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November 30, 2009

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 12.01.09

A glider collides with its towplane over California.
The NTSB says a crashed Albatross had only 3 hours on its overhauled engines in 20 months.
And a stricken truck driver destroys tw

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ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 12.01.09

A glider collides with its towplane over California.
The NTSB says a crashed Albatross had only 3 hours on its overhauled engines in 20 months.
And a stricken truck driver destroys tw

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Yves Rossy Ditches In The Atlantic

First Intercontinental Jet-Powered Wing Flight Foiled By Weather

50-year-old inventor and adventurer Yves Rossy was forced to ditch in the Atlantic Ocean during an attempt last week to cross the Straits of Gibraltar using his jet powered wing. Rossy said clouds and weather caused him to abort the attempt.

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.30.09

An MD-11 is down in China.
Bombardier announces more layoffs.
And the shuttle Atlantis ends a historic mission.

ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 11.30.09

An MD-11 is down in China.
Bombardier announces more layoffs.
And the shuttle Atlantis ends a historic mission.

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Glider v Towplane MidAir Takes Two Lives

"Very Windy" Conditions May Have Contributed To Potential For Error

A weekend of Northern California soaring has turned tragic for two pilots... one in a Schleicher sailplane and the other in a Piper PA-25 Towplane. Reports from the scene indicate that the accident at Crazy Creek gliderport in Northern California occurred as both aircraft turned in for landing -- from opposite directions.