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According to author Brandon Sousa: On each of my past trips, I've desperately hoped to be upgraded to first class, but thanks to Brampton Flight Centre, I jumped past the luxury seats and into the pilot's seat.
With more than 50 flights around the globe, my Introductory Flight Lesson with Brampton Flight Centre marks my most memorable aviation experience and, coincidentally, my shortest flight at 20 minutes.
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iWOAW
During the 6th Annual Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week, March 7-13, 2016, girls and women who visit their nearest airport to discover flight in a small aircraft can win flight training scholarships, Apple watches, iPads Minis, and much more.
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CHEK
A small plane made an emergency landing on Highway 18, east of Lake Cowichan in British Columbia, Canada.
The plane was returning to the Duncan Air Park when it had engine trouble.
The pilot, who was alone in the home-built plane, was able to glide it down and land safely on the highway.
There was no traffic on the road.
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COPA
Applications for Neil Armstrong Scholarships are now being accepted. First place scholarship is valued at $7,000. Second place $3,000 and third place $2,000.
Application forms are available at the COPA office or online:
http://copafoundations.org/new-page/.
Applications must be sent to COPA's office in Ottawa, Ontario, by March 1, 2016.
The purpose of the scholarship fund is to honour one of Canada's foremost aviation members, and to provide flight training to worthy young persons who exemplify the fine character, optimism and love of adventure which were the characteristics of Neil J. Armstrong Qualified applicants shall be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants not less than 15 years of age on the date of application and not older than 21 years of age.
Cape Breton Post
According to author Rannie Gillis: It was a sunny and hot afternoon in early July, back in 2008, when I returned to Canadian Forces Base Greenwood in the Annapolis Valley. It was exactly 50 years earlier, in 1958, when I attended the last of my three air cadet camps at what was then called Royal Canadian Air Force Station Greenwood.
Today this station is the largest airbase in Atlantic Canada. It is also home to the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum, one of the finest such museums in the nation.
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Air & Space Magazine
On a ramp at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, a crowd gathered around a small silver airplane. My 82-year-old father, Arnold Ebneter, called it the E-1, and he was confident that he was about to fulfill a 50-year-old dream: flying the E-1 nonstop for 2,328 miles to set a new world distance record. His airplane weighed exactly 1,102 pounds, just a few ounces short of the maximum allowed by the rules for the record, and carried only essentials: 59 gallons of fuel, two energy bars, and a quart of water.
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Great Falls Tribune
According to author Charles "Speck" Helmbrecht: The morning of Feb. 8, 1956, was a crisp, bright, winter day with several inches of snow on the ground. It was, in fact, the kind of day my friend, Leo Zimmer, and I had been waiting for: calm, clear and perfect for flying. Or so we thought.
I had approximately 130 hours of flying time and had earned my private pilot's license, building time for a commercial pilot's license while my wife was teaching in the Helena school system. My mornings were spent at the Helena School of Aeronautics where I was studying for my Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics license.
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AVweb
The Weekender plans to make the most of February's chill by heading out to fly on the snow in search of hot meals as listed on SocialFlight. Skiplanes can head to Plymouth, Michigan, for a warm hangar, hot food and good company as EAA Chapter 113 hosts its Chili Fly-In. There will be lunch regardless of weather, so bring a pot of your favorite chili dish or dessert to share. Hot dogs and drinks will also be available for a donation.
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UPI
A small plane pilot strapped a GoPro to the outside of his aircraft and captured footage while flying over New York of a fireball streaking across the night sky.
Mike Grossman posted a video to YouTube of the fireball streaking across the sky while he was flying his Piper Archer 1,500 feet over the Hudson River.
The fireball, an especially bright meteor, was likely the same one recorded at the same time — about 6:16 p.m. Jan. 30 — by a motorist's dashboard camera in Virginia.
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General Aviation News
Flying the same aircraft all the time can be boring after a while. It's an affliction most aircraft owners share, though it's not one to generate much sympathy from non-owners.
But after months and years flying the same familiar flivver, one begins to seek out new opportunities, different aircraft and even additional ratings. So it was for me recently.
A close friend had a sweetheart deal with the owner of an early Beechcraft Model 55 Baron. He also happened to be a CFI-ME and was ready, willing and able to check me out in the bird.
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By Mark Huber
 The subject of helicopter noise in the Los Angeles Basin is an emotional topic for those on both sides of the issue, but events over the last year threaten to send it on a collision course with reality. First, a little background. For decades, homeowners in two main areas in Los Angeles have been griping about helicopter noise. The first is the area is to the north around Van Nuys Airport where most of the helicopters are based; the other is just south of LAX at the Torrance Airport.
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