Airshow pilot survives crash

I’d like to wish Sergei a very speedy recovery!

Details here.

2007 Indianapolis Air Show: Pictures

I’ll update this with more links to other photo galleries as I find them.

Indianapolis Star, Johnner’s Page, The Tiger’s Eye, AAFO, ASB.

added 8/30:  Flickr photos tagged with Indy Air Show, and these starting with the wing walking act (it was a great performance, too).  A few more, from the Pendleton Gazzette’s Flickr page.  [thanks Roger]

added 9/1:  Fencecheck, Ohio Valley Camera Club (more here), more Flickr, John Mueller (love page 3 with the Sky Soldiers!),  these, more here, and others: 1, 2, 3.

Related articles in the link blog.

Updated 10/15:  More photos.

Updated 10/29:  Photos by Bill Gentry.

17 year old acrobatic pilot

Check out this story about Alex Land, a 17 year old that can fly acrobatics.  Here’s a nice quote from the article:

Land is the youngest competitor in advanced airplane acrobatics, and soon will take the next step to unlimited competition.

Nancy Lynn Memorial Airport Petition

There is a thread on ASB from Nancy’s son about the petition.  I wasn’t aware of this until now.  I went ahead and signed.  Good luck Pete!

Related post . 

Say a prayer for Lori Love

Lori’s plane is missing in Africa.  Story here.  AAFO thread here (she was a racer for a time, and the AAFO guys share some of that history in the thread).

Updated 9/5:  Link above is broken already.  I found another story here, but have not been able to find any updates.

Indy Air Show 2007: Flying with the Blue Angels

Local news personality, Julia Moffit, flies with the Blue Angels.

Indy Air Show 2007: Fly with Sean Tucker

For those who didn’t get catch this on the news the other night, you can fly with Sean Tucker in this video posted on The IndyStar website.

Brazil story continues

I’ve written about the story about the two planes colliding in Brazil in September of last year before.  Many times in fact.  I just caught this on the news page of Yahoo.  They will not be going to Brazil to testify.  Instead, they will submit their testimony from here in the States.  I really feel bad for these two pilots.  I hope this ends soon for them so they can move on with their lives without this hanging over their heads.  This has got to be an immense burden on them and their families.  I’m rooting for you guys!

Updated air race sites

The Reno Air Races are next month, and as a result we are starting to see some updated websites.  So, lets give you a few that have updated recently.

We’ll start with the site for the Reno Air Race Association (RARA).  Lots of good info about what to expect when you get to the races, ticket prices, and the database for all the old race results.

Rare Bear has a very cool intro up on their site and then you can get into some updates about what is going on with the plane – that is, updates the team is willing to share. Don’t forget, the Bear has new owners, and they want TO WIN!

In the Sports Class, NemesisNXT is next.  I think the biggest news here is that Jon Sharp is ready to fly after his kidney transplant.  The site shares that even the kidney transplant was a team effort – his wife donated the kidney!

Another NXT featured on the website of Team Relentless. One of the top 10 sexiest planes.

Back to the Unlimiteds.  September Pops is promising an updated website soon, and they’re boasting some improvements for this year also, but they don’t share specifics.  Needless to say, most teams don’t share specifics this time of year anyway.

Visit their sites – and the others in the Aviation Links tab, and show your support!

Indianapolis Air Show 2007 news

WTHR here in Indianapolis will live stream this years air show over the internet.  So, friends and family that aren’t here in Indy, feel free to watch the show with me and we’ll compare notes after the weekend. 

Here’s the whole story on WTHR.  Lots of news about performers, warbirds that will be present, and everything else.  Don’t forget to check out the website for the Indianapolis Air Show also.