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August 07, 2017

Airborne 08.07.17: Best SportPlanes of '17, AEA Sales Report, AirVenture 2017

Also: Sumwalt Confirmed, Glassy-Water, RAF Changes, SFO Near-Miss, Heli-NextGen, Spaceport Camden, CHC H175

We thought it was going to be easier than this... but a flurry of highly educational emails, calls and remarks have made this year’s selection of the best SportPlanes of 2017 a pretty intriguing pursuit. To be honest, due to extensive feedback, it's been a bit more interesting this year, than it has in the past... While we’re not quite done with the list, a few undisputed leaders have emerged... The AEA has released its second-quarter 2017 Avionics Market Report. In the first six month

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Embry-Riddle, City Of Prescott Team Up To Host Airshow, Tech Fair, Fly-In

October Event Will Be Open To The Public

Mark your calendars for Saturday, Oct. 7 as Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the City of Prescott will co-host Wings Out West, which will feature an aerial demonstration, numerous static displays, an aeronautical tech fair, and a regional fly-in. A variety of food vendors and concessions will also be on site.

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Aero-TV: Czech Sport Aircraft - 'Americanizing' A Prominent LSA

Company Now Marketing Under Its Own Brand…

The Czech Sport Aircraft Company has had a presence in the U.S. market for some time, most notably, perhaps, as it's brief association with Piper, when it was marketed as the Piper Sport LSA. That partnership didn't work out as either company had expected, but the company is back with the Cruiser Aircraft, which it now plans to market in the U.S. under its own brand...

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Klyde Morris (08.07.17)

Job Security... In Aviation? Really, Klyde?

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Build Your Own Drone Using Lego Blocks

Flybrix Kits Can Be Configured In Multiple Ways

Most kids probably had a Lego set when they were young, which often elicited a stream of stifled profanity when an adult stepped on one of the blocks in their bare feet. Now they might be saying "stop flying those around the house."

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Airborne 08.04.17: Stolen LEM, Able Flight, USS Gerald R. Ford Launches

Also: NBAA, Cessna Caravan, 737 MAX 8, FAA Penalizes, Spirit Pilots, Boeing Forecasts, FAA $$$

A small gold replica of the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) that carried Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to their historic first moon landing has been stolen from the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio. The model is about 5 inches high and 4.5 inches square. It was one of three made by Cartier to be given to each of the astronauts on the Apollo 11 mission. Wapakoneta police got the call from the museum's burglar alarm shortly after midnight on July 28th, according to the report. When they arri

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.07.17): Final Monitor Controller

Final Monitor Controller Air Traffic Control Specialist assigned to radar monitor the flight path of aircraft during simultaneous parallel (approach courses spaced less than 9000 feet/9200 feet above 5000 feet) and simultaneous close parallel approach operations. Each runway is assigned a final monitor controller during simultaneous parallel and simultaneous close parallel ILS approaches.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.07.17)

Aero Linx: The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada For over fifty years, the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada has worked with its members to develop what is today the fifth-largest national aerospace industry in the world. By collaborating with industry and with government to develop products, services, programs and policies that enhance Canadian aerospace companies, AIAC helps the industry to invest, innovate, and develop best-in-class capabilities in the civil, defence and space sectors.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.07.17)

"We thought it was going to be easier than this... but a flurry of highly educational emails, calls and remarks have made this year’s selection of the best SportPlanes of 2017 a pretty intriguing pursuit. To be honest, due to extensive feedback, it's been a bit more interesting this year, than it has in the past..." Source: From ANN's update on the selection procress for this year's 'Best SportPlanes of 2017' List... which has been a pretty positive experience with lots of excellent input coming from some pretty enthused SportPlane owners and pilots... with much more info to come.

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