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November 13, 2012

Airborne 11.13.12: SeaRey Approved!, SportPlane Guide Returns, More Bad Hawker N

Also: Tuskegee Remembrance, Frozen AA Pensions, Drones Under Attack, Whistleblower Reinstated, 'Zen' Ship, Klyde Morris's 10th!

Progressive Aerodyne’s SeaRey, a Light Sport Amphibian Airplane, has received the necessary blessings from the requisite authorities to be offered for sale, fully-built, to the flying public. If you plan to be in the market for an entry level aircraft, an affordable aircraft, or an LSA you'll be excited to learn that ANN’s Jim Campbell has announced plans to publish a 3rd Edition of his robust sport and kit plane reference book, the Sport Plane Resource Guide. Unemployment continues to be high and the latest n

“While we must respect employee rights to be represented by organized labor, TSA has failed to represent the flying public and has missed the mark on improving procedures and protocols while focusing on tie tacks and tattoos.” Source: House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica (F-FL).

The Digital-Automatic Terminal Information Service (D-ATIS) provides text messages to aircraft, airlines, and other users outside the standard reception range of conventional ATIS via landline and data link communications to the cockpit.

IBEX Mission

This space mission, proposed by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, was designed to study the interstellar boundary - the region between our solar system and interstellar space. IBEX was launched by a Pegasus LV from Kwajalein Missile Range on October 19, 2008 and is still going strong.