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The Latest News From EAA - Experimental Aircraft Association: EAA, FAA Gather in Oshkosh A tradition that leads to solutions kicked off on Monday as the two-day EAA/FAA Winter Recreational Aviation Summit opened in Oshkosh. Each year, key FAA managers visit EAA Headquarters to work with EAA staff and division heads to address challenges and opportunities facing general aviation, and recreational aviation in particular. Digging Deeper on Homebuilt Safety Extracting accurate statistics for amateur-built accidents can be an exhausting exercise in numbers, especially since the FAA and NTSB often use different statistics to report the homebuilt aircraft fleet size and the accidents that occur each year. White House Tabs Retired Intelligence Officer to Head TSA The White House announced Monday that President Obama will nominate Major General Robert A. Harding, U.S. Army Ret. as Assistant Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security to head the Transportation Security Administration. The Latest News From AOPA - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association: AOPA, Calif. pilots speak up for Oceano airport AOPA and California pilots are speaking out against a developer’s unsolicited plan to close the Oceano County Airport in Grover Beach so that it could be converted into residential and commercial uses. Record-setting pilot receives additional honors Barrington Irving, who in 2007 became the first African-American to fly around the world, received additional recognition of his achievements in February, which is designated Black History Month. Boeing Field: Raising rents in a downturn? King County, Wash., plans to raise land lease rental rates for tenants at Boeing Field. AOPA has emphasized that the increase does not reflect the economic hardships imposed by the recession. The Latest News From Aero-News Network: Aspen, Keystone Receive STC For Two Bell Helicopters EFD1000H Available For Installation In Bell 206, 407 Aircraft Aspen Avionics announced the approval of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of the Aspen EFD1000H into the Bell 206 and Bell 407 model helicopters on Tuesday. This STC was developed in partnership with Keystone Helicopters. Man Pleads Guilty In 'Kiss And Fly' Security Breach Entered An Airport Secure Area To Kiss His Girlfriend Goodbye A New Jersey man who ducked under a security rope at Newark Liberty Airport to give his girlfriend a goodbye kiss has pleaded guilty to defiant trespass. 28-year-old Haisong Jiang will be fined $500, plus $158 in court costs, and will be required to perform 100 hours of community service. Mid-Continent Instruments - West Improves Global Business Can Now Reach International Customers More Quickly With On-Site Airworthiness Approvals Mid-Continent Instruments - West's Chief Inspector Bryan Miner has been named the latest member of the company's Organizational Designation Authorization (ODA). The move gives the company the capability to reach international customers on a shorter turnaround. The Latest News From AVweb: 15 Years and Now 15 Grand Giveaways ... It's Your Chance to Win a Garmin Aera 510 Handheld GPS Win a Garmina aera 510 handheld GPS as we celebrate our 15th Anniversary! All you have to do is click here to enter your name and e-mail address. (You only have to enter once, and you'll be entered in our prize drawings for the entire year ? so if you've already entered, you're all set.)And no, we're not going to rent or sell your name, ever. Tell your friends, and invite them to sign up for AVweb so they can qualify for our 15 Grand Giveaways prize drawings, too. (We won't spam them, either ? but we hope they will sign up for our newsletters.)Deadline for entries is 11:59pm Zulu time March 12, 2010.Click here to read the contest rules and enter.Congratulations to Rod Anson of Camperdown, Victoria (Australia), who won 100,000 Air BP Bravo Rewards Points! (click here to get your own Rewards Points from Air BP) Question of the Week: The FAA Foresees a Robust Future of GA; Do You? The FAA says there will be 50,000 more GA airplanes and 52,000 more active pilots 20 years from now. Is that a reasonable prediction?Plus: Last week, we asked AVweb readers for their opinions on air traffic controller Glenn Duffy and his son, now infamous as DFW's "Kid Controller." Click through to see how the AVweb community answered. WASP Receive Congressional Gold Medal Wednesday, March 10, 2010, roughly 300 former Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) attended a ceremony on Capitol Hill to receive the Congressional Gold Medal for service to their country during World War II. The first minted medal was printed in gold and awarded ceremoniously. It will find its home at the Smithsonian. Surviving members received individual replicas of the medal, made of bronze. More than 60 years since they served their country as the first women trained to fly United States military aircraft, some 800 medals had to be awarded posthumously to surviving family members. The total number of medals awarded was 1,114, representing 1,102 WASP, plus 11 who died in training. One more medal was awarded to Jacqueline Cochran, founder of the WASP, and now deceased. The medal is awarded by Congress and is the highest honor a civilian may receive, along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Jets remain under collapsed roofs at Dulles WTOP We do, and the jet owners do." When the jet center opened in November 2006, its construction costs were estimated to be $60 million. ... and more » At Capitol ceremony, female aviators of WWII honored MiamiHerald.com Young female aviators, with flying opportunities limited to barnstorming and noncommercial service, suddenly were flying every type of military aircraft ... and more » BBC News How do you recycle a jumbo jet? BBC News It costs a plane's owner between £60000 to £120000 to dismantle a 747, depending on what is required. The entire process can