Snowbirds Arrive for 2012 Training - CTV Vancouver Island | COMOX – Pilots and technicians associated with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds team touched down at 19 Wing Comox this afternoon in preparation for their 2012 spring training session. The team is based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan but travel to the Comox ...
VIDEO: Vulcan takes test flight in Lincolnshire to prepare for 60th anniversary - This is Lincolnshire | Vulcan XH558 is the only complex ex-RAF aircraft now in civilian hands and its team have been working tirelessly to renew its permit to fly which has come just in time for a flypast at Newark Air Museum on Saturday. The Vulcan will make a guest ...
Aircraft association hosts bomber tours - Napa Valley Register | “Aluminum Overcast,” the Experimental Aircraft Association's restored B-17 bomber, will descend upon Napa beginning on 
Working on the line. C-54s from Planeshots
Pitts Special – Stuart Saward from Airstrike Aviation Photography by Justin | Aircraft: ZU-PIG Pitts Special S1-11B | Pilot: Stuart Saward
Silk from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | ...This week marked the 93rd anniversary of the first parachute jump with the chute deployed by a ripcord. The inventor was also the tester, which makes sense when you think about it. Leslie L. “Skyhigh” Irvin was in control and remained in free fall until he decided to pull the cord and open the chute. Prior to this historic jump in 1919 over McCook Field in Ohio, a parachute was ... The Mustang and RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit are at the FREE (love that!) Robins Air Force Base Air Show in Warner Robins, GA. Brad Lang, the Squadron leader, is this week’s pilot...
WWII pilot's remains return to southern Illinois - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune | LOUIS (WTW) — The remains of a World War II pilot killed in a midair collision during training over England finally returned to his southern Illinois hometown Thursday, ending a decades-old mystery that might never have been solved had a group not ...
The Honourable Laurie Hawn Attends Launch of the Vintage Wings of Canada ... - MarketWatch | "Our Government congratulates the organization's members and volunteers on their activities and initiatives, which serve to inspire new generations to discover our aviation heritage." "Our Government is proud to be associated with Vintage Wings of ...
General Atomics Aeronautical MQ-1L Predator No. 3034 — first to strike after 9-11 from Travel for Aircraft | The General Atomics Aeronautical MQ-1L Predator has been flying since 1995 and is a generation beyond the UAVs of the 1980s. This is the first UAV to fly armed and the first to strike for the United States after 9-11. It is a large and powerful craft in its own right with a four cylinder reciprocating pusher engine of 115 hp (86kW) and borne aloft on a 48.7 foot (14.8m) wing. The Predator’s armament of as many as four AGM-114 Hellfire missiles marks it as an attack aircraft, perhaps UCAV (Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle) would be more accurate as a ...
Heinkel HE-219 found in Denmark - politiken.dk | A rare World War II German night-fighter has 
Special Tails from Apron 6 | I came across some special tails while editing the Melsbroek opendoor album. So I decided to...
On the day of the air force is measured with the Mini Cooper Robinson helicopter - Pilsner journal (translated) | Peggy Krainz acrobat performs extreme creations on the wings of the aircraft. This year will perform at an airshow in Plasy Author: J. Novotny Plasy - Dancer on the wings of Boeing, Vaclav Pech duel racer behind the wheel of the helicopter Robinson 44 and many ...
Raptors in the Sandbox from Ares by Amy Butler | As tensions between Iran and the U.S. and 
Preview: Last Raptor to be delivered next Wednesday from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | Next Wednesday on 2 May, the US Air Force will formally take delivery of the last F-22 Raptor from Lockheed Martin. Amongst the delegation attending the ceremonies will be 3d Wing commander Col Dirk Smith, 525th Fighter Squadron commander Lt Col Paul "Max" Moga and Lt Col Dave "Piff" Piffarerio--commander of the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Fighter Squadron...
Kadena F-15 video from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | This video commemorates the 67th Fighter Squadron winning the Raytheon Trophy--which is awarded to the best air superiority fighter squadron in a given year. 2011 in this case. The 67th is part of the 18th Wing, commanded by Brigadier General Matt Molloy. Molloy used to command 1st Fighter Wing until the middle of lastyear...
Video: Clayton's Story from AOPA Live: Latest videos from AOPA Live | Clayton's Story thumbnail The story of a pilot who overcame adversity to find new freedom in flying...
End of an Era: World's Last Continental Aircraft Gets United Makeover from ... - Albany Times Union | “We're honored to be a part of this historic moment as we say goodbye to one of the oldest and most celebrated brands in aviation history,” said Mike Manclark, President and CEO, LEAS. “Since before WWII, Continental has been a part of the American ...
Space Academy takes flight - Delmarva Now | ... science-and math-loving campers the opportunity to go behind the scenes at NASA Wallops Flight Facility to see firsthand the fascinating work that goes on there, as well as to learn about robotics and rocketry in a hands-on way in a laboratory...
NASA Astronaut To Visit Roxborough Schools For Space Day from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | NASA astronaut James Dutton, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, will relive his spaceflight experience for two Roxborough schools during their Space Day events on May 2 and May 4...
How Nerds Named NASA's Space Shuttle Enterprise from SPACE.com | Trekkies convinced president Ford to change the name of the first space shuttle.
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Yes, Those Are the US Air Force Thunderbirds Flying Over Fort Lauderdale - Broward-Palm Beach New Times | If you are complaining about the noise as much as some of my colleagues are, you have no fun in your life and need desperately to go to the Fort Lauderdale Airshow this weekend. Because this is awesome. The show goes from noon until 4 on Saturday and ...
