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Sydney racing for air time in Red Bull Air Race - Daily Telegraph
11 Mar 2010 - 1:30 PM
MAGNIFICENT men in their flying machines dazzled Sydney yesterday as a prelude to the city officially making a bid for the Red Bull Air Race.
At a time when NSW is desperate to attract international extravaganzas to fill the post-Olympics void, Premier Kristina Keneally said she was "very interested" in the growing international sport.
"I've seen this overseas and it's exhilarating, it requires huge skill. This kind of sport makes the hair on your neck stand on end," she...[Read more]
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Washington State Airplane Tax Still Alive
13 Mar 2010 - 9:40 PM
Washington State legislators estimate they can raise $8.4 million a year on an excise tax increase on general aviation aircraft. As we reported in...[View in news reader]
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CJ4 Certified
13 Mar 2010 - 8:30 PM
Cessna announced on Saturday that its new CJ4 received type certification by the FAA. That paves the way for deliveries to begin later this year. The...[View in news reader]
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Fired air traffic worker
13 Mar 2010 - 4:52 PM
A senior air traffic controller, sacked after quarrelling with a colleague as two planes circled overhead, has won her case for unjustified...[View in news reader]
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Flights: Virgin Blue's new low: 2100 axed flights
13 Mar 2010 - 3:02 PM
BUDGET airlineXholds the dubious record of highest number of flight cancellations.
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NTSB: No Evidence Glass Cockpits Improve Safety
13 Mar 2010 - 7:20 AM
An NTSB study shows glass cockpit technology has not significantly improved the safety of small light planes, the NTSB said Tuesday, and the board...[View in news reader]
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Army Nears Aerial Milestone
13 Mar 2010 - 3:11 AM
The Army expects to top 1,000,000 total hours in unmanned aviation by April, and sees a need for over 3,000 UAV operators by 2018. The Army plans to...[View in news reader]
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Savannah XL Widebody
It’s 3 in the afternoon and the work is done for the day. In true aviator style I look at the nearly clear sky with just a few wisps of Cu and think it’s much better to be up there enjoying the rush of flight than standing here wasting my life.
What better way to enjoy the thrill of flight and the company of good people than to drop in to one of the neighbours for a cup of coffee and a bit of a yarn.
Now the neighbour in mind doesn’t have an airstrip, but they do have a section of straight driveway up to the house about a hundred meters long with good a... [Read More]
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The Swamp
by Gary Clark - Recreational Flying's Resident Cartoonist
"Sometimes, flying feels too godlike to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see . . ."
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