Thrills expected at air show - The West Milford Messenger | WEST MILFORD — Pack up the family and head over to the Greenwood Lake Airport this weekend for the fifth annual Greenwood Lake Air Show. The festivities begin on Friday and continue through Sunday with headliner Kirby Chambliss, a five-time U.S. national aerobatic champion leading the way. Chambliss is a two-time Red Bull Air Race World Champion. Justin Lewis will fly the FLS Microjet, which is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the world's smallest jet. The Alabama Boys Comedy Team with Greg Koontz will land his Piper J3 Cub on a truck. Koontz will also perform aerobatics in his Extreme Decathlon. The Iron Eagle Aerobatics team fly two high performance biplanes in perfect unison. A very rare P51-C model Mustang will perform fly bys on Saturday and Sunday. Gary Ward, Kevin Russo and the Northeast Raiders Russian Warbird team round out the lineup....
Memories of Oklahoma legend take flight at Will Rogers & Wiley Post Fly-In - Tulsa World | The 
first time Martha Swartz visited the Will Rogers Memorial, it was as part of a field trip her Girl Scouts troop made to the Claremore landmark. That was also the last time Swartz had been to the memorial - until about four years ago. That's when Swartz, an Owasso resident and licensed pilot, decided she wanted to volunteer to help with the museum's annual Will Rogers & Wiley Post Fly-In...
Spanish champion aerobatic pilot killed in Velez-Malaga air crash - Olive Press | A PLANE crash near the Real Aeroclub Veleño in Velez-Malaga has left one dead and another seriously injured. The Yak-52 aerobatic plane crashed on Friday, at 13:50 hours onto a mango farm, a little more than ten meters from a rural housing and just a mile from the runway. Pilot Javier Fernandez, a prominent businessman from Granada, 52, was killed instantly, and his Brazilian friend, 50, died last night in Axarquia hospital....
Rare Spitfire, B-25 bomber to fly over air show - Vancouver Sun | On the ground and in the sky, this weekend's Chilliwack Flight Fest is shaping up to be one of the biggest in years, thanks in large part to another air show hundreds of kilometres away. Not only will the Chilliwack airport play host to a rare Spitfire fighter and B-25 bomber, but Sunday's preshow will feature a flyby by the Snowbirds aerobatics team, a CF-18 Hornet fighter and a military CC-150 transport jet...
Copper Props Fly-in wonderful - Daily Mining Gazette | To the editor: Thanks to all who turned out on a beautiful Sunday for the EAA Chapter 1270 annual Copper Props Fly-In. It was a wonderful day to fly, 150 community members got a taste of flying with local pilots, the community support was great, all seemed to have a good time...
B-17 Aluminum Overcast at Ford Airport - WOOD-TV | CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - You can take a ride aboard a restored B-17 bomber as its national tour makes a stop in West Michigan. The media will get its first look at the Aluminum Overcast on Thursday at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Cascade Township. Known as the Flying Fortress, the aircraft is one of the best-known military aircraft of the World War II era, according to a news release....
Tuskegee Airman to visit Palm Springs Air Museum - The Desert Sun | PALM SPRINGS — The oldest surviving Tuskegee Airman will be at the Palm Springs Air Museum Saturday. Lt. Col. Bob Friend, part of the first all-black pilot squadron to serve in World War II, will be at the museum at 1 p.m. on Saturday.He flew 142 combat missions in Europe and is one of about 45 left of the 992 original Tuskegee Airmen...
Salvage team begins Flying Tigers search - Global Times | A salvage team on Thursday started to retrieve an airplane that was flown by the Flying Tigers during World War II from beneath a lake in Southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Flying Tigers, officially known as the American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese air force, was a group composed of ex-pilots from the US military...
Air Zoo to Restore Lake Michigan-Retrieved FM-2 Wildcat - Warbirds News | We’ve been following the story of General Motors-built FM-2 Wildcat BuNo 57039, that was lost to the waters of Lake Michigan almost 70 years ago, from its retrieval from the bottom of Lake Michigan late last year, to it’s appearance most recently as the “before” plane next to a restored example at the Warbirds in Review program at EAA AirVenture 2013. The National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) of Pensacola, Florida, which owns the plane, annunced last week that it had selected the Air Zoo Museum of Kalamazoo, Michigan to restore the Warbird to her former glory....
Flight simulator at Air Museum is almost like the real thing - ReminderNews | As Ornella, Chadrick and RJ Ebanks walked around the New England Air Museum on Aug. 14, they learned about several planes used during World War II and throughout history. Though it was interesting for the Cayman Islands children, it was even more interesting to practice flying some of the planes....
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EAA AirVenture 2013 gets off the ground - Fond du Lac Reporter | The Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture 2013 will take off on Monday, July 29, and flies through Sunday, Aug. 4, at Wittman Regional Airport, 525 W. 20th Ave., in Oshkosh. Fly-ins are expected to begin on Sunday, July 28.The EAA AirVenture 2013 will feature programs and activities designed for all ages. Highlights include a Salute to Veterans Day on Friday, Aug. 2, live music throughout the week by Chasin' Mason, Aaron Tippin, Gary Sinise, Da Blooze Brothers and Phillips 66 Plaza....
Volunteers help AirVenture take flight - Fox11online.com | OSHKOSH - With AirVenture 2013 just days away, volunteers are ready to help get the event off the ground. The first planes arrived over the 
Chew The Fat At OSH13: AirPigz Bacon Parties At CampBacon! - AirPigz | CampBacon for Oshkosh 2013 is indeed in the same location as the last two years. This little avgeek compound within EAA's Camp Scholler is bigger than it's ever been, but don't get too excited, it's only about 90 feet by 75 feet. But it's definitely a beautiful place to talk airplanes and eat a little bacon!...
