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October 12, 2010

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 10.12.10

The America's Challenge is down to one.
Aluminum Overcast visits Upstate South Carolina.
And Houston prepares to welcome Embry Riddle.

ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 10.12.10

The America's Challenge is down to one.
Aluminum Overcast visits Upstate South Carolina.
And Houston prepares to welcome Embry Riddle.

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Nonegenarian Takes A Birthday Dive

And The 93-Year-Old Skydiver Got More Adventure Than She Was Planning

A 93-year-old Texas woman wanted to do something special for her birthday, and the something special she chose was skydiving.

Fricke/Cuneo Unofficial Winners

ANN has learned that the final balloon aloft in the America’s Challenge distance race for gas balloons has landed safely on the U.S./Canadian border. Albuquerque’s Barbara Fricke and Peter Cuneo are the unofficial winners of the race, having flown 1,350 miles (2,173 km) in approximately 57 hours and 30 minutes. The team landed on the east shore of the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario Canada. Gas balloon landings in urban areas are very unusual, as the balloons usually land in rural and even remote areas.

ALL That Flies Over Mentone Need Not Always Have Rotors

ANN and Aero-TV have had a ball bringing you the very best of the rotary sites, sounds and concepts that literally revolve around Mentone once a year... but we need to mention one of the more intriguing variants that typified this year's event -- as this year, a large contingent of Powered Parachutes joined the fun and added a decided sporty element to the festivities otherwise known as the PRA Fly-In.

TTF Rules Affect RC Model Flyers

A member of the Madera Aeromodelers Radio Control Society (MARCS) informs ANN that they no longer have access to Madera Airport in CA because of Through The Fence rules.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.12.10): Minimum Descent Altitude

The lowest altitude, expressed in feet above mean sea level, to which descent is authorized on final approach or during circle-to-land maneuvering in execution of a standard instrument approach procedure where no electronic glideslope is provided.