On The Fly...

On The Fly…

Editorial Staff

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Multiple aviation incidents were reported, including fatal crashes of a microjet and Navy F/A-18s, and a helicopter crash resulting in manslaughter charges against an unlicensed pilot.
Aviation industry updates covered OurPlane's partnership with a fractional yacht company, Boeing's plan to divest its unprofitable Connexion in-flight wireless system, and stalled wind farm projects due to FAA radar concerns.
A conservation project achieved a milestone, with ultralights used to reintroduce whooping cranes leading to the first birth of wild chicks in the U.S. Midwest in 100 years.

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The pilot was killed Tuesday morning when a BD-5J microjet crashed near Ocean City, Md., while flying in military radar tests. Another BD-5J pilot died in a crash two weeks ago in Ottawa…

The pilot of a helicopter that crashed in North Carolina in 2004, killing a sheriff on board, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors say the pilot was not licensed to fly the helicopter and failed to maintain it in an airworthy condition…

OurPlane has teamed with a fractional yacht company, so you can fly in your fractional Eclipse jet to the seaside resort where your fractional yacht awaits…

Kids out of school and getting on your nerves? Try an aviation day camp…

Two Navy F/A-18 Hornets collided over California Monday; one pilot was killed and the other was seriously hurt…

Boeing is trying to unload its Connexion in-flight wireless system, which has failed to make money after five years of trying…Wind-farm projects across the U.S. are still stalled, while the FAA waits for a Defense Department report that was due in May. The FAA is worried about impacts of the wind turbines on radar…

A milestone was reached last week for the project that used ultralights to reintroduce endangered whooping cranes to the wild — for the first time in 100 years, wild chicks were born in the U.S. Midwest.