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June 30, 2009

Aurora Flight Sciences Demonstrates GA Autonomous Takeoffs and Landings

Cessna 337 Was "Optionally Piloted" Testbed

Aurora Flight Sciences announced Monday that it has successfully demonstrated fully autonomous takeoffs and landings (ATOL) on a General Aviation aircraft.

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NTSB Releases Factual Findings In 2007 RV-10 Crash

Pilot/Builder May Have Rushed Through Some Procedures

On November 2, 2007, at 0832 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Vans RV-10, (N289DT), was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Greenville, Pennsylvania. There was a subsequent fire which further damaged the airplane. The private pilot/builder was fatally injured.

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Wisconsin Aviation Hall Of Fame Celebrates Centennial Of Flight

Museum Will Display A Model Of The First Airplane To Fly In The State

If you're heading to Wisconsin anyway for the EAA Airventure at Oshkosh, you might consider going a little early, and plan a side trip to Wausau. The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame (WAHF) has planned a series of 2009 events celebrating Wisconsin’s Centennial of Flight.

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Ann Arbor Pilot and Atlanta Co-Pilot Win Air Race Classic

Best Among The 34 Team Field

They flew mainly in the morning to avoid the heat of the day. That was part of the winning strategy for Kelly Burris and her co-pilot Erin Recke in the Air Race Classic, an all-female cross-country airplane race.

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Six Suspected As Security Threats Kept Licenses For Years

One Was Convicted In Pan Am 103 Bombing

At least six men who were suspected, and in some cases convicted, as potential security threats to the United States kept licenses issued by the FAA for years, despite laws passed following the events of September 11th, 2001, which required them to be revoked.

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Gone West: Annie 'Belle' Lawrence

Pilot, Mechanic, Pioneering Aviatrix

Annie Lawrence learned to fly before she learned to drive a car. Airplanes often flew low over her grandparents farm on final approach to a nearby dirt strip, which she said inspired her to pursue a career in aviation at a time when the field was almost completely dominated by men. She passed away Wednesday at the age of 84.

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