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July 02, 2013

Four Fatally Injured In Canada Mid-Air Collision

Cessna 150, Motorglider Collided Near Nairn Falls Provincial Park

Four people and a dog were fatally injured in an accident Saturday near Pemberton in the Canadian province of British Columbia when a self-powered glider and a Cessna 150 collided in mid-air near the Nairn Falls Provincial Park at about 1300 local time.

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Mechanic Said Daher Socata TB10 Involved In Fatal Accident Not Airworthy

Factual Report From Accident Released By The Board

A Daher Socata TB10 Tobago that went down during a pre-purchase demonstration flight on August 19, 2012 "should not be flown," according to a mechanic who worked on the airplane. The owner of the airplane and the prospective buyer's wife were fatally injured in the accident. The prospective buyer was seriously injured.

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African Entrepreneur Says Google's Project Loon Addresses The Wrong Problem

For That Country, Access To Internet-Enabled Devices Is A More Pressing Issue

A technology analyst in Africa says that Google's Project Loon would not make it easier for people in remote areas to have access to the Internet for a very basic reason: many people in those areas cannot afford to buy the devices that would allow them to go online.

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Author And Flight Instructor Rod Machado Responds To FAA's ACS Proposal

Comments Offered To The Agency On Airman Certification Standards

The desire to reduce general aviation accidents is a noble and worthwhile impulse and one about which there can certainly be no disagreement. How we achieve this aim, however, is a matter for discussion. In my opinion, the attempt to accomplish this objective through a rewrite and modification of the Practical Test Standards (PTS) misses the mark by a wide margin.

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Recession Cost Wichita 11,000 Jobs

But Some Signs Of Recovery Seen In The Nation's Aviation Capital

Hawker Beechcraft's bankruptcy, plant closings, and layoffs have cost the Wichita area some 11,000 jobs since the recession hit in 2008, according to analysis by the Wichita Eagle. But there are some bright spots in the area’s employment picture.

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Congress Makes Deep Cuts In Civil GPS Funding

Appropriations Committees Slash President's FY2014 Recommendation

Appropriations committees in both the U.S. House and Senate have voted to make deep cuts in the civil communities' contribution to the GPS system next fiscal year. In the House, the entire $20 million was stripped from President Obama's budget request. The Senate cut $5 million ... 25 percent.

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Jack Wiegand Completes His Mission

Becomes The Youngest Pilot to Fly Solo Around The World

Jack Wiegand completed his mission to break the current Guinness World Records title and became the youngest person to fly solo around the world when he landed on June 29.

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Toddler Fatally Injured In Idaho Mid-Air Collision

Child's Father Seriously Injured In Landing Accident

Two airplanes collided on landing at the Johnson Creek Airstrip near Yellowpine, ID, Friday, resulting in the fatal injury of a toddler aboard one of the aircraft and the serious injury of his father. Two occupants of the second airplane suffered injuries that were reported to be non-life-threatening.

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