Head to the Sunshine State for great golfing

Florida is well-known for its great flying weather. That weather also makes it ideal for golf.

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Snap rolls and putts, all in one day

It’s been called some of the best public golf on Earth and can be found along the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama.

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Endless possibilities in Myrtle Beach

It bills itself as the “Seaside Golf Capital of the World” — and rightly so. Myrtle Beach, S.C., boasts more golf holes per person than any other city in the nation.

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Fly to Georgia for world-class golf

James Hatsis isn’t a golfer but, boy, does he love the game.

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NASA’s DC-8 Flying Lab finds new home

NASA’s DC-8 flying laboratory tipped its wings in farewell as it departed the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., for its new home at Grand Forks, N.D., last month.

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Connie down under

Leave it to the astute readers of General Aviation News to know where the rarest of rare birds are.

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Shuttle Launch promotes record Internet traffic

Where were you when NASA launched Space Shuttle STS-114? Approximately 433,000 people can say they were glued to their computer screens. According to NASA, that’s how many people tapped in to the NASA webcast of the post-Columbia return to space. The event is the most viewed NASA webcast, easily bypassing the number of viewers who logged on to watch the encounter between the Deep Impact satellite with Comet Temple 1 a few weeks ago.

When to go REALLY means TO GO

One way to cut the cost of the $100 hamburger is to pack your lunch.

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The Buzz

“During my 37 years of flying, I have observed the results of hundreds of weather events, including F4 tornados, straight-line winds, microbursts and severe thunderstorms. What I saw today was the equivalent of an F4 tornado that traveled over 100 miles along the Gulf Coast combined with a tidal wave. The difference was, this tornado and tidal wave lasted for over 24 hours instead of just a few minutes.”

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RV-6 project spawns a new tool for builders

When Paul Besing was building an RV-6A in the 1990s, disaster struck.

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