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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:03 am 
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This weekend! June 20th and June 21st.
Barbie III will be at Boulder Airport Day.
www.warbirdsunlimited.org/portals/predenver/

Jeffco Aviation Association Fly-In on Saturday, June 20th at 6:00am to noon!
www.co.jefferson.co.us/jeffco/airport_u ... _Flyer.pdf

Boulder Airport Day on Saturday, June 20th at 9:00am to 3:00pm!
www.bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&...

A Celebration Of Women's Aviation on Sunday, June 21st at 11:00am to 3:00pm!
Cost: $10 Adult - $5 Children under 12 - Children under 5 free
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Event details for Boulder Airport Day
Fourth Annual Airport Day and Open House
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Boulder Municipal Airport will host its fourth annual Airport Day. There will be a hot air balloon launch at 6 a.m. and exhibit area is opened to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Boulder Municipal Airport, 3327 Airport Road. The public is invited to come see different types of aircraft, tour the facilities and participate in a variety of activities for the kids. For more information, call 303-441-3108 or www.boulderColorado.gov/airport

Tour and fly in a TBM Avenger - a WWII Veteran Torpedo Bomber

View a T-28 , C-45, C-195, Army Blackhawk helicopter, and many more!

New aircraft by USAERO including a WACO , Mooney and Diamond Aircraft.

Young Eagle flights - free airplane rides (1st come, 1st served) for children from 8 to 17, ending at noon

MiG-17 fly-over at 11:30 a.m.

Parachuting demonstration at noon

Boulder Fire Department display

Boulder Emergency Squad display

Civil Air Patrol search and rescue plane - cadet information

Sport aircraft display and training information

KidSpace activity area to build model rockets, balsa wood airplanes, candy airplanes and paper helicopters. Participants can also fly a computer flight simulator, and more. (Sponsored by Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum)

Discounted helicopter rides

Food and refreshments
Seminars:
9:00 AM on the Viet Nam Air Lift with 70 slides; personal recount by Bob Resling
12:30 PM Jamie Martin speaks about new aircraft technology, safety and human factors.
There is a $5.00 fee for the seminars.
Aviation History author and former test pilot, Wayne Harding will be on hand for sales and book signing.
Anne Buhl, Zen-Glo Licensed Aesthetician will be on hand.
Sponsored by C.M.L. Air Limited, Millennium Harvest House, and Enterprise.

More Event details for Boulder Airport Day
T-28 details.

BOULDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
OPEN HOUSE ON JUNE 20, 2009
FEATURING GUEST,
ROBERT RESLING AND HIS T-28C, BU NO 140915 ABD N NUMBER N9019N. 0OVERVIEW
A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF C- 130 TACTICAL AIRLIFT FLYING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA WITH 70 SLIDES AT 0900 IN TERMINAL CONFERENCE ROOM
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE T – 28C.
T-28C - US NAVY VERSION, A T-28B WITH TAILHOOK FOR DECK LANDING TRAINING. THE T-28C WAS BUILT FOR THE NAVY STARTING IN 1955. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH A TAIL HOOK, A SMALLER DIAMETER PROPELLER, AND OTHER MINOR CHANGES TO ALLOW AIRCRAFT CARRIER LANDINGS. 299 "C" MODELS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH PRODUCTION ENDING IN 1957.
ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1949 THE XT-28 (COMPANY DESIGNATION NA-159) WAS FLOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME, DESIGNED TO REPLACE THE T-6 TEXAN. FOUND SATISFACTORY, A CONTRACT WAS ISSUED
AND BETWEEN 1950 AND 1957 A TOTAL OF 1,948 WERE BUILT. THE NORTH AMERICAN T-28 TROJAN WAS A PISTON-ENGINE MILITARY TRAINER AIRCRAFT USED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN THE 1950S AND INTO THE EARLY 1980S. THE U.S. NAVY AT NAS WHITING FIELD IN MILTON, FLORIDA EMPLOYED THE LARGEST SINGLE CONCENTRATION OF THIS AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAINING OF STUDENT NAVAL AVIATORS. THE LAST U.S. NAVY TRAINING SQUADRON TO FLY THE T-28 WAS VT-27, BASED AT NAS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FLYING THE LAST T-28 TRAINING FLIGHT IN EARLY 1984. MANY T-28S WERE SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD TO PRIVATE CIVIL OPERATORS, AND DUE TO THEIR REASONABLE OPERATING COSTS ARE OFTEN FOUND FLYING AS WAR BIRDS TODAY
USED PRIMARILY AS A TRAINER FOR THE MAJORITY OF IT'S CAREER, THE TROJAN FOUND NEW LIFE WHEN USED IN THE COUNTER INSURGENCY ROLE. T-28S SAW EXTENSIVE SERVICE DURING THE VIETNAM WAR IN VNAF HANDS, AS WELL AS THE SECRET WAR IN LAOS. THEY WERE ALSO SUPPLIED TO CONGO BY THE CIA TO SUPPORT MOISE TSHOMBE'S REGIME.
THE T-28 TROJAN WAS THE FIRST US ATTACK FIXED WING AIRCRAFT (NON-TRANSPORT TYPE) LOST IN SOUTH VIETNAM, DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.
THE T-28'S SERVICE CAREER ENDED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF THE T-34 TURBOPROP TRAINER.
OPERATORS: ARGENTINE NAVY, BOLIVIAN AIR FORCE, BRAZILIAN NAVY; CONGOLESE AIR FORCE, CUBAN AIR FORCE, ECUADORIAN AIR FORCE, ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE, FRENCH AIR FORCE, HONDURAN AIR FORCE, JAPANESE AIR SELF-DEFENSE FORCE, ROYAL LAO AIR FORCE, MEXICAN AIR FORCE, ROYAL MOROCCAN AIR FORCE, PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE, VIETNAM AIR FORCE , ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES NAVY, URUGUAYAN NAVY.

