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Interview With Air Show Announcer Rob Reider  * The Pixie Pilot |The whole crew is here with a special guest, discussing the wonders of air shows

USAF Thunderbirds land in Liberal * Leader and Times | Major Caroline Jensen is the right wing pilot for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, flying the No. 3 jet. During high school, she participated in swimming and track, serving as captain for both teams. She entered the Air Force in 1998 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Before joining the...

Flying the Blue Angels' Fat Albert is more than just a show * The Daily News Journal | I got a taste of this when the call came out for media to meet the Blue Angels' pilots and get a ride on their “work horse” show opener, Fat Albert, a Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules flown by an all-Marine crew of three pilots and five enlisted aircrew ...

Catch a glimpse: Navy's Blue Angels to fly over Milwaukee Wednesday * fox6now.com | The Blue Angels will fly the squadron's six-jet F/A-18 Hornet Delta Formation over Lake Michigan on the eastern side of Milwaukee at approximately 250 knots. A seventh jet will be flying abreast of the formation to photograph the Delta with the city in ...

Air Race Classic pilots converge on Scottsbluff (VIDEO) * Scottsbluff Star Herald | A total of 52 female pilots are taking part in the Air Race Classic this year with one of the major stops on the four-day competition at Western Nebraska Regional Airport in Scottsbluff on Tuesday. The ARC will continue across the United States tour...

Local women take on challenge of 2014 Air Race Classic * The Times Herald | LIMERICK — Three local pilots will be competing against the weather, time and unforseen circumstances as they race across the country in the 2014 Air Race Classic starting Monday. Alison Chalker, Barbara Ziegler and Linda Evans, all members of the...

Flight Experience With the Aeroshell Team Is Highlight of Cameron, MO Airshow | I went to Cameron, MO to cover their airshow just to see some great flying. Friday morning that all changed. Last year I entered the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team photo contest - not expecting to win but to share with them some of the images I had captured so they could use them to promote themselves. I thought it would be a great way to give back, as I have loved watching them fly over the years....

Warbirds to rumble over Springs for August air show  | In two months time, the skies over Colorado Springs will be filled with military planes from a bygone era. The Pikes Peak Regional Air Show at the Colorado Springs Airport, Aug. 9-10, will feature more than 40 historic aircraft, including many from World War II. Proceeds from the event will go to fund the Colorado Springs-based National Museum of World War II Aviation and the Peterson Air and Space Museum....

New acts added to air show lineup * WDTN | New acts are lining up to join the Vectern Dayton Air Show which is less than two weeks away. Two warbirds will take to the sky June 28 and 29. One is a fighter plane that helped win World War II. The other is a rare version of a carrier-based fighter...

Warbird Expo visits Fishers * Current in Fishers | “My interest in aviation probably comes from my dad,” said the younger Bennett, a Noblesville resident and member of the Indiana Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), the organization responsible for the Warbird Expo. John Bennett's plane is a...

Berlin Airshow * Blackpool Gazette | Video from the event

Pease AirFest event canceled * Seacoastonline.com | News of the Pease AirFest cancellation comes after hopes of holding a Boston-Portsmouth Air Show this year at the Pease International Airport were already lost. The BIANH announced in May that it would instead hold the scaled-down Airfest event that...

Weston Air Festival 2014: The Red Arrows, Avro Vulcan bomber and The ... * Cheddar Valley Gazette | The De-Havilland Sea Vixen, the only flying example of this magnificent naval fighter bomber, will wow the crowds, as well as the world-renowned Royal Air Force aerobatic team – The Red Arrows – who will perform a thrilling precision flying display...

Priming for the Mkuze Airshow - KZN Winter Air Tour | Airshow's have become some of the largest public participation events in South Africa, and Mkuze should be no different. The prevalent KZN Winter Air Tour is gearing up to reach the northernmost district of KwaZulu-Natal,...

WWII Bomber at Twin Falls Airport this Week * Twin Falls Times-News | Monday afternoon though, the 93-year-old Filer resident at least got to fly in one, courtesy of the Commemorative Air Force, an organization that restores and preserves historic military aircraft. “It was just fantastic,” said a happy Haney after his...

Salute To A Fallen Airmen – Walter Ray · Dave Budd , Photorecon | Photorecon along with Strategic-Beer-Command took a trip today to pay respect to a fallen airman Walter L. Ray. Walter Ray was selected as a program pilot for the CIA flying it’s then classified Lockheed...

Buckhead Bomber Girls Calendar · WarbirdsNews | Harriet Adams has come up with a marvelous and unique idea for a calendar paying tribute to aircrew from the Greatest Generation. The Atlanta, Georgia resident is pairing the daughters and granddaughters of those brave airmen with the bomber jackets their forebears wore into combat. Each month highlights a “Bomber Girl”, her relative and more importantly, “their” story. The connection these men made with their succeeding generations, and how those associations are passed down through the family, often center around that bomber jacket....

