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June 14, 2013

Proba-V Tracking Aircraft In Flight From Orbit

'Guest Payload' Aboard The Satellite Includes ADS-B Experiment

ESA’s Proba-V has become the first satellite to pick up aircraft tracking signals, allowing aircraft across the globe to be followed in flight from space. “We have succeeded in proving that these relatively low-powered air traffic control signals can indeed be detected from space as they are, without any need for upgraded aircraft equipment,” explained Toni Delovski of the DLR German Aerospace Center, overseeing the experiment.

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FAA Issues SAIB For Cessna 172Q Propellers

Cautions About Use Of Proper Torque When Installing Props

The FAA has released a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) directed to owners, operators, and maintenance personnel of Cessna Model 172Q airplanes about the potential for installation of the propeller using the incorrect propeller mounting bolt torque.

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City Of Davenport, IA, Boosts Quad City Airshow Rent

But City Leaders Say The Tab Is Covered By The City's Hotel, Motel Tax

The city of Davenport, IA has raised the rent it charges to the organizers of the Quad City Airshow from $8,000 to $25,000 ... but says the city pays the entire tab through its hotel, motel tax

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iFlightPlanner Adds Graphical SUA & Class Airspace, Full-Screen Maps

Online Forums Also Now Part Of The Package

In its latest release, all iFlightPlanner.com maps, including the VFR and IFR charts available at iFlightPlanner.com/AviationCharts and those found in the Flight Wizard, now feature vertical airspace profiles and a completely redesigned mapping interface with full-screen viewing capability.

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Solar Impulse Plans Interim Stop In Cincinnati

Severe Weather Forecast In The Midwest Causes Strategy Shift

In order to overcome challenging weather and keep to its cross-continent flight schedule, the solar powered aircraft of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, will briefly touch down in Cincinnati to change pilots in a new strategy for its fourth Across America leg scheduled to begin Friday June 14 from St. Louis.

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Proposed Wright Brothers Monument Moves Forward

Group Has Raised About A Million Dollars For The 250-Foot-Tall Memorial Near Dayton

A towering monument to the Wright brothers, near Dayton, OH is one step closer to becoming a reality following the successful completion of wing tunnel tests of a model of the Wright Flyer III replica aircraft that would sit atop a 250-foot-high pedestal.

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