Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
Indy Transponder 29-JUL-2013 1100z
Legendary OSH2013 Sponsor: Bendix-King by Honeywell - Aero-News Network | The history of the Bendix name runs parallel to the development of King Radio until the mid-1980s, when the Allied Corporation purchased Bendix Aviation and King Radio and combined the two to create the
now-renowned Bendix/King brand of avionics....Carla Larsh Receives Dorothy Hilbert Award - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh |EAA is proud to present Carla Larsh with the Dorothy Hilbert Award, which honors exemplary volunteerism by a female.
Vintage Aircraft: Every Airplane Has a Story - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh |Even brand new airplanes have a story, though that story may be very short. But by the time an airframe reaches the age necessary to be considered in the Vintage Aircraft Association's Vintage, Classic, or Contemporary categories, the stories get much, much longer.
OSH13: CampBacon Starts To Sizzle - Opening Day Tomorrow! - AirPigz | My original plan of heading up to Hartford Wisconsin on the Friday before OSH13 for the staging of the aircraft participating in the round engine rodeo at Oshkosh sorta fell apart when I got there and found out the staging had been cancelled. No worries tho, Oshkosh was just about an hour north so I headed on up and got the AirPigz mobile on the hallowed CampBacon soil!...
More EAA Airventure 2013 News
Record Number of Exhibitors at AirVenture 2013 - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | We may not have record highs on the thermometer, but EAA is proud to have record highs on the 'number-of-exhibitors meter' for 2013.
Photos: Sunday 2013 AirVenture - Ladies Love Taildraggers | One of the great things to do at AirVenture is sit your rear down alongside a runway and watch the arriving aircraft come streaming in. I found time this afternoon to park my camping stool in front of the green dot on runway 27, a near perfect spot to watch the show. Who needs an airshow when there’s a half dozen planes on downwind & base and another 3 or 4 or 5 …. on final. It’s a sight to behold.
Oregon International Air Show 2013: Final day ... - OregonLive.com | In the end, the Patriots Jet Team ripped through the air, just feet above the runway at Hillsboro Airport in tight formation amid a large explosion of fire and cheers from the assembled masses. The 26th annual Oregon International Air Show finished on Sunday in Hillsboro, and organizers say at an early glance, this year's edition went smoothly....
SLIDESHOW: Sunderland Airshow - sunderlandecho.com | PICTURES of the sights and crowds as 300,000 visitors flock to the 25th Sunderland Airshow.
Getting some airtime: T-28 Trojans stop in Sheboygan on way to Airventure 2013 - The Sheboygan Press | From Friday to Sunday, a group of about 20 T-28 Trojans and their pilots performed training exercises when the T-28 Fly In came to the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport. Although the weather wasn't perfect on Saturday, plane eventually got off the ground and wowed the audience with their aerial abilities.The event gave viewers a chance to see the planes in action, see the pilots' pre-flight preparation and rituals and learn about the history of T-28 Trojans....
Sunderland Airshow 2013: video highlights - ChronicleLive | Sunderland Air Show got off to an impressive start with the Red Arrows among the aircraft taking part on the first day | Sunderland Airshow started in spectacular fashion with the Red Arrows and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight drawing huge crowds to the Sunderland coastline....
Blue Angels Team Members At Library Storytimes This Week - NorthEscambia.com | The West Florida Public Library has a special storytime treat in store beginning this week. A member of the Blue Angels’ team will take part in the final summer storytime sessions as follows:
US Aviator Fails to Find Remains of Korean War Comrade - Voice of America | A highly decorated American pilot from the Korean War prepared to leave Pyongyang after failing to locate the remains of his fallen comrade. Thomas Hudner returned to North Korea last week to try to find the remains of his wingman Jesse Brown, who crashlanded over a battlefield in December 1950. Brown was the U.S. Navy's first black aviator....