Aviation Spotlight Episode II – Tom Nightingale · Airshowvid, Photorecon.net | Episode II of Aviation Spotlight focuses on warbird ownership with pilot Tom Nightingale. Tom has been highly involved in the warbird community in Southern California of over 20 years. Our host Daniel Wotring sat...

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Guest Feature: Discovery Flight Renews Dream of Learning to Fly for Local Aviation Enthusiast | Midwest Airport Fun Days gave me a new experience and renewed passion for aviation on June 7. I have been obsessed with planes since birth. My grandparents took me to Lambert St. Louis Intl. Airport religiously and my mother followed the tradition up until the viewing area closed following 9/11/2001. Even then, I would find myself asking her just to...

Amazing close-up photos capture war planes and birds' majesty in motion * Sploid | I've seen many photos of airplanes and nature in my life, but very few photographers get close to Tom Dean's ability to capture any kind of flying bird. The...

Pilot Makes First Skydive ... Out Of Damaged Plane * Aero-News Network | Another Skydiver Hit The 182s Elevator While Exiting The Aircraft A pilot for a skydiving company became one of the jumpers recently when the Cessna 182 he was flying was damaged by one of the skydivers exiting the airplane....

Window World surpasses $1 million to Veterans Airlift Command · General Aviation News | NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Window World, a replacement window and home remodeling company, has surpassed $1 million in donations and in-kind contributions to the Veterans Airlift Command (VAC), bringing free, private air transportation to wounded veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes....

#Avgeeks, Let's Make it "1,000,000 Pilots Tuesday" at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh · Dan Pimentel | By now, most readers of this blog- and my loyal flock of followers on Twitter - know all about the 2014 Oshbash event this blog is hosting called the GA Power Collective, coming to the Press Tent at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on Tuesday, July 29th 5:30PM - 7:30PM. If you are just tuning in, stop by the official Oshbash website and bring yourself up to speed. As I have developed this event, it has been very cool to watch the active #avgeek community on Twitter get behind the idea of discussing how the major aviation groups can work together with a common goal of growing the pilot ranks to 1,000,000 certificated pilots....

AirVenture tempts teachers with freebies · General Aviation News * You don’t have to be a pilot or an aircraft mechanic to enjoy the largest general aviation gathering in North America. To prove that point, Build A Plane, in partnership with AirVenture, is offering teachers a very special perk for attending the festivities on Tuesday, July 28, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. For the fifth year, they are sponsoring Teacher’s Day to share information on how aviation can be used in the classroom to enhance STEM curriculum and engage students....

Pegasus Elite Aviation donates engine to school · General Aviation News | VAN NUYS, Calif. — Students at the Los Angeles Unified School District’s North Valley Occupational Center – Aviation (NVOC – Aviation) have a new tool to gain insight into the functioning of turbine engines, thanks to a donation of a Rolls-Royce Spey Engine – valued at $120,000 – by Pegasus Elite Aviation....

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Bahrain EDB sponsors air show - Trade Arabia | The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) has announced its sponsorship of the third biannual Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS), which opens tomorrow (January 16) at the Sakhir Air Base. The event, organised by the Ministry of Transportation and Royal Bahrain Air Force, under supervision of HM the King’s personal representative and head of the Supreme Organising Committee of BIAS, Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, is set to be the biggest yet, offering a combination of exclusive networking and investment opportunities for global and regional businesses and exciting sights for families and aviation enthusiasts...

Bahrain International Air Show - DVIDS | MANAMA, Bahrain - An U.S. Air Force C130J Super Hercules from the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in Southwest Asia arrived at Sakhir Airbase Manama, Bahrain, to participate in the 2014 Bahrain International Air Show, Jan. 14, 2014. “We’re very happy to be here,” said Capt. Brendon Duffy, 737th EAS C130J pilot and aircraft commander...

Blue Angels Name New Honorary by Rob Reider | ...On Friday, January 10th, the newest Honorary Blue Angel was named. The team flew to Houston, Texas and presented him with the Crest, the Team Challenge Coin (with the inscription “Once a Blue Angel, Always a Blue Angel”), a Cadillac (the beautifully framed litho of the annual team photograph, signed by all the officers, and including two team coins), and Honorary certificate. It was presented to the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush, Blue Angel Honorary #48. In addition to the "normal" gifts, President Bush also received a new leather flight jacket with his wings, a leather Crest, and leather Presidential seal....

