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HAI Applauds Defeat Of Schumer Noise Amendment
NY Senator Tried To Add Altitude Restrictions To FAA Reauthorization A provision to regulate helicopter routes and address noise issues over populated areas in Long Island New York, championed by New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, and inserted at the eleventh hour in the Senate FAA bill, was dropped in...
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Florida Senator Speaks Out Against User Fees
Senator Bill Nelson (D) Sends Letter To President Obama Supporting GA Position Florida's senior Senator, Democrat Bill Nelson, recently sent a letter to the White House opposing President Barack Obama's proposal for a $100 per-flight user fee on general aviation. "I know we're facing difficult economic times in our country,"...
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Micron CEO Lost In Lancair Turbo-Prop Accident In Boise
Steve Appleton Had A Love For Fast Airplanes, Aerobatics ANN Real-Time Update, 02.03.12, 1711, ET: NTSB personnel are now reporting that Appleton's fatal flight last but a few minutes. According to an investigator on site, preliminary details suggest that his Lancair departed at approximately 0854 Local/Mountain Time and climbed to...
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Sierra Nevada Corporation Speaks Out On LAS Program
Accuses HBC Of 'Misinformation And Legal Wrangling' Delaying A-29 Super Tucano Program As the winner of the U.S. Air Force Light Air Support (LAS) competition, Sparks, NV-Based Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) on Thursday issued a point-by-point rebuttal of what it says is misinformation being spread by the disqualified contender for...
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FAA, Industry Avionics Rotorcraft Forum Concludes At AEA HQ
Presentations From The Forum Now Available Online On Thursday, Feb. 2, more than 70 general aviation industry leaders and regulatory executives concluded a successful 2 1/2-day avionics rotorcraft forum at the Aircraft Electronics Association International Headquarters.
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Obama Confirms, Defends Drones In Pakistan
Discusses UAS Strikes, Civilian Casualty Count The US has been very reluctant to even acknowledge that it has a program of drone strikes on foreign soil, let alone offer details. But in an hour-long "hang-out" on Google+ Monday, President Obama both acknowledged and defended the practice, which is being criticized...
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Over 7,000 Stranded When Malev Airlines Goes Under
Second European Carrier In A Week To Suspend Operations A second European airline has folded up its tent this week. Hungary-based Malev Airline grounded all its planes Friday, ending a reported 66 years of continuous service. Spain's Spanair entered bankruptcy proceedings and suspended operations last weekend.
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Shumer Says FAA Helo Noise Rules For NYC Are Coming 'Soon'
LaHood Indicates Changes Could Come By Memorial Day Despite the defeat of his 11th hour amendment to the FAA reauthorization bill, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) said this week that he expects the FAA will soon offer new rules to require helicopter flights to Long Island and the Hamptons to be...
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Armadillo Aerospace Launches Third 'STIG-A' Rocket From Spaceport America
Flight Was Successful, But Main 'Ballute' Did Not Deploy As Intended A STIG-A rocket was launched over the weekend by Armadillo Aerospace from the New Mexico Spaceport Authority's Spaceport America. The research and development test flight was a non-public, unpublished event at the request of Armadillo Aerospace, as the company...
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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (02.04.12)
"I know we're facing difficult economic times in our country, but we've got to get our financial house in order without hindering high-growth industries, such as general aviation." Source: Letter to President Obama from Florida Senator Bill Nelson (D).
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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.04.12)
Fun Places To Fly It's the weekend, and the winter weather has been milder than normal in many parts of the country. So ... all gassed up and no place to go? This website has an ever growing list of Fun Places to Fly.
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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.04.12): Fly-Over Waypoint
A waypoint that precludes any turn until the waypoint is overflown, and is followed by either an intercept maneuver of the next flight segment or direct flight to the next waypoint.
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ANN FAQ: How To Get YOUR News Out On Aero-News
Good News, Bad News... It's ALL News As the preeminent online aviation news resource out there, the editorial staff at Aero-News sees a large number of news releases. We look at all of them, and can usually tell whether something merits publishing consideration within reading the first couple of paragraphs....
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How To Turn Your CTLS Into A C4
Flight Design Offers Loyalty Upgrade Program Recognizing the loyalty that carries a customer from a starting model to a larger airplane, Flight Design has announced a strong incentive program to present-day buyers of its CTLS Light-Sport Aircraft. Buyers who participate in the program can gain a delivery position for the...
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Pelton, Auerbach, Pleasance Elected To EAA Board Of Directors
New Directors Bring Extensive Aviation, EAA And Business Backgrounds Three directors have been added to the Experimental Aircraft Association board, which governs the 176,000-member aviation organization. The three new directors ... Jack Pelton, Stuart Auerbach and Darren Pleasance ... bring extensive aviation and business background to the board, in addition...
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