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October 27, 2011

Carrington Charitable Foundation Raises $350,000 For VAC

Proceeds Will Be Used By The Veterans Airlift Command To Provide Administrative Support And Awareness Of The Transportation Services

The Carrington Charitable Foundation (CCF) announced Wednesday that its Inaugural Golf Classic was a tremendous success, raising $350,000 to benefit the Veterans Airlift Command (VAC). Funds raised through this event will support the administrative functions required to coordinate the efforts of the VAC volunteer pilot network.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Selects NVIO NVG CBT Program

Night Vision Courses To Be Taught At Arizona Campus

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has selected Night Flight Concepts NVIO NVG CBT program to be used within the Bachelor of Aeronautical Science  Specialty degree program. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott, Arizona campus will be integrating the NVIO NVG CBT program into one of their Advanced Helicopter Specialty Courses: “Environmental Helicopter Operations.”

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Michigan Flight School Assets Sold At Auction

Six Airplanes Sold To The Highest Bidder After Company Fails

A flight school in Allegan, MI has come to something of an ignoble end, and its assets, including six airplanes, were sold at auction this week to cover its debts. Dodgen Aircraft and Skykid Aviation were grounded earlier this month, their assets siezed by the bank that had financed them.

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First Cirrus Full Motion Flight Simulator Placed In Europe

Company Expands Flight Training Globally

The first Cirrus full motion flight simulator in Europe became operations in Poznan, Poland Tuesday. Cirrus' first European SIM Center will offer simulation training for the Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft with Cirrus Perspective by Garmin avionics.

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Classic Aero-TV: Clarity Aloft At Oshkosh 2011

Bluetooth Headsets For Pilots!!!

It was already one of my favorite headsets...and with the addition of Bluetooth technology, it's likely to stay that way. The first Clarity Aloft Aviation Headset was introduced at EAA AirVenture in 2004... light, quiet and very comfortable, there is little doubt that this little headset would be a hit... and it sure was. Now, Clarity Aloft has raised the bar (again) by partnering with Pilot Communications, whose BLULINK headset adaptor has garnered an exceptional following.

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WACO Classic Aircraft Obtains Great Lakes TC

Hopes To Soon Return The Iconic Biplane To The Air

Big news coming from the folks at WACO Classic Aircraft. A post on their blog Wednesday says they have officially received the Type Certificate for the Great Lakes 2T-1A series of aircraft. Now, with the TC in hand, WACO Classic is able to better work with the FAA to return the Great Lakes to the air.

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Bell 429 Earns Certification in China

Model Now Certified In More Than 40 Countries

Bell Helicopter says it has received type certification for the Bell 429 from the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The Bell 429 is now certified in more than 40 countries.

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Two People Fatally Injured In Oregon Mid-Air

Two Planes Collided Near A State Park Tuesday

A mid-air collision in Oregon Tuesday resulted in the fatal injury of both people aboard the aircraft that was struck. The accident occurred about 1600 PDT Tuesday. The preliminary report from the FAA indicates that the aircraft which went down was a V35 Bonanza with two people on board.

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