Archive for 2010
Barber New Wing Leader
Col. Steve Barber has been elected Wing Leader of the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force in Camarillo.
Chief of staff in 2003, he has served as Wing Leader on two previous occasions. Qualified in most if not all of the CAF's fighters, Barber is well known on the airshow circuit as he flies [...]
Snowbird U.S. Appearances
The Canadian Snowbirds, officially known as the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron and still flying the same CT-114 Tutors, will make a few appearances in the U.S. this year.
Although their show schedule begins May 4 in Winnipeg, they won’t appear in America until Salinas, Calif. in the fall.
Snowbirds 2011 American Schedule
Sept. -24-25 [...]
USAF Thunderbirds 2011 Schedule
The USAF Thunderbirds will be world travelers this year.
Besides flying in American airshows, they’re also scheduled to go to Turkey, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom and Belgim, plus a “Baltic flyover.” Their schedule will conclude at their home field, Nellis AFB, Nev., for the annual Aviation Nation airshow.
2011 SCHEDULE
Mar.19-20 - Luke AFB, AZ
Mar. 26-27 - [...]
Blue Angels Schedule for 2011
The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, will remain in the United States this year, their appearances having been set last year when they went to a two-year schedule to allow shows to prepare.
2011 SCHEDULE
March 12 - NAF El Centro, CA
March 19 - 20 Keesler AFB, MS
March 26 - 27 NAS Meridian, MS
April [...]
All Aircraft Must Be Reregistered
Aircraft owners, if you haven't already you'll soon be hearing from the FAA notifying you to reregister your aircraft.
Seems they've misplaced, mislayed or lost the paperwork on some 119,000 U.S. aircraft, almost one third of the total of 357,000+ airplanes in the U.S. These include private and commercial aircraft and the agency says it [...]
Flabob Honors Veterans
Special to Pacific Flyer
In a day-long celebration honoring the service of America’s War Veterans, the organizers at Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif. lined up a variety of entertainment and activities in November.
More than 4,000 people from the local community visited the airport to participate and enjoy the day.
Four bands, even including a group of bagpipers, [...]
These guys Like To Land On Water
Story and Photos
By Roger Cain
When you think of seaplanes parked in large groups on a lake, you usually think of places like Alaska and Canada, but have you ever considered Northern California?
A gathering of just such an event took placeat Clear Lake Calif, located about a two hour drive north of San Francisco. Located on [...]
Bombshell Beauty – December 2010
Scott Slocum is the photographer for a popular series of aviation calendars with beautiful models decorating photogenic aircraft. Every year he prints a "My Bombshells" calendar which has just hit the market. Check out his website for details.
See http://www.mybombshells.com for that and other items for sale.
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Lear To Really Fly Taildraggers
Windsock Productions is proud to announce the release of its seven part training DVD on tailwheel flying called “Tailwheel Essentials.”
The DVD course is intended for pilots transitioning into tailwheel flying, instructors teaching tailwheel flying and existing tailwheel pilots who want to correct or improve their techniques.
The seven parts of this DVD are:
¥ Introduction, where some [...]
Special Christmas Discount On Watches
HME is offering a special discount on two popular models only until December 24 or items sell out.
The items are the Pulsar Tech-Gear Pilot and the Seiko Flight Computer. The prices are marked down even more than our original discounted prices.
The Pulsar Tech Gear is now available for $99.95 and the Seiko Flight Computer is [...]
