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Spencer Suderman has informed ANN that he plans to make a third - and final - attempt at the world record for the number of turns in an inverted flat spin either late next year or early in 2018. The airshow performer sent an email to ANN outlining his plans in which he said, "I just acquired the plane for this - a Pitts S-1C with an O-360 engine. The goal is to climb to 30,000' and spin 120 times!" U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey went down off the coast of Okinawa Tuesday wi
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Police were called to the control tower at Boise Air Terminal on November 19 after two St. Luke's helicopter pilots were unable to contact the controller on duty at 2:30 in the morning. When they arrived, the official report released late last week indicates that the police found the controller asleep and another who arrived later smelling of marijuana. Boise police arrived at the airport and attempted to contact the controllers through the security call system. It’s r
“Our tarmac rule is meant to prevent passengers from being trapped in aircraft on the ground for hours on end.” Source: U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.
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