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Wicks, Remos Helping Flight of the Human Spirit Get to Hawaii from Aviation Blogs 
Michael Combs’s attempt to become the first sport pilot first to visit all 50 states in a light-sport aircraft has already covered 23,800 miles, logged 282 hours of flying time, and touched the lives of 22 million people in 49 states. His project, Flight for the Human Spirit, has inspired people all across the U.S, especially Combs.
“It takes an adventure like this to make you realize how diverse and magnificent the scenery, the people, and the freedoms are that we enjoy in the United States,” Combs said. “I set out to talk to people about realizing ...

“Raw” In Cockpit Torque Roll from Mike Goulian Airshows 
Take a quick look at an unedited, inside view of a Torque Roll. There’s no music, “it’s raw”! The only sound is the natural note coming from our massive Lycoming Thunderbolt IO-580, hangin on our Hartzell composite prop. This is what it’s really like inside our ASB.TV Extra. You’ll notice that I’m talking at the top of   ...

Five New Snowbirds Introduced - Discover Moose Jaw
The 2011 Snowbirds Air Demonstration Team will take to the skies with five fresh faces. Captain Padruig MacIntosh, Captain Brett Parker, Major Ryan Stich, ...

Windsor-born pilot tapped for Canadian Snowbird squadron - Windsor Star
Windsor native Padruig MacIntosh has been named one of the new members of Canada's famed Snowbird ...

Flight Of The Lightnings from Warbirds Online  

IMAGE: F-22 Raptor at Aviation Nation 2010 at Nellis from CavokBlog
On days 12, 13 and November 14, occurred at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., the traditional event to open gates of the base that is home to the Air Demonstration Squadron, U.S. Air Force, the Thunderbirds. During the event one of the most impressive performances, as it has usually been the stealth fighter F-22A Raptor. The air show is an opportunity for the community of Las Vegas to see the presentations and the air static display of various aircraft of the U.S. military.

Getting Knighted for merits in navigation -Theo van de Ven from Roger-Wilco by steve
... 18 November Theo was giving a presentation to the CROS (Schiphol Regional Coordination Commission) and when he finished, to his huge surprised, the Mayor of Haarlemmermeer, acting on behalf of the Queen, elevated him to the title of Knight in the Order of Orange Nassau. He was awarded this honor for his extraordinary contribution to the progress of aeronautical navigation.
Theo lay the basis ...

News from every neighborhood - Reno Gazette-Journal
The Reno Air Racing Foundation's next Aviation Speaker Series features NASA Mars team member Wendy Calvin at 6:30 pm Dec. 3 at Sparks High School. ...

From PlanesTV

• Duxford Battle of Britian Airshow 2010
• RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day 2010  
• RAF Cosford Air Show 2010

Lanark air statue The Spirit of Flight unveiled - Carluke Gazette
Among those also taking part were members of the Kilninie Club with their Lanimer Procession entry, on a 1910 Airshow theme. ...

RAF Museum Cosford Wellington Restoration from AVIATION-NEWS 
Thousands of visitors from across the country visited the RAF Museum Cosford last week to view the restoration work taking place on the Vickers Wellington. The latest Conservation Centre Open Week has been the busiest ever, with over 3,000 visitors in just six days. One of only two surviving Wellingtons, visitors flocked to see this ....

The Nord 1500 Griffon, experimental ramjet-powered fighter... from x planes
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the Sud-Ouest SO.6000 Triton, circa 1946 from x planes

Mosquito Restoration On Track For Spring Flight from Aviation Blogs 
The restoration of a flyable de Havilland Mosquito is on track for completion in spring 2011. With remains rescued from a Canadian farm, the aircraft is undergoing an extensive rebuild in New Zealand and would be the only flying copy of this WW II fighter-bomber in the world. The Mosquito is mostly a wooden aircraft, which ...

Aerodrome businesses in limbo - Quest News
``The council will not extend leases to current leaseholders nor is there any guarantee that the Queensland Air Museum nor the Air Cadets will be able to ...

Photo Opportunities from PPRuNe Forums

Exercise Vega 2010 @ Decimomannu airbase – part 1 by David Cenciotti
Around 50 aircraft belonging to the Aeronautica Militare and the Israeli Air Force have been attending, since Nov. 15, 2010, the Exercise Vega 2010 in Decimomannu, Sardinia. The Vega, is a sort of small scale-Starex, a multinational exercise taking place in the airspaces surrounding Deci airbase, from the Sardinian Channel, to the ...

NASA's wingless lifting bodies from Flight Image of the Day 
To help develop the Space Shuttle programme, NASA built a fleet of wingless lifting bodies to study aerodynamics for controlling and landing a re-entry vehicle, depicted below. ...

V2 Camera Views of Earth,1946 - Air & Space
Universal newsreel story from November 1946 about V-2 rocket camera photos.

NASA Sets Shuttle Discoverys Launch For No Earlier Than Dec. 17 from AVIATION-NEWS
WASHINGTON — NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery’s launch for no earlier than Dec. 17. Shuttle managers determined more tests and analysis are needed before proceeding with the STS-133 mission. As a result, the launch status meeting planned for Monday, Nov. 29, has been postponed and will be rescheduled. The Program Requirements Control Board ...