Through Airmen's Eyes: Thunderbirds egress specialist finds fulfillment service - af.mil | NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- Many Airmen discover their paths early in life. Some join the Air Force after graduating high school, and others wait a few years before making the decision to enlist. For one Airman assigned to the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, deciding to join the Air Force took 11 years. Staff Sgt. McGarry Lansiquot, 38, an aircrew egress systems specialist assigned to the Thunderbirds, was born and raised in Castries, St. Lucia, an island country located in the eastern Caribbean Sea. After graduating high school in 1991, Lansiquot and his twin brother, McGarret, both decided to leave home....
Otto The Helicoptor At The 2013 Lehigh Valley Airshow · Ernie Reed | The Sands Lehigh Valley Airshow, presented by Service Electric, is the ideal family event of the summer! Located at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on August 24 & 25, this year’s airshow is sure to please every member of the family; as well as their budget....
2013 Chicago Air and Water Show lineup announced - Chicago Sun-Times | The federal sequester has grounded a few of the Chicago Air and Water Show’s most popular acts, like the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds. The city is still offering a full lineup of veteran and civilian teams for the 2014 show, which runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on August 17 and 18. Instead...
Avro Vulcan XH558 at 2013 Air Tattoo - Rush Lane | The importance of Vulcan XH558 to British 
Washington County Fair, Oregon International Air Show brace for unprecedented double-booking - Oregonlive.com | For the first time, and event coordinators hope the last, the Washington County Fair and Oregon International Air Show will unfold less than half a mile apart in Hillsboro this weekend....
Transformers' Optimus Prime truck driving into Sunderland Airshow - Sunderland Echo | AIRSHOW organisers are promising a feast of fun on the ground as well as in the air this weekend. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flock to the seafront for the show, which kicks off on Friday night. Along with a top-class flight programme there will be fairgrounds, inflatables, flight simulators and even video game favourite Mario and Transformer Optimus Prime are getting in on the fun....
R/C airshow takes to the skies - KMAland | R/C airshow takes to the skies Nick Johansen - Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:17:50 CDT The skies over Clarinda's airport will be full of activity this weekend. The 4th annual Clarinda R/C Skyhawk's radio controlled airshow takes to the air from 10:00 a.m. to dark this Saturday on the southeast side of the airfield. Spokesman Steve Mowery says they plan on having 30 pilots on hand for the event, including two big headliners....
Warplane, M.I.A. For 60 Years, Comes Home to WNY - WGRG | 2 On Your Side's Pete Gallivan reports on a warplane that went missing for 60 years, and is now back in its birthplace....
Wiley Post Makes History - History | On July 22, 1933, Wiley Post, the famed American aviator who had overcome personal tragedy to become one of the most popular pilots of the 20th century, touched down at New York’s Floyd Bennett Field to a crowd of more than 50,000 well-wishers, eager to congratulate him on yet another aeronautical achievement. Post, already in possession of several airspeed records, had just made history by becoming the first person to complete a solo flight around the world, beating the previous record, which he had set with a co-pilot just three years earlier, by nearly a full day. Though...
Russian Bear In the Air - English Russia | The Tupolev Tu-95 (NATO reporting name: Bear) is a 
large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Soviet Union in 1956 and is expected to serve the Russian Air Force until at least 2040. Some pictures of the bomber are inside the post...
Guerchais Roche T35/II F-BFDP - Passion for Aviation (Translated) Thank you to Jacques Hemet for sending me these two pictures you can see two copies of Guerchais Roche T.35. The Guerchais Roche T35 and T39 are a small number of airplanes of 2, 3 or 4 places designed in the 40s. at the end of the Second World War, Aviation Roche designed the T.35, a monoplane of low wing tourism and fixed gear. The first building made its...
Soviet F-84F - The Lexicans | The website English Russia always has interesting things and you never know where those things are going to lead...
Arch Helicopter at Farmington Regional Airport Salutes First Responders | The Aero Experience appreciates the sacrifices made by members of the military and first responders as they serve to defend and rescue fellow citizens under difficult circumstances. Recently, a salute to first responders was held by Arch Helicopter (Air Methods) at Farmington Regional Airport in southeast Missouri, home of one of the Arch (Air Methods) Eurocopter EC-130s....
Monday, July 22, 2013
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Sunshine helps air tattoo attract 130000 spectators - This Is Wiltshire | THE Royal International Air Tattoo was sold out on both days with 130,000 people attending across the weekend. Air tattoo chief executive Tim Prince said: “We have been blessed with excellent weather, and this air tattoo has been buzzing with happy people...
GALLERY: Snowbirds prepare for Alberta International Air Show - Inside Track Motorsport News | 
Miramar Airshow to go on without military planes - fox5sandiego.com | MIRAMAR, Calif. — The two-day 58th annual Miramar Air Show this fall will be missing the Blue Angels and other military planes, Commanding Officer Col. John Farnam announced Monday. The show will continue with civilian planes and pilots and with “static displays” on the ground of Marine aircraft, Farnam said....
Air Show gives back more than $41000 to Valley youth organizations and charities - WTVM | During a breakfast celebration on August 1, eight youth organizations and charities from across the valley will be presented $25,000 by the 2013 Thunder in the Valley Air Show. The presentation will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the main conference room of the Columbus Airport. Checks will be presented to the executive directors of the following youth organizations and programs:...
