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Aviators find receptive audience in Connecticut legislature
A coalition of aviation industry groups sat down with Connecticut lawmakers Feb. 6 to build on a growing understanding within the capitol of the value of aviation.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 18:32:10 EST
Recreational aviation gets stake in Forest Service planning
Recreational aviation and backcountry strips in US Forest Service lands recently received a much-needed lift. Forest Service planners must now consider aviation in their plans, whether it be preserving or maintaining backcountry strips.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 13:25:18 EST
FAA issues proposed rulemaking for Atlanta airspace
The FAA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Class B airspace in Atlanta. The agency maintains that reducing the diameter of the outer ring while lowering many interior shelves will save airline fuel, and enhance the efficiency of the world's busiest airspace.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 11:13:31 EST
Pilots to Cincinnati: Keep Blue Ash open
With concern rising over Cincinnati's intent to close Blue Ash Airport later this year, AOPA is calling on area pilots to take their protest directly to Mayor Mark Mallory.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 11:17:09 EST
AOPA urges changes to UAS-only airspace proposal
AOPA submitted several suggestions that would mitigate the impact of a proposed restricted airspace reserved for unmanned aircraft in North Dakota, but remains opposed to the creation of such an exclusive airspace.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 13:25:15 EST
Temporary MOAs proposed in Michigan
AOPA is working to inform members and Airport Support Network volunteers about proposed military training that would include two temporary military operations areas July 22 through Sept. 1 near Grayling, Mich. Members may submit comments on the airspace proposal until Feb. 15.
Wed, 8 Feb 12 9:33:05 EST
Illinois bill would raise aviation fees
A proposed hike in aviation registration fees would only "further depress" a tax-burdened aviation economy in Illinois, AOPA said, urging officials to reject the plan.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 18:52:10 EST
Pro-GA bills clear Indiana House
Two AOPA-backed bills - one providing aviation sales-tax relief and the other establishing funding sources for airport ground-access maintenance - have won overwhelming passage in the Indiana House and are now before the Senate.
Tue, 7 Feb 12 14:02:49 EST
Long-term FAA bill clears Congress, heads to president
The Senate, following up on House action last week, has passed a four-year, $63.4 billion FAA reauthorization bill with no user fees or fuel-tax increases. The bill, now headed to the desk of President Barack Obama for signing, would give the FAA its first long-term operating authority since 2007.
Mon, 6 Feb 12 18:29:35 EST
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RunwayFinder to shut down citing costs
A free online digital charting service launched in 2005 is calling it quits, with founder Dave Parsons citing pending digital chart fees, and licensing fees as the primary reason.
Fri, 10 Feb 12 13:54:51 EST
Suppliers chosen for speedy Sikorsky Raider
Sikorsky has invited 35 companies to help it build two scout-attack helicopters for evaluation by the Pentagon. The helicopter, called the Raider, will cruise at 220 knots and have a dash speed of 240 kt. The prototype X2 has already surpassed those speeds.
Fri, 10 Feb 12 17:21:26 EST
AOPA urges changes to UAS-only airspace proposal
AOPA submitted several suggestions that would mitigate the impact of a proposed restricted airspace reserved for unmanned aircraft in North Dakota, but remains opposed to the creation of such an exclusive airspace.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 13:25:15 EST
Aviators find receptive audience in Connecticut legislature
A coalition of aviation industry groups sat down with Connecticut lawmakers Feb. 6 to build on a growing understanding within the capitol of the value of aviation.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 18:32:10 EST
In engine out, ATC 'there when you need them'
Vermont Rep. Janice Peaslee said she doesn't leave home without flight following. On Oct. 9, the precaution paid off.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 18:29:35 EST
Flying into the Big Game
"Welcome to Indy. You're the first piston we've seen all weekend," the van driver said as he drove two pilots across the ramp to Million Air's welcome hangar, complete with a red carpet and enclosed canopy for Super Bowl weekend.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 14:37:23 EST
Innovative GA concepts earn award nominations
Two pioneering general aviation aircraft designs, and two advances at the other end of the aircraft spectrum, have been nominated for the National Aeronautic Association's 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 15:11:01 EST
Recreational aviation gets stake in Forest Service planning
Recreational aviation and backcountry strips in US Forest Service lands recently received a much-needed lift. Forest Service planners must now consider aviation in their plans, whether it be preserving or maintaining backcountry strips.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 13:25:18 EST
NBAA asks lawmakers to extend depreciation rule
A valuable tax incentive for business aircraft owners has scaled back for 2012, and a coalition of manufacturing groups led by the National Business Aviation Association is urging Congress to keep "bonus depreciation" intact.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 11:15:13 EST
FAA issues proposed rulemaking for Atlanta airspace
The FAA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Class B airspace in Atlanta. The agency maintains that reducing the diameter of the outer ring while lowering many interior shelves will save airline fuel, and enhance the efficiency of the world's busiest airspace.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 11:13:31 EST
FAA marks GPS approach milestone
A milestone for the nation's transition to satellite navigation was celebrated Feb. 9 in an FAA office in Silver Spring, Md. - and in cockpits equipped with GPS around the country.
