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1. Ron Paul defends son Rand Paul: TSA pat-down fight is 'father like son'
(U.S./Nation)

... Fox that airports could have a special line, similar to the one currently used for pilots, for people who are willing to undergo background checks. He said it also allows the screeners to spend more time ...

2. George Lucas' 'Red Tails' movie review, trailer: Sells Tuskegee Airmen short
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Tails." Well, part of the story. Filled with exciting computer-generated action, "Red Tails" captures events in 1944 when the 332nd Fighter Group, comprised solely of African-American fighter pilots, ...

3. 'Red Tails' movie producer George Lucas sees green in black
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The movie "Red Tails" tells the story of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen armed forces fighter pilots who were the first black pilots to serve in combat. Executive ...

4. NTSB car-cell phone ban would target texting while driving
(U.S./Nation)

... It was later found that one of the engineers had been using his cell phone. The incidents over the years haven’t been relegated to only cell phones. In 2009, two pilots flew past their destination by ...

5. Ask Rick Perry about failed Formula 1 racing investment in U.S.
(Sports/Professional)

... PILOTS and TIFS. Will Ecclestone/McCombs pay property taxes to Austin? Is there a hidden taxbreak? National Basketball Association and National Hockey League teams pay zero property taxes across the ...

6. Blackhawk and private helicopters make separate emergency landings in N.J. towns
(N.J./State)

... an investigation is underway. In June, engine problems with another Blackhawk helicopter forced the pilots to make an emergency landing at the Warren County Airport in Lebanon, Ohio, the Middletown Journal ...

7. N.J. State Police head tells legislators Christie should use helicopters more for security
(N.J./State)

... protocols and more restrictions on our operation is counter productive. I don‘t want pilots to be concerned about a variety of protocols in next ten minutes they’ve got to be their decisions in a copter ...

8. Gov. Christie takes an SUV instead of a State Police helicopter to son’s ballgame
(N.J./State)

... trips for the pilots and did not cost taxpayers extra. But in an effort to put the issue behind him, Christie’s office announced Thursday that the state governments would be reimbursed. On Friday, Kevin ...

9. Editorials take a bat to Gov. Christie for using State Police helicopter to fly to high school baseball games
(N.J./State)

... is somehow kosher? The governor yesterday showed characteristic chutzpah when he claimed that these trips are free, because the pilots need time in the air for training purposes anyway. Please. A State ...

10. Christie gives in to pressure from Coptergate
(N.J./State)

... when they don’t involve transporting dignitaries and their families? How many pilots have been tasked to these two helicopters? “Will there be more in rotation when the other three arrive?” Quijano added. ...

11. Christie hammered for using N.J. State Police helicopter for personal reason
(N.J./State)

... and use flight time for training purposes, more so lately as we acclimate our pilots to the new aircraft. These are flight hours that would be logged in any event. “Therefore, there is no additional ...

12. Questions surround $25 million reward for Osama bin Laden
(World/International)

... State, offered the $25 million reward for Bin Laden’s capture. The additional $2 million comes from a program funded by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association. Bin Laden's photo ...

13. Masters 2011: Golfers practice through unusual circumstances
(Sports/Professional)

... landing shortly after takeoff. Westwood said he smelled smoke and was shocked to see the pilots wearing oxygen masks. The plane returned to the George Bush International Airport and departed again Sunday ...

14. New Jersey names the six nonprofits that will grow medical marijuana
(N.J./State)

... of air safety for the Airline Pilots Association. Foundation Harmony of Cliffside Park will grow for the northern region. The officers are Maria Karavas, Ida Umanskaya, Margarita Ivanova and Dmitri Bajanov. ...

15. owmers should pay taxes
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... workers on going by politicians who give the store away to business in general, perhaps it is time to rethink PILOTS, tifs and other tools and start with getting sports owners to pay their share of the ...

16. Sports territorial rights put Newark, Brooklyn and the N.Y. Islanders at a disadvantage
(Sports/Professional)

... PILOTs, the Garden is not paying any property taxes and the truth is, the sports teams are not really creating many jobs. The NHL and NBA are within their legal rights to control their franchise movements ...

17. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, wife of N.J. native and NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, critically wounded by gunman
(U.S./Nation)

... School in 1982. The brothers are former Navy pilots who joined NASA in 1996. The Kellys' parents moved to Florida about 23 years ago. Giffords, a Tucson native, was re-elected to her third term last ...

18. NORAD once again to track Santa's Christmas Eve trek through New Jersey
(Life/Style)

... in the sky and the monitors on the ground, NORAD assets and pilots are sent to the air as well. For example, routinely two Canadian CF-18 Hornet fighter jets from 3 Wing Bagotville will meet Santa as ...

19. Uninformed Article
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... paper is an 'aerial stunt') While he may get a hand slap from the state, I doubt he will lose his license or even receive a suspension. From the FARs (The rules pilots follow) Sec. 91.15 Dropping ...

20. Crash of Newark to Buffalo commuter flight toughens national airline safety standards
(U.S./Nation)

... errors by pilots of Colgan Air. The airline, one of the "puddle jumpers" that often fly short-haul routes, was operating Flight 3407 for Continental Airlines on Feb. 12, 2009. As it approached Buffalo, ...