Culpeper Airfest to salute WWII training plane - The Free Lance-Star | The North American Training Organization will hold the 75th anniversary celebration of the T–6 World War II advanced training airplane at Culpeper Regional Airport’s Airfest on Oct. 12. As part of the celebration, some 24 T–6 planes are scheduled to fly in formation over the Pentagon and Washington on Friday, Oct. 11, according to Airfest 2013 chairman Mike Dale. “It’s going to be quite a sight,” Dale, an avid aviator, said, adding that this will be the first time since World War II that such a formation will have occurred....
Gathering touches down Aug. 10 - Simcoe.com | The annual Gathering of the Classics at the Edenvale Aerodrome in Clearview Township is Saturday, Aug. 10. Organized by the Edenvale Classic Aircraft Foundation, which is based at the airfield, the event will feature an array of vintage airplanes, cars and motorcycles. The foundation, comprised of aviation buffs, expects up to 250 aircraft will be on display and that more than 120 vehicles will be as well....
Air shows facing more turbulence - Standard Speaker | PITTSTON TWP. - Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O'Brien wants Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to once again host air shows, but the idea appears to be a long shot for now. The air show drew large crowds between 1983 and 2000; it then was suspended for construction of the new terminal and never returned. In its last year, the air show lost $23,000....
Glider aerobatic events in Oripää, Finland - World Air Sports Federation | Today is the fifth day of competition in Oripää, Finland, for the 16th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships and 4th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships. So far there have been only nine flights in total, due to strong winds, low clouds and rain....
Sporty's releases official AirVenture app — General Aviation News | Sporty’s 2013 free EAA AirVenture app is now available for download – and it’s free. Now in its third year, the app has been continually enhanced with user feedback, according to Sporty’s officials. “With literally thousands of exhibitors, airplanes, workshops, forums, talks, social gatherings, and displays, you have to approach AirVenture with a plan,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “Spend some time organizing your visit, stick your phone in your pocket and you’re set.”...
B-17 brings back memories for veterans - Fox11online.com | ASHWAUBENON - Some area World War II veterans are getting to relive not only a piece of history, but their own. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a workhorse bomber for the United States' European bombing campaigns; many of those missions flown without fighter escorts for protection. According to the Experimental Aircraft Association, fewer than 100 B-17 planes are still around and fewer are able to fly. Aluminum Overcast, is one...
EAA's vintage B-17 bomber arrives in Green Bay - Green Bay Press Gazette | ASHWAUBENON — Eighty-seven holes. That's what crew members found on Lester Rentmeester's B-17 Flying Fortress upon his return to England after a mission during World War II.He stood in front of the same type of airplane on Monday, enjoying the results of a four-year effort to get the Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17 bomber in Green Bay for ground tours and flights....
History takes flight with B-17 visit to Bolton - ThisWeekNews | This was one ride not built for comfort. This plane's cabin is not pressurized and has no insulation, crew members have to cram and crouch to move about and the loudness of the engines makes communication without headphones difficult. "The B-17 was built to conduct stable bombing runs," said Ray Fowler of the Liberty Foundation. "And it did that job very well."...
Shrapnel hit his Corsair on mission over Tokyo – 2nd Lt. Jack LeBoeuf thought ‘it was the end’ - War Tales | It was Feb. 22, 1945; 2nd Lt. Jack LeBoeuf was flying his Corsair fighter from the deck of the carrier USS Essex as a member of Marine Fighter Squadron 213. Destination, Tokyo! “We were sent on the Tokyo mission to protect our TBMs torpedo bombers (Douglas TBM Devastators),” the 83-year-old Port Charlotte Marine recalled. “The TBMs were flying low and we were flying above them to make sure nobody bothered them as they hit their targets in Tokyo.” It was a thankless 
Wiley Post by The National Air and Space Museum | July 22, 2010, marks the 77th anniversary of Wiley Post’s 1933 solo flight around the world in the Lockheed 5C Vega Winnie Mae. This record-breaking flight demonstrated several significant aviation technologies. It used two relatively new aeronautical devices—an autopilot and a radio direction finder. The...
Museum slates open cockpit day · General Aviation News Staff | The Oakland Aviation Museum in Oakland, Calif., will hold Open Cockpit Day Aug. 11. The planes will be open for inspection from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Aircraft that will be open include a Mig-15, a Harrier vertical takeoff and landing airplane and the largest and heaviest carrier-based operational aircraft ever built, the Skywarrior (pictured), the Navy’s first strategic all-jet nuclear bomber and was in service for over 35 years....
Lost Capitol Hill: Planes at the Capitol - thehillishome.com | 1913Demonstrations have become a 
Air Force aims to land more top guns amid pilot shortage - Los Angeles Times | Help wanted: At least 130 veteran military aviators for nine-year commitment to fly fighter jets. Salary: $34,500 to $97,400. Plus good benefits and a $225,000 signing bonus — guaranteed. Contact: U.S. Air Force by Sept. 30. That's the offer from the Pentagon, which is so short of Air Force fighter pilots that it's boosting its salary package to make the job more enticing....
Youngest Ever Hanscom Aero Club Pilot Earns Her Wings - Patch | ...Seventeen-year-old Nicole Case, who has only been driving a car for six months, earned her pilot's license from the Hanscom Aero Club Flight Training Center July 6. She in fact took her first solo flight before she was able to drive in a car alone...