Fri, 10 Feb 12 16:47:45 EST
Pilots to Cincinnati: Keep Blue Ash open
With concern rising over Cincinnati's intent to close Blue Ash Airport later this year, AOPA is calling on area pilots to take their protest directly to Mayor Mark Mallory.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 11:17:09 EST
Aviation turns students' horror into passion
An Arizona community traumatized by a 2010 aircraft crashing into the local high school began to heal recently. First Flight Education and pilots helped inspire aviation enthusiasm in middle school children who once ducked whenever an aircraft would fly overhead. Now, they want to be pilots.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 13:35:54 EST
Walking sharks, komodo dragons: Pilatus tours Indonesia
Submerged in the dark waters around the Raja Ampat Islands, pilot Richard Wood watched the region's elusive "walking shark" - some of the vast biodiversity that makes the archipelago what Wood calls "some kind of Mecca" among scuba divers. Wood, his wife and daughter, and another couple saw the bottom-dwelling wobbegong shark and enormous manta rays in the area during a 4,500-nautical-mile trip across Indonesia in a Pilatus PC-12.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 18:39:16 EST
Analyst: Helicopter sales to require greater justification
Aerospace analyst Brian Foley says future helicopter sales will receive greater scrutiny by accounting departments, and require a strong business case to be made. Still, there are strong sales to be had.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 8:40:15 EST
Hawker Beechcraft protests trainer contract
After Embraer's A-29 Super Tucano won a bidding contest worth $355 million over Hawker Beechcraft's AT-6, HBC was stunned. The company launched an all-out effort to review and reverse the decision, but Sierra Nevada Corp., which partnered with Embraer for the Super Tucano bid, says the Air Force got it right.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 8:40:33 EST
Fuller: Protect GPS from current, future threats
A conditional approval of LightSquared's use of the mobile satellite spectrum in 2011 put GPS signals at risk of dangerous interference, but Congress has the power to protect GPS from present and future threats, AOPA President Craig Fuller told a House subcommittee Feb. 8.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 16:02:31 EST
ADS-B traffic, weather now available in 51 terminal areas
Real time weather and traffic information is now available for free in dozens of terminal service areas around the country.
Wed, 8 Feb 12 9:55:34 EST
Hawker Beechcraft hires new CEO, 'The Turnaround Kid'
Newly hired Hawker Beechcraft CEO Robert "Steve" Miller expressed confidence that the company will weather the financial storm during an interview with local media on Feb. 7, the day he was hired to replace Bill Boisture.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 11:19:08 EST
Temporary MOAs proposed in Michigan
AOPA is working to inform members and Airport Support Network volunteers about proposed military training that would include two temporary military operations areas July 22 through Sept. 1 near Grayling, Mich. Members may submit comments on the airspace proposal until Feb. 15.
Wed, 8 Feb 12 9:33:05 EST
Friends rally to fulfill a pilot's final wish
Walter Crosby spent the last seven years of his life working on the Piper Cub he had dreamed of restoring since he paid $650 for the tattered two-seater in 1962. In October, Crosby and his wife, Geri, returned to Florida for a seventh winter of work on the Cub, and the sixth year of Walter Crosby's battle against cancer.
Wed, 8 Feb 12 10:28:55 EST
Graves: FAA bill protects GA
Keeping user fees out of the new FAA reauthorization bill was a "big win" for general aviation--but vigilance and education efforts must continue, said Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), the House GA Caucus co-chairman and member of the conference committee that produced the final bill.
Tue, 7 Feb 12 9:17:58 EST
Illinois bill would raise aviation fees
A proposed hike in aviation registration fees would only "further depress" a tax-burdened aviation economy in Illinois, AOPA said, urging officials to reject the plan.
Thu, 9 Feb 12 18:52:10 EST
Pro-GA bills clear Indiana House
Two AOPA-backed bills - one providing aviation sales-tax relief and the other establishing funding sources for airport ground-access maintenance - have won overwhelming passage in the Indiana House and are now before the Senate.
Tue, 7 Feb 12 14:02:49 EST
Long-term FAA bill clears Congress, heads to president
The Senate, following up on House action last week, has passed a four-year, $63.4 billion FAA reauthorization bill with no user fees or fuel-tax increases. The bill, now headed to the desk of President Barack Obama for signing, would give the FAA its first long-term operating authority since 2007.
Mon, 6 Feb 12 18:29:35 EST
Scholarship winner earns private certificate
"It was probably the greatest thing to ever happen to me. It made me realize many things are possible, and opportunities are available if you seek them out." That's the sentiment from Zachary Alcantar, one of four winners of $5,000 flight training scholarships last fall.
Mon, 6 Feb 12 14:52:14 EST
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