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September 24, 2008

Spectrum To Exhibit At NBAA Light Business Airplane Conference

Says Group "Has Really Hit One Out Of The Park With This Event"

Austin Blue, President of Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC, recently announced plans to exhibit at the National Business Aviation Association's (NBAA's) inaugural Light Business Airplane Exhibition and & Conference (LBA) next year.

It's That Time Again! NBAA Is Fast Approaching

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 09.24.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 09.24.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- NBAA Approaches! 09.24.08 (ANN Special Report, with Ed Bolen, president of the National Business Aviation Association.)

First Full-Motion Device To Receive AATD Approval

Redbird Flight Simulations announced this week it has received FAA certification for its FMX and SD flight simulators.

AD NUMBER: 2008-19-08 MANUFACTURER: Dassault-Aviation SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-19-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Model Falcon 10 airplanes.

AD NUMBER: 2008-19-11 MANUFACTURER: Turbomeca SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-19-11 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) provided by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to identify and correct an unsafe condition on Turbomeca S.A. Arrius 2B1,2B1A, 2B2, and 2K1 turboshaft engines.

ANN Poses Three Questions For The Cirrus Community

As previously noted, the 2008 COPA 'Migration' (M6) happened to be a GREAT place for ANN and Aero-TV to gauge the mood and feelings of the Cirrus community... about the organization that has gained such a sterling rep throughout GA, about the realities of GA travel... and whether there is an undercurrent of 'jet envy' among the crowd of fast-moving piston drivers. Second time around, though, we have a little fun with the airlines and ask Cirrus Pilots from all over the world as to whether GA is effectively competing with airline travel. So here we go with Question 2 -- How is GA comparing with airline travel these days?