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May 16, 2012

Boater Rescued By Floatplane Pilots

Had Fallen In And Was Treading Water Near His Circling Boat

A boater who had fallen from his 14 foot fishing boat into the 45-degree water of Pokegama Lake near Grand Rapids, MN, last Monday was rescued by a trio of floatplane pilots who happened to notice his boat in a "death circle" on the lake below ... one rotation every six to eight seconds.

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Woman Arrested, Detained For Days For Taking Photo Near Airport

She Had Snapped A Pic Of A Helicopter Display

A Kodak moment went seriously awry recently when a mother of three was arrested for taking a picture of an object that was intended as public art and in plain public view.

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Tributes Continue For 'Mama Bird' Johnson

CAP, WAI Honor The Lifelong Aviatrix

Aviation organizations worldwide are celebrating the life of Evelyn "Mama Bird" Johnson, who passed away recently at the age of 102. An honor guard of Civil Air Patrol cadets will salute CAP’s, and the entire aviation community’s, “Mama Bird” when she is laid to rest Wednesday morning in Jefferson City, TN.

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FAA Makes Progress With UAS Integration

Interim Rules Allow UAVs Up To 25 Pounds For Some Public Safety Agencies

For more than five decades, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has compiled a proven track record of introducing new technology and aircraft safely into the National Airspace System (NAS).

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It's A 'Top Prop' For Cessna Skylane

Hartzell Propeller Introduces New 3-Blade Conversion For The Popular Cessna

Hartzell Propeller  has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for a 3-bladed propeller conversion kit for the Cessna 182S, 182T Skylane, T182T Skylane TC, up through models in current production.

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Bird Strike Risk Squelches GA Waste Station Expansion

FAA Warned That It Was Too Close To Fulton County Airport

The planned expansion of a waste-transfer station in Cobb County, GA, appears to be dead in the water following an FAA assessment that the facility would draw birds, increasing the risk of a bird strike at nearby Charlie Brown Airport (KFTY) in Fulton County.

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