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The crossing of the Pacific Ocean from Japan to the North American continent by Troy Bradley and Leonid Tiukhtyaev concluded with a water landing about four miles offshore near La Poza Grande in Baja, California. The recovery team worked with Mexican authorities on retrieving the capsule and equipment. The Environmental Protection Agency has denied another petition by environmental groups asking the agency to immediately determine that leaded avgas poses a threat to public health. In its response to
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It’s not unexpected that the Air Force has determined the Boeing 747-8 will serve as the next presidential aircraft, commonly known as Air Force One. Analyses of the capability requirements conclude a four-engine, wide-body aircraft is required to meet the needs of the Air Force One mission. Market research determined there are two four-engine platforms that could meet the requirements; the 747-8 manufactured by Boeing in the state of Washington, and the A380 manufactured by Airbus in
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Headings provided to aircraft by facilities equipped with direction finding equipment. These headings, if followed, will lead the aircraft to a predetermined point such as the DF station or an airport.
There are probably hundreds of flight planning tools on the web, but occasionally we come across one that seems particularly useful, or at least has a nice "gee whiz" factor. Aviation Weather is one of those.
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