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Four Inducted Into Canadian Aviation Hall Of Fame

IAMTI Will Also Be Recognized In May Ceremony

Aero-News has learned Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame will induct four new members at a formal ceremony in Montreal, Quebec on May 27. Each inductee made significant contributions to Canadian aviation -- in areas ranging from airborne medicine, to aircraft design, aerobatics, and soaring.

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Tuesday 02.07.06

Gaston County, NC Police Get A UAV Of Their Own

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 02.07.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 02.07.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Gaston County UAV: 02.07.06 (ANN's Feature News Program, with reaction to the Gaston County Police Department's purchase of a UAV.)

Coming Soon To A Police Department Near You: UAVs!

Is Big Brother Coming To Gaston County, NC?

With all the furor surrounding the government's recent deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles along the US-Mexico border (and the resulting TFRs intended to ensure the UAVS don't accidentally slam into a wayward Cessna) it's no surprise one local constabulary's plan to deploy a UAV over its town has given a few people some pause.

ANN's Daily Aero-Tips (02.07.06): Unusable Flight Levels

Aero-Tips!

More and more owner-flown airplanes are capable of flight above 18,000 feet—in the "flight levels." Several things change when passing through 18,000 feet. Most noticeably, altimeters are always set to 29.92 inches of mercury.