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Flight For The Human Spirit Crosses Into Canada from Aviation Blogs 
Michael Combs and the Flight for the Human Spirit reached two major milestones last week–flying 20,000 nautical miles and crossing the border into Canada.
Combs took on a new crewmember to enable him to continue the trip into Canadian airspace. Bob Warner joined the flight to act as pilot in command of the Remos GX. Warner holds private and commercial certificates and is familiar with Canadian airspace. Combs would have needed a medical certificate to act as PIC in Canada, he said.  On the advice of local pilots ...

Getting ready for the Frecce’s 50th Anniversary airshow by David Cenciotti | Photos and Story - The Frecce Tricolori lined up at Rivolto airbase for the night preceeding the 50th Anniversary airshow ...

FRECCE TRICOLORI 2010 50° Anniversario Trailer Aeronautica Militare - 50th Anniversary Trailer
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Experimental Aircraft Fly-In Sept. 25 At Mariposa Airport ... by PlanePilot1
The EAA chapter will be registering Young Eagles for familiarization flights. The program is designed to expose young people between the ages of 8 and 18 to aviation and aviation careers. With parents' permission, a local EAA member ...

In pictures: Black Cats, wing-walkers and modern fighter technology - BBC

Blue Angels F/A-18B Hornet Arrives at St. Louis Science Center for Display
from The Aero Experience | Pictures and story

Air Zoo gets new piece of aviation history - WWMT | A new piece of aviation history will soon be on display at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. On Wednesday morning 90-year-old pilot Norbert McLuckie from Coal City, Illinois delivered his 1938 Fairchild to the Air Zoo.  ...

Biggin Hill International Air Fair - 26-27/06/2010 from FenceCheck Forums

RAF Waddington International Air Show 2010 - Waddington - 07/03/10 from FenceCheck Forums

Tri-Motors! from FenceCheck Forums

BREITLING watches, timekeeper of the Reno Air Race  - YouTube
Breitling is the official timekeeper of the Reno Air Race. Also known as the National Championship Air Races, they take place each September at the Reno Stead Airport a few miles north of Reno,

Nevada, USA. Air racing is billed as 'the world's fastest motor sport' and Reno is one of the few remaining venues. Begun in 1964, the Reno Air Races feature multi-lap, multi-aircraft races  ...

Tsunami Air Racing -- Rebuilding A Legacy - Aero-TV: Aero-News [video]
It was one of the most aggressive efforts to energize American air racing... an one of its greatest tragedies... Tsunami, the first original homebuilt unlimited racer built since 1939, was designed for speed record attempts and air . ...

Norman Becomes a TV Star from Autogyro circumnavigation of the globe by The GYROX Team
There has been a massive show of support for Norman’s decision to put the circumnavigation on hold until the weather breaks in the spring of next year. Most people realizing how hard a decision this was for Norman and how amazing has been the journey so far.
Over the last few days the media has taken Norman and his quest to their hearts and non more so than GMA 7, the Philippine Television station that run a very good video on their news show on Wednesday night, 8th September. ...

Appeal for Battle of Britain museum to honour 'The Few' at Bentley Priory HQ - Telegraph.co.uk | This will include a re-enactment of the operation room in its heyday and a fly-past by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight based at RAF Coningsby in ...

Battle of Britain Air Show Duxford – Photos by the Vintage Image

Geoffrey Wellum: The terrible beauty of flying a Spitfire at the age of 18 - Telegraph
Even now, 70 years after the Battle of Britain, people still queue round the corner to meet Geoffrey Wellum. “I do a lot of book signings,” says the 89-year-old former Spitfire pilot. “And people come, with their children, at eight o’clock in the morning when the doors only open at 10 and ask me to sign their books and pictures. It’s extraordinary.”
This is a typical piece of modesty. Even by the standards of the Second World War, Wellum’s story is astonishing. He joined the RAF in  ...

B-17, B-29 to move out of Boeing's Plant 2 one last time -  Seattle PI
Boeing's Plant 2 churned out 6,981 B-17 Flying Fortresses during World War II. The legendary bomber will pass out of the doomed plant one last time on Sept. 18.
At around 3 a.m., workers will move the Seattle Museum of Flight's B-17, B-29 Superfortress and Lockheed Super Constellation across East Marginal Way South to Boeing Field and then ...

Amelia Earhart: Friday’s Fabulous Flyer from Flight To Success 
Amelia’s adventurous spirit took her to the sky, to where no woman, and in some cases no man, had flown. Her list of firsts is noted in history, but her disappearance may still be a mystery… or is it?

Mistresses with wings - The Register-Mail
... Paykert has owned his Stearman for 11 years. He stumbled across the plane while working for Air Classics Museum at Aurora Airport.
“I was rehabbing some of the old planes and this Stearman was one of them,” the 61-year-old said. “I started tinkering with flying and by the time the museum got ready to sell the Stearman, I was ready to buy it.”
The classic plane’s design attracted Paykert. ...

The Boeing Archives PART 1: Touring the Archives from Airline Reporter 
Boeing is one huge company. Currently, they have about 160,000 employees that do things from building planes to cleaning windows. The Boeing Company was first established in 1916 and has such an amazingly interesting history. What does a company like Boeing do to keep their history intact and make sure great ideas don’t fall between the cracks? I didn’t know, but I wanted to find out.
Recently I was fortunate enough to be invited to take a tour of the Boeing Archive and sit down with ...

Young Eagles take flight - Superior Telegram
If you look to the sky Saturday, you may see Young Eagles taking flight. These are not the feathered variety, rather, they are children with a penchant for ...

