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EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
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EAA is an international 176,000-member organization encouraging and supporting recreational and sport aviation, and the home of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration.
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Reno Races Receive Conditional Approval for 2012 Event
The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Board has given a one-year special permit to the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) to hold the annual Reno National Championship Air Races, provided RARA obtains $100 million in insurance coverage, according to a report in the Reno Gazette-Journal. The permit also stipulates that RARA must pay any increase in insurance rates incurred by the authority for holding the races, which are scheduled for September 12-16 at Stead Airport.
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EAA Director Charlie Precourt Selected for Astronaut Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Charlie Precourt, a member of the EAA board of directors, who was inducted into the prestigious U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 5. Precourt is best known for his 15 years at NASA, where he qualified as a space shuttle astronaut in 1991 and flew on four space shuttle missions, logging more than 932 hours in space.
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Kickstarter.com Approves Synergy Aircraft Project
If at first you don't succeed ... The Synergy aircraft project, looking to generate funding to proceed with its potentially game-changing aircraft design, has been approved by Kickstarter.com after initially being denied by the crowdfunding website. Kickstarter.com provides an effective way for creative people to generate grassroots funding efforts.
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TIG Welding: Chromoly DVD an Essential Guide for Builders
EAA's new DVD, TIG Welding: Chromoly, is a must-have for anyone planning on TIG welding a fuselage. Mr. TIG, Wyatt Swaim, does a fantastic job of explaining the TIG welding process, and more importantly, showing the viewer exactly what is happening during each phase.
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Cessna, Lear Announce New Jets at EBACE
Cessna Aircraft Company and Bombardier announced new jets on Monday at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE). For Cessna, the Longitude medium-sized, long-range business jet has room for up to eight passengers, a range of 4,000 nautical miles, and a maximum speed of Mach .86.
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Carroll Shelby Passes Away
EAA joins the automotive and aviation communities paying tribute to icon Carroll Hall Shelby, who passed away in Dallas on Thursday, May 10, at the age of 89. An EAA member from 1988 to 2010, he was a frequent AirVenture attendee, signing autographs and participating in numerous activities including the Gathering of Eagles fundraiser.
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Hundreds of Young Eagles Soar With EAA Chapter 18
EAA Chapter 18 in Milwaukee helped the Wisconsin National Guard 128th Air Refueling Wing open its Armed Forces Week event last Saturday and Sunday (May 11-12) by conducting a large Young Eagles rally at Mitchell International Airport (MKE). Members of the chapter flew a total of 319 kids with about 15 volunteer aircraft and pilots each day.
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Comment Period Open for Revised BARR Rules
Aircraft owners, operators, and the public have until June 8, 2012, to comment on the FAA's revised rules for the Block Aircraft Registration Request program. The BARR program allows aircraft owners to prevent real-time public access to flight information, which includes departure and destination airports, plus actual altitude, speed, and location of the aircraft.
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Aviation World Mourns Loss of Evelyn Bryan Johnson
Evelyn Bryan Johnson, who had more flight hours logged than any living female pilot in the world, died Thursday, May 10, in Jefferson City, Tennessee. She was 102 years old.
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DWI Charges Dismissed Against Former FAA Boss Randy Babbitt
A district court judge in Virginia dismissed drunk driving charges against former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt on Thursday. The story was first reported in The Washington Post.
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