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Blue Angels not coming to Cherry Point air show - New Bern Sun Journal | Though the Cherry Point Air Show may be back on again, the late start has apparently cost the show its usual marquee performers — The Blue Angels. “The Blue Angels will definitely not be here,” said Beth McKenzie, marketing director for Marine Corps Community Services, which organizes the show. “We are currently trying to get another jet team.” McKenzie said that the...

2014 Pease air show grounded - Seacoastonline.com | PORTSMOUTH — Organizers of the Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show announced Wednesday that they will not hold the show this year as planned. The decision to cancel the event, which was slated to be held sometime this summer at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, was made because organizers experienced difficulty securing a major jet demonstration team to headline the show....

Red Arrows inquest: ground crew manager had major concerns over equipment, training and manpower - Lincolnshire Echo | A former Red Arrows ground crew trades manager says his “heart sunk” on his first day in the job because he received no formal training on Hawk aircraft. Chief Technician Norman Briggs was giving evidence into the death of Red Arrows pilot Sean Cunningham, who died on November 8, 2011....

Reno Air Races 2013 SLIDESHOW | A pictorial view of the Reno Air Races 2013.

Lightning strikes… - Apron 6 | … it’s tail! Another photo from the little incident with the Red Bull Lightning at Hahnweide....

Ten Minute Triumph Over Tyranny - Vintage Wings of Canada | ...The Bristol Beaufighter, sometimes referred to as a fuselage in hot pursuit of a pair of engines, was a magnificently powerful and rugged aircraft, much loved by its pilots and navigators. Unlike the de Havilland Mosquito, which would also play a similar anti-shipping and interdiction role, the Beaufighter could not be called pretty. It had, however, a beauty born of function. This aircraft would be the technology upon which Joubert would hinge his daring and risky plan to disrupt Nazi confidence and a daily parade of haughtiness in Paris....

Scottish Aviation Pioneer — STOL superb in the nick of time by travelforaircraft | Scottish Aviation produced this unheralded yet spectacularly performing utility aircraft with admirable STOL (short take off and landing) ability. Perhaps because it earned its reputation in conflict areas that weren't the headline news of the day (though notable all the same) the Pioneer could use an airstrip hardly longer than a rugby field or soccer pitch — and often was called upon to do so. Unusually large flaps...

Warrant Officer Jim Stivers flew Hueys, Sky Cranes and Chinooks for 33 years - War Tales | Warrant Officer 5th Class Jim Stivers of North Port flew Army Hueys, Sky Crane and Chinook helicopters starting in Vietnam and for the next three decades. He eventually became an instructor pilot who checked out helicopters pilots around the world...

French Rafale fighter jets operate from U.S. aircraft carrier - The Aviationist | Although it is not the first time this happens, French warplanes seldom operate from U.S. flatops. For this reasons, the images in this posts are particularly rare...

North Oaks man remembers his harrowing service in WWII - Press Pubs |  If spending five terrifying minutes in a burning, crippled B-17 bomber at 25,000 feet over Nazi Germany could be considered lucky, North Oaks resident Roger Rand considers himself a very lucky man....

Video: Husband's ring returned to widow after 70 years - Ninemsn | Betty McAleenan, now 94, gave her husband, Staff Sergeant Robert Greebull, a high school ring when he deployed in 1942. After flying 38 successful missions across the South Pacific in his B-17 bomber, Staff Sgt Greebull's plane went down over Papua New Guinea on his 39th mission in 1944...

Happy Birthday To The Beech Model 18 · Warbirds News By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | Seventy-seven years ago today, the Beech Model 18 took flight for the first time.  Manufactured until 1970, the “Twin Beech” was in production longer than any similar platform.  The aircraft established itself as a rugged light transport and many military and civilian models were designed.  With...

Video: Flying And The American Businessman - Circa 1953 (Better Back Then?) - AirPigz | ...Interestingly, the Piper Tri-Pacer seen in this film is a strong reminder to me that the tricycle gear airplane was quickly becoming mainstream in general and business aviation in the early 50's, and in my mind, it's been a long slow slide downhill ever since....

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Brian Thomas Morning Show - 55 KRC | Rob Reider / Air Show Tragedy

Pilot who died in airshow crash grew up in Glenville - Albany Times Union | The veteran stunt pilot who, along with a wing-walker, died in a shocking crash at an Ohio airshow that was caught on videotape grew up in Glenville, graduated from Glens Falls High School and still has family in the Capital Region, according to news reports and public records...

Air show crash: Performers remember those killed - USA TODAY | To the men and women at the Flying Circus Airshow in Bealeton, Virginia, pilot Charlie Schwenker and wing walker Jane Wicker, weren't just performers, they were old friends. The two were killed in a crash at air show near Dayton, Ohio...

