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The Flight Instructor Who Gave Selflessly

Guest Post: By Stephen Hopson Today I was going to write about the success of the “Flight to Hartford” project with my church (you can find it listed under my name) and tie it into the universal laws of attraction and giving. But something else came up, taking priority. I just learned that a man

18-Year-Old Suspected Of Plane Thefts

Authorities on Camano Island in Washington state suspect a one-man crime spree that’s now spread to include the theft of two aircraft — one of which resulted in an alleged 9/11 joy ride — to be the product of an 18-year-old previously held at a minimum-security Renton juvenile facility from which he escaped. The Seattle

Effects of lightning strike on an aircraft

del.icio.us Tags: aircraft,lightning strike,static-wick,static wick Pilot or a passenger, we all have wondered what would happen if the airplane that I’m flying in is hit by lightning? We know that friction causes drag.  What we may not realize is that this same friction also creates static electricity.  As an airplane flies through the air it