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February 25, 2012

Airborne 02.24.12: GAMA Numbers Disappoint, Foggy Oshkosh F-16, Reno Proceeds

Also: Wichita Loses Skycatchers, NextGen, AeroNav's First Kill, Quiet Jets, Obama At Boeing, Onex Approved, TFR Bust Goes to Pot... and SO MUCH MORE!

Is the worst of the recession over... at least as far as the aviation world is concerned? Hard to say... and though GAMA pronounced that 2011 was to be the turn-around year, we were sadly disappointed. Hopefully, though, the current doldrums may be the worst of it... Watching the trends in 2012, especially with trouble afoot for so much of GA, is going to be interesting. Hey -- remember that F-16 that went off the runway at Oshkosh this year... we now know what happened and fog INSIDE the cockpit is being named the c

"I think what kept me on the straight and narrow is that I didn't give myself any other options." Source: Major Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell, the first African-American female combat pilot for the USAF.

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