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July 28, 2014

AeroSports Update: Sport Pilot And Control Tower Operation

Sport Pilot Rules Allow A Student To Choose Whether Or Not To Receive Controlled Airport Training

FAR 61.315 states that a sport pilot may not operate in class B, C, or D airspace, or at any airport with an operating control tower unless he or she meets the training requirements of FAR 61.325. Let review what this means.

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King Schools Announces Alaskan Aviation Adventure Sweepstakes

Package Includes Seaplane Rating And Bush Flying

John and Martha King of King Schools have announced their Alaskan Flying Adventure Sweepstakes. The winner will take home a package of prizes that includes an Alaskan flying vacation for two where the winner will earn their Seaplane Rating and also take a bush flying course.

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EAA, AOPA, Piper Host Caring Students From Nearby Appleton At AirVenture

Have Raised More Than $120,000 For Cancer Research

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and Piper Aircraft on Thursday, July 31 will host a special group of students and their teacher from Appleton, WI during EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2014.

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B-29 Superfortress Restoration Efforts To Be Featured At EAA AirVenture

Restoration Has Been Underway Since 1998

Doc’s Friends, the Wichita-based nonprofit organization restoring the B-29 Superfortress “Doc,” will be exhibiting at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI from July 28 to Aug. 3. Board members, volunteers and Doc’s rescuer, Tony Mazzolini, will be present under the Doc’s Friends tent, which will be located in the Warbirds section on the show grounds at Wittman Field.

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NTSB Releases Factual Report From 2012 L-39 Accident

Two Fatally Injured During 'Adventure' Flight

On May 18, 2012, about 1215 Pacific daylight time, an experimental exhibition Aero Vodochody L-39, N39WT, impacted desert terrain about a 1/2 mile northwest of the Boulder City Municipal Airport (KBVU), Boulder City, Nevada. Mach 1 Aviation and Incredible Adventures operated the flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.

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Skies Over Oshkosh To Be Filled With Hartzell Propeller Performers

Participation Ranges From Skydivers To Aerobatics

Hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 who cast their vision skyward will be able to see a number of aerial performances associated with Hartzell Propeller.

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MyGoFlight 'Revolutionizes' The Way iPads, Tablets Are Operated In Planes

Four New Products Allow Versatile Mounting, Viewing In The Cockpit And On The Ground

MyGoFlight has introduced four new products that the company says will significantly simplify and improve how pilots use their iPad or tablet in the cockpit of planes.

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U.S. Senate Confirms Michael Lawson As U.S. Representative To ICAO

NBAA Commends The Senate On Lawson's Confirmation

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen says he welcomes the announcement that the U.S. Senate has approved the nomination of Michael A. Lawson as the U.S. representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) serving with the rank of ambassador.

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K-MAX Cargo Helicopter Team Returns From Deployment

Team Has Been Flying Missions Supporting The U.S. Marine Corps In Afghanistan

After lifting more than 4.5 million pounds of cargo and conducting thousands of delivery missions for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace Corporation K-MAX cargo unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has returned to the United States following a nearly three-year deployment in Afghanistan.

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Derazona Helicopters Buys Its First Rotorcraft From Airbus Helicopters

Indonesian Operator Purchases A Multi-Role AS350 B3e

Airbus Helicopters has received its first order from Derazona Helicopters in Indonesia, which is acquiring a fully-equipped AS350 B3e for utility missions.

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Boeing Delivers Upgraded French AWACS Aircraft

Mission System Enhancements Provide More Actionable Information To Crews

Boeing has delivered the first of four upgraded French Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The upgraded aircraft will increase the fleet’s surveillance, communications and battle management capabilities.

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'Game Of Thrones' Actress Takes BA To Task

Maisie Williams Miffed About Being Denied Access To British Airways Business Lounge

Actress Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark on the HBO series 'Game of Thrones', got into a Twitter Snit with British Airways recently after being denied entry to the airline's business lounge.

