NASA's Most Ambitious Scientific Balloon Collapsed After Two Days Aloft

http://gizmodo.com/nasas-most-ambitious-scientific-balloon-collapsed-after-1676885466

Watch This Drone Helicopter Take Off At Sea | Popular Science

http://www.popsci.com/watch-drone-helicopter-take-sea

This works too.

http://38.media.tumblr.com/1db85a81e4d299063c7368a661ee447f/tumblr_mr9mchP74x1s2yegdo1_400.gif

Watch drone flyers compete in a Star Wars–style race in a French forest

https://gigaom.com/2014/10/08/drone-flyers-compete-in-star-wars-style-race-in-forests-of-france/

Ambulance drone can help heart attack victims in under 2 minutes

https://gigaom.com/2014/11/28/ambulance-drone-can-help-heart-attack-victims-in-under-2-minutes/

Delivery by drone: French postal video shows it can be done

https://gigaom.com/2014/12/31/delivery-by-drone-french-postal-video-shows-it-can-be-done/

WingX Pro7 - CFI Free! Q&A

http://hiltonsoftware.com/cfi/

WingX Pro7 introduces CFI Free and SV Free —

http://generalaviationnews.com/2014/12/25/wingx-pro7-introduces-cfi-free-and-sv-free/

The First Blimp in Washington DC's New Missile Shield Is Aloft

http://gizmodo.com/a-fleet-of-blimps-will-soon-serve-as-a-missile-shield-o-885030187/1676440809/+ace

In-Air Fueling Turns the V-22 Osprey Into One Badass Mama Bird

http://gizmodo.com/bells-newest-tiltrotor-could-finally-fix-the-ospreys-fe-1646800976/1676120011/+andrewtarantola

Watch a Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet land without one of its landing gears

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/watch-a-boeing-747-jumbo-jet-land-without-one-of-its-la-1676291444

AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 to Singapore missing |

http://osm2.cartodb.com/viz/9f8764fa-8eaf-11e4-ae69-0e9d821ea90d/embed_map

Fwd: Happy Holidays - Aero Glass Newsletter # December

If you have not seen this, go look at them.

Aero Glass is the first to bring Augmented Reality to pilots providing an unparalleled 3D, 360° experience in the cockpit. View this email in your browser AERO GLASS NEWSLETTER #DECEMBER Dear Anthony,   First of all, let us wish you happy holidays! As the end of 2014 grows near, we would like to thank you for your interest in Aero Glass. We have been working hard to tackle the predictable and unpredictable challenges of cutting edge technology, and are grateful for your continued interest.   In our quest to smooth out rough edges, we have come across new clients, teamed up with various partners, and received a new push. Please, read on, we'll explain everything.   Development: Skunk Works Mode Strategic partnership: Epson New strategic partnership: Qualcomm New ways to see: board of advisors New ways to see: ODG glasses New client: Airbus New client: KLM Royal Dutch Airways Public appearance: Consumer Electronic Show Strategic partnership: Epson Our strategic partnership with Epson continues to be a great source of inspiration and support for our platform. Our journey together started in the spring, and Epson has been aggressively supporting us ever since. They are firmly committed to Augmented Reality in the aviation industry over the long haul through our partnership. Epson also recognizes that you are an important asset and that the solution of the challenges we face right now is crucial to a future of aviation.   New strategic partnership: Qualcomm Another great development is that we have established a relationship with Qualcomm. Qualcomm is not just a creator of high-quality chips that power smart glasses, they are the developers of the Vuforia computer vision platform, which provides vital features that are fundamental to Aero Glass - both for solving the head tracking challenge we're facing and making the visual checklist aid featured in our concept video a reality. Our early alpha demo of the checklist aid, which operates through hand gestures and instrument recognition already shows great promise.   If you happen to visit the Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next January, you'll be able to experience this in real life (see below). This is a powerful technology which is sure to have a significant impact on aviation. We'll send over a video for beta testers to get a first peek in the near future.   New ways to see: board of advisors   In case you hadn't seen our announcement in November, we have put together a very experienced team of advisors who are adding great value to the company and providing insight into the challenging waters of Augmented Reality technologies. We encourage you to check out this team on our website at http://glass.aero/#team: scrolling down you'll see the brain trust that we've assembled and a team of folks (many of them fellow aviators) who are absolutely committed to building this AR future. The list includes leaders in geospatial industry including Peter Batty; VR/AR veteran, Anselm Hook; and former Naval Aviator turned systems engineer guru, Timothy Sestak.   New ways to see: ODG glasses   We have established a new partnership with the Osterhout Design Group. ODG has been working on Augmented Reality glasses for a while, but only recently have they announced about their R6's for sale. These glasses are quite sophisticated as they have been designed for the military. We are currently testing these glasses with our software and we'll let you know how this develops over time. While these glasses will be many times more expensive than Epsons (and are only in limited supply) and perhaps too costly for much of the General Aviation market, some of you may be interested and all of you should know about them. They do have better sensors requiring less calibration and future versions will have sophisticated head tracking which we'll program for use in the cockpit. Let us know if you'd like to learn more. New client: Airbus   In the wake of the above cooperation with the Osterhout Design Group, one of the world's leading aircraft manufacturers, Airbus, has also put its trust in the Aero Glass project. It is our great privilege that the Airbus Innovation Department based in Münich, Germany is now using our Aero Glass software on Osterhout glasses for internal testing and development.   New client: KLM Royal Dutch Airways   Let's make that a double: it is fantastic to see yet another important commercial aviation company, such as KLM share our enthusiasm and our faith in Aero Glass. We are proud to report that KLM Royal Dutch Airways has signaled its desire to become an early Aero Glass client, since the company sees great potential in the product.   Public appearance: Consumer Electronic Show   Want to meet us? Our strategic partners Epson and Qualcomm are  including us in their exhibition program for the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (6-9th January, 2015).  If you are in the neighborhood, please visit the booth of either Company to catch up with us and our projects. In its 40+ years, this prestigious event gave place to thousands of innovation announcements - like the camcorder and the CD player (1981), the DVD (1996) or Ultra HD TV (2013) and 3D printers -, many of which have transformed people's lives. The CES showcases more than 3,500 exhibitors, has an extensive conference program and over 150,000 attendees. Aero Glass will be visible both at the Qualcomm and Epson booths at the Computer Electronics Show.   Thanks for helping us create the future of aviation! - The Aero Glass Team