Kids Airbridge - Flight To Success | Please welcome Mireille Goyer and Victoria and Neuville 
Zajko... Two amazing women doing something pretty spectacular. These women will fly a Cessna along the Aéropostale airmail route and connect school kids across continents...
Cause Of Yuri Gagarin Death Finally Revealed By Fellow Cosmonaut - CNN | For more than 45 years, the death of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to cross the Earth´s threshold and venture into space, has been shrouded in secrecy. But now, details of his 1968 death have been released by none other than the first man to walk in space, Aleksey Leonov. Gagarin, who became the first man to travel into space on April 12, 1961, was killed when his MiG-15 aircraft crashed on March 27, 1968. Gagarin was just 34 years old. The details of that crash and his death have long been a confusing and controversial subject, with many theories coming forward on the actual cause of his death....
Saturday, November 3, 2012
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Blue Angels Back Seat Ride--The Ride of a Lifetime! - Jeff Bergosh Blog | ...I was nominated to fly with the Blue Angels in late 2010, and my original flight was cancelled in the spring of 2011 after a safety-stand-down was announced for the Blue Angels team. I had thought my flight was permanently cancelled until I received a call this past September from NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, asking if I “still wanted to go on a flight. “ Of course the answer was a YES!...
Cherish flies with Air National Guard - WALA-TV FOX10 | You'll get to see one of them at the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show this weekend! It's an Extra 300L aerobatic aircraft, and the very talented pilot is Lieutenant Colonel John Klatt with the Air National Guard. Lieutenant Colonel Klatt promised to ...
Veteran reminisces on own service at Blue Angels' airshow - WALA-TV FOX10 | Veteran reminisces on own service at Blue Angels' airshow. PENSACOLA NAS, Fla. (WALA) - The Blue Angels' air shows draw crowds for a ...
Vintage warbirds and more at Saturday's Aviation Day - The News-Press | Vintage warbirds and more at Saturday's Aviation Day. 12:14 PM, Nov. 2, 2012
Tricolor arrows in flight celebrates national unity - Translated | ...The aircraft overflying the National Acrobatic Patrol, expected around 9 am, will take place simultaneously with the deposition by the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano of a laurel wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in memory of the fallen and dispersed of all wars....
The Memphis Belle movie star aircraft flies to Jacksonville this weekend - Florida Times-Union | Instead, you can fly the restored Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that was used in the 1990 film of the same name from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with ground tours available through 5 p.m. 
The plane is part of the Liberty Foundation's 2012 ...
NBAA 2012 Photo Gallery | Photos from the convention floor at NBAA 2012 in Orlando, Florida.
A modified Dayton-Wright USD-9A became, in 1921, the first... from x planes | A modified Dayton-Wright USD-9A became, in 1921, the first aircraft to feature a...
Tuskegee Airman Col Carter to Speak at Patriot's Association Luncheon from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | GADSDEN ALABAMA- Lt. Col. Herbert Eugene "Gene" Carter (USAF Ret.), one of the few remaining famous Tuskegee Airmen, will speak at the Gadsden/Etowah Patriots Hall of Honor Luncheon on Wednesday, November 7 at the Gadsden Convention Hall. "It is awesome to get someone of that caliber to be our speaker; someone who has actually flown 77 combat missions," said Gadsden Etowah Patriots Association President, Rick Vaughan, "He is a...
New home for early 'Air Force One'? - AOPA Pilot | In 1980, a call from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum alerted Christler that his “spares” Constellation was a former presidential aircraft. In the years to come, Christler would team up with his son, Lockie, and other family members to ...
Video: First Public Run of Seattle World Cruiser Liberty Engine from Antique Airfield News | The Lincoln-built Liberty engine for the Seattle World Cruiser project, a reproduction of the 1924 around the world flight Douglas World Cruisers, ran for the first time in public Friday morning. Here's a 
“Wiley Post shows off his inflated full-pressure suit in... from x planes | “Wiley Post shows off his inflated full-pressure suit in front of the Winnie Mae. Note the wingnut on Post’s shoulder, just behind the helmet. The...
Reverse: The Spruce Goose Takes To The Skies - Jalopnik | Reverse: The Spruce Goose Takes To The Skies Did you see The Aviator? Then. Reverse: The Spruce Goose Takes To The Skies. Did you see The Aviator? Then you know the story of the Spruce Goose, the flying boat built by billionaire Howard Hughes...
Three generations of aviators merge at Winging Ceremony - Santa Rosa Press Gazette | Ensign Gerald Batchelder receives his Wings of Gold from his mother, Connie, as his father, Capt. Bret Batchelder looks on during the Training Air Wing FIVE winging ceremony Oct. 26. The pin represents Batchelder's newly designated status as a Naval ...
Fly like a fighter: Backup to the backup - AOPA Pilot | While instructing in the T-38 at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla., I was able to fly in a variety of weather conditions. One particular mission was an intermediate phase two-ship formation student sortie. The weather at our home base wasn't great ...
Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen 
Unfriendly F-22 Fire By Mark Thompson |
...Niemi was one of the first 10 Air Force pilots tapped to fly the fifth-generation fighter on Dec. 11, 2001, two months after 9/11. ”When there are only 10 pilots in the entire Air Force that get selected for a chance like this, there has to be luck involved,” he said at the time....
Women in Corporate Aviation Awards Scholarships from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Scholarship awards may have been the headliner for the annual Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA) NBAA luncheon, but networking was definitely the theme of what is becoming one of the more prominent little meetings taking place within this one big meeting of...
