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CNN
After nearly 118 grueling, consecutive hours over the Pacific Ocean, the sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 is back on land — and freshly stamped into aviation record books.
Pilot Andre Borschberg landed the plane on the Hawaiian island of Oahu five days after he took off from Japan — ending the longest and most dangerous leg in his team's attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel.
The leg — the eighth of a planned 13 — set a record for the world's longest nonstop solo flight in terms of time.
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FLYING
This video definitely fits into the "don't try this at home" category, unless, of course, you are a highly experienced bush pilot. The pilot managed to land and take off from a postage stamp gravel island in the middle of a river in Alaska, using water assisted landing technique.
The airplane touched down in the water a few feet before the island with what appear to be 29-inch tundra tires and came to a stop right in the middle of the small gravel bar.
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AVweb
Airshow season is at its height and hundreds of thousands of people are flocking to watch some of the coolest airplanes on the planet being flown by some of the finest pilots around. At the same time, summer weather means the backcountry airstrips are open and pilots with a certain lust for adventure are taking advantage of the season to do some of the most enjoyable flying imaginable.
What’s the connection between the two? Most of the airplanes involved in those endeavors have tailwheels.
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I Fly America
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Aircraft financing typically draws comparison to voodoo magic at a committee level — some group of bankers in the back of an office sitting around a table diving through the credit report and financials amidst discussions about their golf game. This couldn't be further from the truth — an aircraft loan is typically a hybrid of the underwriting used for an auto loan and a home loan. Aircraft loan underwriting has the speed more in line with an auto loan (typically 2-3 business days), but requires income verification such as with a home mortgage (gone are the days of the no-doc home mortgages!).
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I Fly America
Whether flying regularly or getting back in the air after an extended period, it is smart to bone up on essential legal and safety measures. These questions will test your memory and perhaps suggest some refresher study.
1. Hypoxia usually does not occur in a normally healthy person below what altitude?
a. 15,000 feet
b. 12,000 feet
c. 9,000 feet
2. The FAA defines a near mid-air collision as when two or more aircraft come closer than what distance?
a. One-half mile
b. 500 feet
c. One mile
Continue the quiz and find out the answers.
I Fly America
A Socata TB-20 was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power, after departing from the Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK), Frederick, Maryland. The certificated private pilot and passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight.
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Air & Space Magazine
Last January, one of the National Air and Space Museum's most famous treasures, which had been suspended from the ceiling for 22 years, was lowered to the Museum floor. Its temporary location "gives our visitors a wonderful opportunity to see this remarkable aircraft up close in a way that normally they will not have a chance to," says curator Bob van der Linden. "It's a very rare opportunity."
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FLYING
To the relief of a great many pilots, Apple's latest iOS 8.4 update for the iPhone and iPad, released this week, fixes a major bug in iOS 8.3 that has been preventing the use of many external GPS receivers with apps like ForeFlight Mobile.
GPS and app makers say they have successfully tested iPads running with the new iOS version and all appears to functioning properly once again.
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General Aviation News
ONE Aviation has introduced the Eclipse Special Edition twin-engine jet, a factory-renewed Eclipse 500 that has been upgraded and reconfigured to include nearly all new features introduced on the Eclipse 550, including a Dual Avio Integrated Flight Management System, Anti-skid Brake System, a newly designed pilot-side Standby Display Unit, PPG glass windshields, new premium interior, and deluxe two-tone paint scheme.
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