Amelia Earhart Forever Changed Our View of Women - PolicyMic | Everyone knows that Amelia Earhart was the first aviatrix (female pilot) to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and that she mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific while attempting to complete a circumnavigational flight;
but most people’s knowledge of her ends there. What they don’t know is that Amelia Mary Earhart was a pioneer in more than just aviation...Canada’s Reynolds-Alberta Museum Gains its 100th Plane - Warbirds News | Canada’s Reynolds-Alberta Museum, of Wetaskiwin, Alberta received its 100th plane for its collection in a ceremony held last Saturday, Conair Firecat 567. The plane has a long history serving the people of Canada, starting in 1960 as a Grumman S-2 Tracker, built under license by de Havilland Canada and serving in the Royal Canadian Navy, patrolling the oceans for submarines, attached to the...
Fairview trades airplane engines and history with Newfoundland - Edmonton Journal | EDMONTON - One is a small fishing community perched on a rocky edge of the North Atlantic; the other an agricultural and petroleum town nestled just east of the Rocky Mountains. Separated by some 6,500 kilometres, on opposite sides of Canada, St. Anthony, NL, and Fairview, Alta., would seem to have little in common.Yet the diminutive municipalities are both home to a historic Canso airplane, few of which remain intact. The Canadian-built planes were used to protect Allied convoys from U-boats during the Second World War and repurposed afterwards for a variety of jobs, including battling forest fires and hauling cargo to northern communities....
Amber's Final Essay as the Girls With Wings Private Pilot Scholarship Winner! - Life on the Road as a Pilot | Amber was the recipient of our Spring Scholarship - we've given away fourteen thus far! And we will be awarding more for the summer. Stay tuned to this blog for the announcements, coming soon....
Wounded Marine receives first AOPA/Able Flight scholarship · General Aviation News Staff | The first recipient of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Able Flight Scholarship will be honored Tuesday at AirVenture. Marine Lt. Andrew Kinard (retired) is a Naval Academy graduate who had the option of becoming a Marine aviator in 2005, but chose to lead infantry instead. He had plans to follow his service in the infantry with flight training, but six weeks into his first deployment in Iraq, he lost both legs above the knee due to an IED....
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Indy Transponder 28-JUL-2013 1100z
Sunderland International Airshow celebrates 25th anniversary - BBC News | The SWIP Twister team kicked off 25th anniversary celebrations on Friday | Tens of thousands are expected to attend one of 
the largest free airshows in Europe on the Seaburn and Roker seafronts over the weekend. The event started on Friday evening with fireworks and displays from RAF's Typhoon fighter aircraft and acrobatic team and the SWIP Twister team... [photo gallery]
sunderland airshow 2013 video - Chronicle Live | Sunderland Air Show got off to an impressive start with the Red Arrows among the aircraft taking part on the first day | Sunderland Airshow started in spectacular fashion with the Red Arrows and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight drawing huge crowds to the Sunderland coastline. The Sunderland Airshow lineup for 2013 did not fail to disappoint the expectant crowds who were able to enjoy not only the formation flying of the Red Arrows but also entertainment on Friday night from tribute band Re-Take That....
Vintage World War II 'warbirds' land in Wheeling - Chicago Daily Herald | ...Andrew Meislin eats, breathes and sweats warbirds, vintage military aircraft of the sort that landed at Wheeling's Chicago Executive Airport Saturday as part of a national "Wings of Freedom" tour. Meislin is a volunteer and flight manager for the Collings Foundation, the tour's sponsor. So he's the perfect guy to name the best movies that depict the most realistic use of World War II bombers and fighter planes...
Video: Rhinebeck Aerodrome event highlights women in aviation - poughkeepsiejournal.com | RED HOOK — Female pilots -- past and current -- are being celebrated this weekend at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome during Women Fly Weekend. "The mission of the weekend is to help to promote aviation to young women and show them it is a great career to be in," Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum President Mike DiGiacomio said Saturday....
War Hero, Col. Bud Day Dies in Ft. Walton Beach - WJHG | FORT WALTON BEACH - USAF COL (ret.) George E. "Bud" Day, a Medal of Honor winner, a WWII Marine, and Vietnam POW, passed away early Saturday morning in Ft. Walton Beach. ... He was shot down in his Air Force F-100 in August, 1967 and was captured by the North Vietnamese and imprisoned as a POW at the “Hanoi Hilton”....