Wichita Aero Club establishes new scholarship - Bizjournals.com | Wichita Aero Club logo. The Wichita Aero Club this week announced the creation of the Edward W. Stimpson Scholarship, which will provide $2,000 to a student with an interest in pursuing a degree or professional certification in an aviation-related field...
Space shuttle Atlantis rolls to retirement - CBS News | The long-awaited move marked the last time a space shuttle would be seen in motion, following similar museum runs for the prototype shuttle Enterprise, now on display at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City; the shuttle Discovery, on ...
Friday, July 6, 2012
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What to expect at the South Shore Air Show - nwitimes.com | If you attend the South Shore Air Show this weekend in Gary's Marquette Park, here is everything you need to know. Where is the air show? Because of construction for a $28.2 million renovation of Marquette Park, everything has moved to the parking lot ...
Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Legendary Air Expo Roaring Into Town July 21 - Patch.com | The Air Expo team swished a three-pointer when they locked in three headline acts for this year's Air Expo – The Air Force Thunderbirds, the Army Golden Knights and the Patriots Jet Team. But the rest of the performers' lineup is a virtual “Dream Team ...
Air Capital Fly-In is Saturday in Newton - Kansas.com | Aviation writer Molly McMillin is out of the office today, so we're passing along the news about the 49th Air Capital Fly-In, which is this weekend in Newton. Saturday's events, sponsored by EAA Chapter 88, include a pancake breakfast starting at 7:30...
Arlington Fly-In's a must-see for aviation buffs - HeraldNet | The Commemorative Air Force flew its rare B-25 bomber to the Arlington Fly-In in 2011 to replace its B-17, kept in Arizona for an engine ...
Marion Airport annual fly-in breakfast a success - Marion Today.org | That's the summation of the latest annual summer Fly-In/Drive-In Marion Airport Breakfast this past Sunday, July 1, by airport co-owner Jan Walton. With hot daytime temperatures in recent days, Sunday morning proved pleasant for having an eggs, sausage...
UK'S Royal Air Tattoo More than Opening Act for Farnborough Airshow - Aviation International 
Russian Aerobatics Team Suspends UK Airshow Trip Over Permits - RIA Novosti | The Russian Knights formation aerobatics team has suspended a trip to Britain to take part in the Farnborough International Air Show due to a lack of permits for taking military equipment out of the country from the Russian Federal Service for Military ...
World's air forces fly in for spectacular tattoo this weekend - Wiltshire Times | No other airshow will have such an exciting line-up as at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, on Saturday and Sunday.
Will Rogers, Wiley Post Fly-In Aug. 12 - Pryor Daily Times | Will Rogers was an actor, writer, trick roper and rancher. At the time of his death he was all these and undoubtedly the world's most avid avia.
SCCMAS Airshow 2012 - Morgan Hill Times | Watch things fly that you've never dreamed possible at the Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark Airshow 2012. From a flying doghouse, to real turbine jets, you'll see many radio controlled aircraft and more. Free Family fun on 2 days. July 7 & 8...
B-17 bomber coming to Bellingham delayed until Friday - TheNewsTribune.com | BELLINGHAM - A B-17 bomber scheduled to arrive at the Heritage Flight Museum Thursday, July 5, has been delayed a day.
Roy D. Martin from US Army Golden Knights by ddixon | CPT Roy D. Martin | It is with heartfelt sorrow that we announce that Original US Army Parachute Team member Roy Dophele Martin, the USAPT’s very first Executive Officer (1960-62), and its second commanding officer (1962-65) lost his horrific battle with cancer on Monday, July 2, 2012 at the Veterans Administration Nursing Home in Collins, Ms.
Jumping for a Purpose from Aerial Sports Feed | As part of a Wounded Warriors project -- whose
Lt. Col . Horace E. Crouch served his nation and our community - Columbia Star | Crouch was a member of “The Doolittle Raiders,” the group of United States Air Force pilots and support crews who led the surprise bombing of mainland Japan on April 18, 1942, in retaliation for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1942. Lt. Col...
Sister Aviators Thankful for Their EAA Experiences, Opportunities from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Shelly and Stephanie Schaub remember watching Oshkosh-bound planes fly over their childhood home in Ripon, Wisconsin, and trying to tune into the radio airwaves to listen to the ATC chatter. Years later, the sisters are both pursuing careers in aviation and credit their love for flight to the Young Eagles program and their EAA mentor, Bob Royce.
Yankee Air Museum puts planes up for 'adoption' - Hometownlife.com | Alexander Jefferson, a Tuskegee airman, and Women in Aviation. But the pride of the museum is the Huey, set up in the hangar as it looked in service in Vietnam. The helicopter was added to the collection last year and reflects the museum's shift to ...
Volunteers help rebuild Yankee Air Museum - Hometownlife.com | Rebuilding the Yankee Air Museum has been a labor of love for the members of the Yankee Air Force. With only four paid employees, including Executive Director Kevin Walsh, much of the work is done by the volunteers who painstakingly restore aircraft, ...
Austrian Gyrocopter Makes First Flight from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Trixy Zero, a motorcycle-style gyrocopter, made its first flight at the airfield of Sachsen-Anhalt's provincial capital Magdeburg, Germany, on June 30, piloted by Trixy Aviation CEO and engineer Rainer Farrag.
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Commander qualifies in the F-22, confident in Raptor - Air Force Link | Air Combat Command's senior Airman completed F-22 Raptor pilot qualification recently, reinforcing his personal stake in the Air Force's efforts to identify the root cause of unexplained physiological incidents involving a small number of Raptor crews.
