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December 11, 2013

Another Glimmer Of Hope: General Aviation Pilot Protection Act Proposed

Bill Proposes What The FAA Clearly Refused To Do (Despite AOPA Hype) -- Get Rid Of The 3rd Class Medical

It is yet another sign of potential... a few more glimmers of hope, possibly. Following Shell's recent announcement of a 100LL replacement and the completion of the Small Aircraft revitalization Act, another group of lawmakers has decided to try and force the FAA to do what it clearly did not want to do... namely, free many (but not all) Private Pilots of the bureaucracy, complication, expense and limitations of the Third Class medical certificate.

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Shuster Introduces Bill To Ban In-Flight Cell Phone Calls

Says 'It's Just Common Sense ... To Stay Off The Phone’

Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) introduced a bill Monday prohibiting in-flight cell phone voice communications on commercial aviation flights.  

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Navy Honors F/A-18 For 35 Years Of Distinction

Ceremony Celebrated The Navy's Longest-Running Tactical Aircraft Program

The F/A-18 Hornet community celebrated the 35th anniversary of the aircraft's first flight during a ceremony Dec. 9 in the Rear Adm. William A. Moffett building atrium at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD.

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NASA Initiative Helps Launch Student-Built Satellites

CubeSats Launched As An Auxiliary Payload Aboard Atlas V Rocket

With help from NASA, four student-built CubeSat research satellites launched into space Friday from the California coast as part of the agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative. The CubeSats were included as auxiliary payloads aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, CA at 2314 PST Dec. 5 carrying the National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-39 satellite.

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Italian Police Takes Delivery Of Its 5th AW139 Helicopter

One Of Eight Aircraft Purchased In July Of 2012

The Italian Police has taken delivery of a fifth AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter which will be based in Reggio Calabria. The contract, which was signed in July last year, includes a total of eight AW139 helicopters.

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NASA-USGS Landsat 8 Satellite Pinpoints Coldest Spots On Earth

High Ridge In Antarctica Can Reach -133.6 Degrees Fahrenheit

What is the coldest place on Earth? It is a high ridge in Antarctica on the East Antarctic Plateau where temperatures in several hollows can dip below minus 133.6 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 92 degrees Celsius) on a clear winter night.

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Pilot Shortage Hits Small Markets

Airline Says New Regulations Making Qualified Pilots Difficult To Find

Airlines serving small markets are canceling more and more flights these days, and the culprit, according to the carriers, is new regulations boosting flight time requirements for first officers.

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Floating Thames Estuary Airport Is On The Bubble

London Mayor's Vision For 'Boris Island' May Not Be On Airports Commission Expansion Shortlist

The Thames estuary airport, which would be built on a man-made island floating in the river, is reportedly on the bubble with the U.K. Airports Commission as it looks at expansion plans for the region.

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Pearl Harbor Vet Bumped From Flight To Hawaii

Was Traveling To Anniversary Ceremony But Got Delayed In LA

As an 18-year-old serving in the U.S. Navy, Ewalt "Walt" Shatz, now 90, was credited with shooting down a Japanese airplane with an anti-aircraft gun during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Boeing Commends Government Officials For New Trade Agreement

WTO Meetings In Bali Produced Deal With $1 Trillion In Potential Global Economic Impact

After several days of meetings, the World Trade Organization (WTO) reached agreement on a package of issues designed to streamline trade, allow developing countries more options for providing food security, boost least developed countries’ trade and help development more generally.

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Museum Of Science Fiction Looks To Crowdfunding For Support

Fanned Out 'Stormtroopers' Across Washington, D.C. As Part Of The Effort

A group hoping to establish a "Museum of Science Fiction" in Washington, D.C. is near the end of a crowdfunding effort that it hopes will result in a storefront preview location somewhere in or near the Nation’s Capital. And as part of the effort the group on December 1 sent stormtroopers to the U.S. Capitol Building and other locations to raise awareness for the campaign.