take up to 12 weeks. ... and more » Brow brews over airstrip rejection ABC Online She says residents have confused the application with another proposal from aircraft owners who wish to relocate out of Canberra Airport. and more » AOPA Pilot 'Flight Training' gets whole new look AOPA Pilot With the April issue of Flight Training magazine, AOPA has launched a totally redesigned publication, aimed at everyone who is interested in ... Obama to nominate retired Army general to head TSA AOPA Pilot By AOPA ePublishing staff The White House will nominate Robert A. Harding, a retired major general with 33 years of Army experience, as head of the ... and more » AOPA Pilot AOPA praises pilots willing to 'drop everything and fly' AOPA Pilot Pilot Sean Sanders with AOPA Foundation Karen Gebhart at Epps Aviation. Gebhart congratulated Sanders on his committment to helping others ... AOPA presents student pilot scholarship at WAI AOPA Pilot A student pilot from Fairbanks, Alaska, has received AOPA's first Student Pilot Scholarship, AOPA Foundation President Karen Gebhart ... BBC News IATA Calls On Workers To Abandon Strikes As Losses Continue Wall Street Journal XE), which said that the aviation industry "cannot count on a rapid recovery in the booking situation or average yields in the premium classes. ... Asia, Mid East to help aviation industry soarTODAYonline IATA revises loss forecast for 2010Breaking Travel News Mideast airlines to see $400 mln loss in 2010Maktoob Business TravelVideo.tv (press release) -Daily News & Analysis -The Nation all 273 news articles » AvStop Aviation News FAA Forecasts Growth For General Aviation AVweb By 2030, the general aviation fleet will grow by about 50000 airplanes and 52000 active pilots, the FAA forecast this ... US FAA predicts long-term sustained growth in air travelManila Bulletin FAA to US airlines: Forecast is for more lip serviceCentre for Asia Pacific Aviation (subscription) Air travel industry predicts slow reboundCar Rentals Airportbusiness (blog) -Reuters -AvStop Aviation News all 45 news articles » FedEx head in warning over US aviation bill Financial Times Mr Smith is fighting a battle on Capitol Hill over a clause in an aviation bill that would categorise FedEx under the National Labor Relations Act rather ... FedEx says has political clout to stop labor changeReuters FedEx CEO Tries to Block Labor Provision in Congressional Bill (FDX,UPS,BA)Comtex Smartrend FedEx warns Congress not to pass UPS billPolitico all 19 news articles » Obama To Nominate Intelligence Officer To TSA Post AVweb Since much of his work, if he's approved by Congress, will center on aviation, AVweb searched the FAA Airmen Registry to see if he's a pilot and what ... and more » NTSB: Glass Cockpits Do Not Improve Safety AVweb ... a system be created to better report and track problems with the units. The study's findings had not yet been posted online when AVweb published this item. Bye Energy's Hybrid Powerplant Aspirations AVweb Bye Energy's George Bye (formerly of ATG) tells AVweb that some of Thursday's general media news coverage ... and more » EAA Examines Homebuilt Safety Data AVweb "Our analysis is in part, in response to the Nall Report," EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski told AVweb on Wednesday. "We felt the numbers that were out there ... EAA Examines Homebuilt Safety Data AVweb Statistics that show a high accident rate for homebuilt aircraft may not reveal the complete picture, EAA said this week. ... Diamond Aircraft wins Flying Magazine's 2009 Editors' Choice Award Aviation.ca (press release) ... Popular Science (Top 100 Technology Innovations 2004), Aviation Consumer (Airplane of the Year 2006), Aero-News Network (Airplane of the Year 2006), ... Aircraft flips, pilot sustains minor injuries Seguin Gazette-Enterprise SEGUIN — Police and firefighters were called to Huber Air Park just before 4 pm Wednesday when this 1987 Davis Experimental aircraft flipped on landing. ... EAA Examines Homebuilt Safety Data AVweb About half of those were "grandfathered" two-seat ultralights that have been reclassified as Experimental Light Sport Aircraft, says Wanttaja. ... Seattle Post Intelligencer Wichitan among WWII women honored Times Record News The experimental and unorthodox program put women in the cockpit of military aircraft for the first time. On Tuesday, Hodgson, author of a book about the ... Recognition takes decades for military's women pilotsStatesman Journal Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly GirlsNPR WASPs presented Congressional Gold MedalsReporterNews.com Danville Commercial News -Las Vegas Review - Journal -WVEC.com (subscription) all 643 news articles » County Chamber names award winners Mt. Vernon Register-News ... the airport grounds has become home to Air Evac helicopters, fly-ins for the Experimental Aircraft Association, the Light Sport Aircraft Expo, ... FAA Forecasts Growth For General Aviation AVweb Light sport aircraft are expected to increase by about 825 aircraft per year through 2013, then taper off to about 335 per year. Sport pilots, who numbered ... and more » AVIC Shenyang aims for 350 units annual output of L162 aircraft istockAnalyst.com (press release) 11, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) -- AVIC Shenyang Aircraft, which produces the L162 light sport aircraft in cooperation with Cessna of America, ... EAA Examines Homebuilt Safety Data AVweb About half of those were "grandfathered" two-seat ultralights that have been reclassified as Experimental Light Sport Aircraft, says Wanttaja. ... County Chamber names award winners Mt. Vernon Register-News ... the airport grounds has become home to Air Evac helicopters, fly-ins for the Experimental Aircraft Association, the Light Sport Aircraft Expo, ... Aviation Blog Video: RV-12 flying over North Georgia Video: Aviation Safety's Slip/Skid Lesson Video: Duxford: Flying Legends Air Show Video: Rudy Heeman's Flying Hovercraft New Book! Piper Cub Adventure Flight Advertise