Indy Transponder 31-MAY-2013 2200z

Details Emerge for 50th Reno Air Races - Flying | ...This year’s event has been themed “Mavericks in the Sky.” In addition to the excitement of the races themselves, attendees will have much to be wowed by in part thanks to a “significant” increase in the sponsorship funds provided by its long-time supporter Breitling. The sponsorship includes a three-year commitment to the Reno Air Races. According to a RARA press release, this is the “largest sponsorship commitment in the Reno Air Race’s 49 year history.”...

Sawbones race plane on display at Aviation Days - Minneapolis Star Tribune | “NASCAR can't hold a candle to the Reno Air Races,” said Schiller, who is part of the Sawbones pit crew. Crandall and the rest of the pit crew watch the races standing atop their semi tractor-trailer. “You are really excited. You want the airplane to ...

An aerobatic outing with the Air National Guard Airshow Team - Daily Press | His days in the seat of a fighter are likely in the past, he said, but his love of flight lives on. Klatt performs in around 15 air shows each year, he said, and his second event this year is this weekend's Virginia Beach Oceanfront Air Show. You can...

18th Annual Wings Over Gillespie Airshow - KPBS | Also new this year will be performances by Silver Wings Wingwalking. Back by popular demand, John Collver's War Dog T6/SNJ aerial display plus the only Northrop N9M Flying Wing will return. Other WWII aircraft include: C-53 "D-Day Doll", F4U Corsair,...

Five Fun Things to Do This Weekend in Waterloo Region – June 1-2 - CBC.ca | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be there, and you can also catch the CF-18 Demo Team, the T-33 Mako Shark and wing-walking performances by Jane Wicker. Down on the ground there's a jet car that goes over 600 kilometres per hour. I asked reporter...

Fighter jet to thrill air show crowds - Herald.ie | Biplanes. Aer Arann will show off its new ATR-72-600 airliner while the Trig aerobatic team will display its Pitts Special biplanes. Other highlights include The Blades, former RAF Red Arrows pilots who fly four aerobatic Extra 300 aircraft in perfect...

Frecce Tricolori: June 9 big show in the sky - Gazzetta di Parma | It 's official: After 10 years, the Air Force Frecce Tricolori will return to Parma. Sunday, June 9 the heavens airport will host performances of Verdi's "Top Gun" of the army. Next to the Acrobatic Patrol, in fact, will fly...

Warbirds Over Wanaka Needs Your Help! | WARBIRD RADIO -The world famous Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow is looking for volunteers. According to Event Manager, Mandy Deans the volunteers have a wide range of experience and backgrounds. Working at London’s Gatwick Airport, living in Africa for twenty years and having a love of Spitfire aircraft made Wanaka woman Mo Schofield the perfect candidate for a new position at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. Volunteers are now being called for to assist with the...

Barnstormer sets off to grow general aviation from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Al Marsh | Sarah Wilson will join with the B-29 bomber Fifi this summer on a national tour. Her goal is to use the original Stearman Speedmail that promoted a wildly successful radio show in the 1930s, “The Flying Adventures of Jimmie Allen,” to interest another generation of youth in aviation. The show...

Air Zoo to offer free airplane rides to veterans from General Aviation News | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — This summer, veterans who served during World War II and the Korean War will have the chance to take flight, for free. Veterans will be able to fly in a Boeing-Stearman N2S-5 Kaydet, courtesy of the Air Zoo and pilot/sponsor Alan Wright. The Kaydet is an open cockpit aircraft that served as the U.S. Navy’s primary trainer during World War II...

Doolittle Raiders: The Last Reunion (VIDEO) - Salem-News.Com | Beginning in 1946, the surviving Raiders have held a reunion each April, to commemorate the mission. The reunion is in a different city each year. In 1959, the city of Tucson, Arizona, as a gesture of respect and gratitude, presented the Doolittle...

A time for veterans and their memories - Eatonville Dispatch | Edward Saylor and his B-25 bomber crewmates were photographed during their time with “Doolittle's Raiders” in World War II. Doolittleraiders.com courtesy photo. Copy note: background on Saylor from doolittleraider.com. Edward Saylor survived a famous...

New Video Features Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum and EAA Chapter 64 from News

Today's Air Force visits the Boneyard, takes glimpse at aviation history from Air Force Link Top Stories |Air Force Television News released a new, special edition of Today's Air Force on May 31. Featured in this episode is a visit to the Boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., taking viewers for an inside look at what happens to Air Force planes after they've flown their last mission. Here, a dedicated team brings new life to old aircraft and retrieves aircraft parts for future use...

