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November 10, 2024

Plane Thief Pleads ‘No Contest’ to Felony Charge

50-Year-Old Stole Plane, Nosed Over on Beach During Landing

Luiz Gustavo Aires, also known as "Sunrock," has pleaded no contest to a felony charge for the theft of an airplane from Palo Alto Airport. Final sentencing is slated for December 6. The aircraft nosed over into the sand, but ultimately received little exterior damage. Aries is accused of stealing a small aircraft, valued at around $150,000, from the Palo Alto Airport. After learning that it had not been refueled, he executed an unplanned landing on a Half Moon Bay beach. The aircraft nosed over into the sand, but ultimately received little exterior damage. 

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Clay Lacy Gets FBO Lease At Friedman Memorial

Sustainable Facility Designed To Fit Into Natural Setting

Clay Lacy Aviation announced it has been awarded a lease at the Friedman Memorial Airport (KSUN) in Hailey, Idaho, to build and operate a full-service FBO on a 10-acre site. The airport and FBO are located about twelve miles from the Sun Valley ski resort and will be serving the resort as well as surrounding communities in the Wood River Valley.

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CAE Launches Prodigy To Civil Aviation Market

First FFS To Incorporate Gaming Tech For Visuals

CAE announced it has begun delivery of its full-flight simulators (FFS) equipped with the ultra-realistic 3D visual system using gaming technology, the CAE Prodigy Image Generator. As of now, the CAE Prodigy is available on new FFS for all commercial and business aircraft models andis also available as an upgrade on FFS already in service. The image generator provides an immersive and ultra-realistic pilot training experience.

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Classic Aero-TV: New King Schools Courseware Announced

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): In the Court of the King(s)

King Schools’ new Cleared for Instrument Instructing course and curriculum cumulatively add an Instrument Instruction (CFII) rating to a CFI’s Flight Instructor certificate. The courseware is the latest addition to King Schools’ Cessna Flight Training System (CFTS). The program includes home study material plus flight school tracking of FAA Part 141 approvable syllabi for Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor, and now the Instrument Flight Instructor (CFII) rating. The complete set of courses allows a flight school to develop a

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