddie Andreini, Vicky Benzing, Greg Colyer, P-51 Mustangs, USAF U-2, T-38, C-5, KC-10, C-17 and F-15 flybys, famous Air Show announcer Danny Clisham, a fabulous huge "Kid's World" and lots of static display aircraft to climb aboard.
Further information and tickets are available at www.wingsoverwinecountry.org
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Indy Transponder 15-FEB-2011 0830z
Photo and History of Glacier Girl - P-38 Association
Father and Son named 2011 Air Show Marshals for the WBCA Stars and Stripes Air ... - Laredo Sun | Other highlights of the show include: Wing walkers, Sky diving, a Flash Fire Jet Truck, a Fire Cat Jet performance, Vipers, B-25, a Tora Tora demonstration, ...
Aeroshell Aerobatic Team Night Show - YouTube | The AeroShell Team has been performing for over twenty years, amassing thousands of hours in front of fans all over North America. One thing that is even more thrilling than the daytime airshow they are famous for it their night time airshow. The twilight and darkness mix with the thunder and smoke to make one amazing show.
Fan Photos from San Diego Centennial of Naval Aviation by U.S. Naval Air Forces | We asked on Saturday for fan photos of the San Diego Centennial of Naval Aviation. ...
Top of 24 Hours for February 15, 2011 from AIRFIGHTERS.COM - Top Photos of the Day
VFC-12 Fighting Omars based out of NAS Oceana Virginia. Painted up as Gloss Sea Blue WWII Air Wing aboard USS Randolph in the Pacific in March 1945. Naval Aviation Centennial Kick off Event NAS North Island CA
Aero India 2011: The men who orchestrate Yelahanka aerial symphony - Daily News & Analysis | “In an air show, as soon as one aircraft lands, another takes-off in order to maintain the tempo and keep the onlookers engrossed. ...
Calgary allocates $800000 to restore vintage warbirds - Canada.com | CALGARY — City council agreed Monday to spend up to $800000 to help restore two vintage Second World War aircraft — a de Havilland Mosquito and a Hawker ...
Museum of Aviation to offer Flight Club in March - The Warner Robins Patriot | The Museum of Aviation has decided to offer Flight Club in March after having a successful November course. ...
Grumman F-14s with tailhooks extended from Planeshots | More Tailhooks
Charles H. Older: P-51 Ace - Flying Tigers News | Joining the Marine Corps for flight training, Charles Herman (Chuck) Older received his wings and commission at Pensacola on 1 April 1940 and was assigned to VMF-I. In July 1941 he resigned his reserve commission to join Chennault’s American Volunteer Group (AVG), then forming in Burma. ...
Angels Three Six - Confessions of a Cold War Fighter Pilot - Cleared-To-Engage | Some time ago I visited the Museum of Flight in Seattle and I was able to find the only (autographed) copy of this rare book while browsing their library. “Angels Three Six” is the fascinating story of Colonel Charles (Chuck) Lehman and the Cold War Air Defense Command. He is the author of this book and writes in first person about flying F-102 and (nuclear armed) F-106 during the Cold War and the Cuban missile crisis. Chuck and the other pilots were ...
Search and Destroy from War and Game | It was 15 May 1951 and I was a 1st Lt. assigned to the 12th Sqdn, 18th FBW flying F-51Ds. This was my 44th mission. Assigned as element lead (no. 3) in a flight of four. Flight commander was Capt. AE Rice. His wingman was Lt. Forrest Strange. My wingman was Lt. Luther A. Webb. [...]
Bronco Bustin from War and Game | Soon after arriving in Viet Nam I saw an OV-10 Bronco. It was love at first sight and I was determined to get a ride in one. Luckily my job as an information officer gave me the opportunity. The ALO (Air Liaison Officer, pronounced “aye lo”) assigned to the division flew OV-10s so I tracked [...]
