"An expert on civilian aviation at the US Air Forces who wishes to remain anonymous said: '35,000 people alone work in the Congress building. The quick response for the evacuation of the large number of employees from the building in the shortest possible time was tested. Furthermore, the reactions of people, the panic, their knowledge of emergency exists and which the files were taken during the evacuation were observed in the test.'" Source: Turkey's Cihan News Agency, claiming last Wednesday's Washington ADIZ incursion -- in which an aircraft approaching within three miles of the White House forced the evacuation of the executive mansion, Capitol and Supreme Court -- was a test conducted by the DHS to evaluate readiness at each of those government institutions.

Klyde's Still Going On About Those Wristbands...

Opening Remarks by New FAA Great Lakes Administrator Chris Blum

By Rose Dorcey New Great Lakes region Federal Aviation Administrator Chris Blum launched the 50th Annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference Reminding conference attendees, "when corporate America comes to town, it doesn't come in a greyhound bus, it comes in a Learjet."

Shining the Light on Wisconsin's Aviation Leaders

By Rose Dorcey Referred to as "Mr. Aviation" by many of his colleagues, Tom Thomas received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his many contributions to aviation in the State of Wisconsin last week. The Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA) presented the award to Thomas at the 50th Annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference.

"We're very excited by the events unfolding. Our crews are preparing themselves to operate the aircraft again after a one-year hiatus from the air-show circuit. I cannot stress enough that the events of today would not have been possible with the dedicated effort of all involved." Source: Doug Cross, the president of the American Military Heritage Foundation, as they prepare to return the PV-2 Harpoon to flight. They started a new engine successfully after 22 months of hard work and sacrifice.