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August 28, 2012

Airborne 08.28.12: NTSB's Reno Report, FareWell To Neil Armstrong, Fast Cessnas

Also: HBC Bonus Battle, Lee Bottom Needs YOUR Support, PPC Pioneers Lost, ForeFlight, A-7C Corsair Found In Ocean

The NTSB has published Probable Cause report on the tragic accident that took the life of Air racing Legend, Jimmy Leeward and 10 spectators at Reno 2011. No one has been able to look up at the moon in quite the same way after the events of July 20th, 1969. The first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, passed away Saturday afternoon as a result of complications following recent coronary surgery at the age of 82.... with as firm a place in history as any man. The bankruptcy judge overseeing the Hawker Beechcraft court case has denied pl

"If you want to go out and fly fast and try to win, that's one thing. If you're modifying an aircraft without fully understanding how the modifications can affect the aerodynamics, you're playing Russian roulette." Source: NTSB Member Robert Sumwalt.

A flight for the purpose of returning an aircraft to base, delivering an aircraft from one location to another, or moving an aircraft to and from a maintenance base.

Internaional Air Sports Federation (FIA)

An international, non-profit, non-governmental organization, the FAI's main aim is the development throughout the world of sport aviation and astronautical activities.