Veterans of Korean War honored at March Field Air Museum - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | Dozens of Korean War veterans and their families attended an event for the 60th anniversary of the "Forgotten War" held at March Field Air Museum near Riverside on Saturday. The museum operations manager, Greg Kuster, gave a brief history of the war and Consul Keun-seok Jeon of the Korean Consul General in Los Angeles thanked the veterans for their service. During his keynote address about his time in Korea, retired Air Force Lt. Col Richard Miller pointed out to the veterans in the crowd and said, "You're heroes, all of you."...
Restoration of Douglas SBD Dauntless Retrieved From Lake Michigan Well on its Way - Warbird News | In a project that began for them in 2011, Vultures Row Aviation has mad significant progress in their restoration of Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless BuNo 10694 that was raised from the bottom of Lake Michigan in 1994, having laid under the waves for about five decades...
Lost and found bomber brings explosive life changes - People's Daily Online | In 1996, Jiang Jun and his brother-in-law Pan Qibin discovered a crashed WWII-era B-24 bomber that had belonged to the American Volunteer Group, nicknamed the Flying Tigers. Voice of America reporter Stephanie Ho later fell off a cliff during her ...
P 51 Mustang, B 25 Mitchell big hit at Muncie IN air show - Muncie Free Press | MUNCIE, IN - Joseph Arnold recalled his days in the South Pacific working as an Army engineer when a P 51 Mustang buzzed the field at the Delaware County Airport on Saturday. Those fast quick turning fighter planes provided cover for transport and bombing missions like the B 25 Mitchell that has been seen over Muncie skies this week...
Back in the Day: A B-25 crashed into the Empire State buiding - euronews | July 28 1945. A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people. The war plane was piloted in thick fog by Lieutenant Colonel William Franklin Smith who crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building. The bomber crashed between the 79th and the 80th floor where the National Catholic Welfare Council was located. This accident helped spur the passage of the Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946 as well as allowing people to sue the government for the accident.
SPOTLIGHT: Pilot teaches young people to fly - Enquirerherald | Ellis, who pilots his own Piper Cherokee Warrior plane, is involved with the Experimental Aircraft Association Young Eagles program, which introduces youth ages 8 to 17 years to what it is like to take an airplane ride. To date, Ellis has give 1,730 ...
AirVenture 2013:
The Latest in Aviation Technology is at AirVenture - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Each year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, new and innovative ways to use the latest technology in designing, building, and flying aircraft are among the event's greatest attractions. Whether you want an update on solar-powered aircraft, are looking for the lightest and strongest material with which to build a wing spar, or simply want advice on how to use your iPad in the cockpit, you came to the right place...AirVenture 2013: EAA Doesn't Act Its Age - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | AirVenture 2013 is at last here, and you'll forgive the 61-year-old event for not acting its age. Aviation's signature event has progressed with the times on the 60th anniversary of the first EAA fly-in in 1953, and the level of action and activity is enough to tax the most energetic, supported by the technology of today...
EAA AirVenture to feature historic planes, additiional night show - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | All manner of aircraft, from World War II Mustangs and a flying car to vintage biplanes, helicopters and even an aviator known as "Jetman," are coming to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture. The week-long convention, which starts Monday, attracts more than 10 ...
Surprise Homecoming Keeps Marine's AirVenture Attendance Intact - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Marine 1st Lt. Jon Eisele took AirVenture - and his parents - by surprise Saturday in a stealthy operation complete with strategic disinformation, infiltration, and espionage.
Around the Field: North 40 - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Friday afternoon only a handful of rows were filled in the North 40 aircraft camping area. The remnants of inclement weather seemed to slow down the arrivals. But those who were already here were setting up for this year's EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in.
