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April 01, 2015

04.01.15 Special: Lycoming's New Electric Propulsion/Advanced Battery Technology

Lycoming's Latest Innovative Technologies Unveiled In Surprise Announcement

ANN's April 1 "April Fool" Special Edition Lycoming Engines is set to unveil its newest engine technology to the public today, designated the HHO-360-HCCH.

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04.01.15 Special: Inhofe -- Media Reporting On Aviation Should Be Knowledgeable

Proposes Legislation To Have Journalists Pass A Basic Written Exam

ANN’s April 1 “April Fools” Special Edition Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) has proposed legislation that would require any media organization presenting stories about aviation to have the reporters covering those stories pass a basic knowledge test.

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04.01.15 Special: FAA To Recruit 950,000 Inspectors

All Between The Ages Of 9 And 12

ANN's April 1 "April Fool" Special Edition FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced today that the FAA will begin recruitment of a legion of new inspectors to enforce UAV rules. All of the new inspectors will be between the ages of 9 and 12 years old.

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04.01.15 Special: Google Enters ADS-B Business

Google Play Store Will Offer GA ADS-B To Satisfy 2020 mandate

ANN's April 1st "April Fools" Special Edition With the 2020 deadline for ADS-B compliance just five years away, Google is getting into the game with an Android-based solution.

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04.01.15 Special: U.S. Senate Democrats To Piper: Change Airplane Names

Letter To The Company Says That ‘Cherokee’, ‘Apache’, ‘Seminole’, Others Are Demeaning

ANN’s April 1 “April Fools” Special Edition A group of Democratic United States Senators has written a letter to Piper president and CEO Simon Caldecott urging him to re-brand many of the company’s iconic airplanes because the names are “demeaning" to Native Americans.

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04.01.15 Special: King Schools Introduces Sleep Teaching

‘Most Restful Groundschool Ever Devised' John King Says

ANN’s April 1 “April Fool” Special Edition The latest innovation in ground schools has been introduced by John and Martha King. “Aviation While You Sleep” will allow student pilots to learn the fundamentals of flying while they sleep.

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04.01.15 Special: Cessna To Bring Back The Bamboo Bomber

Notes Success Of Other Retro Designs In Decision

ANN’s April 1 “April Fools” Special Edition One of the iconic aircraft of the 1940s is being revived by Textron subsidiary Cessna. The company plans to certify an updated version of the T-50, better known as the Bamboo Bomber, sometime next year.

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04.01.15 Special: Leaked Documents Show China Considered AOPA Buy

Deal Collapsed When Membership Numbers Revealed

ANN’s April 1 “April Fool” Special Edition Documents obtained by ANN reveal that a group of Chinese investors made a bid to purchase AOPA last year, but the deal collapsed when the potential buyers got ahold of the organization’s books.

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