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FLIGHT TRAINING MADE CONVENIENT A new flight school is opening in Alabama -- not at an airport, but in a storefront near the freeway. Redbird flight simulators will be used at the site, which aims to keep students engaged during weeknights and rainy weather so they stay focused and on track. AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with Gloria Liu, general manager of Zulu Flight Training (a subsidiary of Continental Motors), for more details.
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This year's Air Race Classic, which recently finished up in Batavia, Ohio, brought together women from across the country who share a passion for aviation. AVweb's Mary Grady talks with Dianna Stanger, who won the race with teammate Victoria Holt, about their strategy, their motivation, and how they hope to inspire girls to pursue aviation careers.
China Airborne, the new book by James Fallows is a journalist and pilot's journey through the complex and often contradictory quarter of the world that is modern China. Aviation and aerospace development is, by government fiat, China's next big thing. And no one can predict its success or failure, says Fallows.
WAR STORIES -- A JULY 4 PODCAST Marvin Hollenbeck is a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient and was the first U.S. pilot to land on Iwo Jima -- landing there to deliver mortars while the battle for the island raged around him. Hollenbeck later flew the F9F in Korea. He will turn 91 years old this year. His wars are long over. Now he's battling cancer. Click through to do a little hangar flying with a war hero.
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