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ANN Airborne Link: www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=video.playVideo&videoid=0f900b5c-c84d-4697-907c-52a65805f4f8 YouTube Airborne Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6trb0yD7u4&n

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ANN Airborne Link: www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=video.playVideo&videoid=5ff058db-6b46-4de5-b10e-c2f62ff52db7 YouTube Airborne Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi9hAki1tBM The National Aeronautic Association has

Aero Linx: Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association The purpose of the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association is to: Promote seaplane flying and safety programs pertaining to seaplane operation throughout the State of Minnesota, Promote a forum for the purpose of approaching governmental agencies, to educate said agencies, the legislature and the public in the understanding of seaplane operation, and Create safe and compatible seaplane base facilities in the State of Minnesota.

NonApproach Control Tower Authorizes aircraft to land or takeoff at the airport controlled by the tower or to transit the Class D airspace. The primary function of a nonapproach control tower is the sequencing of aircraft in the traffic pattern and on the landing area. Nonapproach control towers also separate aircraft operating under instrument flight rules clearances from approach controls and centers. They provide ground control services to aircraft, vehicles, personnel, and equipment on the airport movement area.

"It happens hundreds of times a year and there's never enough fanfare, in my opinion, given to those who not only cast gravity aside... but do so in vehicles that they crafted for themselves. It starts months and years ahead of the event... filled with puzzlement, accomplishment, disappointment, confusion, eventual comprehension/understanding and lots of 'just plane' hard work. But when you're done, you trundle this contraption out to a runway and commit your dreams, as well as yourself, to undertaking aviation in a way that only a few can boast of... after all; it's the first flight of a aircraft that you crafted -- yourself." Source: ANN E-I-C Jim Campbell, in an editorial about the lifetime milestone of building an airplane yourself...