Plane fun
“Red Rock Country,” Sedona, Ariz., is a four-season playground with a backdrop of some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. Check out our newest destination portal on AOPA Online—it’s just Plane Fun.
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AOPA’s 2009 Sweeps
There are no bad years to take part in AOPA’s annual sweepstakes, but this is an especially good year because the prize is simply extraordinary: the 2009 Let’s Go Flying Cirrus SR22.
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World-record flight
Eighteen months of planning paid off for CarolAnn Garratt Dec. 11 after she and copilot Carol Foy completed their seven-day, 160-hour round-the-world flight in a Mooney to raise money and awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
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Lynne Osmus to become acting FAA Administrator

Lynne A. OsmusCareer FAA executive Lynne A. Osmus will become acting FAA Administrator when the current acting administrator leaves at the end of the Bush administration Jan. 20. Acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell just named Osmus Acting Deputy Administrator on Jan. 6.

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Pilots speak out against TSA proposal

Large Aircraft Security ProposalIf the TSA had any illusions about how strongly the aviation community feels about their proposed Large Aircraft Security Program, those illusions were dispelled on Jan. 6.

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GPS routing increases airspace efficiency

Pilots flying aircraft equipped with IFR-certified GPS receivers can enjoy hassle-free routing around, or even through, many congested areas in the United States. Area navigation (RNAV) routes, also called T-routes, are based on GPS navigation.

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Superior in Chapter 11

Superior Air Parts has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of federal bankruptcy law, but only to facilitate a sale of company assets to a Textron subsidiary that is already in progress. Bankruptcy documents were filed Dec. 31 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Texas.

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Piper delays incentive package

PiperJetDespite a pre-Christmas announcement from Piper Aircraft that it will delay a second payment of incentive money from Florida and Indian River County, PiperJet progress is unaffected.

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D.C. airspace restricted during inauguration

D.C. ADIZThe Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identification Zone and Flight Restricted Zone will be closed to general aviation aircraft on Jan. 20 for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.

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