FAA releases drone safety video, website for consumers

http://www.slashgear.com/faa-releases-drone-safety-video-website-for-consumers-22360424/

Pilot Who Used False Identities Ordered To Repay Former Employers

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=2b89790d-e177-4dd6-a15c-1d6fec5458b3

WingX Pro7 Introduces CFI Free! And SV Free!

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=b868cfee-b574-43a3-9351-a573b5a72bbc

Guy in a lawn chair gets lifted by giant balloons like in the movie Up

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/guy-in-a-lawn-chair-gets-lifted-by-giant-balloons-like-1674414724

Nobody, and I mean nobody, likes to be spied on.

http://www.popsci.com/can-kangaroo-defeat-drone

Helicopter Escapees Get Extra Year (With Video)

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Helicopter-Escapees-Get-Extra-Year-With-Video223276-1.html

The FAA Grants Drone Operators Five Regulatory Exemptions |

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-faa-grants-drone-operators-five-regu-94066/

Watch An iPad Land An Airplane [Exclusive]

http://www.popsci.com/xavion-ipad-app-can-make-emergency-airplane-landing-autopilot

Woman Gets $1.12 Million In Photography Case |

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=dbb5a55c-1965-436e-8d55-1b9a66c3a2ec

Fwd: [WP0159268] FREE WEBINAR - Get a Better Preflight Briefing! - FAASafety.gov

	FAA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education
You have asked us to notify you when a seminar is scheduled that meets your criteria. The following seminar may be of interest to you: "FREE WEBINAR - Get a Better Preflight Briefing!" Topic: How to prepare for and receive a better preflight briefing. On Monday, December 29, 2014 at 19:00 Location: ONLINE ONLY--Webinar 16501 Sherman Way Van Nuys, CA 91406 Select Number: WP0159268 Description: In this  60 minute  webinar you will significantly improve the quality of your briefings and your understanding of the information provided to you. You'll also learn what the briefer needs to know in order to provide you exactly what you want and need. Lastly, you will  learn the differences in various forecasts and  what to look for to begin to identify hazardous weather conditions. Click here to register. To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here. The sponsor for this seminar is: FAASTeam The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the 'Contact Information' area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services. The following credit(s) are available for the WINGS/AMT Programs: Basic Knowledge 3 - 1 Credit Advanced Knowledge 1 - 1 Credit Basic Knowledge 3 - 1 Credit Click here to view the WINGS help page