Pair of 'geeks' sifts through history for aviation ruins - Los Angeles Times | Investigators at the 1967 crash site shortly after a North American Aviation X-15 rocket plane broke up at 62,000 feet while traveling at 4,000 mph. (NASA) More photos. Peter Merlin and Tony Moore, self-confessed aviation geeks, find and sort through ...

Pilot's love of flying a lifelong passion - Stuff.co.nz | Her interest in aerobatics was fuelled by a trip to the World Aerobatic Championships in France in the early 1970s. Despite her mother's concerns about her daredevil antics, Mrs Collings (nee Lock) went on to train as an aerobatic pilot in the United ...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: John Mohr and the Stock Stearman from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | In the airshow business, the mere mention of the name John Mohr conjures up visions of a low-flying Stearman seemingly defying gravity as it floats by in some odd angle past an awestruck crowd. Mohr, grandson of a real barnstormer who was...

Soviet, giant Antonov 124 cargo plane production line to be resumed from David Cenciotti's weblog | Even if the news has been around for several years (and always denied), according to Defence24.pl, vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yuri Boyko has recently announced that the An-124 production will be resumed in cooperation with Russia....

NASA Chief Repeats Warnings On Commercial Crew Delays - Aviation Week | LOS ANGELES — The already delayed NASA Commercial Crew Program remains under threat of further hold-ups because of short-sighted congressional budget cuts in 2014, warns agency Administrator Charles Bolden....

Indy Transponder 27-SEP-2012 1045z

Flight with the Blue Angels - KHON2 | Some of the best pilots in the world are on Oahu for the Kaneohe Bay Air Show. I climbed aboard and went flying with the Blue Angels today. To say it was the thrill of a lifetime would be an understatement. It was luck of the draw to have the honor of ...

Rock the Runway at the 16th Scottsdale Air Fair Nov. 3 – 4 - Sonoran News | SCOTTSDALE – The City of Scottsdale is proud to announce the Scottsdale Air Fair 2012, a two-day family event that will inspire every generation with the excitement of flight, taking place November 3 and 4 at the Scottsdale Airport. There will be ...

Rome welcomes Wings Over North Georgia Air Show this weekend - Chattanooga Times Free Press | Pilots with the Air National Guard Aerobatic Team and Goodyear Aviation practice an inverted flight formation Wednesday above the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome, Ga., in preparation for this weekend's Wings Over North Georgia Air Show...

Strongman to 'pull for the troops' at McConnell open house - Kansas.com | Kirsch's act, “Pulls for the Troops,” is part of the Wings Over McConnell Open House and Air Show, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. He will perform both days at 11 a.m.. But don't be late. The entire feat takes ...

Warbird takes flight to promote Aviation Day - Shelbyville Times-Gazette | This T-34, flown by Charles McGaughy is one of the aircraft that will be on display and in the air Saturday for Shelbyville Aviation Day. The Beechcraft, a military training aircraft from the 1950's, will be performing along side other models during a ...

CoolPix: 'Sawbones' Sea Fury At Pylon 8 - Reno 2012 from AirPigz by Martt | ...This particular CoolPix is of the Sea Fury Sawbones flown by Curt Brown which actually captured 4th place in the big Gold Unlimited race on Sunday 9-16-12, the last day of the 2012 Reno Air Races. This pic is
from Saturday's Silver Heat 3B where the airplane came in first with a speed of 402.338 mph. I was out at pylon 8 for five or six races of the various classes on Saturday, and this was one of the better images I captured that trip....

Local pilot wins gold in Reno Air Races - Mukilteo Beacon | LaVelle's first Reno Air Race was in 2007. He wasn't as fast as he is now, but he still won Rookie of the Year. His second year, LaVelle showed up with turbochargers. He passed his way to the front during the championships – and was about to win it ...

Flying racer from The Kathryn Report | AVIATION enthusiasts can learn more about the history of a 1930s aircraft for the next month.The Comper Swift/CLAC story tells the fascinating history of the small racing aircraft which has connections to the Cranwell Light Aeroplane Club.Visitors will...

MOSQUITO–FIRST FLIGHT from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | The culmination of a decade’s work came together 27 September with DH98 Mosquito ZK-MOS alighting from Ardmore’s runway 03 a little after 1030 in company with T6 Trojan ZK-JGS and EC120 ZK-HTV for the aircraft’s first flight. A little over 45 mins later the Mosquito touched down on Auckland’s runway 05R, a pre-planned...

The ultimate history lesson: B-17 'Memphis Belle' to take flight this weekend ... - Evening News and Tribune | Although the original Memphis Belle is no longer operational, the B-17 that stood in for her in the 1990 big-budget movie of the same name featuring Eric Stoltz and Harry Connick Jr. still remains. And on Saturday and Sunday at the Clark County ...
 