Lindbergh Foundation Announces Winners of 34th Annual Awards - AMTOnline.com | SUN 'n FUN President and Convention Chairman John Burton pointed out that, "With aviation luminaries like John and Martha King, Sean Tucker, Kermit Weeks, ...
Aviator recounts her record flight during visit here - Moultrie Observer | MOULTRIE — A world-record pilot flew into Moultrie Saturday to share her story with the local Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). ...
B-2 And F-22's In Flight - airboyd | U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor aircraft and a B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber flying in formation over Andersen Air Force Base.
The first sport planes from General Aviation News by Dennis Parks, Curator Emeritus of Seattle’s Museum of Flight | In the May 13, 1920, issue of the English magazine Flight, a survey of a new type of aircraft they called the “sporting aeroplane” was published. The article provided a list of these aircraft of 50 horsepower or under, along with drawings of each. ...
Today in Aviation History – February 15 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club
Pearl the movie from Pearl FB page | EXCITING! "Pearl" selected by the United Nations (it's first ever domestic film selection!) in an initiative to educate students about indigenous issues. Curricula has been developed covering eight disciplinary subjects to be taught in NY public high schools. Public reception March 3, 5-8 p.m. in NYC at the National Museum of American Indian. Additional info
Hot Stuff! Radial Rocket RG (With 360hp Thump’n Russian Radial) from AirPigz | There are four things in my opinion that make a perfect airplane. Round engine, pilot’s seat on the centerline, right hand on a stick and left hand on the throttle, and dragging your tail. If you’ve got those four things, you’ve got me hooked. And tho many pilots haven’t experienced all of these aircraft attributes, the only one that most modern pilots would likely disagree with is the tail draggin’ part. Enter the Radial Rocket RG. ...
Looking Inside Boeing’s New 747 from Autopia by Jason Paur |The newest airliner in Boeing's fleet is red, it's orange and it's big. Really big. Boeing unveiled the 747-8 Intercontinental, its biggest airliner ever, yesterday, and with the glamor of the event behind it, the company faces the ongoing — and difficult — job of certifying two new aircraft and delivering the long-delayed 747-8 and 787 Dreamliner to anxious customers. The two airlines with orders for...
Nonflying Aerospace Careers from Aviation Blogs | In past years, we’ve called this section “Nonflying Aviation Careers,” recognizing that not everyone interested in aviation wants to be a pilot. This year, we’ve broadened our horizons: Many nonflying jobs apply equally to both aviation and space; in some cases, the job titles have even changed to recognize this. Covering a broader range of career fields makes sense given the ...
Future of Human Space Flight Continues to Look Bright - Daily Californian | Based on the success of Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne, Virgin Galactic plans to send hundreds of tourists on short suborbital flights at a cost of $200000 per ...
Monday, January 10, 2011
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Centennial Of Naval Aviation Kick-Off Gala Set For San Diego from Aero-News Network
Program Will Pay Tribute To Achievements Of Naval Aviators The 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation Foundation has announced its Official Centennial of Naval Aviation Kick-Off Gala. The occasion will be celebrated on Saturday, February 12, 2011 onboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego.
Here’s to the Enlisted Corps from Navy Gold
As many of you are already aware, the Navy have been repainting a variety of their aircraft in retro paint schemes in honor of the upcoming Centennial of Naval Aviation. However, this particular Super Hornet from VFA-122 has been painted as a tribute to the enlisted men and women who service the Fleet’s air forces. Modeled ...
California - Cable Air Show 2011 - Upland - 01/08/11 from FenceCheck Forums
Photos from MAKS 2011 international airshow from www.facebook.com
VIDEO: Operating the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird - Cavok (translated)
An interesting video that shows the aircraft on strategic reconnaissance Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, which was capable of speeds greater than Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound) and fly at altitudes greater than 80,000 feet. ...
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World Flying Adventure
Hi. My name is Robert (Bob) Gannon. Welcome to my web site detailing my world flying adventure. I am not a commercial pilot, just a general aviation pilot who flies for fun and adventure.