Air show attendance down by nearly half - WDTN.com - DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - 23,000 people came to see the 39th Vectren Dayton Air Show, according to General Manager Brenda Kerfoot. That's about 24,000 less than last year when 47,000 showed up. She believes it's because of federal sequestration...

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome to hold artists, authors and photographers weekend · General Aviation | RHINEBECK, N.Y. — An open invitation has been offered to artists, photographers, authors and poets to participate in the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s Artists Authors and Photographers Weekend June 29-30. The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a not-for-profit organization specializing in early aviation. The museum and grounds boast some of the rarest authentic and replica planes from the early 1900s through the late 1930s. Every weekend between June and October vintage aircraft from the collection take to the skies to perform amazing airshows...

Aerial Artistry Comes Alive at American Waco Club Fly-In This Weekend By Leo Cachat | From the
early days of flight, all things concerning aviation have become the subject of artistic interpretation. Fanciful illustrations of aviators soaring over the earth before there were photographers, or even real aircraft for that matter, have been around for thousands of years. Now that we...

Atlantic City prepares for airshow - Philly.com | ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Officials are hoping Atlantic City's Airshow will draw people to the resort who normally wouldn't visit during the middle of the week in June. The show will take place this Wednesday instead of on a Friday. And it won't feature any military aircraft for the first time because of federal budget cuts....

CAF AirPower History Tour Announces Spectacular Lineup for Second Half of ... - PR Web | The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, "FIFI" – the only remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world – will be accompanied by impressive traveling companions as it tours the Midwest this summer. The CAF AirPower History Tour starts at Marion, Illinois July 20 featuring the B-29 and equally rare B-24 Liberator "Diamond Lil". From Marion the airplanes will travel to Rockford, Illinois for three days before moving on to Madison, Wisconsin July 26 for an unprecedented pre-Oshkosh event. There the two bombers will be joined by EAA’s B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" and the only flying Curtiss SB2C Helldiver in the world. After a visit to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture, the tour will visit Duluth, Fargo, Sioux Falls, Denver and Kansas City....

Solar Impulse adds D.C. visiting hours - AOPA | The Solar Impulse—the manned, solar-powered airplane currently making its way across the United States–has added some additional public visiting hours during its stopover at Washington Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia. The historic aircraft, which arrived at Dulles early Sunday, June 16, is parked behind the National Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center. It will be open...

Fly-In, Drive in Breakfast July 4th - Rochelle News Leader | OREGON — Eickman's whole hog sausage and small mountains of pancakes with all the fixin's should satisfy everyone's appetite at the Fly-In, Drive-In breakfast at the Ogle County Airport July 4 7 – 11 a.m.

Celebrate 100-Years of Flight at Ely, NV July 6, 2013

Vintage Aircraft Invited to Round-Engine Rodeo at EAA AirVenture | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. – (June 24, 2013) – Vintage aircraft with radial engines will have a special focus as the Vintage Aircraft Association (VAA) is hosting the Round-Engine Rodeo on Monday, July 29 through Saturday, Aug. 2, during EAA AirVenture 2013. Vintage aircraft owners are invited to the gathering of radial-powered antique aircraft located in the Vintage area on theEAA AirVenture grounds....

CAF and EAA join forces for Heavy Bombers Weekend · General Aviation News Staff | MADISON, Wis. — In a rare gathering of World War II era aircraft, the Commemorative Air Force and the Experimental Aircraft Association are joining forces for a Heavy Bombers Weekend the weekend before EAA AirVenture. The event starts Friday, July 26, and will feature the world’s only airworthy B-29 Superfortress FIFI (pictured); the B-17 Aluminum Overcast; and the B-24 Diamond Lil. Other attending aircraft include a P-51 Mustang, C-45 Expeditor, SNJ-5, PT-26, PT-17 Stearman and T-6 Texan. Most of the airplanes will be available for ground tours and rides. Additional ground tour aircraft include an Air National Guard F-16, and UW MedFlight Helicopter....

Help bring the B-17 to Ludington and possibly give a Veteran a ride - Manisteenews | LUDINGTON — The Mason County Pilots Association needs help to bring the B-17 Yankee Lady to Ludington on July 3 and 4. Tickets to win a ride on the aircraft are being sold to help fund the arrival of the B-17 to the area. They are $25 each and the odds of winning are good. [...]

B-17 to offer tours, rides July 2-7 - Newsmagazine Network | The Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” aircraft – one of only two B-17s still licensed to carry passengers – will kick off the Fair St. Louis Air Show with a flyover at noon on July 4. But for history and aviation enthusiasts the best part of the B-17’s visit is the chance to get up close and personal with the historic aircraft. During its...