Lauderdale Air Show Opens With Parachute Landing of 101st Airborne at W Fort ... - MarketWatch | The four-hour lineup on Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29 features: Black Diamond Jet Team, GEICO Skytypers, US Navy Seal Leapfrogs, 2011 Freestyle Aerobatic World Champion Rob Holland, a US Coastguard Search & Rescue demonstration and the ...
The Lauderdale Air Show is back with a roar - MiamiHerald.com | After a five-year hiatus, the Lauderdale Air Show returns this weekend. A pair of Air Force Thunderbirds planes criss-cross in the skies over Fort Lauderdale Beach during the last Air Show, in May 2007. BY ADAM H. BEASLEY When the Fort Lauderdale Air ...
WWII reunion in Bangor draws interest, adds air show - Bangor Daily News | The June 16 reunion banquet is being relocated to Bangor Auditorium to accommodate the public, and the four-day event will include a free air show by the Texas Flying Tigers. Reunions of the 5th Armored in Bangor in 1984 and 1995 went so well that ...
Warbirds enthrall crowd at Alva Regional Airport - Alva Review-Courier | Those warbirds represented nearly half of the remaining B-25s still in flying condition. In addition to the four Raiders, two World War II sailors from the USS Hornet attended the reunion. The sailors served on the aircraft carrier on April 18, 1942, ...
Zero on your six! - Bob Burns (submitted photo) | This is one of those serendipity moments. While shooting the 
B-25's departing Grimes Field at sunrise for the flight down to the National Museum of the USAF at Dayton, Ohio I got this shot of Betty's Dream with the Nakajima A6M2 Model 21 Zero in a classic fighters pursuit curve. If this had been a real WW II situation, the Zero was coming up on Betty's "six", and it would have been an easy target. Oh yeah, I didn't even know I got the Zero in the picture. I was concentrating on the B-25 takeoffs, and wasn't aware that the Zero had returned to the area after its takeoff. Bob b
Eyes to the skies for Diamond Jubilee flypast - Get Surrey | By Jennifer Maxfield RESIDENTS of Surrey should cast their eyes to the skies next Wednesday (May 2) to witness the historic flypast of an RAF Tucano. For the first time the plane will show off its new colour scheme which has been designed to mark the ...
Captain Jim Baker from Rand Peck, A Life Aloft | I'm sorry to have to announce that Captain Jim Baker died just a couple of days ago, 25 April 2012. Jim was a Korean War, Marine veteran who was hired by Northeast Airlines in 1957. Jim was also the BOS Chief Pilot for Delta Airlines when he retired in 1993. Not ready to hang up his flight bag just yet, Jim became the Director of Flight Operations at Lawrence, MA based King Air Charters and later at the New Pan Am based in Portsmouth, NH....
Flying Through the Hurricane Eye from TAKEOFF TUBE
Me (avgeek toddler) Checking Out The May 1962 Flying Magazine (Circa 1963) from AirPigz 
Aviation Museum Educational Summer Camps Filling Up Fast - Cape May County Herald | By Press Release Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum and The Federal Aviation Administration will again partner to host an Aviation Career Education “ACE” Summer Academy. The full day ACE camp will run one week only, July 9-13, 2012, ...
Young Eagles Rally postponed - Albert Lea Tribune | The Young Eagles Flight Rally planned for Saturday at the Albert Lea Airport has been postponed to May 12 because of weather. On that day young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies from 8 am to noon.
Virgin Galactic is looking for a few good pilots from AviationWeek.com Business Aviation Channel | Faced with tight budgets, Joint Strike Fighter partners are increasing pressure on the U.S. to share...
Space Station Trio Lands Safely In Kazakhstan from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | Three members of the Expedition 30 crew undocked from the International Space Station and safely returned to Earth on Friday, wrapping up a five-and-
“Full-scale mockup of Space Shuttle Orbiter Constitution... from x planes | More here.
Photos: Shuttle arrives in New York
Shuttle Enterprise puts on an air show in NYC - USA TODAY | From the Kennedy tower, air traffic controllers told the shuttle craft: "Welcome to New York, and thanks for the show." A little earlier, as the shuttle passed Manhattan, people gathered on rooftops to gawk. It was chased through the air by a NASA ...
NASA ready to move shuttle Enterprise to New York - CNN | New York (CNN) -- Space shuttle Enterprise will fly past the Statue of Liberty and other landmarks Friday as it heads to its new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City. The shuttle will be mounted atop a NASA 747 for the flight ...
Space Shuttle Enterprise – The Orbiter that started it all from NASASpaceFlight.com by Chris Bergin | For 30 years, the Space Shuttle orbiters Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour wowed millions with their thunderous climbs to orbit, their graceful orbital dances with satellites, Hubble, MIR, and the International Space Station, and their tell-tale twin sonic booms that announced their landings back on Earth – landings that would not have been as smooth as they were if not for the help of their sister vehicle that very experienced space: OV-101 Enterprise...
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Thunderbirds and thunderstorms: Keep your eye on the sky this weekend - Sun-Sentinel | Kevin Sullivan, the West Palm Beach-based air boss, said the show could be halted if the cloud cover becomes too low or visibility too poor. "If there is rain of a significant nature, we will delay the show until it's clear," he said...
CBS4 Rides Along On A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird - CBS Miami | CBS4's Vanessa Borge gets the ride of her life during a ride-along with a member of the elite U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team, the headline act at this weekend's Lauderdale Air Show...
F-22 Demo Team talks about weekend show - The Warner Robins Patriot | The f-22 Raptor. Two F-22s landed at Robins yesterday after a brief display of the speed and maneuverability of the high-tech aircraft. Various community dignitaries were on-hand to see the aircraft and speak with the men who pilot them...
