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Avoiding Mid-Airs: Safety in the Practice Area

We were about to turn base to final at the non-towered airport when another pilot reported he was on final — but a few miles out. I didn’t see him. Chapter 1 of the FAA’s Airplane Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-3C) notes that all pilots should practice the concept of see and avoid other traffic.

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Uncrewed Blue Origin Capsule Escapes After Launch Mishap

“Booster failure on today’s uncrewed flight. Escape system performed as designed,” tweeted Blue Origin in response to the first launch mishap for Jeff Bezos’ space tourism company. This morning the capsule carrying scientific experiments but no people, separated from the New Shepard rocket using the emergency mechanism. The capsule returned to Earth, but the rocket, […]

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