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February 07, 2014

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 02.07.14

The First Glider Over Mount Everest!...

Petitioning for a Change in Wings…

EAA is Asking Why No ATC Charges for the NFL…

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Klaus Ohlmann Pilots First Glider Flight Over Everest

Scientific Expedition Monitors Glaciers And Pollution In The Himalaya

For the first time, a glider soared over Mount Everest on February 1. Piloted by Klaus Ohlmann, the flight set a new landmark for aviation history. It comes just short of 50 years of the first ascent of Everest in 1954 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzin Norgay.

Pilot Fatally Injured When Aircraft Impacted Trees In IFR Conditions

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred January 15 in Holland, NJ. The commercial-rated pilot of an American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB he had recently purchased was fatally injured when it struck trees and then terrain on a flight from Auburn, IN to Pittstown, NJ. Witnesses reported dense fog in the area at the time of the accident.