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March 23, 2009

Alaskan Flying Hindered By Volcano Eruptions

Mt. Redoubt Blows Its Top For First Time In 20 Years

After months of tremors and venting steam, Alaska's Mount Redoubt unleashed its fury in the wee hours of Monday morning, spewing ash as high as 60,000 feet into the air in the course of five separate eruptions.

X-Plane Adds Flight 1549 Program To iPhone Flight Simulator App

Much has been said in praise of US Airways Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger's piloting skills since his picture-perfect ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River last January 15. And for those who would like to take a crack at the same scenario -- but perhaps without the element of danger -- a new app available for your iPhone or iPod touch gives you that opportunity.

The Heli Industry Seems Better Equipped Than Most To Ride Out The Economy

No one has to tell you that the aviation world is getting clobbered... by the economy, awful press and some truly poor lawmaking. In a world where it seems we have no end of hazards to be wary of, the last thing we needed was a few more. but, then again, we simply persevere.

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Klyde Morris (03.23.09)

Klyde Tweaks The Language Of His Letter To TSA...

Aero-Linx!

The F-8 Crusader was the last U.S. fighter designed with guns as its primary weapon. U. S. fighter aircraft are once again being fitted with guns, largely due to the Vietnam air war experience.

Aero-Terms!

A wormhole in space (also known as a Einstein-Rosen Bridge, named for Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen) is a mathematical solution to Einstein's theory of General Relativity.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.23.09)

"We know he was up there, he was going to take pictures. He had no trouble up on top in the high country, but he had trouble below."

Source: Gary McDonald, friend of accomplished mountain aviator Sparky Imeson, who perished March 17 in an accident in the Elkhorn Mountains of Montana. McDonald said Imeson planned to fly to the site where he and another pilot had crashed two years ago, to take photos for instructional presentations.