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R/C Helos Help Fight Autism

Davis, CA Event Runs Three Days To Raise Funds

California's Woodland Davis Aeromodelers will host an event called "The International Helicopter Scale Masters - Fly for the Cure for Autism" over three days, Friday through Sunday, September 23-25 on County Road 29 north of Davis. The event will have many of the features of a full-scale helicopter airshow.

Civil War Aircraft Documented

Dentist Was Working On Powered Flight 40 Years Before Wrights

An exciting find in a rare-book store suggests that an inventor wanted to build a powered-flight military aircraft 40 years before the Wright Brothers, for use by the Confederacy to conduct surveillance missions over Union forces during the Civil War. It's not clear how plausible the design was, but such a development might have affected the outcome of the war.

Klyde Morris (09.19.11)

No Fair, Klyde! We Want to Make The List, Too!!!!

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.19.11)

Aero Linx: Jimmy Leeward (Facebook) He was an amazing member of our aviation community and one of the most competitive pilots in the world. We don't have to reiterate what happened in the last few days, but we thought it might be nice to show you the link to Jimmy's Facebook page so that you can send your condolences to his family and, if appropriate, your remembrances of a flyer that NO ONE will easily forget. Godspeed, Jimmy...

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.19.11): Aircraft Conflict

Aircraft Conflict Predicted conflict, within URET, of two aircraft, or between aircraft and airspace. A Red alert is used for conflicts when the predicted minimum separation is 5 nautical miles or less. A Yellow alert is used when the predicted minimum separation is between 5 and approximately 12 nautical miles. A Blue alert is used for conflicts between an aircraft and predefined airspace.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.19.11)

"The airlines have to properly train crewmembers on the use of emergency equipment. The flight attendants’ primary responsibility is to know exactly how to handle emergency situations, and they can’t carry out that responsibility if they’re not properly trained." Source: FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, following the imposition of a fine against Colgan Air.