Armageddon Online - Disaster Preparedness - The Ultimate Index for Disaster Preparation, Planning, and Information

http://www.armageddononline.org/disaster-prep-help.html

Pole Shift Survival Information

http://www.pssurvival.com/

PSSurvival.com (Primary site - AZ)
PS-Survival.com (Backup site - IL)


     


    Download

Intro FAQ Contact

Air Traffic Control Simulator

http://zlsa.github.io/atc/

Volocopter Debuts at Aero 2014 - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUGfXD0SW5Q&feature=share

video “Family flight” – Five A350 XWBs together in flight - a350, mag7, laurent fradin - videos AIRBUS

http://videos.airbus.com/video/02338bb91d0s.html

Forget Mistletoe Drones, These Inventory Drones Are Where It’s At

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/09/forget-mistletoe-drones-these-inventory-drones-are-where-its-at/?ncid=rss

Fwd: SpotTheStation

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Date: Dec 9, 2014 6:04 AM
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Time: Tue Dec 09 5:18 PM, Visible: 4 min, Max Height: 84 degrees, Appears: SW, Disappears: NE

Solar powered charging case for your GoPro and other gadgets hits IndieGoGo

http://androidspin.com/2014/12/08/solar-powered-charging-case-gopro-gadgets-hits-indiegogo/

Fwd: SpotTheStation

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Time: Mon Dec 08 6:08 PM, Visible: 2 min, Max Height: 40 degrees, Appears: W, Disappears: N

This Flying Photog's Haunting Images Reminds Us Of Pearl Harbor Attack

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/this-flying-photogs-haunting-images-reminds-us-of-pearl-1667892561/+darrenorf

Heathrow plane in near miss with drone

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30369701

Drone, Helicopter In Near Midair Collision

http://wnep.com/2014/12/05/drone-helicopter-in-near-midair-collision/

Flights over NYC! |

http://kgrady.cartodb.com/viz/63cc8fe2-6f99-11e4-ab18-0e018d66dc29/embed_map

Federal Aviation Administration: New better NOTAM Search

http://notams.aim.faa.gov/notamSearch/nsapp.html#/

Helicopter Executive Admits To Falsifying Aircraft Weights To Win Contract |

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=445b787c-face-4d43-a547-58154ff07614

Women In Corporate Aviation Announces 2015 Spring Scholarships

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=5775e424-0663-41c9-9ea4-927191603281

Glad they didn't land! - iFunny :)

http://ifunny.co/fun/tpZJfXnT2

Activities, Courses, Seminars & Webinars - Event Details and Registratio

http://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=59005

This may be the coolest, most futuristic combat jet ever built

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/this-may-be-the-coolest-most-futuristic-looking-combat-1661270597/+caseychan

Court Ruling: Drones Can be Regulated Like Aircraft

http://whotv.com/2014/11/19/court-ruling-drones-can-be-regulated-like-aircraft/

Fwd: Cullman Regional Airport Christmas Party -- Friday ,December 5th, 2014

 

Season Greetings from Cullman Regional Airport

 

Harwood, Bill, Huey, Jim, Kyle, Tyler, Chelsie, Ben

 

would like to invite you to the Annual Airport Christmas Party

 

Again this year we are trying to help less fortunate children from Vinemont Elementary school

 

Please donate a cash or make a check out to Ben Harrison so it can be cashed to purchase the gifts!

 

Bring a covered dish

 

We hope to see everyone here at the Airport

5pm-until

Ben Harrison

 

Last Flyable CH-21 Donated To Arkansas Air Museum

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=474bb0bb-9516-4e23-aee7-60dd5989d47e

Julian Campbell - Living the history - The Cullman Times: News

http://www.cullmantimes.com/news/julian-campbell---living-the-history/article_3b59f3ca-6232-11e4-9290-63c2bd9df78e.html

Skydiving Altitude Record Shattered [feedly]

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Skydiving Altitude Record Shattered
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Following a nearly three-year secret development program, computer scientist Alan Eustace today shattered the world skydiving record with a jump from 135,890 feet, a supersonic free fall and a safe landing 70 miles from his departure point at Roswell, New Mexico.
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Air New Zealand's New Flight Safety Video -

http://www.neatorama.com/2014/10/23/Air-New-Zealand-Explains-Airline-Safety/

How to Pack an Emergency Kit Like a Spy Plane Pilot

http://lifehacker.com/how-to-pack-an-emergency-kit-like-a-spy-plane-pilot-1573317690

