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May 16, 2006

ANN Special Feature: Cirrus Owners And Their Parachutes 05.17.06

This week... we've been talking with participants at the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association Proficiency course in Atlanta. One of the topics... the benefits of having an airplane parachute recove

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NTSB Prelim Released On Hairy Hawker Flight

Maintenance Test Flight Gets A Little Out Of Control

The NTSB has just filed a preliminary report on a Hawker 125-800A maintenance test flight that got more than a little out of hand... with a stall that not only required aggressive recovery, but apparently a recovery that at some points, was conducted in IFR conditions. Read the NTSB Prelim and see if you don't get that same "Pucker" sensation we got when reading this thing.

ANN Special Feature: Bill & Barbara Graham on Popping the Chute 05.16.05

One of the most alluring features of any Cirrus Design aircraft is the whole-plane parachute that can save a pilot... his passengers... AND his investment. But does that recovery system embolden pi

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NBAA: Congress Strikes Onerous Language for BizAv from Tax Bill

Last week, Congress completed consideration of the Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005, striking two onerous provisions for business aviation in the process. One proposal would have expanded limitations on entertainment use of business aircraft to all employees, rather than just senior executives.

Joins ACSS On "Avionics Campus"

L-3 Communications Avionics Systems (L-3 Avionics), a subsidiary of L-3 Communications Corporation, announced last week that it has expanded its business operations by opening a unique facility and key talent center in Phoenix, AZ.