Turkish Armed Forces release first images of the debris of the RF-4E Phantom downed by Syria
from David Cenciotti's weblog | After announcing that the remains of the two missing aircrews were recovered from sea (that proved that the aircraft was not a drone), the Turkish Armed Forces released the first images of the debris of the RF-4E Phantom downed by Syria on Jun. 22, recovered by the NAUTILUS research vessel at a depth of 1,260 meters....
Podcast: James Fallows Goes to China from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | China Airborne, the new book by James Fallows is a journalist and pilot's journey through the complex and often contradictory quarter of the world that is modern China. Aviation and aerospace development is, by government fiat, China's next big thing. And no one can predict its success or failure, says Fallows.
SpaceShipTwo Performs Glide Test, Rocket Firing from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft 
America's Nerdiest Destination: Virginia's Emerging Space Coast (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post | ... collection -- Space Shuttle, military jets, civilian aircraft, helicopters, memorabilia -- also houses a number of simulators for visitors, displays on the origins of powered human flight and a mock-up of an air traffic control center with ...
Monday, August 9, 2010
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Fly-in to honor Will Rogers, Wiley Post on 75th anniversary of their deaths - NewsOK.com | "The pilots that come to events like this really enjoy flying and general aviation," fly-in chairman Tim Jarrett said. "They like getting their little ...
Red Arrows will fly over Barnstaple - This is North Devon | The flypast is expected to take place between 12 noon and 12.15pm on August 11. The Red Arrows will be flying at between 500 and 1000 feet, depending on ...
Pilots extol virtues of vintage aircraft - Globe and Mail | He joined the Canadian Forces, spending 23 years as a jet instructor, a fighter pilot and commanding officer of the Snowbirds demonstration team…
Gala On The Green event at RAF Linton-On-Ouse - The Press, York ... act at RAF Linton-On-Ouse on Saturday evening, as well as daring displays by the base pilots, including stunt work from the Blades Aerobatic Team. ...
Geneseo Show In New York Worth Waiting For from Pacific Flyer | Story and Photos, By Jack Watson, For the aviation enthusiast, the annual 1941 Historical Aircraft Group (HAG) airshow in Geneseo, N.Y. is a fixture. For the warbird enthusiast more specifically, it's a bold mark on the most prominent wall calendar in the house. This year's theme of "A warbird gathering" being very vague, opened the door to all the possibilities, and checking the association web site prior to the show promised some real rarities…
Kecskemet Air Show from Military Photos by sarac1972 - Yesterday in Kecskemet,it was very nice, relay…
Aerial daredevils perform at Naval Base - Ventura County Star | While the Air Force flight demonstration team was the big draw Sunday at the 43rd Naval Base Ventura County Air Show at Point Mugu, it was Franklin that ...
Public input sought on air show – StarPhoenix ... of The StarPhoenix August 8, 2010 11:00 PM The planes are grounded this year, but the director of the Cameco Canada Remembers International Air Show, ...
Aviation News :: RE: Various, Russian planes burn in massive fires . . . from FlightAware > Discussions | I've finally got it sorted out!!! The Naval Storage base that burned, was just storage, their is another facility 11 km away that houses the current production of Migs, Google maps Click Here Tretyakovo Airport. The Reuters photo that was included with the original story of 200 plus aircraft destroyed, is actually a photo taken at Khodynka Field, Moscow, which is a former National Air and Space Museum in Moscow, however it is now closed and the aircraft are abandoned…
Aero-TV At Oshkosh 2010: Looking Back With Tom Poberezny from Aero-News Network | Splish, Splash... Roar! The Week That Almost Wasn't Holy smokes! Oshkosh 2010 is now history... and it nearly was exactly that. For the first time in my memory (having done some 38 of these things... I think), there was some serious question about whether or not Oshkosh 2010 was actually going to happen... or whether it was going to go (literally) down the drain…
Young Eagles to get free EAA memberships from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | EAA Young Eagles will soon be able to stay connected to the aviation world and enjoy a variety of benefits at no cost through the EAA Student Membership. Scheduled to be available in late October 2010, the EAA Student Membership is supported by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and is available free of charge to all Young Eagles. It is valid until the individual's 19th birthday. The EAA Student Membership is the next element of a "Flight Plan" assisting interested EAA Young Eagles in earning a pilot certificate, according to EAA officials. Read more...
