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Airborne 11.28.16: Crete To Cape, 1st Flt: Airbus A350-1000, Support AMA!

Also: RAF Private Airfield, Savage Bobber, SpaceX Targeted, Gulfstream ADS-B, EAA Chapter, TransAsia Airways, RAF Grob

The Vintage Air Rally Crete-2-Cape is a biplane rally that started from Sitia, Crete on the 12th of November and was expected to end up in Cape Town after 5 weeks -- but the original plan has gone a bit astray. For reasons that are yet to be fully explained, the Ethiopians halted the specialized air rally, claiming that the participants had crossed into the country illegally. After some negotiations, the Ethiopians relented and the rally has continued. The event is descr

Klyde Morris (11.28.16)

Klyde Deals With The Usual Thanksgiving Fallout...

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Airborne 11.23.16: Peggy Whitson @ISS, Operation Phalanx, sUAS Black Friday

Also: AW101 Merlin Mk4, Aero Electric Aircraft, Ameriflight, Global Commercial UAS Market, Weather Sat, Top Hawk Program, Kuwaiti F/A-18E/F's

When Peggy Whitson arrived at ISS this weekend, she became the oldest woman to fly in space at the age of 56. According to a report from NPR, Whitson will turn 57 during her stay on the space station, which is her third visit to the orbiting outpost. She will assume duties as the Station's Commander when the current crew returns to Earth, and when she returns to Earth next spring, she will hold the record as the U.S. astronaut having spent the most