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June 18, 2014

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report In Florida Homebuilt Accident

Flight Followed Recent Propeller Replacement

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred in Sebastian, FL, involving an experimental amateur-built Velocity Twin which went down on a flight following the replacement of one of the aircraft's propellers. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft at the time of the accident, was not injured.

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Harrison Ford Scholarship Recipient Earns Sport Pilot Certificate

Passed Checkride May 25 In A J-3 Cub

Former Young Eagle Brendan Robinson, who received a Harrison Ford Flight Training Scholarship just last year, is now a sport pilot after passing his checkride on May 29. Robinson, EAA 1047746, graduated from Chilton High School, Wisconsin, only a week earlier and took his checkride in a Piper J-3 Cub: “My favorite airplane,” he wrote.

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Aviation World Record Potentially Achieved For Coast-To-Coast Flight

Michael Combs Sets Unofficial Mark In A Remos GX

Michael Combs, EAA 877079, earned a possible sixth aviation world record in his Hope One Remos GX light-sport aircraft after completing a coast-to-coast flight on Saturday, June 7, as part of his Flight for the Human Spirit project.

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AD NUMBER: 2014-12-08

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Aero-TV: Float ‘em, If You Got ‘em – Mead Floats For SportPlanes

Mead Floats Adds Incredible Capability and Adventure to Today's SportPlanes

While at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, ANN News Editor Tom Patton does more than look at airplanes and engines. In this interview, Tom talks with John Moreland, a Managing Partner with SWT Floatplanes. SWT Floatplanes markets the MeadFloats line of high technology carbon fiber floats for light sport aircraft. The floats being shown are mounted on a Sport Cub and are designed for operation on water or land. Tom asks some interesting questions which included how the floats affect the in-flight handling characteristics of the Sport Cub, and what it’s like

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NTSB Preliminary Report In Glasair Accident Focuses On Fuel System

Inspection Following Accident Found Loose Nut Between Fuel Sensor And Fuel Pump

Sometimes even when you think you've done everything right ... something can go seriously wrong. And such may have been the case in an accident involving a Super Glasair TT which made an off-airport forced landing earlier this month.

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AeroSports Update: Academy of Model Aeronautics Awards Ten Scholarships

The World Of Aviation And Aerospace Grew Out Of Big Ideas In Miniature Form, And Today We Know This As Model Aviation.

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) stands strong in support of model aviation and all aviation and aerospace endeavors, and actively supports outstanding high school students around the country by providing scholarship funds. The Academy of Model Aeronautics has recently awarded scholarships to 10 students pursuing higher education.

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