Federal Aviation Administration

CG Burgers versus DGB: Damn Good Burger

Miami-Dade police drones are ready for action

MDPD is First Force to Get FAA Clearance to Fly Drones at Crime Scenes

via You TubeDon't be surprised to see this guy at crime scenes now that MDPD has FAA clearance to fly it.​Next time you barricade yourself inside a parking garage with an AK-47, keep an eye out for the flying garbage can. It weighs about 18 pounds, can hover in midair, and is loaded with video cam ... More >>

Miami International is America's Sixth Most Dangerous Airport

​Sometimes it seems Miami International Airport is in the business of landing spots on various unflattering lists rather than landing plans. Well, they really could pay better attention to that whole landing airplanes thing, because according to Travel & Leisure, MIA is the sixth most dangerou ... More >>

Fatboy Slim with Dirty South at the Surfcomber Hotel's IndepenDANCE closing pool party July 4

​Sometimes it seems Miami International Airport is in the business of landing spots on various unflattering lists rather than landing plans. Well, they really could pay better attention to that whole landing airplanes thing, because according to Travel & Leisure, MIA is the sixth most dangerou ... More >>

Fatboy Slim Talks American Independence, Pool Parties, and Laser Attacks

​It's been 235 years since the Founding Fathers won us our freedom from all those evil, red-clad limeys. The war is so over. And yet Brit club-killer Fatboy Slim (AKA Norman Cook) seems to be plotting a counterattack for this Fourth of July. Admittedly, Crossfade is frazzled. And you should be wo ... More >>

Developers Bundling Money for Carlos Gimenez Too

Carlos Gimenez ​A couple of blogs have been barking up a storm about certain real estate developers tied to dubious projects getting cozy with Julio Robaina, but Carlos Gimenez has his fair share as well. The donations reinforce the fact both candidates represent special interests and folks they w ... More >>

Miami-Dade police buy drones

Carlos Gimenez ​A couple of blogs have been barking up a storm about certain real estate developers tied to dubious projects getting cozy with Julio Robaina, but Carlos Gimenez has his fair share as well. The donations reinforce the fact both candidates represent special interests and folks they w ... More >>

Miami-Dade Cops Close To Adding War in Afghanistan-Style Drone To Arsenal

via HoneywellMiami Dade cops hope to soon start flying this robotic drone called the T-Hawk.​In places such as Kabul, Gaza, and Baghdad, unmanned aerial vehicles hovering over homes, following suspects, and tracking enemies of the state are a daily reality. So where are the high-tech drones buzzin ... More >>

Miapolis: Developer Still Dreams of World's Tallest Building in Miami

Miapolis at night.​For nearly a decade, Guillermo Socarras has had a dream of constructing the world's tallest building in Miami. But plans have shifted. Backers, if they were ever really there, have backed out. The local economy, especially the building boom, has flat-lined. And just earlier this ... More >>

Miami Lawsuit: Air Traffic Controllers Caused Plane Crash, Couple's Death

GAB via Flicker CC​Just after midnight last November, Gordon and Barbara Taylor climbed into a privately-chartered, two-propeller airplane at Key West International Airport. Gordon, age 51, had a bad kidney and was on his way to surgery in Gainesville. So the small plane took off northbound in the ... More >>

Risky Business

An elite private school, a top-drawer law firm, and lots of lewd talk.

Ex-CEO's 'Porn Star' Wife Shocks St. Stephen's and White & Case

via NiteFlirt.comJenny, AKA ObeyME999The email arrived just before lunchtime June 15. In it, a photo showed a tanned nude blonde bending over, underpants around her thighs. With seductive eyes, she gazed at the camera. Below the image was a list of her interests: "Role-playing, cuckolding, slaves, A ... More >>

Helicopter Model Used By All Local TV Stations Grounded by FAA

via Wikimedia CommonsA Bell 407, the helicopter used by all four major local English stations. Now when local news stations whip the proverbial "it" out to compare they talk about HD capabilities, fancy websites, digital editing, and other boring tech things, but in simpler times the prize package, ... More >>