WWII Bomber in Muskegon, tours available | MUSKEGON, Mich. (WZZM) -- One of only eight WWII B-17 bombers still flying arrived at the Muskegon County Airport Monday morning. The plane will be on display and available for rides and tours at the airport until Thursday....

WWII era bomber brings living history to Cape Girardeau - A piece of living history arrived at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport Monday. A WWII era B-25 bomber that belongs to the Commemorative Air Force's Arizona wing landed shortly before noon....

Texas Flying Legends Heroes: Vic Tatelman - EAA AirVenture | Along with an awesome collection of World War II aircraft, the Texas Flying Legends Museum will bring a number of WWII veterans to AirVenture in a C-53 transport. Here is the fourth in our series of profiles of those veterans, World War II and Korean War pilot Vic Tatelman....

Wounded Tiger Book: Kickstart This Amazing (And True) WWII Story Of Redemption - AirPigz | Mitsuo Fuchida's journey from a young and highly determined Imperial Japanese Navy pilot, on through the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, being at Hiroshima the day before and the day after the atomic bomb drop, and then on to redemption is a truly fascinating story...

BREAKING: First Confirmed Warbird Sales From Jerry Yagen Military Aviation Museum - Warbird News |As we recently reported, Jerry Yagen, owner of the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is selling off the collection. The reasons for the sale , but is rumored to have been in the works for a some time, though word has gotten out only recently. It certainly seemed like everything was “normal” when we attended the “2013 Warbirds over the Beach” event just last month, with museum staff discussing future plans and ongoing restorations with us that stretched far into the future...

A Pan Am Convair 240? And in Apopka Florida? - Travel for Aircraft | We owe our thanks to Steve Krupa for thinking about this blog when he spotted this aircraft while at a job in Apopka FL which had him very near the town’s airport — the Orlando–Apopka Airport, though it is really an airstrip. Pan American World Airways was a long haul airline, so it was puzzling to see a short range Convair 240 in Pan Am livery so we thought that there might be a story there, especially since the aircraft looks to be in good repair...

B-1 school sees pilots losing currency during sequestration DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A unit responsible for producing elite B-1 Lancer weapons officers has had its budget cut nearly in half due to sequestration. The 77th Weapons School at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, took this as a challenge and opportunity to maximize efficiency....

General Aviation Awards To Be Presented at AirVenture '13 - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Oshkosh, WI - Clear skies, fair winds, the sound of radial engines buzzing in the air, the look of awe on a child's face as formations of aircraft fill the sky…it's EAA's AirVenture 2013, and this is where the winners of this year's General Aviation Awards Program will be presented their awards. In each of the past 50 years, the General Aviation Awards Program and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have recognized a small group of aviation professionals in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics and safety for the important role they play in aviation safety and education...

Future Stunt Pilots Could Train in These All-Electric Planes - Gizmodo | Of course that'd require the FAA and civil air authorities the world over to enact new regulations for electric aircraft first, though it's got to be easier than writing the new rules for UAVs.

