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Friday Jul 3 | Model Airplane News

Fly-Fly Models DG-1000

The DG-1000 is a two-seat glider with a maximum speed of 270Km/hr, a weight of 750kg and a glide ratio of 46.5. HobbyKing is distributing the Fly-Fly Hobby Models DG-1000, a 104 in.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Medford Mail Tribune

The summer's first triple-digit days are headed this way.

The sun shines through Portland resident Dave Cantrell's glider as he comes in for a landing Monday after about 90 minutes in the air.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Weather, Medford, OR

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

A flight to remember for 95-year-old Goochland resident

It was Christmas 1944 when Warren Johnson Sr., an aircraft commander with the U.S. Army Air Forces, gave his 4-year-old cousin Ben his first model plane, along with a promise to build it when he returned from the Pacific.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Goochland, VA, Goochland County, VA

Star-Gazette.COM

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The vintage sailplanes at Harris Hill this week are full of bright colors and decorations.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Bordentown, NJ

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Knoxville News Sentinel

A short vacation idea close to Knoxville: Gliding in Benton

Sarah Kelly buckles freelance writer Ronda Robinson in for the ride. Also in Benton Hike Cherokee National Forest and let Ocoee Mist llamas carry your gear.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Benton, TN, Knoxville, TN, Knoxville Metro, Ocoee, TN, Polk County, TN

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Evesham Journal

Glider crashes are a a regular nuisancea

A PILOT escaped with minor injuries after his glider crash-landed in Middle Littleton.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Worcestershire County, England, United Kingdom,

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Star-Gazette.COM

Special stamp cancellation at Soaring Museum

The U.S. Postal Service will have a temporary postal station in front of the National Soaring Museum on Harris Hill on Saturday as part of the International Vintage Sailplane Meet.

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Related Topix: The Postal Service, Indie, Life, Hobbies

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Aero-News Network

New Contract For Island Pilots

Fri, Jun 19, 2009 Manfred Radius began his career in flying sailplanes in 1961 at age 17 in Hamburg, Germany.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, World News, Germany,

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Aero-News Network

Aero-TV: Silent And Radical -- Manfred Radius Glider Aerobatics

In 1974 he reached a high point in his career when he achieved an altitude of 35,000 feet above sea level over the Rocky Mountains near Colorado Springs.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Aero-News Network

FAA InFO Notice Takes on Sailplane Transponders

Installation and Approval of Transponder Systems in Gliders/Sailplanes The FAA has published an InFO notice, "To provide guidance for glider/sailplane owners and operators about the installation of transponder systems in gliders/sailplanes." As background for this action, the FAA notes that, "On August 28, 2006, a Raytheon Aircraft Company Hawker ...

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

Economic, natural forces buffet Hawaii glider business

The Original Glider Rides has operated for nearly 40 years on Oahu's North Shore without a fatality.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, 9, Weather, Mokuleia, HI, Honolulu Metro, US Military, US Air Force

Mon Jun 15, 2009

Tucson Region

Tucson Time Capsule : glider pilots gathered here

The competitors were lined up and ready to take off on June 15, 1989, at the 25th Annual 1-26 Soaring Championship at El Tiro Gliderport near Marana.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

Wed Jun 10, 2009

Arizona Republic

Pilot log: Gilbert man gets in some air time

Pilot Jason Stephens of Gilbert writes about his stay in Turin, Italy, to compete in an international glider aerobatics competition at the World Air Games at Turin, Italy.

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Related Topix: Italy, World News, Life, Hobbies

Mon Jun 08, 2009

Arizona Republic

Glider seeks to become world champ

Like any other athlete on the eve of a major competition, Jason Stephens is nervous.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Gilbert, AZ, Italy, World News, Chandler, AZ, Mesa, AZ, Phoenix Metro

Fri Jun 05, 2009

KCBD-TV Lubbock

The South Plains Air Show in Slaton scheduled for Saturday

The South Plains Air Show at the Slaton Municipal Airport is inviting you to the Saturday event.

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Related Topix: South-Plains, TX, Slaton, TX, Plains, TX, Life, Hobbies, Family, Kids

Wed Jun 03, 2009

Machine Design

Windward Performance Designs and Manufactures Sailplanes and Gliders. ...

An innovative sailplane could set a new world's altitude record for manned flight, a record currently held by an SR-71 Blackbird Advances in laminar-flow airfoils and composites have sparked a renaissance in sailplane design.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Flying

Tue Jun 02, 2009

The Wichita Eagle

Unpowered glider flight a thrill

Strapped into a two-seat glider on Saturday, flight instructor Dave McConeghey showed me the instruments, how the glider's rudders and stick move, how to put on brakes and how to adjust the trim.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Wichita Metro, Wichita, KS

The Independent

Hit & Run: Barely there below the belt

Of all the paradoxes of puberty, few are more peculiar than male pubic hair. For boys, hirsute genitalia are a marker of arrival into a sphere of masculinity that promises all the things childhood can't provide: strength, confidence, women.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Arts, Dance

Sun May 31, 2009

Cognitive Daily

Argentavis, the largest flying bird, was a master glider : Not Exactly Rocket Science

My small attempt to celebrate science and to make it interesting and fun by giving jargon, confusion and elitism a solid beating with the stick of good writing.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Blog News, Food, Turkey, Meat

Sat May 23, 2009

Chilliwack Times

A life lived flying ends too soon

GisA le Allen's husband Brian absolutely lived and loved to fly, and last week he died doing just that.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

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