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Airborne 10.27.17: World Indoor Skydiving, Laptop Ban?, 767 Production

Also: Blue Origin, Gibson Leaves FAA, Lunar Landing Sites, Pilatus Inspections

France walked away with a clutch of gold medals at the 2nd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships last week after putting in solid performances across a range of disciplines at the three-day competition in Laval, Canada. More than 200 competitors from 23 countries converged on the SkyVenture wind tunnel near Montreal to compete in eight different classes of Indoor Skydiving. OK... this sounds like a nightmare... The ICAO will consider an FAA proposal to ban laptops in checked baggage on all international fli

Aero-TV: John Corneal's SubSonex - Minimum Jet/Maximum Thrill

Inside The Building Of A Sonex Jet…

John Corneal has wanted to fly jets since he was six years old; that's what he told Aero-TV at AirVenture in July. But for a variety of reasons, he didn't have the opportunity until Sonex introduced the SubSonex jet ... and Corneal was one of the early builders of the sport airplane. Corneal went through some of the challenges of building his first airplane, and what it is like to fly...

Klyde Morris 10.27.17

Klyde Answers The Burning And Universal Questions Of Our Time

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.27.17)

“The summer months are consistently the strongest period of the year for flight activity. Our Business Aviation Index has now shown a year-over-year increase in third-quarter flight activity for five consecutive years.” Source: Neil W. Book, president and CEO of JSSI.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.27.17): Fixed-Pitch Propellers

Propellers with fixed blade angles. Fixed-pitch propellers are designed as climb propellers, cruise propellers, or standard propellers.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.27.17)

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