'All you need to know' for this weekend's Robins AFB Open House and Air Show - The Warner Robins Patriot | by Gene Rector Here's what you need to know about this weekend's Robins Air Force Base Open House and Air Show. First, it will be a spectacular feast of sight, sound and patriotism … a chance to roam the flight line, rest in the shade of a massive C-5 ...
Planes of Fame Airshow Preview from Photorecon | On May 5th and 6th, the Planes of Fame Air 
Museum in Chino California is going to open its hangar doors and roll out some of the finest examples of restored aircraft in flying condition from years past. This year’s airshow honors the turning of the tide in the Pacific in 1942. The airshow [...]
Peoria air show won't happen in early June, if at all - Peoria Journal Star | By JOHN SHARP There will be no PNC Air Show along the Peoria riverfront in early June, as originally planned. It could be another week before an announcement of an alternative date is made or if the show will be canceled this summer...
Win a seat at Tennessee Air Show - Murfreesboro Post | NASHVILLE - Social Flights, the fastest-growing, web-based private aviation network in the US, is holding a drawing for two sets of tickets for two to The Great Tennessee Air Show. The Great Tennessee Air Show runs May 12-13 at the Smyrna Airport in ...
United we fall: US Army parachute team thrives on heights and violent speeds - ReporterNews.com | Set to perform today at the Dyess Big Country AirFest, this elite group of parachute performers went into the skies above Abilene on Friday to rehearse their routine. As they plummet toward the earth, group members interlock in elaborate formations ...
RNZAF celebrates 75th anniversary - Stuff | Swords were drawn and bayonets fixed as the ceremonial flags flew high through the streets of Auckland this morning as the Royal New Zealand Air Force celebrated their 75th anniversary....
Hot-air balloon festival canceled - Andrews Journal | The Up, Up in the Air Fair scheduled for Saturday, June 2, will be put off for another year to give the Andrews Chamber of Commerce more time and better financial footing to ...
B-25 crowd helps area businesses - Springfield News Sun | The event saw 20 B-25 Mitchell bombers and their crews fly into the city to honor the Doolittle Raiders. The 12000 visitors didn't include hundreds of additional visitors who stood outside the air field as the bombers departed for a ceremony at the ...
Vintage Wings of Canada launches flight season - Canadian Skies | The organization brings together aviators and aviation enthusiasts, who maintain a fleet and participate in flight activities and the promotion of Canada's aviation heritage. It offers educational programs and guided tours (by reservation only) of its ...
Pearse's first attempt to fly 'was in 1909' - Stuff.co.nz | The would-be aviator's attempts to fly in 1909-10 came to nothing and newspapers at the time said Pearse struggled to accomplish anything other than short hops into the air. Martyn notes that Pearse bought a farm near Milton, south of Dunedin, ...
Bristol Aero Collection: Storage sought - BBC News | The exhibits charting 100 years of the city's aviation history must leave the hangar where they are currently displayed in November, when the lease runs out. The exhibition closes to the public on 28 May to give a working party six months to pack it ...
Planning continues for new USAF Airman Heritage Museum from AVIATION-NEWS by Rob Vogelaar | JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Efforts are underway to expand the Air Force’s enlisted heritage museum here. The Lackland Gateway Heritage Foundation plans to modernize the USAF Airman Heritage Museum with a new facility to be located on what is becoming Lackland AFB’s Heritage Campus. The site location, at the North end of the [...]
Podcast: 'Hell Above Earth' from AVweb Top News | A new nonfiction book by Stephen Frater unearths a twisting tale about a B-17 bomber pilot of German descent who flew for the U.S. in World War II, the co-pilot under secret orders from the FBI to kill him, and the lasting friendship they shared despite all the intrigue. Frater spoke with AVweb's Mary Grady about how he tracked down the story.
British Invasion from Randy's Journal | ...All of our Dream Tour stops have been wildly 
Waterway to open early for historic aircraft - Schenectady Gazette | State Canal Corp. officials will be opening the locks along the Mohawk three days early so the Skyknight and two other historic warbirds can pass through the system en route to their final home at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Glenville...
Final Langley F-22 arrives in Virginia from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | Here is tail number 10-4194, the penultimate Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor built for the US Air Force arriving at Joint Base Langley-Eustis near Hampton Roads, Virginia. It was flown in from the...
50 Ways to Space Out - airspacemag.com | Looking for ways to celebrate a half century of 
Sonic Cruiser returns, quietly from Flightblogger by Stephen Trimble | You thought the Sonic Cruiser was dead -- sacrificed more than nine years ago for the 787-yielding Super Efficient. Maybe you also thought Boeing was never really...
Space Shuttle Endeavour 360° VR Panorama from The Original Rocket Dungeon
USS Intrepid Hit By Norwegian Star Before Space Shuttle Enterprise Flyover - Huffington Post | "This morning at approximately 8:30 am, a Norwegian Cruise ship grazed Pier 86, the home of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, as it was turning to pull into Pier 88," an Intrepid staffer confirmed in an e-mail to DNAinfo.com....
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Welcome to the new air show - Sun-Sentinel | The Lauderdale Air Show — successor to the wildly popular Air & Sea Show — comes to the beach this weekend, five years after the last 
performance of the old show. The good news: No city tax dollars are being spent on the show, with the cost of over ...
Beach packed for Air Show practice - Local 10 | Spectators thronged Fort Lauderdale Beach on Friday afternoon to welcome back the Air Show after a hiatus since 2007. The show in the sky appears to have been missed. "It's so fantastic to have the Air Show back. We've been waiting for this for years, ...
High Flying Acts Land At Robins Air Force Base - 13WMAZ | Around 10:00 am, Thursday morning, six of the Blue Angels landed at the base, but not without doing a few twist and turns in the sky. They came to the base from Pensacola. Leaders from Houston County were on hand to welcome the airmen to Central ...
