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October 06, 2009

FAA Issues SAIB For Cessna Twins

Focus On Detented Fuel Selector Valve System

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) for some Cessna twin reciprocating engine powered airplanes, and they say this issue may be applicable to other airplanes that use a detented fuel selector valve system.

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Avidyne Continues International Expansion

Australasia Support Center A Partnership With Pacific Avionics

Avidyne Corporation announced the opening of Avidyne Australasia, a new International Customer Support Center for the Australasia region late Monday.  Avidyne-Australasia will provide customer support and exchange depot services throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia.

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Manufacturers To Discuss U.S. - Mexico Aviation Safety Agreement

Aerospace Manufacturers Gather This Month In Mexico To Discuss Critical Industry Issues

Aerospace manufacturers currently in production in Mexico, as well as those considering options for low-cost country investment and sourcing, will gather in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico from October 20 -22, 2009 at The Offshore Group's Aerospace Manufacturing in Mexico Conference.

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Aero-TV: The Terrafugia Transition – The Most Anticipated Flying Car

CEO Carl Dietrich Provides Exciting Updates on the ‘Flying Car’

At EAA Airventure 2008, a group of award-winning MIT Aeronautical Engineers set the aviation industry ablaze with the introduction of their proof of concept “flying car.” The two-seat aircraft, designed to transform from a plane to a car in less than 30 seconds, allows a pilot to easily fold and stow wings for road use with quick wing-deployment for flight all from the comfort of the cockpit. 

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Heli Mfr Sued Over Questionable 2006 Washington State Accident

NTSB Notes No Mechanical Defect, And Pilot Was Denied Medical Certificate

The family of a man killed when his Robinson 44 helicopter lost power and went down on October 8th, 2006 in 20 feet of water in Lake Tapps near Tacoma, Washington is suing Robinson Helicopter for manufacturing a defective product, and seeking unspecified damages.

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Senator Schumer Flips On Oswego County Airport

Asks FAA To Cut Off Funds For Airport He Previously Supported

New York Senator Charles Schumer (D) has asked the FAA to rescind $8 million it has set aside for Syracuse Suburban Airport in Oswego county, after helping make that funding possible. The FAA appears to believe Schumer was right the first time, and says it has no plans to remover the airport from a list for potential funding.

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Self-Taught Teen Pilot May Have Stolen Airplane In Idaho

Cessna 182 Found Crashed Near Granite Falls, Washington

State and federal authorities say a Cessna 182 stolen from a cattle farm in Boundary County, Idaho may be the work of a teenager believed to have taught himself to fly. The possible suspect is Colton Harris-Moore, an 18-year-old serial burglar who escaped from a juvenile facility in April 2008.

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