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September 12, 2014

Airborne 09.12.14: Alan Klapmeier's $10M Win v Cirrus, OWW Progress, 3rd Class Update

Also: Zero-G Engine Repo, Collier Trophy, EAA Addresses FAA Hangar Use, CAF's Dallas Air Expo

While it comes as no surprise to those of us that have had to deal with Cirrus Aircraft's negative tactics and behaviors, a judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota last month dismissed post-trial motions filed by Cirrus Industries following a jury verdict that awarded $10 million to Alan Klapmeier last March. The actual judgment was posted this week by the court. During the week of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014, thousands of people had a hand in building EAA’s One Week Wonder Zenith CH 750 Cruzer. During the ensuing weeks a handful of pilots have completed the required 40 hours of Phase one flight testing, beginning with the first flight by Jeff Skiles the day after the convention. Elev

Aero-TV: The Latest At ForeFlight -- Weight and Balance, Track Logs and More!

ForeFlight 6.3 Continues To Raise The Bar In The Ultra-Competitive Mobile Flight Planning Market

At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 ANN’s News Editor, Tom Patton, took a walk to find some of the neat electronic stuff and talked with Eric Hake, a ForeFlight Evangelist. In case you hadn’t figured it out by his title, Hake knows his stuff about ForeFlight.

Space Station Expedition 40 Crew Returns To Earth

Lands Safely In Kazakhstan After 169 Days In Space

Three crew members from the International Space Station (ISS) returned to Earth Wednesday after 169 days of science and technology research in space, including a record 82 hours of research in a single week, which happened in July.

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Space Subcommittee Considers ASTEROIDS Act, Planetary Exploration Priorities

Panel Leadership Still Skeptical About Asteroid Redirect Mission

The Space Subcommittee if the U.S. House Science Committee on held a hearing Wednesday to review issues facing planetary exploration of our solar system, including NASA’s proposed budget for planetary science, and potential commercial interests. Witnesses also testified on the American Space Technology for Exploring Resource Opportunities In Deep Space (ASTEROIDS) Act, H.R. 5063.

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