In 1992 I wanted to do an adventure. Not able to acquire sea legs I took up flying. Within 3 months of my first lesson I had an instrument rating and had bought a 1974 Cherokee 6 I named Lucky Lady. Two days after passing my instrument check ride I took off from ...
Armed Forces entice students with open day - Khaleej Times
The UAE’s Armed Forces organised an open day for students in celebration of the 37th anniversary of the Air Force and Air Defence Unification Day at the Liwa Airbase.
The event aimed at encouraging female and male students to work for the UAE’s Air Force and Air Defence upon graduation. This is part of the plan to invest in UAE national human resources. ...
Charlotte Museum Wants 1549 Wreckage from AVwebFlash Current Issue
The interim mayor of Charlotte, N.C., is leading the effort to raise $250,000 needed to help US Airways Flight 1549 reach its final destination. The Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte recently announced that the Airbus A320 famously ditched in the Hudson River by pilots Chesley Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles two years ago would be put on display in its crash-damaged state as a tribute to the advances in aircraft technology ...
Did you know: First balloon flight, Amelia Earhart - Detroit Free Pres
January was a big month for her: The aviatrix took her first flying lesson Jan. 3, 1921, and became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific -- from ...
World War II: The Avro Lancaster First Flies from About.com Military History
January 9, 1941 - The Avro Lancaster (right) flies for the first time. Derived from the unsuccessful Avro Manchester medium bomber, the Lancaster entered service in 1942 and became one of the backbones of the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command during World War II. Largely flying as part of Bomber Command's nighttime bomber offensive, Lancasters conducted 156,000 sorties and ...
Life story: Y-S businessman flew bombers in WWII - Appeal Democrat
Longtime Yuba-Sutter resident David W. Wheeler Sr. often told friends stories about his service with the Army Air Corps as a B-17 pilot based in England during World War II.
As a squadron leader in the 306th Bombardment Group of the 8th Air Force and a well-decorated veteran, his name appears in several books about the bombers' missions.
War stories: A close-up look at the Aleutian front in WWII - Anchorage Daily News
(Elements of the current exhibit will later travel to the March Field Air Museum near Riverside, Calif., Clemens said.) Perhaps the most poignant ...
Sea Rescue Footage - EAA Video Player
Recently-discovered footage: a sea rescue of B-29 airmen taken during WWII. Thanks to Richard Vanden Heuvel, tailgunner on that mission, who provided EAA with the unedited footage. Read the story at http://www.eaa.org/news/2010/2010-12-16_b29.asp.
A “Rough Beast” Is the First Aircraft for Udvar-Hazy’s New Restoration Facility - DefenseMediaNetwork
On Nov. 23, 2010, a rare Navy dive-bomber arrived via flatbed trailer at the National Air And Space Museum‘s (NASM’s) Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on the grounds of Dulles International Airport in Virginia. It will be the first aircraft to be assembled at a new restoration hangar.
The Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver (bureau no. 83479) will be restored to honor Vice Adm. Donald D. “Don” Engen (1924-1999). On Oct. 25, 1944, Engen, then a lieutenant junior grade, was at the controls of a Helldiver during the Battle of Leyte Gulf and attacked the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku. It was a brash and fearless attack carried out at high speed down to wavetop altitude, and it earned Engen the Navy Cross. ...
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco on floats from Planeshots
More "on floats" images here
'Potteries' Spitfire appeal 2011 ? by Gary Watson
It would appear that the Supermarine Spitfire at the Potteries museum at Stoke-on-Trent, is needing some cash to restore it, even to static status. There is some concern that it is corroding, and needs some TLC to the tune of £50,000.
Weither this is sheet metal repairs or internal problems, as yet we do not know but will inform you all after a fact finding mission next week or so. For those of you, who are not aware of the aircraft, it forms part of a memorial, to one of Stokes ...