The Transition Flying Car Push Back Delivery and Up Price from Aviation Blogs 
Terrafugia has just announced that they will be pushing back delivery dates for The Transition Flying car and they suggested that the flying car may wind up costing substantially more that they had planned.  The original price of the Transition flying car was around $148,000.  The company now says the transition will go for around $200,000 to $250,000. ...

New Tests Pending For X-48 Flying Wing - Aviation Week
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center expects to enter a second phase of flight tests of Boeing’s tailless flying-wing X-48B as early as next week.
Those tests are a prelude to introduction of a revised version of the hybrid-wing aircraft in about a year that will be more fuel efficient, have lower emissions, and more closely resemble NASA’s ideal for hybrid wing-body aircraft. ...

Rare Shuttle Rollover Photo Op Evokes Sadness, Pride from SPACE.com
NASA parked Space Shuttle Discovery outside its hangar for several hours to allow employees to take pictures.

Photo: Balloon race balloons land in northwest Reno this morning - RGJ.com
Some balloons from the Great Reno Balloon Race ended up in the northwest Reno area this morning around Avenida De Landa. Here is the ...

100 years ago, the New York Times predicted cars would be abolished today [Retro Futurism] from Gizmodo  | Back in 1909, a fanciful New York Times journalist decided to spice things up by pretending to describe a futuristic 2009 "centennial celebration." His portrait of future NYC is surprisingly ...

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California Capital Airshow Announces Historic Gathering of P-38 Lightnings - Business Wire | The Airshow website will be updated regularly with news, attraction information and more. Community members and attendees can also follow the Airshow on ...

Battle of Britain veterans take to the skies again from Military Photos by NovocastrianUK | Veterans returned to the skies this weekend where they defended their country 70 years ago in a special flight held as part of the anniversary commemorations of the Battle of Britain…

60000 to 80000 expected at W.Va. air show - The Herald-Mail | With mild temperatures in the weekend forecast, organizers of Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Open House and Air Show say 60000 to 80000 people or more could ...

2010 Warbirds on Parade - Pegasus News | Approximately 40 warbirds will attend this static event (come early and stay late to see the warbirds fly in and out). Some of those expected will be Ol'927 ...

Mosquito Home Sailsbury Hall 31-8-2010 from Gary Watson's Posts - Stick and Rudder | Whilst working at Barking, I called in to London Colney, and the Sailsbury Hall collection of D.H. aircraft. Open in the afternoons in the summer, and entry for £6, I had a nice time there, and here are some images of the museums Mosquito tennants.Work is going well with the third Mosquito, and the replica Comet racer is coming along too…

The Hutton Family: Air Show by The Hutton Family | Air Show. Ryder and Daddy went to the Colorado Sport Aviation Airshow on Sunday. Ryder was absolutely enthralled by all that he saw and heard. He liked walking around and looking at all the different planes and watching all the ...

Thunderbirds seek local "hometown hero" - San Antonio Express | San Antonians have until Monday to nominate a "hometown hero" to be honored by the Air Force Thunderbirds with an hourlong orientation flight in a high ...

United States - Oregon - Oregon International Air Show 2010 - Hillsboro (Portland) - 08/20/10 from FenceCheck Forums:

Flight For The Human Spirit Arrives In California from Aviation Blogs by Av8tor | Michael Combs and the Flight for the Human Spirit landed in California last week. Combs, who is attempting to fly in or to all 50 states in a Remos GX light sport aircraft, has now flown coast to coast on the journey that began in April…

Norman Surplus who is attempting the be the first person to fly a gyrocopter around the world. - He is in the Philippines now and intends to fly to Japan in the next few days flight permissions and weather permitting! After 10,000 miles flying through 17 countries (54 Airports). Norman will soon be heading across the US from Portland OR. to Portland Maine. His US route is not yet fixed but keep an eye on his Facebook and or blog. Norman has thousands of supporters across the world, over 3,000 on Facebook alone, and lots of media coverage internationally, in each country he has travelled through. Norman is a cancer survivor and he is using his record attempt to raise awareness about and funds for cancer.-- Gyrox Goes Global Team

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Our "Gunpoint-at-the-Airport" Ordeal from John and Martha King - Life is good when it's up in the air. by John and Martha - Less stressful times with N50545 - By now you have probably heard about our being handcuffed at gunpoint by the police at Santa Barbara Airport. Our registration number had mistakenly shown up on a stolen aircraft list. Being detained at gunpoint, handcuffed and placed in two separate police cars, left us shaken enough that we had misgivings about flying home that afternoon—especially using the IFR system that had set us up for this ordeal in the first place. Sleeping at night hasn't been easy either. Our minds keep replaying the events…

1970's Dreamin' - Ford Powered Biplane Racer Concept by Martt | With the 2010 Reno Air Races fast approaching (Sept 15-19), I thought now might be a good time to check out this little blast from the past. I remember seeing these pix when I was a kid, but I don't even know what this hot looking little biplane racer was called. And, it's just a model here, as far as I know, it never got built. It sure would be cool to know the whole story on it, but two things you can tell for sure from these pix - it's gorgeous, and it was meant for some Ford V power…

Accreditation Puts EAA AirVenture Museum in Top Tier of Nation's Museums from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA's AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, one of the nation's premier aviation museums, has again earned accreditation from the American Association of Museums, recognizing its commitment to excellence and high professional standards. The latest approval marks the third consecutive time the AirVenture Museum has earned the AAM's "seal of approval." The EAA facility was the first aviation museum in the U.S. to earn accreditation in 1988, and one of fewer than 10 aviation museums in the nation to hold the rating…

