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iPad Popular With Aviation Crowd in Oshkosh.
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin: Apple's iPad continues to find a very receptive audience in the aviation community. This week at Airventure, a number of companies are offering applications for the device ranging from simple study guides to weather and navigation tools aimed at pilots.
 Seventy-Five Years of Flying Fortresses.
It's been 75 years-that's three-quarters of a century-since the prototype of the Flying Fortress series took to the skies for the first time over Seattle, Washington. For so many reasons, the B-17 Flying Fortress became an American icon.
 Humpback whale found pinned to front of Princess Cruises ship in Alaska
The incident marks the second time in two years that the 2,670-passenger Sapphire Princess has struck a whale at sea.
 DC-3s Prepare for Mass Oshkosh Arrival.
Some 28 variants of Douglas Aircraft's pioneering air transport, the DC-3—including many C-47 military transport versions, a rare DC-2, and a C-41 military VIP transport—gathered last weekend at Whiteside County Airport in Rock Falls, Ill.
 Find Brilliant Hotels Easily Online
With the coming of the digital age the way that we book and decide on our breaks has totally altered. People are no longer content to put up with sub-standard accommodation reserved through their local travel agent and they are now searching out their own accommodation and creating tailor made holidays that fit their unique [...] Cozying up to alpacas at New Mexico's Victory Ranch
When I drove through Victory Ranch's adobe-flanked gates in New Mexico's Mora Valley a few weeks ago while researching the state's fiber ...
 Wakawa Gets Exclusive Rights To Snorkeling Pinel Island, Saint-Martin
Wakawa Gets Exclusive Rights To Snorkeling Pinel Island, Saint-Martin Wakawa Eco-Klub is the only water sports group operating on Ilet Pinel and is working closely with the Marine Reserve of Saint- Martin to help preserve the reef in the area. … Continue reading →Wakawa Gets Exclusive Rights To Snorkeling Pinel Island, Saint-Martin from: Tourism in France
TSA, DHS Open Dialogue with GA Community on Security.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole got a glimpse at the heart of general aviation at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., this week. It was the first time that the two, and anyone in those positions, had been to the show, which brings together thousands of GA pilots from around the world.
 Come launch the giant catapult!
Come launch the giant catapult! Three real catapults will be set up every day of the season on the plateau of this great medieval site in Provence. © Maison de la France Come launch the giant catapult! from: Tourism in … Continue reading →Come launch the giant catapult! from: Tourism in France
Today's discussion: Bed bugs on cruise ships
A Cruise Log reader says he recently found bed bugs on a major, mass-market cruise ship.
 Azamara Club Cruises launches 'two-for-one' sale on winter voyages
The upscale line says passengers who book a winter cruise by Aug. 31 also can get a free upgrade and onboard credit.
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