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Airborne 06.02.14: NORAD Nonsense, Boeing's Glasair, ConciAir 'Defender'

Also: Cessna CJ3+ Progress, ISS EXP 40, Velocity V-Twin, SD-1 MiniSport

NORAD says that it is going out to intercept pilots who have violated restricted airspace more than once per week, and it is costing the taxpayers millions of dollars. Most intercepts are violations of TFRs, which can crop up on short notice. Steven Armstrong, a NORAD official, said that many pilots are not aware of a TFR being posted, particularly when flying from uncontrolled airports on a flight that requires no flight plan. A unique Glasair S2 kitplane being built by a team of Boeing engineers in Everett, Washington, was rolled out last week sporting a fresh Boeing paint scheme

Klyde Morris (06.02.14)

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Airborne 05.30.14: Prince William Flies Again?, CBP Stepping Back, Diamond DA62!

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The media in the U.K. is running all over with stories that Prince William may forgo becoming a "full-time" Royal to pursue a career as an air ambulance pilot with the East Anglican Air Ambulance company. Last year, the Duke of Cambridge stepped down from his post as a search and rescue pilot with the RAF in order to take up his royal duties full time. But multiple media sources in the U.K. are reporting that he has told his aides that he wants to continue to fly. We at ANN have been talking about this for a long time, and now it would app

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.02.14)

Aero Linx: The Cessna 175 Skylark Association The Cessna 175 was a production model for Cessna Aircraft Company from 1958 through 1962. While commonly thought to be a variation on the Cessna 172, it was actually a much improved model with different wing structure, a different firewall system, and a completely different instrument panel assembly. The earlier 172's were basically tricycle gear versions of the Cessna 170 series airframes.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.02.14): Blocking High

Blocking High The development of a warm ridge or cutoff high aloft at high latitudes which becomes associated with a cold high at the surface, causing a split in the westerly winds. Such a high will move very slowly, tending to move westward during intensification and eastward during dissipation. It prevents the movement of migratory cyclones across its latitudes.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.02.14)

"There is no method at this time for a business or company to fly UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) in the NAS (national airspace system).” Source: From an email to realtor Larry Malvin, from Mark Foisy, an aviation safety inspector in the FAA's flight standards division and the unmanned aircraft specialist for the Great Lakes Region over Malvin's published use of a UAV.