AMARG Boneyard Tour - Sit on the left! from Helikopter Hysterie
We had previously supplied information about the tour of the helicopter and airplane boneyard and finally I made it to Tucson, AZ, and stopped at the Pima Air and Space Museum to see their exhibits, as well as taking their tour of the AMARG or boneyard. The boneyard is an Air Force facility and the only way to access it is through the Pima Air and Space Museum. Follow above link to get all the necessary details. ...
RAF Photographic Competition 2010 - Cadet Warrant Officer Tunley - Fox2(translated)
One of the first places won the photo with "smiling" eyes in the annual photo competition for 2010 organized by the Royal Air Force (Royal Air Force). In the photo (Photo RAF), the Warrant Officer Liz Tunley, which is located in the back seat of "Red 7" (Red Arrows), a crossing over Bagkincham Palace, during a military ceremony. H Liz Tunley eisirthe in the Flight Training Corps (Air Training Corps) ...
Aircraft museum waiting for approval from the Government - Thisisgloucestershire
Airport head of operations, Darren Lewington, said: "We are committed to preserving and promoting the rich aviation history associated with this part of the ...
EAA 683 to Host Author Speaker Gen Dan Cherry from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
-GUNTERSVILLE AL- On April 16, 1972, Major Dan Cherry was serving in the Air Force in Vietnam. An early morning call alerted him to a special mission, one that would go near Hanoi. On this mission, Major Cherry was the pilot of an F-4 Phantom #550. On this mission, a North Vietnamese MiG-21 was shot down. Major Cherry carried with him the vivid memory of the pilot of the MiG bailing out. Major Cherry (later Brigadier General Cherry) held this memory and continued to wonder what had happened to the MiG pilot. ...
Today in Aviation History – January 9 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club
VATOL F-18 from The Unwanted Blog
In the 1970′s, there was a dubious flirtation with VTOL jet fighters for US Navy use. VTOL fighters would, theoreticaly, allow smaller ships to carry jet fighters, and could allow the cash-strapped Navy to weild decent air power without having to have a number of giant supercarriers. As it turned out, the whole idea fell flat.
But while it was ongoing, one proposed mode of VTOL operations was VATOL, for Vertical Attitude Take Off and Landing. In other words, tailsitters. Most of the designs were not tailsitters in the way that the Convair Pogo was… more in the way the Ryan X-13 was. They would not land tail-first on a horizontal platform, but belly-first on a vertical platform. This way the platform could be hung over the side of the ship, permitting both easy rotation to horizontal for servicing while avoiding issues associated with a jet engine blasting directly onto a deck. ...
Elektra One Nearing First Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue
The latest entry in the electric plane sweepstakes, the Elektra One by PC-Aero of Germany, is nearing first flight and the single-seat composite could be the first of several models to be produced by the company. The company says the Elektra One will have a maximum battery endurance of three hours on its 21-horsepower motor. The company is predicting a top speed of more than 100 mph and planning the first flight for early February. Static testing on the airframe was conducted in December and the power plant was live-tested in November. Future plans are ambitious.
Cadet Earns Rare Award - The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
Dakota Wilson, 14, says he enjoys the pressure that comes with being a cadet staff sergeant in the Civil Air Patrol.
His hard work and ability to thrive on that pressure paid off recently when he earned the Civil Air Patrol's Wright Brothers Award. Wilson is a member of the patrol's Wheeling Composite Squadron, based at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport. He is the first Wheeling cadet in five years to receive the Wright Brothers Award. ...
NASA won't speculate on flight by Giffords' hubby - Fox News
That fact alone propelled 46-year-old Mark Kelly onto the cover of this month's Air & Space magazine of the Smithsonian Institution; he shares the cover ...
Space Station Astronauts To Connect With Central Florida Students from Aero-News Network
As Many As 93,000 Students May Watch Live Telecast International Space Station residents Scott Kelly, Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli will speak on Tuesday, Jan. 11, to 150 students from Kathleen High School's Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA) in Lakeland, FL.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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Andrews Air Force Base to Hold Free Three Day Show - MyFox Washington DC
Shuttles to the Andrews Air Show will run from the Branch Ave Metro Station. Shuttle buses running TO Andrews will stop at 2:30 pm Shuttle buses running ...
