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    Umbrella Liability policy that includes aviation-related incidents?

    Most insurance, financial and wealth advisors will suggest you carry an umbrella liability policy to protect yourself above the limits of your normal policies. And while I can find tons of umbrella policies that cover above the limits of your homeowners or auto policies, I can't find any that...
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    Wow! 600nm radius GPS testing impact! April 1, 2, 4th

    This thing is happening in NM, and will affect ops here in D/FW and beyond! :yikes: FLIGHT ADVISORY GPS Testing WSMR GPS 12-01B April 01-02, 2012 and April 04, 2012 Alamogordo, NM Southwestern U.S. - centered in New Mexico Up to 600 NMR from center point - Potential GPS interference from 50FT...
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    Vans Aircraft sued for $35M

    http://www.kgw.com/story/news/2015/...t-plane-crash-files-35-million-suit/74281364/ Van's didn't build the plane... the step-grandfather of the 4 year old who died in the crash did. "The lawsuit claims that homebuilt airplanes like the RV-10 they were flying are dangerous to riders because...
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    SpaceX Barge Landing, from on-barge GoPro

    Better view than the one from the helicopter:
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    SARSAT stats

    Here are the U.S. stats NOAA presented at a SARSAT meeting at the end of August. ELT - 18% of registered beacons 51% of false alerts EPIRB - 51% of registered beacons 27% of false alerts PLB - 31% of registered beacons 21% of false alerts Put in overall terms, the US False Alert Rate by...
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    Plane crashes twice in one day

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    Is this airport a jerk?

    http://www.registerguard.com/web/bu...t-atlantic-eugene-maintenance-owners.html.csp Have you ever heard of such a policy? Maybe the FBO is the jerk, pressuring the airport administration to enforce such a rule.
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    Inop fuel gauge - what would you do?

    So, a C172 I sometimes rent, G1000, had the right fuel gauge showing a big red 'x' last time I went to fly it a couple months back. Quick check of the 'required equipment' list confirms that even for day VFR, both L and R fuel gauges must be working, so I scrubbed that flight and made a note to...
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    Gravity Waves: cause of Clear Air Turbulence?

    http://news.discovery.com/earth/gravity-waves-may-cause-clear-sky-turbulence-121206.html
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    Every Bellanca Viking pilot's ride to the airfield

    Hey, Dave, check this out: http://www.joeharmondesign.com A wooden supercar.
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    Chuck Norris, Super Pilot

    So, one gets to wondering... if Chuck Norris were a pilot, what would pilots say about him? Chuck Norris got so bored with landing on asphalt, grass, water and snow, he taught himself to land on sky. On his first solo, Chuck Norris went supersonic. Chuck Yeager calls Chuck Norris "The best...
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    Airbus' 2050 future cabin concept

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/aircraft-pictures/2011/06/airbus-unveils-future-cabin-co.html That'd be quite a view!
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    Action needed: NM trying to ban seaplanes / floatplanes

    The RAF is actively working to prevent the State of New Mexico from adopting a new law that would effectively shut down all of the usable water sites to seaplanes within the state. We consider seaplane authorized operating areas simply another basic aviation based method of accessing...
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    AA FA loses it on Dallas-Chicago flight today at DFW

    http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/flight_attendant_rant_disrupts_american_TZsEnC30URgwumhFvIIukO Wow... I don't know what else to say...
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    A nice 172 for under $40K....

    http://www.dfwpilots.com/board/index.php?showtopic=6258 Saw this on the DFW pilots board... looks like it's still available.
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