The Aviators: Season 4 Trailer / Our New Host / Segment Updates

The BIGGEST Aviation Show on the Planet May 24th, 2013 New Season 4 Trailer The Aviators: Season 4 Trailer #1 An all new exciting season of The Aviators comes to you this September. Enjoy the new trailer above and check out some of the awesome footage from all the new segments we've been talking about in our newsletter! Introducing New Host, Joe Ellis  The Newest Member of the Cast: Joe Ellis We're proud to announce that commercial airline captain and professional musician Joe Ellis will be joining the cast of The Aviators for Season 4. Ellis, who is also a passionate ambassador of audio company Sennheiser's Live Your Dream program, has been flying professionally for 15 years, with over 9,000 hours of flight time. He has flown everything from Embraer 110 "Bandits" and Falcon 20s to 100-passenger, four engine jets for well-known commercial airlines. One of Joe's First Segments: Flying with Team Aerodynamix "Joe brings incredibly diverse talents to our cast, and his capacity to share stories in an informed, personable way will help make this season one of our best yet," commented Aviators' Producer and Host Anthony Nalli. "We also believe aspiring pilots will identify with Joe, since he himself was enchanted by aviation at an early age and chose to follow his dream of becoming a pilot."   Helicopter Segments Filming a Cobra from the Huey Warbirds are always a fan favorite. But rotary wing enthusiasts hang on to your hats because this season we'll be taking you up in a couple of whoppers: the Huey and the Cobra! We'll admit that we've been a little light on whirlybirds in the past but we promise... we'll make up for it! Variations in Flight Training Kurtis interviewing Student Pilot at Embry-Riddle's Daytona Campus We're incredibly proud when fans and viewers share with us their stories of how 'The Aviators' has inspired them to start, continue, or return to flying. Whether for fun or as a career aviation is rewarding in ways difficult to explain unless you experience it for yourself. That's why they say that learning to fly makes you better... at everything! At ERAU's Prescott, AZ Campus But there are plenty of kinds of flying. Not just different aircraft, but coastal versus desert versus mountain flying; controlled airports versus uncontrolled; high-traffic areas versus quieter, more serene locales. We take a look at some of the broad variations in flight training with our friends at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - our official collegiate partner! In This Update Season 4 Trailer Our Newest Host Helicopters Variations in Aviation Training Find us on PBS Legend Cub Now in U.K. & Australia The long wait for our fans in Great Britain and Australia is over! All 3 Seasons of "The Aviators" are now available on iTunes in the U.K. and Australia!  NEW: The mini Pack The ultimate package for long time fans! Want all the cool stuff from the MEGA Pack 3 HD but already own previous seasons of The Aviators? Then the mini Pack 3 HD is for you! We've included the most current season on Blu-ray plus the cap and shirt you really want! Get yours now!  Watch Us Online...Now! We want to make sure you have as many ways to watch as you need - and a popular option is directly from our website. The entire Season is now online! Now in HD on Blu-ray! Sure, DVD is great. But Blu-ray is drop-dead gorgeous! We film in high-definition, so why not enjoy in high-definition? The Aviators on Blu-ray is brand new for season 3 and has quickly become a huge seller. Order now  Find Us on PBS with Your Zip Code Our most common question relates to air times on the local PBS stations of our fans. Stations air us on widely varied schedules, but in order to make it more simple we've added a new feature! Click Here and enter your zip code for personalized listing of The Aviators in your area!   If your local station isn't currently airing The Aviators,  contact your PBS station and let them know you want The Aviators! Legend Cub   Legend Cub While filming our popular 'Tips of the Week' at Sporty's (this season starring the incomparable Rob Reider) we came across this beautiful Legend Cub that - believe it or not - they gave away! Through the years the Cub remains an aircraft that is close to the hearts of many. Naturally then we'll be taking you flying in it in a season 4 segment!   Download on iTunes Watch Season 3 in its entirety right now on iTunes! "The Aviators" jumped to the top of iTunes Charts when season 3 premiered in September and continues to hold strong chart positions three months later! Enjoy all 3 Seasons on iTunes! Media Contact Please direct media inquiries to: Jeff Touzeau Publicist 1-877-773-5988 Ext. 777 Media@FourPointsTV.com

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Auburn-Opelika Air Show takes flight - The Corner News | Supported by the Auburn Opelika Tourism Bureau, Auburn Chamber of Commerce and community sponsors, the air show is the first in Auburn since 1984. Beth Witten, coordinator of the Auburn-Opelika Air Show, is excited about the event because it is ...

WWII Heritage Days keeps the spirit alive this weekend in PTC - The Citizen.com | Experience the sights and sounds of the Greatest Generation when the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing hosts the tenth annual “WWII Heritage Days” April 27-28. The history festival will be held at the Historical Airpower Facility, Atlanta ...

Pensacola Beach air show will go on - Pensacola News Journal | Tom Campanella, chairman of the Santa Rosa Island Authority, standing at podium, talks about the just-announced Pensacola Beach Air Show scheduled for July 12 and 13. SRIA Executive Director Buck Lee, far left, made the announcement at the SRIA ...

Kirby Chambliss, Misty Blues Skydiving Team, Rob Reider, and Rob Holland Ultimate Airshows Confirmed for Jones Beach! | ...some AWESOME news to announce. With all of the gloom and doom of military airshow cut backs because of the sequester, I am pleased to announce that Jones Beach will definitely have a SOLID civilian line up!...

Clacton: Aerobatic team set for debut air show outing - East Anglian Daily Times | The Trig Aerobatic Team will bring a unique blend of classic vintage glamour and dynamic close formation flying that captures the spirit of aviation. Their Pitts biplanes perform at air shows and private events throughout the UK and Europe and will be...

Biggin Air Show set for take off - This is Kent | "What we're looking to do now is something new and innovative rather than just revive a 48-year-old air show; something which embraces the local community to a greater extent while allowing us to also do our day job running an international airport.

Video: Solar Impulse plane prepares for flight around the world in 2015 - Yahoo News | Just one week before he embarks on a historic flight across America next week, Swiss 'scientist-adventurer' Bertrand Piccard took to the skies over San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge yesterday in Solar Impulse, a solar-powered airplane that is capable of flying both day and night without fuel.....

Video: Solar plane takes 16-hour flight - Today

Fantasy of Flight Cutting Operating Schedule to 4 Days a Week from news | LL | http://www.theledger.com | AUBURNDALE | Fantasy of Flight, an aviation-themed attraction, is reducing its operating schedule from seven days a week to four....

