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August 12, 2008

TSA Once Again Targets General Aviation Planes

Hints Strongly At Regulating Private Planes

Either the Transportation Security Administration has found evidence that small planes really are a security threat, or the airline industry has called in a marker somewhere to fight competition from general aviation.

BE35 Impacts Parking Lot South Of BOS

Authorities have released the identities of the three people lost in the Tuesday morning downing of an Angel Flight plane in Easton, MA.

L-3's Newest Products, With VP Of Business Development Larry Riddle

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 08.12.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 08.12.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- L-3's Newest Products: 08.12.08 (ANN Special Report, with Larry Riddle, VP Business Development at L-3 Avionics Systems.)

Mark Sindone Will Lead Development Of Support Network

Avidyne appears serious about turning around its customer service operation. The avionics manufacturer has appointed an 18-year industry veteran, Mark Sindone, to the position of Director of Customer Service.

High Desert Helicopters Now Accepting Applications

Rotorcraft flight school High Desert Helicopters has announced the availability of a new flight training scholarship. The scholarship program, titled the "High Desert Helicopters Aviator Scholarship Program," was unveiled at the academy's Summer of Aviation event this past weekend. The scholarship will be awarded to three candidates annually based on demonstrated aptitude, professionalism and financial need.

Get Checked Out In Dan Gryder's Herpa DC-3

Recently, we talked to Dan Gryder... who may just be the luckiest guy in aviation... as he gets paid to fly a spotless, pristinely-maintained Douglas DC-3 throughout the country, and even offers interested pilots the chance to earn the ONLY DC-3 type rating available today. ANN's Paul Plack talked with Dan about that process, what it takes and how YOU might be able to join the few who can proudly point to the DC-3 type-rating on their pilot certificates.

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Mixed Results In Second Annual GA Challenge

Most Promising Plane Didn't Fly

Steady progress... but no breakthroughs. That's the guarded assessment following NASA's second annual General Aviation Technology Challenge, which took place this past weekend at Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS) in Santa Rosa, CA.

Five Lost When C172 Impacted Home Near Oregon Coast

In its Preliminary Report on the fatal downing of a Cessna 172K earlier this month in Gearhart, OR, the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed no flight plan had been filed for the accident flight, despite the prevalence of instrument meteorogical conditions.

The Proverbial $100 Hamburger Doesn't Get Any Better Than This

If you didn't know better, you might think that you had somehow entered a time warp as you pull into the Central County Airport in Iola, WI (68C) for their Friday lunch. You see an absolutely pristine vintage Packard limousine with wooden wheels parked next to an old wooden hangar, three grass runways, a Waco biplane and a Cessna Airmaster pushed into the nearby uncut grass.