The Spitfire and Mustang which will be on show at Old Buckenham Airshow on June 24 - Norwich Evening News | By dominic bareham Two of the world's most iconic fighters will be gracing the skies over a Norfolk village on June 24 when an airshow returns after a year off. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below....
Red Arrows flying back for air show - Clacton and Frinton Gazette | THE world-famous Red Arrows will be returning to Clacton this summer for the town's 21st air show. The display team will perform on the second day of the event on August 24. It was forced to pull out of the show last year following the death of Flight ...
P-38 'Glacier Girl' Returns To Oshkosh In 2012 from Aero-News Network | Appearance Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Of The Iconic Plane's Recovery The Lockheed P-38 Glacier Girl, the fearsome twin-boom fighter aircraft that has become one of the world’s most well-known warbirds since its rescue from the Greenland ice cap in 1992, will return to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture on the 20th anniversary of its first public appearance.
Holleder posthumously awarded Distinguished Service Cross from Stars and Stripes | Pat Tillman and Don Holleder played football well enough to draw the interest of NFL teams. Like Tillman, Holleder - a generation earlier - opted for military service. Both died in the line of duty in a far away land.
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Video: Southend Air Show (the way it was) from by SoTyred
Russia’s Golden Eagles helicopter pilots group celebrates 20th anniversary from AVIATION-NEWS by Marcel van Leeuwen | Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the Golden Eagles, the pilots group that is the symbolic calling card of the Russian helicopter industry. Based at the Russian Army’s Flight Training Centre in Torzhok, the Golden Eagles are one of the few helicopter pilots groups anywhere in the world to perform flight acrobatics in both the [...]
Local WWII vets prep for Honor Flight missions - Tbo.com | About 900 World War II vets die every day; today there are about 2.9 million left. About 81000 have been thanked for their service by being invited on one-day Honor Flights to see the monuments of Washington. DC, especially the ones dedicated to their ...
World War II Military Transport Plane, C-47 Dakota, Makes Final Leg of Voyage April 27-28 to New Home at Fantasy of Flight from State Aviation Journal by Kim Stevens | POLK CITY, Fla. (April 27, 2012) - After a nine-month layover at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a World War II C-47 Dakota, will make the final leg of its voyage this weekend to its new home at Central Florida's Fantasy of Flight, home to the world's largest private collection of rare and vintage planes. Fantasy of Flight creator and founder Kermit Weeks purchased the plane, also known as the Skytrain, last year from a private owner in the U.K. and began ...
The Sonex, a Back to Basics Kit-Built Airplane from Flight Monkeys | It’s called the Sonex. It’s a kit plane, which means you build it yourself. Much like the models you built as a kid, this one comes in a multitude of pieces, with an instruction manual that tells you which tab goes in which slot, and what type of glue you should use to hold the whole thing together...
The Spirit of Santa Monica - airspacemag.com | Between 1920 and 1975, Donald Douglas’ 
Que Sera Sera from per Ardua ad Astra by Grant Piper | In the past I have written often about aspects of the sport of aerobatics, and alluded to whether it is, or should be, made into a form of public entertainment. This may seem like heresy to those of us that participate in the sport, and naturally wish that we can evangelically ‘spread the word’ and show our sport to the world (big note ourselves?). Do not for a minute think that I don’t also want this, or that I wish the sport to be (some would say, remain) ‘exclusive’! In contrast, I want to make the sport more accessible to all those people and pilots out there who want the opportunity to participate....
Shuttle Enterprise's final journey - CNN.com Video | Space shuttle Enterprise flies past the Statue of Liberty and other landmarks on the way to its new home at the Intrepid.
Southwest Florida's Largest Bridal Show
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The Hilton Naples Wedding team will be attending Southwest Florida's Largest Bridal Show on Sunday February 19th. This is a great place for you to save time & money by meeting face-to-face with wedding professionals to get ideas and keep updated on the latest trends.
Here are our Top 5 Tips to help you get the most out of attending a bridal show:
1) Know what vendors you still need. (Hint: If you still need a venue, stop by the Hilton Naples exhibit)
2) Contact info labels - Most exhibitors will often have drawings for prizes at their booths. To prevent having writers cramp at the end of the show prepare some electronic labels before the bridal show with your name, address phone number, email address and wedding date. Consider setting up & using a separate bridal email account to use while planning your wedding. This can keep all the follow up emails and contact information in one location.
3) Know your budget - Knowing your wedding budget and who is responsible for each item will help you with your decision making while you attend.
4) Bring a camera - Bringing a camera will help you remember things you saw at the show. Here a few a few of you may consider to take a picture of: dresses during the fashion show, centerpiece/floral designs, table settings and cake designs.
5) Bring a few of your own peeps with you - Bringing your fiancée, maid or matron/bridesmaids, mom or friends to the bridal show to help you locate the vendors you need to secure, they can save you seats for the fashion show while you are meeting with vendors and talk about wedding ideas with each other.Most of all, Enjoy yourself! Use this time to gather information and enjoy any of the special offers extended to you. You are the Bride!
Don't forget to stop by the Hilton Naples Wedding both and say hi to Electa!
Don't forget to read the awesome article in Occassions Magazine featuring the beautiful wedding photography of Maria Angela from our December Newlyweds: Hilton Naples wedding in Occassions Magazine
C'MON is the Newest Kid Friendly Thing To Do in Naples
No doubt about it, when children play, they learn. C'MON is going to be a place where families can engage and explore new discoveries, making learning fun! Nestled in next to the North Collier Regional Park and Sun N Fun Lagoon Water Park, the new Children's Museum is a welcome addition to the many kid friendly offerings Naples already features.