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Tuskegee University Joins SNC’s Dream Chaser Team

Company Will Support Student Research Projects To Advance Technology

Tuskegee University (TU) and Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems announce they have signed a Letter of Cooperation to initiate collaborative efforts related to SNC’s Dream Chaser Orbital Transportation System. The purpose of this relationship is to jointly promote aerospace engineering education, research, and development, scientific exploration and recruitment and training of a diverse workforce.

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There's A New Light Sport Amphib Coming To The Block

MVP.Aero Introduces What It Calls The Worlds 'Most Versatile Plane'

A new sport plane that is designed to operate from runways, water, and snow and ice was introduced Sunday afternoon on the day before the AirVenture at Oshkosh officially opened.

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Redhawk Aircraft And Curriculum Adopted By Marine Military Academy

U.S. Marine Corps Based Secondary School Will Use Redbird’s Redhawk Training Aircraft And Redbird Skyport’s Migration Training Curriculum

Since 1965, the Marine Military Academy (MMA) has offered a high-school experience based on the principles of the U.S. Marine Corps, including active and retired Marines on its faculty. This September, their flight-training program will use Redhawks, the diesel-powered, remanufactured 172s that represent one component of a comprehensive flight training system from Redbird Flight Simulations.

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Superior Air Parts Introduces The Superior Skyhawk SV

STC Allows Vantage Engine Replacement In Cessna 172s

Superior Air Parts has entered into an agreement with Tulsa-based Christiansen Aviation to obtain an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that will allow Superior’s FAA-certified 180-horsepower Vantage Engine to be used on Cessna 172 aircraft.

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ACR Electronics Inc. Artex ELT 1000 Now Available

Designed As Retrofit For Outdated 121.5 ELTs

A new Cospas-Sarsat FAA approved ELT 1000 (Emergency Locator Transmitter) is now available for sale at EAA AirVenture. The Artex ELT 1000 is competitively priced and designed with multiple installation configurations to reduce overall installation cost.

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AeroSports Update: The One Week Wonder Project Is Ready To Go

‘This Project Is Not Just About Building The Airplane; The Important Part Of This Project Is That We Can Share It With So Many Other People’

If anything could relate to sport aviation more than the one week wonder project at EAA AirVenture this year, it would be hard to find. Organizers hope that the fact that thousands of people will participate in the building of a Zenith 750 Cruzer in front of the whole world at AirVenture will inspire and encourage the homebuilding movement.

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Klyde Morris 07.28.2014

The Phrase 'Poke In The Eye With A Sharp Stick' Comes To Mind ...

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Carter’s PAV-II On Display At HAI-Heli-Center During AirVenture

Called 'The Safest, Most Efficient VTOL Aircraft Ever Devised'

Carter Aviation Technologies of Wichita Falls, TX will showcase their latest Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) at the HAI-Heli-Center on the AirVenture grounds.

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It's Turbo Time! AeroVee Turbo Orders Now Accepted

Will Offer Significant Performance Boost For Sonex Aircraft

Sonex Aircraft announced at a press and customer briefing Sunday morning that orders are now being accepted for the long-anticipated AeroVee Turbo, with deliveries to commence in the fourth quarter of 2014!

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iFlightPlanner Releases v2.2

New Features Include Georeferenced Diagrams And Procedures

iFlightPlanner has released v2.2 for iPad, the third major update this year to iFlightPlanner for iPad presented by Sennheiser.  In addition to numerous performance and usability enhancements, v2.2 now offers the comprehensive set of high-resolution, georeferenced FAA airport diagrams and instrument approach procedures.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (07.28.14)

“This project is not just about building the airplane. After all, we built airplanes all the time. The important part of this project is that we can share it with so many other people.” Source: Zenith Aircraft Company President, Sebastien Heintz.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.28.14): Precision Obstacle Free Zone

(PFOZ) An 800 foot wide by 200 foot long area centered on the runway centerline adjacent to the threshold designed to protect aircraft flying precision approaches from ground vehicles and other aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.28.14)

The Vintage Sailplane Association

The purpose of the Vintage Sailplane Association (VSA) is to promote the acquisition, restoration and flying of vintage sailplanes by its members, and to assist the National Soaring Museum in the preservation of soaring history and the promotion of vintage sailplane activity.

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