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September 03, 2009

ANN Special Feature: Lance Neibauer: The Lancair Story - 09.03.09

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Lance Neibauer, designer of the Lancair kitplanes which also spawned Columbia Aircraft and now the Cessna Corvalis models, about his early career and influences.

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ANN Special Feature: Lance Neibauer: The GA Marketplace - 09.04.09

ANN's Paul Plack talks with aircraft designer and entrepreneur Lance Neibauer about starting a company in the current economic environment, the future for the aerospace scene in Bend, Oregon, and w

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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report On Air Tractor Accident

Pilot "Collided With Rising Terrain" While Fighting Hoyt Fire In Nevada

The NTSB has issues a preliminary report in the August 20th accident in which an Air Tractor engaged in a firefighting mission crashed, killing the pilot.

Bloomberg, Others Were Traveling To Kennedy Funeral

A plane carrying New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the funeral of Senator Ted Kennedy was struck by a bird over Long Island Saturday.

Trade Surplus Exceeds $2 Billion

The aerospace research and marketing firm AeroStrategy has recently completed a study on the global civil MRO market, which exceeded $50 billion in 2008, with North America (the U.S. and Canada) accounting for $19.4 billion of the total.

Chuck Swain’s Unique Gathering, a “Bier” of “Beer”

Each year, over 40,000 EAA AirVenture attendees opt to enjoy the event from the cozy campgrounds of Camp Scholler. Located adjacent to the EAA Convention grounds, the 140-acres pack with living arrangements of all sizes, from tents to large RVs. The site transforms into an “Aviation City,” as EAA has nicknamed it, equipped with shower facilities, food services, and even two general stores. What community, however, would be complete without a proper watering hole?

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Aero-TV: Flight Tip of the Week - Kings’ C.H.O.R.R.D. Checklist

John and Martha King Explain Safety Assessment Prior to Departure

On the last weekend of June, 2009, COPA and Cirrus Aircraft held their seventh annual “Migration,” a yearly invitation to all Cirrus owners and associates to travel to the company headquarters in Duluth, Minnesota. This year’s featured speakers were the internationally renowned duo, John and Martha King.

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Eclipse Is Back!

Company Re-Opened Tuesday As Eclipse Aerospace

The airplane is sometimes called an airborne SUV, but to it's fans, it represents the freedom to go places and do things quickly and efficiently in one's own private jet. It was that attitude that caused Mason Holland Jr. to go from trying to get back his deposit on an Eclipse 500 to spending $40 million to buy the company.