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Lopoxia more dangerous than previously thought

By Ken Howells at 2008-04-02 13:26

Full story here.

Fight lopoxia. Get hypoxic as often as possible.

Sad News - Paul MacCready passes

By Rod_Clark at 2007-09-05 15:44

I just got news that Paul MacCready passed away last week. Paul was a huge inspiration to me personally, and I was lucky enough to meet him on one occasion at Caltech.
There's a terrific book about Paul, and soaring, and human powered flight called "More with Less." I recommend it to anyone interested in soaring.
http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/07-09-05.html

So, when do we get to see Shiloh in the air?

By John W at 2007-04-30 20:39

Flying dogs

Make sure you watch the video at the bottom of the article

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More Forecast Humor

By Alan Crouse at 2007-04-15 08:07

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
350 AM PDT SUN APR 15 2007
....
THE STAGE IS SET FOR AN ACTIVE...POTENTIALLY TAXING...DAY OF WEATHER ...

:-)

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Apparently, lot #103 from the tractor auction was flown to Japan

By John W at 2007-02-22 00:40

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070221p2a00m0na008000c.html

Good thing he didn't clear a decent HG LZ.

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Batman U2 #35449

By Ken Howells at 2007-01-25 21:27

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Flying with a snake

By MikeMasterson at 2006-06-03 09:21

Picked this up off the Cessna 150 list:

Snake on a plane
Friday June 02, 2006

When Monty Coles lifted his small plane into the air for a leisurely
flight over the West Virginia countryside, he didn't know a
blacksnake had stowed away inside the airplane's instrument panel.

"As far as I was concerned, everything was fine," said Coles, a 62-
year-old private pilot from Cross Lanes. "I did a very cautious pre-

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