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    Hampton Airfield (7B3) visit

    Reminds me of this flight to KLEB
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    KJAC in Spring

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    History of Aviation Gasoline

    Thomas Midgley is a fascinating yet possibly tragic figure. Do you think Tetraethyllead as dangerous as I was told in grade school?
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    The Humiliating History of the TSA

    I recently traveled as a commercial passenger through Heathrow. While the airport is privately owned, the security is still run by the government, but the airport goes out of its way to insure that passengers move through security very rapidly. Apparently the reason for this is that the Heathrow...
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    Cessna 551 Citation II - Latvia - 5 Sep 22

    I was actually in Riga when that occurred. Though was not aware of it. One thing that did strike me was now much military activity was going on in the Baltic. Not sure what the procedures are for flying around Kaliningrad?
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    DHC 3 Turbine Otter - Friday Harbor WA - 5 Sep 22

    Having been on Kenmore Air dozens of times commuting between Seattle and the San Juan Islands it is a bit remarkable that these aircraft do not have more issues. (I have not experience with Friday Harbor Seaplanes) Back in 2016 Kenmore Air lost a DH2 Beaver though thankfully all passengers...
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    Beechcraft E90 King Air, N515GK: Fatal Accident

    https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/299471
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    Air France / Airbus finally on trial

    Air France is hardly the first airline to crash a perfectly good aircraft. Indeed, Air France also did it with Air France Flight 296Q back in 1988. However, by this standard you are going to find yourself limited to flying Qantas, Hawaiian and maybe BA. Granted some newer airlines like Emirates...
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