KidVenture in Its 15th Year of Engaging Youths in All Aspects of Aviation - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | KidVenture has brought smiles to children's faces and knowledge to their minds since it was first established by Tom Poberezny and Dan Majka back in 1999. The target age group is roughly 10-14, but there are activities for kids as young as 4 or 5 as well as high school teens.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Indy Transponder 27-JUL-2013 2130z
Patriots Jet Team dazzles at the Oregon International Air Show 2013 (photos) - OregonLive.com | 
The Patriots Jet Team, Mike Wiskus, Kirby Chambliss and Jacquie B, among others, help make opening night a memorable one at the air show in Hillsboro. (15 total photos)....
Visit the ICAS Foundation FB page - They posted videos this week of 2012 Hall of Fame Inductees Debby Gary, Bill Adams and Bob Davis!
Spectacular Launch For 25th Sunderland International Airshow - Spark Sunderland | A performance from the Red Arrows and a fireworks display helped launch this year’s Sunderland International Airshow in spectacular style on Friday night. Thousands of people attended the launch of this year’s Airshow at Cliffe Park, on the Seaburn/Roker seafront, which also featured a muscial performance from Take That tribute band Re-Take That. The 25th staging of the Airshow was opened up with a display from the Battle of Britain memorial flight, before the Red Arrows made the first of two performances this weekend....
Our Katy hits new heights in reporting - Sunderland Echo | I'd been given the once-in-a-lifetime chance to fly with The Blades aerobatic display team – one of the most agile and adventurous stars of the Sunderland International Airshow. After a safety briefing about what to do if the engine stops mid-air...
The Abbotsford International Airshow is an aviation festival that has grown well beyond its borders over the past 5 decades. With a role from very early on as a significant stop on the 'Airshow Circuit,' Abbotsford has distinguished itself as an event focussed on aviation excellence, aerospace advancement and community participation.
Hope on the horizon for Santa Maria air show - KSBY San Luis Obispo News | Santa Maria's air show has been grounded this year. Organizers say they fell short on raising the funds needed to put on the show this year but are already planning how to get back in the air next year. Funding comes from a combination of donations from the Santa Maria Airport, public donations and sponsors. According to officials for Thunder Over the Valley, they were about $40,000 short and just couldn't raise the rest of the money in time...
Air shows reeling from federal budget cuts watch air traffic control fee fight ... - Washington Post | This is the first time the Federal Aviation Administration has charged for air traffic control at AirVenture, which draws hundreds of thousands of people each year. The event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit Experimental Aircraft Association, which paid the $447,000 fee but has petitioned for a refund in federal court. Air show organizers nationwide are watching the fight under the assumption that if EAA loses, they too could soon be asked to pay....
Air-to-air photo shoot - VulconToTheSky.org | We are grateful to Ray A. Evans MInst LM Flt Lt RAF (retired) from Oxfordshire, captain of a Hercules tanker who has sent us a series of images showing XH558 approaching the basket of a Victor tanker. These pictures were taken ahead of the 1992 display season, which ultimately, was to be the last full display season completed whist XH558 was still part of the RAF....
Living History: Boy dreaming of flight earned wings in war - Reading Eagle | Pilot James Elduff, kneeling, and his crew enjoy some downtime while gathered around their B-17 bomber, nicknamed "Bad Time Inc.," during World War II. James Elduff recalled that ever since he was a boy growing up in Philadelphia, he wanted to fly and become a pilot. That's not an unusual wish for a young man who witnessed the early days of aviation and went on to study engineering before the advent of World War II....
Alberta Aviation Museum getting a new look inside - iNews880.com | You're invited to grab your camera and bring the family down to the Alberta Aviation Museum this weekend to catch a view of the aircraft as they are rarely seen. Executive Director Tom Hinderks says the museum is making a rare and major floor change. "Virtually every aircraft is going to be moved," remarked Hinderks. "Most of them will be moved outside into a special compound set up on the taxiway next to the airport." All ready, two aircraft have moved. The B-25 and the 737, so as you drive to work on Kingsway you'll see them smiling at you. And the rest all come out and will be going back in to new positions. Even the hanging aircraft and the very large scale models are being dropped down and moved into new positions."...