Maps Mania: Paragliding with Google Maps

http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2014/05/paragliding-with-google-maps.html

Using the Google Earth Flight Simulator

http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2014/04/using-google-earth-flight-simulator.html

The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth

http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/HDEV/

So You Want to Learn to Fly e-book

http://www.kingschools.com/learn%2Dto%2Dfly/

Watch Goodyear's next-gen blimp get built in two minutes -

http://www.cnet.com/news/watch-goodyears-next-gen-blimp-get-built-in-two-minutes/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Mysterious unidentified flying object photographed over Texas

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/mysterious-unidentified-flying-object-photographed-in-t-1553231540

FlightPro Launches Android-Based Flight Planner

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FlightPro-Launches-Android-Based-Flight-Planner221770-1.html

Jeppesen Ordered to Pay $43.1 Million -

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Jeppesen-Ordered-to-Pay-431-Million221921-1.html

Drone Enforcement Will Target Certificated Pilots

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Drone-Enforcement-Will-Target-Certificated-Pilots222908-1.html

Gone West: Rotorcraft Aerodynamic Engineer Ray Prouty

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=6d9e7034-1df0-4049-867c-b05dac0bec4e

Hawk attacks a drone mid-air bringing it down to the ground

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/hawk-attacks-a-drone-mid-air-bringing-it-down-to-the-gr-1644785744/+barrett

Nav Trainer Basic - Android Apps on Google Play

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fleminger.navtrainerBasic

Aircraft VOR Free -

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sensorworks.aircraftvor_free

Genius invents machine gun that makes and fires paper airplanes

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/mad-genius-creates-awesome-fully-automated-paper-airpla-1644140869/+caseychan

FAA Updates AIP Program Handbook

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=b2fd14a2-664e-44b2-b2af-5ae6d6f43b0c

Drone Beat: Man Shoots Down UAV With Shotgun,

http://mashable.com/2014/10/05/drone-beat-man-shoots-down-drone-police-search-missing-student/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner

The Inventors of the Wristwatch Drone Share Their Vision of the Future

http://www.wired.com/2014/10/wear-a-spy-drone-on-your-wrist/

Avionics Magazine :: HP Flight Operations Suite to Integrate Jeppesen’s JetPlan for Flight Planning

http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/commercial/HP-Flight-Operations-Suite-to-Integrate-Jeppesens-JetPlan-for-Flight-Planning_83189.html#.VC6JTlc0_ao

FAA orders cockpit display replacements after Wi-Fi concerns - Topix

http://www.topix.com/us/faa/2014/09/faa-orders-cockpit-display-replacements-after-wi-fi-concerns

Tandem Skydivers Fatally Injured In Cape Cod |

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=025ec401-049c-42a2-b4b7-7675f54bc2ac

Man Pilots Hot Air Balloon Deep into a Cave

http://www.neatorama.com/2014/09/30/Man-Pilots-Hot-Air-Balloon-Deep-into-a-Cave/

Fwd: [NR0356999] Real World Weather - FAASafety.gov

	FAA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education
You have asked us to notify you when a seminar is scheduled that meets your criteria. The following seminar may be of interest to you: "Real World Weather" Topic: Real World Weather On Monday, October 13, 2014 at 19:00 Location: Marriott Huntsville 5 Tranquility Base Huntsville, AL 35805 Select Number: NR0356999 Description: Weather is the single biggest variable in flying. It can turn a long-awaited vacation into a long wait at the FBO, a quick two-hour flight into a tedious four-hour slog, or a stress-free jaunt into a skill-testing ordeal. The variations are infinite, but for pilots it all boils down to two questions: What's really going on out there, and what does it mean for me? The day-to-day challenge of answering those questions is the focus of our new seminar. We'll take a no-nonsense look at how you can get better, more complete weather information—and make better, more informed decisions as a result.  To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here. The sponsor for this seminar is: South Carolina Aviation Safety Council The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the 'Contact Information' area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services. The following credit(s) are available for the WINGS/AMT Programs: Basic Knowledge 3 - 1 Credit

HFI Scholarship Program Accepting Applications [feedly]

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Offers 19 Scholarships Each Year To Support Vertical Aviation Industry HFI has long recognized the need for qualified commercial helicopter pilots and helicopter maintenance technicians — the current shortage is very real and many of our experienced pilots and maintenance technicians are nearing retirement age. HFI annually offers up to 19 scholarships to help support students studying to become part of tomorrow's vertical aviation industry.
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FAA grants drone exemptions, warns of air traffic control issues |

http://www.electronista.com/articles/14/09/26/future.air.traffic.control.system.not.built.to.accommodate.drones/

