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AR TFR: UFN

NOTAM: 6/0218 Issued: 01/08/2006 18:00 Effective: Immediately - Until Further Notice State: AR Facility: ZME - MEMPHIS (ARTCC),TN. Type: HAZARDS Description: MENA AR.

Border TFR: 01.08.06 - 12.31.06

NOTAM: 6/0199 Issued: 01/07/2006 02:10 Effective: 01/08/2006 23:59 - 12/31/2006 14:00 State: AZ Facility: ZAB - ALBUQUERQUE (ARTCC),NM. Type: SECURITY Description: SOUTHERN U.S. BORDER, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS), NOGALES, AZ.

Eric Beard Lost In WX Related Accident

ANN regrets to report the loss of aerobatic pilot Eric Beard in what appears to be a weather related crash in the State of Washington. Well known as the pilot of "Russian Thunder," a Yak 54, Beard was apparently flying a Piper light twin Friday night when he went down in reduced visibility in Skagit County, WA.

Thirty Feet Short Of Safety

Doctor Dies In Tragic, Unsuccessful, Emergency Landing

Investigators are picking over the remains of Dr. Jay S. Richards's Mooney 231, N27ER, which crashed Thursday just 30 feet from the taxiway that could have been his deliverance. The 51-year-old anesthesiologist from Portland, Oregon died instantly when his plane plunged into an orchard of filbert trees. Richards made a mayday call that his plane was losing power, moments after being cleared to land at Hillsboro Airport.

AOPA Lauds Idaho Senators Fight To Protect Backcountry Airstrips

Senators Michael Crapo and Larry Craig (pictured below) have not let up in efforts to protect backcountry airstrips. The two Idaho senators recently introduced the Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act into Congress. AOPA is strongly supporting the bill.

Sportys Got Heat! AeroTherm Engine Heater Available

Finally... there's a better way to care for your engine this winter without blasting extreme heat into the aircraft engine compartment -- and Uncle Hal from Sportys has it.