The B-25 Mitchell: 'I've been everywhere' - HeraldNet (blog) | During WWII, pilots from the UK, Australia, Free France, Canada, China, Russia, and Brazil, among others, flew the B-25 in combat against the Axis. After the war, the plane's reach went even farther — Peru, Poland, Portugal, Pakistan, Palestine, and ...

Photoflying days: Thursday (part VII) from apron6 | Last pictures from the Spitfire/Hurricane/Texan formation. I’ll post some...

Salem, IL Leckrone Airport (KSLO) from The Lexicans | ...Leckrone Airport is named for Philip Leckrone who fought in the Royal Air Force Eagle Squadrons during World War2. Philip was born 1912 and raised in Salem to William and Lottie Leckrone. Phil also owned his own airplane in town. He traveled to Britian in 1940 and enlisted in the Royal Air Force and learned to fly the Spitfire. While serving...

Greenfield's plans for air museum advances - The Salinas Californian | The Greenfield City Council unanimously approved Tuesday measures to immediately seek annexation of property for a planned air museum. The city plans to annex 135 acres for the Yanks Air Museum which needs the approval of the state Local Area ...

Historic aircraft to live again - The Sunshine Coast Daily | THE Queensland Air Museum at Caloundra will turn on a selection of its historic aircraft engines on Saturday for a family fun event. The annual Aero Engine Run Day will show off the sights and sounds of engines and aircrafts, some dating back to the ...

Air Force prepares third mission for mysterious X-37B spacecraft from sUAS News by Press | The US Air Force confirms that they will once again launch its mysterious X-37B spy plane back into the sky, but what it will do there remains a mystery. For the third time ever, the Boeing-made unmanned aircraft will be put into orbit. Details on the operation, as usual, remain scarce, as the Air Force remains insistent on keeping information about the aircraft under wraps. On the record, however, the agency has confirmed that the X-37B will...

Indy Transponder 29-SEP-2011 1000z

Hawkins Field Airshow - Jackson Clarion Ledger | The gist: Plane fun and thrilling aerobatics fill the skies for the Hawkins Field Airshow Saturday and Sunday, a free fest organizers hope will draw at least 10000 per day. Attractions target families all the way from tykes through seniors and everyone ...

Air Fest organizers need help - Culpeper Star Exponent | Volunteers will receive a parking pass, an Air Fest shirt and lunch. Anyone wishing to volunteer can contact Culpeper County Airport manager, Tonya Woodward, by email at twoodward@culpepercounty.gov or by phone at 540-825-8280. ...

5NEWS Takes a Ride with Aerobatic Team - KFSM  from http://www.5newsonline.com/  Pilots practiced Wednesday morning for the Fort Smith Regional Air Show that will take place on Saturday and Sunday. Members of the Air National Guard Aerobatic Team allowed 5NEWS to preview some of their stunts from the cockpit. Pilots make their planes twist, turn, and spiral. “I have a bond with all my airplanes,” said Lieutenant Colonel John Klatt, a pilot…

RIVERSIDE: March air museum 'M*A*S*H* Bash' is Saturday - InlandSoCal.com | Event sponsors include Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley, Visterra Credit Union, Waste Management Inc., and the County of Riverside. This event begins at 5 pm Saturday. Tickets cost $45 per person. March Field Air Museum is at 22550 Van Buren ...

'Marine One' lands at Naval Aviation Museum - Gulf Breeze News | “Marine One” not sits in display as a unique piece of Naval Aviation history, for all who visit the museum to enjoy. The National Naval Aviation Museum is open daily from 9 am-5 pm, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day…

Red Checkers to perform in Wellington – Voxy | Wellington and its visitors will be at an advantage on Sunday 2 October as the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Red Checkers perform their brilliant aerobatic display for crowds before the New Zealand vs Canada game. Approximately one hour before ...

Pilot ejects before stunt plane crash - Houston Chronicle | A deputy tells KTVB-TV (http://bit.ly/oldcYW ) that the pilot of the Skybolt plane was doing aerobatic maneuvers at about 1 pm Monday when the plane had some type of "structural failure" and crashed near Greenleaf. The pilot nearly hit a house on his ...

Museum owner worked with pilot killed in crash - Coon Rapids Herald | During the “Amelia” trip, Herrick said Leeward talked about the highly modified P-51D Mustang Leeward was getting ready to return to the air racing circuit. “I was a bit surprised to learn he was flying it [at Reno] after hearing about the accident,” ...

Students Honored For Help in Plane Crash – KTVN | Twelve days after that deadly plane crash at the Reno Air Races, we're still hearing the amazing stories of heroism. Fifty students were honored Wednesday for answering the call on that tragic Friday afternoon. Their instructor says it's important to ...

