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8/9/2010 8:47 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) Austria's Hannes Arch placed first in the final event of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race in Lausitz, Germany, on Sunday, but Britain's Paul Bonhomme, who came in second, took the overall title for the season.

8/9/2010 8:47 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) Certified flight instructors who want to stay current need to attend periodic refresher clinics, but finding one nearby when you need it can sometimes be a problem.

8/9/2010 6:41 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) Click for more photosNASCAR legend Jack Roush remains in the Mayo Clinic recovering from facial injuries suffered in the hard landing of his Beech Premier at AirVenture July 27 and reports suggest he's mending well.

8/9/2010 4:41 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) Heard on the tower frequency at Oshkosh on Saturday night (while waiting for the night air show):OSH Tower:"Anyone inbound from the Fisk arrival, please identify yourself."[long pause with no response]OSH Tower:"Anyone inbound from anywhere?"[another pause with no response]OSH Tower:"Bueller ...

8/9/2010 4:41 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) >>> AVWEB FUEL FINDERCURRENT PRICE FOR 100LL: $4.77 (up 1¢ from last week)CURRENT PRICE FOR JET A: $4.41 (down 1¢ from last week)Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav, based on prices from the past 2 weeks.

8/9/2010 4:41 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) X-Air is trying to deliver on the promise of a low-cost LSA for affordable, fun flying.

8/9/2010 2:40 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) The Commemorative Air Force's Boeing B-29 Superfortress flew Thursday morning at Midland International Airport, taking to the air for the first time since 2004 and reclaiming its title as the only flyable aircraft of its type.

8/9/2010 2:40 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) Some Alaska pilots gave a fitting tribute to the man many credit with turning the Piper Super Cub into practically a state symbol.

8/7/2010 12:19 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) The GAO says that FAA and NASA officials need to develop a cross-agnency plan for coordination of human factors research efforts, or NextGen implementation may see cost increases and delays.

8/7/2010 12:19 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) The NTSB's new recommendations A-10-119 (PDF) and -120 and a reiteration of previously issued A-04-63 aim to create new yaw axis certification standards and review existing aircraft to determine if they meet the standard.

8/6/2010 10:19 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) Do FAA producedures at AirVenture increase the chances of accidents?

8/6/2010 2:10 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) Sikorsky's unofficial 258 mph run last week of its X2 counter-rotating coaxial rotor technology demonstrator bests a previous record set by a Westland Lynx in 1986, but is still short of the X2's goal.

8/5/2010 10:08 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) The Commemorative Air Force's Boeing B-29 Superfortress flew Thursday morning at Midland International Airport, taking to the air for the first time since 2004 and reclaiming its title as the only flyable aircraft of its type.

8/5/2010 12:04 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) Student pilots have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to unscrupulous flight schools.

8/5/2010 12:04 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) AirVenture Oshkosh was a blast, but if there's one thing that can take the edge off coming home from our favorite trip of the year, it's finding photos like today's "Picture of the Week" waiting in our submission box.