Maine Man, CAP, Other Groups, Honor Our Fallen

If you've ever been to Arlington National Cemetery, it probably made a deep impression on you. It sure did on Morrill Worcester when he visited Arlington as a boy of 12, on his first trip to the capital.

Let's Hear It For The Good Guys (and Gals)!

Thankfully, 2005 was a good year for the best and brightest among us to step forward and work tirelessly on behalf of us all. While the severity of the threats we faced in 2005 was stepped up a mite, so was the quality of expertise and passion brought to our defense by those who heroically demonstrated to the the world the very best side of aviation... via their deeds, words and actions.

You've Seen The Rosy Projections From The Alphabet Groups...

Here's Our Resident Cynic's Top Ten Predictions For 2006

Part Two, Of Two While we hate to dwell on the negative, there were some real downers, aviation-wise, in 2005. Sure... "stuff" happens, but a few folks seemed to go out of their way to create problems for the world of aviation. Be it ignorance, arrogance or just plain incompetence, these were the folks that made our lot a whole lot more difficult and immeasurably injured the aviation world in the past year.

ANN's Top 10 Products/Programs Of 2005 (Part Two, of Two)

When it comes to the people, planes and products of the aviation business, ANN firmly believes that there is no such thing as an embarrassment of riches -- though 2005 actually made us think that dictum over a time or two. This was a good year for aviation products and programs; one of the best we've seen. Here are ten reasons why... the best ten, of 2005, in our humble opinion.

Aero-Tips 01.02.06

The most critical survival aspect of flying partial panel is identifying a failed instrument in the first place.  So how can we make this confusing yet life-saving diagnosis?

Aero-Linx: Where To Find Aero-Movies

We’re all familiar with Top Gun and Air Force One but here’s an exhaustive list of more aviation movies than you can watch in a lifetime.

42 The answer to life, the universe and everything, according to "The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy."  This is very funny if you live in the Base 13 universe.

"We COULD have recognized only one of these guys, and justifiably so; it's far more gratifying, however, to recognize them all -- for just as the Allied nations battled the Axis in WWII, these guys are all fighting for the greater good of general aviation. The only difference is that, they -- and their organizations -- approach those same battles from different angles." Source: From ANN's compilation of the Top 10 Aero-Heroes of 2005, where we selected NBAA's Ed Bolen, AOPA President Phil Boyer, GAMA's Pete Bunce, NATA's James K. Coyne and the EAA's Tom Poberezny -- the "Alphabet Association Gurus" -- for their combined contributions to the greater good of general aviation.