Huey Chopper Owners Reflect on Air Races Crash – KTVN | Moments after the deadly Reno Air Races crash, a group of men jumped in to help with their vintage Huey helicopter. "As soon as you heard the thud. 'Cause you just knew something was wrong," says pilot Brent Marker. Marker along with Ray Murphy and ...

Reno Victim Still Supports Races  from Aero-News Network: General Aviation by editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell)  Injured Woman Calls Leeward Crash 'Freak Accident' With the future of the National Championship Air Races at Reno being questioned, at least one of those still hospitalized after the crash of the Galloping Ghost on September 16 says the tragedy should not bring an end to the event…

'Sawbones' crew, fans see positive effort cut short by air race accident - Coon Rapids Herald by Tim Hennagir Expectations were running high for the Blaine-based Sawbones Maximum Air Racing Team just before an accident ended the 48th annual Reno Air Races. his 1949 Hawker Sea Fury competed at the National Championship Air Races in Reno and ...

From an Irish bog, a Spitfire with a tale to tell  from AirSpace by flyvertosset | One morning last January, amateur aviation historian Jonny McNee embarked on what he suspected was a doomed mission: to find the wreckage of a Second World War Royal Air Force Spitfire that had crashed in the peat bogs of County Donegal in northwest Ireland in November, 1941.  For two decades, other historians had sought it – in vain.  Amazingly, five minutes after he stopped to seek information from knowledgeable locals, he found a man who knew the precise location of the crash…

Sunday fundraiser aids Honor Flights - The Tennessean | Music City Honor Flight plans a new annual fundraiser to support and honor surviving Middle Tennessee veterans of World War II. “America's Greatest Picnic” will be held from noon to 6 pm on Sunday at Charlie Daniels Park in Mt. Juliet and will feature ...

WWII Veteran Seeks To Honor Those He Flew With - KGTV San Diego | A 90-year-old World War II veteran from Vista is on a mission to honor those he flew with during the war. Paul Bonilla hopes to get through layers of red tape and bureaucracy to fulfill a dying man's effort. "I'm not a hero. The heroes are the ones who ...

The C-17 Turns 20  The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport plane turned 20 on Sept. 15. In celebration, the first one built, the T-1, repeated its maiden two-hour 1991 flight from California’s Long Beach Airport to Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert…

Profile 59 - "Miss America" as crewed by Howard Jensen  from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM | I've been asked "How do you find these guys?!"  Fair question.  The fair answer is by hook, crook, this, that and a lot of travel.  But sometimes, I see them almost every day and have no appreciation until a quirk of circumstance forces a meeting.  Not that you care, but I work out as much as I can.  And, the Club to which I belong has a chalkboard in the entrance of the Men's locker room.  The Porters use it to write generic notes to the Members - "Good morning!  Your porter for today is Troy" and stuff like that…

Clipped wings - Marlborough Express | A Douglas A4 Skyhawk heads along New Renwick Rd early today on its way to the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, on the outskirts of Blenheim. It is one of the 17 fighter jets mothballed by the Government in 2001 that have been in storage at Base ...

Safeguarding aviation history  -Trentonian ... names lining the paths through the airpark at the National Air Force Museum of Canada are proof "individuals and organizations recognize the importance of safeguarding Canada's aviation history for future generations," says Trenton's top soldier. ...

Rocket City Rednecks moonshine rocket post mortem  from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | If you haven't seen the episode and are worried about spoilers, hit your back button now.  However, I won't spoil it much since the attached promo photo pretty much already did that. The idea is that they had a few days to build a moonshine and nitrous oxide powered rocket, including distilling the alcohol.  It was pretty clear to me that the rocket itself was well under way before the idea was supposedly hatched and it played 2nd stage to the construction of the still…

New Flying Un-Reality Show  from PropBlast.org | What with all the “reality” flying shows lately, (like Ice Pilots, Alaska Wingmen and Flying Wild Alaska) why not try a little un-real flying entertainment: “Allison & Will” is an anime series from Japan that follows the exploits of a young couple in the year 3287…

Shorpy.com Image: North American Aviation B-25 Factory 1942  by Martt | Every trip I make over to Shorpy.com is a real adventure. I typically search for anything aviation oriented I can find (I don't have enough time in the day to broaden the search!) - it's an amazing resource for hi-res images from 50 to 100 years ago.  I found this interesting image of a large quantity of B-25's being built at North American Aviation in Kansas City, Kansas back in 1942. It caught my eye specifically since I had just posted that awesome early morning dawn patrol CoolPix of the B-25 Lady Luck from OSH11...

Today in Aviation History – September 29  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal