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by Matt on April 25, 2008
I'm Batman A new form of air-based combat support is about to hit the ground running, so to speak. The Gryphon Attack Glider, at only 30 pounds, can carry up to 100 pounds of munitions, and can...
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by Matt on April 24, 2008
Que Twilight Zone theme... There was a huge sighting of "mysterious" lights over Phoenix, Arizona Monday night. It was largely publicized with no real explanation as to what it really was....
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On a lighter note, Jack Hanna and a flamingo (yes, you read that correctly) were trapped in a airport turnstile. Hanna attempted to squeeze the square crate carrying the flamingo through a round...
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This is not quite aviation news, but I wanted to share this with you. Kent Couch, a 47-year-old gas station owner, flew 193 miles from his home. However, he did not do it in an airplane. How? In a...
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Incredible as it sounds, the recent increases to fares for the London Underground has made it cheaper per mile for passengers to fly first class than to take the subway. According to the Travel Daily...
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... Who can tell? This is a sadly funny story from Aero-News.Net that probably beats whatever happened to your bags during DIA's last little snowstorm: The FBI remains baffled as to how and why...
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American Airlines Flight 1053 bound for Dallas/Fort Worth from Washington Reagan National Airport was forced to make an emergency landing in Nashville after passengers reported smelling matches. The...
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Jeff Harrell of The Shape of Days blog offers up two humorous stories that he doubts are true, but are fun nonetheless. Both allegedly occurred near LAX in the 1990s. The first one goes like this:...
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Chabua, India: An Indian Air Force duo, neither of them pilots, have set an Indian national record by flying 3,700 km in the longest-ever expedition of powered hang gliding. The previous Indian record...
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YouTube has certainly opened the world up to our view, but I think this pilot needs to widen his vista a little. This flight video is described as: This pilot passes through a mountain gap that is...
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Last month, 14-year-old Michael Hull completed his first solo flight in a Blanik L-13 two-seater glider. Michael began gliding lessons in August with instructor Jack Sayger. To prepare for the flight,...
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In Tony Blackman's new mystery, "The Final Flight," a modern jet liner disappears in the Bermuda Triangle while flying from the Caribbean carrying ten world-famous impressionist...
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After the Transportation Security Administration eased its ban on liquids, gels and aerosols in carry-on luggage Tuesday, allowing passengers to bring whatever toiletries they can cram into a...
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The pilot of an Air Canada Jazz flight from Ottawa to Winnipeg left the cockpit to use the restroom at the back of the plane. When he returned, the door was apparently locked or stuck closed, and he...
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You might not have heard of the Rocket Racing League, but you will.From their press release:Rocket races will operate much like auto races, with the exception that the "track" is up in the...
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by on July 28, 2005
My recent flight down to M23 and time spent there doing some hangar flying with the locals, including the president of the Newton Flying Club, has given me the bug to join a club, and probably...
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by on July 16, 2005
As a teenager wanting to learn to fly I considered joining the Civil Air Patrol, though I never did. My mistake. I still want to join and may do so yet as we have a local wing in our......
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by on July 15, 2005
If I could do anything I wanted I'd be a bush pilot like Steve Taylor of Manitoba, Canada. He's a long-time pilot with over 12,000 hours spanning 20 years, much of it I'm guessing flying...
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by on July 05, 2005
I'm not talking about wallpaper for your kitchen or den, but for your computer. Aviator's Guide offers several nice photos including the one to the right. These are from their Lasting Image...
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by on May 26, 2005
The guys at Chicken Wings Comics are on a roll! They've produced their 2nd strip about the Washington DC incident, and are working on a third, which will be out later this week probably....
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by on May 21, 2005
Don't know if you're famliar with Chickenwings, and aviation cartoon series done by brothers Michael and Stefan Strasser. If not, you need to be. It's funny stuff. The other day I emailed...
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by on May 20, 2005
Courtesy: Aviator's Guide, Lasting Image section......
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