More Event details for Boulder Airport Day
“As Good as It Gets…New Aircraft Safety
and the G1000”
Boulder Municipal Airport Open House
See the latest WACO, Mooney and Diamond Aircraft then learn how to incorporate the features for safe flying.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 1230 Until 1400
Terminal Building, Conference Room, Lower Level
3335 Airport Road, Boulder, Colorado 80301-5430
Featuring: Jamie Martin, Diamond Aircraft Sales, Rocky Mountains; USAERO, LLC
New glass cockpit designs promise enhanced situational awareness and the timely delivery of relevant information directly to the cockpit. These features go beyond the “neat-to-have” and connect closely with the primary emphases of the FAA’s Aviation Safety Program.
Focus of Presentation:
Specifics of the FAA Aviation Safety Program
How to use the G1000 avionics suite to:
Dramatically reduce the chances of a mishap, violation, or worse.
Current safety features of new aircraft designs and the efforts underway to make flying as safe as possible.
Human Factors, Cockpit Design and Advanced Technology
This seminar has a reasonably priced fee. Please RSVP to Chris Lucas at 303-449-1825 or christelucas@yahoo.com, 3335 Airport Road, Boulder, Colorado 80301-5430 Suite B
There is a 5% Discount off any FAA exam at Christe Testing Services with attendance at this seminar. Please schedule the exam Christe Testing Services (303-449-1825) for the discount. Five% Discount also available, at the aviation gallery, The Wayfarer’s Trader - both at Boulder Municipal Airport Out of town? Call Enterprise (303-448-9974). reservations.synxis.com/LBE/rez.aspx?Hotel=11538&Chai...

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:18 pm 
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Added new event.

Spirit of Flight Day on Sunday, August 30th from 10AM-4PM.
This is a celebration of aviation to support the Spirit of Flight Center.
There will be vendors, food, aircraft, fly-bys, WWII reenactors, WWII pilots, Corporate pilots, a bake sale and much, much more.
Of course the museum will be open for tours for $5 per person. Please tell your friends!
www.spiritofflight.com
The Spirit of Flight Center
2650 S. Main St. Erie, CO 80516

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Updated events.

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And don't forget the Colorado Sport International Air Show and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In this weekend at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC): http://www.cosportaviation.org/index.htm

Performers will include:

ACC Viper West

The RedStars - Yak-52/Nanchang CJ-6A
Mass Formation Demonstration

Jack Wilhite - Mig-17
Fly Bys

Roy Halladay - T-33A Shooting Star
Fly Bys

Todd McLaughlin - T-28C Trojan
Fly Bys

Gary Rower - Stearman Bi-plane
Solo Aerobatic Performance

Don Nelson - Sukhoi-26
Solo Aerobatic Performance

And more!

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5th Annual Classic Aircraft and Car Show Prostate Cancer Awareness Day

Saturday, August 29, 2009
9:00AM - 3:00PM
Don Nelson's High Energy Aerobatic and More!


5th Annual Classic Aircraft and Car Show Prostate Cancer Awareness Day
Sunday, August 30, 2009
10AM-4PM. This is a celebration of aviation to support the Spirit of Flight Center. There will be vendors, food, aircraft, fly-bys, WWII reenactors, WWII pilots,
Corporate pilots, a bake sale and much, much more. Of course the museum will be open for tours for $5 per person.

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To see events...
www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=132
Please check on any pregame entertainment.
Sep 20, 2009 there will be a game. Not know yet if there will be a flyover.

Last year I saw this:
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There were a few flyovers I missed.

www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=321

The Denver Broncos strive to provide quality game entertainment at every contest the team plays at INVESCO Field at Mile High.
The pregame events, presentation of the colors, national anthem and halftime shows all work to compliment the exciting action on the field.

The 2009 season is just around the corner, and the team's regular season home opener comes in Week 2 against the Cleveland Browns.

Prior to that, the team will host two preseason games against the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, August 30, and Thursday, September 3, respectively.

In the days leading up to any home contest, check out this page to learn about the entertainment for the game.

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