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Join Us today for a VERY Special Airborne!!! Ryanair announced today that it would be placing coin slots on the oxygen mask deployment systems in the cabins of its airplanes. The move was called “a charge for a premium service for which customers should decide if they want to use.” Garmin has introduced a game-changing portable GPS the company says is perfect for the weekend pilot who does not spend hours every week in the cockpit. The G100 will have a power switch that requires a credit or debit card swipe to activ
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Walter E. Lees, Pioneer Pilot, soloed in 1912 and continued in aviation until 1945. He flew approximately 12,000 hours and handled over 60 different types of aircraft.