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March 30, 2015

NIAR Will Move Labs To Former Boeing Site

Relocation To Take Place In April

Some of the abandoned buildings at the former Boeing facility in Wichita are about to get a new tenant. Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research plans to begin relocating its Environmental Test and Electromagnetic Effects Labs there next month.

Matt Guthmiller, The Youngest Person To Solo Circumnavigate By Air, Will Join The OSU Flying Aggies This Weekend For Their Annual Banquet

Matt Guthmiller, a 20-year-old sophomore at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, flew into the record books this past summer when he set the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to fly solo around the world. During his forty-four-and-a-half-day journey, which began in San Diego, Guthmiller spent 180 hours in a single-engine 1981 Beechcraft Bonanza, covering more than 30,000 miles while stopping in 23 cities in 15 countries on 5 continents.

Entire Line Now Bluetooth Compatible

Lightspeed Aviation has added Bluetooth audio capability to their entry level Sierra headset, making the entire Lightspeed line of aviation headsets fully compatible with Bluetooth cell phone, music, and audio alerts from aviation apps installed on Bluetooth-capable devices.