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Is Fantasy of Flight haunted?

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Neat story in GA News today.

Jan 14, 2010 04:11 pm | Posted by Janice Wood| © GAN, 2009
For years visitors to Fantasy of Flight, Kermit Weeks’ aircraft collection in Polk City, Florida, believed that the only specters of the past they’d encounter would be the collection of 40 fully restored vintage aircraft. But as stories of unexplained occurrences such as unidentifiable noises, temperature changes and the detection of mists and shadows drifted into the paranormal community, Florida’s Apollo Paranormal Investigations (API), a non-profit investigative team out of Apollo, Fla., took notice.

API’s team of paranormal investigators (or “ghost hunters”) conducted a series of scientific explorations through Fantasy of Flight and, on a paranormal-activity scale between 1 and 10, assigned the vintage aircraft collection an 11. Based on their conclusions, Fantasy of Flight is premiering nightFlight, an after-hours program that offers visitors four hours to explore the facility in search of the unexplained.

Great ideas for Christmas gifts!!!

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EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2010 ADMISSIONS, CAMPING, MERCHANDISE MAKE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT

B-17 flights at Oshkosh also available through advance purchase

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. – (Dec. 8, 2009) – The excitement of EAA AirVenture 2010, “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration,” isn’t just relegated to summertime dreams, as advance online purchase of Oshkosh admissions, camping and more makes a great Christmastime gift. AirVenture 2010 will be held July 26-August 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

Admissions and camping are among the AirVenture items available at the “Buy Tickets” area at AirVenture’s comprehensive website at www.airventure.org. Also available is exclusive AirVenture 2010 merchandise and, for the first time, advance online purchase for flights on the historic B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” during AirVenture week.

AirVenture admissions and other items are excellent gift ideas for aviation enthusiasts, those seeking a unique camping experience, or people seeking to enjoy the unmatched experience of the world’s largest aviation fly-in event.

During the holiday season, all purchases that include AirVenture 2010 merchandise can also be shipped with gift packaging at no additional cost to surprise your favorite aviation enthusiast. Orders received before Monday, Dec. 21 are guaranteed to reach the purchaser before Christmas Day. Free gift packaging is also available throughout the advance-purchase availability in 2010 for birthdays and other special events.

EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH is The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration and EAA’s yearly membership convention. Additional EAA AirVenture information, including advance ticket and camping purchase, is available online at www.airventure.org. EAA members receive lowest prices on admission rates. For more information on EAA and its programs, call 1-800-JOIN-EAA (1-800-564-6322) or visit www.eaa.org.
Immediate news is available at http://twitter.com/EAAupdate.

50 million aviation jobs, $3.6 trillion GDP by 2026

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Just a reminder of how important general aviation is to the economy.

Re-printed from – The Pulse of Aviation from GANews for 06/16/2009

Jun 16, 2009 10:11 am | Tom Norton
Some 50 million jobs and $3.6 trillion of the world’s gross domestic product will depend on aviation by 2026, according to a report from Oxford Economics which provides an in-depth look at the aviation industry’s contribution to global economic development and social prosperity, while considering what that really means for individual countries, regions, towns, families and species. That forecast was contained in the report “Aviation: The Real World Wide Web” posted June 15 on the transportgooru.com Web site.

The 120 page report is offered along with four page summaries in English, French, German and Spanish.

… read the rest of 50 million aviation jobs, $3.6 trillion GDP by 2026 (241 words)

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