Photo essay: Air Force Thunderbirds perform at Dyess from Air Force Link Top Stories
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstrate precision aerial stunts and show the capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon during an Air Fest here May 1. Vew the slideshow..
Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show has 'perfect weekend' - Tuscaloosa News
The McKinney family watch the US Air Force Thunderbolt-II demonstration at the Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport on Sunday. ...
Pee Dee Airshow 2010 from Airplanes Channel
The Pee Dee Airshow in Florence, will once again be thrilling spectators with exciting aerial displays performed by The Golden Knights, F-18 Demo Team, Oregon SkyDancers, Skip Steward Airshows, Otto the Helicopter, Gary Ward Airshows and the Viper East F-16 Demo Team. While on the ground, visitors can look forward ...
Red Arrows confirmed for air show - Clactonan Gazette
The world famous Red Arrows have been confirmed in the line-up for Clacton's two day air show. The team has now officially signed up and will be zooming ...
Southend Air Festival 2010 from Airplanes ChannelEntrance to the Southend Air Festival is free of charge, and it one of the largest air shows of its kind in Europe. Celebrating its 25th year, the Southend Air Festival will offer visitors the opportunity to see more than forty aircraft demonstrating their capabilities, including military and civilian aircraft. ...
Paul Fiala Adds Ranger to Airshow Schedule - Ranger Airfield
Houston aviator Paul Fiala has added Ranger to his 2010 airshow schedule. Flying the Great Lakes biplane, his barnstormer routine will be right at home at Ranger Airfield. ... Paul is a member of the International Aerobatic Club and a graduate of the Gene Soucy School of Aerobatics. He has flown with many of the world’s top air show performers, including the Navy’s Blue Angels and USAF Thunderbirds. ...
Road transport of a Vietnam-era aircraft from Patrick Air Force Base to the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum at Titusville's Space Coast Regional Airport is expected to slow traffic from central to north Brevard for three to five hours today.
Valiant Air Command spokesman Col. Terry Yon said a tractor-trailer tow truck, escorted by about eight Brevard County Sheriff's deputies, will roll out with the Vietnam veteran OV-10 Bronco warbird about 10 a.m. ...
Ford Tri-Motor Captain Type Ratings at the Grand Caynon by Grand Canyon Valle Airport
It was a pleasure to have Captain Barry Schiff attend our course recently. Read about his expereince earning his Tri-Motor Type Rating in the May Issue of AOPA magazine.
Ford Type Ratings is the only training provider on the planet offering Ford Tri Motor Type ratings that allow you to act as Pilot in Command of the world's first, all-metal commercial airliner - the Ford Tri-Motor! ...
The Avro Shackleton in SAAF service from Military Photos
The SAAF in the years 1957 to 1984 used a total of eight Avro Shackleton Mk.3's with tail numbers 1716-1723.
All aircraft were deployed by 35 Squadron at AFB Ysterplaat Cape Town , after initially flying out of Congela , close to Durban harbour.
The Shackleton served as a Maritime Patrol Aircraft with both the SAAF and RAF and was later replaced in the ...
May 10 from Cut and Paste Aviation
1961 -- Maj. Elmer E. Murphy flew a B-58 from Carswell AFB, Texas, on a 30-minute, 45-second flight at 1,302 mph over a 669.4-mile closed-course.
This gave the U.S. Air Force permanent possession of the Bleriot Cup given by Aero Club of France
In 1930 the French aviation pioneer established a prize for the first aircraft to average over 2,000 kph for thirty minutes-- the Louis Bleriot Speed Trophy. For 30 years, that prize lay unclaimed by any aircraft. ...
World's Biggest Wings from Things with Wings
Airbus Broughton’s West Factory, home to the A380 wing production line, opened its doors today to the media attending the Airbus Innovation Days event. The 450m x 160m site on the Welsh border currently produces around two wing sets per month but could gradually rise to three under provisional plans now under study. An A380 wing at Stage 03 where fuel systems, hydraulic pipes and ...
