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October 18, 2011

G-YROX Circumnavigation Attempt Stalled Again

'Faceless Pen Pushers' In Russia Blamed For Latest Delay

Adventurer Norman Surplus has been delayed for another winter in his quest to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe in an autogyro. He's conceded the need to park his yellow AutoGyro MT03, G-YROX, in Japan to wait for the late arctic spring to arrive again before crossing the Bering Straits to Alaska.

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ACI-NA Commissioners Award Scholarships To Aviation Students

Two Students Receive Scholarships Of $2,500 Each

Airports Council International - North America’s (ACI-NA) Commissioners’ Committee accepted the Scholarship Review Committee's recommendation to award scholarships of $2,500 each to two aviation students, at the ACI-NA Commissioners’ Committee meeting in San Diego, CA. Recipients include Cameron McGillicuddy, a student at Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation in Battle Creek, Michigan and Andrew Roybal, a student at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

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FAA Breaks Ground On New Air Traffic Control Tower, Radar Facility In Cleveland

Project Will Bring New Jobs, Strengthen Local Economy

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt broke ground Monday on a new $69 million air traffic control tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control facility at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, representing a significant investment in the future of air traffic control. The new tower will replace one that has served the airport since 1988.

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City Planners: No Ads On Rouge Vally Control Tower

Airport Officials Had Sought Permission For A New Revenue Stream

Some called it corporate underwriting, some said it was "branding" and some just called it advertising, but regardless, city planners in Medford, OR, have nixed the idea of placing corporate logos on the control tower at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport (KMFR).

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Off Road Race Driver, Two Others Fatally Injured When Plane Goes Down

Driver Rick Houseman And Brother Jeff Killed, Third Person Not Yet Identified

A well-known off-road race driver, his brother, and one other person were fatally injured Sunday when the plane they were flying went down in desert terrain five miles from Dagget, CA. According to the FAA registration database, the airplane was a 1967 Beech E-33 Bonanza/Debonair registered to West Island LLC in East Providence, RI.

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P-51 Gear Collapses On Landing At St. Augustine

Pilot, Passenger Uninjured, But Warbird Is Damaged

The right main landing gear on a P-51 Mustang collapsed on landing at St. Augustine, FL, airport Saturday, damaging the airplane but not resulting in any injuries.

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Hilton Software Recommending Caution With iOS 5 Upgrade

'Feature' In New Operating System Could Cause Charts To Be Deleted

The Apple iOS 5 upgrade released last week has a design feature that could cause problems for users running apps like WingX which store large amounts of data on the devices.

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Eclipse Jet Donated To Veterans Airlift Command At NBAA

Eclipse Aerospace Will Upgrade Aircraft To Total Eclipse Standards

The Veterans Airlift Command (VAC), based in St. Louis Park, Minnesota announced the donation of an Eclipse Jet to benefit the organization at the recently-completed NBAA convention in Las Vegas. The jet's manufacturer Eclipse Aerospace has agreed to upgrade the aircraft to Total Eclipse standards and return the aircraft to active service.

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