Soaring With The Eagles by Thornton D. Barnes from Special Projects by tdbarnes | Former NASA and Area 51 veteran Thornton “T.D.” Barnes announces that his book “Soaring With The Eagles” is now available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle. Soaring With The Eagles is an account of how he became...

She was the first woman to fly a jet worldwide in 1944. After the war, prohibite... from Women of Aviation's Facebook Wall | She was the first woman to fly a jet worldwide in 1944. After the war, prohibited from flying powered-aircraft, Hanna Reitsch took up gliding and set many records, many still standing today...

Voodoo jets retired from public display - The News Herald | PANAMA CITY — Even after two F-101 Voodoo jets are removed from their display perches at the city marina and Gulf Coast State College, the legacy of U.S. Air Force pilots who flew those planes will never be forgotten, Panama City Mayor Greg Brudnicki said Wednesday....

"Somtimes I Don't Know Everything" from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | T.H.ursday's with Tom Hill | ...I have mentioned flying our little Beech 1900 all the way from the Continental United States to the Hawaiian Islands a few times. I found out...

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Thunderbirds announce new additions to officer corps - Las Vegas Sun | Five officers have been selected to become members of the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force’s top jet demonstration team...

A Great Day! from Mojave Experimental Fly-In | Thank you to everyone for coming out and sharing their airplanes and airplane ideas! The turnout was better than last year with 312 operations during the event. The busiest day in the Mojave Tower's recorded history. We had...

Lauderale Air Show: Hats off to organizers - Sun-Sentinel | No matter the sequestration and the cancellation of the Air Force Thunderbirds, the private sector put on a great Lauderdale Air Show this weekend. Related; Sunshine, aerial thrills on second day of Lauderdale Air Show. Yes, we missed the power and ...

Golden Opportunities – German Jump Wings and Cutaway Training - US Army Golden Knights | Gold Team is taking full advantage of our training days at home to perfect our performances for the opening of the show season. The team is gearing up and is very excited to get on the road and perform again. This past week was very busy with our annual cutaway training. The cutaway maneuver is one of the four separate demonstrations conducted during a full show. Though it...

Video: Women in Aviation, International at Sun 'n Fun 2013 from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Here what WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian had to say during Sun 'n Fun 2013 in this interview with the Florida Aviation Network. Want to...

Doolittle Raiders greet, inspire Hurlburt Field Airmen during final reunion from Air Force Link Top Stories | Three Air Force legends spoke to dozens of Airmen April 18 here, marking the 71st anniversary of when they and their fellow Airmen turned the tide of the U.S. war effort. The visit also marked the last public reunion of the Doolittle Raiders....

Doolittle Raiders 71st Reunion and Public Farewell from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | FT WALTON FL- Staff Sergeant David Thatcher, Lt. Colonel Ed Saylor, Colonel Richard E. Cole, Doolittle's Co-Pilot- three surviving Doolittle Raiders- pose for a documentary shoot next to the B-25 "Doolittle Raiders" sporting the tail number of the famous plane. They are the remaining heroes of the original eighty men. 93-year-old Lt. Col. Robert Hite, was unable to attend the reunion....

Airshow announcer Rob Reider to deliver ‘Tips of the Week’ from General Aviation News | The reality show “The Aviators” is gearing up for its fourth season with a new twist. The original docuseries, which is viewed by 10 million aviation enthusiasts across the country, will feature airshow announcer Rob Reider, who is teed up to deliver the program’s “tip of the week” for the entire season....

Rescuing a WWII bomber in Alaska - Livingston Daily | The plane will be part of his Warbirds of Glory Museum. Trainor has launched his Aeronca Aircraft History Museum at http://www. aeroncamuseum.org. The project took flight when Mihalek traveled to Oklahoma to pick up the front section of a B-25. He ...

Secret WA military airbase - WA today | From the base RAAF and USAF B-24 Liberator and B-25 Mitchell bombers and torpedo-armed Bristol Beaufighters pounded Japanese positions and warships Catalina flying boats did rescue and recovery. Their targets were located on Timor, Bali, Java, ...

The Fire Bombing of the U.S. in World War II from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | The Fire Bombing of the U.S. in World War II On a Wind and a Prayer, Michael White Films, 2005, DVD, 60 minutes. This documentary more than meets BBC as well as PBS documentary standards with its rich research (scores of sources as well as a few personal interviews) and CGI animation. My first impression [...]

Video (And Upcoming Book 'Happy End'): Crashed Airframes Rest In Peace... from AirPigz by Martt | Here's a fascinating project from German photographer Dietmar Eckell that presents 15 different aircraft that crashed in remote locations and were left abandoned. The 'Happy End' comes from the fact that in each case everyone survived the crash and was ultimately rescued. His work gives us a look at these abandoned airframes as they rest in peace....

