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September 10, 2014

Irish Parachute Instructor's Suspension Lifted

Had Challenged The Action After An Accident Two Years Ago

The Irish Parachute Club's chief instructor has won a challenge against the Irish Aviation Authority which had suspended him after an accident two years ago.

Exotic Rebuild Reveals Aerial Work Of Art

During EAA AirVenture 2014, ANN's Michael Maya Charles took the time to get a history lesson about a great airplane from days gone by. By 1929 aviation was being recognized for its ability to transport people and cargo to areas that were extremely hard to get to. This led the Fairchild Company to come up with a single engine transport plane known as the Fairchild 71. ANN's roving reporter met up with Marlin Horst who was responsible for the restoration of one of these classic Fairchild's. In this video, Horst recounts the massive project of first locating an airplane as rare as this, and then bringing it to a b

The 3rd Class Medical Is A Hot Topic But Until Things Change, It Could Be Helpful In Sport Pilot Training

The best known feature of the sport pilot rules is probably that a valid state driver’s license may be used in lieu of an FAA medical certificate. However, when it comes to sport pilot training, a medical certificate might be the answer to solving some training dilemmas.