A couple of fun exhibits I can't wait to experience when my niece & nephew arrive for Spring Break:
- The Four Seasons ~ gives kids an opportunity to interact with the four sasons and engage in the fun activities each season brings
- The Farm & Market ~ experience life aas a farmer and understand how food gets from the farm to the market
- Journey Through The Everglades ~ explore the sights, sounds and smells of the Florida Everglades by experiencing a day in life of this unique ecosystem
Exhibits were created to meet Florida’s Sunshine State curriculum standards, and all are accessible for individuals with developmental, hearing, physical, social/emotional and visual challenges.C'MON is closed on Mondays and open for General Admission from 10am-5pm Tuesday through Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday. Admission is $10 for children over the age of 1, adults & grandparents. C'MON is located approximately 7.5 miles from the Hilton Naples Florida Hotel.
Annual Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's
Ben & Jerry's is having a Free Cone Day as a way to thank their customers for their support and to celebrate 34 years of scooping! Enjoy Free Cone Day on Tuesday April 3rd 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. as well as face painting and live entertainment at The Village on Venetian Bay from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Village on Venetian Bay is located 1.8 miles from the Hilton Naples Florida Hotel.
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Robins Air Force Base Air Show- action packed, free, and fun for the entire family - Blackanthem.com | The Robins air show line-up is packed full of top performers including the US Navy Blue Angels, F-18 Hornets, the C-130 Hercules, and the Air Force F-22 Raptor, Apr 28 and 29. Due to the full slate of performers, the show will start at 11:30 am and is ...
Air show to fly over beach in Ft. Lauderdale - The Triton | The Lauderdale Air Show is scheduled for April 28-29 over the Atlantic ocean off Ft. Lauderdale's beach. The US Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the event which includes military and civilian aerial demonstrations for public education and ...
Exciting events planned for airport's 75th - Yarmouth County Vanguard | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are scheduled to perform during the Yarmouth Air Experience Open House on Aug. 22 in celebration of the Yarmouth International Airport's 75th anniversary. A performance by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and visit from the ...
Aerobatic aviator - Shreveport Times | “He taught me how to fly and taught me how to fly air shows. Him being local, and one of the biggest names ever in the air show industries, it's just pretty cool that he's helped my whole family get in this business and help us get to where we are now...
Raiders Reunion Recap – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday – 10am (EASTERN) | THURSDAY – We’ll check in with Larry Kelley for a final look at the 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion. Hear the final count on how much money we raised! Plus we’ll discuss all the details on the fly-over and big banquet. The show starts at 10am (EASTERN) right here on WarbirdRadio.com. STUDIO LINE: 478.787.4768 SKYPE: warbirdradio [...]
Video: B-25's Over The Air Force Museum During 70th Doolittle Raid Reunion from AirPigz 
by Martt | I was fortunate to be over at the Doolittle Reunion on Tuesday April 17th for the arrival and static display of 20 B-25's on the runway behind the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton Ohio - see the post with 14 pix here. It was an amazing experience seeing so many B-25's gathered at one (fascinating) place, and during such an important time... the 70th anniversary of the courageous efforts of Jimmy Doolittle and 79 others...
‘FIFI’ dustup leaves more questions from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | The truth is out there... somewhere. Last week, a proposed amendment to the House's National Defense Authorization Act caused a bit of a firestorm. The proposed amendment from Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) would ...
Towcester Races For The RAF - AboutMyArea | A flying display at 12.15pm precedes a full day's racing, and will include Ferocious Frankie, an immaculate 1944 Mustang, and an aerobatic display team. Dean Benton, Director of Marketing and Communications for the RAF Benevolent Fund, said: “We are ...
Pink Floyd Allow Women of Aviation to Use Learning to Fly Song on Video - Music Talkers | Keen aviatrix Annette Lynton Mason (wife of Pink Floyd's drummer) can be seen in the video, as she was one the pilots participating to the week's activities. Originally launched in 2010 by Mireille Goyer, (International Team Leader for Women Of ...
Testing a human-powered plane from Flight International by Miquel Ros | The dream of flying has always captivated humans and, while aircraft and other machines have made this possible, some have not totally given up on the idea of human-powered flight. This is actually what...
Air museum feed features slate of activities - Topeka Capital Journal | By The Capital-Journal Those who attend the Combat Air Museum's annual pancake feed Saturday will be treated to food, fun and entertainment, a news release said. The event is set for 7 am to noon in hangar 602 on J Street at Forbes Field...
The sky is the limit for Bournemouth man Joe after achieving his dream - Bournemouth Echo | During his tough rehabilitation Joe discovered the Royal International Air Tattoo Flying Scholarship for the Disabled and applied while still in hospital. He was successful and was subsequently awarded a 40-hour, six week scholarship at an air school ...
U.S. Air Force's first C-17 arrives at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - af.mil | The U.S. Air Force's first C-17 (T-1) landed at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday, April 25. This C-17 Globemaster III (S/N 87-0025) was essentially hand-built for the sole purpose of developmental test and evaluation, with an estimated life span of approximately five years. The aircraft was periodically rebuilt and refurbished over the years and its lifespan grew from five to 21 years....
This is by far the best F-15 video you have ever seen: aerial combat with 2011's top air-to-air squadron in the USAF. from David Cenciotti | The following video, brought to my attention by a tweet of @shotgunf15e (a Strike Eagle pilot) is by far the best F-15 footage you can find on the web. According to the information provided by the Vimoeo uploader, it was created to commemorate the 67FS winning the...
Video: In case... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith | In case you were wanting to stowaway on an airliner’s landing gear, here’s what would be in store for you.
Mustache March - airspacemag.com | Handlebar, pencil, or toothbrush? A gallery of famous aviators' 'staches in honor of a fuzzy Air Force tradition.
