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    Sonex Down at OSH, Two Confirmed Fatalities

    http://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/news/local/2015/06/02/plane-crash-oshkosh/28370861/ The accident aircraft is N123SX, registered to John Monnett Jr., the founder and president of Sonex Aircraft. No word as of 8:30 pm CDT on the identities of those onboard, but the sport aviation community...
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    Report: King Air Down Near LVJ

    Anyone know anything about this? The aircraft is reportedly a King Air 100 en route to Galveston from Austin, diverted to Pearland for weather and crashed following a missed approach or go-around. http://www.khou.com/news/local/Aircraft-crash-reported-in-Pearland-246161731.html
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    Husky Down at KLAM

    Yesterday (12/8) morning at approximately 8:10 am local, an Aviat Husky impacted terrain in Los Alamos Canyon, approximately one mile south of Los Alamos Municipal Airport (LAM). The pilot died, and a post-crash fire appears to have consumed nearly all of the wreckage. Witnesses told local...
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    Fuller to Step Down as AOPA Chief

    Surprising? No? http://www.aopa.org/membership/articles/2013/130228fuller-to-step-down-as-aopa-president.html
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    Cirrus Intros '5th Generation' SR20, SR22

    Highlights: -200 lb. gross weight increase -larger CAPS parachute with new electronic ignition system -Standard FIKI and A/C (EDIT: per the article, still optional per Cirrus) http://www.flyingmag.com/news/cirrus-launches-generation-5-sr22-sr20
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    Garmin Pilot for Android Users - Want to Share Your Experiences?

    Hello all - I'm working on an article for Aviation International News regarding Android aviation apps. I'm very interested in speaking with users of the Garmin Pilot app on their Android tablets. If you're interested in being interviewed for my story, please drop me a line at...
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    Flight with a Friend 06/30/12

    Following my first true "passenger"-carrying flight last weekend, this Saturday I followed up with taking a good friend of mine with me for breakfast at Double Eagle II. I'm happy to say that all went to plan, and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Richard starts flying lessons sooner instead of...
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    Personal Milestone Flight! 6/24/12

    So far in my nascent pilot career, I'd only flown with an instructor, or solo, or with a pilot-rated passenger... but until today, I had never been responsible for a non-pilot passenger's safe return to terra firma. Until today! My mother was willing (and excited) to be my first-ever...
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    "Flying" Quiz - Name That Airplane

    This is a fun quiz... and I'm rather proud of my 70% score, considering! http://www.flyingmag.com/pilots-places/pilots-adventures-more/flying-quiz-name-airplane-0
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