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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.
EAA Examines Homebuilt Safety DataAVweb"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 ... |
Aircraft flips, pilot sustains minor injuriesSeguin Gazette-EnterpriseSEGUIN — 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 DataAVwebAbout half of those were "grandfathered" two-seat ultralights that have been reclassified as Experimental Light Sport Aircraft, says Wanttaja. ... |
County Chamber names award winnersMt. 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, ... |
EAA Examines Homebuilt Safety DataAVwebAbout half of those were "grandfathered" two-seat ultralights that have been reclassified as Experimental Light Sport Aircraft, says Wanttaja. ... |
County Chamber names award winnersMt. 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, ... |
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