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The Need For SPEED: Mooney's Acclaim Receives FAA Certification

Manufacturer Lays Claim To Fastest Piston Single Title

How about kicking off the New Year with some speed? Thursday afternoon, Mooney Airplane Company told ANN the company's M20 TN Acclaim has received its final certification from the Federal Aviation Administration -- and deliveries are expected to begin immediately.

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 01.04.07

EAA President Tom Poberezny, Part Two

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 01.04.07 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 01.04.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- EAA President Tom Poberezny: 01.04.07 (ANN Special Feature, with Part Two of Tom Poberezny's review of the top events of 2006, and what 2007 may hold in store.)

NAFI Announces December 2006 Master Instructors

These Guys Are GOOD

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) takes pride in announcing a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of these very special aviation educators. Recently, they were all accredited as Master Instructors by NAFI, their professional aviation education association.

PA TFR: 01.08.07

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/0213 Issue Date: January 04, 2007 at 1821 UTC Location: Latrobe, Pennsylvania Beginning Date and Time: January 08, 2007 at 1240 UTC Ending Date and Time: January 08, 2007 at 2325 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement Type: VIP Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

2006 Year-In-Review: General Aviation -- Politics

Same Old... Political Scapegoating And User Fees Dominate '06

By nearly accounts, 2006 will go down as a banner year for general aviation. Sales of GA planes remain healthy, with a varied selection of capable aircraft.

NTSB Blames Flathatting, Alcohol For July RV-6 Crash

Pilot Had History Of High Speed Passes, Low-Altitude Aerobatics

The NTSB says the pilot of an experimental RV-6 and former judge, Thomas B. Coggin, 66, died when his aircraft stalled and crashed in a field near Hartselle, AL just before 07:00 on July 24 of last year.

NTSB: ATC Procedures Contributed To Fatal MU-2 Crash

Pilot Received Warning Of Low-Altitude Too Late

The NTSB says the August 2005 crash of Mitsubishi MU-2 while attempting a night approach to Centennial Airport (APA), near Denver, CO was the result of controlled flight into terrain.

ANN Names the 2006 Planes Of The Year: GA Piston-Twin Category

Each year the staff of the Aero-News Network attempts to name those aircraft that distinguish themselves in the previous year. This year, like previous years, has been a difficult one to judge from the standpoint of determining what we like to call the "Best of the Breed." GA Piston Single GA Piston Twin SA Experimental Kit E-LSA Kit S-LSA RTF (Ready To Fly)

AOPA Announces 'Catch-A-Cardinal' Sweepstakes

Lucky Winner Will Take Home A C-177B In Early 2008

Well, it's that time again... After the Christmas rush, just when everyone's recovering from all the hustle and bustle, while the kids among us are finally relieved of all that stress waiting to open their gifts under the tree, AOPA piles it back on with its annual airplane sweepstakes.