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The pilot killed in the Apple Valley plane crash has been identified as 60-year-old Mike Mangold, a world-famous aerobatics champion for Red Bull who was a resident of Victorville. The crash occurred on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at about 2:20 P.M., according to the Apple Valley Fire Protection District the aircraft is described as an L39 Jet. Witnesses say, that the small plane was attempting to take off from the airport located at 21600 Corwin Road.

Until you get to know Sean D. Tucker, it's hard to understand why he chooses to make a living by risking his life. But take a moment to watch what he does. It's magical. Watch him fly hundreds of miles an hour and thousands of feet high -- twirling, tumbling and twisting his airplane in ways you never thought possible ... Tucker is an aerobatic pilot -- among the best in the world. He calls it a form of art ...

The roar of Super Dave Mathieson's aerobatic aircraft has been grounded over noise complaints. The full-time air show pilot, who made Chilliwack his home base a few years ago, received notification from Transport Canada earlier this month that he could no longer perform the aerobatics under 2000 feet at Chilliwack Airport, citing proximity to "noise sensitive or livestock" areas.

Croatia's defence ministry has confirmed that six of country’s top instructor pilots – all of them members of Krila Oluje ("Wings of Storm") aerobatic display team – have applied to resign from active duty. According to sources quoted by local media, the pilots have received a superior offer from Qatar, with the Croatian daily Slobodna Dalmacija reporting that the Gulf state plans to form a display team with its new Pilatus PC-21 trainers to include the Croatian pilots. Igor Salinger/Aermedia.com Submitted on 4 March, the resignation requests will be decided on “after consultation with the pilots and in accordance with...

The Surya Kiran aerobatic team (SKAT) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will perform for the last time at the biennial air show, Aero India, in Bangalore to be held from February 9-13, before being disbanded.Citing shortage of aircraft for training purposes, a source told DNA that these aircraft will go back to be used for training and all officers associated with SKAT will either get posted out at other stations or will act as instructors at Bidar Air Force Station in Karnataka. Formation aerobatics has been a part of IAF aviation history since establishment, and the SKAT was formed...

Duelling fighter jet dogfight ends in near miss By Ben Truslove Published on Fri Jan 21 10:51:11 GMT 2011 STARTLED onlookers were left fearing the worst as two jet fighter aircraft appeared to come close to colliding during a mock battle exercise in the skies above Deeping St James. Villagers held their breath as the pair of multi-million pound American F-15 jets circled the skies above their homes at high speed for about 10 minutes. Witnesses say the spectacle ended when the pilots appeared to narrowly avoid a crash before then heading off back to the American air base at...

A champion aerobatic pilot died when her light aircraft crashed at Silverstone Race Circuit during an air show on Saturday. Vicki Cruse, 40, from Santa Paula, California, was pronounced dead at the scene, Thames Valley Police said.

Red Bull gives you rotors? So what makes pilot Charles "Chuck" Aaron's airshow act so special? Well, all you had to do was watch his HELI-AEROBATIC act at Oshkosh to know that something SERIOUSLY DIFFERENT had come to Wittman Field. The Red Bull BO-105 CBS, made by Eurocopter/Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm (MBB), blew everyone away with a routine rarely seen anywhere, much less at world-class airshow like Oshkosh.

Marilyn Dash of Hayward, who took her first flying lesson nine years ago on her 37th birthday, is now tearing around pylons at 180 miles per hour, 50 feet off the ground in her souped-up biplane, surrounded by a swarm of other planes all dashing to a finish line in the air. Dash will be one of more than 150 pilots competing in six classes of aircraft - from biplanes to jets - when the National Championship Air Races and Air Show take off Sept. 10 to 14 in Reno. In addition to dozens of wingtip-to-wingtip races at as much...