SAC's Elite Guard protected Air Force's most sensitive site during Cold War - Omaha World-Herald | If you visited Strategic Air Command's Bellevue headquarters back in the Cold War era, you might have suddenly seen a blue-bereted flash barreling down the corridor bellowing, “Clear the halls!” And if you didn't flatten yourself against the wall, you could expect to pick yourself up off the carpet — no matter how many stars you wore on your shoulder....
STEM Students To Launch 'The Future' Of Aerospace On Saturday, July 27 - Aero-News Network | Largest Rocket To Launch From Colorado Featured At Unique, Hands-On STEM Event | STEM education is a hot topic among technology companies and state and national leaders. It is a national priority to compete globally by advancing students' math and science learning and inspiring young people to pursue careers in STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math. At one of the nation's most unique "hands on" STEM events, more than 100 students of all ages will launch their rockets and payloads high above the plains of Pueblo, CO, during the sixth annual Student Rocket Launch on Saturday, July 27...
Airventure 2013 - July 27 News
AirVenture race ready for takeoff - Mt. Vernon Register-News | VERNON — A misty rain late Friday afternoon prevented many of the participants in the inaugural EAA AirVenture Cup Race from landing at Mt. Vernon Airport, and to make preparations for Sunday's race. Manager Chris Collins though said the airport will ...
Air race, open house today at Mount Vernon - The Southern | MOUNT VERNON — Planes will buzz across the Southern Illinois sky as pilots take flight from Mount Vernon Outland Airport this weekend. The pilots and their exotic-looking homebuilt aircraft are participating in Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture Cup 2013, a cross-country race that begins in Mount Vernon Sunday. While the race is Sunday, the birds began flying into the airport Thursday and nearly 60 are expected to arrive in time for today’s activities at the airport....
Don't Look Now, But It's Time For Oshkosh - Aero-News Network | The ANN Team Is Geared Up 
Wis. Air Show Leads Fight Against Federal Fees - ABC News | One of the nation's largest air shows begins Monday in Wisconsin, and for each of the 10,000 planes flying in, the federal government will collect about $45 for air traffic control services. The fee has angered pilots, who already pay for air traffic control through a fuel tax, and aviation enthusiasts, who say air shows have been disproportionately hurt by the automatic federal budget cuts that went into effect earlier this spring...
Storms postpone Waupaca flight to Airventure - WAOW | Storms caused pilots in Waupaca to postpone their formation flight to "Airventure" until Saturday. More than 50 pilots and air enthusiasts gathered at the Waupaca Municipal Airport for the flight. It was scheduled to leave around noon, but severe ...
19-year-old Australian pilot to visit Oshkosh | FOX6Now.com· Melanie Lawder |OSHKOSH (WITI) -- A 19-year-old Australian teenager is attempting to break a world record by becoming the youngest pilot ever to fly around the world, alone. Ryan Campell has his sights set on big things. He "always wanted ...
Coming from near & far, on their way to AirVenture 2013 · Judy | They're coming from near and far, all headed to the busiest airport in the world for one short week. Look out Oshkosh, here we come!! Brian Matz. “Waitin' on weather in Kankakee, IL. Only 2.5 hrs to Oshkosh. Got time to spare ...
Classic Airborne--Oshkosh 07.27.12: Cessna, House Aviation, Piper's Numbers - Aero News Network | Looking Back At Oshkosh 2012--Part Five: Two members of the House Aviation Subcommittee and two other members of Congress held a town-hall-style meeting at AirVenture Friday. The members addressed issues ranging from user fees and aviation fuel issues to UAVs in the national airspace and the Pilot’s Bill of Rights....
Half a Lifetime Ago at Oshkosh 1986…. - Photorecon | ...Family traditions die hard, they also make memories that last forever. In our family we have been going to EAA Conventions since 1966 in Rockford. Forty seven years is a long time to go to these events. It’s amazing to see how many airplanes that were at the conventions ended up in museums. I can’t count how many friends we have that we only see one week a year. Countless family memories are associated with the EAA. I was scanning slides the other night from Oshkosh 1986 and had a few I’d like to share....
Thunder Over Michigan: The Gathering of Skyraiders!
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