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- James May of "Top Gear" perfects the paper airplane
James May of the BBC's "Top Gear" has been fascinated with flight since childhood. As a boy, he created airplanes with paper, balsa wood and glue. "I spent hours making gliders with different wing shapes, and that's how I learnt the basics of aerodynamics. If you do things like that, it's quite easy to grasp the fundamentals and you can easily start designing little airplanes of your own," said May. RadioTimes.com
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- Flying clubs need to work on outreach in order to survive
 Jetwhine's Scott Spangler writes that in order to survive, flying clubs need to work on recruitment and outreach. "In focusing on their immediate needs, members of many clubs have, without realizing it, created a closed society. Without new members to propagate the pilot species, their number will dwindle with time, adding to the survivor's financial responsibilities," he writes. Jetwhine.com
(12/26)
- Pimentel: An inside look at the airplane broker
Airplanista's Dan Pimentel talks to Chris Kirk, owner/principal of Kansas City-based WildBlue, to discover the life of an airplane broker. According to Kirk, the broker has to help the buyer look at the purchase from a financial and emotional perspective. Airplanista blog
(12/20)
 | Flying with an iPad? Read this. iPad Pilot News is a free online magazine packed with tips, tricks and news for anyone flying with an iPad. Whether you're just getting started and need help picking the right iPad, or you're an old pro looking for expert ForeFlight tips, iPad Pilot News is for you. Read the latest articles, or sign up for our free email newsletter today. Read now |
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- W.Va. airport faces $13M lawsuit
Mountaineer Grading filed a $13 million lawsuit against the Wood County Airport Authority in West Virginia, claiming breach of contract. According to the suit, the airport authority failed to provide "a design free of defects" and contributed to the demise of the construction company. The Marietta Times (Ohio)
(12/25)
 | Download NBAA's State Aviation Tax White Paper. With specific regulations for each state, ensuring awareness and compliance with all the laws can be a daunting task. That's why NBAA assembled a comprehensive State Aviation Tax Report. |
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- Md. high school returns to final round of global competition
A team of students from River Hill High School in Maryland is preparing for the championship round of the Zero Robotics High School Tournament, a global competition that was won last year by a team of high schools that included River Hill. The competition challenges high-school students from around the globe to develop programs to run on satellites on the International Space Station. The Baltimore Sun
(12/25)
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A Napa County-based helicopter rescued a man near Livermore, Calif., after his pickup truck was swept into a creek. The man had been attempting to drive across the creek in Del Valle Regional Park but found it was swollen after heavy rains. 