Plainview-area young people get chance for free flight - Plainview Daily Herald
According to local pilot Dr. Michael Graves, the Young Eagles program was adopted in 1992 in an effort to get young people interested in planes and flying. ...
Acro Camp is a Go! (With Date Shift: Ground Thursday 13 May and Flight Friday-Monday 14-17 May) from AcroCamp
After several days of agonizing over the weather progs, talking to Don and Barry, and retaining a meteorologist (and nearly retaining clergy) we made the call this afternoon: Acro Camp is on!
With a minor adjustment . . . Thursday is looking like a wash. Thunderboomers, 60% probability of precip, likely low ceilings, etc. Yuck. But big flyable windows seemed to exist for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. And Monday. So we slid the camp one day back. Ground school will be the afternoon/evening of Thursday, 13 May. Flight days 1-4 will be Friday-Monday 14-17 May. ...
Heinkel He 111 from Planeshots
Heinkel He 111Z. “He-111Z Zwilling (‘twin’)... from Planeshots
A couple from Reno '09 from Wasabi Air RacingAircrafts Flying in V-day Over Moscow from Planeshots
Central Texas Airshow 2010 - Temple - 04/30/10 from FenceCheck Forums
Two A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft fly in formation from Air-Attack.com
Aircrew participate in Red Flag-Alaska on a B-52 Stratofortress from Air-Attack.com
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Thunderbolt pilot selected for Thunderbirds - F-16.net
USAF Air Demonstration Squadron 'Thunderbirds', no. 8 jet taxis down the flight line on January 5th, 2010. The Thunderbirds, the Air Force's F-16 aerial ...
Airfest 2010 at MacDill Air Force Base - 10 Connects
Airfest 2010 at MacDill Air Force base in South Tampa return on Saturday and Sunday March 20 and 21, 2010. The event is free, open to the public ...
Warbird Airshow March 12th to 14th Titusville, Florida - Companion Blog For Fairs and Fun
Warbird Airshow | Titusville, Florida | March 12th to March 14th
Warbird Airshow, this years show theme is "Honoring The Memory" and is dedicated to those that served and sacrificed in the Vietnam War, the show also includes wide variety of vintage warbirds from other eras as well. There will be exhibits, displays including USN FA-18 Super Hornet Demo team, USAF A-10 Demo team, the USN FA-18 Demo team; the F-86 Sabre Jet, the F-104 Starfighter, the T-33 Shooting Star , vendors, WWII re-enactors, a terrific airshow and plenty to do for the whole family.
Arizona & Aerospace Days - March 20-21 - Arizona Reporter
Nationally- renowned air show performer, Tim Weber, and his GEICO Extra 300 will be featured at this years Arizona & Aerospace Days 2010 on March 20-21. ...
New Air Show Comes To Hollister - KSBW The Central Coast
A new air show is coming to Hollister.
Organizers jumped at the chance to hold an air show after the Watsonville Fly-In moved from Memorial Day weekend to the Labor Day weekend.
More than 50 vintage planes will be on display with some of them performing aerobatics. ...
Wyo. Guard grounds annual air show from Air Force Times - News
The Wyoming Air National Guard won't host its annual air show this July because of deployments, construction at the airfield and other issues, but the performance by the Air Force Thunderbirds will go on as planned July 28.
Both shows usually run during Cheyenne Frontier Days.
"It was a tough decision, but we would not have been able to provide the top-notch air show the community deserves this year," Col. Dennis Grunstad, commander of the 153rd Airlift Wing, said in a press release. "We decided to not lower the bar."
Other factors cited in the decision to cancel were several major inspections of the field this year and less money available because of military assistance in Haiti. ...
Rob Reider New AirShowCasts are up at AirShowBuzz!