VOR navigation simulator and IFR procedure trainer - VOR Tracker App

http://www.vor-tracker.com/

Fwd: You are invited to participate in THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE

You're invited to participate. THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE! Please join us tonight at 7:00 PM ET. THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE is a completely interactive aviation education program.  Viewers ask questions via our Live Chat and our instructors will answer your questions live on the internet. Thursday Night Live is both entertaining and educational and a must for pilots of all experience levels. When THURSDAY September 25, 2014  From 7pm to 8pm ET Where  www.af.tv/96 Forward this email STAY CONNECTED

Fwd: Fw: AMERICAN AIRLINES' PILOT SPEAKS HIS MIND

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AMERICAN AIRLINES' PILOT SPEAKS HIS MIND

 

 

No name calling, no hatred, no political agenda.

 

CANADIAN COMMENT APPEARS AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE AND IS MEANINGFUL.

 

THERE IS ALSO SOME RECENTLY ADDED BRITISH COMMENT.

 

This pilot hit the nail right on the head in his open letter.

 

A newspaper stated that some Muslim doctor is saying we are profiling him because he has been checked three times while getting on an airplane.

 

The following is a letter from a pilot.  This well-spoken man, who is a pilot with American Airlines, says what is in his heart, beautifully.

 

 

YOU WORRY ME!

 

By Captain John Maniscalco, American Airlines Pilot

 

I've been trying to say this since 911, but you worry me.  I wish you didn't.  I wish when I walked down the streets of this country that I love, that your color and culture still blended with the beautiful human landscape we enjoy in this country.  But you don't blend in anymore.  I notice you, and it worries me.

 

I notice you because I can't help it anymore.  People from your homelands, professing to be Muslims, have been attacking and killing my fellow citizens and our friends for more than 20 years now.  I don't fully understand their grievances and hate, but I know that nothing can justify the inhumanity of their attacks.

 

On September 11, ARAB-MUSLIMS hijacked four jetliners in my country.  They cut the throats of women in front of children and brutally stabbed to death others.  They took control of those planes and crashed them into buildings, killing thousands of proud fathers, loving sons, wise grandparents, elegant daughters, best friends, favorite coaches, fearless public servants, and children's mothers.

 

The Palestinians celebrated, the Iraqis were overjoyed as was most of the Arab world.  So, I notice you now.  I don't want to be worried. I don't want to be consumed by the same rage, hate and prejudice that has destroyed the soul of these terrorists.  But I need your help.  As a rational American, trying to protect my country and family in an irrational and unsafe world, I must know how to tell the difference between you, and the Arab/Muslim terrorist.

 

How do I differentiate between the true Arab/Muslim Americans and the Arab/Muslim terrorists in our communities who are attending our schools, enjoying our parks, and living in OUR communities under the protection of OUR constitution, while they plot the next attack that will slaughter MORE of the same good neighbors and children?

 

The events of September 11 changed the answer... It is not MY responsibility to determine which of you embraces our great country, with ALL of its religions, with ALL of its different citizens, with all of its faults.  It is time for every Arab/Muslim in this country to determine it for me.

 

I want to know, I DEMAND to know and I have a right to know, whether or not you love America ..... Do you pledge allegiance to its flag?  Do you proudly display it in front of your house, or on your car?  Do you pray in your many daily prayers that Allah will bless this nation; that He will protect it and let it prosper?  Or do you pray that Allah with destroy it in one of your Jihads?  Are you thankful for the freedom that this nation affords?  A freedom that was paid for by the blood of hundreds of thousands of patriots who gave their lives for this country?  Are you willing to preserve this freedom by also paying the ultimate sacrifice?  Do you love America??  If this is your commitment, then I need YOU to start letting ME know about it

 

Your Muslim leaders in this nation should be flooding the media at this time with hard facts on your faith, and what hard actions YOU are taking as a community and as a religion to protect the United States of America.  Please, no more benign overtures of regret for the death of the innocent, because I worry about who you regard as innocent.... No more benign overtures of condemnation for the unprovoked attacks, because I worry about what is unprovoked to you.  I am not interested in any more sympathy; I am interested only in action.  What will you do for America - our great country - at this time of crisis, at this time of war?

