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Nosurvivors found after plane crash
Authorities say a plane with four people aboard has crashed in the Florida Everglades, with rescue teams finding no survivors. ...more
September 21, 2009
Pilot dies; passenger lands plane
A passenger saved four lives by landing a twin-engine airplane at Southwest Florida International Airport after the pilot died in flight. ...more
April 14, 2009
Students Spread Their Wings
About 60 students took to the skies Saturday, getting bird's-eye views of Hillsborough County as part of a partnership with the Young Eagles Association. ...more
March 8, 2009
Middle School Students Fly Like Eagles
About 60 students took to the skies this morning, getting bird's-eye views of Hillsborough County as part of a partnership with the Young Eagles Association. ...more
March 7, 2009
Aircraft Mechanic: Ercoupe Was Fine
On Dec. 13, one witness was outside talking with a neighbor when he saw an Ercoupe 415-D flying southwest. ...more
January 14, 2009
AP Council Reinstates 3 CRA Advisory Boards
Concerns about ongoing construction projects convinced the Avon Park City Council to unanimously reinstate its three Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Boards, after an appeal by John Barben, Airport CRA member. ...more
January 13, 2009
FDOT Slates $23 Million In Highlands Road Projects
Expect to see more detour signs in 2009, but that's a good thing. The Florida Department of Transportation has scheduled more than $23 million in road construction, resurfacing, airport improvements and landscaping. ...more
December 31, 2008
Avon Park Hangar Holds Aviation History
Don Soldini is a different breed of cat. Today, he's like the older Elvis, a chubby millionaire who unhesitatingly anoints himself "one of the largest landowners in Highlands County," involved in Avon Park Estates, Lake Placid Development and Leisure Lakes Development. ...more
December 19, 2008
NTSB Piecing Together Why Airplane Crashed
The last flight of missionary pilot James Weener was his second on Saturday, said National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson. ...more
December 17, 2008
Families, Friends Mourn Loss Of Crash Victims
Delwyn Wayner, brother of the late James H. Weener, 70, who died in a plane crash Saturday, remembered a man who loved to fly and help others. Weener, who was a seasoned pilot, died Saturday morning after a single-engine airplane he flew came apart in mid-flight over Golf Hammock. ...more
December 16, 2008
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