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Judge Settle also called out the Trump administration for seemingly disregarding the service history of the transgender soldiers who brought the case, such as the Commander Emily Shilling, a naval aviator with 19 years of service who flew 60 combat missions before becoming a Navy test pilot.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
During its first test flight, part of the mounting failed on takeoff and the test pilot safely brought the car/plane back to earth.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
That record was beat just three years later when 90-year-old former Air Force test pilot Ed Dwight flew on a Blue Origin Rocket.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
With Archer’s chief test pilot, Jeff Greenwood, at the helm, Midnight cruised at speeds up to 125 mph and reached a maximum altitude of over 1,500 feet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
During its first test flight, part of the mounting failed on takeoff and the test pilot safely brought the car/plane back to earth.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
That record was beat just three years later when 90-year-old former Air Force test pilot Ed Dwight flew on a Blue Origin Rocket.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
With Archer’s chief test pilot, Jeff Greenwood, at the helm, Midnight cruised at speeds up to 125 mph and reached a maximum altitude of over 1,500 feet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
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On August 19, after climbers and supplies had been organized and a weather window opened up, Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon flew the team straight into the Kahiltna Glacier at 9,800 feet to start climbing—nearly three thousand feet above the usual base camp elevation.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
16 Mar. 2025
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On August 19, after climbers and supplies had been organized and a weather window opened up, Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon flew the team straight into the Kahiltna Glacier at 9,800 feet to start climbing—nearly three thousand feet above the usual base camp elevation.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
16 Mar. 2025
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One crew declined and the pilots of the American Airlines flight from Wichita initially hesitated before agreeing, according to a transcript released this week, The Washington Post noted.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Sitting to her right inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule was veteran NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, serving as the vehicle pilot.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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Every company is building its own agents, copilots or chat interfaces.—
Anil Pantangi,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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In 2014, four Air Force servicemen were killed after a flock of Canadian geese reportedly flew through their helicopter’s windshield, knocking the pilot and copilot unconscious.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
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The Miami Marlins were expected to trade away their ace, Sandy Alcántara, at the trade deadline.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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This tale of an Italian flying ace hunting Mediterranean sea pirates between the World Wars could pass as historical fiction but for the fact that the protagonist is, well, a pig-man.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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