Episode 4 - Interview with Golden Knights member Paul Sachs
Episode 5 - Interview with Golden Knights Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Tony Dill
Episode 6 - Interviews with Blue Angel #5, LCDR Frank Weisser and ICAS Operations Director, Dan Hollowell
Reno Air Races: Six Months to go, who's gonna make the big show? - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
So we are just a little over the six month mark till game time. October of 2009 there was a lot of talk about 2010 being a landmark year for the big dogs. How is that all looking now? ...
Flying high on adrenalin - The Australian
The former air-force fighter and part-time aerobatics pilot is embarking on his second year in the Red Bull Air Race, but his first at the controls of his own aircraft, a 380-horsepower high-performance carbon-fibre MX-S that he flew for the first time this month. After some fine tuning, the aircraft will cost him around seven figures. ...
Racing pilot loves extreme norm - London Free Press
There's no arguing Pete McLeod's workspace is unique.
Just as there's no arguing what he does and where he does it are much different than what most people do to earn a buck.
But what he does comes as natural to him as, well, as walking does to others.
"You don't remember learning to walk. I don't remember learning to fly," McLeod said. "It's something I always did growing up. My dad had me in a plane when I was six weeks old and starting giving me lessons at three years old.
"That environment is very normal. I've always had a passion for speed, performance and competition to measure myself against people at a high level."
McLeod races planes. The native of Red Lake, Ont., and University of Western Ontario graduate is entering his second year on the Red Bull Air Race World Championship circuit. ...
Air Racing: by guest contributor, Linda Street-Ely - Life on the Road as a Pilot
...Eight years after my grandfather's third place finish in the Indy 500 (he is pictured at left), twenty chick pilots with a sense of adventure challenged each other in what was dubbed the "First Women's Air Derby," and became affectionately known as the "Powder Puff Derby" when Will Rogers saw lady pilots powdering their collective noses prior to starting up the props. ...
Great Oakley: Air race set for Tendring's sky - Harwich and Manningtree Standard
EYES will turn to the sky over Tendring next month for the first air race in the district. The first of the Royal Aero Club's six races ...
Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls - NPR
... Henry "Hap" Arnold, said that when the program started, he wasn't sure "whether a slip of a girl could fight the controls of a B-17 in heavy weather. ...
Dayton aviation heritage was on stage in Texas from AviationDayton
Wright "B" Flyer Inc. volunteers showcased Dayton's aviation heritage in San Antonio, Texas, last week by deploying two of the organization's Wright Model B Flyer lookalikes for the Military Flight Centennial celebration on Fort Sam Houston.
WBF volunteer pilots flew Wright "B" Flyer No. 001 overhead in the March 2 celebration while others taxied the Valentine Wright Model B Flyer on the parade field where Army Lt. Benjamin Foulois made the first military solo flight 100 years earlier. ...
"Spirit of Edmonton" Bi Plane back in action - Connect2Edmonton
So the boards of the Alberta Aviation Museum and the Edmonton Aviation Heritage Society have agreed to call the "Spirit of Edmonton" aircraft and team back to duty to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the British Commonwealth Air ...
Flying a B–24 from Planenews Aviation News
In 1957 Lloyd Nolen, a former World War II Army Air Corps flight instructor, and four friends purchased a war-surplus P–51 Mustang, Red Nose. They paid $1,500, which included whatever fuel was in the tanks. A few years later the group decided to obtain other World War II aircraft but was dismayed to learn that although America had produced almost 300,000 airplanes for the war effort, most were gone—stripped of armament and instruments, and then either abandoned or demolished. Only a few remained airworthy. What started as a hobby evolved into an urgent mission to preserve history. ...
One Tough Airplane Video - Air & Space Magazine
In her film One Tough Ride, The Story of the OV-10 Bronco, Jami Mari Clayman tells how two Marine aviators challenged the U.S. military procurement system to create one of the most valued aircraft of the Vietnam War. This excerpt includes Clayman's interviews with OV-10 pilots as well as inventors William E. Beckett (who died shortly after the video was made) and K.P. Rice. It also shows the OV-10 triumphing over one of the roughest taxi tests ever devised. (02:51)
'A thousand things could have happened,' Destin pilot recounts plane crash ... The Northwest Florida Daily News
Five World War II era planes took to the skies over Topsail Hill Preserve State Park on Saturday for a routine flight, but only four Warbirds ...
