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January 04, 2010

NTSB Prelim: AS355 Engine Cowling Door Strikes Rotors

'Preflight, Preflight, Preflight'

Yikes... if I had a dime for every time I heard my instructors emphasize the importance of a good preflight (or another dime for every time I said it to me my students once I became an Instructor), I could buy the whole nation health care coverage.

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 01.04.10

A CNN contributor says we're "doing the terrorists' job for them."
The TSA subpoenas two bloggers to find the souces of its own leaks.
And Northwest Airlines crews are a lit

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ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 01.04.10

A CNN contributor says we're "doing the terrorists' job for them."
The TSA subpoenas two bloggers to find the souces of its own leaks.
And Northwest Airlines crews are a lit

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ANN Special Feature: CFI Bob Miller: Being the Best in 2010 - 01.04.10

ANN's Paul Plack talks with CFI Bob Miller of Over The Airwaves about the attitude we'll need to adopt to move general aviation forward in 2010.

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Best Of The Breed '09: Final -- GA S/E Piston -- Cirrus G3 Turbo (FIKI)

Cirrus Aircraft SR22 G3 Turbo FIKI As tough as the GA market has become, one aircraft (in particular) continues to confound the market with its slowly increasing market share and the potential to lead the GA industry to a much-hoped-for recovery. As good as everything else is, these days, no other airframe has seen so much improvement, of such a substantial nature, as has the Cirrus series... especially the SR22.

ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 01.04.10 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 01.04.10 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: CFI Bob Miller: Being the Best in 2010 - 01.04.10 (ANN Special Report, with CFI Bob Miller)

Best Of The Breed '09: Final -- GA M/E Piston Diamond DA42-L360

Diamond DA42-L360 While the piston single market has gotten a lot right in the last decade, the piston twin market has been a thin one... and not without its share of controversies and difficulties. Diamond's Lycoming-motivated revamp of the lean and curvy DA42 gets everything JUST right and produces an airplane that makes for both an outstanding cross-country machine as well as a spectacular twin trainer.

Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP (G1000 Equipped) This is about as slick a package as there is these days... though not exactly what you'd call "inexpensive," Piper eases the pain of turbo-prop ownership by building a lovely aircraft that is about as polished as it gets... and the G1000 integration, in particular, is truly inspired.

Project Links Connecticut History With Corsair

After spending 20 years assembling the parts and expertise needed to re-build a Corsair, Craig McBurney is closing in on his goal of flying Connecticut's Official State Aircraft.

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Rotax Powered Twin Proves Multi-Engine A/C CAN BE Cost-Effective

Mostly known for their efforts in the LSA aircraft game, Tecnam (which has been building planes since 1948, by the way), has been building serious buzz for a new program for a few years -- a light twin that could shake up the business a fair amount. Built around the highly-regarded Rotax 912S, the P2006T is destined to do something that few twins have been able to do over the years... entice owners looking for a cost-effective flyer.

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Aero-TV: The Tecnam P2006T -- Energizing The Flight Training Market

Rotax Powered Twin Proves Multi-Engine A/C CAN BE Cost-Effective

Southers Changes Facts On Privacy Breach Story

Erroll Southers, the White House nominee to head up the TSA, changed the story on his illegal use of law enforcement records in the 80's one day after confirmation by the Senate homeland security committee.

There Was NO WAY Klyde Was Going To Ignore This...

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New Regulations Increase International Restrictions

The TSA issued new security directives Sunday to all domestic and international air carriers with inbound flights to the US effective January 4, 2010.

This Could Have Gone A LOT Worse

An LSA CFI earned her hourly rate the hard way last month when an aircraft checkout and stall series turned into an impromptu lesson in spin recovery... and was terminated by an off-field landing with injuries and damage to the airframe.

Exit Lane Offered Clear Path Into The Terminal

A man caused hours of delays at EWR by walking past security without being screened on Sunday evening and into the terminal servicing Continental Airlines.

Late Night Theft Of Super Cub Creates New Security Concerns

Incident Raises Security Questions At FDK

Calvin Craig Cox, 51, is in custody after allegedly stealing a Piper Super Cub from a locked hangar at the Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK).

Marines Will Use Helos To Train

The last operational UH-3H Sea King helicopter was retired from the U.S. Navy on Friday Dec. 11 during a ceremony here ending 50 years of service by the Sea King.

"I am distressed by the inconsistencies between my recollection and the contemporaneous documents, but I assure you that the mistake was inadvertent, and that I have at all times taken full responsibility for what I know to have been a grave error in judgment." Source: Erroll Southers