Following a recent AD to address seat tracks on a wide range of
Cessna GA airplanes, the company released three alternative methods
of compliance (AMOCs) to correct the issue. The FAA has now issued
an SAIB advising owners and operators of the airplanes about those
AMOCs.
The cooperative agency known as ABLE, for Airborne Law
Enforcement, has been jointly funded for 30 years by the California
cities of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. Both have now voted to
defund the program, and ABLE has retained private brokers to sell
the agency's three helicopters.
Mexicans Were To Pay $2,500 Each To Get Past Checkpoints
US Border Patrol officials say it's common to see light planes
used to smuggle drugs into the US from Mexico, but less common to
see them used to smuggle people. But the Daily Comet reports a
pilot allegedly tried to fly three Mexicans past checkpoints in
California's Imperial Valley after the trio illegally crossed the
border.
Oregon Republican To Question How Frequency Was Allocated With
So Many Issues
The chair of the House Energy and Commerce Communications and
Technology Subcommittee plans to hold a hearing to look into the
FCC's allocation of spectrum of LightSquared before key
interference questions were addressed. In a news conference
outlining his 2012 agenda, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) said he is
"trying to figure out how the cart got so far ahead of the horse."
No specific date was given for the hearing.
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