Flying on wings of Mercury from General Aviation News by Dennis Parks | Though Hammondsport, N.Y., is synonymous with the name Glenn Curtiss and well known as the home of the Curtiss Aeroplane Co., after World War I Hammondsport also became the home of another aircraft manufacturer...
Walkaround: Kevin Kegin's Waco UPF-7 at St. Louis Downtown Airport from The Aero 
Experience | A new attraction has come to the St. Louis Downtown Airport - Kevin Kegin's restored 1941 Waco UPF-7 biplane, available for rides by appointment or during the many special events in the coming months. This airplane, N32084, s/n 5716 was built in September 1941. It is one of about 600 built before and during the war. Originally built to...
Drop your landing gear at B-17 ground school - TheNewsTribune.com | (The Museum of Flight) World War II may be long over but it's not too late to be on a B-17 crew. The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field is offering a weekend “ground school” that will include a flight on a B-17 Flying Fortress...
Submit your application to the Boeing Engineering Student of the Year Award! from Flightglobal by Miquel Ros | One more year, the Boeing Company and Flightglobal have launched the Boeing Engineering Student of the Year Award. Hurry up! because the deadline is fast approaching...you have only until the 21st of May to send your application!...
The Suit That Will Help Felix Baumgartner Withstand A 120,000-Foot Free Fall from POPSCI 
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Blue Angels just one of several acts at air show - The Daily News Journal | Spectators will also be able to marvel at a number of other aerobatic acts, including the grace and magic of powerless flight by paraplegic Dan Buchanan in his TK-17 hang-glider. Military and civilian aircraft on display and a kids' zone...
Lauderdale Air Show Returns to the Skies After 5 Years - NBC 6 Miami | By Willard Shepard With the Lauderdale Air Show returning this Saturday and Sunday and Fleet Week also taking place, this weekend promises to be one of the busiest tourist weekends in South Florida. "That weekend alone could pay my entire rent for two ...
2012 Defenders of Liberty Air Show - Released by 307th Bomb Wing Public Affairs | Capt. Jeff 
Air Force Heritage And American History Come Together Over Fenway - Avionics Intelligence | The base hosted two F-16 Fighting Falcons and a P-51 Mustang from the United States Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation on Thursday before they were to perform the special flyover at Fenway Park in Boston. According to www.airforceheritageflight.org ...
3 WWII-Era Planes On Display At Gillespie Field - KGTV San Diego | Three historic planes which had a significant role in the outcome of World War II were on display at Gillespie Field in El Cajon on Wednesday. The Collings Foundation brought a P-51 Mustang fighter, a B-24-J Liberator and a B-17 Flying Fortress for a ...
Hawker Hunter make-over 2012 update 25-4-2012 - xe606 | Busy day today at Barkstone Heath, finished the 'top-side' with the last coat of grey being applied. Mick Coombes stayed until 1pm before calling it a day, and prior to him going away to North Wales !! Mick added more 'blue' rings to the aircraft, and marked-out where the 'red' 12" dot goes on the roundels. Awful day outside with 4 hours of heavy rain, making it cool inside the hangar for the paint to dry. I made a start on the...
50-Year Anniversary First Flight of CIA A-12 at Groom Lake from Roadrunners of Groom Lake by TD Barnes, President Roadrunners Internationale | A-12Members or Roadrunners Internationale 
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first official flight of the CIA-A-12. Half a century ago today, on April 26,1962, Lockheed Test Pilot Lou Schalk eased Article 121 into the cool crisp air of Groom Lake, Nevada. The flight duration was only forty minutes, logofifty years ago, but aviation history made a great leap that day. Under the direction of Kelly Johnson, Lockheed’s famous Skunk Works first A-12 flight set the stage for the revolutionary high speed, high altitude records that followed. The OXCART Program was a joint operation of the CIA, USAF and Lockheed Corporation along with a host of corporations that developed special equipment and programs for the A-12 and YF-12. It took three more years to...
Dean of Alabama Aviation Center Retires from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | OZARK ALABAMA - Enterprise State Community College and the Alabama Aviation Center (AAC) announce the retirement of Tom Kirk, Dean of the Alabama Aviation Center....
Glenview man brings Battle of Midway to life in diorama - Chicago Tribune | The diorama will be unveiled at the Pacific Air Museum Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on June 2, to coincide with the battle's 70th anniversary. The opportunity to contribute to the event came up by chance, Lau said. Former McDonald's CEO Fred Turner wandered ...
We Could Get 1600 Hrs Out of an 1830 - Nordo News | ...From a distance the part was recognizable; in hand unbelievable. Once a piece of mechanical artwork, the piston was ugly defined. Pounded repeatedly by the head of an errant valve, its original tolerances were a distant memory. Only now after decades of darkness and dust does it again have purpose. It is history; a mile marker in time....
Aleutian Tiger P-40K from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | You can’t but help smiling with 
Mission: Dawn Patrol – DVD Review from aroundthepattern.com by Tracy | I received this DVD free as a volunteer to try products and write reviews for EAA’s Sport Aviation Magazine. The DVD runs 62 minutes and is narrated by Hugh Downs a legendary broadcaster with multi-engine and balloon ratings. Mission: Dawn Patrol is a video account of three pilots who flew aircraft of the Vintage Aero Flying Museum in Hudson, CO to the Dawn Patrol Rendezvous of WWI aircraft at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH...
HAI President’s message: We Get No Respect - HeliHub | ...It also appears that some elected officials want to legislate aviation activities rather than allow regulatory agencies to do their job. This is not good for our industry because these lawmakers are circumventing the current rulemaking process, which seeks input from all parties and allows for appropriate aviation expertise and analysis. Legislative solutions tend to make the situation worse, create safety gaps, eliminate jobs, and reduce industry contributions to the communities they represent....
