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Regina Leader-Post
Inside his Royal Canadian Air Force pilot log book, in a neat, careful hand — sometimes in red ink, sometimes green — Bruce Douglas Walker recorded pages and pages of his flights across the skies of Europe.
The final flight entry in his log book is written by a different hand.
Made Aug. 7, 1944, the pen seems to have been pressed more firmly to the page; the upper case, dark red letters record Walker's flight as a crew member in a Lancaster aircraft over German-occupied Caen, France.
The last word on the line is "MISSING."
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Air Traffic Management.net , Nov. 11, 2015
An agreement has been reached at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation. The frequency band 1087.7-1092.3 MHz has been allocated to the aeronautical mobile-satellite service (Earth-to-space) for reception by space stations of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) emissions from aircraft transmitters.
The frequency band 1087.7-1092.3 MHz is currently being used to transmit ADS-B signals from aircraft to terrestrial stations within line-of-sight. The World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) has now allocated this frequency band in the Earth-to-space direction to enable transmissions from aircraft to satellites. This extends ADS-B signals beyond line-of-sight to facilitate reporting the position of aircraft equipped with ADS-B anywhere in the world, including oceanic, polar and other remote areas.
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CTV News
Seventy-three years after his first solo flight in a Tiger Moth biplane, a Saskatchewan veteran was back in the pilot's seat Wednesday — and he didn't even crash.
Reg "Crash" Harrison, 93, got his nickname during the Second World War, when he managed to survive not one, not two, but four different plane crashes.
Harrison was only 20 when he first flew the Tiger Moth solo, during training in Virden, Manitoba, on Remembrance Day in 1942.
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| AOPA Air Safety Institute releases video on avoiding power-on stalls
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AOPA
In our continuing effort to achieve reductions in loss of control accidents, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) is releasing the latest in a series of videos that specifically target issues that data has shown to be areas of elevated risk. "Margins of Safety: Avoiding Power-On Stalls" explains the differences in power-on stall training versus real-world scenarios, the aerodynamics of how stalls occur during takeoffs and go-arounds, and techniques pilots can use to prevent them.
This latest ASI video is provided free to the flying community through support from the Tom Davis Fund and brought to you by BendixKing by Honeywell. To learn more visit ASI at www.airsafetyinstitute.org.
| Call for nominations — COPA Board of Directors
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COPA
Every two years half of the positions on the COPA Board of Directors are up for election. In 2016 a total of nine positions will need to be elected.
Click here for more information on deadlines.
For more information: http://www.copanational.org/2016_Board_Nominations.cfm.
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CBC News
The City of Yellowknife is planning a new waterfront park in the city's Old Town area but whether the park's dock will be reserved for non-motorized watercraft users or opened up to float planes still remains to be seen.
City administrators unveiled the plan for Hank Koenen Park on Wiley Road, about halfway between the Wildcat Cafe and Bullock's. The $150,000 plan calls for a boardwalk, Muskoka chairs, picnic tables, parking, bicycle racks and views of Back Bay.
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Airforce Technology
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer is considering the Canadian market for its KC-390 tactical transport aircraft used for multiple search-and-rescue missions.
The aircraft is being displayed at the two-day 2015 Canadian Aerospace Summit in Ottawa.
The KC-390 is designed to undertake multiple missions such as transport and airdrop of troops and cargo, medical evacuation, aerial refueling and firefighting.
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COPA
Take part in COPA's national membership campaign starting April 1, 2015, and you could win a five-day trip for two to Whitehorse in the Yukon. All you have to do is refer a new or renewing member and for every renewal your name will be entered into a draw for the grand prize.
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KTOO-TV
A new aircraft mechanic school is coming to Bethel, Alaska. The program's main goal is to cater to the region's needs and create jobs that help make that possible.
Everything for the program — from the fleet of bush planes to the exams — are ready. All that's needed is a full classroom.
The aviation maintenance school's approximately 700-square-foot hangar is filled with ready-to-go toolboxes, old plane engines and an electrical switchboard.
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Gizmag
Most piston-driven helicopters use aviation-grade gasoline or avgas, but as part of the European Clean Sky initiative, Airbus Helicopters has begun flight testing of a new high-compression engine that burns widely-available kerosene aviation fuel. Installed in an H120 demonstrator aircraft, the advanced lightweight V8 piston engine promises to be a more efficient, cleaner alternative to turbine powerplants in high-performance rotorcraft.
According to Airbus Helicopters, the new 4.6-liter, V8 high-compression piston engine demonstrates a wide variety of advanced features and technologies.
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Gizmag
Looking more like a high-tech fighter than a light plane designed for private use, the Valkyrie from Cobalt aircraft has just been launched. With a canard front wing, sleek aerodynamic shape and a turbocharged 350 hp engine, the new Valkyrie is claimed to be capable of traveling at speeds of up to 260 knots (or 300 mph) and has capacity for up to five adults and their luggage.
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The Oregonian
Donald Cresap, a B-24 bomber pilot in WWII, was presented the Air Medal on in Portland, Oregonian. The medal is awarded for meritorious achievement while in aerial flight.
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden presented the award to Cresap, saying "Don is joining a very very exclusive club. According to Sen. Wyden, others in the Air Medal club include Buzz Aldrin, John Glenn, former President George Herbert Walker Bush, Clarke Gable, Jimmy Stewart and Chuck Yeager.
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