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Wednesday, January 02, 2008 8:33 AM

FBI Asks For Help ID'ing Legendary D.B. Cooper

The FBI has release an updated sketch they believe is closer to what the famous hijacker really looked like as well as laying out for the public for the first time much of the evidence they've uncovered over the years in the hopes you (certainly not
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Thursday, July 26, 2007 2:55 PM

DC ADIZ Changes Coming Soon

Well, the rumors have been confirmed: The ADIZ will be changing as of August 30, 2007.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:51 PM

Plane on a Treadmill

OK, so it may not be as exciting as Snakes On A Plane, but here's the problem statement: An airplane is positioned on a giant treadmill as long as a runway. The treadmill moves in the opposite direction and same speed as the airplane. Will the plane
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Friday, November 17, 2006 5:33 AM

Kiwi Takes Flight

The desire for flight can be overwhelming for some. For proof, take a look at this short video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs
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Friday, July 28, 2006 3:15 AM

What Happened to the Videos? MP4 is Back.

I was finally able to convince my hosting provider to add the MP4 MIME type to Internet Information Server. Of course, it took them nearly a week from the time they agreed to do it until they executed their promise, but at least I can post MP4's again.
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Sunday, June 25, 2006 1:54 PM

What Happened to the Videos?

Short version: The server I'm now using to host my blog does not recognize "mp4" as a valid MIME type and the hosting company is not willing to add it to the list. So, it was then a choice between using a format most people would still be able to use
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006 3:13 AM

"Stamp Run" Defined

I've been asked "what is a 'stamp run'?" Well, here's the long version... The Virginia Department of Aviation put together a program called the Virginia Aviation Ambassadors Program . The idea is to go to your local Virginia airport and pick up a "passport"
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Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:48 PM

Scott Crossfield Crashes

The Associated Press reports Scott Crossfield's death was confirmed by family members. Crossfield crashed Wednesday, April 19, in the mountains of north Georgia. More information can be found here . A true aviation icon has been lost, but not forgotten
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Monday, January 09, 2006 8:30 PM

Sporty's Chart Viewer and Adobe Reader 7

I've been using Sporty's Chart Viewer for a good while now (and highly recommend it for easy currency of approach plates). However, I ran into a problem with it after upgrading Adobe Reader to version 7: Chart Viewer stopped working with an error message:
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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:14 PM

Miscellaneous Videos

These are various videos that I've collected and found interesting. 405 The Movie - Wrong place, wrong time to be driving the venerable Jeep Grand Cherokee. A US Navy F-14 Tomcat breaks the sound barrier as it passes a ship. A Korean Air Lines Boeing
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Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:38 PM

Thunderbird Ejection

This video is from a US Air Force Thunderbird F-16 that crashed during the "Gunfighter Skies 2003" air show at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho on September 15, 2003. The pilot ejected safely. [Original footage from http://www.razorsedgesoft.com/eject.mpg ] I've
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Friday, November 14, 2003 4:34 AM

Mooney (Crash?) Landing

This is a video of a Mooney landing (almost crashing) at Langley Airport (W10) on Whidbey Island, Washington. The original MPEG-1 video can be found here: http://www.aviating.com/mooney/video No, I don't know what's up with the color. Mooney Landing at
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