Chinook helicopter carries historic Gloster Meteor jet to new home - BBC | A historic Gloster Meteor T7 jet aircraft has been carried by a Chinook helicopter from Imjin Barracks, Innsworth 1.5 miles to Gloucestershire Airport's Jet Age Museum.. The aircraft was...

Photos: 1923 Curtiss Jenny pioneer airplane restoration from The Kathryn Report | Fairbanks residents are anticipating the return of their most iconic aviation artifact to Fairbanks International Airport this fall. The 1923 Curtiss Jenny flown by aviation legends Ben Eielson and Joe Crosson was removed when the terminal was expanded and it settled into a lengthy refurbishment under the care of the Pioneer Air Museum and Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), FAI ...

Aircraft restorer wants more space in Cameron Park from The Kathryn Report | A proposal before the Cameron Park Design Review Committee would enlarge a business devoted to finding what’s left of vintage military aircraft and restoring them.According to the agenda, an entity known as NARF would expand from 4,182 square feet to 9,780 square feet on Cameron Park Drive near the Cameron Park Airport.An engineer working on project design said the owner is expanding his ...

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Saluting Our Volunteers: It's National Volunteer Week from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | This week, April 21-27, is National Volunteer Week, and EAA would like to give special recognition to EAA volunteers on all levels of the organization for the tremendous contributions they provide to EAA's viability and success....

Volunteers honored for service at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The National Museum of the United States Air Force Volunteer Program celebrated its 31st anniversary by honoring more than 500 volunteers during a Volunteer Appreciation Banquet on April 18....

Museum hosts ‘Flying the Idaho Back Country’ from General Aviation News | On May 11 the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will host The New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society’s Vice President Bob Hough, and his presentation, “Flying the Idaho Back Country.”...

Concorde set to fly again at auction from General Aviation News | An original design drawing for the Concorde will be among the lots on offer when Bonhams returns to the RAF Museum in Hendon for its annual sale on Monday April 29....

Clin d'Ailes Museum celebrates its 10th anniversary! by Pascal Kümmerling from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | Clin Museum of wings located on Payerne airfield, this year celebrates 10 years and more than 100,000 visitors. A day is organized for this purpose: Saturday, April 27, 2013 between 10:00 and 17:00 | Demonstrations and events are scheduled throughout the day at the museum. The highlight of the program will be the demonstration flight of the PC-7 Team of our Air Force and the opening of the new book "PC-7 TEAM BACKSTAGE". Following this...

Closeup of the MD-21 mothership with D-21 drone from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick Stafford | The MD-21 was the designation for the modified A-12, which...

F-14A versus the F-14B from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | Often in the world of military aviation we get wrapped up in technology. But while a superior weapon can make the difference between victory and defeat in the hands of a skilled operator, that weapon can be useless in hands of a novice. Here is one example where victory in the air comes down to pilot skill....

This is how naval aviators prepare for actual arrested landings aboard aircraft carriers from David Cenciotti's weblog | Marine Aircraft Group 31 pilots conduct field carrier landing practice (FCLP) aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, SC, on Apr. 16, 2013. Before pilots can actually land aboard aircraft carriers, they have to practice in the simulator and at the field during FCLP....

Book Review: A View from the Hover from The Lexicans | John Farley’s A View from the Hover is a long-awaited memoir of sorts from one of the UK’s most experienced test pilots. John Farley is best known for the first flight of the P.1127 in 1964 while a test pilot at the Royal Aircraft Establishment. He spent 19 years contributing to the development of the Harrier, retiring as...

State Resolution Recognizes Wetumpka Airport Historical Listing from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | ELMORE Co AL- Attended by over 40 local pilots and supporters of the airport, the Elmore County Aviation Alliance held it's annual meeting at the Wetumpka Municipal Airport last Saturday. ECAA member AL Rep. Greg Wren- (R) 75th District (Montgomery, Elmore) surprised the attendees by presenting them a resolution from the Alabama House of Representatives recognizing the recent listing of the airport on the Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission....

Florida governor declares April General Aviation Appreciation Month from General Aviation News | Florida Gov. Rick Scott has once again recognized the importance of general aviation (GA), proclaiming April 2013 as General Aviation Appreciation Month. He issued a similar proclamation in June 2011....

Birmingham Student Earns EAA/DAHER-SOCATA Scholarship from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH,WI- Recipients will work overseas at DAHER-SOCATA facility in France- Kalena Glover of Prescott, Ariz., and William McAleer of Birmingham, Alabama, will receive the work internships of a lifetime, as they have been named recipients of this year's EAA/DAHER-SOCATA International Scholarships....