Race to Dayton's Amazing Aviation Places - Dayton MostMetro
Wilbear invites you to an embark on an exciting tour of Dayton's aviation heritage locations. The Race to Dayton's Aviation Places is your opportunity to truly experience aviation history. Have you walked onto Huffman Prairie, ...
Taiwan donates decommisioned jet fighter to US air museum - Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, March 9 (CNA) Taiwan has donated a decommissioned F-5 jet fighter to an air museum in the United States for public display, the Ministry of National ...
March Hangar Happenings from hosted.verticalresponse.com
Saturday, March 13th at 11 am | Women of WWII
Come listen to the experiences of Alice Wamsley and Beth Chaves, who took part in the United States military effort in the war. The President of the National WAVES Association, Dassa Carvey, will talk about the navy veterans group for women. ...
Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum - Travel in Alaska
A tour of this place was very revealing of aviation history. You can see aviation artifacts and also get information abut career in the aviation industry. If you are interested in getting into the aviation industry this is the place to ...
Virtual Aircraft Museum from General Aviation News
Want to check out almost any airplane ever built in the world? Then check out this Virtual Aircraft Museum, which includes information on hundreds of aircraft, as well as aircraft manufacturers, cockpits, the basics of flight and more.
2010 National CFI of the Year and other GA Awards Recipients Named by Max Trescott
The General Aviation Awards program and the FAA announced today the four national award recipients for 2010. I'm proud to count two of the 2010 recipients as friends I've known well for a number of years. Both richly deserve the recognition as I'm sure do all of the recipients. As the 2008 National CFI of the Year, I'm always interested in new GA Awards recipients. ...
Turkey accepts first Aselsan-modified F-4E Phantom from Military Photos
Quote: The Turkish air force has received its first of 16 McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantoms to be upgraded under a $24 million deal with local supplier Aselsan.
Dubbed Simsek (Lightning), the project will equip the strike aircraft with new avionics, navigation and secure digital communications equipment, plus replacement flight software and improved mission planning equipment. Related structural renovation work is being conducted by the air force's 1st air supply and maintenance centre in Eskisehir.
Farmers plan charter plane for trip to the Wanaka Warbirds - Taranaki Daily News
A Taranaki couple is again organising a charter flight to Easter's Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow – and this time they ...
I'm Alive: by AMS Pictures by Rand Peck
Are you familiar with the book ALIVE, by Piers Paul Read? Or the Movie ALIVE, starring Ethan Hawke, released in 1993? They're based on the true life story of Nando Parrado and his Uruguayan rugby teammates, who crashed aboard an FH-227 in the Andes Mountains in 1972. Given up for dead, they endured 72 days in the mountains before Nando decided to hike out and seek help. Sounds easy huh? But it took ten days of hiking in freezing temperatures, with little food to find civilization. Nando's mother and sister died in the crash and having resorted to cannibalism to remain alive, 16 of these young men survived to tell their tale. Click here to learn the details of this unbelievable story of courage and perseverance. ...
Buzz Aldrin Gears Up For 'Dancing with the Stars' from SPACE.com
Buzz Aldrin, 80-year-old veteran of the Apollo 11 moon landing, is gearing up to compete in the new season of TV's Dancing With the Stars.
Jet Fighters and Lenses: The ISAP Photographers Meet in Las Vegas from NYCAviation.com
The International Society for Aviation Photography were out in force at this year's second Red Flag training exercises at Nellis Air Force Base outside Las Vegas. Alberto Riva takes you there with coverage from both sides of the camera. ...
Videos: Homebuilt Jet Engine from Diamond Pilots
incredible photos of the Russian Lun ("Hen Harrier")... from x planes
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