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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Tuesday 12.04.07

The New President Of Teledyne Continental Motors, Rhett Ross

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 12.04.07 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 12.04.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: A New Man At The Top At TCM -- 12.04.07 (ANN Special Feature, with New President Of Teledyne Continental Motors, Rhett Ross.)

Historic Farmhouses Stymie Maryland Airport Officials

Land Needed For Runway Security At HGR

A cluster of old farm buildings near Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) in Maryland is thwarting efforts by the federal government to obtain land to expand the airport.

Lindbergh Grant Awarded To Aircraft Drag Reduction Project

Project Researching Bristled Shark Skin

The Lindbergh Foundation announced this week Dr. Amy Lang of the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa was recently awarded a 2007 Lindbergh Grant for her project entitled, “Reducing the Drag over Aircraft by Mimicking the Surface Geometry of Bristled Shark Skin Scales.”

NAFI Names November 2007 Master Instructors

"The Best Of The Best"

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) takes pride in announcing a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of these very special aviation educators. Recently, they were all accredited as Master Instructors by NAFI, their professional aviation education association.

An Insider's Last Look At The Aftermath of the Columbia A/C Bankruptcy Auction

Who 'Won' and Who 'Lost'

Analysis and Opinion by Rich Belzer (Former VP Sales, Columbia Aircraft) The excitement, such as it was, of the Columbia Aircraft bankruptcy auction is over. Now it's time to take a look at who were the winners and losers in the Columbia saga.