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AD: Various Aircraft Equipped With Wing Lift Struts

AD NUMBER: 99-01-05 R1

PRODUCT: Certain aircraft equipped with wing lift struts

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AD: Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2013-24-03

PRODUCT: Certain Beechcraft Corporation (type certificate previously held by Hawker Beechcraft Corporation) Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D airplanes.

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Aero-TV: Perfecting The Heli-Sim - Redbird Redefines The State Of The Art

An Amazing Melding Of Motion, Visual And Aerodynamic Response In An Affordable Training Device

While at the Redbird Migration 2013 meeting, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell talked with Redbird Flight Simulations CEO, Todd Willinger about their prototype helicopter simulator. Willinger said they started looking at a helicopter simulator designed a couple of years ago. Within the last few months a prototype has been developed to test their design concepts.

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Aero-TV: Perfecting The Heli-Sim - Redbird Redefines The State Of The Art

An Amazing Melding Of Motion, Visual And Aerodynamic Response In An Affordable Training Device

While at the Redbird Migration 2013 meeting, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell talked with Redbird Flight Simulations CEO, Todd Willinger about their prototype helicopter simulator. Willinger said they started looking at a helicopter simulator designed a couple of years ago. Within the last few months a prototype has been developed to test their design concepts. Willinger said motion was a key factor in the design. He admits that the prototype simulator is a bit odd looking, but it proved that their motion system works. Helicopter training is expensiv

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WA Federal Delegation To Boeing: Washington Is the Best Place For The 777X

Letter To Boeing Touts The State As Planemaker Seeks Manufacturing Site

Citing “miles wide and miles deep” support for aerospace manufacturing, Washington’s federal delegation made their case Monday in a letter to The Boeing Company to base 777X production in Washington State.

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Major Investment Planned For Gary/Chicago International Airport

Parties Call The $100 Million Program 'Game Changing' For The Airport

Development and management agreements presented Monday to the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority by the airport's public-private partnership (P3) committee propose a $100 million total investment in Gary/Chicago International Airport and the City of Gary over 40 years by private interests.

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Erickson Air-Crane Announces First Firefighting Contract In Turkey

Providing Firefighting Services To Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated ... a  provider of aviation services to a diverse mix of commercial and government customers, and the vertically-integrated manufacturer and operator of the powerful heavy-lift Erickson S-64 Aircrane helicopter, has won a 10-month contract to provide firefighting services to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in the country of Turkey.

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Glasgow Police Accident Helicopter Shows No Signs Of Mechanical Failure

AAIB Initial Report Outlines Early Investigation

The U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch has released an initial report from an accident in which a Glasgow Police helicopter came down on the roof of a pub, resulting in the fatal injury of at least nine people. Three were on board the aircraft, and six were attending an event inside the building. Thirty-two other people suffered injuries, twelve serious, according to the report.

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Flight Attendants Welcome New American Airlines

APFA President Laura Glading, AFA US Airways President Roger Holmin Help Introduce Newly Merged Airline

Members of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, the union representing the flight attendants of American Airlines, and AFA US Airways President Roger Holmin were on hand Monday morning to help introduce the new American to the flying public.

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T-38 Accident Investigation Complete

Bird Strike Cited In Loss Of $8 Million Airplane

Air Force officials announced Tuesday the accident investigation results of a July 19 T-38C accident at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.

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Landing G550 Damages ILS At Stansted Airport In The U.K.

Forced Airport To Close To Inbound Flights For About Three Hours

A Gulfstream G550 landing at Stansted Airport in Essex in the U.K. damaged the airport's ILS transmitter on the runway, forcing the airport to close to arriving flights for about three hours Tuesday.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (12.11.13)

"[I]f passengers are going to be forced to listen to the gossip in the aisle seat, it’s going to make for a very long flight.” Source: House Transportation Committee Chair Bill Shuster.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.11.13): Terminal Area

A general term used to describe airspace in which approach control service or airport traffic control service is provided.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.11.13)

The National Heritage Warbird Foundation

The National Heritage Warbird Foundation is a great source of pride for our family and we hope that you find it informative and enlightening to the sacrifices the men and women of WWII made for us.

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