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Part One: Tom Wathen Foundation, A Strong Commitment to Improving Education through Aviation While AirVenture 2008 is over, the spirit and enthusiasm is likely to continue amongst a unique group of students from opposite ends of the US and a network of...

USAF Announces Future UAV Formal Training Unit - more details
Union Compares Venue To "Hotel California" -- But Not As Enjoyable "It's a lockdown." That's how International Association of Machinists (IAM) leader Tom Wroblewski terms a planned meeting this Thursday between union leade...

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All Things Old May Be New Again? Its been a long tough road for the folks of Quartz Mountain Aerospace in their quest to bring a fabled airframe back to life. Following years of sometimes-choppy operations, a small Altus, OK-based planemaker might fina...

Tragedy Strikes Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome - more details
"It was surreal... One minute it was pretend danger, then it went suddenly to real danger." Source: Roger Christenfeld, a Poughkeepsie NY resident attending a weekend performance at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, and a witness at the scene of a...

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"NASA determined that a compliance issue requires the termination of the contract for the Constellation Space Suit System with Oceaneering International, Inc. of Houston for the convenience of the government." Source: NASA, in a public statem...

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Fatal Accident Occurred As A/C Went Down At A "Steep Angle" Scud running... it's the bane of many a VFR flyer who can't or won't file IFR or stay on the ground when the conditions tend to start the bird walking. It appears that...

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From The O-200 To The IO-550 Series, TCM Is A Major Force In Aviation--Part Two! As we noted in the first part of this program, there have been some big changes at Teledyne Continental Motors over the last year... with the retirement of long-time boss ...

AAL: Flight 31 Crew Handled Emergency Properly - more details
Pilot Reported Severe Turbulence Before Fatal Accident The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a 1955 Piper PA-23-180 Geronimo twin reported severe turbulence in the vicinity of thunderstorms shortly before the aircraft apparently br...

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From The O-200 To The IO-550 Series, TCM Is A Major Force In Aviation There have been some big changes at Teledyne Continental Motors over the last year... with the retirement of long-time boss Bryan Lewis, a man with a new vision has taken the reins o...

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"Embarrassing" Airport Transgression By Patty Wagstaff Has Resulted In Charges While the aero-rumor mill continues unabated, ANN has confirmed that airshow pilot Patty Wagstaff's issues with law enforcement revolve around her refusal to ...