Controller Has 737 In His Garage (Sort Of) from AVweb Top News | Air traffic controller and private pilot James Price has never flown a jet, but he has logged plenty of time in the cockpit of an actual 737 that he converted into a flight simulator and keeps in his garage. Price had already been working on earlier versions of his simulator when a life change and similarly motivated friend led him to...
Aviation fine art by women... there is a website for that.... from Women of Aviation's Facebook Wall | Aviation fine art by women... there is a website for that. Check out their beautiful work.
Video: Exploding Your Miss-conceptions from Flight Monkeys | At Sun ‘n Fun this year we spent some time sharing a camping area with a couple motor glider aficionados. They got us thinking about perhaps logging time in an aircraft that can launch itself from a traditional runway, cruise for hours without using a drop of fuel, and land back at the same airport it took off from. Then again you might choose to land hundreds of miles from your starting point....
NASM V-2 from The Unwanted Blog | The V-2 at the National Air and Space Museum. Note...
NASA PR video on launch escape systems from RLV and Space Transport News | A NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) educational video about launch abort systems (via Space KSC):
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CHINO: Planes of Fame Air Show relives WWII - Press-Enterprise | BY FIELDING BUCK The Planes of Fame Air Museum will turn back the clock 70 years for its annual air show, May 5-6. Activities include panel discussions with veterans along with fly-overs, wing-walking and 
aerobatics. Attendees can also look in on 1972...
Amazing Aerobatic Pilots Practice Risky Maneuvers - CBS Local | Spectators will also be able to marvel at a number of other aerobatic acts, including the grace and magic of Rob Holland, 2011 Freestyle Aerobatic World Champion and Aerobatic Champion Mike Wiskus in the Lucas Oil Pitts. Both Holland and Wiskus took to ...
Fort Lauderdale Air Show, Taste of Mexico Festival Attract Thousands to Fort ... - PR Web | More than 10000 travelers are heading to the Inaugural Lauderdale Air Show and the Taste of Mexico Festival this weekend in Fort Lauderdale. Rather than compete for overpriced hotel rooms, many visitors are booking private vacation rentals through Fort ...
Red Arrows will return to Clacton Air Show this summer - Clacton and Frinton Gazette | THE world famous Red Arrows will be returning to Clacton this summer for the town's 21st air show. The display team will perform on the second day of the popular event on August 24. It was forced to pull out of the show last year following the death of ...
Flyover crowns day of celebrations - Ynetnews | Bases in the north enjoyed an aerobatic performance and in Jerusalem the air force saluted the 120 soldiers who received an award for excellence from President Shimon Peres. Hercules transport aircrafts contacted the president as they flew over his ...
Glacier Girl to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Recovery at AirVenture from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | The Lockheed P-38 Glacier Girl, the fearsome twin-boom fighter that has become one of the world's most well-known warbirds since its rescue from the Greenland ice cap in 1992, will return to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture on the 20th anniversary of its first public appearance. The aircraft, which began flying in 2002 after a 10-year restoration, will be part of the weeklong activities at "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport.
Group Aircraft Arrival Schedule Set from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | One of the most popular precursors to EAA AirVenture is the mass arrival of aircraft groups to Oshkosh's Wittman Regional Airport. Arriving en masse allows kindred aircraft to set up group camping areas in the North 40, which would be logistically impossible if they arrived separately.
Pilot ends global ultralight trip - BigPond News | In collaboration with Penn State University in the United States, the plane maker was awarded NASA's Green Aviation prize in 2011 after flying a different, electric aircraft 200 miles (320km) in less than two hours using the equivalent in electricity...
Planning continues for new Airman Heritage Museum from Air Force Link Top Stories | Efforts are underway to expand the Air Force's enlisted heritage museum here. The Lackland Gateway Heritage Foundation plans to modernize the USAF Airman Heritage Museum with a new facility to be located on what is becoming Lackland AFB's Heritage Campus. The site location, at the North end of the parade ground, has been approved and the project programming has begun; it establishes September 2017 as the opening date for the new museum-learning center....
Going Vertical - airspacemag.com | When pilots Jim Harley (front seat) and Air & Space contributor Larry Lowe took up Betty Jane, a TP-51C Mustang last weekend, they decided to...
National Air Olympics (1941) from AIRBOYD.TV
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Meet C-17 pilot Capt. Lauren Ross, featured in "Rescue," during IMAX Theatre's Ladies in Leadership Day from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Capt. Lauren Ross, the U.S. Air Force C-17 pilot featured in the film, will be hosting special screenings of "Rescue" at the IMAX Theatre at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. She and other area female leaders will be on hand to speak about their careers, discuss how they got to where they are today, and answer questions. Ross will also hand out autographed pictures...
Did aviator's famed plane make historic landing in Carmarthenshire? - This is South Wales | Southern Cross was an early airliner flown by Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. In it, he made the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928, and was greeted on his arrival in Brisbane, Australia, by a crowd of 25000.
PCDU Episode 86: One Fine Day at Parafield from Plane Crazy Down Under | Thanks to OzRunways, Steve was able to get to Adelaide to cover the Parafield Airshow 2012...
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Blue Angels, F-22 touch down at Robins - Macon Telegraph | Pilots and supporting officers with the Blue Angels walk over to be greeted by dignitaries after landing at Robins Air Force Base on Thursday in preparation of this weekend's air show.
Thunderbirds Perform at Defenders of Liberty Air Show - KLAS-TV | The Thunderbirds 
performed this past weekend at the Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcons performed aerial maneuvers high above the crowd gathered at the base.
