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September 12, 2013

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 09.12.13

The Countdown to a Trans-Atlantic Launch is On …

Ground is Broken for the Flight 93 Visitor Center…

The End is Near for the Paper Chas

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Aero-TV: The New Great Lakes By Waco -- All That Was Old May Be New Again

One Of Sport Aviation's Most Exquisite Biplanes Returns To Life

It's hard to explain my affection for the old Great Lakes... I've flown the bird in a number of versions, ages (some much older than I) and generations... with round engines, inline engines, and the more recent Lycoming iterations... and I have loved them all. There was a unifying thread in each and every one of those birds... no matter how they were equipped or maintained. They were all the sweetest of flyers... with solid manners, an agreeable spirit, and the ability to make the worst of my early aerobatics look not so bad (especially when I was trying to impress one particular redheaded

Jonathan Trappe Has Crossed Lake Michigan, The English Channel On Previous Flights

As of Wednesday afternoon, cluster balloonist Jonathan Trappe was go for launch on his quest to be the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean under a cluster of what many consider to be toy balloons.