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July 18, 2012

NEW Twice-Weekly Airborne 07.17.12: NTSB On E-ABs, Garmin, Rotax -- Oshkosh!!!

Also: Pilot Shortage?, ICON A5, WingX, New ISS Crew, Masten Video!, Aero Car... and More!!!

With Oshkosh just around the corner, the NTSB has issued a lengthy list of recommendations to the FAA concerning the operation of Experimental and Amateur-Built (E-AB) aircraft. Garmin, who has been strangely silent for most of 2012, has finally broken that silence with three new product announcements. Boeing’s annual Pilot and Technician Outlook, released last week, projects the need for almost half a million pilots in the coming twenty years and that has industry analysts concerned. ICON Aircraft announced that its A5 Light Sport Aircraft will be powered

“The proposed sale of Hawker Beechcraft to a Chinese government-backed entity has broad implications for the U.S. economy and national security. The sale should not be rushed through without adequate scrutiny by all interested parties" Source: IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger.

Haze produced when air pollution from multiple line, area or point sources is transported long distances to form distinguishable layers of discoloration in a stable atmosphere.

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