Powerful House Member Calls On TSA To Resolve Difficulties
The chairman of the House aviation subcommittee, Rep. John Mica
(R-FL), has joined the call for the Transportation Security
Administration to extend the compliance deadline of the so-called
alien flight training rule. AOPA has formally petitioned TSA to
defer implementation of those portions of the rule that affect
flight training in aircraft weighing less than 12,500 pounds.
More than 70 GA aircraft on display at AOPA Expo 2004
General aviation is the largest segment of the aviation
industry, with a dizzying array of aircraft. More than 70 examples
of GA's broad range, from two-seat training aircraft to light
business jets, will be on display at Long Beach Airport as part of
the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's AOPA Expo 2004,
October 21-23.
When the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's AOPA Expo 2004
gets under way October 21-23 in Long Beach (CA), visitors will be
able to take part in more than 75 hours of informative, fun,
eye-opening seminars.
At Least 20 En Route Centers Have Computers Not Adequately
Secured
The nation's air traffic control system is vulnerable to
hack-attacks, according to a government audit -- and the FAA is now
scrambling to secure some of its most vital computers against
cyber-terrorists.
Last week's bizarre accident at Walker Field in Grand Junction
(CO) was caused when a mechanic's son hand-propped a Cessna 172 and
it rolled out of control into the aircraft his father was working
on, according to the FAA.
First Woman To Fly In Bendix Trophy Race, Break Sound
Barrier
Jacqueline Cochran, one of aviation's legendary female pilots
and founder of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), was the
first female aviator to fly in the Bendix Trophy Race, to make a
blind instrument landing, and to exceed the speed of sound.