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June 26, 2012

St. Louis FBO Closed By Court Order

Company Describes Hangar Conditions As 'Deplorable', Airport Claims It Is Owed Six Figures

An FBO which had complained about the conditions at a hangar it rented from St. Louis Regional Airport (KALN) in Alton, IL, has been ordered to cease operations by an Illinois judge. The airport is just north of St. Louis. MO.

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Tuna-Spotting Pilot Rescued After Ditching Airplane

Boat He Was Spotting For Picked Him Up After He Was Located By The Coast Guard

The pilot of an airplane working as a tuna spotter off the coast of Massachusetts was rescued Friday after he was forced to ditch his plane in the ocean. The man, known by the crew of the tuna boat for which he was working as a spotter as 'Pat the Pilot', was not injured when the plane went down for unspecified reasons.

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Massive Solar Plant Could Pose Danger To Aviation

Plant Could Generate Thermals Strong Enough To Flip Aircraft

No one questions the need for the United States to seek out and develop alternate sources of energy, but at what price to safety? Critics of the Ivanpah solar energy plant, now under construction in the Mojave Desert, say it could pose a myriad of unkown dangers, including a threat to aviation, reports the LA Times.

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New Zealand Pilot Injured In FW-190 Replica Accident

Reportedly Broke Both Ankles And Fractured His Skull

A pilot making a flight in a recently-acquired replica of a Focke-Wulf 190 was injured Friday when the plane reportedly lost power and went down on farmland near Levin, New Zealand. The pilot was able to get out of the airplane, but reportedly suffered two broken ankles and a fractured skull in the forced landing.

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Banner Plane Tows 'Pro' Swastika Message Over New York Beaches

Group Claims It Wants To Return The Symbol To It's Original Intent

Beach goers in New York were shocked this weekend when a plane towing a banner with a pro-swastika message flew over Long Beach Island. The banner could reportedly be seen from Manhattan to the Jersey Shore.

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Team Gamera II Makes 50-Second Human-Powered Helicopter Flight

Attempt Late Thursday Resulted In A 400 Percent Improvement On Their Earlier Official Record

Students from the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering set an unofficial world record of 50 seconds for the duration of a human-powered helicopter flight, far surpassing their 2011 world record of 11.4 seconds with Gamera I and any unofficial flights of prior years. The time will be submitted to the National Aeronautic Association by judge Kris Maynard.

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Changes Coming For Obstruction Light Rules

Steady Red Lights Causing Deaths Among Migratory Birds

An recent study conducted by federal wildlife biologists indicates that the steady red obstruction warning lights mounted on some towers were associated with the deaths migratory birds in some areas. As a result of the study, the FAA is changing the form that is used by broadcasters and others who own or operate towers 351 feet and taller to request that they be able to turn off the steady red lights in favor of flashing red lights.

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