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The Latest Aviation News!
Local Companies Do Business At Huge National ConferenceSan Fernando Valley Business Journal Online (subscription), CA - 13 hours agoThe space has two tenants, a private aircraft owner and The Air Group, a charter and aircraft management firm that is part of Sentient Jet Holdings. ... |
AOPA ASF Launches Free Online Safety CourseAVweb, CT - 11 hours agoBy Glenn Pew, Contributing Editor, Video Editor AOPA Air Safety Foundation Friday announced the launch of a free online course called "Do The Right Thing" ... |
Diamond, ATP Ink Training AgreementAVweb, CT - Oct 8, 2008ATP spokesman Phil Cooper told AVweb there will be two distinct courses for D-Jet customers, one for pilots already type rated on jets and one for those ... |
| Aftermarket HUD With Enhanced VisionAVweb, CT - Oct 8, 2008As our AVweb Exclusive Video shows, the visibility enhancement, set up to deliver a normal field of vision for the pilots, is striking. ... |
Bratton to front for parcel tax measureLos Angeles Daily News, CA - 9 hours agoSEIU leaders, who have tried since 1999 to take over the union, claim to have about 30 percent of EAA's 10000 members calling for a new election, ... |
Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.13.08)Aero-News Network, FL - 12 hours agoANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events ... |
Airport Fly-In/Cruise-In Draws HundredsGreeneville Sun, TN - 4 hours agoThe Greeneville chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) sponsored the event, while the Greeneville-Greene County Aviation Association hosted ... |
Core77.com | Flying car or drivable airplane?Core77.com, NY - Oct 10, 2008The Transition is being designed to be a factory certified Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) that just happens to be street legal. To qualify as "light sport," the ... |
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The Latest News From EAA - Experimental Aircraft Association:
EAA SportAir Concludes Successful New Hampshire Workshop
EAA SportAir Workshops graduated another class of eager homebuilt aircraft enthusiasts September 27-28 at Daniel Webster College in Nashua, New Hampshire.
One Six Right Projects Positive GA Message on Public TV
The film One Six Right is playing a growing role as an ambassador on behalf of general aviation's participants and advocates.
EAA Examining TSA Large Aircraft Security Program Proposal
EAA is reviewing a new proposal released Thursday morning (October 9) by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that would require all U.S. operators of aircraft exceeding 12,500 pounds maximum take-off weight (MTOW) to implement a TSA-approved security program.
The Latest News From AOPA - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association:
ATP provides D-Jet training
Airline Transport Professionals will provide initial and recurrent type rating flight training for the Diamond D-Jet, Diamond Aircraft has announced.
AOPA members troubled by TSA Large Aircraft Security Program
AOPA has expressed its concern that the Large Aircraft Security Program proposal announced today by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) could have serious implications on general aviation.
AOPA asks Kittitas County to stop encroachment
A plan to rezone more than 24 acres of agricultural land to allow residential development near Cle Elum Municipal is incompatible with the county comprehensive plan and could jeopardize planned investment in bringing the airport up to current FAA design standards, AOPA told Kittitas County officials.
The Latest News From Aero-News Network:
Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.13.08)
"I kind of felt like I was going to be looked at as the one who started the whole thing. I wasn't anxious to have that reputation." Source: Richard Stephen Heyser, retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and U-2 spy plane pilot who took the first reconnaissance photos of secret missile launch sites during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. In a 2005 interview with the Associated Press, Heyser said that no one was more relieved than he that the crisis ended peacefully, stating he did not want to go down in history as the man who started World War III. Heyser died October 6, at a nursing home in Port St. Joe, FL. He was 81.
Gone West: U2 Pilot Richard Stephen Heyser
30-Year Veteran Took First Photos Of Cuban Missile Sites In 1962 Crisis Richard Stephen Heyser, a retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and U-2 spy plane pilot who took the first reconnaissance photos of secret missile launch sites during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, died October 6 at a nursing home in Port St. Joe, FL.
Report: Negotiators From Boeing, IAM In Mediated Talks To End Strike
Union Leaders Are "Cautiously Optimistic" Of Outcome In an effort to end the stalemate between striking members of the International Association of Machinists and the Boeing Company, negotiators from both sides have agreed to resume talks with the assistance of a federal mediator.
The Latest News From AVweb:
AVweb Insider Blog: Why Falling Oil Prices Aren't Good News
In the current economic gloom, oil prices are in retreat. That's a good thing, right?No, it's not. And here's why: Higher gas prices may be the only way out of our distastrous dependence on imported oil. Read more in our latest AVweb Insider blog.
Video of the Week: Radio-Controlled F-18 Cam
Here at AVweb's video-watching department, we see plenty of radio-controlled aircraft, in addition to the full-size ones. Our latest "Video of the Week" is something we don't see every day, however ? an RC F-18 with carrying a tiny camera on its journey. (Click through to watch.)
FBO of the Week: Showalter Flying Service (KORL, Orlando, FL)
>>> AVWEB FUEL FINDERCURRENT PRICE FOR 100LL: $5.54 (down 7˘ from last week)CURRENT PRICE FOR JET A: $5.56 (down 7˘ from last week)Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav, based on prices from the past 2 weeks. Changes are relative to last week's prices. /TEXT_ONLY-->AVweb's "FBO of the Week" ribbon goes to Showalter Flying Service at KORL in Orlando, Florida.AVweb reader Jim Thomas recommended the FBO for exceptional performance "amid the hubbub of NBAA":Despite nearly 500 aircraft on static display, the great crew at Showalter are still delivering high-quality service with a smile. All fees are waived with a minimum fuel purchase, even as little as a gallon! Showalter has hosted EAA Chapter 74 since the new terminal was built and also provides facilities for the Orlando Youth Aviation Center's "Introduction to Aviation" class series for kids 10-16. I've always found them to go above and beyond on any request. Bob & Kim Showalter run a class act.Keep those nominations coming. For complete contest rules, click here.AVweb is actively seeking out the best FBOs in the country and another one, submitted by you, will be spotlighted here next Monday!
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