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  1. colomtnflyer

    Top 5 Fly By's...

    Though impressive, I'm not sure if these are the very best fly by's recorded... but somebody thought they were... http://www.txchnologist.com/volumes/aviation/we-hold-this-truth-to-be-self-evident-air-shows-rock
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    Mid-Air Collision right near us!

    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/31/4-dead-after-planes-collide-over-alaska-police-say/ This happened yesterday about 15 miles along one of our high traffic routes from Talkeetna to Denali! Amber Lake is a reporting point if heading toward the Kahiltna Glacier on the S side of the Nat Park...
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    Seven yr old boy buys fighter jet on eBay

    This little guy really has it bad! Good thing his dad found out... the fuel bills would be crazy! hahaha http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/09/6018399-seven-year-old-boy-buys-fighter-jet-on-ebay
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    It's officially official- Alaska!

    Hitting the road on Apr 17th, heading to the Great White North! All the i's have been dotted and t's have been crossed... Will be heading to Talkeetna, to work for a company which does 135 type work around Denali- climbers to Base Camp, tourists around the mtn, as well as glacier landings...
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    FS- 1966 Cherokee 6/300

    A buddy of mine here in Vail is selling his Cherokee6. The listing is in the current Controller- http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=1183343&pcid=1312973&guid=EB16589DD0D2421090FCF816B9952742 It was painted this year, has a decent stack, and is a nice mid time Piper...
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    Met a couple more POA'ers today at HOU Wheels and Wings

    While attending the Wheels and Wings Beechcraft event at the 1940 Air Museum here at Hobby Airport (HOU) today, I had the pleasure of meeting both Spike Cutler and Dr Bill (of Waco). We chatted flying, backgrounds and then got the close up tour of their respective aircraft. Nice guys, cool...
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    How to reset a circadian clock?

    OK, my circadian clock is so totally screwed up! I left SMF (Sac, Calif) for PDX (Portland, OR) at 6:45pm yesterday, arriving in PDX for a 1 hr layover before continuing on to ANC (Anchorage, AK) for a job interview. I arrived in ANC just before midnight, local time,. But just 1/2 hr before...
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    How to water a moose (NA)

    http://www.wimp.com/babymoose Now this is just too funny!
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    Talks deepen between United and Continental

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100420/ap_on_bi_ge/us_airline_talks DALLAS – People briefed on the talks say United Airlines and Continental Airlines are in the early stages of exchanging financial information that could lead to a deal to combine and create the world's biggest airline. United...
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    Navy Pilots Busted for Low Flyover

    Pilots grounded for good after low flyover By Mark D. Faram - Staff writer Posted : Monday Mar 22, 2010 7:00:04 EDT NORFOLK, Va. — Two F/A-18E Super Hornet pilots from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 have been permanently grounded for flying too low before a Georgia Tech football game Nov...
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    Top 10 Low Pass Flybys of all time

    Just for some fun....! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dr2ZB36p9Y Please ignore the Top Gun intro..... but the rest of it rocks!
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    JSF to cost TWICE the original bid

    http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/12/pentagon.f35/index.html Washington (CNN) -- The cost of the Pentagon's newest fighter jet will be more than double the original price, solidifying the F-35 joint strike fighter as the most expensive Pentagon weapons program ever.
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    Fake Swedish Pilot

    This is hard to believe! Pilot with fake licence arrested at airport AMSTERDAM Thu Mar 4, 2010 10:53am EST AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Swedish pilot with a fake commercial license was arrested in his cockpit at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport as he prepared to fly 101 passengers on a Boeing 737...
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    C414 nose gear collapse at Opa-Locka

    Just saw a Cessna 414 with a gear malfunction land safely at OPA. They had apparently run through all possible options, did several fly bys, but the video showed that the nose gear was not firmly locked (despite the inane comments by the newscasters). Nice center line, rolled till the nose...
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    Missing aircraft in MN

    Rescue Crews Search for Pilot, Plane Missing Since Friday Sunday, November 15, 2009 Print ShareThis WADENA, Minn. — Rescue crews are searching for a plane that has been missing in Minnesota since Friday. The Civil Air Patrol's Minnesota Wing says Sunday that the yellow and black PA-28...
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    Another one down... Bonanza down in TX

    A Bonanza flying from Kerrville to Pearland crashed at about 12:30 today (Sunday), killing 3 aboard. The plane was on an instrument flight plan, and was at 9000' when radar contact was lost. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6710342.html
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    Gee, what does this handle do...?

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6480818/Plane-passenger-accidentally-activates-ejector-seat---and-survives.html "Plane passenger accidentally activates ejector seat - and survives" "A civilian passenger in an air force display plane accidentally activated the ejector...
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    NW flight overflies destination

    It is being reported that a NW Airlines flight has overflown it's destination airport by almost 150 miles. During this overflight, radio communication was unable to be established by ATC. It is now being investigated as a case of the flight crew having fallen asleep.
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    Young Eagle provider claims Racism (NOT SPIN ZONE)

    http://cbs13.com/local/tuskegee.racism.lawsuit.2.1229820.html "Warren said he has been told by airport operators to quit hosting the "Young Eagles" program that teaches local kids how to fly. Warren has filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination, among other things. He claims he was told...
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    Keep your hands off the help...

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,559861,00.html?test=latestnews "The pilots and cabin crew of an Air India flight brawled at 30,000 feet after a stewardess accused a co-pilot of sexual harassment." "According to Indian media reports, crew members threw punches and hurled abuse at each...
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