Full Moon at the Proud Bird Restaurant from Telstar Logistics - Telstar Logistics stumbled upon the Proud Bird while heading back to our room at the glamorous Travelodge at LAX Airport during a recent business trip. It was late in the evening, and the Proud Bird was preparing to shut down for the night, so we went on a brief, self-guided tour of the grounds. The evening was warm, the air was still, and a full moon bathed the collection of old airplanes in a spooky yellow light…

Two Minute Test On The Largest Most Powerful Rocket For Flight from AvStop | On Tuesday, with a loud roar and mighty column of flame, NASA and ATK Aerospace Systems successfully completed a two-minute, full-scale test of the largest and most powerful solid rocket motor designed for flight. The motor is potentially transferable to future heavy-lift launch vehicle designs…

Microsoft Re-Enters Flight Simulator Market from PropBlast by mjg | Shortly after killing off the Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise, they have announced Microsoft Flight. On August 17th they announced the development of "Microsoft Flight" that will, along with "Fable III" and "Age of Empires Online" will "fully integrate the free* Games for Windows – LIVE online service to deliver compelling socially connected gameplay experiences."…

Aviation scholarship takes off for area students - Hamilton Journal News | The scholarship fund was recently created to administer the assets of the Middletown Aviation Club upon that nonprofit organization's disbanding…

American Airlines Picks the DC-10 from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | American Airlines' involvement in the development of the Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas widebody trijets was extensive. It all goes back to when George Spater took over the reins of the airline from the legendary C.R. Smith…


 
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Blue Thunder Announces List Of Dare Devils To Join Blue Angels - KIFI Idaho Falls
The Blue Angels will be joined by a stellar group of performers for the Blue Thunder Air Show, July 24-25.
The performers include Matt Younkin, Kyle and Amanda Franklin and USAF F-16 Viper East Coast Demonstration Team.
Two of the dare devils to also make the list are local favorites, MiG Fury Fighters out of Driggs, Idaho, and Greg Poe from Meridian, Idaho.
Matt Younkin learned to fly at age 14 and now flies more than 50 different types of planes. He takes after his father, the legendary air show pilot Bobby Younkin.
Kyle and Amanda Franklin keep flying in the family as well. Kyle is the son of famous pilot Jimmy Franklin. Kyle’s wife Amanda is also the younger sister of Younkin.
Kyle and Amanda perform a wing walking act where they sword fight and stand on the wings of the twin prop as it free falls.
The USAF F-16 Viper East Coast Demonstration Team will fly their vintage P-51 Mustang with a current Air Force aircraft, the F-16 Viper.
The MiG Fury Fighters perform the world’s only three-jet war bird dog fight, performed with a narrated and musical soundtrack.
In addition to his nationally televised air shows, Poe supports a youth program called Elevate Your Life to educate kids about the danger of drugs.
Links to each pilot’s website can be found at the official Blue Thunder site, www.idahofallsairshow.com/performers/default.aspx.
Tickets can also be purchased in advance at their website for $15, www.idahofallsairshow.com/tickets/default.aspx.

Blue Angels fly carefully in wild blue yonder - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Blue Angels plane No. 7 Crew Chief Chad Swanson ducks under an FA-18 Hornet preparing for an orientation flight at Mitchell International Airport on ...

Plan your weekend: Indy Air Show - Indy Star
The14th annual Indianapolis Air Show will take place this weekend at the Mount Comfort Airport.
The show begins with a practice day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. The official show will be Saturday and Sunday, with gates open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The same performances will take place both days and will begin at noon each day.
The air show will include ...

Keene Aviation Day and Airshow - NewHampshire.com
Last weekend, Monadnock Aviation and Fenton Dealerships Presented the Keene Aviation Day & Airshow. Videotaped by KeeneOnline.com on June 5, 2010. ...
   
D-FW hot-air-balloon show set to start Friday - Fort Worth Star Telegram
A different kind of air show will take place in North Texas this weekend -- the DFW Summer Balloon Classic & Airfest. The free event will begin at 6 pm ...

Bay Area Jet Team Takes to the Skies for NASCAR Weekend in Sonoma - Catchfence
The Patriots Jet Demonstration Team, the nation’s only civilian aerobatic jet team, will highlight the festivities for a 5th consecutive year with gloss black Aero L-39 Albatros jets and signature red, white and blue smoke trails.

The Patriots, based in Bryon in East Contra Costa County, will utilize four of these jets in the show on Sunday of NASCAR weekend. You can catch their electrifying 25-minute show in the skies above the raceway at 10:30 a.m. (PST).
Race fans will witness maneuvers such as the Diamond Loop and Roll, the Opposing Knife Edge Pass and a maneuver usually reserved for propeller aircraft, the Tail Slide. The Patriots are the only jet team to perform the Tail Slide, where the jet will stand on its tail and fly skyward until running out of airspeed so that it falls tail-first through its own smoke trail.  The jets were developed in the Czech Republic for military use and can reach speeds in excess of 500 miles per hour.
The Patriots are owned by Discovery Bay resident Randy Howell.  Howell flew for United Airlines for 25 years and had 10 years of air show and Reno Air Racing experience before cancer grounded him (he is in remission). ...
Photo from Patriots Official Website