 

I want to see Arab-Muslims waving the AMERICAN flag in the streets.  I want to hear you chanting 'Allah Bless America'.  I want to see young Arab/Muslim men enlisting in the military.  I want to see a commitment of money, time and emotion to the victims of this butchering and to this nation as a whole.

 

The FBI has a list of over 400 people they want to talk to regarding the WTC attack.  Many of these people live and socialize right now in Muslim communities.  You know them.  You know where they are.  Hand them over to us, NOW!  But I have seen little even approaching this sort of action.  Instead I have seen an already closed and secretive community close even tighter.  You have disappeared from the streets.  You have posted armed security guards at your facilities.  You have threatened lawsuits.  You have screamed for protection from reprisals.

 

The very few Arab/Muslim representatives that HAVE appeared in the media were defensive and equivocating.  They seemed more concerned with making sure that the United States proves who was responsible before taking action.  They seemed more concerned with protecting their fellow Muslims from violence directed towards them in the United States and abroad than they did with supporting our country and denouncing 'leaders' like Khadafi, Hussein, Farrakhan, and Arafat.

 

IF the true teachings of Islam proclaim tolerance and peace and love for all people, then I want chapter and verse from the Koran and statements from popular Muslim leaders to back it up.  What good is it if the teachings in the Koran are good, pure, and true, when your 'leaders' ARE teaching fanatical interpretations, terrorism, and intolerance?  It matters little how good Islam SHOULD BE if huge numbers of the world's Muslims interpret the teachings of Mohammed incorrectly and adhere to a degenerative form of the religion.  A form that has been demonstrated to us over and over again.  A form whose structure is built upon a foundation of violence, death, and suicide.  A form whose members are recruited from the prisons around the world.  A form whose members (some as young as five years old) are seen day after day, week in and week out, year after year, marching in the streets around the world, burning effigies of our presidents, burning the American flag, shooting weapons into the air.  A form whose members convert from a peaceful religion, only to take up arms against the great United States of America, the country of their birth.  A form whose rules are so twisted, that their traveling members refuse to show their faces at airport security checkpoints, in the name of Islam.

 

We will NEVER allow the attacks of September 11, or any others for that matter, to take away that which is so precious to us -- our rights under the greatest constitution in the world.  I want to know where every Arab Muslim in this country stands and I think it is my right and the right of every true citizen of this country to DEMAND it.  A right paid for by the blood of thousands of my brothers and sisters who died protecting the very constitution that is protecting you and your family.

 

I am pleading with you to let me know.  I want you here as my brother, my neighbor, my friend, as a fellow American...... But there can be no gray areas or ambivalence regarding your allegiance, and it is up to YOU, to show ME, where YOU stand.  Until then,

 

"YOU WORRY ME!"

 

 

CANADIAN COMMENTS:

 

I totally agree with this sentiment.  I hope you will forget all about the 'political correctness' mandate we've had rammed down our throats, and see if this doesn't ring true in your heart and mind.  For Canada, with all the multiculturalism we've been told is so important .... why should we not, as Canadians, expect that the millions of new people immigrating to our country will show their love for our country, their allegiance to our country, their willingness to obey the laws of our country, and acceptance that we are a Christian country?  Just because they are able to enjoy exercising their own religion, they should NOT expect us to be ashamed of ours.  They knew Canada was a Christian country when they came here.  Why are we erasing Christianity because immigrants who are unwilling to adopt our way of life expect us to?  There is just too much insanity in the world, and we have to start taking a stand.  I hope you will forward this, so that others will feel they are not alone if they are starting to feel the same.

 

 

BRITISH COMMENTS:

 

At last a clear non-racist example of the concerns that the vast majority of our Nations population probably share.  The pilot's letter encapsulates all that is fair and just about national pride and protection of one's national culture.  I fear it may be too late here in UK, BUT we too want our country back in the form that attracted all these different cultures to come here in the first place!!  In all our conversations with a wide range of friends and acquaintances we have not met one that disagrees with our own views.  If only we all had the courage of our convictions to pass this on, it is a statement that should be accepted as the heart-felt feelings of someone with honest commendable national pride.

 

Australian Comment:

 

Best email I have had in years it needs to be in every paper every day until we get some answers

 

THIS IS TOO GOOD TO JUST READ AND DELETE

 

LET'S SATURATE NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, UK, EUROPE, USA, and CANADA, AND THE REST OF THE FREE WORLD WITH THIS ONE!