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July 27, 2007

Four Lost In News Helicopter Midair Over Phoenix

Crews Were Filming Police Chase

Two news helicopters, type unknown, collided while covering a police pursuit in central Phoenix Friday afternoon. Just before the accident, the helicopters were following a police chase involving a disabled truck.

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Wings 2.0 -- The New FAA Proficiency Program, Part II

Three-Phase Program Related To Pilot Cert Levels

In our first installment, we looked at the original Wings proficiency program and its recent replacement, Wings 2.0. This continuation digs deeper into how it works.

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French Helicopters Fly From Paris To Oshkosh

Heliventure '07 Headed Back To France Thursday

A group of French pilots, flying an array of helicopters, landed in Oshkosh on Tuesday after an exhaustive trip from Paris. Heliventure '07, as the event is called, took the helicopters through several countries and over long expanses of ocean. Several pilots recounted their memories of the trip, which was delayed several times due to weather and an issue with US Customs.

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True Craftsmanship Taught By Mentors at AirVenture

EAA Workshops Focus on Building Skills

EAA can always find its roots with the homebuilt community. The skills needed to build your own plane, helicopter, or ultralight have been passed on from one generation of EAA'ers to the next. The most basic skills of the homebuilding trade include woodworking, metalworking, composites, and fabrics.

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Air Bosses Conduct World-Class Airshows At AirVenture 2007

Daily Shows Planned, Written, And Coordinated By Crack Team

Wayne “Boss” Boggs is a busy man during “airshow season,” but he was kind enough to let ANN trail him for a couple days at AirVenture. A retired FAA official, Boggs now travels the country directing airshows as an Air Boss. In this position, he is responsible to produce an airshow that is safe, timely, and action-packed, no matter the conditions or location.

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Klyde Morris (07.27.07)

Nevermind The Environmentalists, Klyde...

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Cirrus Unveils New Pilot Training Program

Pilots New And Old May Benefit

On Wednesday at AirVenture 2007, Cirrus took the wraps off a training service for customers of its new and used aircraft. The Cirrus Proficiency program intends to train pilots on safety aspects of the company's entire product line.

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Spirit Of Goodyear Blimp Returns To Oshkosh After 20 Years

...And ANN Got A Ride!

As a journalist you can generally get places others can’t... and other times, it’s just luck. In that vein, new Aero-TV Video Journalist Peter Riley and I recently scored a ride in the Goodyear Blimp at Oshkosh 2007. I would like to pay homage to the television news crew who cancelled to make our ride possible.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.27.07)

Aero-Linx!

The official home of the BD-5 network, providing information about the Bede Aircraft BD-5. A  homebuilt, single-seat high performance aircraft that first flew more than 30 years ago and continues to draw crowds wherever one appears.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.27.07): Expander Tube Brake

Aero-Terms!

A type of lightweight, hydraulically operated aircraft brake.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.27.07)

"This accident was caused by poor human performance. Forty-nine lives could have been saved if the flightcrew had been concentrating on the important task of operating the airplane in a safe manner."

Source: NTSB Chairman Mark V. Rosenker, regarding the release Thursday of the Board's Probable Cause report into the August 27, 2006 crash of Comair Flight 5191.

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