Sean D. Tucker Launches Challenger III from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Sean D. Tucker, legendary airshow performer, this summer is introducing his brand-new custom-built Challenger III biplane, which can perform extreme maneuvers beyond what Tucker's previous aircraft were capable of. With the faster, more dynamic airplane, designed by Steve Wolf, Tucker has added more maneuvers to his routine, including somersaults and multiple cartwheels, and there is more to come. "I still have so much to learn," Tucker told AVweb this week. "It's like learning to fly all over again. It's so much fun." He has flown the airplane only about 200 times so far, he said, and "maybe with about 2,000 flights" he'll have a handle on its full range of capabilities. He said it's about a "30 percent better" airplane than any other he's flown. The biplane features a carbon-fiber flying tail inspired by the tails used on remote-control model aircraft, and eight ailerons.Related Content:Tucker spoke in detail about the Challenger III design and how he is working to maximize its potential in this week's AVweb podcast feature; click here to listen.-->

Electricity In The Air! - Plane & Pilot Magazine
All-electric airplane fans, this'll stand your hair on end!  Next month's 2010 EAA Airventure at Oshkosh, WI - easily the biggest air show in America every year - will feature activities focusing on the most exciting developments in electric flight all week long.
Visitors to the show will find display booths, daily forums and demonstration flights out on the flight line.  Can you say...Zap!?
And on July 30 there's a major ...

WHITESIDE COUNTY DC-3 REUNION HONORS HEROES:“SEE THEM FOR THE LAST TIME!” from Av8rdan's World of Flying
I recently ran the EAA release outlining their DC-3/C-47 Max-Effort Day Activities on Tuesday, July 27 at Airventure. Now, here is thelasttime.org's release about their planned events in Rock Falls, Illinois, again presented verbatim:
Duluth, MN (June 7, 2010) – The Last Time plans to honor many heroes during the reunion that the group is  ...

Sky's the limit for inaugural air show - East Anglian Daily Times
Taking to the air will be the Red Bull Matadors, Breitling Wing walkers, P-51D Mustang, multi-coloured Miss Demeanour Hawker Hunter, “Sally B” B17, ...

The "Top Gun" French makes its mark - 20minutes.fr
Yesterday afternoon, the Patrouille de France took its cues over the Mediterranean. For half an hour, despite the wind and the grayness ...

Airport Brive-Souillac. Open house preview - LaDépêche.fr
We shall see in particular the Rafale and the Patrouille de France. Two other tours are reserved for tourism professionals Lot: one was ...

Flight of the Human Spirit - FB Fan Page
Safely on the ground in Wilmington, NC | 136 stops beginning in Salina, Kansas and ending in Honolulu, Hawaii beginning April 4, 2010.  50 states, 19,400 miles, 40 days.  The goal -- 20 million lives inspired by the message that "it's never, EVER too late to follow your dreams."

Christopher Kirchoff and Mercer University spend the day with the Golden Knights. from armygoldenknights's | Today the Tandem Team had a few special guests.  Christopher Kirchoff, a Gates Scholar, came out today to make his first parachute jump with the Tandem Team. Kirchoff also has a PhD in social and political science, he also served as the editor of the Space Shuttle Columbia Investigation report and lead writer of Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience. Also today Staff Members from Mercer University in Georgia drove up to experience free fall at 120 mph.  ...

Reaction from the Final 4, Windsor from www.redbullairrace.com
WINDSOR, Ontario - Austria's Hannes Arch won his third straight race in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship with a stirring performance in Windsor on Sunday, bouncing back with an emphatic...

The Milwaukie Bomber: 'It's not going to last much longer' - KATU
The B-17's metal is now corroded, parts are either damaged or missing and the nose is visibly absent, having been removed so it could be restored. ...

The Battle of Britain 70 years on: - Telegraph.co.uk
I wanted to shoot an aeroplane down but I didn't want to shoot a German down. I had a German draped over my own wing – he had baled out of a bomber and got ...

Amelia Earhart’s last flight to be recreated in sister plane from Pacific Flyer
Soon, she hopes, a "50ish," Scottish-born naturalized American CFI will attempt to recreate the late Amelia Earhart's last world flight in the exact type of plane that Amelia flew - one of only 15 Lockheed 10E's ever built, and, so far as anyone knows, the last one left.
Her name is Grace McGuire and she's working on the plane at El Cajon, California's Gillespie Field, which was the closest hangar she could find to Amelia's departure airport of Oakland. Miss McGuire, however, has a secret that will keep her flight from ending in disaster, she says.
She not only knows where Amelia's plane is, she's seen it and touched it, she says. Moreover, she knows the correct course to Howland Island from New Guinea, almost 2,600 miles, and why Amelia missed it. ...

B-17  that crashed in 1942 will be in Long Beach Friday - Long Beach Press-Telegram
LONG BEACH - A B-17E Flying Fortress bomber that crashed in a New Guinea swamp nearly 70 years ago will be on display in ...

Ridley Mission Control Center turns 30 - Edwards Air Force Base
Colonel Ridley was designated as an "expert test pilot" and flew numerous aircraft including the P-51, B-25, C-47, B-26, B-29, F-86, X-1 and the X-4. ...

Buzz Aldrin – Friend of Pancho Barnes from Pancho Barnes Blog
Here’s a photo of the great astronaut and aviator Buzz Aldrin, with the guys from Pancho Barnes Enterprises at the 2010 International Licensing Expo in Las Vegas last night at the Buzz Aldrin – Rocket Man booth. There are also images of the Rocket Man to the far right in an endorsement portrait and perhaps [...]

