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Key Takeaways:

  • PDFPlates.com is developing a free service to download FAA approach plates to Kindle and is seeking beta testers.
  • An Australian helicopter pilot saved his passenger from hypothermia after a crash by burying him in sand until rescue, with both surviving.
  • Cessna has begun deliveries of its Corvalis models from its new production plant in Independence, Kansas.
  • The FAA is accepting comments on a proposal to ban nighttime traffic at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, which already has a high-compliance voluntary curfew.
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PDFPlates.com is working to make FAA approach plates downloadable to your Kindle at no charge. If you’d like to be a beta tester, contact them…

An Australian helicopter pilot dragged his passenger to shore and buried him neck-deep in sand to protect him from hypothermia Sunday night after they crashed in remote crocodile-infested mudflats. Rescuers were called on a satellite phone; both men survived…

Cessna has begun deliveries of its Corvalis models from its plant in Independence, Kan., after moving the production line from Oregon…

The FAA is accepting comments until July 20 on a request to ban nighttime traffic at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif. The airport already has a voluntary nighttime curfew with a 97-percent compliance rate, says AOPA.

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