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August 06, 2024

Tom Cruise Skydive Part of Olympics Closing Ceremony

Jump Filmed in March to Hand Off Flag for 2028 Games

Tom Cruise will play a principal role in the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympic Games on August 11, 2024. He will reportedly carry the official Olympic flag from Paris in a symbolic handoff to Los Angeles, host city for the 2028 Summer Olympiad. In Los Angeles he will skydive to the iconic Hollywood sign, prominently mounted in the Santa Monica mountains above the city. Fulwell 73, the London-based production company, is creating the Los Angeles segment of the ceremony, which consists of live and prerecorded elements.

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NTSB Final Report: Zenith CH-750

Flight Instructor Took Off, Turned Prematurely, And Clipped A Fence With The Right Wing

Analysis: The flight instructor reported that he was practicing short-field takeoffs and landings with the pilot-rated airplane owner. After multiple takeoffs and landings on the owner’s field, the flight instructor took off, turned prematurely, and clipped a fence with the right wing. The airplane flipped over, impacted terrain, and came to a rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the forward fuselage and both wings. The flight instructor reported that there were no preimpact malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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Classic Aero-TV: RDD Enterprises' LX-7 - Taking The Lancair to a Whole New Level

From 2019 (YouTube Version): Company Updates Its Program For Highly Modifying Lancair IV-P Airframes

RDD Enterprises, a company that was created to modify Lancair IV-P airplanes into a safer, longer-range bird, provided Aero-TV with an update about the program at AirVenture. According to David McRae, the owner of RDD Enterprises, the LX7 is designed to be a faster and safer aircraft than the IV-P from which it is built. The company will help a buyer find a suitable donor airplane, from which the wings and tail are removed. The compa

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