June 10 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1913 -- Marcel Brindejone des Moulinais wins the Pommeroy cup in Warsaw for the longest flight between sunrise and sunset, flying 900 miles from Paris.
1909 -- U.S. President William H. Taft presented Aero Club of America medals to Orville and Wilbur Wright. ...

Martin XB-48 from Planeshots >>

Top of last 24 hours - Airfighters [Including a rare public display of the Replica of the Messerschmitt 262 at ILA 2010]

High Altitude Balloon Images from High Power Rocketry

Picture of the Week: AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase

Early Airshow Arrival! - 1941 Aircraft Group Message Board
The SBD Dauntless of the CAF "Dixie Wing" is in our hangar!

Second Part of 2009 DVD from Windsor International Air Show 

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Air show at the Peachtree Dekalb Airport Saturday  - Examiner
The 2010 Good Neighbor Day Air Show and Open House at the Peachtree-Dekalb Airport will be this Saturday, June 5, 2010, from noon to 5:00 pm.  There is no cost to enter but there will be a $5 parking fee.
This year’s airshow include The Misty Blues all women’s skydiving team, superb formation flying by Team AeroShell and Team RV and single-plane acts.  If your child likes planes, helicopters, or anything that flies, this is an airshow you don’t want to miss. ...
Photo from Misty Blues Official Website

Pilots ready to take skies for Piggly Wiggly Pee Dee Air Show and Festival - South Carolina Now
Pilots and parachutists spent Friday preparing for this weekend's Piggly Wiggly Pee Dee Air Show and ...

Pee Dee Airshow returns for first time since 2008 - South Carolina Now
FLORENCE - The annual air show at Florence Regional Airport is back for the first time since 2008. Last year, organizers decided to make the show an ...

See what the Chippewa Valley looks like from the vantage point of an aerobatic ... - WEAU-TV 13
But one professional aerobatic pilot who's performing this weekend is trying to get kids excited about aviation. Amelia Cerling went up in the air with him ...

Organizers: Plan extra time, bring patience when driving to Chippewa Valley ... - WEAU-TV 13
... routes to the airport from the north and south, but warn that you should be prepared to wait in line as you make their way toward the Air Show. ...

Have sword - and briefcase - will travel - htrnews
Manitowoc attorney, pilot impressed by barnstorming-era pilots at air show
... He'll have a good view this weekend to watch Thunder on the Lakeshore, and the attorney and his firm are helping stage the 2010 air show with a $2,500 donation.
"I think it is terrific that, for a small town, we have a phenomenal air show," said the graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's law school.
"I want the airport to succeed — I get a tremendous advantage of having it here — and the air show is one of the few moments the community, as a whole, is aware of it," said Stockhausen, who met his wife, Dr. Amy Stockhausen, when they were undergraduates at Marquette University. ...

CFB Borden Canadian Forces Day & Airshow 2010 - Borden - 06/05/10 from FenceCheck Forums

Classic planes return to skies for Perth airshow - stv.tv
The Red Arrows are due to put in an appearance on Sunday, with other planes on show including the RAF Typhoon - soon to be based at the force's Leuchars ...

Airforce - Midi Libre
... Presentations in various solo flight and especially foreign aerobatic teams in the grand finale with the famous Patrouille de France. ...

Freefalling for a new experience, with Army's help - Pioneer Press
Then Elliott had me put on a bright yellow and black Golden Knights jumpsuit. The aptly named outfit would keep me warm — it's pretty chilly at 13000 feet ...

Brazilian 'Smoke Squadron' will join Blue Angels for August air show at Pease - Foster's Daily Democrat
... Army Golden Knights, the United States Navy F-18 Super Hornet Demo Team, Sean D. Tucker, Mike Goulian, John Klatt, Rob Holland and the B-25 "Panchito. ...

43rd Naval Base Ventura County Air Show Planned for August 7th/8th ... by Conejo Valley Guide
The 2010 Naval Base Ventura County Air Show will feature the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds operate the Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter/strike aircraft. ...

West Texas 100 Air Race to be held on June 5th - KCBD-TV
Twenty two aircraft are scheduled to vie for glory and prize in the West Texas 100 Air Race to be held on ...

News from the Red Bull Air Races

• Race sought beyond 2011
• Air racers roar over Detroit River - CBC.ca
• Red Bull Air Race training day over Detroit River - Detroit News
• Canadian can't wait to fly above Detroit River Red Bull air race
• McLeod takes Chambliss on cross-border ride before Windsor race
• TEAM ABU DHABI AIMS FOR CANADIAN RED BULL AIR RACE HAT-TRICK

Aeroshell Team Performs at Salute to Veterans Corporation Air Show Memorial Day Weekend from The Aero Experience
 
Scotts Warbirds Alley To Honor Veterans Opening Day At Eaa Airventure from AvStop
Veterans and the legendary aircraft they served in will be honored at the dedication ceremony for the new Scotts Warbird Alley, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 26 – opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport. This year’s fly-in runs through Sunday, August 1. ...

World War II Weekend Underway - WFMZ Allentown
The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's World War II Weekend began with a downtown invasion through Penn Street in Reading. Hundreds of folks, dressed in World War II ...


WWII Weekend – Friday Pics! from WarbirdRadio.com
We’re having fun and hanging out all weekend at the WWII Weekend in Reading, PA.  Be sure and download Friday’s WRL for details (Col. Bud Anderson even stopped by).  Take a listen…and enjoy the pictures. WWII Weekend – Friday Pics!

