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Colorado TFR: Until Further Notice

NOTAM: 5/8550 Issued: 09/20/2005 00:50 Effective: Immediately - Until Further Notice State: CO Facility: ZDV - DENVER (ARTCC),CO. Type: HAZARDS Description: FRISCO CO.

Oregon TFR: Until Further Notice

NOTAM: 5/8549 Issued: 09/19/2005 23:20 Effective: Immediately - Until Further Notice State: OR Facility: ZSE - SEATTLE (ARTCC),AUBURN,WA. Type: HAZARDS Description: IMNAHA OR.

Mississippi TFR: 09.20.05

NOTAM: 5/8544 Issued: 09/19/2005 22:10 Effective: 09/20/2005 15:10 - 09/20/2005 18:05 State: MS Facility: ZHU - HOUSTON (ARTCC),TX. Type: VIP Description: GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, SEPTEMBER 20 2005 LOCAL.

Florida TFR: 09.22.05 - 09.25.05

NOTAM Number: FDC 5/8533 Location: Gainesville, Florida near GATORS VORTAC (GNV) Beginning Date: September 22, 2005 at 16:00 UTC Ending Date: September 25, 2005 at 22:00 UTC Reason for NOTAM: aerial demonstrations by the US Navy Blue Angels Type: Airshow

Colorado TFR: Until Further Notice

NOTAM: 5/8512 Issued: 09/19/2005 17:00 Effective: Immediately - Until Further Notice State: CO Facility: ZDV - DENVER (ARTCC),CO. Type: HAZARDS Description: WALDO CANYON CO.

New Mexico TFR: Until Further Notice

NOTAM: 5/8488 Issued: 09/19/2005 16:00 Effective: Immediately - Until Further Notice State: NM Facility: ZAB - ALBUQUERQUE (ARTCC),NM. Type: HAZARDS Description: 35 WEST TAOS NM.

New Mexico TFR: Until Further Notice

NOTAM: 5/8488 Issued: 09/19/2005 16:00 Effective: Immediately - Until Further Notice State: NM Facility: ZAB - ALBUQUERQUE (ARTCC),NM. Type: HAZARDS Description: 35 WEST TAOS NM. FDC 5/8488 ZAB NM.. FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS 35 WEST TAOS, NM. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.137(A)(2) TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT WITHIN A 7 NAUTICAL MILE RADIUS OF 362031N/1061723W OR THE TAOS /TAS/ VORTAC 216 DEGREE RADIAL AT 24.4 NAUTICAL MILES AT AND BELOW 12000 FEET MSL TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR FIRE FIGHTING AIR OPERATIONS.

AD: General Electric

AD NUMBER: 2005-18-01 MANUFACTURER: General Electric SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-18-01 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) CT7-5A2, -5A3, -7A, -7A1, -9B, -9B1, and -9B2 turboprop engines, with stage 2 turbine aft cooling plate, part number (P/N) 6064T07P01, 6064T07P02, 6064T07P05, or 6068T36P01 installed.

Aircraft Sent To Evacuate Patients In Face Of Hurricane Rita

C-130 Carries Sick, Injured, To Sebring

As Tropical Storm Rita moved closer to the Florida Keys on Monday, Florida Governor Jeb Bush sent an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules transport to pick up critically ill patients from Key West's hospital in hopes of keeping them out of harm's way.

NASA Details Plans For Return To The Moon

...And To Mars Thereafter

Before the end of the next decade, NASA says astronauts will again explore the surface of the moon. And this time, the space agency promises, we're going to stay, building outposts and paving the way for eventual journeys to Mars and beyond. There are echoes of the iconic images of the past, but it won't be your grandfather's moon shot. Administrator Michael Griffin says the new Moon missions will be like the Apollo program... on steroids.

NASA Dryden Chief Engineer Marta Bohn-Meyer Lost In Aerobatic Accident

Dryden's Chief Engineer Lost In Oklahoma Mishap

The crash of an aerobatic plane in Oklahoma has claimed the life of Marta Bohn-Meyer, chief engineer at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, and a widely known precision aerobatic pilot.

Scenes From GA's Amazing (and Continuing) Katrina Relief Effort

Angle Flight Continues To Distinguish Itself With Its Service To Our Nation

ANN Reader (and all-around cool guy) Robert Maier has been a pivotal participant in the GA effort to mitigate the misery of Hurricane Katrina. A member of the extraordinary Angel Flight South Central relief effort, his note and pictures are included below to give you another look at the amazing work done by these amazing aviators... some of the best of us all, for sure.

AD: McDonnell Douglas

AD NUMBER: 2005-19-08 MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-19-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all transport category [DC-9] airplanes listed above.

AD: Lycoming

AD NUMBER: 2005-19-11 MANUFACTURER: Textron Lycoming SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-19-11 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Lycoming Engines (formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360, AEIO-540, IO-540, O-540, and TIO-540 series reciprocating engines rated at 300 horsepower (HP) or lower.

Report: FAA Knew Of Al-Qaeda Hijacking Threat Since 1998

Information From Previously Unreleased 9/11 Commission Findings

Three years before the September 11, 2001 attacks, the FAA and officials from major domestic air carriers knew of a terrorist plot to "seek to hijack a commercial jet and slam it into a U.S. landmark," according to The New York Times.

Crews Working To Raise B-25 From South Carolina Lake

Project Delayed By Silt As Spectators Look On

Salvage crews attempting to rescue a WWII B-25 Mitchell bomber from the depths of Lake Murray outside Columbia, SC need to wait a few days longer to raise the 62-year-old wreckage. Silt accumulated in the plane's nose has to be removed first, or else the weight of it might break apart the plane's fragile aluminum structure.

Aero-Views: Want To Change The World? Try Helicopters

Machine Has Fulfilled Sikorsky's Life-Saving Vision

by Aero-News Senior Correspondent Kevin R.C. "Hognose" O'Brien If you are a young man or woman who wants to make a mark on the world, consider doing it with helicopters.

Klyde Morris 09.19.05

Klyde's Still Got The Bankruptcy Blues...

Cassini Sees Evidence Of Liquid On Titan

Possible Shore Line Spotted On Saturn's Moon

According to a NASA release, images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show what appears to be a large shore line cutting across the southern hemisphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

Louisiana EAA Chapter Lends A Wing To Katrina Relief

Fly-In Gives Pilots A Chance To Help

The third annual EAA Chapter 513 fly-in held Saturday at Houma-Terrebonne Airport (HUM) wasn't just an opportunity for pilots to come together and talk about their planes and flying -- it was also a chance for them to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Aero-Views: NASA Intends To Return To The Moon

Congrats, Guys... Now You Need To Convince America WHY

By ANN Associate Editor Rob Finfrock There was a full moon this weekend. That only seems appropriate, given that it appears NASA will announce Monday they're starting to get serious about going back there.

Suspension Lifted On Air France Flights To Cameroon

Cameroon Will Resume Flights To France With Borrowed Jet

Air France will soon resume flights to the Cameroonian cities of Douala and Yaounde after a three-day suspension in service that stemmed in part from a ban on that nation's airline from flying into France, according to media reports.

Aero-News Quote Of The Day (09.19.05)

"We've been looking for evidence of oceans or seas on Titan for some time. This radar data is among the most telling evidence so far for a shoreline."

Source: Steve Wall, radar deputy team leader from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in reaction to images sent back from the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn, showing evidence of a shore line over 1000 miles long on the moon Titan. The images suggest at one time Titan may have had large pools -- even seas and oceans -- of liquid methane on its surface.