Dakota Meyer co-pilots 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Harrier over Louisville ... - Marines.mil | From Medal of Honor recipient to Marine co-pilot, Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer flew back seat in a Marine Harrier over his home-state of Kentucky during the 2012 Thunder Over Louisville air show April 21, 2012. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point based ...
Planes of Fame Airshow to host special preview event - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | The 2012 County of San Bernardino Planes of Fame Airshow begins May 4 with a special preview event. The only way to be a part of this '2012 Airshow Preview' event is to visit Planes of Fame Air Museum from 10 am to 5 pm at 7000 Merrill Ave., #17, ...
Final Preparations For Bethpage Air Show Under Way - Long Island Exchange | (Bethpage, NY) With just four weeks remaining until the Bethpage Air Show, Long Islanders are gearing up for what has come to be known as “Long Island's Greatest Show.” The 9th Annual Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach, which each year draws in large ...
High Flying Acts Land At Robins Air Force Base - 13WMAZ | ... it's forward momentum, turn 180 degrees and go back in the opposite direction." The show kicks off Saturday at 11:15 and will continue through Sunday. For more information on the schedule go to this website http://www.robins.af.mil/airshow/index.asp.
Manassas Airshow Preparing for Takeoff - Patch.com | This year's lineup includes the US Golden Knights Parachute Team leaping out of airplanes performing stunts and world famous National Aerobatic Champion, Sean D. Tucker and his Oracle Challenger III high performance bi-plane. The event, also touted as ...
PNC Air Show 2012 facing countdown to cover costs - Peoria Journal Star | 
Organizers of the PNC Air Show 2012 are exploring options to keep the annual aviation extravaganza scheduled as planned, ...
Explosive ordnance Marines heat up for air show - Marines.mil | Cherry Point explosive ordnance disposal Marines plan to put on a big bang and ignite a 1000-foot wall of fire for the 150000 spectators expected at the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show May 4 – 6. The Marines executed a down-sized ...
The Big Muddy Short Course from The Big Muddy Air Race by Sam Hoskins | The short course is a shorter version of the long course. Imagine that. Aircraft with a forecast speed of 110 mph or less will have a 66 nm run. for the Big Muddy...
Mig-29 crashes during Bulgarian – US Air Force exercise: a dramatic photo sequence shows the mishap from David Cenciotti | On Apr. 26, 2012, a Bulgarian MiG-29UB (“11″ white), involved in the Thracian Star 2012 exercise with the U.S. Air Force F-16s from Aviano, crashed into a river between the southern villages of Tsarimir and Golyam Chardak near Plovdiv, in Bulgaria...
Vid Of The Day: Two F-35 Fighters Fly In Perfect Formation To Rock Music - Business Insider | Lockheed Martin emailed us this latest F-35 launch video, featuring two F-35C variants flying in formation over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. "We currently do not have a version of this video without the music. Enjoy!
Southwest Florida's Largest Bridal Show
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The Hilton Naples Wedding team will be attending Southwest Florida's Largest Bridal Show on Sunday February 19th. This is a great place for you to save time & money by meeting face-to-face with wedding professionals to get ideas and keep updated on the latest trends.
Here are our Top 5 Tips to help you get the most out of attending a bridal show:
1) Know what vendors you still need. (Hint: If you still need a venue, stop by the Hilton Naples exhibit)
2) Contact info labels - Most exhibitors will often have drawings for prizes at their booths. To prevent having writers cramp at the end of the show prepare some electronic labels before the bridal show with your name, address phone number, email address and wedding date. Consider setting up & using a separate bridal email account to use while planning your wedding. This can keep all the follow up emails and contact information in one location.
3) Know your budget - Knowing your wedding budget and who is responsible for each item will help you with your decision making while you attend.
4) Bring a camera - Bringing a camera will help you remember things you saw at the show. Here a few a few of you may consider to take a picture of: dresses during the fashion show, centerpiece/floral designs, table settings and cake designs.
5) Bring a few of your own peeps with you - Bringing your fiancée, maid or matron/bridesmaids, mom or friends to the bridal show to help you locate the vendors you need to secure, they can save you seats for the fashion show while you are meeting with vendors and talk about wedding ideas with each other.Most of all, Enjoy yourself! Use this time to gather information and enjoy any of the special offers extended to you. You are the Bride!
Don't forget to stop by the Hilton Naples Wedding both and say hi to Electa!
Don't forget to read the awesome article in Occassions Magazine featuring the beautiful wedding photography of Maria Angela from our December Newlyweds: Hilton Naples wedding in Occassions Magazine
C'MON is the Newest Kid Friendly Thing To Do in Naples
No doubt about it, when children play, they learn. C'MON is going to be a place where families can engage and explore new discoveries, making learning fun! Nestled in next to the North Collier Regional Park and Sun N Fun Lagoon Water Park, the new Children's Museum is a welcome addition to the many kid friendly offerings Naples already features.
A couple of fun exhibits I can't wait to experience when my niece & nephew arrive for Spring Break:
- The Four Seasons ~ gives kids an opportunity to interact with the four sasons and engage in the fun activities each season brings
- The Farm & Market ~ experience life aas a farmer and understand how food gets from the farm to the market
- Journey Through The Everglades ~ explore the sights, sounds and smells of the Florida Everglades by experiencing a day in life of this unique ecosystem
Exhibits were created to meet Florida’s Sunshine State curriculum standards, and all are accessible for individuals with developmental, hearing, physical, social/emotional and visual challenges.C'MON is closed on Mondays and open for General Admission from 10am-5pm Tuesday through Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday. Admission is $10 for children over the age of 1, adults & grandparents. C'MON is located approximately 7.5 miles from the Hilton Naples Florida Hotel.