Air University Celebrates Gathering of Eagles from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
"Eagles" from across the history of aviation are sharing their stories with Air Command and Staff College -ACSC students this week.
The "Gathering of Eagles" program, sponsored by Air University and held on site at ACSC, is a weeklong capstone graduation event during which historic figures from all services share their aviation history, and quite often, heroic feats, with the students. ...

Grissom B-17 Restoration Update – By Chris Henry from WarbirdRadio.com
(An Update From Chris Henry)  This B-17G is a late model fort built by Douglas.  It was built too late for WWII and went on to be a drone controller.  This B-17 would have airborn controllers riding along and would direct other unmanned drone B-17’s to where ever they wanted them to go.  [...]

ONLINE AT NEWSOK.COM
Dave: The B-17 bomber "Liberty Belle” is in town, and you can take a flight. Angi: Watch as videographer Todd Fraser and I fly in the 1945 plane. ...

WWII fighter plane now on display at Pima Air & Space Museum - KVOA Tucson News
A World War II era P-51 Mustang fighter plane went on display today at the Pima Air and Space Museum. The plane is considered by some to be the best ...

Nearing 100 years since New England's first flight - New Britain Herald
... accomplishment was hailed as a seminal moment in aviation history, as exciting and inspiring in its day as the Apollo 11 moon landing was in our time. ...

"Forgotten War" Remembered - WOWT
Strategic Air & Space Museum will be recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the start of the Korean War with a Reunion for all Korean War Veterans, ...

Aviation Trivia of the Day  by JP Santiago
As the Vietnam War escalated in the 1960s and air crew losses began to mount to increasingly sophisticated air defenses, thoughts began to circulate in the USAF if there was a way to provide downed air crew with a better means of descent than just the winds and parachute. What if downed

aircrew could have a better choice in where to land? And better yet, what if they could fly away to friendly territory? The USAF began to discuss with aircraft manufacturers and designers if there wasn't a way to package an ultralight aircraft or glider into part of the ejection seat and cockpit that would give shot-down air crew more options on bail out. Proposals were issued to the industry in 1967 and Bensen Aircraft Corporation, a well-known builder of homebuilt autogyro aircraft, submitted an unpowered version of one of their autogyros to be used as an autogyro glider. Bensen's proposals easily won the USAF over and contracts were issued in 1968 ...

Commemorative Air Force Hosts Open House This Weekend - Northland's NewsCenter
By KBJR News 1 From war vehicles of the past to medals that honor and commend, the CAF-Lake Superior Squadron 101 is filled with a vast history of war time. ...

CAF tries to clear the air  - OA Online
MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Barry Diamond, moderator for Friday’s meeting at Commemorative Air Force headquarters, made it clear he wanted to keep discussion civil and moving.
For the most part, the tone was respectful, but it was hard for anyone to make a point at the nearly four-hour meeting without someone else making a counterpoint.
The meeting was called by Stephan Brown, the CAF’s chief executive officer, to address concerns of some of the national organization’s 9,000 members. Discussions within the CAF have been heated since a dispute over bylaws for the CAF Airpower Museum lead to the removal of two members of he CAF’s board, or General Staff, and ultimately a lawsuit that resulted in the resignations of seven members of the museum’s board. ...

Jim Rodriguez Gets Shirt-Tailed from AcroCamp
We expected that all of the instruction at Acro Camp would be dual. But it turned out that two of the campers actually soloed in taildraggers. And Michelle Kole soloed both the Citabria and the Super D.
Here's a frame grab of IP Barry Sutton tripping Jim Rodriguez's shirt tail after his solo in the Citabria.

Flight for the Human Spirit Interview - Episode 16 from Mile High Flyers Podcast Doug and Zyola interview Michael Combs and his family during their stop/stay here in the Denver area at KAPA.  Also a promo for the 1940's Air Terminal Museum!  Buy raffle tickets, win a vintage Cessna!

Paso pilot takes 'Young Eagles' under his wing - Paso Robles Press
The pilot recently passed a milestone when he flew more than 100 youth ages eight through 17 through the Young Eagles Program to date, introducing a new generation to the world of flight.


Space Industry Leaders and Astronauts Congratulate SpaceX on Historic Flight ... - Space Ref
Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, Chairman of the X PRIZE Foundation: "In President Barack Obama's new plan for NASA, a new player has taken center stage - American ...

Aerospace engineering alumnus to be inducted in Astronaut Hall of Fame - Penn State Live
Guion Bluford Jr., a 1964 graduate of Penn State's aerospace engineering program and the first black astronaut to fly in space, will be inducted in the US ...

P-40 at Chino Air Show - Airfighters.com

Indy Transponder 23-MAY-10 2345z

Blue Angels Perform At-Sea Air Show for Enterprise from www.navy.mil
The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, conducted an at-sea air-power demonstration show above USS Enterprise (CVN 65) May 21 for a crowd of thousands of Sailors on the flight deck.
The Blue Angels were practicing for a scheduled air show at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. They amazed the crowd on the flight deck below by performing aerial maneuvers and close-formation flybys.
The six blue-and-gold F/A-18 fighter jets approached in a perfect V formation and then peeled off one by one as a greeting to the watching Sailors.
The show was a highly anticipated event on the ship, and it provided a few minutes of fun for the crew which have been conducting virtually around-the-clock flight operations in support of carrier qualifications for Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1. ...

Patriots Jet Team slated for balloon festival from General Aviation News
Color the Skies Balloon Festival, Northern California and the Central Valley's only balloon festival, will feature something different this year: The Patriots Jet Team, a civilian-owned aerobatic jet team, has agreed to perform fly-overs on both Saturday and Sunday of the festival and four Children's Hospital supporters are invited to join the flight.
The Patriots Jet Team announced that one seat on each of the four L39 jets will be available for ...


Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety's Photos - MythBusters May 2010 - FaceBook
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet. ...


Parker to attempt to set record at Golden West Fly-In from General Aviation News

John Parker, championship-winning pilot and builder of Reno Air Race contenders Blue Thunder and Blue Thunder II, will try to set a world record at the Golden West Fly-In in Marysville, California, June 11-13.
Parkers's race-built Thunder Mustang (Blue Thunder II looks like a ¾ scale P-51 Mustang) will be shooting for the world 100-kilometer speed record in class C1c, currently 339.51 mph. Blue Thunder set shorter-distance records (for 3km and 15km) several years ago, and still holds them, at speeds over 370 mph, according to Parker. "The 100km record, in a new machine, looks achievable," said Parker, who averaged over 350mph in Blue Thunder II at the Reno Air Races last September ...

Photo from Blue Thunder II Official Website


Combs Exceeds 8,200 Miles in Light Sport Aircraft - The Flight for the Human Spirit
Michael Combs returned to Kansas one final time after landing safely in Wichita, only 80 miles from where his historic journey began on April the 8th.  The Flight for the Human Spirit has covered thirty states and has now exceeded nearly 8,300 miles out of 20,000 flown in a Remos GX Light Sport Aircraft.
Combs took off from Centennial Airport in the Denver Metro area at 8:30 MDT accompanied by his son Stephen who also doubles as a member of his Mission Control Team.  The pair flew into Colorado Springs which completed the last of the high altitude airports on this side of the Continental Divide before heading east to land in Dodge City, KS and ending the day in Wichita.

Support Flying Across America. Now. from Plastic Pilot
When I started the Flying Across America project with Jason Schappert, the blogger and CFII behind www.m0a.com last year, we expected it to be a lot of work. The idea is simple: fly from Florida to California and back in Jason's Cessna 150, rallying pilots and aviation fans along our route to promote General Aviation. ...


Warbird Radio Presents:

• An Airman's Story Presents – Tuskegee Airman Otis Finley Junior
• USAF Museum Presents Adrian Cronauer
• WWII Pilot Roy Reid's Amazing Story – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Monday

BBMF/RAF Coningsby Hangar visit 23-5-2010 by Gary Watson
De-Brief : This weekend, was the first of two weekend openings at the BBMF visitor centre at RAF Coningsby. August is the next weekend opening event, but until then, the visitor centre, retains the monday to friday opening hours operation. I got there around eleven o clock, to join the 'tour' which had just started. Our tour guide was of the highest standards as normal for the BBMF visitor centre. Our guide, was an, ex Shackleton pilot, and gave a great talk and tour. The BBMF Dakota was 'grounded' as of 23-5-2010 due to an under-cart warning-light 'issue' in that it was 'faulty' wiring installed on the aircraft. It may take time to sort this, as the BBMF are trying to 'locate' the same type of wire, of which this aircraft was re-wired in Canada, some years ago. Shame as this aeroplane is always a welcome sight over UK airspace anytime, and until today, I never knew that this aircraft was doing 'drops' at Monte Casino during WW.2 . The only aircraft not in the hangar was a late mark Griffin-powered Spitfire, which was down at Arco at Duxford having a major-service/re-vamp. Two Spitfires were on the BBMF  ...


The Museum of Flight Free Evening June 2 from General Aviation News
For the month of June only, The Museum of Flight in Seattle will hold its free admission evening on the first Wednesday — June 2 — instead of the regularly scheduled first Thursday of the month. The museum will return to the regular schedule in July.
Once a month, the museum stays open late for free. The Museum Store and Wings Café will also remain open for extended hours on this night.
For more information: MuseumOfFlight.org


Museum Of History Opens Flight Exhibit - Arkansas News
The Fort Smith Museum of History on Friday hosted an opening reception for its latest exhibit, "The Fort in Flight: Bud Mars and the City's Aviation History."


Pilots share their love of the sky with students - Winona Daily News
Three pilots took turns bringing the eager group on the two- and four-seater airplane rides as part of the Young Eagles program, which works to keep the ...


Young Eagles stay grounded Saturday - News-Herald.com
The Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles, ages 8 to 17, were offered free plane rides with pilots at the Geauga County ...


X51-A Waiverider Flight Test Set for Tuesday from Spaceports
The Boeing X-51 is an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft for hypersonic (Mach 7, around 8,050 km/h) flight testing. The X-51 WaveRider program is a consortium of the US Air Force, DARPA, NASA, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. The program is managed by the Propulsion Directorate within the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).The X-51 has flown on a B-52 and is expected to have its first flight as early as May 25, 2010. More from The Register.  ...

Cowtown Warbird Roundup 2010 - Fort Worth - 05/22/10 from FenceCheck Forums  >>>


Turkish Stars from Military Photos
The Rand Airshow - Jeanette Verster Photography
BLUE ANGELS AIR SHOW - Park Terrell Photography
At the airshow - awesome :) from OneRiot.com - Tracking airshow
Military Aircraft at Fort Smith Regional Airport from FenceCheck Forums
Warbirds Over the Beach Show 2010 - Virginia Beach - 05/22/10 from FenceCheck Forums
DoD/Joint Services Open House 2010 - Andrews AFB, Camp Springs - 05/1 from FenceCheck Forums


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