DAC's at Oshkosh - EAA AirVenture 2010 from Aero Pacific Flightlines by Michael Carter | I spent a couple days at the EAA AirVenture 2010 in Oshkosh and I am just now getting around to editing photos from this awesome trip. Over the next couple weeks I will share some of the many photos that I took while there, I hope you do enjoy them...........Cheers Michael
Roush On The Mend, Airplane Isn't from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Click for more photosNASCAR legend Jack Roush remains in the Mayo Clinic recovering from facial injuries suffered in the hard landing of his Beech Premier at AirVenture July 27 and reports suggest he's mending well. However, there appears to be little hope for his airplane, which AVweb reader Josh Berman recognized immediately when he pulled into a hotel parking lot in Merrillville, Ind., last Thursday. Berman said the trucks pulling the two trailers of wreckage bore the name of Atlanta Air Recovery, of Griffin Ga., which is the boneyard for wrecks the authorities are investigating. Meanwhile Roush's spirits are reportedly good as he keeps track of his racing empire from the famous Rochester, Minn., clinic…
Plane Driven's Roadable Aircraft Video from Pilotbug by PilotBug | Plane Driven's PD-1 is another entrant in to the already crowded roadable aircraft concept of which is being led and popularized by the MIT alumni designed Terrafugia LSA (Light-Sport Aircraft). The PD-1 is expected to be offered as a kit to convert aircraft into a vehicle capable of traveling on roadways with cars. The demonstrator is using a converted Glasair Sportsman as the aircraft. The drive pod underneath the aircraft is slid from its position directly below the plane during flight to its aft station while in drive mode…
Yet Another Cataloging Session from AcroCamp by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) I spent a little time today cataloging video and audio from Friday 14 May, the first full day of flying at Acro Camp. I got through all of the non-Panasonic footage and about half the audio. Fortunately, I'm finding that the various Out of 20 video sequences, something like eight are mated up with their sister sequences from the same flight…
Castle Air Museum Plans Special Event from Pacific Flyer | Castle Air Museum opened in 1981 to pay tribute to the significant role military aviation has played in the defense of the free world. Today the Atwater, Calif. Museum has evolved into an exciting destination for families, history buffs and aviation enthusiasts, for anyone who wants an educational and entertaining stroll through the past…
Aviation history on the wing! from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Here's a wonderful video clip of a replica Sopwith Camel from World War I flying alongside a Supermarine Spitfire from World War II. That's enough to warm the cockles of aviation enthusiasts' hearts! Peter
Pigs Can Fly - RAAF F-111 documentary from Military Photos by grendel | A classic docu made in the 1990's...
Swanky Music Video Of The 400 MPH Kestrel by Martt | I was gonna include this swanky video (shot from a helo a with stabilized camera) in the post about the slick 400 mph Kestrel yesterday, but I put more info in the story than I had planned, so I saved it for today. It's very cool. Especially since they decided to draw the interest of grass roots guys like me and actually take off from that fab grass runway instead of using the hard surface. Nice detail…
YouTube - 50 Fly By from youtube.com | EuroSpeedway Lausitz marks the 50th Red Bull Air Race. "There have been some special moments -- particularly all those race victories," said pilot Peter Besenyei, 54, who helped develop the sport in 2001, launching in 2003 with two races.
The Shuttle Training Aircraft from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | Because of the unique and challenging flying qualities of the Space Shuttle Orbiter when it returns to Earth as a very heavy glider, NASA has had four Gulfstream II jets that have been modified to train Shuttle commanders and pilots in the complex task of bringing the Orbiter to a smooth landing after reentry. To accomplish this unique task, the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) has a number of modifications that set it apart from a standard GII business jet…
Friday, July 23, 2010
Indy Transponder 23-JUL-10 0330z
EAA AirVenture To Kick Off Monday - WISN Milwaukee
Other highlights of this year's aviation festival will include anniversary celebrations for the Boeing B-17 and the Douglas DC-3, musical acts, ...
... NFL Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas, actor Treat Williams, actor Cliff Robertson, composer James Horner and country singer Aaron Tippin. ...
SubSonex Jet Prototype Ready to Resume Testing from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
Oshkosh WI- The SubSonex single-place jet aircraft is ready to resume testing after EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010. Following a series of initial high-speed taxi tests, the Sonex Aircraft Hornets' Nest Research and Development team determined that a review and modification of the aircraft design was necessary to achieve acceptable handling qualities for the average pilot. Due to the increased power offered by the new ...
Chipmunk Adventure Video Update from WarbirdRadio.com
WARBIRD RADIO – Matt Jolley sent over this video update from Driggs, ID. Be sure and check out the story and pictures in the features section. Matt promises more video and pics tomorrow. Stay tuned…
Blue Angels make thunder above Idaho Falls - Rexburg Standard Journal
Standard Journal/Joseph Law Seen here in a four-jet formation, the Blue Angels practice runs garnered a lot of attention on the ground Thursday in Idaho ...
Air show flies high once again - Eden Prairie News
Bombers include the twin-engine B-25 “Miss Mitchell” and the B-17 Flying Fortress “Yankee Lady.” “To me, it's history,” said Brigitte Vanegas, ...
Air show flies into Follies (w/ video, gallery, fact box) - TheNewsTribune.com
John Klatt makes his aerobatic plane zoom like a toy in a child's hand. Again and again, he rotates the blue and white Air National Guard plane through the ...
ASBTV: ASB.tv's Rob Reider announces his 100th show! He's in Peoria, IL for the Prairie Air Show this weekend. from Twitter / ASBTV
Photos: Team Oracle's Challenger III Gears Up for Oshkosh from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Click for more photosNext week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Sean Tucker and Team Oracle will wow the crowds and show off their brand-new Challenger III. Team Oracle's Brian Norris shared some of the biplane's unique aerodynamic features with AVweb's Mary Grady, who brought home a few photos. Click through for the photos and click here to listen to the podcast.
Whitby Regatta offers plenty to do for families - The Caravan Club
Some of the main highlights include rowing, yacht and raft races, as well as a number of display events from the Army, Navy, RAF and Red Arrows. ...
B-17 Flying Fortress at the Dane County Regional Airport-Madison, WI - AMTOnline.com
... will fly into Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, offering the public an up-close and personal look at this unique piece of aviation history. ...
from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
NEW from the Chicken Wings gang: We're sure everybody has a few friends that seem to do nothing but receive and forward fun emails all day. It took us amazingly long, but it finally dawned on us, that we should create something like that too. And so, ladies and gentlemen, without much further ado, please let us get right to the point, we proudly present: ...
