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Barnstorming: Where Is Howard Beale When You Need Him?

Aren't YOU Mad As Hell Over The Damage Being Done To Aviation?

I have been covering the world of aviation in a number of forms for nearly 40 years (my first aviation article having been published at age 14 in a school newspaper)... and never have I seen this industry, in ALL its many wondrous permutations, take as much flak and damage as it has in recent years and months -- and its leading me to a Paddy Chayefsky moment. FMI: ARE YOU MAD AS HELL??? Tell us why!

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Monday 06.22.09

ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 06.22.09 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 06.22.09 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: CFI Bob Miller: Thunderstorm Precautions - 06.22.09 (ANN Special Report, with CFI Bob Miller)

Klyde Morris (06.22.09)

Klyde... The Blogger!

FMI: www.klydemorris.com, http://theklydemorrisproject.blogspot.com

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.22.09): Minimum Equipment List (MEL)

Minimum Equipment List (MEL) A list of aircraft equipment that must be in good working order before an aircraft may legally take off with passengers. Repairs to some items not essential to an aircraft's airworthiness may be deferred for limited periods of time approved by the FAA.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.22.09)

Aero-Linx: 413th Flight Test Squadron The 413th Flight Test Squadron (413 FLTS) is part of the 46th Test Wing and is based at Hurlburt Field, FL. It performs flight testing on C-130 Hercules, MH-53 Pave Low, UH-1N Iroquois, and HH-60 Pave Hawk aircraft.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.22.09)

"The cost of accomplishing humanity's goal of exploring and understanding life beyond our atmosphere cannot be realized unless the space industry diversifies itself. The private sector has a unique ability to innovate... Source: From the International Space Development Conference backgrounder... an event that proves to ANN that the pursuit of private and commercial spaceflight is alive and well... and in very good hands...