Weekly News Wrapup - Grounded Flights, Clinton Pollster Resigned, and Threats At The Olympics

via Wikimedia CommonsA Bell 407, the helicopter used by all four major local English stations. Now when local news stations whip the proverbial "it" out to compare they talk about HD capabilities, fancy websites, digital editing, and other boring tech things, but in simpler times the prize package, ... More >>

Crash of an Icon

Once a lifeline and a symbol, Chalk's delivered death

Fly Me to the Moon

Astronaut Farmer dares to dream

The Aviators

Death and near-death experiences haunt these fly guys

Forever Missing

For more than two decades Donna Weaver has been trying to solve the mystery of her husband's disappearance, but the U.S. government insists it's a secret

BEST NOT-SO-CHEAP THRILL

Weightlessness

MIA: A User's Manual

Is our airport the most user-unfriendly in America? No, just one of four really unhappy landing sites.

A-Hunting They Will Go

The rabbit and vulture problem at MIA hits its Malthusian limit

Mindless Security, 2002

Dumb passengers: 50 Caught terrorists: 0

Ramp Rats' Revenge

Checking luggage? Think long and hard before answering yes to that question at MIA

Of Pain and place

Documenting devastation near and far-of the body, the mind, and the soul

Bird of Paradox

José Basulto, president of Brothers to the Rescue, is a CIA-trained warrior who insists he supports nonviolent resistance. Complicated? Sí, señor.

Strike Three

Don't be surprised if you see Steve Shiver's pants on fire -- that's what happens to people like him

What Spies Beneath

Okay, so they really were spying for Cuba, but not in a bad way

Dan Ricker Wants You!

He's Miami's premier citizen advocate. He attends scads of boring meetings so you don't have to. He's on a mission. And he's going broke in the process.

Vox Populi

Opposition to developing an airport in Homestead continues to grow

Destiny's Child

The battle over Homestead is déjà vu all over again

Spoiled Island

With no public input whatsoever, Miami officials have put together a deal to trade waterfront park land for massive cruise ship terminals and a lovely parking garage

DeFede

Meet MIA's Own Barney Fife

DeFede

Y2K Disaster Strikes Miami

Lost in Space

Could the former Homestead Air Force Base become a launch pad for satellites? Sure -- when pigs fly.

Talking Turkey Point Blues

The feds want to know: Is a proposed airport too close to Turkey Point?

The Final Harvest

Developers are hungrily eyeing Dade's agricultural heartland, where farmers are a dwindling breed

Place Your Seatbacks in the Upright Position and Prepare for Meltdown

The busy new Homestead airport will be just five miles from Turkey Point

Letters

The busy new Homestead airport will be just five miles from Turkey Point

Temporarily Grounded?

The race to develop Homestead Air Force Base could soon hit a major snag. It's called Mother Nature.

Letters

The race to develop Homestead Air Force Base could soon hit a major snag. It's called Mother Nature.

Wings and Prayers

Most big airports come equipped with round-the-clock clerics -- but for some reason MIA has lost its religion

Not Cleared for Takeoff

If a national coalition of environmental groups has its way, Homestead Air Force Base won't be handed over to private developers just yet

Letters

Headline:Letters

The Last Flight Plan

Aviation pioneer Jean Rich succeeded because she was smart and tough. But when she died, her family and her airline went into a tailspin.

Oops, Sorry, There Will Be No HABDI Investigation

Aviation pioneer Jean Rich succeeded because she was smart and tough. But when she died, her family and her airline went into a tailspin.

DeFede

Friends (and Money) in High Places

The Conner Conspiracy

He was an aviation classic: independent, stubborn, savvy. And he was convinced powerful forces were out to ruin him. Did that include government informants and federal agents? Gus Conner will never know.

Money Well Spent

Airport parties are first-class affairs, as long as you're a political player

The Man Who Armed Iraq

Airport parties are first-class affairs, as long as you're a political player