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If you're a reader of current events — and these days, who isn't? — you can't have missed the recent seismic news about the U.K.'s vote to exit the European Union. It's easy to compartmentalize that as being "over there" with little or no impact on the U.S. Pardon me, but I don't think so, although no one knows for sure what the long-term effects will be. The Dow took a hardy three-point tumble, wiping out a year of gains. We'll see if it shakes off the worries and recovers some ground on Monday.
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FLYING Magazine
Solar Impulse Si2 has completed the transatlantic 15th leg, the second most challenging of the all-solar-powered round-the-world flight, landing early this morning in Seville, Spain. Bertrand Piccard, the initiator of the ambitious project, completed the 71-hour leg, which began at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
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AVweb
The new Airman Certification Standards for private pilot and instrument rating applicants are a welcome change, pilot examiners said following the rollout of the revamped requirements. The ACS, which replaced the Practical Test Standards, also includes updated knowledge tests. "The new standards are designed to adapt as in-cockpit technology changes and to do a better job of integrating the knowledge and practical tests," said David Oord, AOPA senior director of government affairs and chair of the working group that developed the changes.
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Source: www.pilotworkshop.com/tips/gps_pressure_altitude.htm, Featuring Bob Nardiello
Subscriber Question:
"Recently I was on a VFR flight and noted a significant discrepancy between the altitude indicated on my altimeter, and the reported altitude on my handheld and installed GPS units (which agreed with each other). I was sure to set the altimeter to what was reported at the departure airport and airports I overflew continued to report the same altimeter setting. Which do I use?" — Will R.
Bob's Answer:
"You would never fly the GPS altitude."
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I Fly America
What is aviation going to be like in ten years? Before you make a prediction, take this quiz. Some prominent people have spoken out in the past and were absolutely wrong. These quotes are from a fascinating book of errors called The Experts Speak. See if you can guess who made these totally inaccurate predictions.
1. "Man will not fly for 50 years." Said in 1901 by:
a. Henry Ford
b. Wilbur Wright
c. Theodore Roosevelt
2. "Airplanes will be used in sport. But they are not to be thought of as commercial carriers." Said in 1904 by:
a. Octave Chanute
b. Thomas Edison
c. Glenn Curtiss
Continue the quiz and find out the answers.
I Fly America
An Aeronca 7AC piloted by a private pilot was destroyed when it impacted terrain 6 miles east of Erhard, Minnesota. A post crash fire ensued. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being operated without a flight plan. The pilot and passenger on board reported no injuries. The local flight originated near Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, at 1730.
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This year's winners of the annual GAMA/Build A Plane design challenge are at work in Arlington, Washington, helping to build a brand-new Sportsman airplane at Glasair Aviation. The four students, plus a teacher and chaperone, traveled from Weyauwega-Fremont High School in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, after beating out 76 other teams from around the country.
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FLYING Magazine
The Flight Safety Foundation released a study investigating the application of space-based ADS-B networks that provide global coverage of near-real-time flight surveillance. In addition to identifying the safety benefits of ADS-B and challenges of implementation, the study assessed its role in addressing existing and future challenges in aviation.
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Air & Space Magazine
Forty years ago, on the nation's bicentennial, President Gerald Ford declared the newly opened National Air and Space Museum a "perfect birthday present from the American people to themselves." Although the Smithsonian Institution's aerospace collection had been established much earlier, it wasn't until the building on the National Mall opened that hundreds of artifacts could be displayed in one exhibition space.
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AVweb
Landings with faulty gear are common and almost always uneventful but a Canadian seaplane pilot found himself in an unusual predicament. The gear on the amphib floats on Paul Armstrong's Cessna 206 only partly deployed so he was caught between a wet and a hard place. Landing on water would have flipped the aircraft because some of the wheels were down. Landing on concrete would have had the same result because some of the wheels were still tucked in the floats.
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