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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Friday 08.04.06

One More Night At Theater In The Woods

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 08.04.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 08.04.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- One Last Night At TITW: 08.04.06 (ANN Special Feature, with the Thursday, July 27 presentation from EAA's Theater In The Woods.)

Patricio Sentenced For Flying Drunk

Will Enter Rehab After Jail Term

Regular ANN readers will recognize the name Philippe Patricio. He was the 20-year old flight student accused of stealing a Cessna 172 from the airport in Danbury, CT in June 2005... then flying drunk for hours.

Still No Sign Of Missing Aero Commander In Alaska

Plane Disappeared One Week Ago

The search continues in Alaska for an Aero Commander twin-turboprop missing since July 28.

Kids Find KidVenture Riveting

EAA Gives Kids a Hands-On Experience

"I learned that riveting is fun!" So says 10-year-old Chase who'd just spent 15 minutes constructing a name tag from aluminum adorned with a set of KidVenture wings.

Aerox Introduces High-Flying New Products

Better Mask, Lightweight Onboard System

It's pretty hard to get excited about an oxygen mask -- unless you fly with one a lot. Most masks are about as comfortable as they'd be if they were approved by Torquemada rather than the FAA; Aerox was the first to offer an alternative (the nasal cannula) and has also offered several generations of masks, including these new silicon- based masks which are more comfortable than their older models.