A Father's Day gift to remember - Austin Daily Herald
Nordin, the 79-year-old captain of the Spamtown Belle and a retired Navy veteran, boarded the classic World War II bomber for the flight of a lifetime, an opportunity provided to him by his four children for Father’s Day.
Amelia Earhart: Hawaii celebrates the great aviator - San Francisco Chronicle
On July 24, 2010 — Earhart's 113th birthday — an exhibition of 65 recently discovered or little-seen photographs of the aviator's time in Hawai'i will go ...
A new photo exhibit captures the spirit and style of an iconic aviator Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Still, when Krantz pulled out a file from a dusty box labeled with the aviatrix's name, she was "blown away" by the pictures -- large-format negatives ...
July 22, 2010, marks the 77th anniversary of Wiley Post’s 1933 solo flight around the world in the Lockheed 5C Vega Winnie Mae. This record-breaking flight demonstrated several significant aviation technologies. It used two relatively new aeronautical devices—an autopilot and a radio direction finder. The autopilot corrected for errors in aeronautical bearing, keeping the aircraft on course. The radio direction finder helped Post navigate the aircraft toward specific radio transmitters along the route. ...
Barnstorming in the Blood - Air & Space Magazine
The best place to watch John Mohr fly his Stearman would have been up against the airshow fence, where I could have heard the crowd’s gasps when the airplane, which had disappeared behind trees, suddenly reappeared in a vertical climb.
Instead, I was taxiing across the ramp because my performance was after his, but I did put on the brakes when an excruciatingly slow roll near the ground caused his engine to quit and flames to shoot out of his exhaust stack and down the side of his fabric fuselage. Even though I knew it was all part of the act, I still held my breath. ...
Sightings: Water Striders - Air & Space Magazine
”You can liken the scenario to skipping a stone on water, or a barefoot water skier,” says South African photographer Frans Dely. “The water compresses and becomes as solid as concrete.” This is how Scully Levin, one of South Africa’s top show pilots, makes his AT-6 Harvard walk on water. Levin first did the trick in the lead airplane of the Flying Lions aerobatic team on a lake near Johannesburg in February 2006. ...
July 22 from Cut and Paste Aviation
Bob Bowman's East Texas - Tri County Leader
And speaking of pastures, long-time reader Ray Jayroe called me recently to tell me about a day in the l940s when the pilot of a B-17 plane ran out of gas ...
Grissom personnel to be featured at Indians baseball game from Grissom Air Reserve Base
Representatives from Grissom ARB and the 434th Air Refueling will be will prominently featured at tonight' s Indianapolis Indians minor league baseball game at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
Col. Tim Cox, 434th ARW Vice commander, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch and Master Sgt. Trudy Burnett will sing the national anthem. The base Honor Guard will present the colors and various displays at the stadium will highlight the Air Force Reserve Command.
Check the Grissom web site in upcoming days for photos and highlights of the event. ...
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Indy Transponder 22-JUL-10 0930z
This Saturday, July 24, 2010 come out to Hansen Damm to see the American Heroes Air Show from The Adventures of Chopper Chick! by Desiree | Exclusively featuring helicopters, the American Heroes Air Show is part of the nation's premier admission-free event network to profile rotary-wing aviation's crucial role in law enforcement, fire service, communications, Search & Rescue along with homeland security and national defense with helicopters from local, regional and Federal / DOD organizations. Additional event elements include the CODE3 Career Fair and FIRST PROMIS...E Emergency Preparedness Fair…Air show flies into Follies - TheNewsTribune.com | One of those was a show that pilot Greg Poe put on near Klamath Falls, Ore. Klatt said the grace, beauty, music and smoke of the performance made it stand ...
100000 fewer air show fans, but still not bad - TheNewsTribune.com | Attendance at last weekend's Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Expo was down more than 100000 from the last show, in 2008. But event organizers said they're ...
WWII vintage airplanes make a stop in Aurora - Chicago Daily Herald | one onlooker asked as the B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine-O-Nine" made its landing at about 2:40 pm It was followed by the B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" about an ...
Thunder Over Michigan Air Show by buckskinner | The Yankee Air Museum's Thunder Over Michigan Air Show is proud to present the Gathering of Fortresses and Legends. August 7 & 8, 2010 Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan - For more information and tickets go to Yankee Air Museum.org
Brian Norris of Team Oracle from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Brian Norris, operations coordinator for Team Oracle, explains how the unique features of Sean D. Tucker's new Challenger III biplane operate, including why eight ailerons are better than four and how the airplane's tail was inspired by model airplanes…
Can You Buy Friends At Oshkosh With Bacon? I'm Gonna Try! by Martt | Come to an AirPigz Bacon party and we'll eat bacon and talk airplanes! Oshkosh isn't just about airplanes, it's about people. I think the opportunity to share the common bond of aviation, at the world's greatest aviation event, is pretty spectacular. So, to help foster along my chance to rub elbows with other airplane nuts, I've decided to call in the big guns: Bacon! Seriously, what could be better than airplanes and bacon?...
Blue Angle Engine Failure Spawns Tanker Launch from The RadioReference.com Forums | Forum: Military Monitoring Forum Posted By: TedRHayes Post Time: 07-21-2010 at 06:51 PM
Soderquist fought polio, trained men in WWII - Worthington Daily Globe | His pride lives on at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson Ariz., where a photo of him and a few army buddies hangs on the wall. Soderquist, now 90, lives with his ...
July 22, 1933: Wiley Post Flies Around the World Alone - Wired News | His boss encouraged Post to use the plane when it wasn't needed for business, and the now-32-year-old pilot promptly went out and won a prestigious air race ...