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Russian ace wows Wanaka 17 April 2006 By DEBBIE JAMIESON in WANAKA She elegantly steps from her cockpit, unravels her long blonde hair and shakes it free before smiling shyly through pink painted lips to the gathered, awe-stuck crowd. This is no advertisement. This is Russian pilot Svetlana Kapanina, world champion aerobatic pilot and a key attraction at the Easter break Warbirds Over Wanaka air show. Her petite frame belies the strength of a woman who can spin and control a Sukhoi SU-29 pulling up to 10 Gs, a level that could see most people pass out. Her past as...

COUSHATTA, La. The pilot of an aerobatics plane had to parachute to safety in Red River Parish this morning after the plane developed mechanical problems. Authorities say Sean Tucker had to ditch the plane after the aircraft's control stick broke. Deputies say Tucker landed safely -- despite getting tangled briefly on part of the plane after getting out of the cockpit. The single-engine stunt plane crashed in a field near the Red River-Natchitoches Parish line. Red River Parish Sheriff Johnny Ray Norman says Tucker was in town to visit friends while on his way to a weekend air show in...

Sorry for the vanity, FRiends. I'm looking for a thread someone posted in the last couple of months of 2005 that linked to a great video (I believe it was shot in Japan) of some aerobatics. I was about six minutes long. I've searched repeatedly and can't find it. It's an old friend's birthday today and I thought he might enjoy seeing it, since we used to fly together. Thanks, and sorry again for the vanity. Cheers Jim

U.S. National Aerobatic Championships to be held September 25-30 in Texas Sept. 14, 2005 - More than 100 of the nation's most highly-skilled aerobatic pilots will contend in head-to-head competition for the U.S. National Aerobatic Championship title at the Grayson County Airport in Denison, TX, this month. The Championships will be held September 25-30 in Denison, which is one hour north of the Dallas metro area, and are organized by the International Aerobatic Club (IAC), the governing body for aerobatics in the United States. The 2005 National Championships highlight the selection of the U.S. Advanced Team members who will compete...

Two American airshow performers, Bobby Younkin and Jimmy Franklin, were killed during an acrobatic performance at the Saskatchewan Centennial 2005 Airshow yesterday afternoon. Follow the link for the story and bios of the pilots involved.

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ELECTION 2004 Did Kerry make up jet-pilot story? Seasoned flyers doubt yarn about taking controls over Israel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: May 5, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com It's been a tough week for John Kerry's credibility. He's been called unfit to be commander in chief by many of his Vietnam comrades and commanders. He's been criticized for accepting a Purple Heart for what amounts to a scratch on his arm treated with a Band-Aid. Now, seasoned jet pilots are calling into question his latest claim – taking the controls of a fighter and flying it over Israel in...

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry on Monday tried to convey to a major Jewish audience, at the annual convention of the Anti-Defamation League, his strong personal commitment to Israel and its security. But instead of delivering a programmatic speech on the Middle East he decided to appeal to the emotions of the audience, and spoke at length about his first visit to the country, 20 years ago, when he traveled from north to south. Along with the personal stories, he of course also emphasized that he would never pressure Israel, would not force it to negotiate with...

WASHINGTON (AP) - John Kerry wasn't kidding when he told the Anti-Defamation League that he had a different perspective on Israel. Probably no one else in the room has seen the country upside down from an Israeli Air Force jet. Kerry said Monday that Tel Aviv kept denying his request to fly one of their planes, but that the colonel who was showing him around Israel during a 1991 visit not only got him into a trainer, but let him take the controls. "I take it off, we go up into the sky, climb up, head down toward Aqaba," the...

(CNSNews.com) - Democrat John F. Kerry told the Associated Press that he has seen Israel "upside down" (the "perfect way to see the Middle East") -- back in 1991, when an Israeli colonel allowed him to take the controls of an Israeli Air Force trainer jet. Kerry told the Associated Press he did "a little aerobatics" -- a loop at 12,000 feet, he said. The AP quoted Kerry as saying: "To be able to come out upside down and look down and catch the horizon in back of me and see all the way down into the Sinai to the...